Wu Ting-fang to retire from public life in China
Washington reacts with regret to news from Peking that former Minister Wu Ting-fang plans to retire. The Chinese statesman, noted for modernizing ideas, travels to Shanghai to visit his father’s tombs before settling his fortune. Wu’s conciliatory stance and popular social presence had strengthened ties with the United States.
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Washington
Peking
Wu Ting-fang
China
Shanghai
Celestial Kingdom
Minister Wu
Mr. Wu
The Many Sided Character Wu Ting-Fang in Washington
An account of Wu Ting-Fang the Chinese minister in Washington during the Boxer Crisis of 1900. He earned both confidence and distrust, with President McKinley and Secretary Hay trusting him deeply. He personally carried a coded message to Peking that yielded a timely reply within two weeks, proving the authenticity of the channels.
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Mr. Wu
Washington
China
McKinley
John Hay
Hay
Gree
Conger
Peking
State Department
Danger
Famous Washington epicure George Harvey dies banker at Harvey's
George Washington Harvey, famed Washington epicure and longtime Harvey's restaurant keeper, has died after a career spanning decades. Known for steamed oysters and diamond back terrapin, he sold his business and retired, leaving a legacy of culinary distinction in the capital.
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Harvey
Chesapeake
George Harvey
Lucullus
Washington
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Paris
Washingtonian
Secret Service Tackles Detroit Money Marking Mystery
Chief Wilkie and agents traced counterfeit style markings to a Detroit importer clerk who wrote company names on large bills. The cashier admitted marking notes $50 and up to identify payers, suggesting use of slip numbers instead. he avoided punishment after promising to stop.
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Wilkie
Secret Service
Chicago
Detroit
Uncle Sam
Cahier
United States
Americans Are Paint Users and The Case for Prepared Paints
The article argues Americans consume over 100 million gallons of paint annually, with half used on houses. It credits ready mixed paints for post-1860 adoption, notes industry growth, and defends prepared paints against paste varieties. It cautions buyers about low price linseed oil paints and explains that top paints rely on pure linseed oil, fine grinding, and thorough mixing, while noting painters’ self-interest in custom mixing.
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Octave Thanet
Japan
Innovation in Oregon and Nervous Ailments Ad
A fragment noting Oregon innovation with fly screens and a harbor quote about flies. It also advertises Dr. H. Kline's Nerve Restorer claiming cures for nervous issues and a free trial bottle offer. The text includes a remark about women's curiosity and a comment on conscience.
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Oregon
Bay
North Bend Harbor
St. Vitus
Iine
D.R. H. Kline
Arch St
Philadelphia
The Somnambulist’s Night Ride to a Dying Wife
A Kansas City physician recalls a bitter winter journey to a Missouri town. A young husband seeking help for a choking wife mistook sleepwalking for a fatal dream and the doctor pretends to cure her while the husband discovers a bedmate in the morning.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Octopus Stew Gains Niche in Chicago Greek Stores
Greek merchants in Chicago popularize octopus as a delicacy, especially among Greek and Armenian communities. Octopi from Granidion arrive dried and salted, sold loose or rolled into cabbage-sized balls. Prices run about 40 cents a pound, with wealthier Greeks serving it regularly.
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Chicago
Halsted Street
Granidion
Mediterranean
Candid Declaration on Reform From a Political Figure
A Washington Star quote shows a man speaking on reform after politics. He aims to shift power to his own crowd by driving out the others. The remark reflects a blunt partisan calculation and self interest.
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Washington Star
Looking Ahead and Marjorie Cassell’s Journal Joke
A Cassell's Journal quip contrasts marriage motives, joking about Madge marrying for money and Marjorie for beauty, implying shifting plans after years. The lines reflect social satire on matrimony and material concerns.
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Madge
Marjorie
Cassell
Cuticura Heals Child's Severe Eczema After 12 Years
A Brooklyn mother credits Cuticura remedies with curing her twelve year old son's eczema after years of ineffective treatments. She describes a red infant spot worsening to multiple body areas, intense itching, and sleepless nights before using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting rapid improvement and a smooth skin result.
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Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn, N. Y
Purpose of the Court in a Supreme Court Disscussion
In Elfast Maine Hon. A G Jewitt, a sharp wit and lawyer, reads law to the jury during closing argument. The presiding judge orders him to stop and demands the court give the law to the jury. Jewitt parries with a quip asking the judge what the court is for.
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A. G. Jewitt
Supreme Court
Elfast
Jewett
Boston Herald
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Claims Kidney Cure
A 19th century advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain by addressing kidney issues. It features a testimonial from John C. Coleman of Swainsboro, Georgia, describing long-term relief and urging purchase from local dealers at 50 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, New York is named as the manufacturer.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Oracular Observations and Witty Aphorisms
A column of pithy maxims on common sense and social habit. It jokes that resolution fades, a pretty girl teaches prudence, and paying cash reduces credit purchases while poetry lingers in thought over action.
Spiteful marriages and divorce keep a Chicago feud alive
The brief item recounts a self serving motive where a woman married to spite a rival and later divorced to enable the former husband to wed the same rival, illustrating ongoing spite driven by jealousy and social maneuvering.
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Chicago Daily News
Athletics Victim Misinterpreted by Doctors and Public
A hospital doctor attributes a man’s illness to athletics while Uncle Eben from the Washington Star quips that speculation in wins is investments and losses are gambling. The Philadelphia Ledger cites the doctor’s claim that the man was not trained, yet was harmed by someone who hit him.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Eben
Gamblin
Washington Star
Tonic Treatment for Stomach Ailments and Pink Pills Promise Health
The ad describes stomach trouble symptoms from appetite changes to chest heaviness and headaches. It cites A C Merrill of Oneals California as a veteran who improved after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. The pills claim to rebuild blood and nerves and are sold 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 by Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Oneals
Calif
U. S. Regular Infantry
Dr. Williams
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