Gossip of Washington and the many Senate social tales
The column sketches Monty Lemiler's awkward entry from New York, the gossip about Senator Beveridge's social appeal and wealth, Senator Spooner's Wisconsin career, and Senator Clark's feared fame. It notes Madame Wu and Mme. Wo's intrigues, a plan to buy the Temple Farm near Yorktown, and a parable about bribery in the New York assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monty” Lemiler
New York City
Perry Bellmont
Nick Muller
Lim
Monty
New York
Leswler
Beveridge
Indiana
Senate
Portland
Washington
Brooner
Wisconsin
Tillman-McLaurin
Tillman
Scopooner
Wis
United States
Bia
House
Spooner
Madison
William A. Clark
Montana
Madame Wo
Mme, Wi
Atlantic City
Mme, Wu
Congress
Old Temple Farm
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallia
George Washington
Moore Houe
Lafayette
Count de Rochambeau
Temple Airm
Temple
Rochambeau
Butt
Patriotic Sons of America
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Golonial Dames
Carpenters’ Agaociation of
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Maynard
Virginia
Tenple Farm
Moore House
Aon
Mason
New York General Assembly
Jim
Jiro
Moose Fights Wolves in a Minnesota Forest Standoff
In Cook county Duluth explorers William Burmett and J J Gaynor encountered a giant moose and a pack of twenty wolves. The moose fought fiercely using forefeet hind feet and shed his antlers during the battle before fleeing at top speed leaving wolves howling in the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Weetenen
William Burmett
J. J. Gaynor
Duluth
Cnicago Bay
Cook County
Burnett
St. Louly
Disappearing Dry Fork River in Utah Basin Mystery
Hydrographers report a Utah Dry Fork stream vanishing midcourse into a sink basin with a bottomless pool. A rock channel drains little water, water flow drops to dry downstream, while springs below refill during heavy rain, suggesting underground gravels channel water back to the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Pratt
Utah
Ashley Creek
Uinta Mountains
Miraculous Breape Captures Cave Ordeal at Dead Man's Cave
Capt Caleb Johnson, a Mississippi river pilot, endured four days and nights exploring Dead Man's cave at St Genevieve across the river from Red Bud. He crawled through slimy passages and braved precipices, entering Monday and being found Thursday by a farmer four miles from the entrance. the cave remains a mystery to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIA
Caleb Johnson
St. Genevieve
Red Bud
Capt. Johnson
Simms’ Hollow
Knitting Reemerges Among Aguine Women
Knitting to favor Aguine women are beginning to knit and crochet again. Letters from wholesale houses show strong interest in knitwear and stocking knitting. If trends continue, women may resume carrying knitting on trains and in public, though safety concerns arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponte
Cara
Reckteas Indy
Liver health claims and laxative promote vitality
An advertisement tells how Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Syrup Pepsin cleanses the liver and improves complexion, listing symptoms of torpid liver and promising sales in 50 cent and $1 bottles with a free sample bottle and booklet. It also touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure, Pile remedies, and Putnam Faceless Dyes, framing them as trusted cures and beauty aids offered by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Cme
California Fig Syrup Co
Inconvent truth amid a horse trade tale
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a satirical or cryptic note about truth and a horse deal. Readable names or clear events do not emerge, leaving an unclear record with limited usable facts.
Defiance Starch ad claims relief and savings
Fragmented advertisement mentions Defiance Starch, various remedies and tonics, and savings promises. It touts satisfaction, non sticking properties, and comparisons with other products like Atlas Oats, while promising digestive and throat relief. Multiple brand names and dubious health claims appear in a disjointed, OCR-like text block.
Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Young Women
A testimonial from Elizabeth Cade and others praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for menstrual relief and renewed health. The letter, sent from Fond du Lac, invites others to write Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass for free advice and support during women’s health changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cade
E. Pinkham
Fond du Lac
Venna
Lydia
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Waman
Pense
Montab
F. J. Cheasey 4 CO
Toledo
Putnam
Sita
Pico
Oradelet
Vanboron
Hamtin
Ieudwehe
Ball Bae
Ats Fuss Compass
Pea
Jason BeaLea
Tos
Jones
Fara Tou
Moeanm
SAR Mts
Procnam
Yim
Aing Tydia
Pinkham
Inkham
Boone Eo
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