Death of Mrs. Kreger The Vonmoner
The death of Mrs. Kreger, wife of the South African president, moves world sympathy to the stricken leader. The piece notes women's historic roles in wars, pays homage to Mrs. Kreger as a domestic yet influential figure, and references her family and the crisis in the republic. It closes with a medical advertisement for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Vonmoner
Kruger
Republic of
South Africa
Wil
Fines
Fulton
Pease
Tateclone
Ber Tisha
Alialua
The Small-Pox Question debated in Tennessee health board
The secretary of the State Board of Health reported a draft resolution adopted by the American Medical Association on the small pox controversy. It states smallpox is preventable by vaccination and should not be quarantined by health authorities, reflecting widespread U.S. concern.
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Nashville
Tenn
State Board of Health
Ameri Medical
United States
Campaign Story on Democratic Party Harmony
The piece critiques Democratic efforts to control the party and silence dissent as a boyish analogy about a cat tugging its tail. It likens party harmony to a Kansas City platform while external forces pull at the party, as cited by The Commoner.
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Democratic Party
Tommy
Kansas City
Too Much Cheek The First Mosquito Iello Skeets
A fragment from a Philadelphia Record item mocks a dispute over a bill, noting one cheeky line about a mosquito and a French phrase, reflecting a humorous local column tone.
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Philadelphia Revord
Groom 84 and Bride 25 Wed in Court Yard buggy ceremony
John C. Pillow and Mise Georgie Raines married yesterday at Paria Teno. Squire Snow officiated as they sat in a buggy in the courthouse yard. The groom, a well known county citizen, is 81 years old. The bride is described as a blooming young lady of 25.
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Paria, Teno
John C. Pillow
Mise
Georgie Raines
Squire Snow
Marriage Licenses Listed For Howell Peart Oversteet Murphy Lindsay
Joseph Howell and Birdie Peart Howell are wed. W M Oversteet and Challie Howell. Murphy and Laura Stock. Will Lindsay and Minnie Norwood are recorded as marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Howell
Birdie Peart Howell
W. M. Oversteet
Challie Howell, JR
Murphy
Laura Stockum
Will Lindsay
Minnie Norwool
Popular belief on climate extremes questioned
The Youth's Companion notes a Monthly Review study finding no consistent link between extreme temperatures and subsequent weather. Research shows neither very hot nor very cold summers reliably predict the next season, challenging the idea of a guaranteed climate cycle.
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Monthly Review
Fragmented Moral Musings on Faith and Integrity
Fragments discuss faith proving itself by negation of faith and moral insight. It recalls aging, healing, slander, and echoes of moral norms. References to divine imagery and righteous living mingle with calls to humility and personal virtue.
Path to happiness and the three steps in life
The text presents happiness as not a thing to buy but a result of virtuous living. It cites fidelity, affection, courtesy, devotion, and sincerity as ingredients. It endorses the Persian precepts of good thought, word, and deed as a guide to a fulfilled life, linked to Sarah Grand’s London lecture.
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Paradike
Sarah Grand
London
Drink and Crime in German Forces Urges Temperance
A Kenitz Zeitung article argues temperance in army and navy, citing German prison data. It claims 4% of all inmates in army prisons acted under drink influence, with 63% of certain crimes and high shares of serious injuries and immorality linked to alcohol. In the navy, drunkenness under the six year period is tied to a majority of punishable offenses and severe cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenitz Zeitung
Germany
Allie J
London Chronicle
Men Who Will Not Flinch A Call for Steadfast Service
A 1910s style exhortation by Rev. Alonzo J Turkle urges men to guard themselves and say no when needed to advance Christ's kingdom. The speaker emphasizes unwavering resolve, rapid action, and moral uprightness as essentials for faithful life.
