Kansas Budget Requests for KU Building and Maintenance
Chancellor Frank Strong sent the biennial budget request to the state auditor detailing a substantial increase for the University of Kansas. The board of regents approved the proposal, seeking more room and equipment and suggesting a model annual allocation of 125,900 for new buildings similar to Iowa.
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State Agricultural College
Sees Mother and Dies After Homecoming
Harvey McCutcheon returned to his Wichita home after 22 years away to see his mother and died twelve hours after arrival. He had spent years roaming the country seeking health as his cause of death.
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Wichita
Benjamin H. Downing
Pennsylvania
Ottawa Fire Destroys Jones Drygoods Store
A major blaze in Ottawa gutted the Jones Drygoods store, the largest dry goods outlet in town. The fire damaged the Parsons Store looted earlier and Strasburgers, with total losses running high and the exact building value uncertain.
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Honored by His Count Wen New York Consul General Pla nten
In New York a reception celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of John KR Planten's appointment as consul general of the Netherlands. Jonkheer Loudon the Dutch minister in Washington attended with Netherland legation members and prominent Dutch residents. Mr Planten is noted for both age and length of service as a leading consul.
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Jonkheer Loudon
Washington
Netherland
Dutch Consul General Planten of New York Passes Away
In New York, Mr. Planten, second to D N Botassi as a representative, served since 1861. Born November 20, 1826 in Amsterdam, he moved to New York at age ten, joined Dutch consular service, became vice consul in 1874 and consul general in 1884. He held other roles, honors, and memberships in Dutch and regional societies.
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Monument to Balloonists Unveiled in Paris
Paris unveils a balloon shaped monument honoring daring aeronauts who kept the city linked to the outside world during the 1871 siege. The sculpture features a balloon with symbolic figures, birds overhead, and four pedestals ringed by stone pylons. it honors the pioneers who risked life to relay news and aid during the German siege.
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Canadian Wheat Fields and Law in Western Canada
A compilation of observations on Canada’s legal system and Western Canada, praising lawfulness under the British Crown, liquor licensing rules, and education. It recounts high yields in Canadian wheat fields, claims 160 acres free plus 160 acres at $3.00, and notes railway rates and government agents. Public notices and humor snippets from Harper’s Weekly are included.
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Charles Dickens
Lewis Single Binder cigar advert promises quality tobacco
An advertisement for the Lewis Single Binder cigar asserts a higher price than five cent rivals funds better tobacco. It warns buyers of imitations and urges customers to insist on the genuine Lewis Single Binder from the dealer.
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Fragments Trickling In
A collage of vintage advertisements and odd snippets appears, mentioning a catarrh cure, immigration statistics, laundry starch, and various product pitches. Minor quotes hint at humorous or satirical lines about crime and thrift, interwoven with patent medicine and consumer goods.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her from surgery for female troubles. The letter praises the remedy, noting cures for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related pains. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Mass.
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Jeant Besti
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Plan for tunnel of importance through Sherras crest
Pacific surveyors map an immense tunnel through the crest of the Sherras range to relieve the main overland route. The project aims to ease steep grades currently requiring two engines to haul typical trains, improving transit and efficiency.
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Ines
Sherras
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