The Nightingale and the Willing Nightingale
A tale of Rose and her sister Vynne as Vynne recovers from a broken leg with the help of a narrator who pretends to be a nightingale. Tom sacrifices himself to soothe the child, and Rose learns love while nursing Vynne and tending Tom. The nightingale finally sings again as Vynne heals, though the bird never returns to the wood.
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Vynne
Sissy
Rose
Tom
Vyne
Itv
Wynne
Goat
Trsey
Waynie
Nesbitt
Collier's Weekly
Widow Bland Keeps Bland Act Dollar Necklace
Mrs. Bland widow of Richard Bland who died recently preserves a necklace bearing the first silver dollar coined under the Bland act, a keepsake from the early monetary measure.
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Bland
Richard Bland
Mrs Clemmons' Reform Plan for First Century Coin Faces
Mrs Ella May Clemmons sister to Mrs Howard Gould proposes currency reform with the first year of the century bearing Christ on the obverse and the crucifix on the reverse She argues Christianity made America and the coin design would declare the nation a Christian one while aligning with gratitude to God and a push forward.
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Ella May Clemmons
Howard Gould
Christ
America
Clemmons
Weather Wise Jester Calls Heat a Hereafter Joke
A humorous note from the Atlanta Constitution mocks preachers claiming the heat of the hereafter will outdo current July suns. The speaker jokes about climate and comfort, contrasting earthly shade with fiery eternal forecasts.
Stuffed Sardines with Tarragon Vinegar and Shrimp Paste
Bone sardines and drain oil then soak in Tarragon vinegar for 15 minutes. Remove, pepper, and stuff with a paste of chopped shrimps capers butter and pepper. Serve on lettuce leaves with buttered brown bread.
Oldest Woman Donna Marianna Dies in Brazil at 136
Donna Marianna, famed as the world’s oldest woman, dies at the baths of Lambray in San Paulo Brazil aged 136. She lived in a rent free cottage and was sustained by gifts from visitors to the resort.
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Donna Marianna
Baths of Lambray
San Paulo
Brazil
Humble Table Talk and Snippets from City Papers
A collage of playful dialogue and quips from periodicals. It features a clutter of lines about a stuffed turkey, a college student homesick, a witty family quarrel, and a shy man whose baby finally laughs.
Summer Jewelry Fashions Highlight Decorative Pins and Clasps
The fleur-de-lis neck clasps, crystal and pearl pendants on scarf chains, and heart shaped hat pins set the midsummer style. Mock jeweled belt buckles fall from fashion, while laeauty pins evolve from safety pins for versatile uses in shirts, ties, and skirts.
To Go Shopping in Sensible Gingham and Silk Dresses
A woman shopper favors practical outfits with common sense. She wears gingham gowns in cool blues or black and white made from shirt-waist dresses with simple shirts. Accessories are minimal, a self collar, leather or ribbon belt, and light China silk ensembles for cooler days.
Paris Fashion Sees Eel Skin Skirts Trend Upward
At Paris the tide of the eel skin skirts is turning and a refreshing fullness appears on many leading models. Worth opposes them from the start and many testify to actual falling at the back. Some skirts show three inch center back tucks that flare into graceful folds. Soft black flowing skirts with blouses are very fashionable.
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Paris
M. Worth
Loosen a Tight Stopper With Hot Water and Vinegar
Practical remedies for stuck bottle stoppers are given. Apply hot water to the neck to expand it while the stopper stays cooler. For smelling salts, dip neck and stopper in vinegar or citric acid solution then heat. The note adds Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health claim for better blood and success.
An Old Nurse for Children
An advertisement for Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup claims to soothe teething babies by softening gums and curing wind colic and diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
Union Pacific Offers Special Fare for National Education Meet
The Union Pacific promotes a greatly reduced round trip fare for the National Educational Association meeting in Los Angeles from July 11 to 14, 1899. It touts extensive amenities including palace sleeping cars dining cars free reclining chairs and more via Omaha or Kansas City. Contacts A G Sherman in Cincinnati and J H June in Indianapolis provide ticket and route details plus a illustrated guide The Overland Route to the Pacific coast.
