Transaction that Surprised an Old Time Visitor from Texas
A jovial bachelor recalls a Texas visitor dining on the old side during a crowded dinner hour. The Texan, slow and soft spoken, endures a comically bungled meal while a clever plan using a quarter from a vendor changes the mood and resolves a tense moment. The episode ends with mutual gratitude and a lighthearted reflection on age.
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Texas
Times-Democrat
Sialon
Alfieman
Tes Vletin
Chat Fener
Vexan
Indian Missionary Story in Choctaw West Case
A long read on Rev. G H Thompson’s four decades of mission work among Choctaw and other tribes across Indiana and Arkansas. After his wife’s death he traveled the West, fell ill from kidney trouble and diabetes, heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills, used them, and claimed complete recovery at age 68, praising the remedy highly.
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Little York
Ind
Argu
G. Jh. Thompson
Indiana
Loratini
Arkansine
Ushes
Prairies
Wagoner
Lycian Terory
Chicago
Dodd
Podd
Dodi
Bright
Why He Doesn’t Get Weary General Pukushling’s endurance in China noted by a Japanese troops officer
Frederick Palmer Ye shows a vivid account of General Pukushling, described as tall and agile, able to endure extreme exertion. An officer explains the physiologic stamina as unusually vigorous heart and blood flow, likened to powering a large building with water.
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Pukushling
China
Frederick Palmer
Alvin
Russia China Manchurian War Likely as Diplomacy Fails
Russia faces a hard line from China over Manchurian convention while Japan settles for no concessions. Indemnity talks falter and a shift in balance signals possible Japanese intervention as Russia must choose between yielding to Chinese demands or risk broader conflict. Reports trace early November diplomacy from Paris to Odessa, hinting at a pivot toward confrontation.
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Russia
China
Paris
Manchuria
Navy vessel counts for Japan and rivals
The note lists Japanese naval strength by class: battleships, second class cruisers, other cruisers, gunboats, destroyers, torpedo boats, training ships. Totals include 14 vessels and a total displacement noted, with 41 000 tons air placement implied, referencing June bank Versals building and overall fleet figures.
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Japan
Versals
Knbsla
Yossele
Russian Chinese talks spark protests over Manchuria and leases
Convention terms under negotiation between Russia and China draw international protest as powers fear loss of sovereignty. Russia seeks to avoid obligations in Manchuria and Mongolia while conceding on Kinchow Port Arthur leases and Chinese army control during railway construction.
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Dagenest
China
Jbssia
Ie Marrehariin
Russia
Ehase
England
Kinchow
Port Arthur
Toukden
Manchuria
Caisscay
Mongolia
Turkestan
Kashgaria
Fragmented World News From A Bent Page
The text references Amit Carrie, Rev. Mr. Stunty visiting the Philippines, and various political mentions. It notes Rockefeller funding for Vassar, King Edward’s income, and a fictitious inflation of figures. The fragmentary lines mention Congress spending, a US invasion, and a dynamite title a discovery, all in a garbled historical newspaper style.
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Amit
Carrie
Stunty
Philippines
Mie
Rockefeller
Vassar
Everal
Edward
Seliwah
Chader Jgin
Curler Laut
Corbill
Nicbelus
Polly
Wealthy elites and navy snobbery spark opinion clashes
A string of editorial clippings argues against social privilege in the navy and government. It cites Admiral Sampson’s rise and contrasts it with self-made sailors who earned advancement, urging merit over birth and warning that elitist bias threatens republican government.
President McKinley to Tour West on Extensive Two Month Journey
President McKinley plans a sweeping two month tour starting in Washington then New Orleans Dallas Galveston and cities across Texas New Mexico Arizona and California to Los Angeles and San Francisco for the Ohio launching and celebrations. The trip continues to Portland Seattle and Tacoma before visiting Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming and the Great Northwest. He will see Yellowstone Salt Lake City Denver Colorado Springs Topeka Kansas City Duluth and a Great Lakes run ending in Buffalo for Pan American exposition events.
