Social intrigue and a royal welcome at Grierson home
Griswold, recovering author from New York, meets Miss Gertrude Grierson during a genteel welcome at the Grierson house. Raymer, involved with iron works and a planned worker profit share, guides Griswold through a world of two social cliques, hospitality, and growing tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Raymer
Raymer
Gertrude
Gerty
Wabaska
Edward
Charlotte
New York
Dr. Farnham
Martha
Kenneth Griswold
Bery
Griswold
Iron Works
Margery Presses Bank Help Over Raymer Deal
Margery confronts her father about financing Raymer’s plant expansion. He questions if Raymer owes her, and Margery recalls offering to incorporate his outfit with 51 percent stock. She refuses to back him, though her father pushes for a bank mortgage to fund the venture.
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Margery
Old Baltimore slave travels with 1849 westward settlers
A Baltimore slave Samuel Jefferson traveled with northern and southern migrants in 1849. He doubted the California gold rush but witnessed his master become a gold king. Samuel lived to old age and served the master's children after the war, challenging the idea the world is flat.
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Baltimore
Samuel Jefferson
Samuel
Plains
California
Hugh
Chile
Ma’ylan
Dem Plains
Harvard Students Misread the Bible Says Tribune Report
A Tribune item notes two Harvard undergraduates reading orations and a eulogy ending with O death Where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory The churchman among them says nothing highlighting a gap between secular literature and sacred text and sparking debate.
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Kittridge
Harvard
N. Y. Tribune
Epitaph of a Good Indian in St Augustine
An ornate inscription on a Tolomato Seminole engineer’s tombstone in St Augustine Fla recalls him as a good hearted chief who guarded the area with humor and kindness. The verse notes he would not scalp unless asked and calls him a Christian gentleman rather than a savage.
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Griswold
St. Augustine
Fla
Notis
Tolomato
Chicago Chronicle
How They Felt A Quip From The Kentucky Colonel
A brief humorous dialogue is cited from the Chicago Daily News with a physician asking a parson how he feels and the parson replying forgiving. The auctioneer replies forbidding while the M D asks the Kentucky colonel, who notes he is always forget full.
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M. D
Kentucky
Doe
Chicago Daily News
Crawford-l minister seeks wireless politics system
A local minister shown interest in public affairs claims to be developing a wireless politics system. The remark, attributed to Crabshaw, suggests an experimental approach to political communication and organization.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Sun
Night of Hearts and Rich Rumors
A romantic scene unfolds under a moonlit sky as a man and maiden share a moment of passion and longing. He reveals his love and wealth, while rivals whisper of his income, suggesting tension between affection and social ambition.
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New York Herald
Oak Tate
Epworth salts bought after Epworth League question
A man with a cinnamon beard stands at a counter puzzled by shelf goods. He asks if there is a Methodist youth group named after a place John Wesley lived. The clerk mishears Epworth League and confirms with relief. The man buys five cents worth Epworth salts.
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John Wesley
Epworth League
Chicago Tribune
California for Coast Visitors Book Issued by Chicago and Northwestern
The Passenger Department of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway issues a 60 page illustrated book on California. It highlights scenic beauty hotels and transport advantages and outdoor life on the Coast. Free with four cents in stamps to W. B. Kniskern, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
California
Pacific Coast
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago, Ill
Child begs for money to buy a nickel
Cartoon caption shows Ethel asking her father for money. He scolds her for begging, suggesting she is too big for a nickel. She then offers a quarter in exchange. The exchange captures a playful domestic moment from a Detroit Free Press panel.
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Ethel
Detroit Freeress
Frisco System Adds New Observation Cafe Cars
Frisco System expands service with Observation Cafe Cars on trains out of Saint Louis and Kansas City. Under Fred Harvey management, the cars include a large library observation room with chairs, writing materials, news papers, periodicals, electric lights, and electric fans. Trains depart daily from Saint Louis and Kansas City.
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Frisco
Saint Louis
Kansas City
Fred Harvey
Sweet Adversity Rejected by a Practical Mind
A philosophical quip contrasts sweetness of adversity with practical reluctance. The Chicago Post notes a witty exchange where a thoughtful friend quotes a line, while the prosaic man resists embracing hardship as a virtue.
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Chicago Post
Dr August Koenig’s Drops Promoted As Blood Purifier
The advertisement touts Dr August Koenig’s Drops as a blood purifier and health restorer for stomach liver and kidney troubles. It claims the medicine leads similar products in sales and confidence among the German population and notes it is not new, having been made and sold for over sixty years.
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August Koenig
Bride-to-be denies reunion after failed first attempt
In a Philadelphia Press report the bride-to-be explains no second meeting with her fiancé. Isvel asks why, and she replies she was not present during the earlier encounter.
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Isvel
Philadelphia Press
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ad Sells Cold Remedy
Cough relief product advertised as stopping the cough and working off the cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents. Describes use as a cold remedy with quick action and familiar brand.
As to His Hair Tess Declaims Natural Hair Color
The Philadelphia Tess notes a claim that a beau’s hair is natural and questions whether it appears straight as a dye. The column uses playful dialect to tease style and identity.
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Philadelphia
Coughs and Colds Prompt Endorsement in Indiana Ad
J F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as unmatched for coughs and colds in a February 15 1900 testimonial snippet from a historical ad.
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J. F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Self laudation marks ill bred conduct
Buxton states that boasting and self praise reveal poor breeding more than any other trait, illustrating how vanity diminishes character and social standing. The remark underscores norms of modesty and decorum in social interaction.
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Buxton
Butter Color Standards Prompt June Tint Butter Color
A brief quotation about butter coloring and ambition. The note contrasts common creameries using butter color with a suggestion to use June Tint Butter Color. It also includes Longfellow’s remark about people achieving small aims if not hindered by grand plans.
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Longfellow
Town Farms 84 Per Acre Cash Crop Prospect
Mulhall and Sioux City In Ohio offer cash crop terms at 84 dollars per acre with balance farmed until paid. Fame is a glorious thing, but a small regular income is much more satisfactory to the average man.
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Mulhall
Sioux City
Chicago Daily News
Peruna Cited By Chicago Secretary For Catarrh Cure
Miss Maggie Welch of Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society writes from Chicago praising Peruna for catarrh and lung relief after a severe cold. She notes quick relief and ongoing benefit from using the medicine and urges readers to request free literature from the Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio.
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Maggie Welch
The
Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society
North State Street
Chicago
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
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Poppa
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Yazoo
Sven
Oleson
Security
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KMRE
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Macsennu
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