Picnic Plot Reunites Lovers and Rewrites Wills
A bachelor attorney reveals how a picnic sparks reconciliation between Tom Tilby and Sam Welfit. He engineers a staged funeral hoax to flush out longtime grudges, destroys old wills, and drafts new ones granting all estate to the marrying couple Bessie Welfit and Tom Tilby.
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Bessie Welfit
Tom Tilby Pere
Sam Welfit
Sam
T. Tilby
Tom Tilby
Bessie
Lincoln’s Inn
Rev. T. Tilby
Young Tom
Old Tom Tilby
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Som
Strangery
Old Tom
New Horse Hats Gain Popularity Across Cities
The new horse hats are becoming popular with many horses in Chicago and eastern cities where Humane Societies advise using them in hot weather. The design ties under the jaw with a string and has ear holes, with some wear noted in Indianapolis.
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Chicago
Cieties
Indianapolis
Goin' in Swimmin' Time Say?
A playful verse from the Syracuse Post-Standard about boys coaxing fathers and begging permission to swim. It contrasts eagerness to swim with fear of a punishment if caught. The piece captures a family scene and regional dialect, highlighting summer pastime and mixed parental reactions.
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Syracuse Post-Standard
Quip-Filled Quick Quotes From 19th Century Papers
Comic snippets show mistrust over debts and payments with Barnley Toomey banter. A Washington history gag links George Washington to descendants. A millionaire teases marriage timing over coroner tickets and jewels. A child jokes about names and parental calls in light verse.
Reflections Of A Bachelor Opinion Fragments
A provocative quote from the New York Press on gender roles praising women and noting temptations. The fragment discusses respect binding men, a woman’s dignity, and temptations faced in love.
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New York Press
The Actor Men and Women Plan for the Coming Season
Plans for next season's dramatic ventures are forming in New York theaters. Frohman expedites contracts with English players while Faversham and Hackett aim to outpace each other with parallel hero roles. New leading women include Ce celia Loftus and Maud Durbin Skinner, with Sothern and Harned headlining, and Edna May staying in London for lucractive fares.
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Charles Frohman
Charles
London
William Faversham
James Il. Hackett
Faversham
Hackett
Frohmans
Jessie Millward
Empire Stock Company
Margaret Anglin
Empire Company
Cissie Loftus
Cecelia
Ed Sothern
Miss Loftus
Mrs. Sothern
Virgina Harned
Otis Skinner
Louis
Alice Neilson
Alice
Lawrence Irving
Henry
Ellen Terry
Modjeska
Poland
Indianapolis
Mary Mannering
Janice Meredith
E. J. Morgan
Viola Allen
Too Blame Hot to Work in This Heat
Ohio State Journal notes extreme heat making work impossible and riders seek shade and coolness at night. The poem humorously laments the sun’s furnace like weather, claiming no clouds, and expresses longing for cool air and rest. It portrays a sun drenched day with playful dialect.
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Shorely
Ole Nick
Erbout
Ohio State Journal
Church Services Schedule Listed for Sunday
Central avenue M E church at 10 45 a m with Rev C Lasby. Central Christian with Rev A B Philputt at 10 45. First Presbyterian Rev D J Meese of Mansfield Ohio at 11 and 7 45 Meridian Street M E church Rev H D Hilton at 8 45 Roberts Park M E church Rev A G Detch of Lafayette at 11 and 7 5 Fifth Street Second Presbyterian union meeting with First church Mayer chapel Rev Clifford McBride at 7 30 p m Tabernacle Presbyterian Rev J Cummings Smith at 11 a m Third Christian Rev C C Rowlison at 10 30
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Mansfield
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M. E. Church
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Lafayette
Second Presbyterian
First Church
Tabernacle Presbyterian
J. Cumming Smith
Third Christian
C. C. Rowlison
Indianapolis Union Members Prepare for Cincinnati Train Rally
The Indianapolis Elwood Alexandria and South Bend locals of the National union of united brewery workmen plan a 6 am Sunday departure from Germania hall meeting at Union station. Meyers' band leads the march to join a Cincinnati union order general reunion and a 7300-seat banquet with a flag dedication at Chester park. The Indianapolis group aims to win the 1902 national convention for their city, with Philadelphia hosting that year.
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Indianapolis
Elwood
Alexandria
South Bend
National Union of United Brewery
Cincinnati
Germania Hall
Union Station
Meyers
Chester Park
Philadelphia
Raspberry filled strawberry cake layers
Whip the whites of three eggs with powdered sugar until half a cup is used. Add vanilla, spread on the bottom cake layer, fill with plenty of strawberries, repeat for each layer, dust with powdered sugar, and serve at once.
Rabies Exhibition Reveals Human Savagery and Superstition
On a hot day a small nervous dog and a crowd of cruel boys spark a yell of mad dog. The scene becomes an exhibition of human savagery and superstition rather than actual disease.
Opposition to Sunday School Song In Sun Day Schools
A New York minister agrees with a western preacher opposing the song I wan to be an angel in Sunday schools. He argues the song sows a lie and questions whether any Sunday school boy would desire to be an angel. The remark appears in a New York letter in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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New York
New York Letter
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jewelry imports surge in the Philippines 1900 rise
Figures from the division of insular affairs show imports of jewelry and gold and silver manufactures to the Philippines jumped 893 percent in 1900 compared with 1899, rising from 44 957 dollars to 223 413 dollars.
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Washington
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Meringue Secrets for Firm Structure and Browning
A crisp guide notes a stiff meringue needs adequate sugar. Dusting pulverized sugar as it bakes helps it brown and prevents shrinking by forming a protective crust as the sugar melts.
Winter Pickling Guide for Fruits and Vegetables
Winter days guide on pickling cucumbers beans green tomatoes and plums. Use cold vinegar heat slowly for color, add alum for crispness, and use muslin spice bags. Process includes heating vinegar with sugar and spices then packing hot into jars and sealing.
Ham Digestion Delays Food Time Noted
A humorous remark contrasts ham digestion taking five hours with life being short, implying a quick take on food pacing and time.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Mrs Baldwin
Indianapolis woman Mrs W H Baldwin testifies that kidney weakness caused back pain and sleep loss. She says Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her suffering after other remedies failed. Sold by Henry Huder's drug store and all dealers priced 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Henry “Huder
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Wonderful Success Promotes Pink Pills Claim
A Pasadena nurse recounts overcoming nervous breakdown after long illness using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He praises the remedy as curing his condition and urges others to try the pills for varied ailments, noting they restore blood and nerves. Sold by dealers or by mail from Schenectady.
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Emery
T. Hubbard
Mr. Hubbard
May St
Pasadena
Cal
Dr. Williams
Williams
Special Train Schedule From Indianapolis and Danville
A special train departs Indianapolis at 7 25 a m and returns from Danville at 7 p m the same day. Passengers urged to plan connections and confirm times with the railroad office.
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Indianapolis
Danville
Train Schedule Fragment Leaves Louisville
A fragmented timetable shows a return trip at 7:00 a m departing Louisville and a 7:00 p m return, indicating round trip timing without full context.
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Big Four
Indianapolis
Aurora
Louisville
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