Obituary for Mrs Mary McKune of Monica
Mrs Mary McKune died Sunday June 5 1902 after a long illness at her home in Monica. Maiden name Mary Jane Yerby born April 16 1869 in Oak Hill Indiana. She lived in Brimfield in childhood and was married to John McKune on December 8 1892. They had two daughters the younger died at age two months before the mother. the elder survives. Funeral Tuesday at the M E church Monica with Rev J G Blair officiating. burial in Brimfield cemetery.
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Mary McKune
John oXune
Monica
M. E
J. G. Blair
Brimfield Cemetery
Ireland to Illinois: William Boyle 1821 1902
William Boyle born in Ireland October 18 1821 died June 11 1902 at his Brimfield area residence after a long illness. He spent youth in Scotland arrived Philadelphia August 4 1850 married Matilda Benton August 6 1853 in Philadelphia. Four children survive. He moved to Peoria then Farmington before settling near Brimfield. Funeral service held June 13 at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev J E Mercer with hymns by a quartet and organist Phabe Pursell. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Wm. Boyle
Ireland
Brimfield
Mr. Boyle
Scotland
Philadelphia
Matilda Bention
Peoria
Farmington
J. E. Mercer
Brimfield M. E
Card of Thanks to Mrs Wedgely and Family
The Wedgely family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of husband and father. Appreciation extends to those who assisted at the funeral.
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Wedgely
Sunday School Picnic Rally at Oak Hill Grounds
Sunday schools of Brimbeld Elmwood Yates City Oak Hall and nearby areas plan a grand rally and picnic at Oak Hill camp grounds on Tuesday July 1 1902. Committee aims to gather about 1080 children with rail and overland transport and even a hay rack train drawn by a traction engine. Children urged to join a school for a day of good time.
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Brimbeld
Elmwood
Yates City
Oak Hall
Oak Hill
Saved From An Awful Fate By Dr King’s Discovery
Mrs A M Shields of Chambersburg Pennsylvania recounts six months of severe sickness from Hay Fever and Asthma. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with her complete cure and urges its use for throat and lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles cost 50 cents and one dollar with trial bottles free at Wm Robinson & Co.
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A. M Shields
Chambersburg
Wm. Robinson & Co
Chamberlains Remedy Cited For Cholera Morbus Relief
W. E Bosworth of La Fayette Alabama reports a June 1900 cholera morbus attack eased in fifteen minutes after a single dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad notes the medicine as a safe, reliable preventive and relief option and lists Wm Robinson & Co as sellers.
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Chamberlain
W. E Bosworth
LaFayette
Ala
Wm Robinson & Co
Congregational Notes on a Children's Day Program
A large Sunday school audience enjoyed the Children’s Day exercises with song solos duets and choruses. A flower drill by twelve girls and recitations delighted the crowd while several addresses were given. The event raised 26.40 for Sunday school extension. Helen Tucker’s class led donations followed by Lula Poster’s class. The Sunday school enrollment reached 110 and invites all to join and be welcomed.
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Congregational Sunday School
Helen Tucker
Lula Poster
Kidney Cure Claim by William Robinson ad
A vintage advertisement warns readers with kidney or bladder trouble to use Foley's Kidney Cure, claiming it positively cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases, and attributes the claim to William Robinson & Co. The notice emphasizes personal responsibility for choosing treatment.
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Foley
Wm. Robinson & Co
The Annihilation of Distance in World News Reach
The piece explains how modern telegraph and cable networks shrink distances, enabling immediate reporting from Europe, Asia, Africa, and beyond. It highlights The Chicago Record Herald and its foreign correspondents, plus its News Service of the New York Herald and the Associated Press as premier sources.
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United States
Europe
Old World
Asia
Africa
Australia
South America
Chicago Record Herald
Record Herald
New York ‘Herald
Associated Press
America
London Post Offices Hire Women as Express Messengers
The London post offices now employ girls as express messengers alongside boys. Requirements specify must be over eighteen years old and they earn thirteen shillings a week.
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London Post
Express Messenger
Emic
American contractor to build first railroad in Norway
John Dunfee of Syracuse secured a contract to build and equip a railway in northern Norway, marking him as the first American contractor to undertake a Norwegian railway project.
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Norway
John Dunfee
Syracuse
Gold in Gazaland Sparks East Africa Gold Rush
The discovery of rich gold in Gazaland in Portuguese East Africa triggers a regional rush toward Mozambique as miners from across Africa move to the area.
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East Africa
Gazaland
Portuguese East Africa
Mozambique
Africa
Odd jewelry idea sparks streetcar curiosity
A New York Letter notes a girl on a streetcar wore a brooch resembling a set of false teeth in brilliants, illustrating the odd ideas seen in cheaper jewelry. The remark reflects public bemusement at fashions and novelty items.
