Cost of Marrying A Five Dollar Ceremony Across States
The piece surveys marriage costs and officiants across the United States, noting that any minister or judge can solemnize, with licenses, witnesses, and varying fees. It cites examples from Pennsylvania Tennessee West Virginia Idaho and the old dominion, where fees range from one dollar to five dollars and certificates vary by state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Justices of the Peace
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Old Dominion
West Virginia
Idaho
The Chief Justice Who Loved Paradox
A western state supreme court chief justice was known for denying illness and speaking in roundabout terms. When a state librarian asked after his health, he replied that he was not well but better than when he was worse than he now is.
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Supreme Court
William
The Secretary to the President An Age Old Demand
The secretary to the president must balance business rigor with diplomatic tact handling a high volume of White House mail and diverse visitors. From 200 to 1200 letters daily, he classifies items, forwards matters, and ensures courteous replies while managing access to the president and facilitating varied requests from judges to autograph seekers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
White House
Supreme Court
Secretary as Gatekeeper in Presidential Office
The secretary must economize time and filter guest demands while maintaining tact. He keeps the executive office’s official details at hand and may be called upon daily for advice, information, and ready papers for urgent cases.
The Presidential Belt of Great Lakes States
The text notes that since 1856 every U S president except Andrew Johnson hailed from the five states along the Great Lakes shore New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois. It lists presidents from those states Arthur Cleveland Roosevelt Buchanan Hayes Garfield McKinley Harrison Lincoln Grant and argues the belt favors candidates from within it.
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Andrew Johnson
Great Lakes
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ruun
Arthur
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Buchanan
Hayes
Garfield
McKinley
Harrison
Lincoln
Grant
United States
Secretary of State Duties Emphasize Ceremony and Diplomacy
The secretary of state's role is highly ceremonial. He greets the diplomatic corps at the New Year, hosts a grand luncheon for nobles, introduces new envoys to the president, and manages weekly receptions for ministers. He also handles correspondence with foreign rulers and drafts messages of condolence for royal deaths.
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State Department
White House
Unclear fragment on seals by secretary of state in Great Seal tale
Readable text notes a secretary of state sealing documents with the Great Seal of the United States. The line appears as an excerpt from a Ladies' Home Journal passage referencing formal seals and the Great Seal.
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Secretary of State
The
United States
Ladies' Home Journal
Old Man Returns to Boyhood Home with Joking Wife
In a Boston Journal piece, an elderly man revisits his childhood town and finds the hotel keeper firm on recollections about his wife. The keeper jokes she seems thinner, taller, and not the same wife, while the man softly notes she is indeed not the same wife as before.
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Boston Journal
It Comes High Too
A man returns from the city and and gives curt replies about purchases. His wife probes about spending for new material and he hints at a different kind of item bought this time. The exchange highlights tension over secrecy and expense.
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Hiram
Chicago Post
Women’s Youth Viewed Against Men’s Aging Trends
Article notes a shift in perceptions and realities of aging between genders over two decades. It highlights that ordinary women who care for themselves appear younger than men of the same age and observes a rising trend of women marrying younger men as youth preservation becomes fashionable.
A Clergyman’s Discovery in Fredericksburg
Rev. E P Stevens claims to have found a universal remedy for kidney and urinary diseases. He reports personal cure from incontinence after long trials and promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills as effective for Lame Back Rheumatism Bright's Disease Diabetes and other kidney ailments claiming unique success against Bright's Disease.
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Fredericksburg
Ind
E. P. Stevens
Dodd
Bright
Carnegie's remark on Edinburgh charity sparks debate
The New York Times quotes Andrew Carnegie saying a city’s famine issue does not reflect charity levels but the impossibility of starving a Scot. He notes Edinburgh’s library gift and argues starvation deaths have not occurred for years, countering praise with a blunt regional claim.
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Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Edinburgh
New York Times
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offer and Affidavit
Frank J. Cheney of I. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay $100 for every uncured catarrh case. The oath was sworn December 6, 1886, before Notary A. W. Gleason in Toledo Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists. Hull's Family Pills advertised.
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City OF
Toledo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Cheney
Aénior
I. J. Cheney &Co
Hall
J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
O. Sola
Drugeists
Ge. Hull
Garfield Headache Powders Promote Quick Relief
In Brooklyn New York on December 2 Garfield Headache Powders are advertised as highly effective for curing headaches and strengthening the nervous system. The Garfield Tea Co. invites inquiries for samples as part of a Christmas etiquette push and holiday sentiment.
