Temperance to political power and farm women in the news
The item surveys varied topics from a pool to corner Kentucky whisky to a ribbing of Senator Tillman and a mock prophecy about his temperance stance. It notes the New York Women’s Medical College graduating sixteen, jokes on “sweet sixteen,” and traces governors’ long terms. It mocks Wanamaker and party tactics. It cites a Chicago authority on bicycle eyes and a Nebraska grain-saving hen. It highlights farm wives preserving milk and eggs amid hot winds and rising prices, with Western Kansas towns eating 100000 eggs in one day and 1,000,000 eggs weekly in the region, credit to farm families.
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Nebraska
Chicago Times Herald
Kansas
Oklahoma
Platform Stands Amid New York Fight Within Democratic Ranks
The Atlanta Constitution cites the platform as party principle and loyalty test until the next national convention. It notes a looming battle over Greater New York and accuses NY state committeemen of attempting to disrupt unity for personal gain. Local elections to be settled on merits, not forced recognitions.
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Chicago
Nations
New York State
Greater
New York
Nectermts
Womon
Platform Unchanged by Any Local Endorsement Says Campbell
Committeeman Campbell asserts the Democratic platform remains fixed until the 1900 national convention. He notes New York’s loyal support for Cleveland and the Chicago platform, claiming over 6 million voters stand behind it from coast to coast. He warns politicians may conspire, but the people will be irresistible when action arrives.
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Campbell
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Atlantic
Pacific
The New Cuban Policy Debate and Market Notes
Debate over a decisive intervention in Cuba dominates a column referencing McKinley, Armenia horrors, and Spain. It cites Calhoun’s expected report and calls for unified leadership, ending procrastination and dishonor. Also covers St Louis wheat and grain quotes, cattle and hog prices, and a series of short world and local notes from Kansas to Ireland.
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Madison
McKinley
Spain
Armenia
Calhoun
New York Journal
Washington
Congress
Cuba
Falling Out With the Governor and a Turbulent Family
A fragment recounts a young married man recalling his only falling out with the governor. He describes returning home to be interrogated as if by a lawyer, provoking wrath, and the narrative hints at disapproval over a disappointingly chosen partner and the father's stern reaction.
Fortune Hunter’s Odd Courtship and a Hidden Bride
A man recalls a deal with his father to marry a Paris fiancée while abroad. He later meets an American heiress in Paris, gains his father’s approval to wed her, and keeps the arrangement secret from the original fiancée. The father praises the wife while recalling his own role in the scheme. The narrator insists the first fiancée remains unaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paria
Imet
Not Latin but a real live subject for Jilin
An old man praises John for being a fine Latin scholar and first honor, then pushes him to tackle a real topic. He jokes about Latin as a dead language while urging Jilin to hustle and prepare the mule for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jilin
Soldier's laundress button woes lead to improvised repair
Private soldier Wit McGinnis grew fed up with a laundress who repeatedly returned his shirts with missing buttons. Frustrated, he used a tin stacking box lid as a makeshift button to fix a shirt, only for the laundress to stitch a buttonhole to fit the improvised button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wit McGinnis
Ile
May Snake Story in Loudoun County
A Washington Star editor snake and a Leesburg dog tale unfold in a playful rural anecdote. A mother snake frees her brood, twenty four young snakes bite a mastiff who chased them, causing fatal injuries. The dog dies, and the owner recalls past offers for the dog as a blue prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msual
Leesburg
Coe Ball Balore
Traising School Notes Highlight Union Ridge School News
Union Ridge reports booming enrollment at the Training School with strong participation, notes from Rev. Jones visit and Miss Hill, and a debate on wealth versus poverty. The piece praises Profs Davault and Hubbard, lists community activities, and notes local illness, harvest plans, and social events through late June in Bollinger County.
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Bollinger County
Mr. Jones
Stoddard County
Mattie Hill
Sedgewickville
Minnie Fischer
Training School Literary Society
W. A. Dugault
Rt. Crites
SM Dulaneys
R.L. Teeters
W. A. Duvault
Union Ridge
Stoddard
Cape Chardeau
Davault
Hubbard
Dopp
Harvest time notes from Zalma community
Harvest is here as corn planting ends. Stephen Simpkins cut his wheat last week. A Greenbrier couple welcomed a baby. Local residents Adolph Mayor and others were seen on the street greeting friends. A boy named F. T. Branos fractured a leg in a mulberry tree incident. J. 10, Charles Watkins, Pat Watkins, and Woods of Puxivo were visiting for several days.
