Oldest Man in United States Endorses Peruna at 111
Mr Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas aged 111 credits Peruna with his longevity and robust health. He cites Dr Hartman’s writings clarifying catarrh as the common cause of coughs colds and diarrhoea and praises Peruna as the best remedy. The Peruna Medicine Co invites readers to request a free book on catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Brock
McLennan County
Tex
Peruna
Issac Brock
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Miscellaneous Matters Summary of Global and U S Figures
The piece reports varied facts including pensions for lawmakers paid by the day, cousin marriage bans in 14 states, Lancashire’s wealth next to London, cancer mortality in Hamburg rising, Russia planning 300000 border troops, Missouri’s large Democratic delegation, Swabian Alpine Society in Wurtemberg, Cuban adoption of American farming machinery, and governor inaugurations with party counts. It also notes marriage age patterns among 1000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lancashire
London
Hamburg
Russia
Missouri
Wurtemberg
Cuba
Reinhold Sacher
Nevada
Eame
Mrs Henriette Olberg Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Albert Lea Minnesota December 3 1900 Mrs Henriette Olberg a noted official at the World's Fair and Exhibitions testifies to the benefits of Dodd's Kidney Pills after a period of fatigue and nerve strain. She says three boxes restored strength and youth and calls the pills a weak women best friend. All Dealers sell at 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Northwest
Henriette C. Olberg
Olberg
Chicago
Omaha
Nebraska
National
Flax, Hemp and Ramie Association
Distaff
Dodd
Opening of Congress Amid Formal Proceedings and Death Tributes
Washington reports on the opening of the sessions with formal routines, the president's message read in as the feature, and tributes to late senators Davis Gear and Daly Noffecker. House and Senate adjournment followed as memorial observances and party caucus discussions continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daly
N. J
Noffecker
Del
Davis
Minn
Gear
Senate
Hanna
Jones
Ark
Frye
Milburn
William B. Dillingham
Justin
Morrill
Whcar
Mass
House
Congress
Hoar
Cockreh
John Henry Gear
Nelson
St. Paul
Minnesota
Allison
Parliament Opens as Victoria Reigns in Quiet Session
London observers report the initial session of the fifteenth parliament of Queen Victoria opened at two o'clock Monday afternoon. The event was formal with little public interest and there was no opposition to the reelection of William Gourt Gully for a third term as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen Victoria
William Gourt Gully
Secretary Root reports Army breadth across islands and wars
The annual Army report covers the Philippine insurrection and government, the Peking minister rescue, Alaska relief, and Puerto Rico and Cuba governance. It notes a naval and river harbor program, fortifications, and a plan to rearm and demobilize, with emphasis on guerrilla resistance in the Philippines and currency issues in the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
Cuba
Porto Rico
Phillippines
Peking
Alaska
Philippines
United States
Kruger Seeks Audience as Emperors Refuse Meeting
A Cologne dispatch reports Kruger in tears after Emperor William forbade an audience. He plans to stay at The Hague then renew the request, trusting in the emperor's justice, while European papers debate the diplomatic impact and reflect varied pro and anti British sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cologne
Kruger
William
Hague
London
Vienna
Daily Mail
Francis Joseph
Berlin
Mr. Kruger
Germany
Belgo
Temps
Journal Des Debats
Massacre Report Shocks Shan-Si Province
A special dispatch describes a ghastly slaughter in Shan-Si. A Catholic bishop and four coadjutors are killed after being lured to the governor’s house. Marseilles sisters and Chinese Christians are executed, with priests and orphans also harmed. Paris Beijing lines say foreign envoys await demands while China seeks peace at any price but insists on dignity and orders to protect foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
China
Volks Zeitung
Shan-Si
Marseilles
Peking
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Chi Li
White given ten years in Michigan clothing fraud case
Gen W L White of Grand Rapids pleaded guilty to complicity in the state military clothing frauds and was sentenced by Judge Wiest to ten years in prison at hard labor in Jackson. A petition by 400 Grand Rapids citizens urged leniency citing White's past good record restitution already made and exile hardships.
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Lansing
Mich
W. L. White
Grand Rapids
Michigan National Guard
Wiest
White
Jackson
Justice Dept Report Highlights Court Backlog and Fines
Attorney General Griggs releases annual report to Congress detailing 370 appellate cases docketed and 64 disposed of, with 306 pending. It notes 3137 convicts in state facilities as of July 1, 1699, civil suit outcomes favoring the United States and sums collected and outstanding, plus criminal fines and penalties imposed and collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Griggs
Congress
United States Supreme Court
United States
Fire gut six story Stambaugh-Thompson building
A Monday night blaze in Youngstown gutted the six story Stambaugh Thompson company hardware building. Loss is put at about 100000 with 75000 insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Stambaugh-Thompson Company
Paris Ky Tragedy: Henry Johnson Killed in Street Attack
In Paris Kentucky on Monday six o clock Henry Johnson a Black man was attacked by Henry Lawson a White man on Main Street near the fairgrounds and killed. Lawson was drunk and also tried to kill Judy Jackson and Capt W Ho agent for the Kentucky Midland railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Paris
Henry Johnson
Main Street
Fairgrounds
Henry Lawson
Lawson
Judy Jackson
Capt
W. Ho
Kentucky, Midland Railroad
Painter Killed in Scaffold Fall at Fond du Lac Block
Louis Gilgenbach was killed and Frank Orting fatally injured when a scaffold gave way while they were painting the Reinig block in Fond du Lac Wisconsin Monday. The Evening Wisconsin reports the incident occurred in Milwaukee as the dispatch reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Wis
Louis Gilgenbach
Frank Orting
Reinig
Locomotive preservation plan announced at Purdue University
President Stone told Purdue students and faculty the trustees aim to save a collection of typical American locomotives as older engines yield to heavier modern models. The university will seek cooperation from railways to preserve representative machines and showcase distinctive types. Rioters sentenced in Akron case. John Roden and Richard Hullett get one year, Claude Bender thirty days, William Dewitt convicted in the riot, tallying ten convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Stone
Purdue University
Akron
Kohler
John ‘Roden
Richard “Hullett
Penitentiary
Claude Bender
William Dewitt
Bosley and Stivers Charged With Post Office Embezzlement
Paris Kentucky December 4. John T Bosley postmaster and Sherman H Stivers former assistant were arrested by two United States marshals charged with embezzlement of post office funds. Each posted a bond of 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
John T. Bosley
Sherman H. Stivers
United States
Murder in Warren County Farmhouse Shocks Residents
Word reaches Des Moines that John Hossack, leading Warren County farmer about 300 miles south, was murdered in his bed by an ax. Mrs. Hossack was in bed beside him but the assailant's identity remains unknown as investigators probe the brutal crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des
Moines
Dee
John
Hossack
Warren” County
Jin
The Chinese Almanac’s Weather Forecasts and Remedies
The almanac predicts weather and lists lucky days for undertakings and remedies. It claims Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters can cure constipation indigestion dyspepsia biliousness liver and kidney troubles.
