Love and Loss Propel Weguelin to Theatrical Fame
Paul Weguelin rises from clerk to playwright as his wife Ethel dies after illness. He clings to memories, writes a cherished drama, and after years of sorrow sees it staged to success. He marks anniversaries with in memoriam notices, preserving her memory while his career flourishes.
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Lancaster Gate
Highgate
Ethel
Paul
Bohemia
Paul Weguelin
London
Luthel
Scott
F. C. Phillips
St Paul
Portland
Ore
L’ed
First National Bank of
East Portland
Holgate
Citizens’ Bank
Secross
Rev
J. 8
Reid
Illinois
Szczyz
Chicago Dispatch
Tommy
Chicago Tribune
Wheelman boasted of long biking run with minor injury
An exchange imagines a wheelman boasting a three year riding record with one accident a broken leg. The joke notes the broken leg belonged to his teacher, implying a different burden of misfortune. Coleridge liked venison and joked Jupiter would approve of a haunch.
Illinois Tales of Death, Crime and Labor Strikes
A long Illinois news roundup reports Trenry Sims finding the body of John A. Miller after an 1883 disappearance, plus murder arrest of Ralph Phelps, saloon lawsuits in Canton, jail releases and fines, arson, factory layoffs, drownings, pardons, political notes, and tragedies across Marshall, Danville, Lacon, Ottawa, Moline, and Rockford with names like Altgeld, Baines, Shaw, and Nichols.
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Trenry Sims
Hamilton, C
Marshall
John A. Miller
Monmouth
O. W. Bollmeyer
Ottawa
City National Bank
William Markwell
Bament
Woolen Manufacturing
Lacon
John Lindquist
Plano
Chicago Civic Federation
J.J. Ironmonger
Jacksonville Journal
Illinois
Mike Kemiciak
Delia Nichols
Lincoln
Litchfield Paint & Color Company
C. B. Mundy, Jr
la Salle County
Mendota
Hubbard
Rockford
Alderman Dement
Dalton
Bethany
Illinois Glass Company
Alton
Altgeld
James Shay
Cook County
Augustana College
Moline
Jesse Ellis
Ash Grove Township
Joan Cheeny
Mississippi River
Cairo
Washington
Emily J. McLean
Montgomery County
Hillsboro
Edward Forsman
Jasper County
Isla
Edward Bebb
William Bebb
Ohio
C. O. Baines
Chicago
Board of Health
James McFetrich
Daniel Walls
Brocton
Women’s Christian Temperance Union of
German Reform
Ridatt
M. Fitzpatrick
Clay City
Illinois Senate Debates Pawnbroker Protection and Decoration Day
Illinois Senate considers a bill to enhance pawnbroker patron protections and transfers a house joint resolution urging Congress to fund flags for decorating soldiers graves on Decoration Day. Several other measures introduced include police commissioner appointments and liquor sale restrictions. Local reports note related actions across Springfield and Chicago.
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Senate
Spriserreo
House
Congresa
National
Springfield
Congress
Mor
Senactor Brand
Randolph County
State Board of Health
Brand
Til
Chicago Library
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Alnois Catrymenos’ Association
Lost Opportunity Theme Echoes in Old Verse
A brief literary reflection laments opportunities missed, mourning their permanent passing. The excerpt recalls three chances that will not return, urging readers to confront loss with solemn verse.
A Woman's Nervous Collapse and Cure by Pink Pills
Mrs Helen Moyers of Chicago suffered a long nervous malady from shock and worry. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she reports restored nerves and a rosy complexion. Pills sold by Keokuk stores and by mail from Schenectady New York at 50 cents per box or six for 2.50.
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Gate City
Keokuk
Dows
Helen Moyers
Sms Vernon Avenue
Chicago
Laks Shore Drive
Dallas County
Iowa
New York State
Tam
Dr. Williams
Williama
Health and Pleasure Resort at Hot Springs Offers Daily Races
The Hot Springs resort showcases its peak season with a daily running meet at the Race Track plus foot ball and base ball games among professional clubs at the Park. East, North and West rail connections converge at St. Louis for convenient Steel and Iron Mountain Route service.
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Hot Springs
St. Louis
Magnificent Union Station
Iron Mountain
H. C. Towsseap
General Pass
St.Louis
Jobson’s Washington stint tests his temper and wit
In Life’s snapshot a young Jobson demonstrates budding Washington reporting zeal upon learning of baby Esther’s call. He seeks an interview with the secretary of interior, showing eagerness and audacity in pursuit of a timely scoop.
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Mistra
Jobson
Washington
Esther
Secretary of Interior
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Linnie
Linntie
Atlanta Constitution
Coleridge
Jupiter
Illinois State News
Ralph Phelps
Lawrenceville
Pelps
Birds Station
Shaw
Phelps
Warren County
Ind
Ife
Canton
Charles Keller
American Railway Union
Bookwalter
Danville
Ralston & Angie
Arkansas
Marshall Reeves
Green County
C. C. Withrow
Loase
Cody
Cook
Ill
Annie
Iso
Gov. Altgeld
Ilinois
SPR
Tilmnoils Central Railroad Company
Minols
Rosber
Denver
Los Animas
Col
Bent County
Parson
Mrs. A
Mrs. B
Paris
Mr. Spiffkins
Harper
Badwin
Boston Transcript
John
Jamie
Willie Winkum
Johnny
Sam
Mother Hyde
J. T. Greenleaf
St. Nicholas
Kenyon Cox
America
Salter
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Hot Springs, Arkansas
the Carlsbad of America
Mercury
N. Y
Hall
Fr. J. Cagney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Rockland Tribune
Siberia
California
Dasnawar
Uncle Ebony
U.S. Gov’t
Atlanta
McVicker’s Theater
Shore Acres
Cicago
New York
Wairy
Witter
Milwaukee
Louis
Texas
Shiner
Omaha
Gault
Dr. Pierce
Claus
Fairbank
Young Spirits
Wonth
Dispen- Sary Medical Association
Buffalo
N.Y
Fr. W. MM
East Walpole, Pa
3IRD & Son
Neponset
Jennie Pinckard
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