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New York
Censorship in Paris Press Targets Offensive Journals
Police commissioners in Paris district warn all newspaper kiosk tenants not to expose for sale any journal or publication that may be personally offensive to King Edward. The move tightens censorship of print, aiming to curb material deemed insulting to the monarch.
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Paris
Edward
Shakespeare Plays Stir Vienna Burgtheater Run
In Vienna the company staged Troilus and Cressida with strong crowds at the Burgtheater two to three times weekly while Measure for Measure drew a cooler reception from audiences.
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Shakespeare
Vienna
Troilus
Cressida
Burgtheater
Quip on Footwear Offends Train Car Cushions
A humorous note under a railway sign reads that passengers should not put feet on cushions or seats. a humorist added that feet would dirty their boots. The exchange highlights Victorian-era etiquette humor on British rail travel.
Victor Hugo novel sale under Paris publisher contract
Victor Bago narrates that when Hugo's Les Miserables was completed he sold eight years of copyright privileges to Paris publisher M Lacroix for 50000 dollars while retaining translation rights. The bargain proved highly profitable for the publisher.
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Victor Bago
Victor Hugo
Paris
M Lacroix
Industrial School for Negroes Opens Near Laurel Maryland
An industrial and agricultural school for colored youths of Maryland was opened last month near Laurel, intended to train students in practical trades and agriculture within a supportive educational setting.
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Maryland
Laurel
Polite Etiquette Lesson Sees Nora Correct a Student
Nora’s strong politeness ideals shine when she corrects Mr. Bickmore who, while thirsty and absorbed in a microbe article, receives water and a sharp reminder of manners. His flustered response shows the clash of courtesy and study.
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Nora
Bickmore
Mr. Bickmore
A Chance for the Old Masters
Mrs Nowrich criticized American painters and tells a joke about wit and reputation. An eastern writer notes that reputations grow like a rolling snowball. A Washington woman on a steamer plans to have her daughters portraits painted abroad to see old masters.
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Washington
Europe
America
Pope Studies Medicine At Vatican With Microscope
In the Vatican Pope Leo XIII showed interest in modern medicine as his private physician Dr Lapponi visited with a microscope and case of vials. The Pontiff examined microbes including typhus tuberculosis diphtheria and anthrax and asked how germs enter the body and how diseases are fought.
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Pope
Vatican
Lappont
Pope Leo
Lapponi
Music's Decline In Germany Prize Fiasco
A national competition for a popular German opera, held in Leipsic, offered £6500 and required German speaking country eligibility. Over 500 composers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland inquired, but only 36 submitted works and the judges unanimously found none worthy of the prize, to be returned or used for a musical purpose.
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Germany
Leipsic
Austria
Switzerland
Gentle Hint Echoes in Out-of-Print Western Tale
A Rowdy Western yarn from Colby resurfaces in a poker game tale where Gard ner is warned by Colonel Major Jests to be careful around the premises. The Kansas City Journal retells a logbook-like duel of a Logan county sheriff and Ellis county treasurer over a big pot, with a quip about eyes and cards.
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Gardner
Major
Colby
Logan County
el- Ng County
Ellis County
Kansas City Journal
Fight Over Fair Estate Wars Costly Long Dispute
The seven year contest over the Fair estate in San Francisco drained heirs with court and legal costs near a million dollars. After Senator Fair’s death the wealth was about 14 million, rising to 17 million despite the lawsuits and settlements with relatives.
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Fair
San Francisco
Senator Fair
Alderman Attends Circus With Family After Free Invitation
A New York alderman accepted a free circus invitation and brought his wife, seven children, his sister in law, and her five children. Senator West is praised for his poetry knowledge and quotations as a classical scholar.
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New York
Eiberee
Senator West
Wade Hampton
Tennyson
Socialist mass meeting speakers endorse socialism in Philadelphia
Fraternity in Socialism Father Thomas McGrady of Belle Vue Kentucky and Rev. George E. Bigeley Baptist preacher of Lincoln Nebraska spoke at a socialist mass meeting in Philadelphia the other evening. Each declared unqualified endorsement of socialist principles and opposition to the competitive system now in operation.
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Thomas McGrady
Bellevue
George EB. Bigeley
Lincoln, Neb
Philadelphia
Exhaustive Scrapbook by Col Switzler Praised in Missouri
Col W F Switzler of Columbia earned the title greatest scrapbook man in Missouri for compiling exhaustive political scrapbooks during each presidential campaign from 1844 to 1900. His volumes index platforms and current literature from 15 national campaigns, spanning sixty years.
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W. F. Switzler
Columbia
Missouri
Value of Domestic Animals in the Nation
The average value of all mules last year stood $10 above the average value of horses. Ich cows averaged $7 more per head than oxen and other cattle. Sheep averaged $22 less than oxen and $1.50 less than swine.
