Altgeld Urges Extra Session on Illinois Budget
Gov. John P. Altgeld transmits to the Illinois general assembly a message urging a tax levy adjustment to match two year appropriations exceeding revenue by about 1.5 million dollars. He calls for quick action on jury selection reforms libel law revision and other long debated topics while noting the extra session will run only to September 8.
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John P. Altgeld
State OF Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Senate
House OF Representatives
Springfeld
General Assembly
Pest
John P. Altozld
Ingenious operation urged for self binding harvesters
George F. Pettit emphasizes operator skill and ingenuity in using self binding harvesters. He warns against reliance on perfect machines alone, notes varying twine quality, reel positioning, and machine balance, and advises calm, methodical troubleshooting and careful handling to prevent breakdowns.
Barracks Chatter and Old Military Myths
Applicants for enlistment face a strict test with only about one in twenty five accepted. The piece notes Vauban's mother inspiring math talent in her son. It discusses Boo as a fear word derived from Bah a Gothic general. It claims fourteen great Indian wars cost the government at least 150 million dollars with similar private losses. Two Halifax sergeants were arrested in London before they woke.
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United States Army
Vauban
Boo
Halifax
London
Fragmentary Quotations On Women And Pride From 19th Century Press
A collage of quotes from Galveston News Harlem Life Truth Harper's Bazar and others humorously contrasts gender roles social status and artistic ambition. Snippets reference marriage fashion and manners, highlighting tensions between democracy aristocracy and domestic ideals with satirical tone.
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Galveston News
Fortunxare
Jack Ford
Harlem
de Ausen
de Rurale
Gas engine for Indianapolis Switch & Frog shops
A one hundred horsepower gas engine is being built for the shops of the Indianapolis Switch and Frog company in Indianapolis. Parsons glass signals for train numbers are being installed in the cupolas of the freight cabooses on the Wheeling and Lake Erie line.
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Indianapolis Switch & Frog Company
Indianapolis
Parsons
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Cherry Charlotte dessert from Good Housekeeping
A recipe describes lining a glass dish with stale sponge cake strips, layering with pitted cherries and sugar, pouring the cherry juice over the cake, and chilling a pint of sweet cream whipped lightly to serve. The Nashville American notes a balloon sleeve trend for summer surf costumes.
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Charlotte
Coley
Dont Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away Ad
A fragmented ad text promotes tobacco cessation and vitality claims with dubious health assurances. It references Sterling Remedy Co and locations in New York and Chicago, interspersed with odd quotes about an umbrella stand and a humorous gag from Puck. The passage mixes sensational copy with promotional trivia and stray lines.
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Drugejsta
Ad. Sterling Remedy Co
New York
Chicago
Two Hundred Miles Under Ground Mammoth Cave Card
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad issues a compact illustrated tract on Mammoth Cave by Dr Hisworth Call with flash photograph plates. Requests for a copy cost ten cents in silver stamps to C P Armons General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky. The piece closes with a jokey exchange about pearls before swine and a mother child dialogue.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Mammoth Cave
Hisworth Call
C. P. Armons
Louisville
True Laxative Principle and Safest Remedy Claim
The article defends Syrup of Figs as the true laxative with permanently beneficial effects, contrasting it with cheap extracts and mineral solutions deemed injurious. It notes California Fig Syrup Co as the manufacturer and quotes a Detroit Free Press exchange praising Arctic explorers as the safest to trust in danger, illustrating a period tone.
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California Fig Syxup Co
Detroit Free Press
Summer Tourist Rates on North-Western Line
The North-Western Line offers excursion tickets at reduced rates to St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Ashland Bayfield Marquette Deadwood Dakota Hot Springs Denver Colorado Springs Maniton Salt Lake City and west and northwest resorts. For rates and full information contact Connecting line agents. Illustrated pamphlets with details mailed free to W. B. Kniskern G P T A Chicago & North-Western Ry Chicago Illinois.
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North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western R
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Ashland
Bayfield
Marquette
Deadwood
Dakota
Hot Springs
Denver
Colorado Springs
Maniton
Salt Lake City
Northwest
W. B. Kniskern
G. P
T. A
Chicago
North-Western R'y
Chicago, Ill
Pursuit of happiness via Old Time Bitters adverts
An 19th century style ad asserts happiness as a right, praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the finest liver regulator and remedy for chills fever constipation dyspepsia rheumatism kidney trouble and nervousness. It cites Uncle Eben and a Washington Star quote and includes a testimonial from F RK Lotz Covington Kentucky praising Piso's Cure as unfailing medicine.
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Imave
F. RK. Lotz
Soott St
Covington, Ky
Uncle Eben Seeks Respectable Work Despite Mockery
The Washington Star reports Uncle Eben says he can do a decent job despite insults from others. He asks onlookers to observe his efforts and improve his standing, asserting his readiness and dignity.
Fan's Catarrh Cure Price 75e Constitutional Cure
Fragmentary dialogue mentions a product called Fan's Catarrh Cure described as a constitutional cure priced at 75e. The text also contains a fragmented romantic exchange suggesting a near-kiss, with unclear context and no additional verifiable facts.
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