Emmons Co Record Notes Name Change and Passages
In Missouri Dr Pigg has changed his name to Peak and is a cousin of ex Governor Hogg of Texas. A Viennese dentist at the Hygienic Institute in Wurzburg claims electricity can destroy bacteria. Kansas City provision bill lists 1000 cattle 2000 hogs 2000 sheep 5400 bushels of potatoes for the National Democratic convention week.
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Missouri
Dr. Pigg
Peak
Hogg
Texas
Wurzburg
Kansas City
Donor Restricts Name of Michigan Benefactor at Olivet College
Dexter M Ferry of Michigan gave 25000 to Olivet College with the condition that his name remain secret until the Republican State Convention adjourns where he sought the gubernatorial nomination. A new rule now allows bicycles in Hyde Park London parades alongside motorized vehicles, adding spectacle for promenaders watching cyclist evolutions and cheering motors.
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Dexter M. Ferry
Michigan
Olivet College
Church Parade
Hyde Park
London
Fire destroys shed on Belgian farm after snow reacts with lime
A snowstorm caused heat from quicklime stored near a shed on a Hebu terne, Belgium farm to ignite the shed and its contents. The blaze started overnight and completely destroyed the structure.
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Hebuterne
Belgium
Ancient peat burial unearthed near Damendorf
In Schleswig a peat digger find near Damendorf yields a well preserved corpse wearing coarse wool and red hair with sandals. Kiel scientist Dr Splieth estimates the body at about 1500 years old. Peat’s preservative power noted alongside Ireland examples. A Paris Peace Conference exhibit features a submarine cable in use.
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Damendorf
Schleswig
Splieth
Kiel
Ireland
Unusual Nile Fish Die and Greely Receives War Cipher Pleas
Reports from Assuan Egypt describe thousands of dead fish near the First Cataract after surface sightings. Authorities fear water pollution and possible poisonous contamination of the Nile. Gen. A W Greely has received numerous war cipher ideas, including a spoken numbers code used to mean attack on the right flank.
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Assuan
Egypt
A. W. Greely
China
Gen. Greely
Kansas City Beautifies With a Good Lawns Contest
Kansas City businessmen prepared to greet the Democratic Convention by launching a good lawns contest with about forty prizes totaling sixteen hundred dollars. The top prize was 250 dollars for the prettiest lawn of twenty five feet or more, plus awards for children’s lawns, neat vacant lots, window-box displays, and attractive schoolhouse lawns. Committees of well known out of town ladies awarded the prizes, praising the project as a lasting civic gain.
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Kansas City
Mystery of Miss Duncan Ends at Paris Dog Cemetery
Brom Paris reports Miss Duncan, a twenty year resident, died by suicide at the Paris dog cemetery. Six pets were buried there, the last a Newfoundland crushed by a tramcar. After mourning she bought a new dog, then shot herself on her dog's tomb, having given her property to neighbors.
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Brom Paris
Miss Duncan
Paris
Cadet Corps in Berne Seeks Funds for Youth Program
A Berne cadet corps for youths aged eight to about fifteen seeks financial support to sustain its activities. The fragment notes a push for funding and mentions the young participants as the core of the program.
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Berne
Switzerland
Island Romance Unfolds as Oarsman Wins Heart
Miss Elizabeth Jordan and the Hon. Jabez Jordan travel to Lake Mary Wisconsin where an oarsman posing as Tom Tompkins courts Miss Bess. The deception and clues reveal a mixed tale of wealth, identity, and love ending in an October wedding.
Silver Weddings Begin Under Hugh Capet Era
The story traces the origin of silver weddings to Hugh Capet’s time. A king rewards two aging servants by granting the woman a farm dowry and proposing marriage to the worker, offering silver for the couple’s future. The tale claims the term spread across France after twenty five years of marriage.
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Hugh Capet
France
How You Can Tell the Difference Between Bossism
The Detroit News comments that the key difference between boss ism and peerless leadership is that a boss always serves the other party. The remark contrasts autocratic control with collaborative leadership in political contexts.
