Singin Sam's Salvation In A Southern Church Scandal
A New Orleans Pleaynue account recounts Singin Sam a famed church helper who was expelled for horse stealing and other thefts yet returned to lead a Primitive Baptist service. He explains he broke jail and the church endorses his past reflected leadership. The tale contrasts community judgment and forgiveness.
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Jeanette Ry Murphy
Sam
Prinitty
Primity Baptist
Singh
New Orleans
Curious Maine tale of Paul Beaupre grave curse
A Montreal Herald report recounts a Maine legend about Paul Beaupre a 19th century fortune teller and snake charm peddler buried in the woods above Grindstone Falls Beaupre allegedly cursed those who ignored his burial wishes. After his death odd events followed including a birch sprouting a ten foot cross and a chain of misfortunes. French Canadian campers later spread the story across eastern Maine drawing belief in a miraculous grave warning.
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Maine
Paul Beaupre
Grindstone Falls
Beaupre
Bo Peep
Montreal
Benpre
Criadstone
Tindinsny
Bo Peeps
Niastern
Montreal Plerald
Drummond’s tales of penalties and a royal autograph hymn
An anecdote from Drummond recalls sharp warnings over letters and the idea of sending an autograph copy of a hymn to a widow in England. The tale features a widow with a twelve year old son and a belief the boy could serve the kingdom if provided the revered hymn.
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Drummond
Atlantic
New York
Loeninng Post
Cost of an Elephant in Malay Peninsula and Lao States
The article compares elephant weights and loads in the Malay peninsula and Lao states. It notes peninsular elephants carry 900 to 1000 pounds plus mahout, with tuskers costing around 56 pounds and females about 45 pounds. Lao elephants average about 300 pounds less, with prices varying by region, and describes domesticated populations and living practices in Siam and Lao areas.
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Malay Peninsula
Theso States
Mahout
Honda
Lao States
Me Kawng
Muang Nan
Chieng Mai
Siam
Bornholm Island as a Magnetic Compass Hazard
The Danish island Bornholm in the Baltic acts as a large magnet, enough to steer ships off course within about nine and a half miles. Similar magnetic effects are noted on Canna in the Hebrides, where a hill near Rum can influence vessel compasses. Bornholm measures about one mile by four and a half miles.
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Baltic
Bornholm
Sweden
Canna
Argyllshire Hebrides
Rum
Boston
Two Bullets In Fort Edwards War Casualty Tale
Walter Beebe, lying beside Edwards on the cot, wore both a fever and wounds from July 1 and July 2. He recalls a bullet likely from a comrade’s revolver, and a ramrod story from Las Guasimas where a Mauser bullet killed a man who paused to break a stick, altering fate in the mêlée.
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Edwards
Walter
Beebe
Las Guasimas
Flo
Leslie’s Weekly
The Kitchen: A Frugal Practical Kitchen Workshop
An older article urges housekeepers to optimize limited kitchens with simple, clever fixes rather than luxury. It suggests filling floor cracks with flour paste and alum, creating durable putty substitutes, and using a flip top table with built in kneading board to keep work at hand. It describes converting stairs to shed storage and designing compact, efficient cupboards to minimize movement.
Clever Kitchen Renovation With Hidden Pantry Closets
An article describes converting soapstone tubs into hidden storerooms under kitchen shelves. It shows a two-window layout with a large kneading board, bread drawer, and side closets for flour, sugar, and pastry ingredients. Curtains conceal shelves, creating practical, durable kitchen storage in a compact home.
Emperor William and his private post for mail
The German emperor has a dedicated set of officials to manage daily mail. Letters are categorized as private official or immediate. Private go unopened to the emperor, official to civil or military cabinets, and military letters to the military cabinet. Chiefs review, draft replies, and the emperor signs before messengers deliver.
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Germany
New Doctor Moves Next Door With Odd Name
A new physician arrives in town, but his surname would be a marketing disaster for practice. The doctor is Phil Graves, a name that could be seen as ominous for patients seeking care.
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Spick
Span
Phil Graves
Glass cut lamps replace wax candles in inkstand set
Alcohol lamps of cut glass with a sieve top replace wax candles in silver candlesticks for heating sealing wax at the writing table. They come in matching sets with inkstand brace penwiper and mucilage bottles, offering a pretty update from the former four penny silver.
