Edwin Obld Stanard A Missouri Candidate for VP
Edwin Obed Stanard ex lieutenant governor of Missouri and former congressman is presented as a Republican candidate for vice presidency. He is a St Louis civic leader, former president of the Merchants' Exchange and advocate for public works. The item notes his career mainly from 1868 to 1872 and mentions his New England ancestry. A Portland confection anecdote and a Wakefield Maine blurb follow.
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St. Louis
Edwin Obed Stanard
Missouri
Merchants’ Exchange
Business Men‘s League
Stanard
St Louis
Congress
New England
FANCIES OF THE CZARINA AND THE BLACK ROSE
The czarina despises lavish dress yet adores Russian lace made for the imperial family. Lace makers from Archangel were forced to relocate to St Petersburg, with many aging or escaping amid hardship and rebellion. Only a few remain to weave lace for the czarina. She also owns a jet black rose bred by florist Fetisol, a sensation in St Petersburg.
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Ramor
Archangel
Marie
Alexander SI
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Czarina
Fetisol
The
Prince Christian Victor Fights Boers in South Africa
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig Holstein grandson of the queen and son of Helena has served in active duty since leaving college. A 32 year old officer in the King's Royal Rifles he distinguished himself in the Ashantee war and the Nile expedition. He gained athletic renown at Oxford and was born at Windsor.
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Prince Christian Victor
Schleswig- Holstein
South Africa
King’s Royal Rifles
Oxford
Prince Christian
Helena
Windsor
Noted Leg Breaker Dies at West Virginia Health Resort
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report recalls a famed professional leg breaker who died last week in a West Virginia health resort. For nearly twenty years he feigned injuries to sue cities for damages, typically securing settlements from $1,200 to $5,560. A lawyer recounts his life, crimes, and a cold case involving a sugar refining patent fraud.
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West Virginia
Sioux City
Iowa
New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Secret of St Mrs Bingo and Mrs Spinkerly Exchange
Dialogue fragment shows Bingo telling Mrs Spinkerly that people are alike, prompting her to turn away, then Mrs Bingo notes Spinkerly has a baby. The exchange suggests social tension and a domestic misunderstanding.
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St. Mrs
Bingo
Not a Bad Guess Puck Quote About Married Women
A Puck cartoon line compares married and single women with a witty exchange. The man asks why married women are more interesting and the response suggests they conceal their opinion of men.
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Puck
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