Washington notes on Ruiz case and West Point crowd data
The dispatch recounts Mrs. Ricardo Ruiz's plight after a Spanish guard killed her American husband in Cuba and her subsequent financial ruin in the United States. It then notes cayouse ponies sold as reindeer in Sweden and reports Congressmen mourning John Allen's retirement. It closes with a breakdown of West Point cadet origins by occupation and class.
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Ricardo Ruiz
Yellow Journal
New York
Baltimore
Portland
Congress
John Allen
Tupelo
Mixs
House
Allen
Senate
Malaurin
West Point
Weat Point
Sons of Law
Arm Break Report From Brief Descriptive Notice
A fragmentary notice notes an arm injury with mention of a Mr and a woman caregiver. The terse lines hint at afternoon timing and medical attention but lack clear names or places.
Sanctum Sentiments and Political Currents in 1901
A compact digest of editorial blurbage across papers railing at political shifts, with references to Carmack’s senatorial bid, McMillin’s gubernatorial path, Sued on the Supreme Court, and looming Bryan administration. It notes bishops of vice presidency gossip, punitive dispatches on Long, and foreign and domestic critiques of capital power and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carmack
Law on Dynamiting Fish in Tennessee Streams
Williamson County News notes the law banning dynamite or explosives to kill fish in any state waters. Violators face 1 to 3 years in the penitentiary. The piece blends legal notice with unrelated quotes on life and duty.
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Williamson County Newa
Tennessee
Material for Tights and the Chemistry Behind Them
Chicago News explains the process of crafting tights from dranken tet, detailing how the material is sourced, treated, and woven into a durable fabric. The article traces the steps from raw input to final garment and notes potential industrial applications.
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Chicago News
Oddities and ads mix in war to candy and circuses
A jumble of notes shows the Barnum Bailey circus paid Ham burg streetcar lines 5 000 dollars for parade cars while other items claim a whale is warm blooded, Finnish persimmon wood sticks, and war horse transport. Also contains a Puck quip and Cascarets candy ad claiming bowel relief and 10 cent start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum Bailey Circus
Hamburg
Postmaster Salaries Raised in Several Towns
Postmasters at Mt. Pleasant Lewisburg and Pulaski see pay changes with Mt. Pleasant salary boosted from 81 300 to 1 600 based on receipts, Lewisburg raised to 1 200, and Pulaski reduced from 1 700 to 1 600.
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Hughes
Mt. Pleasant
Lewisburg
Pulaski
The First Baby Blessing Promised by Mothers Friend
A nostalgic notice extols the birth of a first child as the family’s joy and the pinnacle of married life. It touts the pain relief claims of Mothers Friend, a preparatory remedy, promising safer birth with less discomfort and offering a free booklet from The Bradfield Regulator Co. to readers who send their address.
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Bradfield
Atlants
Daughters of Confederacy elect Maury chapter officers
At the Maury county United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting on Friday afternoon officers were chosen. Mrs. Yen Hatcher was named President, Mrs. H A Brown First Vice President, Mr J G Williamson Second Vice President, Mrs. Mary Hine Third Vice President, Mrs. Rebecca McLsmore Secretary, Mr J H Fasell Historian. Many members attended and a summer adjournment was decided, with the next meeting set for the first Friday in September.
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Maury County
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Anems Nausence Cere
Yen Hatcher
Mm H. A. Brown
J. G. Williamson
Mary Hine
Rebecca McLsmore
J. H. Fasell
Just Keep Livin Along
Verse reflects stoic endurance through sorrow and time, with religious gratitude for sun and seasons. Quotation credits Abraham Lincoln tribute by Jefferson Davis, noting postwar reflection on Lincoln’s death as the South’s darkest day.
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Frank L, Stanton
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Lincoln
South
A. K. McClare
Caught in the Binder Injures Farm Worker on Nashville Pike
Will Brown, a Black man, was seriously hurt Friday while working on Mr. Jack Osborn's Nashville Pike farm. Driving four mules to a binder, the animals bolted, Brown lost balance and fell before the blade, receiving severe back injuries but expected to recover.
