Amusing Mixup Over Rooms At Woman's Hotel Tale
A New York World account recalls the early Margaret Loulas home built by Mrs. Elliott P. Shepard as a Young Women's Christian Association project. A man misread the hotel as a boardable residence, engaged a suite, and returned with a nephew after a dramatic occupancy misunderstanding. The nephew, a dashing society figure, laughs off the error.
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Margaret Loulas
New York World
Elliott P. Shepard
Young Women's Christian Association
Alban
Rentio Moan
Sulte
Misa Altman
Waite
Cime
English possessions in the West Indies as described
National Review outlines Barbadcen Halifax as the main base with a seven- cruiser squadron protected by fortress, coal yard, dry dock, and a garrison of artillery engineers and infantry. It notes Bermudas with harbor and dock, Jamaica with fortified station, St. Lucia with naval depot, and Barba does with West India engineers and British troops.
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Halifax
N. 5
England
Canada
West Indies
South America
Great Britain
National Review
Ecruisera
Bermudas
Carolina
United States
Jamaica
Cuba
Tta
West India Engineers
West India
St. Lucia
Venezuela
Port Castiies
St. Lucila Artillery
Barbadoes
West India Infantry
Rich Michigan farmer fined for letting sheep die
A Michigan farmer faced SPCA agents after a large flock died of exposure and hunger. He defended himself by blaming the Democratic administration for devaluing wool. The court fined him 860. A separate note mentions Queen Victoria and a walking stick anecdote connected to Charlow H. and a search by Grom wolllten.
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Michigan
Society For Prevention of
Queen Victoria
Charlow H
The Wizard and the Whip in Vienna Show
A sensational Viennese act by Piskslug, an Austro-Hungarian whip expert. He cracks two long whips with astonishing control, tears pieces from a calfskin frame, pulls out specific apples from a shelf, and snaps coins from a bottle cork with a flying lash, all presented as non tricks to the audience.
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Vienna
Jewelry Catalogue Offer From Mermod and Joccard Co
An advertisement invites readers to request the WMnntrated Catalogue showing 3,000 beautiful items in Jewelry and Silverwares by Mermod and Joccard Jewelry Co of Broadway at Locust, St Louis. Enclose 35 cents to receive a Solid Silver Handled Nail File.
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Mermod & Joccard Jewelry Co
Boadway
Cor. Locust
St. Louis
Quiet modern undergraduate, a model of restraint
The article describes the typical modern undergraduate as the quiet and peaceable type, lacking violent impulses, though not lacking spirit or courage. It notes he avoids loud displays, attends college events with restraint, and maintains a dignified demeanor comparable to genteel circles.
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Paris
White
Arthur
Untitled Miscellany With Remedies And Poultry Plans
A mix of old ads and notices includes quack medicine appeals for No-To-Bac and Hall's Catarrh Cure aimed at consuming readers. Also described is a San Francisco poultry ranch project to produce two million eggs and ninety thousand broiled chickens annually within three years, with incubators, numerous hens, and extensive housing. The piece mentions Frank J. Cheney of Toledo marketing cures and a notarized statement swearing to the cure.
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San Francisco
Presidential marriages and trivia from a London paper
All but one president married before taking office, Cleveland was the only one married in the White House. Tyler and Fillmore wed twice. Five presidents including Jefferson Madison and Jackson married a second time. A London University problem notes two presidents born in 1767 and living in 1822 with Grant mentioned in a conjectural contest. Religious newspapers protest the question as improper.
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Buchanan
Cleveland
Howe
Tyler
Fillmore
Wash
Dofferson
Madison
Jackson
J. Q
Poem Fragment on Color Lines in a Kitchen Satire
This fragment resembles a playful verse lampooning a partisan prank titled the Cock and the Gas Stove. It juxtaposes a romantic blue eye with academic rivalries and old college rivalries, mentioning Harvard and Yale in a lighthearted, satirical tone.
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Cele
The Uncle Tom's Cabin Century Run Debate
A theatrical man argues that Uncle Tom's Cabin will outlast all American plays. A sweatered observer questions the merit of a century long run while acknowledging the play's long history and enduring public interest.
