Rival of Leather Firm Innovates in Roots and Shoes
A London firm in the leather and footwear trade claims new materials will cut costs and improve wearers’ comfort. Meanwhile, piece items mention a Henry VII era copper mark, a tiny Charles I figure, and notes on Greek and American crafts, politics, and farming. The report also recalls Rose Cleveland, sister of the president, as a farmer owning land in Maine, plus anecdotes of kindness rewarded and a St. Louis act resulting in an unexpected bequest.
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London
Henry VII
Copper
London Hall
Charles
Tammany Delegates Named In New York Harsh to Reform
Fragmentary notes show a Tammany delegation list with John Isle a former secretary and William B. Horn described as a prominent Cleveland Democrat. Mentions Murphy as the new Tammany leader and Isle’s rise to broker. Also reports Morse estate settlement for F B Morse inventor of the glyph alphabet died 1872 with estate valued at $524 and reduced by expenses to 346000 to be distributed to heirs.
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Tammany
New York State
John Isle
The
William B. Hornwell
Bent
Cleveland
Morse
F. B. Morse
Fragmented Editor Accounts Paucity of News and Quirky Headlines
An editor laments a staff breakdown slowing news, noting rheumatism colic a missing worker and a marriage among misfortune. The piece describes old shoe wall papers in Franc dismantled into paste for imitation morocco used in wallpapers and trunk coverings.
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Morocco
French President Loubet Secretly Hunts Small Game
In Rambouillet forests the French leader known as Papa Emile hunts like Roosevelt yet sticks to small game. Clad in an old blue velvet coat and stout gaiters, he appears as a benevolent poacher away from Paris.
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Nimrod
Loubet
France
Roosevelt
Rambouillet
Mardy
Papa Emile
Paris
Montelimar
Iron Tonic Promises Shield Against Colds and After Effects
An advertisement urges protection from colds La Grippe and Catarrh by fortifying the system with Dr Harter s Iron Tonic. It warns neglect before and after illness leads to weaker bodies and a range of secondary diseases and claims iron strengthens blood to fight infection.
Dr Harter's Iron Tonic Promised To Aid Cold Recovery
The advertisement claims Dr Harter's Iron Tonic supplies iron to the blood to prevent or shorten colds and La Grippe. It asserts timing effects before during or after illness and notes women suffer cold weakness longer, benefiting from the tonic's action.
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Harter
Prohibition Order in Milam County Gause District 40
Milam County Court declares local option in Gause School District No. 40 in effect after Dec 20 1902 vote. 46 for prohibition 43 against. order prohibits sale of intoxicating liquors within district except as allowed by law until a further vote. Clerk J E Tyson certifies copy dated January 5 1903. publication ordered.
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Gause
Commissioners Court
Milam County
Texas
State of Texas
Sail
Milam
J. E. Tyson
Cameron
Grove's Tasteless Chi Tonic Ingredient Notice
An old label promotes Grove's Tasteless Chi Tonic with a plainly printed formula stating iron and quinine as contents. The ad asserts no cure and no pay with a price of 5 cents.
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Grove
The Easy Pill and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers
The advertisement touts The Easy Pill and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as cures for biliousness jaundice and constipation. It claims they arouse secretions tone the stomach liver and bowels and remove the cause of trouble entirely with continued use offering a tonic effect to prevent recurrence. Sold by Thomas Moore.
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DeWitt
Thomas & Moore
Auction Sale of Town Lots at Maypearl Postponed
A town notice states that the auction sale of town lots at Maypearl has been postponed. The item references the planned Maypearl sale and indicates a delay, with no new date announced in the readable text.
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Maypearl
Remarkable Rose Records and Arctic Explorers Query
The clipping notes long rose blooms with six thousand on one tree in Holland and 3500 on a Whitby Mare chal Niel. It questions Arctic explorer heroism and cites Dr. Diedrich claiming weight gain after Peary voyage, plus a claim of less Arctic danger than in New York City.
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Holland
Madame Regnew
Marechal Niel
Whitby
England
Diedrich
Peary
North
New York
Arctic
New York City
Tiny New York Plot to Host One Story Brick Building
An estate agent in New York bought a minuscule 6 inch by 145-8 inch plot at a street corner for 250 dollars. He plans a one story brick structure with basement measuring 20 by 23 feet. A sign will advertise basement use. Building estimated at 2000 dollars.
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New York
Stories of Justice Gray and the old regime of the court
The article recalls Justice Gray’s reverence for court dignity and his push to preserve the ancient regime from Massachusetts chief justiceships to Suffolk bar clashes. It recounts tense exchanges with Henry W. Payne and Sydney Bartlett, highlighting Gray’s firm insistence on lawful procedure and courtroom decorum.
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Gray
United States Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Henry W. Payne
Sydney Bartlett
Suffolk
Justice Gray
Fashion and modesty in old New York skirts
The piece recalls historical fashion shifts from balloon crinoline to shorter skirts and the public moral stance on female attire. It laments the modern pull back skirt as ugly and notes earlier generations’ blushes and polite vocabularies masking concerns about sex and display.
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Fifth Avenue
Flora Mc
The Porter's Apology
A London Globe tale tells of a steamer porter who refused to move a passenger’s belongings at each stop and told her to go to hell after she insisted on disembarking. The skipper, informed, then asked if she was the one told to go to hell and the porter added that he must apologize per orders, delaying the final exit.
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Caledonian Canal
London Globe
Italian postal service by electricity proposed
Signor Galimberti and high postal officials studied engineer Piscicelli’s plan for an electrical postal system using aluminum boxes on overhead wires. Letters would travel at 20 miles per hour, sending Rome to Naples in 25 minutes and Rome to Paris in five hours. A technical commission will report before Rome Naples experiments.
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Signor Galimberti
Rome
Naples
Westminster chapel forms new Brothers of the Common Life
A new order of friars emerges from Westminster Congregational chapel. Wearing simple black gowns they imitate the rule of St. Francis and adopt the name Brothers of the Common Life. Rev. R. Westrope resigns to join this nonconformist religious group
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Congregational
St. Francis of Assisi
Westminster Congregational Chapter
Thomas A Kempishee
R. Westrope
Congregational Chapel
Roosters Fight On Pittsburg Streetcar Fender
Two gamecocks fought on a moving Arlington branch streetcar in Pittsburg. Morterman Halin saw them clash as the car sped from Williams to Spring Street. Hahn sounded the bell to frighten them but failed. Both roosters were struck by the car. one died after the fight ended near Spring Street.
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Pittsburg
Williams
Spring Street
Morterman Halin
Hahn
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