Miss Iva Conkey and Wilhelmina Crowned Queen in Holland
A fragmentary Arlington News item recounts Miss Iva Conkey’s accident and a lengthy note on Wilhelmina’s age and coronation. It mentions August 81 as the coming of age, coronation planned for September 6, and a digression on the Netherlands’ royal lineage. The piece also notes California travel inquiries and a Cedar Rapids postal box for information.
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Tolland
Uitter Iheimina
Amino
Thiare
Hymen
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina Bhecomes
Kingdom of Holland
Louis Bonaparte
Netherlands
William
Orange
Will- Jan of Nassau
California Ward
California Bureau of Information
Cedar Rapids
Twat
Cedar Rapids Route rest cards for sale by agents
For sale by all Agents of the BO. R. and N. Ry. high grade pards in special finish. Price 15 sts per pink, two for 25 cts, 1.60 par doz. Send stampa coin or money order and cards will be sent postage quid by.
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Cedar Rapids
By OR. GN
J. Morton
GP. & TP. AL
Today Rapids
High priced eye ruse fouled by two Italian con men
A Pittsburg Commercial Gazette tale recounts a downtown Italian fruit stand scheme where a one eyed man and another impostor attempt to steal a glass eye from a vendor named Vallan. The affair ends with a payout and police notice after a mistaken hotel drop.
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Italy
Pittsburg
Vallan
Nca
Tim
Roce
Asylum Listings Show Large Lodger Demographics Yet Fragmented
A historical record lists fourteen asylums housing 244,087 people with 16,557 women and 4,606 children. It notes 46 professors and teachers, 18 students, 6 authors, 5 journalists, 120 actors and singers, 80 musicians and 6 music teachers among lodgers.
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Parighaa
Paupora
Pade
West Virginia Mule Kicks At Mountain Blacksmiths
A Washington Star tale recounts a mule encountered on a Pound Gap road trip that is described as the kickiest creature in the mountains. The mule’s owner and a local blacksmith discuss the animal’s dangerous temper and the cautions of traveling safely with such a horse.
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Raro
West Virginia
Washington Star
Pound Gap
Cow Bells Through Time and Trade
The article notes cow bells remain unchanged for generations, crafted from iron with bronze coating and cut from sheets. There are ten sizes giving an octave range, with four U.S. factories producing them as a minor production line. Most sales occur in the South, Southwest, and West where farms are larger and cattle roam, exporting to South America and Australia.
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Gseale
United States
Southwest
West
South America
Australia
New York
Royal boxes cost more than private boxes at London theaters
Royal theater access is a costly unwritten rule. The Prince of Wales incurs box hire of about £20 even for royal boxes, which are generally open to the public. Only a few venues keep exclusive relations, while the public rarely uses the royal box, fearing social stigma as outsiders.
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London
Prince of Wales
Theater Royal
Drury Lane
Haymarket Theater
Royal Box
Importer Uses Water Duty Evasion Scheme
An importer in the city, urged by a customs attorney, sought a means to avoid heavy duties on a shipment of mineral water. He was advised to ship the water level, have it frozen abroad, and reimport it free of duty, a plan he followed briefly.
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Beston
Boston
Those Fenular Songs Editor's Racial Rant in Memphis
A Memphis editor rails against Black citizens in a racially charged remark, lamenting that white wings would despatch weary days and that all coons looked alike while calling for harsher treatment of a Black man named Johnson. The column reflects overt white supremacist sentiment and dehumanizing language of the period.
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Memphis
White Wings
Johnson
Angel of the steerage Miss Lowenthal travels thrifty
Amsterdam businesswoman Miss Marie Lowenthal, praised as the angel of the steerage, travels to the United States in steerage to aid and cheer poorer passengers. Captain De Vries notes her generosity and preference for affordable travel to fund philanthropic work. She is described as stylish yet devoted to helping emigrants.
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Amsterdam
New
Werkendara
Wilk
de Vries
Marie Lowenthal
Whist in the Church Hit Emporia Gossip
The Emporia Gazette denounces whist as a town plague, noting women fixed on games from week to week, crow’s feet, bad temper, and fading looks. Churches face pressure as pastors join or fear losing customers to whist clubs, while poker rooms open on Commercial Street amid town debate.
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Emporiia
Emporia
Gagette
Qne
Plants That Glow In The Dark Light Emitting Flora
The article notes phosphorescent plants and flowers, including the common nasturtium first observed by Linnaeus to glow faintly at night. It cites marsh nettle and fraxinella as others with this property and mentions a luminous vapor from fraxinella during hot weather. A German coal mine fungus is described as appearing as luminous shifting colors.
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Dresden
Mysterious Parting Leaves Melancholy Aftermath
A young man named Borem spoke to Miss Cutting in a moment that stretched long beyond their time together. He rose to leave, insisting he had not wasted her valuable time, but she replied the time he spent held no value for her. He then wandered the street wrapped in thought.
Kamborings Q at the Myrbie Boart resolves tambourine ban
Ballington Booth orders volunteers of america to stop tambourine playing while saving souls. The bass drum remains prominent in the procession.
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Kamborings
Ballington Booth
America
Pension Return Noted By Vincennes Cleric
Rev L J Keith of Vincennes Indiana returned a government pension amounting to 495.86 dollars stating the allowance was based on a net value and contains a tracing error.
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L. J. Keith
Vincennes
Ind
Dyspepsia Cured by Shilohs Vitaliger and Laxative Teas
Advertises Shilohs Vitaliger for sour stomach and digestive distress, and Karl's Clover Tea and Clover Root Tea for constipation. Mentions W H Finke and W U Finks as sellers. Claims cure for catarrh with Shilohs Cure and nasal injector option.
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Shiloh
W H. Finke
Karl
W. I. Finke
Tinka
Hte
Relief from Nervous Trouble and Constipation Tea Ad
Hartford consumer Mrs A Sweet credits Karl's Clover Root Tea with calming nerves and aiding digestion. W H Finks sells the product in Hartford while other ads tout Ripans Tabules for coughs and bowel relief.
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Karl
Hartford
W. H. Finks
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Klales
Ticken
Yanoel OF
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Simo
UNION
BENKE
Emma Abbott
George Heller
R. J. Stoehr
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England
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Princes St
Bringhaim
B. Wane
Hoagland
Logbox
Mike
H. H. Idle
Inter- Yale
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Chattanooga Medicine Co
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Tenn
W. U. Finks
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W. TH
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Chicago
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Pacific Coast
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Speelitt
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Birmingham
Albany
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Cheagy
Jacksonyne
J. F. Merry
A. G
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Dispatch
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Tur Weexer Disparou
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W. Hi; Finke
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