Orton’s Orders
In a tangle of romance and meddling, Aline fumbles a refusal to Jack Orton, guided by an obedient note. Billy the boy reporter of tickets unknowingly copies a fresh order, and Orton, arriving at the chestnut grove, confronts the moment of truth as Aline grapples with duty and desire. Orton learns fate and Billy’s pluck alter the outcome in a quiet, domestic drama.
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Alint
Orton
Marquand
Billy
Burton
Jack Orton
Aily
Telegraph Office
Aline
Jack
Robert
Gracie Arnold
Chestnut Grove
Mrs. Appleton
Tsay
Miss Appleton
Wadsworth Wins in Open Caucus for Speaker Post
James W. Wadsworth Jr. led with 75 of 104 votes in the Republican assembly caucus for Speaker of the New York Assembly, Merritt 14, Wainwright 15, with 107 Republicans present but none voting for the candidates. The vote ended a bitter campaign amid factional splits and mixed endorsements from Gov. Higgins and President Roosevelt. Odell praised the result while expressing no strong reaction. In Kentucky, Judge Thomas Paynter led on the first ballot in a joint caucus to nominate a Democratic U.S. senator to replace Blackburn, with Paynter receiving 6 and Blackburn one, among other votes.
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Albany
N.Y
Janu
James WW. Wadsworth
Livingston County
James W. Wadsworth
Thirty-fourth
John Hay
Republican Assembly
Wadsworth
Merritt
Wainwright
New Assembly
Higgins
Roosevelt
Odell, Jr
Odell
Kentucky
Blackburn
Frankfort
Thomas I. Paynter
Kentucky Court of Appeals
United States
Gd. C. S. Blackburn
Paynter
Haldemian
Representative Smith
Baackburn
McCreery
Los
Wortian Trials and a Woman's Lifes Trials
A historical ad style piece urges cures for childlessness through Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets. It touts infertility remedies, surgical fixes at the Buffalo institute, and claims broad success for women. It promotes transparency of ingredients and physician trust in treatment.
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Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
J. Pierce
Materia Medica
Secret to church fundraising from Harper's Weekly
A young minister credits his success in clearing church debts to leveraging husbands of married members rather than organizing bazaars himself. When money is needed, a sister suggests a bazaar, and he explains it is necessary to hold one, so they never actually run the event.
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W. W. Kimball Co
Freeport
Harper’s Weekly
Mozart Memory and Ubiquitous Postal Card Production
The article notes Mozart memorized the Sistine chapel music after being unable to copy it during mass and conducted Don Giovanni without a score. It also mentions Stamford Falls, Maine producing 50 million postal cards monthly, with annual totals reaching 60 million, distributed from four points to Washington, Cincinnati, St. Bevis, and Troy, New York.
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Mozart
Sistine Chapel
Hhis
Stamford Falls
Washington
Cipelgnati
St. Bevis and
Troy
Gunman’s room at Saratoga cited in Stennenberg murder probe
Police Captain Swain said conclusive evidence ties the assassination of Governor Stennenberg to a bomb manufactured in Hogan’s Saratoga hotel room. Shoes with matching sole marks supported the escape theory. Two suspects, Campbell and Warren, were held in Council. Other items report US Supreme Court upholding a Kentucky Goebel case and a Riga skirmish where 11 dragoons died and eight rebels were killed.
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Caldwell
Ida
Swain
Dorse
Stennenberg
Saratoga
Hogan
Jlogsin
Council P
Washington, Jan
Supreme Court of the United States
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Dimes GB
Howard
Goebel
Washington
Pancake Flour Ad Recommends Water Mix
A damaged ad fragment urges using cold water with Mrs. Austin's pancake flour to make brown cakes. The text mentions grocers and a questioning message about breakfast.
New York Shop Crafts Jewelry From Fish Scales
A small New York shop creates distinctive jewelry using fish scales dyed in vivid colors. The artist, known as Wen Flowers of Won Derful Coloring, showcases scale-based pieces blending natural material with bright hues.
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New York City
Wen
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Tamer
Nein Parore
H.W. Ridney
Bladder precaDene
Monee
Reasetone
John Parsqsbirion
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Col. William and John Streets
New York
Rumford
Java
F. W. Borgmeier
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Oklahoma
Winne Mortgage Co
Taylor & Frick. L
Stephenson
O. D. Emerick
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Cash Jeweler
Stephenson &J
Freeport, Ill
Galena St
New York Republican Caucus
Gote
Blackburn A
James W. Wadsworth, JR
Wortian
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Gov
Riga
Livonia
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Bam Lanai
Dana
Pouna
Wisconsin
Japan
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Ocean View
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F. Grace
Stephenson Street
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