Signers warned over careless petition signing
Congressman Bramwell told Past Masters Club members of a Washington petition about colored children that began with the caption We, the parents of colored children. After signatures circulated, the heading was exposed in the House of Representatives, proving how easily people sign without checking the paper’s caption.
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Bramwell
Masters’ Club
City of
Washington
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Cincinnati
Euutrer
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
List shows Henry JL Day Minneapolis for a relief valve for suction or blast pipes. Clarence KE Mead Duluth for strand or rope for weaving rugs. John Place Duluth for indicator mechanism for shafts. Larkin 8 Kelso N J for automatic sink opener. David Sincock Clyde Park Montana for mowing machine. Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys listed.
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Northwestern
Henry JL. Day
Minneapolis
Minn
Clarence KE. Mead
Duluth
John Place
Larkin
Kelso
N. J
David Sincock
Clyde Park
Mont
Merwin
Lothrop
Death Row in City Census Year Outcry
In a Detroit Journal excerpt from Chicago, a dramatic scene unfolds as a man denounces dishonor with the word death, prompting shocked reactions from fellow citizens during the census year, underscoring public sentiment on mortality and duty.
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Chicago
Detroit
Gold Medal Prize Treatise Promises Health Boosts
The Peabody Medical Institute advertises The Science of Life or Self Preservation a 25 cent work with engravings and a full guide, offered at one dollar by mail. Prospectus and a free Vade Mecum are available, with 6 cent postage.
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Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
Mass
America
Prospectus
Head Work at the Theatre Warns About Crowded Foyer
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a lecturer suggesting the janitor close a couple of windows before the film shows begin. He feared the breeze might be unpleasant as ladies remove hats. The windows were not shut as hats came off.
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Chicago Tribune
Special Inside Prices on Binder Twine Notice
Binder twine buyers can mail details of needed quantity and delivery timing to Stars Borsuck and Co Binder Twine Department Chicago to receive a price quote. The quote aims to secure the order or force supplier to offer a lower price than would otherwise be possible.
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Manila
Stars
Borsuck & Co
Binder Twine Department
Chicago
Tillie’s Dime From Cod Liver Oil Scheme
A brief humorous note from New York describes Tillie saving every ten from cod liver oil earnings. Eva explains she puts the money in a box until it reaches 50 cents, then her mother adds more cod liver oil.
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Little
Tillie
Eva
New York
Advertisement in St Louis paper seeks woman to wash iron and milk two cows
A reader quotes a want ad from a St Louis newspaper offering a job to wash iron and milk two cows, reflecting early 1900s rural life in Missouri. The note also endorses a cough remedy, Piso's Cure, from J W O'Brien of Minneapolis.
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Gyer
Missouri
Myer
St. Louis
Chicago News
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Read the Advertisements for Bargains and Benefits
A brief promotional note encourages readers to focus on the advertisements. It highlights that advertisers send in deals and bargains, suggesting readers will gain more value by engaging with the ads as part of the publication.
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Rene
Carter's Ink In Used Exclusively Schools Mention
A brief quote from the Philadelphia North American notes Carter's Ink In Used Exclusively in New York Boston and other places. It includes a child’s quip about stopping a baby from crying as a mother asks if he is making the baby cry.
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Carter
New York
Boston
Willie
Philadelphia
North American
Odd Fragments And Quips On Poker And Epitaphs
A garbled collage of humor and oblique references quotes misheard lines about poker hands and an epitaph from Rutland Vermont. It includes phrases about Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutti and a tourist acting as a second, plus casual jokes on bills and postmarks.
America at Paris Exposition Post Office in American Pavilion
In Paris 1900 the American pavilion hosts a functional post office with lock boxes and general delivery. Postmaster L. P. Moore explains it serves Americans abroad though money orders are not issued. The space includes two elevators, state parlors, and a reception area for commissioners, with women’s rooms and information bureaus.
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P. Moore
Philadelphia
United States
Moore
Charles A. Coolidge
New York
California
Massachusetts
Loyal Legion Room
Information Bureau
Dr. Pike
Peck
Chicago
Congress
Potter Palmer
Norway
China
South Africa
Japan
England
Russia
Italy
Paris Herald
The
Messenger
American Register
Paris
Las Vegas
Newtown
Bucks County
Enterprise
Audi Massachusetts
Place de l’Opera
Trick of Woman Sharper and a Chicago Purchase
A North Side woman recalls a lace handkerchief scam in Chicago shops, noting an 8 dollar loss but 37 dollar lesson as a passerby returns the item and the clerk refunds the money. The tale is interwoven with anecdotal clips from Chicago Inter Ocean and Chronicle pieces about politics, quiz humor, and a funeral march at a luncheon cafe.
