Not a Military Hero Worshiper Merrick Auger
The tale follows Milton Forester, a young officer in the Spanish American War, who fears cowardice amid heavy fire near Santiago. Wounded in the stomach, saved by a surgeon, and later restored with new rank, Forester returns home to Mary Mills, while her sister and friend Nathan Burge confront the rumor of cowardice and truth of grit.
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Milton Forester
National Guard
Mary Mills
Forester
Mary
Florida
Cuba
Santilago
Nathan Burge
Nate
Burge
Montauk Point
Santiago
John Kellogg
Forner
Mary Mills Forester
Merrick Auger
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for piles
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is especially recommended for piles. Sold by Wm. FP. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
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DeWitt
Wm. FP
Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Admiral confronts chain mishap under deep Rio waters
In a Rio de Janeiro port a chain cable incident exposes a tense scene aboard the Saikitent. Admiral questions the young man in charge, who admits the impossible question of stopping the chain, prompting a sharp exchange and a quiet, unintended confession.
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Rio Janeiro
A. T. Mahan
Alfred
Coaming
Observance of Easter dates through church history
The note traces Easter from 68 AD disputes between eastern and western churches to the Nicea council of 825, establishing Easter on the Sunday after the fourteenth day of Nisan and the Roman rule. England adopted this in 669, and the Gregorian reform caused a 1582 shift not adopted by the English church, resolved in 1752 by Easter being the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21. If full moon is on a Sunday, Easter is the following Sunday.
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Nice
England
Chinese Names and Slaves Reflect Cultural Bias
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a law student describing how Chinese names differ for girls and boys, preferring poetic terms for children and severe values for boys, while slaves receive demeaning, devotional names. The remarks reveal historical biases in naming as social status and race intersect with gender roles.
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Mabel
Jenny
Matilda
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sitting on a High Hat Silly wager tale from Philadelphia Record
A clubman explains a method to sit on a silk hat without crushing it, asserting a good silk hat can support about 140 pounds if weight is applied gradually and carefully. The procedure involves placing the hat crown down on a smooth surface, placing a board across the rim, then seating oneself slowly. He notes hats that are bent or broken fail and that the rule varies with hat quality.
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Jose
Philadelphia Record
Eating Onions Cures Dropsicat Tendencies Says Exchange
A note claims frequent onion consumption helps dropsicat tendencies with many patients improving. One case saw a patient restored after physicians gave up, eating onions like apples daily, and five years later remained healthy. The account cites the exchange as its source.
Where He Gets His Orders
A brief quip from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a married man with five grown daughters cannot keep up with his orders. The line plays on the idea of domestic duties as the real workload rather than manufacturing obligations.
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Jinks
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Feminine and the Wife-Fancy in London Opinion
The London Opinion compares gendered dictionaries The Feminine and The Husband Probably containing differing word lists The Wife-Fancy is noted for its focus on female roles while The Husband likely shadows masculine terms The column ponders whether differences reflect social norms rather than language changes
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John
Woman's
London
The Daily Journal Delivery Ad Offers Citywide Service
The Daily Journal offers citywide newspaper delivery for 10e per week. The ad highlights doorstep service and weekly pricing, inviting readers to subscribe for home delivery throughout the city.
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Daily Journal
History of Tapestry in Europe and Flanders
Tapestry began in the ancient world with Egyptian and Greek examples then spread via Saracens to Europe where it thrived in the fourteenth century in Flanders. By the late fifteenth century Bruges and Arras led a golden age with tapestries praised for color, composition, and room decoration.
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Egypt
Greece
Europe
Bayeux
Flanders
Ghent
Louvain
Ypres
Bruges
Arras
Courage in captivity on the Gold Coast mission
Lieutenant Henderson survived capture by Samory’s forces through calm defiance and wry humor. He soothed death threats by sleepy indifference and then met Samory on equal terms, shaking hands atop the throne. The incident saved a fragile British Islamic power relationship and avoided a brutal fate.
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Henderson
Gold Coast
Samory
Jim
Stlenderson
Great Britain
London
The Shape of the Sky and its apparent vault
The article discusses the sky’s apparent form as not a true hemisphere. It presents J M Peinter's view that vertical sections resemble a circle segment with a center angle around forty degrees. The result is noticeable horizon flattening and effects like enlarged sun and moon near the horizon and oval halos at low altitudes.
