Painter Rufo Anno Pursues Genna and Nita in Florence
In a Tuscan hillside tale, Rufo Anno, a gifted but ambitious painter, meets Genna and her sister Nita. He fancies Genna for a life beyond hardship, asks Genna to sit for a Corpus Christi canvas, and praises her unselfish nature while wrestling with his own longing for fame and wealth. Genna's quiet strength and growing feelings expose a tender, dangerous awakening.
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Genna
Teresina
Florence
Cecco
Nita
Rufo Anno
Senna
Lush
Egypt
Well Known People and Possible Army Promotions Highlight Changes
The article notes expected promotions as several officers reach age limits. Gen Wesley Merritt may assume command at Governor's Island when Gen Miles goes to Washington to succeed Maj Gen Schofield. It profiles Merritt’s career from West Point 1860 through recent service. It also highlights John W Stebbins, 75, newly elected Grand Sire of I O O F, with a long public career in New York and Rochester.
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Wesley Merritt
Governor’s Island
Miles
Washington
Schofield
Merritt
New York City
United __ States Military Aca
W. F Mereit
Dragoons
Military Academy
West Point
West
John W. Stebbins
Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F
Chattanooga
Tenn
New York
Rochester
Union College
Macedon Academy
Ace Greeley
Mr. Stebbins
Grand Lodge
Lord Hawke
Admiral Ting and General Oakes Lead Historic Naval and Union Roles
Admiral Ting, removed from the North Squadron due to perceived cowardice and incompetence, has long served Li Hung Chang as a trusted navy lieutenant since 1885 though he is more of a soldier than a sailor. Major George J. Oakes, Rochester native born 1838, becomes Commander-in-Chief of the Union Veterans' Union after a gallant Civil War record. Mrs. Hattie A. Robinson of Dayton, Ohio, leads as Supreme Chief of the Pythian Sisters and played a pioneering role in founding the society in 1888, later rising to Supreme Senior.
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Admiral Ting
Li Hung Chang
Tien-Tsin
George J. Oakes
The
Union Veterans’ Union
Rochester
N. Y
St. Charles College
Baltiore
6Th New York
Bull Run
151St New York Regiment
Hattie A. Robinson
Pythian Sisters
Dayton
Ohio
Sisterhood
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias
Cincinnati
Grand Temple
Hattiza
Robinson
Supreme Temple
Indianapolis
Notable Politicians and Local Incidents Highlight 19th Century Ledger
A long list profiles Henry O Kent a Civil War colonel and former NH official, and S Woods MP miner leader. John M Stahl of Quincy leads the Farmer's National Congress in Parkersburg. The Anoka council bans Sunday cigar sales. a Goodhue creamery receiver. Cascade mill fire losses. Hills jail for Mike Mead. Aitkin pine suit resolved. diphtheria hits Milaca. Fertile hosts Polk Norman fair. Red Wing derricks collapse injuring a worker. Otto Miller shoots self. Saborn death ruled from whisky.
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Anoka Council
Goodhue County Creamery
David Orr
Cascade
Mike Mead
Hills
T. R. Foley
Aitkin
Milaca
Polk and Norman Counties
Fertile
Ingenious Boston Woman Designs Bicycle Suit for Women
Mrs. M. C. Geldowsky, long time society reporter in Boston, creates a green cloth bicycle suit. The skirt extends to walking length with four knee slashes, hidden fastenings, and rubber lined flaps for leg movement. Worn over equestrian tights with a tailored bodice and low shoes, it aims at health comfort and modesty.
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M. C. Geldowsky
Boston
Hunting Wolves on the Ice with Buckshot and Rifles
A two man hunting party holds firm against a wolf pack. Ned fires the lead wolf, another hunter kills the second, then they fire again to stop a last, elusive leader. The wolves scatter and the field is theirs.
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Ned
Wolf
St. Nicholas
Minnesota in Brief Day by Day Genera Resume
A compact overview of notable Minnesota happenings from the week, highlighting events, people, and places across the North Star State. Provides rapid readings of political, social, and cultural items with concise summaries and period tone.