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Will Brown
Jack Osborn
Nashville Pike
King's Daughters Meeting Notices Growth and Praise
The King's Daughters group met Thursday with Mrs. A N Akin. Devotional focus emphasized personal verses on the subject. Officers led well, a new member joined, and members reported visiting the sick and aged with thanks for weekly meetings and daily service. Advertisements tout steel corn planters in various sizes for sale.
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King’s Daughters
A. N. Akin
Some Day My Earthly House Will Fall
The piece reflects a hymn by Fannie Crosby and notes West End items in a small town column. It mentions Miss Sadie Kerr of Peoria, Ala., and several local residents moving homes on Mt Pleasant Pike and Smith Place. Other notes cover a Nashville visit and a Buffalo fishing report.
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Sadie Kerr
Peoria
Ala
J. M. Sheppard
Ben Ferguson
Doyle Place
Mt. Pleasant Pike
A. Young
Smith Place
A. Y. Simmons
Win. Grace
M'. Pleasant
Ferguson
MacGond
Hall
Will Sloan
Nashville
Wm. Shirley
H. Wo
Buffalo
Artemus Ward
Amull
Artemus
Che Argonant
Too Much For Her
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip depicts a mother in law suffering facial paralysis teased by a man about a facial remedy. The pun suggests a comic misadventure linked to a “Lee tttaT” and attempting to look pleasant.
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Philadelphia
Melange Farce and Quibble in Affected Irish Tone
The text imitates a pastiche of oddball dialogue with a fussy landlady and a cow stroll described in a garbled mock news voice. It parodies Victorian style confusion and stage lecture hesitancy, ending with a clipped note about Artemus Ward and committee responses.
A Peculiar Recipe for Lemon Pie
A fragmentary recipe note mentions lemon pie steps with garbled phrases about sitting on something hot and a misheard line implying a need for heat. The readable bits suggest a quirky kitchen instruction characteristic of a casual or whimsical recipe note.
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Variely
A Bright Scholar Tracher-A Man It Three Pounds
A Bright Scholar from Sour Philadelphia describes a trade scene where a man offers wine for eight cents and receives a five cent discount. The cryptic line references prices and drink, hinting at a local marketplace exchange.
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Tracher
Philadelphia
Land Sale in Maury County Tennessee Delinquent Decree
In Columbia Tennessee the Chancery Court sets a July 7 1900 sale at the courthouse door to the highest bidder of a Mt Pleasant house and lot in Maury County bounded by J W Anderson B Howard W A Irvine and Glass Street Lot measures about 50 by 100 feet on credit 12 months with 100 cash the sale transfers free of redemption Notes with interest and security to be furnished by the purchaser Janka AKIN v tM clerk master proceedings from April 1900 and minutes page 6
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Chancery Court
Columbia
Tennessee
M. BE. Wheeler
Maury County
J. W. Anderson
B. Howard
J. M. Banter
W. A. Irvine
Glass Street
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Dobbins & Ewing
Washington News Notes
Shafter
Chattanooga News
Philippines
Otis
Brownsville Tribune
Long
Sampson
Newport
Bobley
I Schley
Memphis
Kansas City
Chicago Chronicle
Honolulu
Hawaii
Birmingham News
Organized Capital
Iso
Lawrence Democrat
God
Odds and
Sumter, C
South Africa
Siberia
London
Japan
Puck
Daughters OF Confederacy
Washington and
Chattanooga
Lychburg
J. M. Cup
Trafic
Washington, D.C
W. A. Turk
Gan
A. Banscormr
Parrenger Agt
Chat
Negro
Mr. Jack Osborn
Sarrenvinto & Dovsox
Satterfield & Dodson
Columbus Buggy Company
Surries and Photons
Babcock, Wescott and Troy
Furniturke
SAVED
GRACE
Saved By
Fannie Crosby
West End
Melange
Fanny Boulder
Jane
AMELI
Masten
Cotanaia
Tome
Peers
Teaneurs
Coben
Sontersure
Columile Herald
Akiy
Fleming
Seip
Juni
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