The Begum's Carpet and the Pearl Princess Mystery
Mrs Mills, a pension clerk in Calcutta, shares the tale of Begum Begum’s pension fraud and a hidden child. The Begum confesses to raising a soldier’s daughter as her own granddaughter the Motee Mahal, while backing a white child in secret. The story ends with Mills receiving a generous carpet and a 200 rupia pension as reward for silence.
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Kiddiepore School
Calcutta
Montford
Millk
Hoogly
Jim
Senanas
Delhi
Burmah
Punjaub
Sona Begum's
Dora
Ernest
Martiniere College
Matec
Begum
Motee Mahal
Gstoutly
Matee Mahal
Prineras Motee
India
Crape Band Fashion Tracked From Military to Street
A New York Herald note traces crape bands on sleeves as mourning, from British military use to servants and cost conscious wearers. It mocks social climbers who adopt the custom on old coats and equates it with vanity like coat of arms purchases.
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New York Herald
Wager Tales From Old London to Edinburgh and Lapland
A bygone era favored eccentric bets. A century ago English nobility funded wagers on travel feats. An earl sought a London to Edinburgh round trip faster than a peer could tally a million dots. Sir George Liddel won by detailing a Lapland voyage with two natives and two reindeer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Katsuma
London
Edinburgh
George Liddel
Lapland
Unequal Contest Ancestral Memoir Quote
A fragment from a Victorian-era text speaks of a susceptible mind broken by the frightful struggle between passion and opinion. The line attributes the sentiment to Madam Ance Igt, hinting at gendered roles and intense inner conflict within moral discourse.
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Madam Ance Igt
Farmers Union urged action and unity for the year
The Farmers Co Operative Union of America calls members to attend meetings, maintain dues, and engage in cooperative farming practices. It stresses garden work, schools, road and public building priorities, and cautions against speculation while promoting cotton packing, education, and unity under Tom Watson's Jeffersonian influence.
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Texas
Missouri
Tom Watson
Farmers’ Union
Dr. Macune
Lon Livingston
Farmers’ Alliance
Southern Railroad
Watson
C. S. Durrett
R. F. Duckworth
Jeffersonian
Two Women on a Cold Street Corner
On a windy cold day two women pass each other. One wears fur and silk with patent leather pumps, while the other in a lawn waist coat shows bare neck and heavy shoes with gaiters. They comment on who feels colder, noting contrasts in dress and warmth.
Landlords and tenants in the cotton South face land monopoly
The passage argues that tenant farmers control much of the cotton, condemns land speculation, and calls for ending liquor to resist capitalist control. It frames land as a basic necessity and urges moral restraint to protect liberty.
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Nfe
Iquor
Roused Farmers Rally for Self Reliance and Warehouses
A call to farmers to build warehouses grain elevators and storage facilities this year. The message urges self reliance and collective action to shift marketing control and achieve independence through cooperation education and industrial progress.
Wealth in Ocean's Depths Revealed
The article claims two billion dollars in gold and jewels lie at the sea bottom along the England to India route, estimated as a vast recovered treasure. The note cites speculative quantities and unverified sources, offering a vision of wreck wealth and maritime myth.
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England
India
Man Created in God’s Image and Dominion
A devotional study on Genesis 1 26 27 and related verses. It explains that humans are formed in God’s image with spiritual breath, the equality of male and female, and the mandate for dominion over creation. The Sabbath and family are presented as foundations for moral progress and civilization.
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God
Mann
Dillmann
Adam
George Adams Jith
Green
Delitzed
Driver
Hastings
Dilmann
Hermit Trapper Forced to Bathe After Urgent Insanity Admission
Jake Fox, a 60 year water avoider from Albany Oregon, was committed as insane and taken to Salem Hospital where after a three hour struggle he was bathed. Despite past refusals and threats he now endures weekly baths as part of his treatment in the asylum.
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Jake Fox
Jake
Portland
New York World
Calapova River
Albany
Ore
Lfe
Ait
Tle
Salem
New York
Cven
Pittsburg
Denison
Iowa
Sepiaineeu
SyrEiwo
Missouri
Washington
Farmers’ Institute
Roosevelt to curb message writing amid congressional criticism
The president accepts lawmakers' rebukes of his prolific message habit. He plans to limit communications to Congress to essential public needs, while noting sharp press and congressional commentary.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Mn Roosevelt
Church Directory Listing of Services and Meetings
Directory lists Sunday School at 10 am and Morning Prayer at Ila m with Holy Communion first Sunday. Various church groups meet weekly, pastors named, preaching times on Sabbath and Wednesdays, with Sabbath School at 10 am and prayer services evenings. Churches include Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian with multiple leaders and event schedules.
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Ila
Guild
Kev. Chan
Goark
T. B Anderson
Il A
Schluter
Mt Woman's Home Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church
RR. Rives
Writing in Your Own Handwriting Hurts Your Standing
The letter warns against making out documents by hand such as legal papers cards or hotel menus noting it can look bad and suggest you cannot hire a stenographer. It advises using abstracts or other writing that preserves clarity and avoids ambiguity.
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Willy Boat
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter CO
Wabash Ave
Monroe St
Chicago, Ill
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Joseph B. Bowles
Mrs. Milin
Symbo
Farmers Co-Operative Union of America
Gen
Watson and
THE
UNION
Farmers’ Journal
Tuks
Shaw
Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Mfr Shaw
United States
Bureau of Statistica
Department of Commerce and Labor
Texas & Pacific
J “Wall
L&g
Sannes
Ken & Tefferson
Texan
Malla Express
An le BR
P. Sc
Connor
Seltesara
Dallas News
FT. Worth
Atlanta Journal
Sunny South
Holland's Magazine
Watson's Magazine
Lyoman's Home Companion
Atlanta Constitution
NEW Idea Magazine
Texas Farmers
Panhandle
the Panhandle
Denver
Ucketa
A. A. Glisson
G. FA
Ft Worth
Teras
Banner
Homeseekers
E. P. Turner
Dallas
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