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Alonzo J, Turkle
Lath
Pittsburg
Prison Officials Reappointed in Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 2 Gov Mc Millin reappointed two years to the state penitentiaries Warden main prison Capt W J Hartford physician Dr J B Neils Chaplain Elder Grayville Lipscoml Matrou mai prison Mrs Campbell physician Brushy Moutain prison Dr Mack ey Chaplain brushy Mountain pris on EL Demton Gov McMilin had gone to Washington to confer with Gov Tyer regarding the Virginia boundary line
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Nashville
Tenn
McMillin
Main Prison
W. J. Hartford
Main
J. B. Neils
Grayville Lipscoml
Matroumai
Campbell
Brushy Moutain
Mackey
Brushy Mountain
EL Demton
McMilin
Washington
Gov. Tyer
Virginia
Reading Character From the Face
An article notes that reading character from a person’s face is rare yet desired and previews a forthcoming piece in the Ladies’ Home Journal detailing how facial features reveal traits, with careful analysis to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Hone Journal
Chardeter
Bowne
Tragic Railway Accident Claims Teen in Lyanville
Marvin Bare, about 18, a country boy, died after being crushed while attempting to steal a ride on a freight train near Lyanville Tennessee. He tried to climb toward a car near the rear, was knocked under wheels, and fatally injured as cars passed over him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyanville
Tenn
Marvin Bare
Hye
State finances show improvement with bond purchases
Nashville reports the states financial affairs are in better shape than two years ago. On August 1 the state owed a large sum and had a small end balance. The AOU has been paid. The east balance is recorded and 900,000 bonds have been bought, creating a net difference of substantial amount.
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Nashville
To the Finish Pittsburg Pa Fight Over Money Trusts
A chaotic message from New York to Pittsburgh and Tennessee quotes warning of a fight to upend funds behind the Amalgamated Association. It notes political reshuffles, a possible Congress candidacy, and calls from the New York World and The Commoner about trusts, silver, and party unity amid a looming economic panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Democratic Party
Six Million Boxes a Year Casearets Candy Craze
In 1895 none, by 1900 six million cases sold signaling Casearets Candy Car thartie's surge in popularity. The ad proclaims the people’s verdict that it is the best medicine for the bowels in the world, available at all druggists for 100.
Accident Narrowly Averted at Garden Street Post Office
At the Garden street post office a horse near at the bogey caused a near catastrophe. Mr. and Mrs. Beth W. Warfield were involved as the horse reared and lunged while Mrs. Warfield unhitched it. Mr. Warfield restrained the animal, stopping it between two posts, while lifting his wife to safety. He endured blistered hands but Mrs. Warfield escaped unharmed. The horse ran loose until about Friday morning.
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Garden Street
Beth W. Warfield
Mr. Warfield
Mrs Warfield
First spike driven to mark Lebanon extension railway
The ceremony of driving the first spike for the Trimesince Central Railway Lebanon extension occurred at 10 o'clock this morning along the Cumberland River bank in Nashville. A silver spike was used and struck with a silver hammer. Speakers Baxter Head Colgar and others addressed about 200 attendees.
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Nashville
Lebanon
Jon
Cumberland River
Messrs
Baxter
Head
Colgar
Auto Causes Runaway Horse Through Main Street
A horse belonging to Postmaster Farise bolted after being startled by a Giant Courtright automobile on Saturday afternoon. The vehicle doors opened as the horse fled down Main Street and continued unimpeded until it vanished from sight, with no one pursuing.
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Farise
Courtright
Mr. Courtright
Main Street
Weuwtery
Franklin Grocer Assigns in Franklin Tennessee
John Atwood, a prominent Franklin grocer, made an assignment to the benefit of creditors this afternoon. Liabilities total about 20,000 dollars with assets around 15,000. Nashville merchants are owed a large portion and J B H Rolf named as trustee.
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Franklin, Tenn
John Atwood
Nashville
J. BH
Rolf @ae
Parrish Seeks Thief After Wallet Is Stolen in Town
A white man named Parrish from Hohenwald reported his wallet was stolen after sleeping in Hood and Dorkery’s garvon on the Square. He recalls several beers and insists he was not intoxicated. Police have not yet found the culprit and Parrish suspects heavy drinking costs in town.
