A Kiss in the Dark Ends A Mable B. Hoxley Tale
In a genteel drawing room labeled by a stereopticon mishap Carrie Wood and her suitor Cameron share a kiss in the dark. Rival Lamble, a newly minted clergyman, is exposed by the incident, loses Carrie's favor, and faces social censure while Cameron defends the moment as harmless.
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Miss Wood
Mr. Cameron
Jerusalem
Theolog
Mr. Weed
Mr. Wood
Miss Carrie
Cameron
Mr. Lamble
Mims Wood
Lambte
Mabel B. Hoxley
Senators and Senators Welfare: 1902 telegraphy and luxuries
A 1902 official Senate contingent fund report details $0.30 telegrams between Rockefeller and Aldrich, plus numerous luxuries for senators. Items include hair brushes, perfumes, a Piffard static machine, timothy hay, sponges, camphor, soap, bath sponges, and 6000 quinine tablets. The piece notes social habits and perks amid the era's expense accounts.
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Hock
Steller
Aldrich
John D. Rockefeller
Standard of Magnate
Nelson W. Aldrich
Mhode Island
Censte
Washington
New York World
Senate
Rockefeller
New York
Poraker
Cox
Cincinnati
Foraker
Beveridge
Fairbanks
Indiana
Platt
Depew
Hanes
Alligon
United States Senate
Ladies’ Home Journal
C. D. Clark
Wyoming
Piffard
Wenate
Koon Aa A Tan
English merchant attacks daily eating dose theory
Henglishman Pawers, an English merchant resident in Maly, causes buzz by claiming the daily allowance prescribed by science is 50 percent too large. He pins digestion energy loss on surplus food and argues that consuming less sustains life better. The theory, linked to possible war department study, could have wide economic effects.
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Henglishman Pawers
Homce Weteber
Maly
Chicago Chronicle
War Department
United States
One on the Senator Neat Reply of London Bus Conductor
Senator George C. Perkins of California, returning from Europe, faced rain disruption on a London bus. A conductor quipped that the leaking roof only leaks when it rains, prompting Perkins to respond with a dry retort about the humor found in transit mishaps.
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London
Perkins
California
George C. Perkins
Europe
Chicago
Stecord-Berald
How Cassatt Kept Warm on a Sidetracked Pennsylvania Train
A Philadelphia Telegraph report describes Pennsylva nia Railroad President A J Cassatt and officials arriving at Pittsburg when a four special train was sidetracked at Pitcairn. To keep the party warm during a cold damp night, workers laid a 1,500 foot pipe line from the car to a nearby power source, delivering five steam. The operation was swift and unseen, so the travelers woke to comfort the next morning without noticing the work. The piece also notes the Angora cat is blind when fur is pure white, but vision remains when any tint exists, a mystery not fully explained.
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A. J. Qoxsatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pugh
Shonffer
Pittsburg
Pitcairn
Philadelphia Telegraph
Digestion Time Differences Among Meats
A discussion notes that digestion time varies by meat type and preparation. Boiled beef digestion takes about three hours, while roast beef requires four hours. Lean beef and low beef show differing digestion rates, with low beef clearing stomach in roughly two hours.
Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Medicine Claim
An advertisement asserts Lazative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day and promises refunds if unsuccessful. The claim is signed by EB W. Grove on each box, with a price noted as 250, and the copy warns that all druggists will reimburse if the treatment fails.
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Druggista
EB. W. Grove
Books Clearance Sale Slashes Prices Into New Year
A local bookseller announces a December sale to reduce stock by January 1. From Saturday December 19 to Saturday January 2 all fiction at 1.50 goes to 1.00, 1.00 books to 85c, 75c books to 65c, 50c books to 50c, 30c books to 25c, and 5c books to 20c. The event aims to attract readers with deep discounts.
Starch and Sage Chemistry Note
A brief statement claims starch and sugar consist of identical chemical elements in the same proportions, differing only in their molecular arrangement and form. The note emphasizes the concept of isomeric composition with emphasis on carbohydrate chemistry.
Barre Book Store at Gordon Block on North Main Street
Barre Book Store operated by Chas. A. Smuth in the Gordon Block at 140 North Main Street. The entry notes the shop as a local bookseller with a landmark storefront likely serving residents with reading materials and paper goods in the downtown area.
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D. F. Davis
North Main Street
Barre
Chas. A. Smuth
Gordon Block
North Main St
Thrift Critique Sparks Debate in Social Economies Club
Mrs. Corinne Brown challen ges thrift and saving calling it a menace that harms society and lowers living standards. She argues thrift leads to parsimony and cites the U S Senate as feeble, while others note different views on thrift and success. The talk also recalls William H Lighten, once a boy who wrote stories to earn postage stamps.
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Corinne Brown
Social Economies Club
Chicago
John F. Thompson
Brown
United States Senate
William Ft. Lighten
Nestern
Harper's
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Carrie Wood
Carrie
Evan
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Mr. Lamile
Mr. Lamiie
Mr. Lamkie
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