Pioneer Dead Letter Expert Patti Collins Is Washington’s Whispering Solver
In Washington, Patti Lyle Collins, famed as the dead letter office’s blind reader, deciphers misdirected mail from all callers including foreign writers and the ultra fashionable. She processes about 29 thousand undirected letters yearly, saving the treasury around fifty thousand dollars from unlabelled money and checks.
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Washington
Patti Lyle Collins
Washington, D. C
Collins
Schss Ney
United States Treasury
Saved from Suttee Rediscovered by Rescue at Benares
The Chicago Inter Ocean recounts the dramatic escape of Ramee Lalros, saved from a future suttee during pre mutiny India. Lakos, a European officer, guides Bengal cavalry and helps thwart the ritual, leading to Ramee’s later marriage to the narrator after the mutiny settlement.
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Ramee Lalros
Chicago
India
Yokohama
San Francisco
Lalros
Lahore
Benares
Shiva
Jumna
Lakos
Bengal
Ramee
Toung
Dressmaker Miss Hamilton Bequeaths $200000 to Hospitals
The late English dressmaker Miss Hamilton left five hospitals a total of $200000. Her fortune stemmed from costly materials and dresses that critics call extravagance. The bequest is presented as a practical lesson in political economy.
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Miss Hamilton
England
Why the Bed Was Rough
A humorous tale from England features Archbishop Temple staying at a clergyman’s home. The host hopes Mrs Temple will join next time. The archbishop declines saying she does not like to rough it. The wife learns the pink bed room caused the offense and jokes about placing silver in the bed.
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Archbishop Temple
England
Steam the Face Therapy From a Home Wellness Note
A rudimentary home care method describes steaming the face with boiling water under a towel for fifteen minutes, followed by pinch and press until redness. It suggests hot water bath, remaining warm for an hour, napping, then a cold rinse to avoid catching a chill.
Wear minimal waist bands and fitted undergarments from guidance
The guidance advises wearing as few bands as possible at the waist and placing them below the waist for comfort. It recommends drawers with minimal top fullness, a carefully fitted yoke, smooth chemise or corset cover with flat trimmings, flat lace over embroidery, and a short under-petticoat with a yoke that drapes over hips and abdomen to keep fullness at the back.
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Woman's World
Prominent Louisiana Legislator Endorses Peruna for Catarrh
Hon. J. H. Caldwell of Robeline La declares long use of Peruna yields best results for catarrhal diseases and will never be without it. Gilbert Hofer of Grays Ky reports four bottles cured his catarrh and Bright's disease, gaining weight. Free catarrh book offered by Dr Hartman Columbus O.
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J. H. Caldwell
Robeline
Gilbert Hofer
Grays
Bright
Hartman
Columbus, O
Children of Old Men in History and Legend
The New York World notes many cases of children born to men near seventy. Examples include the Earl of Leicester at 71 at a birth, Marshal Pelissier born at 68, and field marshals Canrobert and Bazaine who fathered children near 70. Queen Isabella’s father Ferdinand was 68 at her birth, with other royal and ancient figures cited.
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New York
Earl of Leicester
Victoria
Marshal Pelissier
Dale of
Malakoff
Zambiska
Canrobert
Bazaine
Isabella
Spain
Ferdinand
Duchess de Montpensier
Cato
David
Abraham
Samaritan Named Paul Helps Drunken Man Home
A North Side passerby helps a heavily intoxicated man to his feet and to his home. After delivering him safely, the helper declines a drink and learns the man’s question to a stranger named Paul who replies with a biblical joke about the Epistle to the Ephesians.
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Paul
Chicago Chronicle
Cheap Excursions for 1899 Church and Educational Meetings
An 1899 notice promotes inexpensive travel to multiple meetings including Presbyterian General Assembly in Denver and Minneapolis, National Baptist Anniversary in San Francisco, and National Educational Association in Los Angeles. It highlights Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway as the best route, with connections via Omaha or Kansas City for Pacific Coast destinations. It urges delegates to use the Pioneer Limited line between Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis and lists Geo H. Heafford as General Passenger Agent for tickets and schedules.
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General Assembly Cumd Presbyterian
Denver
Cal
General Assembly
Minneapolis
R’y
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Paul
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ba Y
Pioneer Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul B’y
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago, Ill
Not dark enough yet at the corner
A whispered exchange about waiting at a corner for someone to arrive monitors the tense moment after a planned act. The dialogue hints at a looming deed and an implied risk, with a character fearing exposure before a first bicycle riding lesson.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Direct Buying Benefits from Elkhart Carriage Makers
Main manufacturers adopt a direct buying system to serve the consumer. Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing Company claims to be the world’s largest producer, offering better goods, wider selections, and lower prices with risk-free inspection and guarantees. They publish an illustrated catalogue upon request.
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Elkhart
Elkhart Care and Harness Manufacturing Company
Among His Impedimenta Excerpt Delivers Witty Ex Statement
A Washington friend teases a retiring congressman about baggage at the station. He replies with a dry quip that weighs on his mind more than the luggage, naming his "'ex'." The exchange, reported by the Chicago Tribune, captures a playful farewell moment.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
America's Greatest Railroad Named by Buffalo Paper 1899
A Buffalo Commercial editorial from February 14, 1899 lauds the New York Central as America’s greatest railroad. It cites a western railway man praising passenger service ends and middles, and a transpacific liner officer praising the Lake Shore Limited as unmatched. It proclaims the line leads U.S. passenger rail and embodies best value.
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Western Railway
Ing
Theew York Central
Transpacific
New York Central
Lake Shore Limited
Buffalo Commercial
Quip and Trade Snippets From Old Advertisements
A collage of archaic lines quotes warnings about fake imitations, dyes boasting positive guarantees, and cheeky exchanges from old papers. It includes consumer quips about pills and cures, plus wry notes from local papers on money and wit.
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America
Inter Ocean
Louisiana
L. E. Silver CO
Summit Street
Cleveland
Ohio
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Uadelphia
Tnam
Tommy
London
E. D. Townsend
Ft. Howard, Wis
Atchison Globe
Ayer
Ayer’s
Commons Picer Rey
Colfing
Winchester
Seno Hame Owa Postal
Winchester Ave
New Haven
Conn
Williams
Ellen Colsom
Newpoint
Ind
Dr. Williams
Greenburg
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
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