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Broklyn
N. Y
Garfield Tea Co
Allen's Foot-Basec and Foot-Ease advertise cure for swollen feet
Uses bold claims about a foot cure for swelling smarting burning sweating coins and bunions. Promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes with 25 cent price and free sample via Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
The Proof Sparks Defiant Missionary Challenge
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls a devoted missionary facing savage mockery. The scene pivots on a defiant claim You think I'm a pudding and a sharp retort The proof of the pudding is in the eating capturing tension and peril.
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Detroit Free Press
Patents Weekly List For Northwestern Inventors
A weekly patent list names Northwestern inventors and their issued patents. John Caldwell of Minneapolis receives a leather stretching device. Charles Do bins of Westline is granted a stationary boiler. James Eggleston of Minneapolis gets a printer's ink fountain. Frank Lehner of Eyota receives a plow. Harvey Ricker of Minneapolis is granted a coffee pot. William Walton of Neche is issued a device for starting explosive engines. Lothrop & Johnson, patent attorneys, 011 & 012 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul.
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Northwestern
John Caldwell
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles Dobins
Westline
James Eggleston
Frank Lehner
Eyota
Harvey Ricker
Mineapolis
Min
William Walton
Neche
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer
St. Paul
Christmas Time and Kindness Message
A December Ladies' Home Journal note frames Christmas as a season for goodness and kindness, asking what it means to be well behaved and thoughtful during the holidays.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Lobster Farms and the Law in Cape Ann
Reports from Rockport show Cape Ann farmers weighing more crop rotation and possible lobster farms near Gloucester. The main issue is legality since the law bars possession of short lobsters, but if inspectors won t enforce Sunday fishing rules could they sidestep penalties for short lobsters on a farm.
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Rockport
Cape Ann
Gloucester
Cermission
Boston Daily Advertiser
Progress of the Times travel remark on rapid rail improvement
A mixed party traveling south in a private car via Richmond remarks four hours from Washington. A Loyal Legion member notes how travel has sped up, recalling it once took four years. The New York Times is cited.
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Wen
Richmond
The
Loyal Legion
Washington
New York Times
What He Declared
An irascible German recently landed in this city angered at customs inspectors. After his declaration he was charged duty on 50 dollars of trinkets. He protested having no trinkets and exclaimed in misused English that he spent 50 dollars for drinks, though he has none now.
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New York Times
Too Green Pat Meets Satan In Dream In Hell
The piece recalls Pat’s dream journey to Hades where Satan greets him and touts a policy of keeping the Irish locked away, claiming they are too green to burn. The dialogue portrays a grimly humorous exchange reflecting anti Irish sentiment.
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Pat
Hades
Satan
Phwat
Miss echy's Pets Jack Miss Pechy's Poodle Death
Jack and Tom discuss Miss Pechy's poodle death in a breezy Tit-Bits exchange. Tom hints at visiting to propose, while Jack jokes about missing the chance before another suitor arrives.
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Jack
As to Madness
A dialogue excerpt notes Miss May resisting a kiss with witty deflection. The speaker questions moral risk, comparing gratitude driven promises to a promissory note prone to dishonor. The Philadelphia Press line adds a sharp bite about bending ethics for affection.
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May
Mr. Heamly
Philadelphia Press
Very Appropriate Motto for My Boy Grows Up
Bill Bunko chooses a guiding motto for his son with a playful exchange alongside George Greengoods. Chica notes Ec News coverage.
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Bill Bunko
George Greengoods
Chica- Ec News
Patent medicine ad touts quick cola cure and remedies
An old newspaper snippet promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cola in one day with a money back guarantee. It also advertises Hamlin's Wizard Oil with a free song book and notes tobacco users give more to tobacco boxes than contribution boxes.
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Hamlin
Wizard Oil Company
Noted physician praises Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Dr Wawnata of Lansing Michigan endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as best for female disorders including ovarian issues and uterine trouble. He claims cures for barrenness and urges others to accept no substitute while warning against dubious claims and offering free advice to women from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Wanata
Lansing
Mich
Materia Medica
Lydia
Pialham
Wawnata
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Merriam Co
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New York City
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Lehman Bros
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Bond SL
James W. Erringer
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Sales Agt
Wabash Ave
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