Parson and the Redwood Rivalry Over Suitors
In Redwood a young parson Rev. Alpheus Wentworth faces rival settlements of three maidens Miss Julia Bowles Miss Sophronia Nesbitt and Miss Celia Swickley as they vie for his hand through staged hospitality at supper and sewing circles. The parish plots decorate his parsonage with gifts including shirts linen towels and even a framed watercolor while the social tug of loyalties unfolds between families and households. The clergyman longs for his past busy life and his late wife as he endures the delicate yet pointed attentions of the eligible ladies and the chatter of the parish about whether he will marry again. Amid this, Alfaretta the kitchen helper provides sharp commentary on the social flirtations.
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Ster
Redwood
Parson Wentworth
Misa
Sophronia Nesbitt
Celia Smickler
Julia ‘Bowlas
Alfaretta
Alpheus Wentworth
Sirea
Alpheus
Julia Bowles
Sophronia
Misa Celia Swickley
Sewing Society
Bowles
Parson Alnheus
Judge Bowles
Moeple Side
Miss Celia
Dr. Nesbit
Blaine
Alpheur
Paul
Phil
Hose Creek
Feretta
Providence
Albert
Sophy
Wentworth
Julia
Misa Celia
Toin
Law
Cella
Fever, Faith, and a Nurse: A Parsonage in Crisis
Red ivy town Redwood faces fever sweeping the parsonage as 11 illnesses spread from the Flats. Miss Celia volunteers to go to the minister’s aid despite warnings, contrasting with others who delay aid. A nurse is telegraphed while a marriage ends the minister’s long illness.
Preservation of Wood Seems Promising Yet Costly
A New York firm notes the simplest preservation is charring a chestnut post to extend life by ten to twenty years. Paints help in temperate climates but fail on ships and wharves. More effective methods use coal tar, copper, arsenic, and mercurial paints, with a strong solution of ammonia and mercury forcing through wood pores to create a durable antiseptic. High cost and need for heavy equipment limit universal adoption.
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New York
New York Evening Post
Tropics
Secretaries Handle Vast Vatican Letter Rush for Pope
The Vatican receives an immense daily correspondence as Pope Leo’s secretaries cope with 20,000 to 22,000 letters and newspapers. The workload is described as enormous, with secretaries constantly engaged in processing the flood of mail.
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Vatican
Leo
Winslow and the Hotel Boy in Kansas City Tale
A Kansas City hotel encounter unfolds between Winslow, a manipulative shoe house traveler, and Willie, a shy bellboy. Winslow’s harsh control triggers Willie’s trance like compliance, leading to a tense farewell as Winslow departs for Denver.
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Kansas City Journal
Winslow
Boston
Kansac City
Oane
Kansas City
Willie Cat
Willie
Wille
New York
Denver
Bay
Willis
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
A vintage advertisement asserts deafness cannot be healed by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh, inflamed mucous tissues of the Eustachian tube, and offers a $100 reward for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes the product and pills from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
BR. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Tc. Hall
Berlin inventor tests wireless telephony over seven kilometers
A Berlin inventor claims to have telephoned beyond seven kilometers without wires by using a light ray to carry sound. The device reportedly works but requires costly apparatus, hindering commercial viability. The Ledger notes improvements must be simplified before widespread use.
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Berlin
Philadelphia Ledger
Quick money pitch for Consolidated stock at ten cents
A brief ad urging rapid purchase of Consolidated stock at 10 cents per share. It directs readers to send orders and correspondence to The Consolidated Mineral Co in the 209 Lyceum Building, Kansas City Missouri.
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Consolidated
Consolidated Mineral CO
Lyceum Bldg
Kansas City
Disappointing Boys and Early Hadley Humor
A reminiscence recalls Hadley as a youth marked by eccentric habits and low prospects. A mother confides worries to a friend in New York about Arthur and family cures. A teller jokes that Hadley later earned an LL D from Theodore Roosevelt, prompting the quip Roosevelt might have been the other son.
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Hadley
New York
Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Teething remedy promoted for children
Mothers are urged to use Dr Winslow s Baby Boom Syrup as the best remedy during the teething period, touted for soothing infants and easing discomfort.
