Vierks Like a Charm in a Husband’s System
A humor piece notes a Washington correspondent’s view of John R. McLean and his influence at the Cincinnati Enquirer, then shifts to Wisconsin’s True Marriage act curb on easy Milwaukee weddings and licenses, mixing social satire with legal changes and a Cleveland joke about a racing schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned
Green
Alice
Mount Pleasant
Bac
McLean
Washington
John R. McLean
Ohio
Cinccinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Milwaukee
Aubrey
Fuller
Robert Lincoln
Beckwith
Charles Dwyer
San Francisco
Friends of
John al. True
Wolicphile
Izaak Walton
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Apple Tree Sermons and Revolutionary Identities
The Rev Dr Myres sits in an apple tree on Evangelist Moody’s Northfield estate to write sermons. A proud Yankee girl proclaims being a Daughter of the Revolution, while a Central American woman declares she is a daughter of six revolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myres
Evangelist Moody
Northfield
Mass
Central America
Mining expert Batterman on the stand in Nevada case
The mining expert C. S. Batterman testified under cross examination about ore form described as kidney lamps and size as long as a man’s head but not as thick. The scene drew smiles from judge and audience alike. Also noted are brief quips from OGrady and a tally of global telegraph lines at year end 1898 totaling over 2 million miles with submarine cables and transatlantic routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Batterman
Rocky Mountain States
Nevada
Fooling the Bugs by Potato Decoy
Edward G Uihlein once Chicago park commissioner built a world collection of plants. Pests arrived from abroad and devoured specimens. He used scooped potatoes near each plant to lure bugs, saving roots by feeding pests a potato meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Uihlein
Chicago
Mr. Uiblein
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Bryan
Bohea Tea Co
Bohea Tea Company
Cooocos
Gooogwen
John Wittman
Burt Norwood
Bryan, Texas
A. D. McConnico
Penn Mutual Life Insur
Ance Company
Philadelphia
Fidelity & Casualty
Maryland Casualty Accident Insurance
Liza
Dray Line
F. A.lee
Wisconsin
Ogrady
Memon
O'Grady
O’grady
Aare
The
Bryan Grocery Co
John B. Mike
the Bryan Grocery CO
Tom A. Searcy
American Laundry
Exchange Hotel
Drogden
Jas. O. Kernale
J. V. Brogdon
Dee Mike, JR
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