Nat Goodwin of the Ozarks Married Ninth Time
William T. Tillman of Missouri, born 1842 in North Carolina, has lived in the Ozarks near Poplar Bluff and recently disclosed nine marriages. His spouses included Rachel Lowry, Mary Canady, Adeanne Cavender, Margaret Parker, Mamie Shannon, Sophia Higgins, Harriet Ray, Alice Witt, and Sarah Tune. He served in the Civil War, trusts an older wife is best, and pursues lifelong matrimony with a pension and farm life supporting him.
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Poplart Bluff
Ozarks
Poplar Bluff
Missouri
Nat Goodwin
The
William T. Tillman
Wilks County
North Carolina
110Th
Illinois Infantry
Tillman
Rachel, C. Lowry
Mary M. Canady
Adeanne Cavender
Margaret Parker
Jfive
Mamie Shannon
Tillmann
Sophia T. Higgins
Harriet Ray
Tils
Ife
Sarah Tune
Honest counsel on consent and admission of error
The text urges forthright consent and firm refusal when needed. It emphasizes quickly admitting errors to avoid damage to one’s position, noting that persistence in wrong is disastrous while being seen as square and frank strengthens trust.
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Wi. C. Abbott
Why Germany Became a Republic And The War’s Aftermath
Dr Richard Grelling argues the German republic arose not from resentment over Hohenzollern rule or militarist tyranny but from Germanys defeat in 1918. He cites the collapse of the war leaders and the desistance of state power as the decisive factor, shaping the republics birth and its aims.
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Germany
Richard Grelling
Yale Review
Europe
Ancecen
Wellesley Girls Warned Against the Jazz Demon
In a reflective lament, Mrs. Augustus Trowbridge argues against moral panic over modern youth. She contrasts bathing suit controversies with broader renewal, noting society’s pattern of excess creating further excess and urging generations to outgrow rigid judgments as humanity keeps living.
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New York Times
Wellesley
Augustus Trowbridge
Livia
Augustus
New York
Milwaukee
The Woolworth Will and an American Family Tale
The article recalls F W Woolworths will written years ago leaving wealth to his wife Itile and traces a long arc of rising wages and a modest early life. It highlights how a wage, a girl, and a will shaped a famed American fortune and family story beyond the estate size.
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F. W. Woolworths
Itile
Millons
Woolworths
F. W. Woolworth
Labor Contrast in Wage Reductions Prompts Strike
The Christian Science Monitor notes Pullman employs offering a 20 percent wage cut if prices fall, a voluntary move praised, contrasting with Newbern Iron Works where workers struck after a proposed profit-sharing plan left them earning 10 percent less. The piece highlights labor tensions and differing employer strategies.
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Pullman Company
Pullman
Newbern Iron Works & Supply Company
Newbern
N. C
Vienna ap Money Market
After the war the world money market looked to New York but America lacked the experience in global market practices to take the lead. London remains competitive while Vienna reasserts itself as the central hub for banking and trade in central and southeastern Europe, with British finance guiding Danubian state transactions.
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New York
Noton
America
Littl
London
Vienna
Austria
Rergaine
Europe
Foe ee Times Column Sparks Baffling Exchange
A scrambled passage from the Times reports a heated, misquoted exchange where a disgruntled man insults a rival, deriding him as conceited and claiming his demeanor grows more arrogant with each remark.
America First and the Case for National Moderation
Dr. Frank Crane argues against “America First” as vanity and vulgar ego. He defends national modesty, courtesy, and cooperative global leadership while affirming love for America. He urges equal regard for foreigners and neighboring peoples, championing justice and helpfulness over boastful dominance.
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America
Indy
A Glance Backward. From Commerce and Finance
A historical analysis of Congress ratifying war finance powers, the inflation or deflation debate, and the postwar adjustment. It contrasts wartime credit expansion with 1866 to 1873 currency contraction, citing McCulloch and Wells, and notes the era’s shifts from cash to credit while predicting the boom after policy easing. The piece links monetary policy to business mood and long-term recovery.
