Summer in New York Sparks Old Loves and Rivalry
The city summer tests Sam Storrow and Ralph Ralston, two Harvard alumni idle in pursuit of romance. Storrow aims to find a city flame after Madge Marbury's Bar Harbor departure, while Ralston courts Madge nearby. Their flirtations unfold on Madison Avenue and the cottage veranda amid pine, tide, and sea breeze.
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New York
Sam Storrow
Ralph Ralston
Storrow
Madge Marbury
Madge
Madison Avenue
Bar Harbor
Goodby
Mr. Storrow
Town
Ife
Storrow Ralston
Bar Anarbor
Ralston
Miss Marbury
Romance of the Slums on Tompkins Square Night
In a Maine veranda confrontation a woman resists Sam Storrow as Ralph Ralston probes her confidence. On Tompkins Square, Storrow is seen near the crowd of tenements while a mysterious rival plots, and Miss Marbury confronts intertwined loyalties amid a splashed electric glow from the square.
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Ston
Ralston
Ife
Sam Storrow
Tompkins Square
Mr. Ralston
Madge
Maine
East Side
Storrow
Miss Marbury
Bear Harbor
Ralph Ralston
Creseine
Aod
al Sterrow
Hps
Confession Over A Falsely Described Pastoral Painting
An artist named Dobber confesses to a buyer that the foreground “gooseberry bushes” are actually cows, admitting deception driven by guilt. The exchange includes wordy dialogue about the painting purchased two months prior and the untruths revealed.
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Dobber
Goteash
Gotcash
London
Curious Exposition Anecdote From 1806 Atlanta Show
A Richmond aristocrat sent her framed family tree to the 1806 Atlanta exposition. She expected pride but found it catalogued under the P omological Department as "Family tree, loaned by Mrs. of Richmond," provoking chagrin from her Virginia heritage.
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South
Richmond
Virginia
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Cannibal recalls missionary visit with emotion
A Detroit Journal excerpt recounts a tribe's recollection of a missionary's first services. The speaker, a cannibal, notes the crowd's reaction with vivid emotion, saying there wasn't a dry mouth in the congregation. The memory persists among all tribe members unless they were away eating.
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Detroit Journal
With no Cigarette An English cartoonists idea of Oom Paul
Cartoonist exposes a smoke free depiction of Paul Kruger in an English cartoon captioned scene. The piece contrasts his austere image with modern anti smoking sentiment. It reflects editorial humor about colonial Africa and public health.
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Oom Paul
No to marriage defies judge in lettered court clash
The Chicago Post reports a dramatic scene as a judge refuses consent for a marriage with his daughter. A disputing young lawyer vows to appeal to the court of last resort, while the judge tells him to seek his case with the mother.
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Chicago Post
Job Seeker Seeks Paper With Privilege to Buy
An exchange editor mocks a man asking for a job on a newspaper while implying he wants a job only to gain influence and purchase power. The city editor muses on how often he would buy if given such privilege as two chickens wander Main Street.
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Exchange
Plankville Bugle
Indianapolis Press
Paris Exposition Trip Promises Profit for Travelers
A fragment from the Chicago Record features a conversation about a planned Paris trip. The speakers express enthusiasm for viewing the exposition, hoping to cover expenses and earn a profit by cutting breakfast costs, presenting travel as a money making venture.
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Paris
Chicago
Great Demand for Blaclk In Hoston.
The text reports a humorous or garbled local note about a demand and a clerk’s attendance at a funeral, mentioning a home term loss and a crape wear. It appears as a stray line from the Philadelphia North American, with uncertainty in names and places.
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Hoston
Philadelphia
North
Rural Districts Nave Their Share in Tax Road Woes
A Chicago Tribune excerpt mocks rural districts and city views on labor, noting spring labor troubles and the push to collect road taxes. Uncle Jerry Peebles of Skedunk- DL a complains about workers, while the piece questions local compliance and tax efforts.
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Jerry Peebles
Chicago Tribune
Usual Family Methods Moth Ball Haul in Ganapolis
A Ganapolis Jourand item reports a humorous family moment when five pounds of moth balls suddenly appear at home. The line humorously notes everyone forgot to buy any, then all acquired moth balls at once, prompting lighthearted reflection.
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Ganapolis Jourand
War era enlistment query in Chicago News piece
A brief exchange questions enlistment during the Spanish American War. A man affirms his sympathy and recalls marching with the boys to the depot. The snippet reflects wartime sentiment in Chicago News.
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Spain
Chicago News
Kid-ne-oids Promote Kidney Health in Freeport
Advertisements claim Freeport residents endorse Kid-ne-oids as the best remedy for backache and urinary disorders. A merchant tailor, E. M. Harnish, credits the product with curing his backache after a cold. Boxes contain two weeks of treatment and cost fifty cents, with a descriptive booklet available from John Morrow & Co.
