From His Mother's Hand A Drinking Tragedy
An 18 year old named Will Rochester, son of a widowed mother, succumbs to alcohol after a vow never to drink until he takes it from his mother’s hand. He fights craving, returns home to find his mother dying, and ends by breaking the vow in a drunken reverse of fate, leading to a doomed life. The piece speaks to the ruin of drunkards and the moral weight carried by mothers.
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Bill
Will Rochester
Harry
Wilf
Willie
Dearest
Will
Love
Bowser's History Book Plan Sparks Witty Domestic Row
A comic domestic scene unfolds as Mrs Bowser cajoles her husband into recalling his life for a proposed 500 page history. He objects to imaginative anecdotes while a visitor arrives seeking a full length portrait for the book, leading to a final burst of confusion and humor.
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America
Morocco
Mr. Bowser
Margaret
Mrs. Bowser
Mr. Bowsher
Progress notes on liquor licenses and temperance trends
The Red River parish license for selling spirits in Baton Rouge is increased to 5000 dollars. Michigan reports 1137 saloons or one per 229 residents. Mrs Ormiston Chant cites a 104 percent rise in deaths among women from drink in Chester England. Sweden leads in launching vessels and King Oscar bans champagne for battleship christenings. Union Signal notes a welcome initiative but hopes it comes from the United States.
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Red River Parish
Baton Rouge
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Christian Vesperance Society
Chester
England
Ormiston Chant
Sweden
Oscar
Land of the Stars and Stripes
Union
New York Church Temperance Food Service Expands
The Church Temperance Society in New York reports nearly 400,000 hot ten cent meals served from lunch wagons and seven ice water fountains funded by profits. Peripatetic coffee vans supply hot drinks to coachmen, firemen on long shifts, and motorists in cold weather, promoting healthier alternatives to saloons.
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Church Temperance Society of New York
Pneumonia Is Robbed of Its Terrors by Foley’s Honey and Tar
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy that stops a racking cough and strengthens the lungs. It claims early use can prevent pneumonia and urges avoiding substitutes. Sold by Dreier & Bro. and Pellens & Polster.
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Foley
Dreier & Bro
Pellens & Polster
Hearsay of a Life Worth Writing A Local Writer
A humorous snippet features Mrs Bowser and a would-be biographer debating the making of a life story. The proposer tallies ten books at ten dollars and recounts childhood vignettes from cow kicks to a cistern plunge, while a comic exchange underlines fabrication and vanity.
Eskimo Concert Keeps Spirits Up in Arctic Winter
In deep winter the Eskimos hold nightly concerts. A single tambourine like a wooden hoop with wet deerskin is beat while the performer circles the tent center. Four to five women sing in what they call song. Each man takes a turn with the drum until exhausted.
Johnny's Explanation of Watch Gears and Walking Pace
A playful exchange questions why the small band on a watch speeds up compared to the larger. Johnny and Papas respond with a light quip about running when walking together, implying a shared reason for differing paces.
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Johnny
Mr. Wise
Papas
Advice to Boys on Duty and Success
A writer in Success urges boys to be thorough in every duty from the bottom up. It notes that success comes from faithful performance in all positions, and that trusted, diligent work earns prosperity through building a personal path via employer satisfaction.
Troubies of Childhood Arithmetic Banter
A light dialogue at an arithmetic lesson features Ethel asking about a quotient and Johnny replying that the quotient is the answer but he avoids using the word answer because it is too easy to remember.
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Ethel
Johnny
Trains and connections to Detroit Buffalo and Kansas City
Details of train schedules including no car changes to Detroit and through sleepers to Kansas City. Notes on Pullman drawing rooms and chair cars. Mentions Great Overland Train for Denver Salt Lake City Pacific coast points and World’s Fair pending in St. Louis 1903.
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Detroit
Toledo
Buffalo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Union Depot
Denver
Salt Saas Iy
Pacific
Ament World
CeCe Schedule Fragments and Travel Times
Fragmentary timetable entries show mixed times and locations including arrivals departures and a note about Bunday. The garbled data lists times such as 6:40 am and 11:25 pm with unclear context and a stray reference to a person or place named CeCe.
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WayNt
Valparaiso
Chicago
Plymouth
New York
Washi'n
Amy Youngstn
Canton
Pittsburg
Crestline
Lima
Wash’tn
Phila
Wash'tn
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Bowser
C. B. Lewis
Boston
Washington
Bowsher
New York Journal
Boy Giant
Caroline Wetherell
Brenyvita Medical CO
Clinton and Jackson Sts
Chicago, Ill
C. B. Woodwert, & Co
Aveline
Decter
Iro
Calhoun and
Columba
Ranke & Nussbeum
Calhoun Street
Martin Lutzer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Flora Smich
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania
Ines
Central Time
New York Limited
AL Ny
van Buren Street Union
FT. Wayne
Deparr Standard
Cleveland
Erie
C. A. Aster
Lin
Rand Rapids & Indian
Grand Rapids
North
Richmond
Cincinnati
T A RY
Wees
Bunday
Mail Daily
Sun
Mail
Express
Aly
Santas
Cingn Ib
Deine Rat Rom the Son
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