The Barbour Southgate Tragedy A Brooklyn Love Suicide
The Mary K. story recounts Helen Southgate adopted daughter of Bishop Southgate lured by Henry Grosvenor Barbour to die together in the St. Charles hotel Brooklyn on Sept 12 13 the pair planned death by own action Barbour shot Helen then killed himself Miss Southgate survived and told the tale later in Seney hospital The bereaved Rev Henry Barbour prayed for a miracle and the elder bishop mourned a prodigal son in a case of passion rivaled by madness
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Helen Southgate
Bishop Southgate
Henry Grosvenor Barbour
St. Charles
Brooklyn
Henry Barbour
Barbour
Henry G. Barbour
Helen Packers Forbes
Miss Forbes
Seney Hospital
Artificial Milk Promoter Claims Superior Nutrition
A stock company forms to manufacture and distribute artificial milk on a large scale. Promoters say the article equals the best cow’s milk and has been tested on babies and the sick with weight gains. They describe water, fat, albumen, casein, sugar and filtered gases as bases and claim strict purification and additional unnamed ingredients.
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Philadelphia Record
Chinese Poor Folks and their Cotton Industry
A long excerpt surveys China’s low wages and labor in cotton production, detailing hand gins, spinning, and weaving methods, woman workers, and minimal footwear. It notes subsistence wages, widespread poverty, and limited exports, with reference to nankeen cloth, household labor, and the social divide between rich and poor.
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India
China
United States
Appalachian Chain
Nankeen
Nankin
Louisiana
New York Sun
Icelanders in America and their culture
The Chicago Chronicle notes Iceland’s ninth century Christianity start and Olaf of Norway’s missionary role. It highlights North Dakota and Manitoba Icelandic communities as thrifty, cultured farmers who debate theology and read extensively in Icelandic literature and other nations’ books. It also cites Longfellow’s humorous Drunken Thangbrand tale and the Byron quote about serving one’s time to every trade.
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Iceland
Far North Island
Olaf
Norway
Longfellow
Thangbrand
North Dakota
Manitoba
Chicago Chronicle
Help for Women Who Are Always Tired
Suffering woman letters describe fatigue, headaches, and backache from womb inflammation. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a remedy with anecdotal cures and direct advice from Mrs Pinkham, Lynn Mass, urging readers to write for guidance.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
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Dr. Kline
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AL Flea
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Denver
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Dalian
Tex
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Tom Free
H. H. Green
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Denver Directory
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