Wisconsin’s New Senator Isaac Stephenson Is Named
Wisconsin selects Isaac Stephenson a millionaire lumberman to succeed John C Spooner in the U S senate. Stephenson born June 18 1829 in Frederickton New Brunswick spent youth in woods and on farms then moved to Bangor Maine and finally Wisconsin engaging in lumber. He served in Congress 1888 1889 and later founded the Milwaukee Free Press becoming a central Wisconsin political figure.
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Wisconsin
Isaac Stephenson
John C. Spooner
United States Senate
Senator Stephenson
Frederickton
N. B
Scent
Bangor
Congress
J. W. Quarnes
Milwaukee
la Follette
The
Free Press
Misquote Dinner Sparks Slughesean Slughes Anecdote
Governor Slughes complains of a misquote during a New York dinner at The Old Manse and Thelmonico s. He jokes that the error left him in an awkward position likening himself to a bridegroom from Schenectady. The tale includes references to Flo and a rich merchant s daughter and a typo ending about the couple living at the old man s.
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Slughes
New York
Thelmonico
Schenectady
Flo
Indicted Met Life President Faces Long Wait for Trial
John Th. Tregenwhin, president of Metropolitan Life Insurance, is indicted in New York on three counts of perjury and seven counts of forgery in the third degree. The case stems from a 1905 legislative inquiry into the company. Investigations focus on alleged book doctoring and false loan statements.
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John Th. Tregenwhin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York
Insurance Department
Charles I. Hughes
Hegeman
United States
Hlezemian
New York City
Manhattan Life
Metropolitan Life
Not the Student Type
Upton Sinclair told a Columbia reunion that athletics burden undergraduates and cited a Chicago lodging house keeper who doubted a student resident was truly a student due to excessive study, illustrating concerns about student priorities.
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Upton Sinclair
Columbia
Chicago
Music Pianos Pub Catalog Offer at Cost
Public notice from DeVoie Piano Co announces one year access to all sheet music and music publications at actual cost. Mail name and address or call to register in the music directory. Includes free Smith & Barnes Piano Song Hook for callers. Location 76 78 Stephenson St Freeport Illinois.
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Asheet Music
Imusic
Smith & Barnes
Devoie Piano Co
Stephenson St
Freeport
Ill
Broadway Theater News Highlights Noted Stage Moves
Eugenia Blair acts in The Second Mrs Tanqueray while Madge Carr Cooke scores in Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch in London. Chauncey Olcott and Edgar Selwyn plan or star in new works with Sayre and Cohan Harris, and Grace George may tour London with The Divorcens. William Brady eyes Ellen Terry roles, and new Uncle Tom’s Cabin appears in New York. Edwin C G Jepson dies in New York.
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Eugenia Blair
William A. Brady
Grace George
London
Frohman
Russ Whyttal
Ellen Terry
Beerholm Tree
His Majesty’s Theater
Lew Fields
Joe Weber
New York
Edwin CG. Jepson
Henrietta Crosman
Eugene Jepson
Exposition Internationale du Livre To Open In Paris
In France a sixteenth edition exposition will run from late July to October 20 in Paris. The event covers paper making printing bookbinding and engraving with a focus on artistic advertising and postcards.
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Paris
Airship hats and reform moves pop in newspaper jests
An editorial round up mocks fashion fads and reform chatter across papers. It cites millinery airship hats, Chicago reform talk, and sharp quips about the rich and social change, noting witty comments from the Washington Post Atlanta Constitution Kansas City Star and Brooklyn Eagle.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Atlanta Constitution
W. T. Stead
Kansas City Star
British Briefs Highlight Odd England Facts
The note lists curious stats from England including 30 000 amputees from loss of limbs two widows under seventeen at the last census London meat and fish quotas 400 000 and 200 000 tons respectively and a bicentenary discussion for Charles Wesley born 1707 The Dreadnought silhouettes its turbine advantage carrying fewer crew and Scotland's decade long faster wealth growth 50 percent versus England 41 percent
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England
London
Charles Wesley
Scotland
The Business Slave Poem by Louis E. Thayer
A prose poem from New York by Louis E. Thayer plaintively laments round-the-clock toil. The speaker longs for delta shade and forest breeze while duties and dull care intrude, looping through seasons as he remains chained to work.
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Louis E. Thayer
New York
No work for him, a path to finance or politics
A witty Utica Observer remark cites a son who will either become a great financier or politician. The family quips that he will succeed by making a living, as he refuses to work in ordinary ways.