De luxe editions tempt readers for mere excess
The exchange questions whether luxury editions of authors' works offer real literary value. Sageman doubts any advantage beyond owning a deluxe object, while the other speaker suggests people pay high prices simply for the luxury appeal of the item. The Boston Courier notes this perspective on collecting rare books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sageman
Boston Courier
Information for Homeseekers Exposition Notice
Information for Homeseekers outlines Tennessee Alabama and Georgia lands climate soil elevation and rainfall details. It promotes Homeseeker's Excursion tickets at low rates and provides contact details for maps printed matter and information including agents and addresses in Chicago and Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Biiard F. Hill
Marnette Bidg
Chicago
J. B. Killibrew
W. L.danley
Nashville
Tenn
It's the Other Fellow's Worry
The dialogue suggests concern about heavy rent from a landlord yet the character Allison dismisses the worry. A brief exchange reflects possible tension over costs in an establishment and the landlord's potential qualms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Allison
Boston
Transcript
Population booklet for U S cities 25000 plus issued
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway passenger department has issued a census 1900 population booklet listing all US cities with 25000 or more. To obtain a copy send your address with a two cent stamp for postage to the General Passenger Agent at Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Chicago Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago
Milwaukee & St.aul
Young Barrister Reflects on Practice Missteps
In a Baltimore American quip the young Blackstone says he has bar admission but no regular practice. Miss Goople teases that he seemed to practice often, a humorous exchange about confidence and cloves in a light social vignette.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Promises Easy Relief
An advertising pitch claims Cascarets cure ailments from headaches to cancer by restoring bowel movement. It touts natural, painless relief with metal boxes and tablets stamped C. C. C. for authenticity, and warns to beware of imitations.
Woman's Resourcefulness in Humorous Oriental Corner
A humorous quip notes how women spread an old red shawl over a sofa place a red shaded candle on a nearby table and call the setup an oriental corner. The line appears in the Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Excursion Sleepers Run From St Louis and Kansas City
Weekly excursion sleepers operate from St Louis via the Katy for San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco departing Tuesdays at 8 16 p m and from Kansas City via the M K T Ry Saturdays at 9 05 p m for the same destination trio schedules announced for regular travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.&t. Ry
St. Louis
Katy Fryer
San Antonio
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas City
Unknown Person Noted For Quiet Knowledge
A terse remark from the Philadelphia Bulletin compares a cautious, self restrained individual who hides gaps in understanding with younger people, implying he possesses more knowledge than some of them while concealing his ignorance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
Dessert Dilemma Prompted by Jell O Ad
Daily question on sweets answered with Jell O as a quick healthful option. Two minutes preparation no boiling or baking needed with boiling water and cooling. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry. At grocers 10c. Plus a comic strip exchange about beards and marble.
Coughing Leads to Consumption Kemp's Balsam Ad
An old advertisement claims Kemp's Balsam stops coughing immediately and offers free sample bottles. It promotes large bottles for 25 and 50 cents and urges readers to visit their druggist without delay. The note closes with a Chicago Daily News quip about an artist attempting a biblical scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
Rebecca
Chicago Daily News
Cure a Cold in One Day Promises Laxative Quinine Tablets
A dated medical advert promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails. The snippet includes slogans and testimonials from various newspapers and states the product costs 25 cents.
Valuable CFKO roll nearsea
A fragmentary note references a valuable CFKO roll nearsea and mentions an elusive entity. Details are limited, but the text implies a maritime or coastal context with a fragile artifact or record. Further readable specifics are not present in the excerpt.
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America
Isaac’Brock
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Paul Kramer
Great Britain
Grainail Grocers
West 15Th Birect
New York
Oklahoma
Sabecriders
Morgan's
Dick T. More. Perry
the Army
William of ‘Germany
Department OF Justice
Atttorney
Locomotive Museum
Fliegende Blaetter
Syracuse Herald
Indianapolis News
J. V Brien, Ave
Atlancapolis
Citicus
Daub
Cynicus
CFKO
Nearsea
Lydia E. Pinkham
E.J. Gooden
E. J. Gooden
Ackley
Iowa
National City Bank
Pias
Tietsbowe
Lynpia EK
Pinkham Medicine Co
Waltham Watches
American Waltham. Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
Chicago & Alton
ALTON
Pad Howe
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