Healy Resigns From Committee Over Expansion Stance
M F Healy publishes a letter announcing his resignation from the state committee after opposing the party’s traditional stance and urging expansion. He cites disagreements with Basher Carr Col Mackey and others while urging the Democratic party to adopt advanced positions and align with the will of the American people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Basher
Mr. Carr
Col. Mackey
Democratic Party
M. F. Healy
The Devil Tree Myth Across Tropical Folklore
The devil tree is a traveler’s myth common in stories from Borneo, Sumatra, and other tropical regions. Descriptions vary, with a palm like plant having toothed central fronds that trap victims, sometimes assisted by long arms. In truth no such tree exists. the tales arise from dangers in tropical thickets and venomous creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
Sumatra
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Enduring Panama Hats Call For Careful Preservation
A Washington Star reader extols panama hats noting their longevity from 10 to 40 years. He cites owners in east Washington and a physician wearer with hats kept for decades, with bleaching and retrimming extending life while the lining wears out. Original costs under 14 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Washington
Panama
Washington Star
Aldrich Aids O'Brien In Pub Plight And Harsh Reproach
The anecdote recalls Thomas Bailey Aldrich as a clerk who sheltered Fitz James O Brien after a drink. Aldrich refused to abandon him despite a prior $1 loan. O Brien later begged $25 from a publisher, showed a protest placard, and paraded city streets until a $5 bargain settled the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Smail
George W. Carleton
Broadway
Fitz James O’brien
Aldrich
O’brien
San Francisco Argonaut
Attending Physician Contains Grim Cadence in Detroit Journal
Fragment from the Detroit Journal quotes a physician urging a patient to live while a speaker exclaims a preference for death, illustrating a stark medical and emotional moment in a historical newspaper excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Journal
Mrs Brewer's Humane Work A Westerly Benefactor Endorses Peruna
A Rhode Island woman, Lizzie M. Brewer of Westerly, praises Peruna in a March 17 1898 letter to Dr Hartman. She states she has used Peruna for over four years, calling it a sure cure for catarrhal affections and la grippe and claiming it helps female weaknesses. She offers to respond to inquiries with a stamped reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie M. Brewer
High St
Westerly
Hartman
Columbus, O
The Modern Social Elite and Its Fashionable Circles
The article criticizes the English smart set's pretensions and the costly social ritual of fashion parties. It notes an American hostess limiting guest lists to keep exclusivity and questions the appeal of attending multiple soirées in one evening. It observes the exhaustive social performance and fatigue, contrasting it with practical labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nadine Boulitchoff's Charity Elevates Slaves to Freedom
In Marchesi and Music a noted Rus sian pupil Nadine Boulitchoff from Nijni Novgorod astonishes audiences with voice and drama in Moscow St. Petersburg and Madrid. In 1880 she sang in Rio de Janeiro and uses her benefit funds to buy freedom for seven enslaved women. The crowd cheers as the freed women thank her on stage with the hymn and emperor Pedro I rising in tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nijni-Novgorod
Mile
Nadine Boulitchoff
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Madrid
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Nadine
Dom Pedro
Pin That Changed a Life Turns Bank Beneficiary Millionaire
A poor boy finds a pin on the pavement and tucks it in his coat. A passing rich man is impressed and adopts him, later a South African millionaire who, years later, gives £2000 to a former schoolmate. He explains he hated the boy at school, so he kept the pin’s memory alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Pearson’s Weekly
Gallyer and Aspley Exchange Love Insight
Dialogists quiz marital errors and idealized paradise in a witty Brooklyn Life exchange. Colum bus claims a discovery of the Indies while Aspley jokes about prior marriage shaping views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallyer
Columbus
Indies
Aspley
Paradise
Brooklyn
Hawaiian Alphabet and Pronunciations Highlighted
A New York Herald excerpt outlines the Hawaiian alphabet with 12 native letters plus a thirteenth from missionaries, explains vowel sounds and English likeness, and contrasts high and low caste speech. It notes Waikiki’s proper pronunciation Wi keekee and frames greeting forms like Alcha and Aloha with cultural warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kara
