Funeral Evocation by Roosevelt for Cleveland
Judge Harmon recalls a private eulogy delivered by President Roosevelt at Cleveland's funeral. Roosevelt summoned the dead president’s two cabinets and spoke with force about Cleveland’s life and death behind closed doors. Present were former officials including Hoke Smith David Francis Vilas Olney Carlisle and Hamon, as officials stood around the bier in solemn tribute.
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Judge Harmon
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Interior
Hoke Smith
David R. Francis
Henry C. Vilas
Richard Olney
John G. Carlisle
Hillary Herbert
Judson Hamon
Coffin
Sweet Potatoes for Hogs Farmers advised to fatten hogs with vines
W B F Lewis from Lewiston La urges farmers in Farm Gazette to plant sweet potato vines for hog fattening to cut meat costs. He suggests dedicating an acre per five or six hogs, fertilizing well, and using vines as a cheaper feed source than corn. Vines usable until July 15 with June yielding best.
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The
Gazette
W. B. F. Lewis
Lewiston, la
Farm Gazette
Death of Blind Tom Be thune the famed pianist
The blind minstrel Thomas Greene Bethune known as Blind Tom died in Hoboken New Jersey on Saturday June 13 He had long been the subject of sensational reports and his exact age remains unknown Born on a Georgia plantation near Columbia he was enslaved by General James N Bethune and adopted his master's surname This obituary notes his fame and the persistent rumors surrounding his life and death.
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Thomas Greene Bethune
Blind Tom
Hoboken
N. J
Tom
Columbia
James N. Bethune
Mice Destruction Methods From Agricultural Bulletin No. 31
A Washington bulletin recommends strychnine sugar bait with borax to deter mold and outlines safe application for field mice and moles. The method warns against access by fowls and children and suggests distributing bait along runways after overnight preparation. The piece invites readers to request the bulletin free of charge.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
D. C
Pioneer life in the early frontier spirit and self reliance
The passage contrasts harsh frontier conditions with resilient settlers who lacked mills, post offices, and markets yet remained hopeful and generous. It highlights long journeys for goods, infrequent cash income, and the need for everyone to be skilled in many trades, while praising neighborliness despite material scarcity.
Only a Printer in the Eye of Aristocracy
A 1908 wedding notice states on June 14 at the home of the bride’s parents near Leesburg, James Walsh’s daughter Bertha Walsh marries William King, described as a noble Christian man. the writer officiates and both are Baptist church members. It reflects on printers as a notable class.
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Earl of Stanhope
Prince Edward Williams
Prince Napoleon
Czar
Russia
Duke of Battenburg
Emperor of
China
William Caxton
C. P. Morris
N. P. Willis
James Gale
James Parker
Horace Greely
Charles Dickens
James Buchanan
Simon Cameron
Schuyler Colfax
Bayard Taylor
Mark Twain
Bret Harte
Opie Reid
Artemus Ward
Amos Cummins
Petroleum V. Nasby
Lut Lovingood
Senator Plumb
James S. Hogg
Texas
Benjamin Franklin
Jas. Walsh
Leesburg
Wm. King
Miss Bertha Walsh
Mr. King
Bertha
The
Baptist Church
Notable Blessings For Carl M. O Neal
A brief commendation from a host of friends wishing Carl M O Neal happiness and blessings for the future. The note invokes May heaven's blessings upon his life ahead.
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Carl M. O’ Neal
The Law of Obedience and Duty in Work
The passage urges total obedience as the core of work ethic, warning that mixing revolt with obedience leads to poor results. It argues revolt without action harms self and others, while true obedience means cheerful, unspoken compliance and loyalty to institutions. It warns those who cannot receive orders cannot lead.
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Oregon Republic
Hades
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Ivers & Pond
Krell-French
Smith & Barnes
Forbes
Harvard
E. E. Forbes Piano Co
C. J. Roberts
Mgr
Capitol St
Jackson
Miss
L. H. Mashburn
Pelahatchie, Miss
Walter A. Wood
Pennsylvania
E. Pearl Street
S. State Street
Jackson Hardware Company
Terry
Morris
Wfmacks
Terry & Morris
Pelahatchie
S. F. King
King & Rhodes, Peahatchie
Busick’s Mineral Wells Hotel
Brandon
Miss. Famous Health and Pleasure Resort
J. C. Douglass
S. L. McLaurin
W. H. Barnes
Buiding
Mississippi
Ice
Cail
J. E. Moore
J. L. Tanner
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph CO
Rankin County
Jackson Lumber CO
Jackson, Miss
Meas
Alabama & Vicksburg Railway
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Meridian
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