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National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Union Pacific
Washington
Points
Omaha
Kansas City
Carew Ridg
Cincinnati
J. H. June
Trav
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Scenic Line Passages Through Colorado Rail Route Options
Through Colorado the Denver and Rio Grande offers two distinct mountain lines with connections to the Rio Grande Western. Tickets between Denver and Grand Junction and Grand Junction to Ogden can be bought via the main line through Leadville and Glenwood Springs or via Marshall Pass through the Black Canyon. Tourists to Lake City, Ogden, or San Francisco benefit from tickets read in both directions via The Scenic Line, of the World.
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Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Rockies
Mountains
Denver
Grand Junction
Rio Grande Western Railway
Ogden
Denver & Rio Grande
Leadville
Glenwood Springs
Marshall Pass
Black Canon
Ie Lake City
San Francisco
The Portrait Poem from the Dust of Love
A fragmentary verse from the Atlanta Constitution recalls a century old portrait. It laments a love that endures beyond death and ends with a plea to readers to love until death parts two hearts. The piece hints at a mysterious unnamed woman and a final written line Till Death shall part.
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Atlanta Constitution
Unnatural History and a Garden Menagerie
Jane Betts Hartswick describes a child's humorous view of nature testing book knowledge. In a park and garden she finds a living mix of plants and trees including horse chestnut, dogwood, cow slip, fox glove, and tiger lily. The piece blends scientific curiosity with playful observation of a yard’s living kingdom.
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Jane Betts Hartswick
Quotations and Local Ads in Historic Indianapolis Page
A collage of maxims from Herder Emerson and Bulwer alongside early 20th century ads. Laundry services by Progress laundry and Dr W B Craig veterinary surgeon advertise in Wood's stable area. Talking machines at Wulschner's and Merchants' Lunch offer, with Union station and Grand Hotel Cafe meals promoted. Travel promotions show Monon Route California Colorado fares and July departures. Brick building coverings pitched by H Lh SHUTE Talbot block in Indianapolis.
Pointed Paragraphs And Witty Maxims From An Old Column
A murky blend of aphorisms on manners and common sense appears. The piece jokes about gendered flattery, doctors fees, long sentences, dogs in warm weather, temperance, and charitable acts. It ends with a skeptical note on a woman's honesty.
Honest Indianapolis Reader Endorses Deans Kidney Pills
A local real estate dealer Mr I Lemmons from Shaw Street endorses Deans Kidney Pills. He states years of kidney trouble improved after using the product and passing two large gravel stones after one box. He urges readers to publish his testimony and notes the pills were bought at Henry J Darrell’s drug store.
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Indianapolis
I. Lemmons
Shaw-St
Mr. Lemmons
Dean
Henry J. Dar
Foster-Milbur Pany
Buffalo
N. Y
Sele
United States
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Richard J. Oglesby
Elkhart
Joseph W. Fifer
Bloomington
N. B. Wigg
Springfield
Tanner
Ilinois State Fair
Widow Bland
Holly
Chicago
Hicks
Brown
Wicks
Brooklyn
Georgian Bay
Detroit
W. J. Brown
Gen. Mogr
Mich
Summer Jewelry
Hood
National Educational Association Meeting
Un-Natural History
William Lee
William
Progress Laundry
W.b.craig
Wood’s Stable
Tel
Wulschner’s
Union Station
Grand Hotel Cafe
California
A. D. Perry
H. Lh
Shute
Talbot Block
Progress
Ormonde
W. Pearlst
Plaza Cafe
Monument-place
City of
A. G. Shearman
Carew Building
Union. Pacific. Railroad
R. T. Felix Gouraud
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