Night rescue and a bold sea rite in Vera's store
Vera learns Dysart aided in a perilous lifeboat rescue as a dramatic storm rages. She then confronts truth and confession when Dysart, wounded and exhausted, finds her on the beach and they declare love, while a separate note from St Helena mentions the Marquis of Graham seeking a master’s certificate aboard a sailing vessel.
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Vera
Mr. Dysart
Mistress
Maid
Greycourt
Ife
Elis
Dysart
Seaton
St. Helena
England
Australia
Marquis of Graham
Duke of Montrose
Japanese Clocks and Cheap Imports Spark Trade Note
A clipped quote notes Japan imports American springs to assemble clocks at very low cost, limiting imports to the lowest grade. The owner warns to live for today or ruin tomorrow, attributed to Simmons.
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Japan
Simmons
America with England and Japan declares guiding US policy
Senator Shelby M Cullom argues that the England Japan alliance aligns with US eastern policy and the June 8 1900 Open Door stance. He says the US will not form foreign alliances but will defend its interests and rights while remaining neutral in any war. The piece blends politics with homely advice on bathing and domestic virtue.
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England
Japan
China
Corean
United States
How to Avoid Taking Cold
Dr. E C Sweet explains cold results from internal conditions not just weather. Emphasizes pure blood, steady nerves, good digestion, and circulation. avoid air tight clothing. wear moderate warm attire. breathe clean air, exercise, bathe, and ventilate skin to prevent chills from exposure and fatigue.
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Medicine Hat
The Living Peak and Valley in America
Louis F. Post discusses tough economic realities in the United States. He argues many cannot rise from poverty, wages have fallen, and child labor exists in mining districts. He contrasts pessimism with cautious optimism, warning of growing class disparity and limited chances for ordinary people.
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Louis F. Post
Carnegie
Mr. Schwab
Pennsylvania
How to Choose a Wife
Reverend Laughlin discusses historical methods of selecting a wife from barter to capture and argues for consent, prayer, and equal partnership under gospel ideals. The piece notes John B. Gough and Mary Whitcomb were betrothed, illustrating contemporary practice.
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J. W. Laughlin
John B. Gough
Marvy Whitcomb
Surviving Revolutionary Widow Seeks Pension Increase
Nancy Jones of Jonesboro Tenn is one of four Revolutionary War widows still drawing a $12 monthly pension. Congressman Walter B Brownlow seeks to raise the benefit to $25. Jones, nearly 90, lives on a five acre farm with a three room cottage and a garden.
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United States
George Washington
Rebecca Mayo
Newbern
Rhoda Augusta Thomson
Woodbury
Conn
Mary Snead
Parks
Wireless Chat Between Cunard Liners Sparks Imaginative Awe
Two freighters Lucania and Campania voyaging opposite Atlantic routes used wireless telegraphy to exchange a weather update and farewell while 36 miles apart. The Campania reported Are you there Lucania and the ships conversed for hours before parting at 140 miles distance.
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Chambers’ Journal
Cunard
Lucania
Campania
Atlantic
Moral training by a mother guides a daughter's future
Mrs. Jefferson Davis argues the best moral education for girls comes from a devout, self denying mother who models truth and charity. She warns against neglectful care by servants and urges mothers to give lifelong attentive guidance from birth through adolescence.
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John
Mary
Publicity a Cure for Divorce
Judge Henry Bischoff argues publicity would deter divorce by exposing cases and elevating public awareness of its harms. He asserts new grounds arise despite public shock at ease of obtaining divorces and suggests secrecy rarely serves child interests, urging stronger preservation of the home.
Wireless telegraphy links distant ocean vessels
A historical report notes that ships separated by vast ocean distances and out of sight of one another illustrate the power of wireless telegraphy to communicate across the open sea.
Arizona hotel and restaurant bill of fare statute cited
Clarkson Sothard of Bisbee recalls an old Arizona misdemeanor law that forbids listing items on a menu that cannot be served. He notes it was enacted to curb deceptive bills after frontier privation and shootings, though it has never been repealed though enforcement waned.
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Arizona
Clarkson Southard
Bisbee
Philadelphia Times
Chicago Tribune
Detroit Free Press
Boston
Bazar
Dashbaway
Cleverton
Dashaway
Harper's Bazar
Papa
Sle
Scrimp & Co.’s
New York Weekly
Bargain Counter Blues Offer Half Price Blue Chips
A humorous exchange from Haarlem Life recalls a wife boasting about buying a box of colored chips at 75 cents after noting they cost a dollar each. The quip underscores actions over words as a moral about handling hot classics with care.
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Charles
Haarlem
Amusing Clippings Blend Of Cartoon Quips And Wit
A collage of jokes and sketches from various papers features quips about social mocks telephone lines and romance. Notable jests include a millionaire punchline from London Tit Bits and a waiter gag from Chicago Daily News, plus humorous vignettes from Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and Indianapolis Sun.
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Laurale
Jerry
London
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Griselda
America
U. S
Senator Shelby M. Cullom
E. C. Sweet
M. D
Mrs
Nancy Juonls
Tennessee
Mrs. Jones
Talking
Jefferson Davis
Henry Bischoff
New York Press
Edith
Casey
Philadelphia Press
Chicaago Daily News
Chicago Record-Herald
Atlanta Constitution
Harlem
Gazzam
Gazazam
Mike
Clancy
Brooklyn
Washington Star
Aarons
Mumma
Indianapolis
Anon
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