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Minnesota
North Star
Deaths and notices span several local events
Mrs A M Nutterfield dies in Anoka after thirty years residence leaving a son Henry C Johnson Gov Nelson appoints a relief commission for cyclone sufferers Greek and French professor E Webster Whipple dies suddenly of typhoid fever Valentine Heffling suffocated by gas while boring a well Auger struck rock he tried to be hauled up but fell back leaving a wife and three children Deputy Marshals Brown Short and others indicted for conspiracy against the mails and bound over for the March term
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E. Webster Whipple
Shattuck Military School
Valentine Heffling
Montgomery
Brown
Shortall
Fergus Falls
F. H. Atkins
Thomas Pender
Grant Mason
Charlie Mallioux
Robert Neron
F. P. Rath
James E. Knowles
Barnesville
A. A. Buckingham
Crookston
Valentine Hoeffling
Richter’s Park
Marshall
John Brunner
Epple
Fairfax
L. A. Barron
Renville County
Hector
Fort Ridgley
Local News Shorts from Minnesota Towns
Deputy Abbott recruited a crew in Sanborn to confront a robbery suspect trio who robbed a man of 30 and clothing. Rev Neuson takes charge of Grace Church in Montevideo and has begun duties. Baptist dedicatory services drew many divines from Minneapolis and St Paul to St Cloud. Charles Beckmark leaves Red Wing to become a traveling salesman for an Eastern shoe firm. Coroner Crandall's inquest in Sanborn concluded the death of Ed McElshaney was from excessive drinking. Sixth Minnesota veterans held a reunion at J W Patterson’s in Vasa. next will be at John Nelson’s in Red Wing.
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Abbott
Lamberton
Sanborn
Neuson
Rochester
N. Y
Grace Church
Montevideo
Baptist Church
St. Cloud
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Charles E. Beckmark
C. Beckman & Co
Red Wing
Crandall
Ed McElshaney
Sixth Minnesota Regiment
J. W. Patterson
Vasa
Colorado
John Nelson
Hicks Held for Grand Jury in Christie Death
Hicks a Grand Rapids teamster is held to the next grand jury for causing James Christie’s death by striking him with a barn scraper. Christie is described as a hard character. Three bodies found west of Hinckley near Tamarac river. one identified as George Evans of Fifield Wisconsin.
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Wis
Long Prairie
Queen Victoria Holds Curious Royal Perquisites
A Tit-Bits summary details the Queen's odd prerogatives including ownership of whales washed ashore and sturgeon caught on British land, dowries of Cashmere shawls, silver needles from royal purveyors, annual tablecloths, numerous tips and exotic gifts, plus coronation duties like a dish of pottage and era tied duties from manors.
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United Kingdom
Cashmere
Addington
Haydon
Worksop
Victoria
Diet Experiments Suggest Coffee Aids Digestion and Tea Opposes It
Dr Samuel Elliott reports hospital experiments showing concentrated food harms sedentary patients and drinks like coffee aid digestion and relieve bilious symptoms when brewed as an infusion. Tea is described as an astringent and less beneficial, while strong coffee with lemon juice is recommended for certain rheumatic and neuralgia cases. German trials echo the infusion rule for digestion and note caffeine is drawn out at boiling.
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Samuel Elliott
East
Germany
Century Rainfall Record At Cherrapongee
A weather crank notes heavy rains in New York and cites Cherrapongee as the world record holder with over 610 inches annually on the Cossya Hills near the Bay of Bengal. Singapore and Honduras are mentioned for comparison as other high rainfall locales. The Cherrapongee Umbrola Company is led by wealthy local stockholders.
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Limia
Cherrapongee
New York
Dunn
Singapore
Honduras
Cossya Hills
Bay of Bengal
Cherrapongee Umbrola Company
Cure for croup claims by Pasteur Institute doctor
Paris correspondent reports Dr. Roux of the Pasteur Institute says a subcutaneous serum injection from serum of a horse vaccinated with croup microbes cures croup. He treated children at Children's Hospital starting Feb 1 and notes prior hospital results and recent deaths among treated groups.
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Roux
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Children’s Hospital
London Daily News
Local Obituaries and Industrial Fire Updates
August Beckman of Oronoco died of lung hemorrhage. William Hill of Stillwater found dead in Lake Mora after drunken delirium. Brennan Lumber will not rebuild Hinckley mill. 15,000,000 feet of logs survive in river and are rail shipped to Stillwater. Edith Herbert of Caledonia burned by stove polish explosion. sister J Q Adams burned aiding. Nininger quarry accident injures Ole Petera of Red Wing from premature dynamite blast. about 45, married, sent to hospital.
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August Beckman
Oronoco
William Hill
Stillwater
Lake Mora
Mora
Brennan Lumber Company
Hinckley
Edith Herbert
Caledonia
J. Q. Adams
Nininger
Ole Peterr
Red Wing
Martin & Ahern
Oime
Strange Circumstantial Corroboration of the No 13 Superstition
A Detroit Free Press reader recounts a curious incident linked to the number 13. In Pontiac, at a funeral gathering, thirteen guests were present. A hostess placed a two-year-old child in the narrator's arms to break the spell, and the death that year fell to the man who held the child, not one of the original guests.
