Michigan merchant seeks nun to staff Detroit typewriter show
A Michigan town merchant in Detroit days ago sought a young nun to staff his typewriter business. He recounted four women who joined theatrical outfits for pay, with one marrying a manager and running the show. A second earned a promotion, a third took rindetones and blankets orders, and the fourth proved the best yet amid continued rumors of employment and family life.
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Werchant
Michigan
Detroit
Airl
Blank
Folke
Taymer
Simple remedies for cleaning and care from old Philadelphia tips
A collage of household hints covers cleaning fabrics, leather, wicker, and paper. It suggests vinegar and salt for stains, warm water for washing, a table knife method for textiles, and oxalic acid for leather cleaning. It notes cautions on waterproofing, sizing, and using solvents, citing Philadelphia Pros.
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Philadelphia
Rival to Ping Pong Captures Attention at Elite Bowls Scene
A portable outdoor game styled as a rival to ping pong, resembling bowls, gains notice as a practical pastime. Mentioned in London society circles including the Earl of Jersey, it draws interest from the Imperial Bowling Association and royal venues like the Oryeta and Alexandra palaces.
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Oryeta
Alexandra
Earl of Jersey
Imperial Bowling Association
London Dally Chronicle
The Question of Eyes Among People Through History
A historical curiosity notes light and dark eyes across Europe, with women more often blue or gray than men. It cites Greek and Shakespearean examples of gray eyes and recounts anecdotes about famous figures and stage legends, including Mme. Fading and eye shaping tales, reflecting aesthetic ideals and rumored practices.
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Europe
Atterien
Elasale
Charlotte Bronte
George Idot
Wikie Colline
Charles Reade
Ray
Uline
Sal
Bagel
Chatterton
Kray
Kapress Catharine
Rijeka
Baneba
Sven
Artint Fogard
Mme
Jane Hading
Turkey
Tel
What bit the other one
Professor Campbell of Stanford recounts a fory tale of a stage coach drawn by a tea bitten gray mare. An American passenger asks the driver what color the lead horse is before the driver replies the horse is a flowbitten gray, prompting the question of what bit the other horse.
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Douglas A. Campbell
Leland
Stanford Jr. University
New York Tribune
Matrimonial Maneuver Prompts Divorce Veil Lift
Chicago News sketches a curious matrimonial gambit where one party hints at sending money or a wife to settle matters. The tone suggests a theatrical, inside joke on marriage strategies within a domestic dispute.
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Chicago News
Telephone party wire causes chaos in Chester town
In a late night party line mix up Mrs Jones wakes Augustin and harbors a roaming group of neighbors and workers who interrupt the couple with a plumber, a horse livery stable, a cook, and a newsboy. The barrage ends with Jones deciding to walk to the next train rather than endure the line.
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Chester Town
Mfr
Jonewie
Mra. Jones
Augietus
Susie
Augustin
Barsiar Boote
Anya Avwuetun
Luekin
Rane
Ela Sustelan
Mia
Jonex
Jones
HAW
Central Ella
Mary
Mistah Jones
Mr. Jones
Jones, “Who on earth are you?” _ SAWell
Smarty
Annie Murphy
Denman's
Annie
Ald Jones
Central
Elx Epope
Agai Jones
Trotter
Ello
Poulson
Hinpwolt
Menuxer
Fragmentary Confrontation Recounted in Local Chat
The fragment describes a tense exchange where Clara Billings repeats a hostile line about the speaker. Mentions Mayur and Chicago Daily News as a broader reference, implying lingering public conversation and personal conflict.
Diversions for Social Evenings Card Game Rules
A description of a party game where players prepare name cards for famous living persons and pair them with two descriptive words beginning with the person’s surname. The notes include example entries for Gladstone Shakespeare Poe Stanley McKinley Ready Grant Carlyle Washington Columbus Alcott Napoleon and Solomon, plus instructions on timers, prizes, and how to judge. The text also provides sample phrases illustrating backward rewrites and poetic fragments.
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Werner
William £. Gladstone
William Shakespeary
Kilgay Allan Poe
H. M. Stanley
Willam McKinley
Charlen Ready
Grant
Thomas Carlyle
Abraham Waenin
Christopher Columbus
Growin’ Ter A Man Incomplete Language Lesson
Fragmented OCR passage discusses a boy growing into a man and learning sentence formation as a moral and educational aim. It references training, improvement, and contrasts with religious themes, including a sermon attributed to Bishop Vinton at Holyoke.
School for Deserted Wives Workroom in Chicago
A Chicago Chronicle note describes the United Hebrew Charities Workroom on Haines Street, run by Mrs Louise Mitchell, aiding deserted wives by teaching needlework to become self supporting. Overseen by Mrs Louis Schott and others, the program operates 9 am to 4 pm, pays 15 to 25 cents per dozen neckties, and screens applicants to prevent fraud while ensuring worthy cases receive aid.
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Erle Duilding
Haliend Street
Hine T Bnd Avende
Chicago Chronicle
United Hatrew Charities Warkroom
Louise Mitchell
Chicago
Louie Schott
Sane Groenstelder
Rubavite
Coufee
Ingalls on the Rocks Off Legaspi Harbor
The US Transport Ingalls with General Miles aboard struck a reef entering Legaspi harbor on Saturday. It floated at high tide and is believed undamaged after attempting to steer through the channel between reefs. Cholera spreads on the west coast of Mindanao with destitution rising. General Lavin telegraphs for distribution of relief supplies.
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Manila
United States
Ingalls
General Miles
Legaspi
Luson
Brugite
Wealy
Albay Inn
Minanao
Lavin
Sumner
Mark Twain's Odd Request at White House Reception
At a White House reception during Cleveland's presidency Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain presented his card to Mrs. Cleveland and asked her to spell his name correctly. He joked about his misspelling and Mrs. Cleveland amusedly wrote her name on the card for him.
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White House
Samuel Clemena
Mark Twain
Mrs. Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Clemena
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Elena
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