Cuban Rough Riders fury over Spanish outrages report
In Santiago de Cuba on December 10 ex extremists of the Cuban republican party claim responsibility for the recent room attack at elul rooms. A former Cuban officer and two subordinates armed with machetes caused damage while El Povenir asserts the act reflects long oppressed sentiment. Local officials discuss the unrest and preparations for a gendarmerie force as Gen. Wood’s return nears.
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Immaune Regiment
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Immunes
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Valiente
Dewey Cablegram on Spanish Prisoners in Manila
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey receiving telegraphic notes on the exchange and treatment of Spanish prisoners at Manila and nearby points. It notes about 900 prisoners held, ongoing negotiations under a treaty framework, and the role of peace commissioners in Paris to settle prisoner repatriation.
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Grantis
Cnted
Pevepnaend
Fae
Osami
Dewey
Adina Dewes
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Heaely
Doug Spanesh Salaliers
Fallouf
Mitnilhese
Ugily
Miny
Spain
Mis
Peice
Paris
Spain Blame and Horror as Extremes Rise
An impersonal analysis questions the attribution of a catastrophic act to Spain amid charged rhetoric. The piece stresses that most disaster figures were present near the event and argues Spain cannot bear the infamy of the accusation, suggesting global consequences and a plea against national suicide as a spectacle.
Servants of the Rich and Great in History
A survey shows royal and noble households employing vast numbers of servants with low wages. Queen Victoria’s chief butler earned a substantial salary while washing costs for the English royal household exceeded 4,000 annually. Astors, Vanderbilts, and others employed around forty servants each with payrolls near 1,000 dollars per month. The German emperor’s list includes 1,500 workers for 22 palaces, with women at 12 dollars monthly and men at 15 to 25 dollars. Pope Leo XIII’s court comprises 1,000, including 20 valets, many chamberlains, stewards, and guards.
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Oliver TE. I. Belmont
Astors
Vanderbilts
Rockefeller
Aegard
Trown
Leo Kimi
Sw Fuard
Footlights and famed voices in a bustling era
The piece blends anecdotes of stage life and opera stars. Logan runs 46 theaters while Emma Hames guards her voice, and remarks on living by the thermometer. Quotes from De Reszke and Sig. Wilipe hint at theatrical vanity and boundary pushing in early modern entertainment.
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Logan
Emma Hames
Qlean de Reszke
Frank Hunter Potter
New York
Sig. Wilipe
Sara Bernhardt
Cincinnati
Londo
Gathered From Abroad Grosser Sins Reported
An abroad report hints at social taboos with a remark about kissing a woman's lips considered gross in inland manners. It mentions unusual practice by the Sinealese chewing the insect after extracting honey from bees.
Markets and medicines blur in crowded 19th century ad text
An OCR fragment blends market claims with patent medicines and travel ads. It touts Grain-Q as a pure food substitute, St Jacob’s Oil for rheumatic pain and sprains, Lee’s hair and health quackery, plus railway itineraries and insurance-like notices. The jumble preserves names, places, and products for archival flavor.
The Modern Idea Inquisitive Pupils Share Money Plan
A local primary school teacher asks pupils what they would do with a fortune. Most would share with family and friends, buying gifts for papa mama baby brother grandma. Little Jimmie Peters ends the line with a stark twist he would burn it.
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Mamma
Jimmie Peters
Jimmie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Catarrh Cure Ad and Miscellaneous Snippets
An assortment of old notices and ad copy includes Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion with testimonials and price, plus brief quips about life insurance and wedding timing, and a stray exchange about publication writing. Voices from Toledo and Cincinnati appear in the jumbled clippings.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Drvevista
Puzzle Verse Hidden Acrostic Reveals Liberty Message
A cryptic verse asks to solve for liberty through references to Shakespeare Milton Sidney Spenser and Taylor. The text hints at freeing the soul and delivering a hidden word or phrase by reading initials and key phrases. The final instruction directs sending the answer to George H. H. Teatford, to obtain what it calls for men.
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Shakespeare
Milton
Sidney Spealk
Tre Poceh
Spenser
Taylor
George HH. Teatford
Gener
Pissenter
Chien
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Old Colony
Chierwo
Railroad trains to ran solveer ex pensive to run
Railroad officials claim it is expensive to operate lightning express trains and consider reducing speed. The text links strain from rushing and competition to health issues, recommending Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic for the tired and weak.
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Ran Sloveer
Village Pesaniniint and Meinler Shot at Book Store
A brief report in the Indianapolis Journal notes a misunderstanding involving a new recruit and a claimed gun. The exchange shows Ruhe denying ownership of a weapon amid tensions following an incident at a local book store.
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Indianapolis Journal
Go South This Water Train Service Promotion
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company touts improved through Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans Gulf Coast Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Valin Beach and other Florida points with connections to Cuba Porto Rico Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourist and Home-Seeker excursion tickets offered. contact C. V. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky., for details.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tampa
Valin Beach
Florida
Cuba
Porto_ Rico
Nassau
West Indian
C. V. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
Cobb and Webb Engage in Courtship Gallant Seen
A playful verse in Tit-Bits recounts Cobb serenading Webb and proposing with glib charm, swiftly winning her affection after seating beside her in a quaint vignette of courtship and wit.
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Cobb
Webb
Sudden Cold Brings Soreness And Stiffness Cure
An 19th century advertisement compilation notes St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for sudden cold related soreness and stiffness. It claims quick relief for coughs and consumptive symptoms with testimonials and sample offers. It includes various proverbs and notices from newspapers urging readers to visit druggists and try sample bottles.
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St. Jacobs
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