Butte Woman Sees Haunting Man in Old Brick House
A Butte resident reports a tall man with a Van Dyke beard appearing at the head of a stairway in a vacant 1890 brick house. She spoke to him, he did not reply, and he vanished as she neared the top. The drayman refused to unload further furniture after her warning, and she left in fear. She claims others sensed a similar presence, though she previously doubted ghosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Gian
Drayman
van Dyke
Sir Knights Loyal Summons at Silver Bow Armory
Command to appear at the armory Sunday evening August 26 for sword and belt business of special importance. Keeper of the order Captain H. K. Hoffmann presiding.
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At &P.m
H. K. Hoffmann
South American Women Shaped by Domestic Roles and Chivalry
The article contrasts South American gender norms with American views, praising chivalry and a wife’s domestic sovereignty. It notes women’s limited public life, confinement to the home, and focus on childrearing, yet highlights their charity and gentle influence on households.
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South America
United States
Deadly poisons factory seen near New York city
A New York Evening Post report describes a hidden factory near Manhattan where pure anhydrous acid and cyanide of potassium are produced. It notes extreme hazards, strict entry, and lethal fumes that could kill even with minimal exposure.
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New York Evening Post
New York City
Poison at the Factory Affects Workers Like Witchcraft
The article describes a factory mixing cyanide poison as a witch like lure that tempts workers to taste the finished product. It notes the danger and the rule that no worker is left alone in the mixing room beside a giant caldron of molten cyanide.
Telephone Helped A Marriage Across The Line
A young New Yorker used a telephone to obtain his fiancée mother’s consent to wed. Frank Jones King, aided by a friend’s joke, convinces Mrs Sawyer by phone to approve the marriage to Miss Carrie Sawyer in Cornwall. Rev. Dr. Page unites the couple. Mrs Sawyer once saved a drowning boy at Rockland Lake.
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Frank Jones King
Carrie Sawyer
King
Wing
Princeton
Mr. King
Miss Sawyer
Conyers
N. Y
Mrs. Sawyer
Miss Sawyers
The Virtue of Darning in Old Fashioned Marriage Rules
A passage extols darned stockings and mended garments as signs of character. It praises neat repairs as evidence of a housemistress, advising men to judge a potential wife by her sewing and thrift rather than newness, while recalling moral tales that elevate homemaking virtues.
A jeremiad against widows and remarriage
The passage laments widows who remarry, arguing husbands are scarce and the market demoralized. It attacks older widows taking younger men, calling it an outrage society should stop, and even resisting remarriage of the elderly to eligible youths.
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Randolph Churchill
Cornwallis West
Law's Penalty Invoked in Montana Divorce Suit and Other Notices
In Elizabeth Lowne vs Patrick Dwyer in district court a amended complaint seeks $100 judgment for failure to comply with a deposition summons. Other notes include a weakening claim about Jacob Schwartz, a Gilligan estate family allowance of $100 monthly, Western Wagon and Grain v Tebay for $105.39, and a divorce Perusich case. A sensational aside discusses Chinese women and Boxer movement attitudes, with notes on arranged marriages and suicide risk.
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Elizabeth Lowne
Patrick Dwyer
Schwartz
Lindsay
John W. Gilligan
Western Wagon and Grain Company
W. G. Tebay
Frank Perusich
Barbara Perusich
Use of Perfumes in Fashion Habits Across Spheres
A detailed survey describes the widespread and varied use of perfumes in late 19th and early 20th century fashion. It notes atomizers sachets closets and beds scented with perfumes and oils while listing assorted scented accessories from gloves to lip salve and writing goods.
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Paris
Ike Hayes as an Actor in Wang Cambodian Envoy Role
The Helena colored pugilist Ike Hayes makes his stage debut as Panompia the Cambodian envoy in Wang at the Grand Opera house. Hayes, known for boxing power, receives applause for his onstage presence and his performance amid a skeptical audience. He doubts acting as a career, preferring a soda fountain to the stage, but agrees to return for another performance.
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John L. Sullivan
Peter Jackson
James J. Corbett
Thomas Sharkey
Isaac Hayes
Ike Hayes
Hayes
Helena
Newbro
Boston Lyric Company
Thompson
Panompia
Wang
Cambodia
Colonel Thompson
Grand Opera House
Butte
Corbett
van and
Cure For A Masher In New York Nurse Defies Approach
A New York nurse recounts a rainy afternoon encounter with a well dressed stranger who offered escort. She pays with a cent to expose him as a beggar, then leaves, illustrating a clever rejection of unwanted attention.
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New York
Funeral Service Details for Claude Milliccan at Union Hall
The body of Claude Milliccan will lie in state at the Miners' Union hall from 12 to 2 am Sunday. Funeral services are set for 2 pm. All Fagies are expected to attend. J. Strobel and W. P. Pp. J. Gilligan announce a $20 round trip to Yellowstone Park. Call at Orton Bros.
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Claude Milliccan
Miners’ Union Hall
Fagies
J. Strobel
W. P
J. Gilligan
Yellowstone Park
Orton Bros
Women’s Influence in China and Dowager Empress Keai Chi
The article argues women in China are often seen as slaves yet many historical figures show learning heroism and principles. It highlights the dowager empress Keai Chi as a powerful figure whose firmness challenges the emperor Kwang Hsu and female authority in the household.
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China
Keai Chi
Kwang Hsu
Bebee Beans Adventurous Travels Reach Manila
Manila reports Bebee Bean the girl stowaway has reached the islands safely. Once found living in an ark near Stockton she surprised reporters by her later career with the Ban Jacquin valley press. She spoke for the first time in Manila with soldiers surrounding her latest venture abroad.
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Manila
Bebee Bean
Islands
Bohemia
Bebee Kean
Ban Jacquin Valley
Ark
Stockton
Stockton Mail
Rebee Bean
San Joaquin Valley
Mani'a
Four Girls Trapped Overnight on Petrie Island in Lake Ma o Pac
Four young girls Ethel Jackson Edith Banker Julia Wilman and Emme Goldsmith were held as involuntary prisoners on Petrie island in Lake Ma o pac New York last week. They were compelled to camp out there for the night after being hired for a task by cottagers.
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Petrie Island
Lake Ma Opac
N. Y
Ethel Jackson
Edith Banker
Julia Wilman
Emme Goldsmith
Mr. Ransom
Ransom
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