The Gort of Thing He Liked Farm Boy and a Doctor’s Quip
A Missouri farmer’s son hurries to Dr. T J McCord in Galena begging urgent help for his dying father The doctor quips about roast ears candles and a 39 minute visit From Judge's Library All the Difference a political exchange about betraying interests and fighting predatory wealth contrasts a wise legislator with a retort from the Baltimore American
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Store County
Missouri
T. J. McCord
Galena
Judge
Pye
Balt
Wiley Bans Cracked Mugs In Public Lunchrooms
Washington reports Dr. Wiley declares cracked china mugs in restaurants unsafe due to bacterial contamination. A dozen mugs showed 22 distinct organisms with bacillus coli among pathogens, prompting a push for sanitary lunch facilities and consumer caution.
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Washington
Dr. Wiley
Sam
Mr. Wiley
Wier
Mano
Cost to repair White House seen at 15000 estimate
Col Bromwell in charge of army engineers says maintaining the president's home will require at least 1000 weekly for next fiscal year. Repairs include upholstering chairs, wall papering, and repainting, with a total estimate of 15000 beyond the current annual upkeep of 337 dollars. Congress is expected to approve an extraordinary repairs appropriation.
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Col. C. &. Bramwell
Army
White House
Tae
Col. Bromwell
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Uncle Sam's Budget Goes Above Billion
Official figures prepared by Thomas P. Cleaves and James C. Colins show last session federal appropriations reached 1,008,397,343.56 dollars with 95,328,247 for the army, 122,663,855 for the navy, 163,052,000 for pensions, 70,398 for the post office and 111,923,088 for sundry civil expenses. Continuing contracts total 49,443,750, covering battleships, colliers, destroyers, and submarines, plus 25,700,009 for battleship armor and armament. Public buildings appropriations amount to 20,789,750. Overall, contract liabilities fell by 18,490,599 from the last session, while net new employment rose by 129,328, with 9,146,875 in additional costs.
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Thomas P. Cleaves
James C. Colins
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Posteice Department
Parison
Navy
Marine Corps
Iasi
Distriet of Columbia
Ivy Academy
Society Girl Re-Marries in East Coast Social Scene
RS Minna Field Gibson, daughter of Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, weds in York via, joining Preston Gibson after a earlier Chicago divorce. The couple, long connected to Washington and Boston society, now reside near Alexandria with Gibson writing plays and stories.
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Minna Field Gibson
Preston Gibson
Thomas Nelson Page
Astor
Leicestershire
Page
York
Chicago
Mrs. Gibson
Gibson
Alexandria
Shett
Washington
Landsar
Boston
Kidney Disease Heroine Credits Dean's Pills
Mrs. Herman Smith of Athens Georgia credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life during severe kidney trouble that began with sight weakness and swelling. she reports rapid improvement after using the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo. A cartoon gag at the end contrasts a bookkeeper joke about a loaned hook.
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Herman Smith
Bead Street
Athens
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Cure Claimed For Eczema After Curetara Remedies
Mrs. Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England writes that her son Owen suffered eczema from age three months to fifteen years, with extensive raw skin and fits of self harm. After four hospitalizations the case was deemed hopeless until using Curetara Remedies six months ago, resulting in a complete cure. January 12, 1897.
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Owen
Lily Hedge
Camblewell Green
England
Why Mrs Smithers Opposed a Twin Marriage
A witty exchange notes Mrs Smithers strictness as a housekeeper and her reluctance to break a set, linking her opposition to a marriage among her twins. The item blends humorous dialogue with moral commentary, reflecting social expectations of family life. It also advertises Castoria noting its long use for infants and children and branding.
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound for cure
Lena V Henry of Norristown Ga writes that her doctors advised surgery for female troubles but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved after the first bottle and is now entirely cured urging every woman with such troubles to take the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. Henry
Norristown
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Why He Was Worried A Pastor Receives Europe Fund
A clergyman in Chicago contemplates a Europe trip funded by his congregation. His wife urges him to rest and return renewed, while a presenter laments the amount raised was insufficient for a longer stay, a moment the crowd applauds warmly.
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Europe
Chicago Record-Herald
Conversation Reflects Misunderstanding Across Social Gap
In a brief dialogue, Miss Heamley and Miss Knox discuss a man from New England who studied the speaker’s face. He inquires if she was born in the region, and she clarifies he asked if she was born that way, revealing assumptions about birthplace and identity.
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Miss Heamley
Miss Knox
New England
Knox
Daily Thought and Advertisements Blend in Odd Aphorism
A collage of quotes and brand pitches notes Fenelon on peace and Winslow’s soothing syrup. It then shifts to social observation about loneliness from selective company, touts Alten's Fact-Ease with two million yearly sales, and warns readers to watch their footing amid scattered quirks and vendor lines.
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Alten
One of the Essentials of happy homes for health and virtue
An advertisement extols a quality health product as part of essential home care. It promotes a widely accepted laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by leading druggists. The copy stresses genuine, World-approved credentials and broad consumer trust.
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California
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