Unusual Sermon decries assassinations as divine will
Elder Cliné of Joe Johnston-avenue Christian church at Noahville delivered a sensational Sunday sermon claiming Lincoln Garfield and McKinley were affected by divine providence. He accused McKinley of being a corporate and financial president and praised Roosevelt as a masses’ ally, while urging changes to curb anarchy and crown a God elected president.
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Joe Johnston
Lincoln
Washington
Valley Forge
Taun
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Garfield
White House
Farfield
Christian Church
McKinley
Buffalo
Caos Congress
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Trindla
White
Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Howe
Perba
Carroll for Governor renews bid after Swiggart withdrawal
In Memphis the Swiggart withdrawal sparks renewed push for Col. William H. Carroll to reconsider candidacy. The piece cites Bryan in the Commoner and recounts a Buffalo meeting between President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley with reflective touching detail on devotion, marriage, and endurance in adversity.
Attempted assassination at the Sentinel office in Yazoo City
Dick Dunn, a local man, bought a shotgun and aimed at editor Birdsall as he approached the Sentinel office. Birdsall avoided harm when Dunn, who drank heavily lately, waited outside. Dunn confessed intent but offered no reason. Birdsall does not know him. Dunn was arrested amid public condemnation. Birdsall previously edited the Giles County Record in Tennessee.
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Yazoo City
Miss
RK. Birdsall
The
Sentinel
Dick Donn
Birdwall
Dunn
Dann
Dan
Birdsall
Mr. Birdsall
Faral
R, Birdsall
Giles County Record
Tennessee
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Sores and Eczema
Advertising copy touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for raw sores eczema and skin irritations. Claims quick pain relief, healing, and skin restoration with a clean fragrance and guaranteed cures at a low price from W. B. P. Woldridge’s.
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Bucklen
W. BP
Woldridge
The Little Ones Are His Poem by Frank Stanton
A brief lyric recalls a gentle moment when a small hand rests on the speaker, offering reassurance and love. The tender touch strengthens the speaker, calming fears as tears fall, and conveys a quiet bond between parent and child with a soft, intimate tone.
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Frank 1. Stanton
Che
Don’t Accept a Substitute Cascarets Candy Cathartic
Advertisement urges consumers to demand genuine Cascarets with CCC stamp and warns against fraudulent substitutes. Claims only authentic tablets are sold in all druggists and warns against counterfeits and imitations.
Gov Warned By Officials In Trenton Amid Turmoil
Fragmentary notes indicate authorities and Seok Voorhees facing warnings from anarchists. Trenton, New Jersey is mentioned with terse, unclear context about real news and potential team or group implications. The text remains unreadable in parts.
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Trenton
Seok
Six Times Around the Earth in The Ladies Home Journal
A humorous comparison shows the magazine’s paper use. If twelve issues were laid end to end in a foot wide strip it would circle the globe nearly six times, totaling about 140000 miles. A single edition stacked would rise about two miles high, and printing that annual issue mass consumes about 6000 gallons of ink each year.
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The
Ladies* Home Journal
Equator
New York
San Francisco
Alps
Mount Washington
Love Across Times as Shaped by a Chicago Record Herald Phrase
A fragment echoes a nostalgic line from the Chicago Record-Herald praising love with contrasts of trust, waiting, hope, delight, madness, hate, carelessness, wine, and honey. It frames love as pain and joy, cherished above money.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Jackson College Meeting Notice at Masonic Hall
A meeting of the trustees of Jackson College is set for 11 o clock next Monday morning November 30 at the Masonic Hall. A full attendance is desired to discuss important items. W A Smith, Secretary.
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Jackson College
Masonic Hall
Tennessee Sues Over Coal Oil Inspectors Salary
The State of Tennessee files a test case in Gibson County to recover a small sum of fees collected by J A Collingworth of Humboldt. The action, a $200000 plus suit, aims to test the constitutionality of a 1900 law placing oral oil inspectors on salaries and may affect revenue saved by the General Assembly.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Gibson
Greer
General Assembly
Inna
Supreme Court
J. A. Collingworth
Humboldt
Colinaworth
A Forgiving Spirit Shown At McKinley Funeral
Canton Ohio September 20 Secret Service Officer George Foster testified at the funeral car unveiling how the wounded President William McKinley uttered a revealing quote about the shooting. Foster recalled McKinley’s remark This is too bad George and his acknowledgment that the assailant did not understand his actions as the President was moved to hospital.
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Canton
Ohio
Secret Service
George Foster
George
Old Man Robbed of Savings in West Point Home
Tron City reports that Jake Emmert, a very deaf aged German shoemaker, was robbed at his West Point residence last night. Thief took 40 in gold saved for years to buy his coffin, crusty details unclear but loss confirmed.
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Tron City
Jake Emmert
West Point
The Hay Feverite and His Woes Chronicle
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item laments a man tormented by hay fever symptoms and social woes. It humorously depicts his prolonged distress, failed remedies, and a neighborly wish that his burden ends soon. The verse-like prose preserves a period voice and local newspaper tone.
Heated Exchange in Side Show Sparks Mockery
An Indianapolis Journal item recalls a country youth taunting a fat man at a side show about the heat. The fat man replies with biting sarcasm while a legless, armless man nearby is teased, prompting the youth to request an overcoat and bricks.
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John
Indianapolis Journal
Stage Held Up in the Adirondacks Joke
A Chicago Post quip jokes about a staged hold up during Adirondack activities. It contrasts exercise with mountain climbing fun and notes a playful line about lifting a girl while climbing, highlighting humorous banter from a newspaper cartoon or column.
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Adirondacks
Chicago Post
Forrester and Plainleigh Retiring Dispositions Noted
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph records Mrs Plainleigh described as retiring while Forrester is deemed very likely. The piece suggests skepticism about the marriage and hints the groom may have been dreaming.
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Forrester
Lead Thou Me On The Hymns You Sing
A fragment from the Amen Corner discusses hymn writing and criticism by Prof. Triggs of Chicago University who calls many hymns doggerel. The speaker defends traditional hymns like Beulah Land Rock of Ages and Amazing Grace saying the Lord understands them and they are good enough for me. The verse reflects on faith, memory, and the power of sacred songs.
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Triggs
Chicago University
Jordan
Beulah Land
Lizzie
Hallelujah
Baltimore American
Aphorisms on marriage and fortune in old Boston
A wousu seeking a rich husband mirrors a confidence man and a hustler in a world where everyone owes a living but only a hustler collects. A Boston dameel refers to a bow while a girl from town is described as sweet to eat, with fragmented phrases and unclear context.
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Boston
Wager Closes In Odd San Francisco Bulletin Note
A fragmentary San Francisco Bulletin item shows a playful wager over ten kisses tied to a dozen gloves with banter between a man and a woman. She argues kisses are as binding as any oath while he claims victory.
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Ornora
Ween Indienne Ar
San Francisco Bulletin
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