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Chicago
North Side
Mark Tapley
Sam
Chicago Chronicle
McKinley loses new white Fedora in rain drive
President McKinley wore a new white Fedora on a drive with Mrs. McKinley when a gust knocked the hat from his head and carried it into the rain. A White House policeman retrieved or aimed to return the hat. the president appeared bedraggled and planned a cleaner. Helen Keller has learned tandem bicycle riding.
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Washington
New York
McKinley
Misplaced visitor asks for Rubaiyat at horse editor
A caller seeking pieces on the Literature of the Oriental Races goes to the horse editor by error. He learns the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is unknown to him and, in mistaken offices, discovers the staffer is a horse editor. The scene ends with the visitor fleeing in embarrassment.
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Omar Khayyam
Khayyam
Washington Star
Fasting Cure Ends in Death of Philadelphia Woman
A Philadelphia woman, Mrs. Hermina Meyer, died after abstaining from food under a fasting advocate for 35 days. She dropped from 130 pounds to a skeletal frame, began convulsive vomiting, and died three weeks after breaking the fast. The fasting leader blamed heart disease. the family doctor called it starvation.
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Hermina Meyer
Philadelphia
Mrs. Meyer
Striking figures two ecumenical delegates with rare experiences
The New York Sun notes two notable delegates at the conference, Robert Laws and Dr. John G. Paton, both seasoned by perilous missionary work. Laws comes from Lake Nyassa missions in Africa and Paton labors among cannibal South Sea Islanders in the New Hebrides. They discuss cannibalism, its persistence in parts of the Pacific, and the vast reach of mission work beyond those who have seen missionaries.
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New York Sun
Robert Laws
Lake Nyassa
Africa
John G. Paton
New Hebrides
Japan
Paton
New
Hebrides
South Sea Islands
Fashion's Parasols Latest Sunshades of the Season
The Chicago Chronicle describes new parasols with square edges bandana patterns and striking handles. It notes club shaped handles with flowers and jewels, ivory coral and lapis lazuli inlays, morning parasols in plain silk, carriage shades in white satin with lace, and stitched banded parasols in taffeta for fashionably bold summer use.
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Chicago Chronicle
A Chance for a Fortune in Airtight Tobacco Boxes
A smoker argues the tobacco business could profit from boxes that seal tightly to keep tobacco moist and avoid dryness. He suggests a double cover inside the box to preserve quality with minimal extra cost, offset by reducing exterior decoration.
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New York Sun
The Fire That Won Mascagni His Fame
The composer Mascagni vowed not to work and burned his Cavalleria Rusticana score. His wife saved the manuscript and sent it to the prize, making him instantly famous across Europe. He later repaid the loan needed to telegram the success.
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Mascagni
Europe
New York Mail and Express
District of Columbia Shadbakes Declared Local Dish
One Washington institution is shadbake with planked shad praised as perfect at a river landing on the east Potomac near Mount Vernon. During peak shad season, planked shad excursions occur daily along the riverfront.
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District of Columbia
Washington
Potomac
Mount Vernon
Illinois Audubon Society grows amid Chicago youth members
The Illinois Audubon Society, now three years old, is the youngest but largest state association. It has nearly 10,000 enrolled members, about 800 adults, with most adults residing in Chicago. Swies Profit from Tourists. The Switzerland tourist flow from Jan 1 to Oct 1 is about 2,500,000 visitors yearly, with an average spend of $15.44 each, totaling roughly $88,600,000.
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Illinois Audubon Society
Chicago
Swies
Switzerland
Greece to Link Railways with European System
Greece signs convention to build a Piraeus to Demirly line reaching the Turkish frontier. The four year project connects Attica and Thessaly with Europe, enabling an Athens to Paris rail journey once finished. Past concessions faltered in 1889 but current plans promise steady execution and capital integration.
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Piraeus
Demirly
Liva- Hinix
Attica
Thessaly
Greece
Europe
Athens
Paris
Cpital
Engagement Intact After Quarrel Despite Vows
A Washington Star excerpt shows two women debating a quarrel with George. One says she never wants to see him again while he vows to leave, yet they claim they did not break their engagement. The piece ends noting Indians and detectives seeking a happy hunting ground.
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George
Washington Star
From Clara Kopp to Mrs Pinkham’s Advice
Clara Kerr of Rockport Indiana writes of four years of treatment with little relief for back aches, nervous symptoms, irregular menstruation, and cramps. Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is praised by Clara Kerr and Clara Kopp for aiding female health and offering guidance from Mrs Pinkham.
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Clara Kerr
Rockport, Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
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