Wells Returns to Club as Marriage Alters Fun
Wells visits the old poker club after a year of marriage, enjoying cigars and banter with Sloppy Brigford Johnny Calvers John Fellows Harry Blade and others. He fights a fear of his wife but confesses he liked the night away and jokes about divorce as his friends mock his changed status.
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Wells
Fellows
Jim Brigford
Johnny Calvers
John Fellows
Harry Blade
Blade
Brigford
Kidder
Benedicts
Favorite Prescription for Women Shown as Safe Cure
An extensive endorsement of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's health, claiming over forty years of cures, open formula on wrappers, and endorsements from medical writers. Promotes as safe, non alcoholic, and suitable for nervous exhaustion, bearing down pains, and pelvic issues. Includes invitation for free consultation at the Buffalo institute and mentions Pleasant Pellets for constipation with ordering notes.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Nightly escapade ends with unexpected kiss
Wells describes slipping home after 3 am to avoid waking Mrs Wells and their dog. He waited, shaved, and pretended sleep, then when she stroked his hair he chose the moment to kiss her hand, saying he “made good.”
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Brigford
Mrs. Wells
To Walk Gracefully An Art For American Women
The article explains graceful walking as a learned skill for American women. It advises keeping the head back, distributing weight evenly on each foot, striking with the ball first, and keeping the chin level to straighten the chest for deep breathing. Practice indoors with a book on the head to reinforce proper form.
Brave Man Now Insane Seeks McKinley Crisis Hero
James Parker, the man who tried to intervene to save President McKinley in Buffalo, is now jailed in Atlantic City as a maniac. He leaped at assassin Leon Czolgosz during the 1901 incident, struck at the arm, and later suffered a violent mania. He remains in police custody pending sanity proceedings.
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Atlantic City
N. J
McKinley
Buffalo
James Parker
Parker
Leon Czolgosz
Parks
Czolgosz
Weather Changes And A Wife’s Quiet Betrayal
A weather filled narrative hides a grim domestic scene. The storm’s shifting tones mirror changing moods as spring whispers return. The narrator recalls his wife’s secret arrangement with a whitewasher and the moment she tells him to leave, revealing life altered by shame and betrayal.
Two Women Brokers Buy 1.6 Million Acres on Mexico Border
St Joseph March 26 Helen Kimber and Nellie Howard, real estate brokers, bought 1 600 000 acres on the north Mexican border and Gulf of California for speculative purposes. The deal, among the west’s largest, promises irrigation free land with wheat yields up to 75 bushels per acre and possible mineral deposits. Two natural harbors on the tract may host future cities. The Misses Kimber and Howard have three years in real estate at St Joseph after earlier work in Cottonwood Falls Kansas.
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Mexico
Gulf of California
Kimber and
Howard
St. Joseph
Cottonwood Falls
Kas
Travels with gems by Grace Varcoe expert lapidarist
Miss Grace M Varcoe now in New York has crossed the Atlantic 21 times as the agent of an English diamond concern. On each trip she has carried gems valued from 150000 to 300000 dollars. She has visited major cities in the U S Canada and Europe as her firm’s representative and speaks four languages while also carrying a revolver for emergencies.
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Grace M. Varcoe
New York
Atlantic
Miss Varcoe
Canada
Europe
Have Claw on Wing Observed in Young Birds
Some birds possess a juvenile wing claw used to drag themselves, similar to a bat. Gulls and related species display such claws early in life, which disappear as the bird matures.
Drink War in France Absent Absinthe Fight Gains Steam
France faces a temperance challenge focused on absinthe. Despite high wine intake, the nation is temperate overall while Switzerland has banned absinthe sales. Efforts aim to mirror that ban and curb adulterated cheap brands viewed as deadly and demoralizing.
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Paris
France
Switzerland
The Remarkable Rhea Bird Parenting Role
An ornithologist describes how the male rhea hatches eggs, choosing desolate nests, then preps for hatch by rolling some eggs into sun to decompose. When the young emerge, he provides food by attracting worms, warming to the nest as a nourishing diet for newborn hatchlings.
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South America
Sweeping Hints From The Home Cleaner
Moist sawdust on bare floors traps dust during sweeping. On carpeted rooms use a dampened newspaper torn into small scraps scattered before sweeping. Brush the paper along with the broom to capture dust, but keep moisture minimal and avoid dripping water.
Where the Fun Comes In A Tragedy From the French of Jeanne du Fourneau
A dramatic tale of American climbers Smith and Jones in the Swiss Alps. The men, workers on modest means, travel by trolley and clash over an heiress. A treacherous fall follows a rival’s deadly impulse as guides struggle to rescue. Burglars raid the strong box.
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Smith
Jones
Social notes and quick sketches from a busy week
Flints ville correspondent notes a lively literary society event with music and readings as Claude Abel contemplates a broom. A South Bend girl detec tives a man attempting to abduct a companion. Miscellaneous quotes and an advertising blurb about millinery and hats close the column with wry humor.
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Claude Abel
Oliver Botkin
Willie Botkin
Cecil Butler
Flintsville
Winchester
Ind
Herald
South Bend
Violinist I. E. Horton Spends Cold Day by Fire
Cineh correspondence from Sneedville Tennessee reports violinist I E Horton unable to act due to severe weather. He sits by the fire wearing overshoes while playing, noted as a gifted musician in the Times correspondence.
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Horton
Cineh
Sneedville (Tenn
Spring fashion notes hint at pale reds and heliotrope gowns
A fashion summary describes spring dress trends with soft red and pale shades, silken fabrics, and pruned grays. It highlights heliotrope frocks with white embroidered vests, Venetian lace trims, jeweled buttons, and floor-length pleated skirts. The ensemble is paired with Neapolitan straw hats, pale pink blue and green blooms, and a white ostrich plume.
Ten Cent Patterns From The Sun Fashion Department
The Sun presents daily updated patterns from a leading pattern company for ten cents each. Each day a different design is described. The pattern is the only ten cent option that includes salaries. Send ten cents, specify number and size, and provide name and address to The Gun Fashion Department.
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the Sun
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