But Little Palmer Girl Found it in Her Throat
Mrs Gardiner Newport s hermit left 50000 for their care. Fifty cats mourn miser.
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Palmer Girl
Miser
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1900
Page
5
Agnes OKeefe Swallows Tongue Astonishing Village
Miss Agnes O Keefe twelve year old daughter of John O Keefe and wife of Pine avenue Thorndike astonishes residents by performing the uncommon feat of swallowing her tongue at will. She can retract it completely from sight and then return it to normal position after practice. The discovery occurred a week ago when the tongue slipped half way down her throat during attempted backward movement.
.Mrs Sherwood Bread Sparks Fatal Domestic Incident
In Derby Connecticut on June 19 a husband named John N. Sherwood flew into a violent rage when his wife could not bake bread like her mother. He drew a pistol and attempted to kill her, triggered by tensions over bread. The couple married in 18%. The article notes the bread as a central dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Conn
John N. Sherwood
Reclusive Miss Gardiner Probate Will Postponed
The will of Miss Sarah Gardiner was offered for probate in Newport Rhode Island but postponed two weeks after Detroit heir Sarah Gardiner Graw protested as next of kin. Gardiner lived in a wretched home, died unattended with losses and bank books totaling six thousand dollars. Her estate is left to the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Sarah HE. Gardiner
Sarah Gardiner Graw
Detroit
Dweling
Rhode Island Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Russian harvest colony boosts Ellis County crops
In Hills county near Topeka a colony of Russian families works the wheat harvest. Wages rise to 9% a day yet workers stay for the pay. Russian wives and daughters travel to harvest fields as about a thousand Russian women toil in Ellis county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topoka
Kan
Hills County
Ellis County
Girl Tramp Recaptured Near Mountains After Escape
Rosa Gilmore, described as a girl tramp, was recaptured on the mountains near Serengeti by authorities from the United Charities. She had stolen a silk dress while wandering the woods and had been fed at several farmhouses. She is to be confined in town again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Seation
Congress
Derestest
United States
McKinley
Republican Party
Able Commission
Atlantic
Pacific
Aincey
Washington
Spain
Paris
ComEnenene
Mani
Philippines
Costello Lawn Party Honors Son Before Paris Departure
The Dorchester residence of Mr James J Costello hosted a lawn party last evening in honor of his son James who has just returned from George Town and leaves today for Paris with a party of students. Guests included family and friends as the event featured musical numbers by Miss Costello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Costello
I - Street
Dorchester
James
Georgetetown
Paris
George Pied
Uests
Paria
Miss Costello
William J
SQUIRE AFFAIRS Vague Creditors’ Pact Hints at Merger Plan
Fragmentary OCR text outlines Squire Affairs with Asshen Chaplin and creditors. Mentions May date, agreement on successor, and potential merge of combined assets into a site at Pelee. Readable names and concrete actions are unclear due to garbled source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asshen Chaplin
Connie T
Comhg
Agre
Pelee Notants
Siwek
Pata
Wolcott Speech as Temporary Chairman at Republican Convention
Senator Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado delivered the temporary chair speech at the Philadelphia Republican National Convention. He praised McKinley’s leadership, defended Republican policies, and argued for national expansion, tariff reform, currency stability, and the war’s outcomes including the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Wolcott
Colorado
Edward O. Wolcott
Philadelphia
Unitedes
Republican Party
Fremont
United Patriots
South Africa
South
Perfect Digestion Health Claim for Hostetter’s Bitters
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as the all purpose health medicine. It claims to aid digestion liver and kidneys and to purify blood. The copy asserts fifty years of use and mentions a private revenue stamp on the bottle neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Studio Food and a Nation’s Money Vision
An old article mixes a home diet anecdote about Grape-Nuts and Postum with a political section arguing for gold standard adoption. Ada Brewster credits health changes from grain foods, while a broader policy piece laments failed international diplomacy and urges gold as currency, signaling financial prudence and national credit preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etere
Europe
Alaska
South Africa
Aies
Prosperity and Reform Under Civil War–Era Policies
The piece extols renewed trade under protective laws, high wages, booming exports, and a growing manufacturing sector. It contrasts Democratic reforms with Republican fiscal restraint, notes bankruptcy act benefits, and claims substantial savings from settlement offers with railroads, asserting strong economic recovery and national strength.
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Hermit Miser
Kansas
MR. Costello
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Garret
Hobart
Senate
Unitedates
Cleveland
Lisgatretiely
Union Pacific
Pacific Railroads
Central Pacific
Lican
Penaree Ee
Iigits Gnsenge
R Pape
West
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Far West
Havana
Cate
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Vail
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New York
Ada A. Brewster
Srexico
China
Congr
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Union Pacific Company
Kansas Pacific
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