HER SECRET WEAPON. Poison cases of Botkin and Molineux rise
The article argues women increasingly use poison to kill rivals, citing Botkin and Molineux cases and tracing a historical pattern from Florence Maybrick to recent trials. It notes public fascination, media contagion, and the ease of murder by poison, with many cases across decades and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botkin
John Dunning
San Francisco
Mrs. Botkin
Kate Adams
Henry C. Barnet
Molineux
Blanche Chesebrough
Florence Maybrick
Liverpool
England
Massachusetts to turn Webster homestead into state park and memorial
A movement seeks to make Daniel Webster’s sea coast homestead and the Pilgrim graveyard where he is buried a state park and memorial. The report highlights preservation aims and the historical significance for Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Daniel Webster
Pilgrim
Louisville
Japan
New York
Boston
Pontiac
Laughs and Quips From All Over the World
A collection of humorous exchanges and witty quips from readers and cartoons. Jests about beginnings of the century, social manners, miscommunications, and light banter fill cartoons and captions, with lines from Puck and Detroit Free Press style humor.
Jokes From A Distant Paperbag of Quips
A mosaic of old time gag panels and wry remarks from several newspapers. Bits include restaurant banter about mut ton chops and a dyspeptic guest, misnamed captions, clock jokes about catching the 11 30 car, and playful exchanges on love, fashion, and manners. The humor stretches from a Harvard misstep to a brigand’s receipt request and a mother-in-law quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
The Savage Bachelor on Matrimony
A playful exchange about wedding celebrations and enduring marriages. The Savage Bachelor rejects the idea that matrimony is fake, while a Sweet Young Thing hints the Browns wedding changes perspectives on marriage amid social buzz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savage Bachelor
Browns
Indianapolis Press
Filipino Law on Married Women’s Property
The article argues that Philippine law favors wives in marital property matters. It claims the bride retains control of her property unless a notarial deed transfers it to the husband. Upon death the estate passes to children and kin unless a deed favors the husband. It notes names and family naming practices and describes a symbolic endowment of the husband’s possessions to the wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
The Secrets of Planets Revealed
A telescope under construction is expected to bring the moon within a mile of this Popicea to reveal the acne at the anets. The invention may cause a major shift in world thought comparable to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for ailments like drapes, constipation, liver or kidney troubles.
Government Mines In Prussia
The Prussian Government owns and operates seventeen coal mines eight lignite mines fourteen iron mines five metal liferous mines and three rock salt mines plus five iron works eight metal smelting works six salt works and five quarries with an output exceeding 30 million dollars annually. It also owns additional mines at Ibbenbuhren in Osnabruck district Westphalia the Col Mering at Deister and Osterwald in Clausthal and half of Oberne kirchen colliery in the same district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tugelain
Juanita
Chidren
Washington
John W. Stoss
Prussia
Ibbenbuhren
Osnabruck
Westphalia
Deister
Osterwald
Clausthal
Obernekirchen
Hint for Spring Housekeepers Brighten Interiors
Housekeepers seek lasting, clean wall coatings as winter ends. Alabastine cement offers a pure, durable solution with easy application and a variety of colors to refresh rooms without costly paint or unsightly kalsomine.
Colonel Recalls Wife Letters From Before Marriage
In a humorous exchange a veteran colonel recalls the most agonizing hour of his life spent reading a bundle of old letters he wrote to his wife before they were married. The flirtatious maiden asks for thrilling tales, prompting the tale of early courtship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Catarrh Relief
An older advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for chronic nasal catarrh, saying a small amount in the nostrils soothes inflamed membranes, relieves pain, and clears secretions. It warns against drying inhalants and notes availability from druggists or by mail from Ely Brothers in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren &T
N.Y
Tramp and Soul Exchange Cheery Maudlin Banter
A brief, humorous exchange features a cheerful soul and a tramp, trading quips about loafing and a half loaf being better than none. The light dialogue captures a street corner mood with playful banter between two recognizable voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
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Helen F. Moore
Springfield
Mass
Mamie Starr
Chicago
PF. W. Newland
Matt Wimple
Rome
Ora McKee
Uly
Buffalo
John I. Shann, Jr
Princeton
Newark
Mary Shann
Marie Joniaux
Alice A. TL. Fleming
Bliss
Irving
Manila
Jean Payot
Chamounix
Alps
Jacques Balmut
Mont Blanc
Glaciers de Sixt
Maude
Clara
Percy Sappy
Nell
Harry
Tich
Belle
Sam
Detroit Free Press
Da.m
Chicago Tribune
Ben Evlent
Harvard Hasben
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia Bulletin
Flegende Blaetter
John
Little Jones Boy
Detroit
Washington Star
Dix
Hix
Hood
Manoon & Nelson
Wall Benet
Rok
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