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Congress
War Finance Corporation
Secretary of the Treasury
Rhodes
London
England
Europe
McCulloch
John Sherman
United States
Appomattox
Death warrant signed for Teddy the Barberton poodle
Judge E D Fritch issues a death order for Teddy the poodle after a $150 verdict in a $2,000 suit. The owner Capt Erling Notvig appeals to the supreme court which upholds the verdict and orders execution. The dog eludes the court. Teddy is reportedly in Chicago and the owner threatens pardon efforts with Governor Cox.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
E. D. Fritch
Teddy
Barberton
Erling Notvig
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
Fritch
Notvig
Where Rooms Are Warm in War Torn Times
Rear Admiral Newton A. McCully, famed for sea exploits, offers shelter to seven Russian child fugitives amid Crimea turmoil. He pledges a safer place where “the rooms are warm” as hunger and homelessness persisted for six years. The piece notes barriers to bringing all war orphans to safety and mentions social strain and legal limits.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Newton A. McCully
Crimea
Wrangel
Delia Bacon and the Shakespeare Authorship Controversy
The piece traces Delia Bacon of Tallmadge Ohio as the early American proponent of the theory that Francis Bacon authored Shakespeare. It notes her obsessive pursuit, the rarity of her book The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakespeare Unfolded, and her tragic end after attempting to locate concealed manuscripts at Shakespeare’s tomb. Her preface was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Lord Bacon
Shakespeare
Etraford
Identifying Babies at New York Hospitals
Newborns in Brooklyn and Long Island College Hospital will wear bead strings color coded pink or blue. Each bead represents a letter of the baby's name, with ends sealed until discharge. A plaster strip bearing the name is applied to the baby's wrist as a further precaution.
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New York Post
Brooklyn Hospital
Long Island College Hospital
Morrill’s long service noted in Montpelier report
The Montpelier Vermont correspondent credits Senator Justin B Morrill with 43 years nine months and 24 days in Congress, marking a record unlikely to be surpassed by Mr Cannon of Illinois. The observed contrast highlights Morrills enduring tenure versus Cannons repeated re elections, amid a humorous aside on old political figures and family lineage.
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Montpelier
Sunday Republican
Justin B. Morrill
Congress of the
United States
My. Cannon
Ilinoia
Mr. Morrill
Mir. Cannon
Prince of Monaco May Close Monte Carlo Casino for Hotels
Milan Mary reports on a rumored plan by Albert I to shut the Monte Carlo casino and replace the site with hotels parks and community centers to modernize Monaco. The article notes his age 72, past vows to end gambling, and varying estimates of revenue from Monte Carlo and casino leases.
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Milan
Mary
Monaco
Monte Carlo Champ
Monaco Palace
Paris
France
Monte Carlo
Queen Victoria
Duke of Richelieu
Ceive
Shin Bathe and
Europe
Foe
Albert I
Bread Making Made Easy The Two Dough Methods Explained
An instructional overview promotes bread as a staple and frugal food. It covers straight dough and sponge methods, yeast types, and timing, with detailed steps for mixing, kneading, rising, and baking to yield four loaves. It notes temperature, proofing times, and cautions about sourness with long resting periods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Talleyrand in America The French Bishop’s Odd Visit
The Kansas City Star recounts Talleyrand’s refuge and travels during the French revolution. Descriptions emphasize his tall frame, blue eyes, sallow complexion, and peculiar dining habits as chroniclers note his strange manners and prolonged conversations.
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Kansas City Star
America
New Republic
Talleyrand
Autunfret
England
New York
Speculation on Harding Resignation and Burton for Senator
Fragmentary notes from the Cheinwath Times-Ttar discuss a unique Ohio political moment. It posits Warren G Harding resignation and possible renomination for senator by Burton amid wartime commotion and national politics.
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Cheinwath ‘Times
Warren G. Harding
Unitediates
Ohio
Theodore
Burton
Warren G
Harding Nearing Presidency Tops National Spotlight
The lieutenant governor’s election elevates Warren G Harding to a national profile as he approaches the presidency. Theodore Burton’s former seat returns to political contention in Ohio, reflecting a broader debate on geography and national influence.
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Warren G. Harding
United States
Theodore 2. Burton
Harding
Mr.Harding
White House
Micodere
Burton
Meveland
Theodore E Burton
Chloe
Blue Sclera Traits and Inherited Fracture Risk
A reader questions whether blue eyes in newborns extend to all children and whether blue sclerae are common in black infants. A Munich study and physician observations describe blue whiteness of the eyes in several family members and link it to brittle bones and fracture risk, suggesting inheritance.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Witherfor
Villlane
Munich
Stockholm
Rome
W. D. Wise
Dr. Wise
Gald
Slater
Temporary husbands for tourist's wives
Fletcher Allen reports on a London travel bureau offering discreet, educated companions for women travelers who pay the bill, providing escort, hotel stays, and travel oversight while avoiding the burdens of a real husband. The piece notes the scheme's appeal, social attitudes, and potential implications.
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London
Times
Turoage
Ike
Anl
Phiys
Bureau
Indies
Pelle
Leon
Italy
Calvo
Chetla
Stratford
Capri
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Frank Crane
Commerce and Finance
Jewish National Council of Lithuania
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Allen Ban Ieaued
Amad Ss.ealing
Kanata
Io Ib
Prince
John Holloway
Etter
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Fletcher Allen
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Uttates
Relhew
Prowlein Bible
Andrew Carnegie
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