White Ribbon Hypocrisy Tale At General Federation
Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, a presidential candidate for the General Federation of Women's Clubs, discusses insincerity in adopting the white ribbon for total abstinence. She cites a brewer’s employee who wore the ribbon to tempt others and then succumbed, revealing the self deception behind symbolic pledges.
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Robert J. Burdette
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Aiga
Burdette
Frank
Sailor Nobly Gives Life Belt to Captain in Rescue
Two Devon trawlers collided off Start Point. As boats foundered and crews battled to stay afloat, a crewman freed his life belt and urged the captain to take it, declaring he had no dependents. The skipper refused to abandon his friend as another trawler arrived to aid them. John Kingford stood ready to die for his comrade.
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Start Point
Devonshire
England
Sam
John Kingford
One Solution of It Is Proposed for Betrothal
A dialogue from the New York Telegraph recalls a couple fifteen years engaged. The fiancée asks to wed soon to stop idle funds, proposing marriage or other steps to realize the betrothal. The fiancé agrees, noting the time has been long but acknowledges a plan to marry.
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Jong
New York Telegraph
The Charm of Life Love In the Areret Spring
Poem excerpt declares true love and happiness as gifts from God and the divine spark within the human soul. It reflects on life, faith, and enduring love, imagining heavenly joy and radiant content as the finest blessing. Published in Sunset Magazine and attributed to Worths Shepard Jippincott.
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Gal
Shepard Jippincott
German cadet seeks Lincoln commission in Civil War
A young German trained in cadet schools offers services to President Lincoln amid Civil War struggles. Lincoln grants a commission and advice, and the German boasts of a noble German name. Lincoln replies that it should not cause trouble if he is cautious.
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Lincoln
Herr von Agald
Germany
The First Time She Became A Mother
A young stepmother, nervous and inexperienced with children, panics as her five year old son shows signs of illness. Croup alarms the household prompting a frantic doctor call while the boy, in a rare moment of honesty, apologizes for the rushed summons saying she is “the first time she’s ever been a mother.”
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Croup
Lippincott's Magazine
GOING TO THE FRONT The Czar's Immense Army Heads East
On the Moscow departure of officers about fifty aboard a train, with high rank figures and eager chatter. At Samara the troop movement continues in upgraded wagons with berths and stoves, morale high. Irkutsk hosts a vast camp with seventy three thousand men, while Lake Baikal crossings hasten. Estimates from a Russian official place 250,000 soldiers in Manchuria, with five army corps to follow, totaling about 500,000 in the region within two months.
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Moscow
Consack
Samara
Soroponn Titi Jolin
Trans Siberian
Adialunitration
Samora
Far East
Russia
Siberia
Red Cross
Kalenka
Teheliabingk
Omak
Tomek
Slx
Irkutsk
Lake Baikal
Khilkoff
Eli
Millitery
Lake Bal- Kal
Mukden
Mip
Ruaela
Japan
Manchuria
Hostitles
Kournpatkin
Safety in Thunder Storms Told by Authorities
Authorities advise staying in the room center during a thunderstorm with a carpeted or rug covered doorway as safer than bare wood. Avoid chimneys cellars and open air near tall trees avoid water edges and seek shelter away from high trees when lightning is near.
Tree Toad as a Winter Pot
A Salem woman kept a tree toad in a plant pot through winter. The sun revived it and it opened its eyes before climbing the plant, challenging the belief that toads or frogs cannot survive winter out of mud. Either species thrives when placed in house temperature midwinter.
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Salem
Defiance Btarch and Oratory Fables in 1902 News
A fragmentary item set reports on Defiance Btarch and a Gaines parliamentary inquiry amid a Tennessee congressman's remarks. It includes Pierpont Morgan's Washington encounter with journalists and a testimonial about Dodd's Kidney Pills curing kidney disease and rheumatism in Wisconsin.
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Gaines
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Congreenman Olmeted
Cox
Wis
Frank M. Rawser
Dodd
Wing Dodd
Mr. Russell
Chiypewa
Shodd
Wisconsin
Irishman's quip on odds and a parson's pep talk
Gov Odell recounts a Newbury parson famed for optimism comforting an Irish quarry worker who lost both legs. The man jokes it could be worse yet. The tale shows resilient humor amid injury and the parson’s cheerful view of misfortune.
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Gov. Odell
New York
Newbury
Fredkill Landing
Postum Claim of Health From Coffee Substitution
A Georgian describes relief from headaches and weight gain after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. He cites a 1900 case and five months of use, noting improved health and inviting verification at local banks and businesses. The ad promotes Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and the slogan There’s a reason. Look in each plog for The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Bank of
Carrollton
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Grand Trunk opens City Ticket OMco in St Louis
The Grand Trunk Railway System opens a City Ticket Office at 08 North Broadway St. Louis and offers through car service daily between St. Louis Montreal and Toronto in cooperation with the Umola Central R.T. The scheme provides easy access to Ontario Quebec and Nova Scotia excursion fares from St. Louis and Kansas City.
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Grand Trunk Railway System
Omco
North Broadway
St. Louis
Montreal
Toronto
Umola Centrat R. T
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Tme
Kangaa
GEO. W. Vaux, A.G. P&t. A
Adams St
Chicago
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