Filipino churchgoing woman with cigars and fashion
A Boston Herald column depicts a Filipino mother and her children walking to mass in formal dress, the mother puffing a large cigar and guiding her children with pride. The piece details hair, clothing, and street behavior, noting gossip at the church door and the calm pace home. It is followed by two business Q&A and an appellate-cost note.
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Boston Herald
Why Birds Eggs Vary In Shape From Nature's Reason
The article explains how egg shapes suit nesting habits. Owls lay spherical eggs to stay warm evenly in holes. Guillemots lay elongated eggs that spin rather than roll on exposed rocks. Plovers and snipes lay four eggs narrowing toward the small end, forming a square to cover them better.
Jewelers Hall Marks and Watch Registry Practice
A user explains how jewelers mark jewelry with identification numbers each time an item is bought or repaired. The practice tracks the setting, stones, and repair history, with numbers scratched inside watch cases to show cleaning intervals and keep accurate records in the jeweler’s registry.
Pearl Industry Grows Along Concho River Texas
The pearl industry in the Concho river region of west Texas has expanded rapidly in recent years. Many men are employed hunting for pearls and the annual proceeds from gem sales total several hundred thousand dollars.
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Concho River
West
Texas
Pneumonia cases see Foley's Honey and Tar work says doctor
Dr. C. J. Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three very severe pneumonia cases during the past month with good results. H. J. Moogk and W. F. Jungkunz & Co. provide the product.
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C. J. Bishop
Agnew, Mich
Foley
H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz
Bombay Papers Urge Inoculation Against Plague Precaution
Several native papers in Bombay urge readers to resort to inoculation as a precaution against the plague, advocating preventive measures amid rising concerns and public health guidance.
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Bombay
August Flower sale touted as cure for many ailments
Question Answered asserts August Flower remains the largest selling medicine in the civilized world. It claims mothers used it for indigestion biliousness and general malaise, with doctors scarce in the past. The text promotes Green's August Flower in liquid form and notes sample bottles at Emmert & Burrell's.
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Emmert & Burrell’s
Chicago Great Western sells Homeseekers tickets on select Tuesdays
The Chicago Great Western Railway will sell Homeseekers excursion tickets on Tuesdays November 21 December 6 and 19. For information contact F. H. Lord G P T A Chicago or A G Fitz agent Brewster House.
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Chicago, Great Western Railway
F. H. Lord
Chicago
A. G. Fitz
Agt
Brewster House
Cheap South Rates Drive Homeseekers South on Select Tuesdays
The Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets to Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October. Homeseekers’ tickets cost one fare plus two dollars for the round trip and are valid twenty one days from sale. Agents Wes Taynes and J C Beam Jr provide illustrated matter and further details with addresses in Louisville and Chicago.
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Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Southeastern
United States
Wes Taynes
Louisville
J. C. Beam, Jr
Adams St
Chicago
Ills
Wtf
Puerto Rico Tours From Chicago In Winter Orient Summit
Puerto Rico tours depart Chicago January 11 February 15 and March with Pullman cars to New York then steamships Ponce and San Juan. Travel by rail automobile carriage and boat around the island. tickets cover all expenses. Escorts include Walter Boyd Townsend under The American Tourist Association management Beau Campbell 1423 Marquette Building Chicago. Itineraries maps and tickets available through Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul agents.
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Puerto Rico
Chicago
New York
Ponce
San Juan
Walter Boyd Townsend
American Tourist Association
Beau Campbell
Marquette Building
Milwaukee & St. Paul
The Tribune's Tri-Weekly and Weekly Plans for 1900
The New York Tribune proclaims its Republican stance and broad content. It advertises the Daily and Sunday Tribune at $100 a year with a 20 page illustrated supplement, the Tri-Weekly Tribune at $1.50 per year replacing the Semi-Weekly, and the Weekly Tribune at $1.00 a year. It highlights editorials, market prices, humor, fiction, and practical information for business people and farmers, urging readers to subscribe and request sample copies.
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New York Tribune
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Tribune
Cleveland
United States
Daily and Sunday Tribune
Tri-Weekly Tribune
Daily
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