Yates Family River Trip Ends In Self Realization
Henry Yates after his wife Edith’s death confronts a past life as a river boat clerk aboard the Valley Queen. He learns his daughter Edith and her lover Allen Houston may shape his future while he questions the endless pursuit of wealth and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Hyeury Yates
Mr Yates
Yates
Allen Houston
Houston
Henry Yates
West
Clerk
New Orleans
Mr. Yates
Mammon
Wall Street
Allen
Mississippi
Crescent
Edith Yates
Old City
Boston Globe
Diverse Experiments Cover Fireproofing Food and Fuel
Exhaustive tests suggest aluminum sulfate as the best fireproof coating for wood, while strawberries’ salicylic acid—at trace levels—does not explain rheumatism relief. Mosso’s carbonic oxide trials show fatal exposure risks in sealed chambers. McIntosh argues North Sea biology faces no near extinction. Alcohol fuels lamps and locomotives, with oil yielding higher efficiency than coal in tests on railroads. Canadian arsenic ore gains profitability as gold separation advances. A Youth’s Companion excerpt presents a lighthearted cherry quest and a husband’s hospital donation tease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Ferrell
Mosso
Turi Physiological Institute
North Sea
W. C. McIntosh
Scarce Horses Drive High Prices Across Markets
T E Gilbert of Cincinnati notes horse demand outstrips supply as buyers scour Kentucky and Ohio for good-sized herds. He cites war drain and Boer War losses, with prices staying high and profits squeezed for dealers. He says autos have not yet lessened demand for high-class horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Gilbert
Cincinnati
Barton
Kentucky
Ohio
Spain
Washington Post
Holding Him to His Word Over Cherry Abundance
Mr Puffer frets over a cherry binge while bragging about a cherry picking job and his wife challenges his claim that he gathered only a few quarts. She notes he has not eaten any and he admits canning them all as they discuss future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mrs. Puffer
Mr. Puffer
Jimmy
Martha
Mr Puffer
May Day legends and Old Shipbuilding Echoes
A nostalgic survey connects May Day as a festival linked to Robin Hood with ancient agrarian rites and labor unrest. It recalls Flora as May Queen and notes America’s aging fleet, Essex oak ships, and the high cost of modern steel vessels versus Clyde-built ships, citing Leslie's Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Atlantic
New England
Vigilant
St. Croix
Essex
Mass
England
Germany
Clyde
Leslie
Missed engagement as Chinaman narrowly escapes police clutches
A Chinatown fan tan raid resulted in eleven men being held in a third story room. Detective Drennan refused to release them for a promised five dollars. One prisoner proposed using a relay to slip away but the plan failed and all were taken to the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Chinatown
Drevnan
Drennan
John
Brooklyn Eagle
Talk Comes High in Court Bargain
A sharp courtroom exchange ends with the judge setting a ten dollar price. The angry lawyer sneers talk is cheap while the judge responds briskly saying Ten dollars. The publicized remark appears in the Syracuse Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse, N. Y
Herald
Thirteen New Theaters Planned for New York City
Thirteen new theaters, to cost $8,600,000, are being built in New York City. The project advances the city’s cultural footprint with a major expansion of cinema and stage venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Woman Overcomes Suffering with Dodd's Kidney Pills
Nellie Barfoot of Maplehill Iowa recalls deep misery before finding relief with Dodd's Kidney Pills. She declares she is cured and urges other women to try the remedy, praising it as worthy of the highest praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maplehill
Iowa
Nellie Barfoot
Miss Barfoot
Cigar Debate Highlights Lasting Quality
Mrs Tyrtle Why and George argue over cigars that have lasted. He recalls buying them and her remark that women know little about cigar buying, while she notes their value and endurance, referencing a Boston Transcript quote.
Implied scrutiny in a Trojans war comment
A Washington Star excerpt shows a girl praising someone as intellectual while another, Misa Cayenne, notes she is insincere and feigns interest in the Trojan War rather than quarrels within her progressive euchre club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Cayenne
Washington Star
Thusband Joke About Borrowing Money for Ride
A light quip shows thusband asking to borrow money to cover a ride. Wife counters that he has many friends, but they do not yet know he needs funds.
After Dinner Train Service From Kansas City
Beginning August 2 M E T train No 3 departs Kansas City Union Depot later in the evening to offer an elegant after dinner option for travelers to Texas. Passengers from the North and West can lay over in Kansas City for several hours and continue to Oklahoma Indian Territory and Texas via the Katy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Union Depot
Texas
Kansas City
Katy
Oklahoama
Iudian Territory
Fragmented dialogue on gender reasoning and belief
A brief dialogue snippet shows a man and woman disputing whether women are capable of reasoning. The exchange ends with an unclear interruption and nonsensical sounds.
Allen's Foot Ease powder advertises shoe comfort
Ack Your Dealer for Allen's Foot Ease a powder to shake into your shoes It relieves corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching and sweating feet and helps with growing nails Allen's Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy Sold by crecet and shoe stores 25c Mail order address Le Roy New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Kaimple Mail
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Town Topics Ad Details Room Rates and Baths
A reader asks about the cost of a room with a bath with a clerk replying seven dollars extra for one bath. The item appears in a 1901 issue alongside an advertisement for Piso's Cure for Consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F E. Bierman
Leipsic
Ohio
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Arcure
T'ranior
Henior
Ecclesia Neal
Erwamms
A. Romrissey
G. S.C
Bugs Cost the Nation Hundreds of Millions Yearly
An entomologist estimates bugs cost the country about 250 million dollars annually. Grasshoppers damage vegetation, Hessian fly causes 50 million, chinch bug 10 million, potato bug 80 million, with tobacco worms, moths and others composing the rest. Entomologists have studied the problem for years, but progress remains slow. Shooting is noted as the most popular method of death by own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Times
Fibroid Tumors Cured by Lydia E Pinkham Aid
A reader reports relief from a fibroid tumor after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Following advice and directions provided, she says the tumor disappeared and her overall health strengthened, enabling long walks.
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Mother Mississippi
Kates
Memphis
Mr. Clark
Pallo
France
Boston and Maine
Florida East Coast
Florida
Pold
Hastings County
Ontario
Cumida
New York Commercial Advertiser
St. George's Day
Robin Hood
Mnilutiae
Remus
Rome
Hye Sheryffe
Nottinghame
Green Forest
Flora
Wity
John Chinamas
Sail Hin
E. F. Hares
Dudley St
Roxbury
Boston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ox Lane
le Oe
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