Share In a Jewel Story Echoes Courtesy
A French savant is shown a priceless jewel by a great duke. The scientist thanks the duke for allowing him to share possession by sharing the moment of looking at the treasure, while the duke can only observe.
Church Hymns Changing in Kansas Churches
A Kansas Church man recalls in his boyhood days people attended two or three services daily, sat on hard benches, and sang My God the Spring of All My Joys. Now pews are cushioned and hymn choices favor Art Thou Weary Art Thou Languid, signaling shifts in hymnology to suit the times.
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Kansas
Piglet's Trough Greed Mirrors Human Folly
A young pig reaches swill by extending its snout then climbing into the trough with all four feet. Its mother shoves the greedy offspring aside and scolds him as a selfish grasping thing, remarking he reminds her of humans.
Mount Etna Diminishes in Height and Crater Expands
The article notes Mount Etna’s height decline from 9,942 feet in 1818 to 9,825 feet today and crater border drop from 9,753 feet in 1869 to 9,695 feet. Meanwhile crater diameter has grown from 1,200 feet to 1,500 feet, attributed to telluric convulsions.
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Etas
Mount
Aetna
Crater
The Way of the Transgressour The Vail Bunco Artist Arrested
The Vail now over 70 years old, well dressed and resembling a prosperous professional man, has admitted buncoing over $700,000 from men and women during a long criminal career. Arrested in Boston, he was sent to the poor farm as a vagrant after buncoing immigrants charges were not sustained.
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Boston
Pen from Paris signing of Holy Alliance fetched in Vienna auction
Auction of Count Falkenhayn effects in Vienna included the pen used in Paris on September 26, 1815 by Emperor Francis I Czar Alexander I and King Frederick William III to append their signatures to the Holy Alliance treaty. Bidding opened at 125 francs and finished at 800 francs for Consul-General von Lindheim.
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Count Falkenhayn
Vienna
Paris
Francis I
Alexander I
Frederick William III
Prussia
von Lindheim
Bees Poised For Work as Dormant Hive Wakes In Market Drayton
During renovations at a Market Drayton mansion in England workmen disturbed a vast dormant bee colony in the roof. The hive had housed thousands of bees for years, producing a huge store of honey old and new before the insects revived.
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Market Drayton
England
Pearls Found Inside Fish at Delaware Station
B and O baggage master Mitler W Dadds in Wilmington Delaware found four large pearls inside a flounder while dining. He paid 25 cents for the fish and had the pearls appraised at about $100. The pearls were taken to a jeweler for examination.
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Mitler W Dadds
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Wilmington
Del
Dadds
Dodds
Method Not the Money Says Rockefeller Jr
John D Rockefeller Jr argues riches do not bar heaven but actions to obtain wealth affect one's moral standing. He contends the pursuit of wealth can lessen chances for heaven, emphasizing conduct over riches.
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John D Rockefeller, Jr
Women Government Employes Salaries Report
About one third of Washington government department workers are women. A portion earn over 3500 dollars yearly, roughly fifty receive 1600, one hundred 1400, four hundred sixty 1200, three hundred 1000, and the remainder earn from 660 to 900 per year.
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Washington
Anecdote of Frank Stockton Cited by Springfield Republican
The Springfield Republican records a Stockton anecdote about London Punch asking for a story on any non immoral subject. Stockton notes the editor’s constraint, highlighting the humorous moral boundary in storytelling memos from a London publication.
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Frank Stockton
Stockton
London Punch
Springfield Republican
Bridal couples flood Washington in spring crowds
White House doorkeepers tally bridal visitors with a feast of newlywed pairs. In one day a count reached seventy five before officials abandoned the record as hopelessly high. The surge reflects a nationwide wedding season drawing many couples to the capital’s notable venues.
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Washington
National Capital
White House
University of Wales to Honor George Meredith
The University of Wales proposes to confer an honorary degree on George Meredith. Meredith has dodged many titles and declined a lord rectorship, but his affinity for wild Wales may tempt him this time. Officials hope for a visit and a personal investiture in cap and gown.
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George Meredith
University of Wales
Meredith
Wild
Wales
Mr. Meredith
Eskimo Artistry Shines Through Primitive Carving
Some Eskimos display remarkable drawing and carving talent on ivory using simple tools. Their works depict arctic hunting and daily life scenes, revealing a surprising artistic bent among these untutored Arctic peoples.
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Great
Polar Wastes
English in Japan A path to wealth and employment through study
Public schools in Japan require English by law and Japanese youth in ports and commercial cities eagerly study English as a passport to wealth, position, and employment.
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Japan
Troubles of a Judge in Pittsburg Court
A Pittsburg court delivered judgment on a note against Zrane wiszka Radwinowiczene barilla. The judge briefly recessed between names, then adjourned for the day, with the court seeming to have earned its money.
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William Boye
Breall’ Gilet
Leazard Han
Winglemen
Webster’s
G. & C. Merriam Co, Publishers
Springfield, Mass
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