What Makes a Society Woman The Best Get On
A London Queen opines on the traits that yield social success among society women. Placidity, wit, and steady conduct often outshine vivacity in securing matrimony and status, while originality can backfire without wealth or beauty. Literary wives and famous husbands' spouses gain prestige from lineage and talent.
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Heroix
London
Man Trapped in Paradoxic Family Web Commits Suicide
In Titusville Pennsylvania a man named William Harman died by his own hand after a letter explained he believed he was his own grandfather. The escapade arose from a convoluted chain of marriages and kinship involving his wife, her daughter, and his father.
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Jie
William Harman
Titusville
How to Walk and Practice with a Tape Guide
A short guide explains proper walking length as one foot. Use tape markings twice the foot length and stretch across a room for practice. Walk, place each foot on a mark, align with the line, swing from the thigh, and work toward a graceful gait. A Milwaukee woman travels church buildings offering denomination.
American Mechanics Convention Reports Largest Membership Gain
The twenty seventh national convention of the Order of American Mechanics opened in Omaha with a rush to business. Nebraska led western states with 900 new members though losing 150. Iowa faced seat denials amid council checks. Kansas gained 350 members as overall U S membership reached 277000. The gathering meets annually on the third Tuesday each June.
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Colorado
Omaha
Neb
The
Order of American Mechanics
Iowa
J. G. Archer
Maine
Minnesota
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Order
United States
Log Owners Clash With Muskegon Boom Firm Over Rivers Channel
In Muskegon Michigan on June 17 the Independent Log-Owners clashed with the Muskegon Boom company over dredging a river channel used to sort and deliver logs. A temporary injunction blocked dredging as a legal dispute over artificial channels unfolded, with 200000 feet of logs moved through a contested route and tensions rising as attorneys stood by.
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Muskegon, Mich
John Torrent
B. H. Stafford
Torrent
Chief Justice Beatty Criticizes Grand Jury Report
Chief Justice Beatty of California's Supreme Court sent a sharp communication to Presiding Judge Hebbard questioning the San Francisco grand jury report on election fraud cases Sternberg and Cohen. He contends the grand jury implied corruption without direct charges and defends the court while attacking the jury's reckless desire to harm jurists' reputations.
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San Francisco
Beatty
California Supreme Court
Hebbard
Superior Court
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Sternberg
Cohen
Big postoffice robbery shocks Montgomery
A $10,000 mail package sent by Josiah Morris & Co. to a New York bank was opened after receipt at Montgomery postoffice. Postmaster Screws notified Inspector Barrett of Chattanooga. Postoffice employee Chief Armstrong, who returned the package, was arrested on a warrant by Barrett and bonded for appearance before US Commissioner Scales. Armstrong hails from a prominent local family.
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Montgomery
Ala
Josiah Morris & Co
New York
Barrett
Chattanooga
Armstrong
Postoffice
United States
Scales
Revivalist Senates a Humorous Sermon Moment in Pulaski
At a Pulaski sermon an amused Sam Jones asks women who spoke kindly of their husbands to stand, then men who forgave their wives. Twenty seven men rise as the revivalist calls them the twenty seven biggest hearts in Tennessee, per Hartwell Sun.
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San Jones
Pulaski
Wan
Jones
Tennessee
Hartwell Sun
The California Fig Syrup Co Advertises Laxative
The Ladies are urged to trust Syrup of Figs for safe use in all conditions and to seek the true genuine article by checking for the California Fig Syrup Co. name near the bottom of the package.
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California
California Fig Syrup Co
Sheepless farm proclaims dogs pay in dog shows
A farmer explains his sheep business is useless but his dogs earn over four dollars in premiums at dog shows in three years, prompting a snappy exchange about keeping the dogs and the sheep.
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sPaveler
Scott
He Calls Her Cat and She Returns to See Him
In a sharp exchange a mother-in-law visits to see him again while remarks about old cat names echo the tension. She justifies the moniker as the cat came back, underscoring a recurring family quarrel.
Don’t Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away Ad
A vintage health claim urging quitting tobacco with a free book titled Don’t Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away. Promises a quick cure and guarantees availability from Ster Ung Remedy Co. with addresses in New York City or Chicago.
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Ster Ung Remedy Co
New York City
Chicago
Remarkably keen child recalls Niagara trip at age two
A Albany dentist’s four year old son shows surprising memory and wit recalling a family Niagara Falls visit years earlier. He repeats details and proves memory beyond his years as a box party anecdote defines a chaperone as one who steps aside when a chap appears.
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Niagara Falls
Baby
Niagara
Johnnie
Albany
Parrot Brightens with Feathers and Folk Remedies
A fragment rich with patent medicine pitches Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters for strength, digestion, and malaria relief while Parker’s Ginger Tonic promises aid for pain and sleeplessness. It contrasts a lively parrot with a mother’s cautions and calls for action.
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Parker
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