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Washington Star
City Confusion Sparks Frustration in Mock Debate
In a lively city scene, Casey and Clancy mock a cycling sweater wearer as a debate about truth and perception unfolds. A New York journalist laments Philadelphia’s slowness while a editor recalls a suicide case and police absence. Mugging and Alaska are joked about amid economic talk. McKinley’s early promises are challenged by farmers and a politician.
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Casey
Clancy
Tomult
New York
Philadelphia
Fiditor
Before and After Hurly and Burly Exchange
Comic dialogue on love and fear features Kidder asking about a cook s death and Kodder answering with a pun. Hurly notes a woman s fear of not getting the right man, Burly adds concern over remaining without any man.
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Kidder
Kodder
Gan
Hurly
Too Much Belence Mystery Text
A fragmentary newspaper note references a dramatic line about throwing a man into a lake and questions the role of humidity versus heat in causing suffering. The quoted phrases hint at a theatrical or sensational context and reflect a clipped, garbled OCR snippet from an older page.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at miscommunication
Snippet shows two speakers trading clipped phrases about talking little and understanding. The garbled lines suggest a misread or corrupted transcript with unclear context and no concrete events, names, or locations to anchor a news item.
Partisan Battles and Economic Strains Across States
A critique of Democratic and Republican tactics spreads from state to state, alleging bias in editors and party leaders. It discusses Foraker and Hanna, presidential influence, legislative stalling, and fears over gold standard and bimetallism, with attacks on tariffs, farm markets, and party cohesion through 1900. It notes editorials, candidate ethics, and copper coin debates, plus Chandler’s stance on gold.
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Chicago
Senator Chandler
New Hampshire
Chandler
Mr. Chandler
Hanna
Republican Party
Major McKinley
White House
Trade policy stance sparks U S reciprocity debate
Jamaica seeks reciprocity with the United States amid broad calls against restrictive policies. The column argues no civilized nation would avoid trade with the United States if the government stops courting exhausted surplus products and instead welcomes customers.
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Kansas City
Jamaica
United States
Benny Buttoning Milestones In A Mother’s Bargain
A humorous tale shows Benny, age five, learning to button his clothes with his mother’s patient strategy. To motivate independence she ties progress to a dime bank reward plan, eventually turning buttoning into a confident achievement. The piece blends domestic humor with a nod to early independence.
Banana Eating Advice and Patent Medicines Adverts
A breezy column mocks how the banana provokes Western stomachs yet promises a cure through a missionary wife tip for peeling. It advertises Lazativo Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee, plus various quack cures for teething, constipation, and colds, all pitched in a punchy old newspaper style.
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Acre
Tropica
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Armteti
Wizard and the Whip
Oxtort
Sterling Remedy Co
Toledo
Frank J Cheney
D. Chane ‘O
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A. W
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A Yeeer Collegiate Govenion
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McKinley
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Mandy
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Silas
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Lake
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Indiana
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Foraker
MecKinJey
Mark Hanna
Genera Assembly
National Sound Money League
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Nelson Dingley, Jr
Washington
Watterson
Kentucky
Burkesville Herald
Herald
Ove
Mer Boy
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New York Herald
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Nures
Mamma Tk
Momma
Mamma
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Institution of Civil Engineers
Westminster Gazette
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John A. Miller
Au Sable, Mich
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Sieter
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Nanaual Internet
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Standard Encyclopedia
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National Currespeilener
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Ives Quluk Reilefanodrew
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New York Avenue
Washington, D. C
da, Orison, & Mamden, Lounor-In- Chi
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
Dorchester, Mass
Southern Homeseekers
Illinois Central Railroads
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Rskrkery
Klondyke
BOO
Alankan Proapentors
Wean
Ly Ea
Urnggtets
Onem iV
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Lowtent
Mitty
Cassaeds Mba
Thompson
Anomalia Company
Timaruane
Yhoray
Fallabe
W.N.U
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