Comforting rockefeller sermon and looming roosevelt nomination
The piece blends praise and harsh critique of John D Rockefeller, recounting his mocked two minute sermons in Cleveland and alleged price hikes. It also argues President Roosevelt will be nominated, dismisses rivals and rails at trusts, railroads, and recent election results amid a chaotic prelude to 1904 politics.
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John D
John D. Rockfeller
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Roosevelt
Rosevelt
Republican Party
New York
East
Hanna
Fair
Diana
Sident
Indianapolis News
When the Piney Preacher Calls
A fractured scene shows a preacher greeting Blacksmith Henry Wit with a handshake and a smile while others argue or drift through chatter about races and danger. A printer’s crash echoes as mischief and gossip swirl around a tense moment before the preacher departs.
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Ana
Henry
Grand vaudeville and minstrel acts ahead at Empire and Unique
The Grand will host a week of vaudeville with Blanche Walsh in Resurrection and a new George Cohan vehicle by the Russell brothers. McIntyre and Primrose revive classic minstrel acts. Joe Reilly and Woods present a major show at the Empire next week. the Unique hosts amateur acts Thursday night.
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PAHK
Am Guo
Granl
Geo. Bampire
Pnique
S—Blanche Walsh
P.m
Gehman
Russell Brothers Company
Iriah Servant
Romance
New Jersey
George Cohan
Cohans
John
James Russell
John, Jr
Annie Russell
McIntyre and Heath
McIntyre
Primrose
Primroses
Heath
Vaude Ville
Joe
Reilly and Woods
Empire Air
Cos
Swirl of Society Guests Visit Miss Kahn Event
A large society gathering features Murry Smul Mire A I H West of Minneapolis and others noted as guests of Miss Kahn. Performers include a contortionist child, mandolin artists, soft shoe dancers, blackface comedians, and the Hammond quartet. Mrs J A Everitt hosted a card afternoon. Mrs Nicholas McCarty Harrison plans a California trip, and the Philomenhean club meets Friday with papers read by Mrs Merritt and Mrs Munro.
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Murry Smul- Mire
Minneapolis
Yon
Albert Butterfield
Miss Kahn
FF. Williame
Guy
Lynn Stone
Mary Newby
New York
Boston
Lyceum Trig
Row Spring
Hartworth Buthers
Hammond
J. AJ Everitt
Griffith
Wedne
Nicholas McCarty Harrison
California
Mo Ob. Brace
BR. J. Stucky
Slo Sean
Three suicides and a drowning in scattered reports
A string of grim incidents includes E S Platt near Pittsburg shooting himself in the breast and possibly dying, Philadelphia journalist William Warren intending to wed Lillian Robertson fatally shooting himself hours before the ceremony, Mrs Law Parks of Lyons drowning her own life and that of her presumed mind, plus a Cleveland burglar named Joy suffocated in a penitentiary gas house after a fellow inmate helper.
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E. S. Platt
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Willam Warren
Philadelphia
Lillian Robertson
Law Parks
Lyons
Kas
Made Husband Skedaddie in Knife Attack
In St Louis on November 5, Mrs Laura Oldfield aged 2 had to draw a revolver to deter her husband who attacked her with a knife. He fled the scene. The couple had been separated for three months.
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Skedaddie
St, Louis
Laura Oldfield
Fight wounds two as town marshal fatally shoots man
In Ashley on Wednesday night Charles Knight was fatally wounded in the neck by Berry Smith town marshal. Joshua Knight was shot in the right thigh but not seriously wounded.
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Ashley
Charles Knight
Berry Smith
Joshua Knight
A Corner For The Women The Modern Pin Story
The article traces pin history from ancient bronze finds in Egypt to France and Germany advances. Catherine Howard introduced the pin to England, then America’s 1824 Wright pin machine cut costs. The piece details pin production steps, aging processes, and the 19th century rise of U S pin factories, noting 43 factories and vast output.
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America
France
Germany
England
Catherine Howard
Jeney VII
Catherine
W. L. Wright
New Hampshire
United States
United Star World
Qian Cathering Hind
Matrons Bonnets Show Three New Velvet Models
Three new bonnet designs for matrons feature dark gray panne velvet with red berries and green leaves trim, a large steel ornament, and full velvet brow. another style has a poke crown in dark purple velvet with violets under the high brim, purple velvet ribbon under the chin. a white lifta turbaned bonnet with black chiffon trims and tucked tips appears in the third model.
Dinner Menu From A Historic Kitchen Note
A fragment lists dishes such as Oyster Soup Unrest Chicken and Apricot Shortcake with Whipped Cream and Coffee plus Salads. It discusses fish stock soups and milk based variants using vegetables and spice, notes differences between thickened soups and stews, and gives a brief method for preparing oyster soup including milk, butter, and nutmeg. It also mentions cleaning kid gloves with gasoline as a cleaning ad hoc tip.
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Ao Cormes
When a Man Went Shopping Stories of Tension in a Family
The text portrays a strained exchange between Dick and Cynthia over a dress fabric and theater plans. Cynthia resents Dick as domineering while Dick complains about the secrecy of their relationship and the burden of family approval. The dialogue hints at unresolved jealousy and social pressures in a domestic setting.
Man’s Quest For French Leather Word Finds One Yard Ribbon
In a cluttered scene about a man named Dick seeking a French word for leather and fur he searches shops and eyes signs for the elusive term on ribbons, meeting helpful clerks and a chorus of strangers. The narrative follows his frustrated chase through stores until a stranger suggests a solution and he finally secures the fabric. The piece ends with a hint of reconciliation with Gladys and a note about the Stoddard Lectures reaching homes.
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Anthia
Cynthia
Himelf
Tek
Tecatl
Tell
Fies
Raul
Hut” Pick
Towne Bedi
Townernd
Ghuys
Gladys
Bob
Moe
Lick
Pean de Wale
Elia M. Edson
Boston
Deliberate Homemaking and Early Business Habits
A early 20th century editorial urges homemakers to plan tasks before starting like pastry making or ironing. Collect all needed materials to avoid extra trips, keep a scrapbook of recipes, and use a daily plan to streamline operations. Also reports a Kentucky double killing and a promotional note from Indianapolis business ads.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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