Cupid and Dollars at Newport Wedding Style
The Baltimore Sun notes a Newport wedding of Have Meyer and Mise Whiting as a clash of fortunes and romance. Figures, dresses, gifts, and breakfast costs were all measured in dollars while the bride and groom pursued a quiet ceremony amid a parade of curiosity. The couple left for a bridal trip as horses were replaced by milk white replacements and rice flew from a carved shoe as cheers and a cakewalk followed.
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Dom
Mr. Havemeyer
Mise Whiting
Newport
Booley
Baltimore Sun
Great Star Catalogue Effort Underway In 1887 Paris Congress
The 1887 Paris congress launched a vast star catalogue project to map the sky with uniform precision. Sky belts were assigned to observatories, forty four thousand one hundred eight negatives completed, and Potsdam published its first volume. The work aims to include at least two million stars in the final directory of the heavens.
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Paris
Potsdam
Germany
The Penitent and the Tippler Folly
A New York Press critique warns the chronic drinker swears off then relapses after a few drinks. Before drinking he is measured and cold but after intoxication his generosity and mischief return. Sober he is penitent. drunk he speaks rashly and brags. The piece laments many go to ruin in such lapses.
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New York Press
Klondike Nugget Worth $13,000 Found in Goldhill
The largest Klondike nugget to date was recovered on Goldhill station. It weighed seventy seven ounces and carried a value of thirteen thousand dollars.
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Klondike
Goldhills
Horrors Behind Orchids The Prices Of Rarest Blooms
The piece recounts deadly risks taken by orchid and rare specimen hunters in wilds such as Batavia and East Africa. It notes fever, snakes, malarial swamps, and hostile natives, citing Howard Whitby and Bernard Meyrick, and recalls other costly quests for Edelweiss, Papuan harp butterflies, and cinchona bark for quinine.
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Batavia
Tropics
East Africa
Bernard Meyrick
New York
England
Edelweiss
Alps
New Guinea
Berlin
Howard Whitby
Whitby
Michael Crook
Crook
Syria
Pacific
Peru
Cape Nome mining outfit bought by Chicago grain speculator
A Chicago grain speculator spends 100000 dollars to establish a mining operation near Cape Nome. The move highlights speculative investment in northern resource ventures.
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Chicago
Cape Nome
Adams Pep sin Tutti Frute Promotes Indigestion Relief
An odd ad notes the United States spends about a million dollars daily on tropical productions while urging readers to chew Adams Pepsin Tutti Frute to combat indigestion. The line blends commerce and health advice in a period-typical promotional tone.
Chicago Ready for War With China Says City Leader
A Chicago official asserts the city stands prepared for potential conflict with China. He warns residents to expect readiness measures and stress on defense readiness in the national security context.
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China
Chicago
Peabody Medical Institute in Boston Noted for Publications
The Peabody Medical Institute at No. 4 Bulfinch Street, Boston, is one of the citys unique institutions. Founded nine years before George Peabodys death it has earned wide lasting distinction over 80 years with medical publications read by millions. Their latest men only pamphlet Know Thyself, 94 pages, is sent free by mail with 6 cents needed for postage.
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Boston
Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
George Peabody
Bread substitute quip from Philadelphia Press dialogue
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press features Mr Newliwed asking if a substitute can replace bread as the staff of life while Sol McQueery notes his wife baked a non bread substitute yesterday. The joke hints at domestic kitchen mishaps and clever banter.
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McQueery
Life
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller After
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It eases tight or new shoes and relieves swollen hot sweating aching feet with ingrown nails corns and bunions. Available from druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free trial package by mail from Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Olmated
LeRoy, N. Y
The Boxers Clash with Christians at the Ropes
The Boxers surged against Christian powers again, but have not found the solar plexus of the latter. Detroit Journal notes the renewed intensity and partial progress in the bout.
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Detroit Journal
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advertisement
An 1800s style ad praising Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething pain gum relief wind colic and general discomfort. Mentions a 2508 bottle offering a remedy for infants and toddlers in soothing terms.
The sworn bachelor pledges against intoxicating amiles
A man described as a sworn admirer of women takes a public pledge to abstain from intoxicating amiles. The vow signals a move to reform personal habits and uphold social conduct in the community.
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Amiles
Piso’s Cure for Consumption Featured in 1902 Letter
A reader from Trinity Springs Indiana writes February 16 1902 praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption as superior for coughs and colds. The brief note highlights personal relief and endorses the remedy.
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Joan ‘S
Trinity Springs
Ind
Rural Editor Quips on Hen Lay and Poets
A rural editor comments that the lay of the hen carries broader truth than that of the poet. The remark contrasts farming observation with literary flourish, suggesting practical insight grounds creative expression.
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Fargo, N. D
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W. le Doeuglas
L. Douglas Shoe CO
Brookion
Mase
A. J. Tower
Mass
Baker's
Minnesota
Baker Drug Company
Fergus Falls
Minn
B. L. Rowan
Milwaukee
Wis
Edna Ellis
Higginsport
Ohio
Harvey, Ill
Chicago, Il
Dallas
Texas
F.C. Austin Mfg. CO
Harvey, Il
Fox
Washington, D. C
H. Vola
A. B. Lacey
Washington,d.c
Thompson
Wm. Donaldson & Co
Glass Block
Minneapolis
Sthmus
The
Northern
Northern Pacific
Chas.s. Fee
St. Paul, Minn
Yaikond
Rocky Mountains
M. Roberts
Minin
Roberts
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Botton
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Woodward & Co
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