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J. M. Peinter
Milwaukee banker stalls cash with certificates request
A Milwaukee businessman asked to withdraw cash but was offered bank clearings instead. He preferred currency, arguing certificates are not the same, while the teller insisted the certificates were acceptable. A Scottish club tale follows of a minister rebuked for harsh language, replying humorously about swearing.
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Milwaukee
Shaky Logic and Quotations Prompt Reflections
A London Express quotation compares privileges and family duty in a debate about who profits from privilege. A Marcus Aurelius maxim emphasizes personal responsibility and self-reliance, urging a man to stand erect rather than be kept erect by others.
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London Express
Marcus Aurelius
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Sold by Local Drugstore
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are praised as the best pills known and offered by Wm. F. Jungkunz, a druggist located at 5 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Buff Orpingtons and Plymouth Rocks Promote Farm Fowl
A.G. Gilbert extolls Barred Plymouth Rock Buff Orpingtons and White Wyandottes as top farm fowl. He cites eggs and meat qualities, widespread availability, and rising popularity of buff and white Orpingtons across English and American breeds.
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Plymouth
Luis Orpingtons
Orpington
Red stembarked alfilaria looms from Pacific ranges
About eight al filaria species exist in the United States with three native to the Pacific coast. The most valuable is the red stemmed alfilaria Erodium deutarium, a hairy erect winter annual six to eight feet tall. It bears purple or blue flowers and emits a musky odor. In winter it forms a dense rosette ten to twelve inches wide, from which stems rise in spring.
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United States
Pacific Coast
Dormant lime sulphur for San Jose scale tested in spring
Experiments show lime sulphur washes work best on trees in dormancy and just before new growth. We seek sufferers who tried everything without benefit to try Ely's Dream Balm for nasal symptoms. It soothes inflamed membranes and cleanses. One trial should prove its healing power. Price 50c. All druggists or Ely Bros. 56 Warren St. New York. 18
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San Jose
Ely
Price
Ely Bros
Warren St
New York
A Poets Misunderstanding on Regent Street
A London anecdote recalls Robert Southey settling a quarrel between Campbell and a shopkeeper in the Quadrant. Campbell, eager to help a poor woman, rushed into a shop to change a sovereign, only to anger the shopkeeper who summoned the police. Southey identified Campbell as Master Campbell, lord rector of Glasgow, and both men reconciled.
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Tennyson
Regent Street
Bouthey
Campbell
Southey
Worthy
Maister Camnell
Superstition and Curses Shape Cornish Fishermen Talk
The text describes how fishermen avoid the word rabbit as ominous and fear provoking. They also spurn the word church at sea and substitute cleeta in conversations to dodge perceived misfortune. Tales of disaster follow defying these superstitions, affecting boat departures and daily routines.
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Cleeta
The Innkeeper of England and Public Service Reform
A London Sphere piece by V. V. V. argues English inns fuel distrust of England abroad. It laments licensure for victuallers without cooking or sanitation knowledge and notes inept spouses running inns. The piece contrasts continental innkeeping as an art with English innkeeping as refuge for indolence.
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England
London
Continent
A Mystery Before Dawn Shrouds Animals in Unease
A curious mystery describes a fleeting pre-dawn uneasiness in animals occurring about an hour before sunrise. Children moan, elderly awaken, cocks crow, dogs stir, and livestock move briefly before stillness returns. The piece ponders whether a magnetic wave or hereditary instinct drives this behavior from ancient dawn alerts.
England the Land of Flowers
England the Land of Flowers. I know not why Italy rather than England should be called the land of flowers. The truth is that the English people are an art loving one and that in England more than in any region of Italy or country of Europe flowers are in evidence everywhere and, with the grasses and plants and universal vegetation, are more intimately and perennially intertwined with human existence Itself. Naples I! Mattino.
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England
Land of
Italy
Europe
Naples
Mattino
Boasted Too Soon by Norfolk Nobility Tale
An early dinner boast by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Holkham about never being shot at ends abruptly when the court next day is peppered by gunfire. William Coke coolly aims a pistol, declaring a second muzzle ready. The incident appears in The Life of Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester by A M W Stirling.
