Final Parting of Ralph Wetmore and Emmeline Leslie
A lifelong romance ends in a western village as Ralph Wetmore, aged 85, dies after reuniting briefly with Emmeline Leslie whom he loved in youth. Emmeline vanished after a plague era, leaving his later years spent in quiet devotion. The tale frames a possible heavenly reunion and a life guided by the Golden Rule.
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Ralph
Emmeline
Ralph Wetmore
Emmeline Leslie
Emmelin
Leslie
Frances
Hints for Smokers from a 19th Century Medical Journal
Generalarzt Dr. Sholer argues against smoking on an empty stomach and during heavy physical exertion. He ranks pipe smoking as healthiest, cigars next, cigarettes worst, and warns against nasal inhalation and eastern cigarettes with opium. Recommends salt water mouth rinses and careful dental care.
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Generalarzt
Sholer
Centralblatt Zur Gesundheltspflege
Persians and Watermelons
A Victorian note from Persia describes watermelons eaten whole like eggs. One end is cut, contents eaten with a wooden spoon, roseate juice dribbles to the bottom, and serves as a fragrant drink after the first course.
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Persia
Brooklyn couple shot by suitor, fugitive to Chicago
William Smith shot Mr and Mrs Shute of Brooklyn after their daughter drew his objection. He fled to Chicago and now faces arrest for the shooting.
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Shutes
Mrs. Shute
Brooklyn
William Smith
Chicago
Movements of War Ships in Atlantic Theater
Dispatches from Key West report White squadron ships refueling and prepping for emergencies. Iowa to visit Havana to bring Captain Sampson, with another U S navy representative due soon. Helena and Bancroft ordered from Lisbon to Key West to track Spain's torpedo flotilla into Havana harbor and deter operations near U S coast.
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Washington, D. C
Key West
Iowa
Havana
Sampson
Sigsbee
Navy Department
Massachusetts
New York
United States
Helena
Bancroft
Lisbon
Spain
Cadiz
Atlantic
Governor Warns Legislature on Railroad Passes in Michigan
In view of an extra session called by Governor Pingree to consider raising railroad taxes, a proclamation was issued warning members of the Legislature and state officials against accepting passes. It cites laws making gifts with intent to influence official acts punishable by heavy fines and imprisonments.
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Detroit
Michigan
Pingree
Actress Stricken With Paralysis After Utica Performance
Miss Lillian Kennedy, an actress, finished her engagement at the opera house and was stricken with paralysis in her dressing room before the show ended. The right side of her face, arm, and leg are paralyzed and she remained unconscious late tonight.
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Utica
N. Y
Lillian Kennedy
Opera House
Hoffman's Triumph At Carnegie Hall Recital
Josef Hoffman drew a full 5000 crowd at Carnegie Hall for his second recital with wild enthusiasm. He was recalled fifteen times and encoreed three times, then greeted by an ovation at the stage door. He later played as soloist with Thomas at the Metropolitan Opera House to a sold out audience. Eastern critics deem him the greatest since Rubinstein.
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Josef Hoffman
New York
Carnegie Hall
Thomas
Metropolitan Opera House
Rubenstein
Earthquake Destroys Ambonia Island Town
Special from Tacoma reports Ambonia, capital of Ambonia island in the Malacca group, wiped out by a quake. Many homes collapsed trapping residents. hundreds killed and about 200 injured as the disaster struck the town serving as the island capital.
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Farthquake
Chicago
Tacoma
Washington
Ambonia
Ambonia Island
Malacc& Group
A Curious Forest Near West Africa Unearthed
Dr Welwitsch discovers a remarkable tableland forest along the African coast. Trees with four foot trunks reach only a foot in height, resembling round tables, with at most two leaves six feet long and two feet wide and crimson flower clusters.
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Dr. Welwitsch
Africa
Overworked Pierceton educator restored by pink pills
Ernest Kemper of Pierceton Indiana overtaxed himself teaching and studying from dawn till night. After severe pneumonia catarrh and failed treatments he credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with a full recovery and weight gain. An affidavit by R P Warr Notary Public dated September 10, 1897 supports the claim.
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Ernest Kemper
Pierceton
Ind
Kemper
Colorado
Cleveland
Chicago
Williams
R. P. Warr
Klondike gas venture and patent Castoria notice
A eclectic clipping combines a mocked Klondike gas-boring plan and an Open Letter to Mothers by Dr Samuel Pitcher defending Castoria trademark rights. It includes unrelated quips about Seattle Alaska supplies and assorted old advertising lines.
To Cure Constipation Forever
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure constipation. The note includes a humorous exchange between Mr Hogg and Mrs Hogg about women and laughter.
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Co. C
Mr. Hogg
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Warner
Pierceton, Ind
Indianapolis Journal
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Nou
Mothers of America
Thas
H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Chase Pletcher
Samuel Pitcher, M
Seattle
Alaska
Klondike
Washington State
Public Com Bureau
Ad- Chamber of Commerce
Wash
Miss Upton
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
Bobby
Ake
Star Tobacco
George
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