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Detroit Free Press
Pontiac
One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Poison
Prof. W. O. Atwater notes digestion varies by person with foods like milk eggs fruits and meats. Bread from white flour digests easily while whole or hulled grains aid intestinal passage. balance of foods should meet body nutrient demands.
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Prof
W. O. Atwater
Mantle of Charity Inspires Lasting Gentle Giving
A Ruth Ash meditation in October Ladies' Home Journal extols charity as the unchanging garment of happiness. The piece likens generosity to a fairy tale cloak, large and warm, requiring patience and self denial before the wearer feels immense joy and shared warmth.
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Ruth Ashmore
October
Ladies’ Home Journal
Two Freckle Types and Home Remedies Named
The article explains sun freckles fade with cooler weather and Jack Trost nearby, while constitutional freckles stem from iron overload or liver issues. Citric acid may help sun freckles, facial skin may not fully recover, carrots are suggested, and only a blood purifier or liver reform can address constitutional freckles.
Kari's Civs Toa The Creat Blood Purifier
Fragmentary text appears to reference a project or device named Kari's Civs Toa related to a blood purifier. No clear persons organizations dates or places are readable. The snippet lacks coherent facts to form a proper news card.
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Kari
Titan Began Sketching Before Age Four
A brief note states Titan started drawing early in childhood, showing early artistic talent.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Endorsed for Travel Health
Advert says to take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for seasickness relief and a general boost to health while abroad. It claims the remedy can prevent further attacks and overcomes malaria kidney dyspeptic nervous and rheumatic troubles with regular use.
Lincoln Visits Naval Observatory to View the Moon
In 1862 to 1866 James Hall worked at the Naval Observatory under James Ferguson. One night President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton climbed the dome, viewed the moon, and noted it appeared inverted through the telescope. Hall explained the inverted image caused by telescope lenses and Lincoln departed satisfied.
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Hall
Naval Observatory
James Ferguson
President Lincoln
White House
Stanton
Prof. Hall
Lincoln
Popular Science Monthly
Shotgun Accident Injures Hunter in Anoka Area
George Sanderson, son of Anoka, lost the index and middle fingers of his right hand in a premature shotgun blast while rabbit hunting. In a separate incident, Glenville post office was burglarized. a safe was opened, about $100 in cash taken, stamps removed and later returned, with no clue left.
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George Sanderson
Anoka
Glenville
Pers
When Love Comes Too Early in Life
Mrs Burton Kingsland argues in October Ladies Home Journal that love before reaching moral and intellectual maturity risks serious mistakes. A girl wed at sixteen may choose poorly as she gains worldly experience, making the lifelong partner choice a dangerous, unwise leap.
Baron and Waiter Debate Half Duck Dish
In a short exchange a haughty baron and a waiter dispute offering half a roast duck. The waiter proposes half a duck while the baron fears the other half could belong to a vile publican.
There Is Nothing Due On The Roses
A brief exchange shows a sweet speaker admiring roses and dew while a haughty reply states there is nothing due on them. The fragment highlights social tone and dialogue without additional details.
Layers of flour on a cut will stop bleeding
The text notes that layers of flour can stop bleeding from a cut. It also cites a claim that the Thames discharges 40,000,000 cubic feet of water into the sea each hour and mentions anchors weighing about 7,700 pounds.
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Thames
Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve Advertised Cure
An old newspaper fragment touts Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a guaranteed cure or refund. The ad promises a 15 cent price and urges readers to ask their druggist for it, alongside stray astronomical note about comets.
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Hanson
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B. F. Clayton
Indianola
Farmer's Congress
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Farmer’s Congress
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New Hampshire
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Military University
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Coos Republican
HEXRY
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M. P
Trade Union Congress
Miners’ Federation
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John M. Stahl
Farmer's Nation Congress
Quincy
W. Va
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Altgeld
Republican Central Committee of
Quincey
Farmer's National Congress
Congress
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D. D. Smith
Otto Miller
St. Charles
George Miller
Saborn
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Surface Gang
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Henry C. Johnson
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the Thirteen Hoodoo
Titan
Sir Rona
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Groot Fi . — EY & CO
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Tommy
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Horse
Fasi Jon
Solar System
Hegeman'sa
Italy
WinsLow
Pierce
Mus
Batts
Normandy
Lespinasse
W. Lane
Ilinois Dairy Assiations
Chicagg
Fifth Street
Adreas
R. Archibald
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MFG. CO
Watash Ave
Chigago, Ill
ST. Jacobs Oil
Zsuralgio
Columbia National Bank
People’s Bank
People’s Shoe CO
Oneida Bldg
Minneapolis, Minn
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