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Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Holkham
Thomas Coke
King of Norfolk
Grand Agake
William Coke
Wiliam
Earl of Leicester
A. M. W. Stirling
Relief for stomach trouble with Kodol advertised
A health notice advises prompt stomach relief at the first signs of trouble. It recommends taking Kodol for dyspepsia and indigestion after meals to aid digestion, sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
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F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Train Timetable Fragments From R R Lines
Fragmented timetable lists east and west bound trains with departure and arrival times. Notes on connections at Rockford Belvidere and Beloit mention Be l Jott Janesville and Madison routes, plus car service details and freight passengers.
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Bounde
Rockford
Bel Jott
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Northwest
Belvidere
S Sycamore
DeKalb
Beloit
Harvard
Sycamore
Sprn Valley
Rock Island
Davenport
Chicago
Milwauke
Gon
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Pointe
North
South Dakota
J. B. Sweatt
Rockford & Interurban Rwy
Freeport
WM. Neege
West
Omaha Lim
St. Paul
Ft. Dodge
Dubuque
Ebee
Paul Lim
Decatur
Madison District
Tewesene En Slema
Eens Ntening
Enemas Mnas Eene
Cvevess
Dam
HPAP
Abe
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U.S
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Philippines
First St
Dixon
West State St
New York St
Aurora
State St
State
B. King
Stearns & Zipf
Lena
H. A. Breed
Stockton
Lancaster Township
Korte- Inefer
Fapire Street
Fnquire
Galena Ave
A. L. Babcock
Elk &T
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Walton Nephews
Exchange Street
Washington Street
M. E. Bradshaw
Galens Avenue
Galen Street
Figitire
S. Brown
South Inten Ave
Nee St. Inquire
H.A Huenkemeder
Phong Oa
PH Sales Choles Town Farms
J. Yovem
Springfield
Tows
Borden
Chicago St
Roaquire Mes
Pelok
Clark Ave
Lemon Street
Telephone Newsis
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Williams St
Geo. Lichtenberger
Ciatenn Ave
High St
Carroll
Oclark Age
Black &A
Ral We
S.S
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
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Business Directory
Illinois
BANKS
D.C. Stover
Antrim
R . Shumway
Henry B Baler
State. Bank
R. G. Shumway
A. & Held
J. Fred Smith
Fred W. Hoefer
H. H Antrim
J. H. Stealy
D. C. Stover
Fred Dorman
W. H. Er
Henry Baier
Homer F. Aspinwall
Savings Department
German Bank
Cc. O. Collmann
J. 8. Collman
L. R. Jungkunz
A. F. Schulte
Ass't. Cashier
D. B. Nae Ee Trembor
Aumuat Bergma
Rowsleigh
Ww. Cronkrite
Ton 8. Coliman
First National Bank
Wright
A. Bidwel M. Gri
eJoun Burrell
Joseph On
Wet Cc. H. Litt
W. E. Bidwell
Boyd P. Hill
Addison and Well
M. “Vv
I L. Z. Farwell
V. Pres
D. . Graham
Swgomp
National Bank
Ilinois
M. V. B. Elson
L. Z. Farwell
J. F. Fair
Reuben Siegfried
D. F. Graham
J. L. Meyers
J. H. Granam
J. N. Galloway
B. Schaeffer
H. S. Webster
E. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
W. N. Gallowe
Schaeffer
C. J. Wells
John Tranck
J. F. Kramer
W. J. Schwarz
H. 8.Ebster
Attorneys AT Law
W. N. Cronkrite
Stephenson
R. P. Eckert
Attorney At Law
Stephenson Street
Freeport, Illnois
Anzelger
Chicago and
Spring Street
Wagner Bindery, Brookbinders
C. A. Ruthe
Carpenter and Contractor
Douglas Ave
Ffica
New
R.R
Illinois Central
R. R
John F. Daly
Nee Island
Deper
Chicago Great Western
Maple Leaf
Southeeport
Taprese
St Paul
WM. Neeser
J. P. Elmer
Q. BR
Forrestonr
Forreston
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