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Detroit News
Million Fish Industry Under Virginia Woman At Wide Valley
At Wide Valley Virginia Mrs Anne E Waller runs the United States largest seine fishery with fifty workers and eight daughters. The operation hauls a five mile net four times weekly and yields about 40000 fish daily and over one million yearly. Her late husband Colonel Thomas Waller managed the business.
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Virginia
Wide Valley
United States
Anne E. Waller
Thomas Waller
Long and Faithful Railroad Service of All of Them
Michael W. Regan a veteran Lake Shore locomotive engineer was killed in the Westfield wreck of the fast bound mail train on Wednesday May 23. Regan began railroading in 1863 progressing from fireman to throttling passenger trains and held a 34 year career with the Lake Shore, noted for careful runs and few accidents. His brothers and son also worked on the Lake Shore system.
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Michael W. Regan
Lake Shore
Westfield
Regan
State Line
Buffalo & State Line
Erie
Buffalo & Erie
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Dunkirk
Silver Creek
Thomas Regan
James Regan
Edward Regan
Lehigh Valley
Francis Regan
Buffalo Express
Salisbury Dressed Himself Amusingly in Royal Garb
A humorous old tale about Lord Salisbury delaying cabinet work and, after his valet left, dressing in a mishmash outfit. He wore a Trinity House coat, deputy lieutenant trousers, a Royal Archers hat, and garter misbuttoned, with a waistcoat gap described as a lucid interval.
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Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
Trinity House
Leutenant
Royal Archers
Boston Journal
Man Hooks Grouse Like A Fish In Grass Bank
A hunter, after a fruitless afternoon, used fishing tackle to catch a grouse by baiting a hook with a grasshopper. The bird swallowed the bait and flew off with the hook, secured by the hunter who bagged his queer game.
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Atlanta Constitution
Woman Not Required to Exercise Extra Care Getting Off Car
A North Carolina court rules that a woman alighting from a street car owes no greater duty of care than a man in the same situation. The decision clarifies standard of care for boarding and disembarking streetcars.
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North Carolina
Sand Toys of Today Offer Wide Range and New Sets
The New York Sun notes sand toys now come in dozens of pail and shovel styles from wood tin and papier mache with some imported from France or Germany. Sets include sifters rakes shovels and forms with modern sprinkling pots and wheelbarrow or boat baskets. Prices range from five cents to three dollars as the variety grows.
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France
Germany
Europe
New York Sun
Burglar Trails Noise Hearings In Rainy Home
A burglar enters a house quietly but a bedroom occupant notices boots on carpets and orders them off. He descends stairs, but leaves with muddy boots on. A companion pal sees a tear in his eye as he admits he cannot rob the home, saying it reminds him of home.
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New York Journal
Strange Wives Deny Husbands Kissing Rights
Philadelphia woman dies at ninety after vowing never to kiss her husband since a royal kiss as a teen in England impressed her lips. The tale extends to a congressman caught kissing his cousin, a bachelor’s bequest conditioning marriage on abstaining from kisses, and a New York lawyer whose fiancée refuses to kiss fearing disease.
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Philadelphia
England
Europe
Congress
New York
Sulphur as Mosquito Bite Shield Report
A reader cites a medical journal note claiming internal sulphur protects against mosquito bites. A man took tartar-lithine and sulphur tablets four daily and tested live mosquitoes on his arm in a bottle. the insects settled but did not bite. If confirmed, sulphur could help sensitive individuals during mosquito season amid malaria concerns.
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Medical Journal
Gulf Mills Man Bets to Wheel Across United States
James Clayton of Gulf Mills Pa starts a bet to tour the United States entirely by wheel without other transport. He must return by March 28 1901 after visiting every city of 500 000 or more inhabitants and securing signatures along the way.
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United States
James Clayton
Gulf Mills
Local Officials Question Chief Clayton Riding Claim
The text notes that Mr. Clayton, identified as mayor or chief of police in each city, is not an expert rider. It presents a general doubt about his riding skill across multiple cities without naming specifics.
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Ture
Mr. Clayton
Union Jack proportions given for hoist and fly
The right proportions for the Union Jack are defined with the hoist as the flag height. If the hoist is five feet, the fly is ten feet. Crosses are specified as fractions of the hoist: St Andrew one fifth the hoist is one foot, St George one fifth the hoist is one foot, white edges one fifteenth the hoist are four inches, St Patrick one fifteenth the hoist are four inches, white edges one thirtieth the hoist are two inches.