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Utica
Bathing Customs Ignite Comedic Bath Debate
A speaker recounts an Englishman’s odd bachelor apartment ritual. The man insists on a bath daily and explains his routine from laying a towel to filling the tub two inches deep and leaping through the spray, a humorous contrast to American practices.
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New York Press
The Difference Riddle Sparks Crowd Departure
A quip by a judge frames a crowd’s retreat as a conundrum about transport. The exchange asks what distinguishes stopping a street car a horse car and a railroad train with a wry answer: one stops when hailed another when reined and the last when due.
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H. G
New York City Faces Social and Legal Strains
The data highlights daily spirits use and alcohol sales in New York City, frequent fatal vehicle accidents involving children, a 54 year old merchant house with vast total transactions, high landlord tenant disputes, 190 daily court cases on tenancy, child labor in artificial flower making, and the city supplying four fifths of the nation's artificial flowers.
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New York City
New York
United States
Beaus Nash Supposedly Disregards Doctor’s Order
Dr Cheyne visits Bath figure Beau Nash who denies following a prescription because he tossed it out the bedroom window. The exchange reveals Nash’s reckless bravado and ill health as reported by the Cleveland Leader.
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Dr. Cheyne
Beau Nash
Bath
Nash
Cleveland
His Own Experience in a Chafing Dish Question
A customer asks what can be done with a chafing dish in a bookshop dialogue. The clerk, tired from a Welsh rabbit party, answers that To can explain how it should be used, as reported by the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Catholic Standard
Times
Old Fashioned Figures Questioned By Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe ponders the fate of an old fashioned woman who wipes her face with her apron a fighter who boasted of beating his weight in wildcats and a man famed as a jumper who held a stone in each hand.
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Atchison Globe
Real Unkind Miss Caustique Quote Placed in Chicago News
A fragment shows Chapleigh-Pm studying French and cannot speak the language yet but thinks in it. Miss Caustique recognizes the contrast and offers a congratulatory note in the Chicago News style.
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Chapleigh
Doucher
Leading Lady Signs New Season Deal at F500 Weekly
The Leading Lady announces a contract for next season paying F500 per week. A comedian retorts with an offer of $75 per week in real money, reflecting competing scales in show business.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised for backache weak kidneys and urinary troubles. Sold by Win BF Jung kunz, druggist at 5 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitts
Win
Jungkunz
Stephenson St
A Few Years Hence
A Washington Herald item notes a tale of heartbreak and regret as a man, broken by marriage, is seen alone at a bridge table with his wife nearby, illustrating the classic reform marriage scenario.
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Washington Herald
Daily Journal Delivery Across City For Tile Aid
The Daily Journal announces delivery service expanded to all city areas for tile and related home improvement needs. Readers can receive issues at their address with updated access points and convenient distribution.
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the Daily Journal
Apple Scab Spraying Trials At Nebraska Station
Tests on Sweet June Winesap Mald en Brush Jonathan and Ralls Genet used Bordeaux as the spray. Early and late sprays reduced scab, with best results from two sprays in May. Some Jonathan fruits showed rusting and one sided development, possible overdose or Bordeaux issues. cause uncertain.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Jonathan
Ralls
Ralls Genet
Tam
K. A. Bmerson
Grange Judd Farmer
Fine Harrow Described by New Jersey Farmer
An eight by four foot harrow with eight teeth per beam is described by a New Jersey farmer. Teeth are five eighths inch steel and extend no more than two inches, creating a fine comb harrow suitable for field use.
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New Jersey
Eigar
Harrow In Position Simplifies Plowing with Bar Row
The harrow cuts top and trash, hooks beans to piling bar with drop links, and uses an inch rod through thimbles to flex the bar row. Withdraw the rod and unhooking shrinks its space needs. A boy can handle it. Beams near ground act as levelers while teeth stir the ground thoroughly.
Wild Parsnip Versus Water Hemlock Confusion in Montana
Montana notes distinguish wild parsnip from water hemlock noting yellow flowers on parsnip and white blooms on hemlock. Poisoning cases in cattle and sheep blamed on misidentification fueled by casual use of wild parsnip name. Also described is the western yellow pine, tall range, straight trunk, crown spread, and seedless lengths.
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Montana
Sierras
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted Locally
A pleasant remedy for coughs and colds is Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Children like it. Sold by Wm F Jungkunz druggist on SS Stephenson street.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Washing Hands Saved Me in Paris Commune Tale
An unnamed Englishman and war correspondent Archibald Forbes recount a Paris Commune episode where rebels forced them to build a barricade. After a shootout the pair hid in a wineshop and rinsed their hands, a moment Forbes used to spare them from execution as others were killed.