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Freeport
Morrow
E. M. Harnish
South
Galena Avenue
H. J. Moogh
John Morrow & Co
Chemisty
Springfield
Ohio
Boundary Controversy Between Virginia and Tennessee Reaches Supreme Court
The century‑old dispute over the Cumberland mountains border between Virginia and Tennessee has reached the U S Supreme Court. The case asks for a board of commissioners to survey and declare where Virginia ends and Tennessee begins. The article notes similar interstate boundary questions involve Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, California and Nevada, with historic surveys lacking final determination.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
Supreme Court of the United States
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
California
Nevada
New Jersey
Delaware River
Atlantic Ocean
Delaware Bay
Orange
Rockland Counties
N. Y
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Ludson River
Ray
Vermont
the Hudson
Senate
New Jersey Boundary Line
TSS
Pennsylvania Line
New York Sun
Dr Pierce Gives Away Medical Adviser Book Free
Dr R V Pierce has donated copies of The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser at an outlay of 25000 dollars in the past year. The standard family medical guide, with 1000 plus pages and 700 illustrations, addresses vital health and moral questions in plain English and includes guidance on sudden illness and accidents. Free mailing is offered on receipt of stamps to cover postage. 21 one cent stamps for paper binding or 31 stamps for cloth covers, Buffalo New York.
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R. V. Pierce
People's
Common Sense Medical
R Y, Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Seed Potatoes Early and Late Harlem Gardens
Seed potatoes offered for sale in Harlem gardens located south of the water tower by H. D. Converse. Availability listed for early and late varieties. Local growers urge prompt orders to ensure fresh planting stock for spring.
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Harlem Gardens
Water Tower
H. D. Converse
Cough Cure and Digestive Remedy Advertisements
An assortment of patent medicine testimonials praises One Minute Cough Cure for quick cough and cold relief and claims it treats croup bronchitis and throat and lung issues. Other ads promote the Enemefist piping and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as digestive aids, with endorsements from C Williams J J Carson and H J Moogh.
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C . Williams
Sterling Run
H. J. Moogh
J. J. Carson
Washington, Pa
Assembly United Presbyterian Church Meeting Dates Chicago 1900
The Chicago Great Western Railway will run excursion tickets for the Assembly United Presbyterian Church meeting in Chicago on May 23 and 30, 1900. Tickets on the certificate plan issued May 19 or 26 are valid for return until June 2 at a fare of one third of the round trip. For details contact any C. G. W. Ry agent or F. H Lord G. P. & T. A. 118 Adams St., Chicago.
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M. E. Church
Chicago
General Assembly Presbyterian Church of
Assembly United Presbyterian Church
Chicago Great Western
F. H Lord
G. P
T. A
Adams
Chicago Great Western Ry
F. H. Lord
Adams St
United States
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Ba Y
Adame St
Interstate Tournament and Whist Carnival Dates Given
Chicago rail lines announce excursion tickets for the Interstate Tournament and Whist Carnival in Chicago from May 30 to June 2, with round trip fares at one third above single fares. Home Seeker rates to most U S points offered May and June on select Tuesdays, return within 21 days. Special North Manchester trips via Chicago and North Western issued May 28 29 30 for Dunkard annual meet.
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Chicago
North Manchester
Ind
Dunkards
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Spring Schedule on Nickel Plate Road Effective May 6
Nickel Plate announces spring timetable with fast service and low fares to Ft Wayne Findlay Fostoria Belle Vue Lorain Cleveland Painesville Ashtabula Conneaut Girard Erie Chautauqua Lake Dunkirk Buffalo and all New York New England and Anthracite regions. Chicago departures at 10 30 am 3 30 pm and 10 30 pm with drawing room sleeping cars. Through Boston New York train at 10 35 am and New York City fast express at 3 30 pm. All trains daily. 3 30 pm train includes Buffalo observation car on Lackawanna route to New York City arriving 7 25 pm year round. Sleep car service available by advance request. Contact Central 2057 D Y Calahan General Agent Chicago. 5-Hdt&tawt30
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Findlay
Fostoria
Bellevue
Lorain
Cleveland
Painesville
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Girard
Erie
Chautauqua Lake
Dunkirk
Buffalo
New York
Boston
New England
New York State
Chicago
New York City
Lackawanna Road
Central
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Buffet Parlor Car Added To Vestibuled Trains
With the new schedule effective Sunday May 13 Buffet Parlor Car service is added to solid vestibuled train No 161 between Freeport and Chicago. Outbound trains depart Chicago at 4 45 p m and 6 50 p m Sundays 5 minutes later than present. Return train No 150 leaves Freeport at 7 35 a m daily five minutes later. Running time reduced by five minutes.
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Lor
Freeport
Chicago
Midland Route Tourist Car service resumed Chicago to San Francisco
The C M and St P Ry resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car with a detailed schedule from Chicago to San Francisco. It runs Friday night from Chicago, via Omaha and Colorado Springs, to Salt Lake City and arrives in San Francisco Wednesday morning. An optional Salt Lake City visit is offered. Eastbound departs San Francisco Saturdays for Chicago arrival Wednesday morning.
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St. P. Ry
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San Francisco
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Omaha
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Col. Mid
Salt Lake
So. Pac
Salt Lake City
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Pullman
Palace
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E. Bell
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Clark Street
Trains Schedules for Freeport and Milwaukee Area
Trains Hart Freeport Chisago and Westbound services listed with numbers times and freight notes. Passenger and freight departures and arrivals include connections to Chicago Racine Rockford Madison Cedar Rapids Kansas City Omaha and other western routes. Agent J B Sweatt notes through baggage and Milwaukee connections.
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