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St. Andrew’s Cross
St. George’s Cross
St. Patrick’s Cross
Senator Hanna's Advice to Gowdy
John G. Gowdy consul general at Paris soughtSenator Hanna's counsel before departure. The senator told him to shave off the goatee, leaving Gowdy with a smooth chin as he began his duties.
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John G. Gowdy
Paris
Senator Hanna
Gowdy
Observatory at Pekin Shrouded in Ancient Bronze Instruments
The Pekin observatory lies near the city walls with bronze instruments described as ancient and beautiful. References note their age dating back to 1379 during Kubla Khan's conquest, highlighting historic depth and curiosity.
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Pekin
Kubla Khap
Hidden Weakness Sparks Disease Across the Body
The passage describes a sudden weakening of the mucous membranes that line the body leading to disease in any organ. It emphasizes that regardless of location the cause is the same and can affect lungs, brain, throat, stomach, or bowels.
Pe-ru-na Promoted as Catarrh Cure for Winter Ailments
An advertisement asserts catarrh inflames the nasal membrane and weakens the system leading to pneumonia grip and fevers. It claims Pe-ru-na is the only cure that reaches the root and offers lasting relief, warning against other diagnoses.
Donkey-Shaped Ghost Seen by Witness in Chicago News
A dialog humorously claims a ghost appeared as a donkey last night before the speaker jokes about a crowd around a children’s venue. The fragment references Chicago News as a source.
Cure Your Bowels with Cascarets for 10 Cents
Best for the Bowels No matter what ails you to a cancer you will never get well until your bowels are put right. CASCARETS help nature cure you without a gripe or pain produce easy natural movements cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic put up in metal boxes every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it beware of imitations.
Boys in Water Prank Cited by World Report
The New York World notes boys in a push and splash prank as they toss a boy into water. The boy’s mother warned him not to swim, yet his gang urged the stunt to claim many bad boys joined in.
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Jones
Jims
New York World
Northwestern inventors receive patents last week
James Burke of Minneapolis and Frank Kremer of Duluth lead a list of patents issued to Northwestern inventors. Other named recipients include Jake Friedlander of Fargo, Henry J. Lawrence of Elmore, Oscar Nygren of Lake City, Bengt Peterson of Cassel, and Robert Seeger of St. Paul. Merwin Lothrop & Johnson, patent attorneys, located at 911 and 912 Pioneer Press Building in St. Paul.
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Northwestern
James Burke
Minneapolis
Minn
Jake Friedlander
Fargo
N. D
Frank Kremer
Duluth
Henry J. Lawrence
Elmore
Oscar Nygren
Lake City
Bengt. Peterson
Cassel
Robert Seeger
St. Paul
Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press Bidg
Train travel offer from Chicago to Fort Worth announced
A Chicago notice promotes rail trips with round trip tickets limited to twenty one days from sale and a new service between Chicago and Fort Worth. The line promises daily departures at 1 50 AM with free reclining chair cars and connections to various states.
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Sita
Chicago
Patera le
Illinois
Talabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Loutelann’ Sieelleippl
sAtleegur
Carolina
Throlina
Tenneas
Serevice
Fort Worth
Snaeeta
oFnacress
Eastern Nois Road, Co
Ls Btone
A Way to the Desired Result
A witty dialogue records a stern father denying a drinker as suitable suitor for his daughter and the back-and-forth daringly questions marriage as a solution showing social constraint and negotiation.
Women live by convention men in spite of it
A concise aphorism contrasts gender roles highlighting that women conform to social norms while men resist them, suggesting persistent expectations shaping behavior. The quotation implies cultural pressure influences conduct for both genders.
Faceless Dyes and Easy Jobs Feature in 1900 Ad Copy
An ad-like excerpt notes that Putnam faceless dyes leave no stain on hands or kettles. It proclaims the simplest task is running someone else and cites Piso's Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17, 1900.
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N. W. Saucm
Ocean Grove
M. J
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