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MeiKinley
Washington
United States
New Orleans
Texas
Dallas
Galveston
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Puget Squad
Idaho
Herona
Butte
Montana
Yellowstone Park
McKinley
Great National Park
Ife
Salt Lake City
Denver
Colorado Springs
Secretary Long
Topeka
Kansas City
Duluth
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Detroit
Cleveland
Great West
National Capital
Republic
New England
Melintey
Pneumonia's Deadly Spread Dominate Chicago Mortality
The dispatch cites pneumonia as the leading cause of death in Chicago, surpassing consumption, with its rise linked to damp weather and premature spring sunshine. Health officials warn against exposing oneself without overcoats as winds bring cold from the north.
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Chicago
Benjamin Mwarrison
Health Department
Controversy Over House Patronage Reveals Widespread Abuses
A special committee reports extensive abuses in the House patronage system, totaling 57 positions with about 400000 dollars in annual salaries. The document details misused funds and payroll schemes, including a telegrapher paid from unrelated horse and wagon appropriations, and salaries diverted to cover extra expenses. The finding notes political manipulation of census returns in St. Mary’s County and questions the integrity of several clerks and officials. It also touches on broader political intrigue, immigration to Washington, and the delayed Hay-Paunsett treaty implications.
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House of Representatives
House
Iin
Iran
Focksmith
New York
Leek
AI Hoo
Czar’s Palace Mine Plot Foiled Near St Petersburg
Notable men are implicated in a plot to kill Emperor Nicholas of Russia at the czar’s palace near St Petersburg. A mine filled with explosives was unearthed by accident. had it exploded, the palace and all inside would have perished. Russian censorship blocked news while Paris and London relayed details. Rumors of Jewish influence and ministerial policy fear add to a nervous climate as advisers urge a yacht cruise for the czar, which he declined.
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Brazil
Cincimari Bay
California
Colorido
Bunter
Waco
Texas
Gate
Maine
Revon
Chery
Secretacy of Agriculture
Amerie
Bergiuse
Acriculdime Alrady
Nicholas
Dearskor-Sels
St. Petersburg
Paris
London
Birmingham Post
Deephhamberlain
Russia
Places for 1000 teachers in the Philippines
Uncle Sam will pay well to staff the Philippines with 1000 trained American teachers under a new General Department of Public Instruction. A central office in Manila will supervise primary and secondary schools with salaries from 74 to 100 dollars a month. The act prohibits teaching or criticizing any church or denomination in public schools under threat of summary dismissal.
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Sam Wil
Philippines
America
Odom
Department of Public Instruction
Macvila
General Sur
Philippine Commission
Corrienla
Siperite Verdent
United State
Qet
Tour of the Duke and Duchess of York
The Duke and Duchess of York will begin a tour of Austria and the British colonies, opening the Melbourne parliament on May 9 before visiting South Australia, the West Indies, and possibly the United States aboard the Ophir. The voyage features advanced water tanks at Gibraltar and offshore tests amid a broader royal itinerary.
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Ile of the Rock
Gibraltar
The Disagreeable Man Carousel
A brief humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Press features a Press Boarder and a Savage Bachelor quipping about aging and marriage. The Bachelor jokes that a woman who has lived single long enough may decide to “make up her face” as life changes.
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Indianapolis Press
Missouri Riding Students and Farm Life at Avalon College
A fragment mentions Avalon College Missouri sustaining students via a 1.60 acre farm where they fork to pay tuition. It also includes assorted ad-like lines about Piso's Cure for Consumption, Picked quotes, and a dental society joke, reflecting mixed period-era content.
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Missouri
Avalon College
The Duty of Mothers and Her Little Sufferings
A brief exhortation on maternal neglect and ignorance harming daughters. It urges mothers to seek medical examination and to write for Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for guidance and advice, noting she offers efficient, charged counsel.
Lydia E Pinkham remedy cited for menstrual cure
A Wisconsin mother describes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound easing her daughter's two years of irregular menstruation and pain. Letters from January 1899 and March 1809 claim cure and relief from headaches swelling and misery attributed to monthly troubles.
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August Pfalzgraf
South Byron
Wis
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Sud
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Uncle Jerry
Czar's Palace
Czar Nichoiar
Duke and Duchess OF York
Ohio
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Germany
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Piso
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Maple Street
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Phiadelphia Bulletin
Putnam
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Atlen
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Boston MA
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