Lawson and Meyer family tales of wealth and diplomacy
The article profiles Thomas W. Lawson a finance muckraker and possible future fiction writer noted for lavish spending and the Lawson pink. It also details George von Lengerke Meyer a Boston born diplomat linked to Russia and Italy, his wife Mrs Meyer, and anecdotes of czarist court hospitality.
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Homas
Lawson
Massachusetts
George von Lengerke Meyer
United States
Russia
Boston
Harvard
Italy
St. Petersburg
Meyer
Alice Appleton
Winter Palace
Czar
Ysaye
Back in School Prompts Father and Son Exchange
A mother teases her son about being at the head of his class while he replies that he dislikes being behind. The dialogue shows family humor as Tom insists he was eager to return to school after summer. The excerpt reflects light conversation in a period newspaper style.
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William Tf. Moody
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Moody
William H.moody
Joseph Moody
Portsmouth
Philip English
York
William Vaughn Moody
New York
Henry Miller
Margaret Anglin
Mr. Moody
University of Chicago
Spencer
Ind
Harvard University
Indiana
Europe
England
Sir William Perkin
United States
Sir William
London
William Per
Hoffmann
Madison Square Garden
Rose L. Fritz
E. A. Garlington
United States Army
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Garlington
Washington
Sout Carolina
West Point Military Academy
Tommy
Catholic Standard and Times
Quote from Billville Banner quoted by Atlanta Constitution
The Billville Banner proclaims a defiant craving for life and music despite recurring troubles. The Atlanta Constitution reports the sentiment with a note that joy and fiddle tunes keep people dancing even amid hardship.
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Billville Banner
Atlanta Constitution
Melodrama Idea Involves Cyclone Fatal Act In Opening
A manager pitches a melodrama where a cyclone in the first act kills all the actors, a concept reported by Chicago News. The plan hinges on a dramatic catastrophe to drive the plot and audience reaction.
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Chicago News
Confession About Mail Letters Hidden After Marriage
A couple recalls a year of daily pocket searches for letters, revealing that only letters the wife had mailed were found, in a Meggendorfer Blatter style exchange.
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Meggendorfer Blatter
The Motor Crase
Miss Cayenne dismisses wealth and gasoline fumes in a witty exchange. The Washington Star notes her lack of envy for the rich and disinterest in the smell of gasoline.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Narrow escape ends with recovery says Kershaw businessman
C O Floyd recalls nearly fatal weight loss and cough from consumption. After six months using Dr King’s New Discovery his cough vanished and weight rose from 135 to 170 pounds. Thousands healed yearly. Evans Drug Co offers 50c and 1.00 and a free trial bottle.
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C. O. Floyd
Kershaw
S.C
Evans Drug Co
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Thomas W. Lawson
William Perkin
George von L. Meyer
John Kendrick Bangs
Yonkers
N. Y
Chromo
Billville
Motor Crase
Aberdeen
Lohimer
Mehlin
Julius Boure
R. 8. Howard
The
Lohmer Cecilian
Melville Clark
Farrand
Tacoma
Pacific Northwest
U. S
Tayler Gardiner CO
East Market Street
Northern Hotel
Davis
Casey
Wishkah Street
Aberdeen, Wash
L. C. Durkee
A. Ingebrightsen
Sporting Goods
City Library
City Hall
J. M. Walker
Herald Printery
East Wishkah ST
TEL
Collediany
A. W. Barkley
Price
John Kemp
East Otisfield
Bucklen
Herald
Gray’s Harbor
Aberedeen
Chehalis County
Aberdeen Herald
Hayes
Bankers (Incorporated
Steam Laundry
Lupton, Mgr
H and Hume
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