Tara
Waikiki
Honolulu
Wikeekee
Papa
New York Herald
Woman in Detroit Recalls Kansas Court Contempt Tale
A Detroit woman recounts a Kansas justice story from years past. Her husband was jailed on a dealer’s spiteful action. at the trial she aimed opera glasses at the judge, was fined $1,000 for contempt, defended herself, apologized, and the judge reconvened. The prosecutor was fined $25 for insulting a visiting lady and gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Kansas
New York Tribune
Blunders in Songs and Programmes and the press
A humorous account of printing errors in song lyrics and concert programmes. The writer recalls a misprint in a sentimental verse and a concert programme that listed a singer’s future marriage instead of the expected songs. The piece closes with a quip about selective reporting and continuation notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Minister’s Widow Recounts Laughing Parish Scene
A minister’s widow recalls his eyes turning black with anger then twinkling with mirth while preaching. She explains he nearly laughed in church when he glimpsed the new soprano and tenor playing cards behind the choir screen, causing their quick, unseen disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Extra Billy Smith and his Rough Tactics in Civil War Drills
A Kansas City Journal feature recalls Extra Billy Smith a Virginia governor famed for mill contracts and aggressive orders. It notes his unorthodox drill manual, strict discipline, and a blundered march ending in a wheatfield with a dawn reunion plan on the tether side of the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy’’ Smith
Virginia
Post Office
Williams
Lincoln
Thurman
Jerry Rusk
Kansas City Journal
The Niagara Falls Erosion Through Ages
The Niagara river has carved a channel 200 feet deep and 2 000 feet wide over 86 000 years, seven miles downstream from Queenstone. Evidence shows falls moved less than one foot per year in the last fifty years, illustrating relentless wear on rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Queenstone
Free three bottles offer for lung cure by New York chemist
The Fairfield Tribune prints an offer from T A Slocum M D of New York claiming a universal cure for pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchial diseases. He will send three free bottles of his New Discoveries to readers who write with address details and note they saw the offer in this paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T. A. Slocum
Fairfield Tribune
Science Daily
M. D
Pine Street
Tribune
Fairfield
Owa
Early European teacups and coffee cups trace history
The text notes scarce teacups in Europe after tea's arrival, with first European coffee cups dated to 1645 in Venice and later in Paris 1659 London 1652 Leipsic 1694. It explains oriental cups lacked stems, and Chinese porcelain entered Europe mid 16th century as vertu. It also warns Chinese porcelain fakes flood the market and require expertise to verify genuine pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Constantinople
Venice
Paris
London
Leipsic
Germany
China
Individual Odors Distinguish People by Smell
A Bethe article in Archiv der Gesammten Physiologie claims every person has a unique odor detectable by sensitive noses and even by blindfolded judges. It notes odor develops to puberty, then remains constant, and family members share a common scent that persists after long separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bethe
Archiv der Gesammten
Trustworthy local bank advertises real estate loan rates
Money to loan at reasonable rates for long or short time on real estate or personal security. Business done as liberally as consistent with safe banking. Acts as custodian of wills and valuable papers with safe interest at 4 percent per annum. All money deposited for a period not less than six months.
Notable Names in Local Directory Listing
The record lists J. E. Reth, J. Ricksher, E. A. Howard, A. F. Cassel, Lee T. Gobble, J. B. McKenney, D. Leggett, R. W. Lamson, and Thos. Loudea as individuals appearing in the local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Reth
J. Ricksher
E. A. Howard
A. F. Cassel
Lee T. Gobble
J. 8. McKenney
D. Leggett
R. W. Lamson
Thos. Loudea
Ah E. Roth
James Louden
D. G. Higley
W. E. Bradshaw
Pacheme
Hun Gee
W. Ball
R. F F. Ratcliff
A. Son
Joseph Roth
B F. Simmons
Chris Roth
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Hood
Mrs. Lizziam M. Brewer
Liberty
Mr. Blank
Maude Valerie White
Cornhill Magazine
The
Billy
Josie Owen
Montpelier
Ohio
S.S.S. Blood
Io Earth
Swift Specific Co
Atlante
United States
Science
Iowa
State Savings Bank
J.E. Roth
Jos. Ricksher
V. Pres
John Davies
North Pacific Coast
California
Portland
Oregon
Alaska
Klondike
Oklahoma
Texas
John, Sebastian, G. P. A
Chicago, Ill
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