Fairbanks Clears Wheeler Story in Chattanooga Remark
Vice President Fairbanks recounts the true Wheeler incident told to McKinley about fighting for the flag and not meaning to imply a mistake. He denounces garbled reports and clarifies Wheeler spoke of conscience and fighting for the Union before dying, not of making a mistake.
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Birmingham News
Fairbanks
Chattanooga
Joseph Wheeler
Confed
Bray
McKinley
Wheeler
General Wheeler
Curious Caterpillar Hearts Backward in Some Insects
The article notes green caterpillars of larger moths carry a heart along the back length visible under thin skin, beating from tail to head. It compares this to earthworms and other creatures with mid back or tail heart positions, and mentions lobsters and crayfish with rear under shells as examples.
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St. Nicholas
Mysterious Gossip Writer Financed Local Scandal
Whitman Bennett in Bohemian notes a New York paper’s society gossip source who sent club rumors for years. The concealed man paid via his wife insidernamed checks earning about 10 a week to fund hats gloves and canes. A wealthy relative’s death made him independent and the scheme kept him well supplied with small luxuries.
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New York
Whitman Bennett
Bucklen Arnica Salve Endorsed by Local Merchant
C. S. Woolever, a renowned LeRaysville merchant, claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his piles 20 years ago. The ad promises relief for sores, wounds, burns, or abrasions and offers 25 cents at Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co. stores.
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C. S. Woolever
LeRaysville
N. Y
Elam
Ordway & Houser’s
Scarbrough Drug Co
Working the Bells
A irate tourist at an old fashioned country hotel refuses to pay a bill. He complains the room bells do not ring and he had to fetch everything himself but the proprietor notes he was charged only for the dumbbells daily use as a “physical culture course.”
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London Mail
Imaginary Furniture and the Storage Warehouse Advice
A woman laments bare three room flats and longs for furniture while a friend suggests using storage warehouses to create the impression of abundance. The talk turns playful as the storage idea serves as a clever workaround to display pretensions without owning items.
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New York
Poe
New York Press
Real Wonderland Healing Miracle at Mound City
Mrs. E. D. Clapp reports her son nearly dying from lung and throat trouble. After starting Dr. King's New Discovery his exhausting coughing spells ceased and he was completely cured. A guaranteed remedy for coughs colds throat and lung problems. 50 cents and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
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South Dakota
Mound City
E. D. Clapp
Mrs. Clapp
Dr. King
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Devoured by Jackals at Phillipeville Algeria
Foreign papers recount a woman in Phillipeville Algeria who left her baby at a veranda cradle. On return she found the cradle toppled and the infant missing. Next day native shepherds recovered ropes and amber beads in the woods, identified by the mother as items from her child. A correspondent asserts the infant was carried off and eaten by jackals.
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Phillipeville
Algeria
What Is an Orator
A definition of the true orator as one who can provoke laughter and tears, move the audience with humor and pathos, and persuade with dignity. It portrays the orator as an exponent of the spoken word and a pilgrim toward the ideal, embodying earnestness and eloquence.
Pronunciation of Girl Through Time in English Verse
A London correspondent notes shifts in pronouncing girl from rhyme with pearl to similar sounds like gell and gairl. The discussion cites Willkins and his Dinah and Thackeray's Mrs Bungay, illustrating changing public speech in contemporary writing.
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Gell
Willkins
Gurl
Thackeray
Pretty Bashful Wedding Mixup Stuns Village Church
In a village church a wedding was set for a certain date but the ceremony faltered at the vows. The groom, a youth, and a supposed bride faced the clergyman who asked for the question of marriage. The bride confessed she was not the right man and added that the real groom was at the bottom of the church, causing shock.
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Lodge
Iles
Church Family Newspaper
Peasant Sunflower Seeds Highlight Dental Practice
Health Culture notes mastication lessons from southern Russia peasants who chew Caspian sunflower seeds as a safe pastime and dentifrice. In Astrakhan a pint of seeds costs a quarter of a penny, with no stimulant or gum-related issues observed.
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Russia
Astrakhan
Miriam Wonders If Flowers Signal Marriage Plans
In a Cantonese style exchange the mother questions Miriam about commitment to Stapleford. Miriam replies that he reads too much into her affection, noting she told him to curb costly flowers and start saving. The scene captures tensions around courtship and expectations.
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Miriam
Dickens Still Outpacing His Times in Sales Talk
A Yonkers Statesman discussion notes that Dickens’ novels sell four times as well today as in his lifetime. The exchange covers persistence in writing and suggests fresh efforts beyond initial attempts.
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Wright
Penman
Dickens
Yonkers Statesman
Sunday fish and worms warn a boy in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Inquirer cartoon shows a minister meeting a small boy on Sunday afternoon with a string of fish. The title line notes the boy’s reply and a moral about chasing worms on Sunday.
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Johnny
Philadelphia Inquirer
Husband and Wife Clash Over Finances Over Dress
A domestic quip unfolds as a husband frets over buying a new dress while his wife retorts she married him for love, not to dispense financial counsel. The exchange captures a lighthearted domestic moment.
Salt and Vinegar in Mohammedan Meals Defend Health
A historical note claims Mohammedan meals start with salt and end with vinegar. Salt is said to shield the believer from seventy diseases while vinegar promises increased prosperity.
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