Philanthropic Daughters Spark a Family Sale Revolt
In a tale of two families the Dawson and Parker Daw son households witness a clash of matriarchs and daughters over a charity sale. The girls blueprinted a fresh air sale to aid hospitals while mothers feared loss of control, culminating in the two mothers declaring independence and the daughters gaining domestic authority under the Linden tree. The event exposes rural antebellum style dynamics, kinship clutter, and a changed balance of power within the households.
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Dawsons
Dawson
Parkers Dawson
Caieom
Cbihiven
Rosa
Hepsibah
Nellie
Chacie
Harry
Henry
Susan
Mother Dawson
Susannah
Chauncey Depew and the Tramp Tale
An old Washington humorous anecdote features Chauncey Depew fending off a persistent tramp. The cartoon centers on mistaken names and social posturing as the tramp insists on credit for kindness, prompting Depew to press for his caller’s name before the exchange ends with a feigned identity mix up.
Beef Trust Shrinks Dressed Beef Prices In Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports dressed beef sales down about 34 percent, blamed on poor buying power and popular anger at high prices. The piece argues the trust controls cattle to retail, excludes outsiders from markets and fixes daily prices, urging enforcement of anti trust laws and repeal of meat tariffs.
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Chicago
Trust
Combine
News to Prisoner Carried by St Louis Woman
A well dressed young woman from St Louis, Miss Irene Kelley, registered at the Monroe house in Jefferson City and delivered news to Fanny Walker that her prison sentence had been commuted by Governor Dockery. Kelley carried a large bundle of stylish weaving apparel to be worn by Walker upon release from the prison after Walker, convicted in St Louis of grand larceny, had served four years.
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Jefferson City
Monroe House
Irene Kelley
St. Louis
Fanny Walker
Dockery
Walker
Don
Boy Saves Hay Stack Fire Leaves Injured in Farm Blaze
Lindsburg Kansas April 30 Adolph Johnson son of Carl Johnson five miles north of town sustained serious injuries while trying to save a large hay stack from flames. He plowed around the stack as the fire spread from burning stubble in high wind. He was unconscious when rescued. Two of his four horses died and the remaining two may have to be killed.
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Lindsburg
Kan
Adolph Johnson
Carl Johnson
If You Were Scared You Might Think Kidney Trouble
This promotional note claims lower back pain signals kidney issues but insists it is muscular stiffness from cold. It urges prompt treatment with Perry Davin Painkiller to prevent lumbago, asserting there is only one Painkiller Perry Davia.
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Perry Davin
Perry Davia
Memorial Day address attacks President Davis and Roosevelt
In Savannah on Memorial Day Bishop Benjamin Keiley denounces the incumbent White House leadership and Jefferson Davis’s memory. He compares Davis to Benedict Arnold and rails against “a historic change artist” in Washington while praising Southern heroes and criticizing Roosevelt’s fame. Also advertised: a cold remedy claiming a one day cure.
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Savannah
Benjamin Keiley
Guards Hall
Keiley
Washington
Davis
Jefferson Davis
Benedict Arnold
Aaron Burr
Mr. Davis
White House
Kaiser
Theodore Roosevelt
Carnegie sails for England to spend six months at Skibo Castle
Andrew Carnegie left New York on the steamship St Louis with wife and daughter, joking with Charles M. Schwab as the vessel sailed. He plans to stay about six months at Skibo Castle and hinted at possibly buying newspapers in the United States to invest in journalism. An ad notes Herbine for rheumatism at 25 cents.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
England
American Line
St. Louis
Charles M. Schwab
Carnegie
Skibo Castle
Watch St Louis World's Fair 1903 Hailed in Ad
The Globe-Democrat urges subscription for extensive coverage of the 1903 St Louis World's Fair. It claims preeminence among American newspapers with wide reach to the United States, Canada, Mexico, and global English readers, and suggests adding it to homes in the coming year.
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St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Union
Canada
Mexico
Republic
Tar Rervatic
Bt. Louis
Train Robber Slain in Middle West Hold-Up Case
Burlington officials in St. Joseph Missouri believe Charles Wilson alias Baldwin killed near Greeley Nebraska yesterday may be one of the men who held up the Denver flyer north of St. Joseph three weeks ago. His companion, a pet in jail at Greeley, is thought to be another gang member sought here. Burlington engineer and fireman will go to Lincoln for identification.
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St. Joseph
Burlington
Charles Wilson
Baldwin
Greeley
Neb
Denver Flyer
Trainill
Lincoln
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Hepsituh
Mrs Gaines
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Wecklad
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Phema
Virle
Howey
Susunuual
Epsnilsther Dawson
Guynor
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Segger
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Grover Cleveland
Chaunery Drejwen
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Doe Mitchell Chapple
Beef Trust
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H. L. Tucker
Onensrmen
Fac Sumile Signature of
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Castoria
California
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Los Angeles
Kansas City
Rock Island
Pacific Coast
J. A. Stewant
W.P.A
Kansas
Joan Sevastian
ALL Druggists&. Pty
Bctynog Ao
Pany, New York
Orry
Missouri Pacific Railway
Butler Staton
Eavury
South Hound
Lwo P
Vesasisbelle Agent
Pittsburg & Gulf
Worland
Routh
Port Arthur
Stream Springs
Pitteburg
Joplin
Neosho
Sulphur Springs Ark
Siloam Springs
Ark
Louth Chicago
Denver
Ogden
Portland
H.C
Pass
Agt
Kansar City
P. L. Payne
M. D
Nichola’ Shoe
Ohio Street
H. M. Cannon
Bitler
DR. E. 8. Ballard
Trimble
M. Christy
A. Roe
Christy & Roe
Boulware
North Side
Butler
J. T. Hull
Hagedorn
North Side Square
Rotler, Mo
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