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Frederic Villiers
Paris
Archibald Forbes
Versailles
Forbes
Solleidl
A Comical Lawsuit of the Count de Lauraguais
A whimsical tale from a volatile era follows the Count de Lauraguais who seeks to sue Prince I for a design to tire him to death. He visits a physician and an advocate for absurd affidavits, the court case ending in laughter while showcasing his bold, reckless spirit.
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Count de Lauraguais
Louis AX VI
Paris
Count de Lauraguat
Prince I
The Art of Skip Reading Practice
A London Graphic note extols skip reading as a modern skill enabling an ordinary person to glean essential information from a newspaper in under five minutes. It describes eyes racing down columns and the brain quickly assembling a concise précis for practical use.
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London Graphic
How Far Do Railroad Car Wheels Travel Before Wear
Statistics from various roads show perfect wheels roll 900000 to 450000 miles before facing turning. Flawed wheels wear out after only 50000 to 90000 miles.
Vain Longing Inspires Solitary Reflection
Ardup reads a book and muses on a phrase in a bitter mood. He sighs that he has touched everyone else, judging his own longing as unfulfilled in a quiet inner moment.
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Ardup
Chicago Tribune
Unclear fragment cites Boston Record and Stoursville Banner
Distracted fragment references a quote about mistakes and a hoax remark. Mentions Paris Jeux Cine Marne and gleerage unclear. No coherent event or date identified.
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Paris
Boston Record
Locust Swarm Devastates South Africa Coastal Region
A colossal locust invasion swept across South Africa two years ago. A north wind drove them toward the sea where waves cast them back, creating a shoreline bank of dead insects three to six feet deep for about fifty miles.
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South Africa
Drowned by a Willow Tree on River Nene at Castor
A commercial traveler boating on the River Nene at Castor England hooked a willow tree to stop the boat and became entangled as the tree fell, pinning him in three feet of water and causing drowning.
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Castor
England
Train fare sales with extended limits and favorable stops
Advertisement notes low round trip rates again on sale with long limits and favorable stop overs. Names listed include 8S. H. Hardwick passenger train manager Washington D C J. S. McCullough N W P A 225 Dearborn St Chicago Hil W H Tayloe general passenger agent Washington D C G 1419¢.
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H. Hardwick
Washington, D.C
J. S. McCullough
Dearborn St
Chicago, Hil
Illinois Central R R Time Tables East and West Bound
Railroad schedule lists Illinois Central and Great Northern routes with east and west bound arrivals and departures. It notes specific train numbers, destinations such as Omaha Dubuque St Paul Fort Dodge and Sioux City, and service details like buffet parlor cars and coach trains. Train connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit and other points are described along with agent John F Daly.
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Omaha Lim
St Paul Lim
Dubuque
Ft. Dodge
Sioux City
Omaha Express
Sd Ft. Dodge
Omaha
St Paul
Decatur
Southern
Madison
Dodgeville
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Ly. Freep
Ar.C’cage
Ly. C’cago
Neo Bot
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Northweast
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Fort Dodge
Chicago
Brewster He
R. Hulett
J. P. Elmer
G. Pv
St. Paul Ming
Rail Schedule Fragments Indicate Passenger and Freight Runs
J B Sweatt, agent, lists erratic train times and routes including No 8 and No 4 freight services. Notable connections: Chicago Milwaukee, Janesville, Kansas City, Omaha, Cedar Rapids, and North and South Dakota with several passenger and freight movements between Rock Island and Milwaukee, Racine, and Davenport.
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Rock Island
Neee Freught
Assengers
Mt. Arroll
Chicago
Milwaukee
Janesville
Kansas
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Pains
North
South Dakota
J.B. Sweatt
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St. Louis
W.H. Tayloe
Washington, D. C
Business Directory
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BANKS
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H. H. Antrim
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Ass’t
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Stath Bank
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Henry Baler
Homer F. Aspinwall
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Wm. Trembor
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W. T. Rawleigh
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John S. Collmann
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John Burrell
Eth Emmert
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H. S Webster
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J. F. Fair
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H. & Webster
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Union Loan & Building Association
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Shaeffer
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J. ¥. Kramer
W. J. Schwarz
W. &. Ebster
Attorney AT Law
Freeport, NL
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Wagner
Magasine Binding
Anseiger Building
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Q A. Ruthe
Carpenter & Contractor
Douglas Ave
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Chicago Great Western
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