William Kept Tab on a Chicago Elevator
A Chicago Tribune piece records a running daily notice from an apartment house where a resident named William lists meals in various flats. The neighbors trade remarks about cabbage mutton soap wastin turkey and other dinners as the week unfolds.
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William
Welkersons
Clappinses
Brinkmeyers
Swallingers
Biddlecombes
Shadwells
Jordleses
Dorans
Chicago Tribune
Umbrella Thief Confounded by Bellboy Reward
A holidaying drug drummer left a bone handled umbrella at a New Orleans hotel and, after a missed claim, the bellboy admitted he had held it for days. The drummer offered a reward but gave a bottle of quinine and iron instead, prompting amused relief.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
N. O. Times-Democrat
A Louisville Girl Spurns Cigarettes in British Officer Jest
An American girl in Louisville endured a comic misunderstanding with a visiting English officer. He offered a cigarette, she insisted Americans smoke only pipes, prompting humor as he learned her quip that a lady is a lady the world over.
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Louisville
Rmany
United States
England
Louisville Courier- Journal
Vest and Pork Theatrics in 1860s Legislature Race
The St Louis Republic recounts Vest’s political campaign against A B Walker with a pig theft accusation. The near election hinged on about six votes. Walker pressed Vest on pigs. Vest admitted possession and avoided admitting buying them, quipping about his boys’ pigs.
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Vest
Walker
West
St. Louis Republic
Trade with China Surges as U S Firms Lead Shipments
The article notes land cannot compete with the United States in shipments to China, with trade increasing almost forty percent in the last year. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best remedy for constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness, claiming fifty years of acknowledged superiority.
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China
Tollers Move Through Town With Daily Mail Contact
Boston Transcript notes the Tollers’ routine of delivering a large morning mail and their neighbors’ mixed views. The piece suggests the volume rather than the prestige shapes local impressions, as Hicks and Wicks discuss harmony amid the bustle and social perceptions.
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Hicks
Tollers
Philippines Commission Report Transmitted to Congress
The Philippine commission report argues for a territorial, US style government with a governor appointed by the president and wide home rule for towns. It urges high salaries for American advisers and a small, highly qualified inspectorate to oversee revenue and local councils while education expands and independence is rejected.
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Washington
Congress
Philippine Commission
Schurman
Admiral Dewey
Col. Denby
Worcester
United States
Philippines
Luzon
Viscayan Islands
Mindanao
Sulu
Manila
Government of the
Basia
Louisiana
Treasury
Commission
Senator Lodge
Senate
Aguinaldo
S. Congress
Death of Archbishop Anton Sundberg in Stockholm
The archbishop of Sweden Most Rev Anton Sundberg has died in Stockholm on February 3 after recovery from appendicitis, marking a sudden end to his illness.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Anton Sundberg
Fire Claims Two at St Lawrence O Tooles School
A Thursday afternoon fire at St Lawrence O Tooles parish school on Fourteenth street cost two lives. Sisters Stanislaus and pupil Mary Foley aged ten died from suffocation. The damaged building loss is estimated not to exceed $6000.
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St. Louis
St. Lawrence
Ohio Arrives with 150 Bodies From Manila
The United States transport Ohio, 27 days from Manila, arrived in San Francisco with 150 bodies and two passengers on board.
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San Francisco
United States
Ohio
Manila
Iowa Senate Passes Wages Bill for Miners and Various Measures
Des Moines reports a senate bill requiring semi monthly wage payments to miners, plus Iowas bills authorizing highway gravel pit seizures, deputy clerks pay rise to 900, and restrictions on liquor orders in prohibition counties. Multiple house actions include monument funding for Shiloh, ethics rules, jury reforms, and changes to tax, education, and public notices.
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Des Moines
Senate
Boards of Supervisors
Prohibition
Shiloh
Boards of Pharmacy
Iowa
W. J. Scott
J. R. Lindley
Monona County
Scott
Committee On Banks and Banking
Appropriations Committee
Board of Control
The
State Board of Health
Pilot Mound
Board of Supervisors
Col
H. H. Reod
State Board of Control
William Larrabee
Fifty-first
National Guard
Marvelous Memories and Master Reproduction Talents
S S Prentiss could repeat Shakespeare from memory while Macaulay could reconstruct Paradise Lost if copies vanished. John G Carlisle can recite a 10,000 word speech after one reading. Beveridge spoke from Roscoe Conkling’s desk, sharing only memory tricks with Conkling.
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S. S. Prentiss
Lord Macauley
John G. Carlisle
Mr. Beveridge
Roscoe Conkling
Letters From Wetaskiwin Pioneer Pages of Alberta Farming
A former American, John Cummings of Wetaskiwin Alberta describes leaving Farmington Washington on May 29 with his family. They built a log house and stables, observed hardy prairie life, and note doubled acreages and livestock among neighbors. He reports better crops, rising debt relief, and surprising barley yields due to increased twine usage.
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John Cummings
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Canada
Washington
United States
Cummings
Dominion
Farmington
Florida
Klondike
Acre
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Reward and Testimonials
A vintage advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes the product is taken internally, acts on blood and mucous surfaces, priced 75 cents per bottle with testimonials free.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Bridget Aims to Heal Despite Mortal Risk
A Philadelphia Record quotation depicts a sick servant Bridget agreeing to take any remedy, even one that could prove fatal, when urged by her mistress to swallow medicine. The exchange captures a paradoxical craving for relief amid peril.
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Bridget
Philadelphia Record
Grain-O Adclaims Healthful Coffee Substitute for All
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a grain based coffee substitute that is gentle on nerves and digestion. It claims to taste like good coffee, provides nourishment, and offers health and strength, urging readers to ask their grocer for Grain-O.
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Grandma
Teacher and Scholar Joke Echoes in Boston Christian Register
A brief humorous exchange notes a man’s temperature reaching its lowest point with the punchline about cold feet, attributed to a Boston Christian Register item.
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Boston Christian Register
Kemp's Balsam Promises Quick Cough Relief
A vintage drug advertises Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughs at once with a free sample bottle from your druggist. Large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, urging readers to act quickly to avoid delays.
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Kemp
Promises of a Lover Compared to Politician
A brief aphorism from the Atchison Globe notes that the promises of a lover are as unreliable as those of a politician, highlighting skepticism about trust.
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Atchison Globe
Nervous Women Find Relief from Pinkham Remedy
The article praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving nervous suffering in women. It states letters from cured customers support the claims and urges nervous women to seek Mrs. Pinkham's guidance, noting her Lynn Massachusetts address is provided.
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Lookout Mountain
R.C. Cowardin
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Marquette Bidg
Chicago
W. L. Danley
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Salzer
John A. Salzer
Land of
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Department of Interior
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Stevens Point
Wis
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Merrill
Detroit
D. L. Caven
Bad Axe
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Lows
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Fort Wayne
Ind
N. Copp
Washington, D. C
Williams Mfg, CO
Cleveland
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India
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E. Krauser & Bmo
Milton
Arterlink
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