Notable European Rulers and Public FiguresListed
A compilation of remarks about rulers and notable men of the era. Quotes attributed to Sir Robert Hart Li Hung Chang and Gen. De Wet, plus notes on Edgar Brehm Philip Armour and Dr Leids. Mrs Julia Grant denies rumors about her husband’s music tastes.
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Saxony
Robert Hart
Li Hung Chang
Hiram Maxim
Maine
Edgar Brehm
Brehm
Philip D. Armour
de Wet
Leids
Holland
Julia Dent Grant
Swiss cheese trade excites little, yet exports reach eight million
1899 shows Switzerland exporting eight million dollars worth of cheese amid dull trade. The king of Siam reportedly commands an army corps of 500 elephants trained for war. Watches undergo stringent heat and cold tests for accuracy. R J Reynolds donates five thousand dollars toward a Negro hospital in Winston Salem. The American District Telegraph Co plans small telephones at call boxes to create its own phone system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
King of Siam
Watchen
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
American District Telegraph Co
New York
Salvation Army worker touts Dodd's Kidney Pills
Lieut. Mabel Clarice Hunt of the Pacific Coast Division in Ogden Utah praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as valuable for kidney and liver trouble and ailments from cold weather exposure. She claims the pills cleanse the blood regulate the system and destroy disease aiding soldiers in harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Pacific Coast
Salvation Army
Mabel Clarice Hunt
Lieut
Hunt
Solediers
Dodd
A Clash at Burleighs Office Ends In Flight and Fury
In a tense confrontation at Burleigh’s stockaded gate, Maj. Burleigh orders off Maj. Loomis and Lt. Dean after a heated exchange over accusations of nerve and false claims. Folsom intervenes as blows fly, Loomis disarms a pistol, and the pair depart with escort. The episode shadows looming danger as a midnight scheme unfolds and the camp awaits further developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleigh
Marshall Dean
Folsom
Nny
Maj
Red Cloud
Frayne
Reno
Emory
Mr. Loomis
Loomis
Harleigh
Dean
Maj. Burleigh
Pinish
Bacchus
Capt. Newball
Marshall
Folsom's
Miss Folsom
Jess
Jessie
Infantry
Elinor
Papa
Daddy
Grain-O and Health Claims Spotted in Ephemera
An array of old advertorial snippets tout Grain-O as a coffee substitute, noting its easy digestion for both children and adults and claiming it improves appetite. The text also mixes in medical quackery and assorted remedies for deafness, stomach and bowel issues, and various patent medicines, all urging readers to try the products and follow brand prompts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Hall
N-U
Brent Ge
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
A letter from Mrs. 8. J. Watson of Hampton Virginia cites ovarian inflammation and chronic pain improving after four months on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the remedy and recommends others seek her advice, saying it costs nothing to write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. Warson
Hampton
J. Watson
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