Mary the Maid of the Inn at Kirkstall Star and Garter
In a Romantic Age England tale Mary Lockwood, strong and trusted by her aging uncle Joseph Morley, runs the Star and Garter inn at Kirkstall while a neighborly suitor, Jack Meadows, hopes for her hand. Two travelers Richard Parker and Andrew Foster arrive, stirring tension as Parker admires Mary yet Foster grows restless with schemes and flirtations.
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Mary the Maid OF
England
Joseph Matton
London
Star and Garter
Kirkstall
Lo@ds
Mary Lockwood
Vents
Southey
Mary
Joseph Morley
Morley
Hood
Master Taylor
Jack Meadows
Jack
Besb
Kirkatall Abbey
Leeds
Allus
Richard Parker
Parker
Tom Shefield
Tom
Yiston
Jupiter
Venus
Diana
Juno
Hebe
Dick Parker
Andy Foster
Andy
Andrew
Hells
Foster Andy
Foster
Dolly
Duchess of
Pound Foolishness in Household Provisions
The Independent argues against bulk buying of groceries as wasteful. It warns that purchasing sugar flour potatoes apples cereals butter in large quantities leads to spoilage and overspending. The piece emphasizes frugality by buying in small, measured amounts and stresses prudent household management.
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the Independent
Unfinished Work and a Witty Exchange From Harper's Bazar
A mother comforts her crying baby May noting she fears unfinished work as God made her incomplete. The text shifts to a proverb about gaining a point at the expense of a friend and a remark that a time honored horse is one that lowers a record.
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Baby May
Little May
Harper’s Bazar
Supreme Court Rule On Philippines Goods Duty
The U S supreme court ruled that Philippine islands were not foreign after the peace treaty, reversing a lower ruling. The case, Pepper or Pepke v United States, involved duties on fourteen diamond rings bought in Luzon and later seized in Chicago. Chief Justice Fuller wrote the opinion with Brown concurring in result and Gray Shiras White McKenna dissenting.
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Supreme Court
Philippines
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Emit
Peple
United States
Philippine Islands
Spain
Fuller
de Lima
Congress
Justice Brown
Justrces Gray
Shiras
White
McKenna
Porto Rico
San Francisco
Chicago
Pepke
District Court of the United States
Illinois
Senate
Porto Rico tax case upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court sustained the second Dooley case on Porto Rico duty on goods shipped to the island. Justice Brewer wrote for the court, saying Congress had authority to tax though Porto Rico is not foreign territory. the Foraker act remains authority but could be modified by Porto Rico legislature. The ruling notes the act protected Porto Rico interests and does not justify export duties.
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Amont Wink
Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States
Porto Rico
Justice Brewer
Brown
Congress
Foryker
Porto Rigo
Justice Brown
White
New York
Aliniomy
Jenkins
Oklahoma
Catire Company
Nuueaing
Odd Names and Snobbery Stir Gentle Satire
A humorous miscellany notes clever name changes like John Bugg to Norfolk Howard and jokes about hotel rates for women in Sweden. It cites a La Crosse farmer unearthing a $2,600 treasure, and a playful critique by Professor Lyle on snobbery in classrolls as he challenges Miss Greene’s surname spelling.
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la Crosse
Wis
Taek
Tota Walaum
Lyle
The
State University
Miss Greene
Kidney Cure Claimed By Rev B P Stevens
Fredericksburg Indiana December report states Rev B P Stevens declares Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his long kidney and urinary ailments including incontinence. Claims remedy helps Lame Back Rheumatism Bright's Disease Diabetes and other kidney diseases with unique claim of curing Bright's Disease. Also includes unrelated tips about household care and Defiance Starch advertisement.
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Fredericksburg
Ind
B. P. Stevens
Dodd
Matey
Bright
Dandruff Germs and Hair Loss Cure Found in Herpicide
A historic ad touts a hair treatment claiming dandruff and baldness are caused by a germ. It asserts Herpicide kills the germ, destroys the cause, and thus stops hair loss and dandruff, contrasting with other products that merely dress the scalp. The wording promotes a cure based on eradicating the germ.
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Nanbro
Headache Powders and notices from Garfield Tex
A stray 1906 era clipping notes Garfield Texas for headache powder remedies claiming value and a sample offer from Garfield Tex Co. A Norwich Mrs Thos Robbing testimonial cites a cure for consumption. The fragment ends with a line about lives lost in the Swiss Alps since January 2.
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Brooklyn
Garfield
Garfield Tex Co
Maple Street
Norwich
Swiss Alps
Defiance Starch Promotes 16 oz Pack at 10 Cents
The ad asserts grocers avoid De fianca Starch due to existing stock of other brands in 12 ounce packages. It touts a 16 ounce, 10 cent package called Defiance Starch, claims no cooking, guarantees satisfaction, and offers refunds.
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Defiance
Magnetic Starch Co
Omaha
Neb
Defence
Western Canada praised by leading agronomist from Minnesota
Prof Thomas Shaw of Minnesota State University writes to The Farmer in St Paul Sept 1 1901 after touring Western Canada. He highlights a vast untapped grain and stock empire from Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta with wheat yields potentially 20 bushels per acre stable stock quality higher than many US herds and strong railroad and government support aiding settlement and market access. The piece stresses irrigation possibilities along Rocky Mountain streams and the region as a reliable wheat producer with substantial forage and cattle potential.
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Thomae Shaw
Minnesota
Tak Rorsky
St. Paul
Thomda Shaw
Minnesota State University
Western Canada
Canada
Prairie
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Peace River
Athabasca
Rockies
Territories
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Sweden
Elaima
A. Germ
Hemlin
Wizard of Co
Adam
Man
Western
Winnipeg
Ontario
Childre
Grey
Allen
Olmsted
LeHoy
Pont Tride
J. Johnson
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