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Drs. Winslow
Horses and horsemen pace through vast racing scene
A long list of horses including Milas Rosa King Sprague Prinmont and San Telmo is noted with times, owners, and workouts. Track activity expands from Stuart Nebraska to Joliet Illinois and Hartford Connecticut with training, pacing, and trotting details. The piece also covers industry figures, breeding plans, and the growing Lexington training stock, plus notes on Canadian and U.S. racing and the looming Winnipeg exposition.
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Milas Rosa
King Sprague
Prinmont
San Telmo
Frank Doble
W. Losell
Alcy
Stuart
Neb
Frank
Alameda
Ove Patchen
Audubon Boy
Tuttn
Geers
Harvey Ernest
Bitch
Judge-at-Law
Clarence Ware
New York
Ben Kenney
Directum
Little Squaw
Iowa
Altamont
Maryland Bay
Dan Patch
Cleveland
Buffalo
Mies Todd
Todd
Readville
Roralma Ja
Dover
N. H
Lord Derby
Winnipeg
Cotillion
Baron Rogers
Sergence
W. A. Snow
Dolly Dillon
George M. Brown
Seattle
Wash
White Hose
Aloyne Family
Peter Tahany
Corning
N. C
Haa
Zombro C
Zombro
Cal
Adam Walhart
Findlay, C
Falbeter
Bonner N. B
OUR OLD-TIME SILVER COINS AND MILLED DOLLAR HISTORY
The article traces the Spanish milled dollar and its coins, noting their value, obverse inscriptions, and widespread use in early America. It explains New Orleans Picayune's name origin from the half-real and the coin’s diffusion from Florida to Georgia, with reminders of minting shifts and the 1867 melt law. It also includes reflections on military leadership and a postwar view of General Smith's retirement under scrutiny.
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New Orleans
Picayune
The
Congress
United States
Spain
Mexico
Hemisphere
Europe
North America
New England
Georgia
Charles III
Carolus
Gibraltar
Florida
Laureiana
Atlantic States
Views of a Soldier from the Philippines Letters
Mrs. H. Chadbourne of Chicago received four letters from noncommissioned US Army officers in the Philippines. The letters recount sacrifices and scars of war, praising brave, young soldiers who fought to carry the States to victory despite wounds and exhaustion.
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United States Army
Philippines
H. ©. Chadbourne
Grand Boulevard
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Army
Kaise
State Line Butte and Tower Peak Mark Utah Arizona Boundary
Civil engineer H B Carpenter completes survey of Utah Arizona boundary line about 8277 miles long. He notes the line avoids cultivated land and crosses desert with rugged canyons. East of the Colorado River he names two landmarks State Line butte and Tower peak to guide future boundary location. The whitewasher in the story adds color with a fence overcoat remark.
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H. B. Carpenter
Utah
Arizona
Colorado River
Sur. Carpenter
State Line
Tower Peak
Rich Strike in Wichita Mountain Country Prospect
The Consolidated Mineral Company of Kariang City Missouri reports rich ore findings at Nellie Ming shaft. At 26 feet depth gold value $141.80 per ton and 1.5 ounces of silver per ton. shaft widening to eight feet reveals large pay ore body. Prof J R Moerhel of Kansas City confirms gold copper ore value $35 per ton at 16 feet. Company, about 70 leading local businessmen, congratulates on fortune.
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Kariang City
Consolidated Mineral Company
Nellie Ming
J. R. Moerhel
Kmeas City
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Helma
Martha Whips
Ed Gears
Fay Highwood
Ceciliaa
Grattan Farm
Mata
Mazette
Dave Cahill
Charley Herr
Dave McClary
Saugus
Albert C. Bostwick
Joe Pointer
Dave
Atlanta
San Francisco
New York Subway
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Circhtldes’ Land
H. F. Brammer Manufacturing CO
Department C. Davenport
America
Texas
Ninth Infantry
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Smith
Saya
General Smith
Central N. U
Hastlings Bt
Wichita Mountain Country
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Bend
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Iowa City
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