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Parrish
Hohenwald
Lewis
Colombia
Hood & Dorkery
Garvon
O. Parrisi Latina
Partieh
Officers Installed at Columbia Lodge No 68 Braternal Center
Recently elected officers of Columbia Lodge No 68 Braternal Center were installed last week in Rebekah Hall on South Main Street. After business, refreshments were served and visitors attended. the event concluded with a gift watch and chain presented by organizers Morcombe and Mind. The lodge begins with thirty nine members.
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Colambia Lodge
Braternal Cen Ser
Rebekih
South Main Sereut
The Noise Habit in Whit and New Yorker style
The passage describes The Noise Habit as Whit or The New Yorker contract in time. The narrator details how long city noise dulls the senses and how withdrawal to woods or mountains triggers loneliness and a sense that something has gone out of his inner life. The piece compares this to a recovering alcoholic craving stimulation.
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New Yorker
Jim
New York
Bullern
Munsey
Four and Forty: A Purse of Sacred Numbers Across History
The text discusses the repeated appearances of the number four and its multiples in religion and culture. It cites examples such as the four seasons, four directions, and forty as a sacred multiple, linking these to biblical events from creation to the ascension and noting the forty days of rain, embalming, and the period in the wilderness.
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Omak
Ndew
Solomon's Temple
Mosts
Midian
Tle
Mount Sinai
Cockney Laughs At Elephant Trick In London Tit-Bits
A cockney gentleman tests an elephant by giving the animal a half crown. The elephant takes the coin with its trunk and deposits it in a box. The keeper brags of the trick while the crowd marvels at the animal’s surprising display.
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Jelley
London
Deserving one Hoyt in play teases prompt prompter
The Deserving one Hoyt and a playwright friend witness a production not his own. The leading fan struggles with the role while the prompt er’s voice is briefly evident but overlooked due to the actor’s popularity. Hoyt exits near curtain, returns to deafening applause and asks who the audience calls for, a friend replies naming the leading man as X.
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Hoyt
New York Clipper
Hoyte
Natural Boy of Detroit Frew Press Poem
A nostalgic portrait of a carefree, rough and wholesome boy living in a rural city, freckled and hungry for life. The verse lauds his appetite for mischief and discovery, his practical skills with rod and gun, and his stubborn independence, hoping he remains on earth to become a man.
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Detroit
Took Precaution. T Kept Dry Clothes After Fall
In a brief dialogue a child named T explains that after falling into water they removed wet clothes to stay dry, insisting they had taken precautions and that their mother would say the clothes were perfectly dry. The exchange highlights a cautious, humorous household incident.
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Johnnie
Government to Pay Half of Survey Costs
Washington August 5 governors of Tennessee and Virginia and the Coast and Geodetic Survey officials met. It is agreed the Government will bear one half of the expense of the survey now being conducted for the Tennessee Virginia boundary line.
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Washington
Tennessee
Virginia
Coastland Geodetic Survey
The Engaged Girl Succeeds At Life Through Egotism
A satirical sketch traces an engaged girl spending seven nights in shops collecting handkerchiefs and doilies. She proclaims life’s purpose, judges mothers on how a son should be run, and imagines heartless admirers dying of broken hearts. She recounts a fiancé’s name to the novel’s hero and vows bridesmaid roles while overlooking reality.
Don't Grumble Growl or Murmur Hymn Fragment
Readable lines urge patience and steady labor in hard times. The verses promise a better time when rain returns and fields recover, urging faith that God remains present and supportive. The text uses repetitive imperatives and rustic imagery to comfort workers facing drought and sorrow.
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Murmar
Warner
God
Two Good Investments and Higher Time Philosophy
The fragment suggests a discussion on investments and life work, contrasting fiat with a broader view of value. It references a thought on capacity and effort, mentioning F. A. Hits Unitarian in Philadelphia as a contextual anchor. The readable portion hints at asking about the best investment and the balance between work and purpose.
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Fiat
Patos
F. A
Unitarian
Philadelphia
Not in Need of Damages Suits Rail Claim
A garbled note states a person injured in a railway incident contemplates suing for damages. It mentions repair costs and the decision not yet settled, with unclear names and specifics due to damaged text.
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