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Paul Wright
Louise
C. M. Johnson
Francis Allen
Eli Barks
Lillie Cheek
Amalia Bischer
O. M. Schoeble
Mary Formway
Clara Barks
CO. M. Johnson
David Cheek
Harbor
Tallent
Scopus
J. M
Marie Carr
Broa Potty
J. M. Teeters
W. B. Yount
Belle Rogers
Jupe County
Robert Phelps
Leopold
CG. M.johnson
Jim Turner
John Thompson
Lntesville
J.C. Stone
J. W. Dixon
Chilhanooga
McMinn Bros
Fellingbarger
Ul, Hess
W. A. McMinn
Tiesdo
Alery
Robert Maker
Watkins
Jacob Kuker
Robert
John Haff
Eli Baek
Kennett
Big Broiler
J. J. Baek
Frank Bayer
Umph James
Ford
Castor
Ave Cannon
Zalma
Atmeun Anoon
Stephen Simpkins
Closing Exercises of the Southeast Normal
Southeast Normal closes its regular session on June 10 with commencement events starting June 5. Highlights include a humorous joint society program, a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J. Garrison, a W. J. Wilson medal essay contest won by Annie Brooks, orations by L. N. Bowman and J. A. Vaeth, and the alumni banquet.
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Tite Press
Southeast Normal School
J. Garrison
St. Louis
W. J. Wilson
Sorosis
Clio
R. T. Kerlin
A. M
Wood
Annie Brooks
Cape Girardeau
Ife
Bollinger County
Webster and Benton
J. F. Fulbright
A. Baker
R. L. Ward
Robert EH. Lee
J. A. Waeth
Pevils of
J. A. Vaeth
St. Genevieve
Nadora Hallam
J. M. Sitxe
Glen Allen
Rozier
One American Cent and Siam Coin Values
The text explains Thai currency: 00 cowries equal 1 sdang, 2 suangs equal 1 salang, 4 salangs equal 1 bal or tical, and 1 bal equals about 60 cents US. In Siam 219 or 220 cowries equal 1 penny sterling.
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Bangkok
United States
Siam
Banner Year for Berries and Other News
Fruit men in St Paul hail a banner year for berries as strawberry output climbs. Connecticut peach growers may reach a million-dollar crop if they repel the yellows. Colorado looks hopeful for potatoes despite rain hindering work. A Kearsarge gun will anchor a Stamford monument to the Alabama sinking. A Kansas City woman sues for divorce over harsh treatment after her husband cast her sealskin into a furnace. Spirite?g consumption and wine fall amid hard times. Congress adjournment will trigger Library of Congress move to a new building. Muzzles used on refractory women in Cologne prison. a muzzled girl died, suspicions of manslaughter. Austria bans parents sharing bed with children to curb infant deaths from overlay.
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Connecticut
Colorado
Congress
Library of Congress
Cologne
Austria
Missing Word Contest Offered by The Weekly Constitution
The Weekly Constitution of Atlanta announces its fourth missing word contest with a 10 percent prize from June to August. Subscriptions tied to clubbing offers allow entrants to guess the missing word in a sample sentence. Past contests paid out $1,033.50 to M. L. Brittain. new awards to be announced September 11.
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Constitution
Atlanta
M. L. Brittain
Tof
Estray Notice in Wayne Township Bollinger County Mo
Taken up by Monroe Lassiter and posted before Justice William Russell on the ninth day of Nine. A D 1897. Describes a very dark bay horse with black mane and tail about 7 or 8 years old and a light bay mare with a white star, about 6 years old. Both animals have distinct markings and are in Bollinger County Missouri.
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Monroe Lassiter
William Russell
Eace
Wayne Township
Bollinger County
Five Good Farms For Rent With Varied Sizes And Prices
Five farms suitable for nearly any tenant offer careful cultivation, sturdy fencing, comfortable houses, and good water. Several additional farm lots are available, expanding options for renters seeking different acreage and prices.
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co advertising reach
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co lists extensive routes from Cairo to New Orleans and Mobile with connections to steamship lines at Mobile serving South Florida Havana Cuba and other Caribbean and Atlantic destinations including New India points Mexico Central and South America through Mobile.
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Cairo
Memphis
New Orleans
Mobile
Nashville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Atlanta
Florida
Southeast
South Florida
Havana
Cubs
New India
Mexico
Central
South America
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Tillman
Women’s Medical College of New York
Pennsylvania
Thim
Robert BE. Pattison
Illinois
Iris
Chicago Inter Ocean Guys
Zrogo
Jewell County
North Walpole
Hellows Falls
Rome
Genoa
Daniel O'Connell
Cahirciveen
County Kerry
The
Washington Star
Center Market
Jem
Loudoun County
Traising
Allen
Flora Barks
Rey
G. W. Tallent
Coos Paulis
Timothy
Lenore Schoebel
Julia Cheek
Beulah Cheek
Houius
Choi
Seavafallis Schoebel
Cree Lacy Johnson
Vane
United States Mint
Asia
Africa
Blan
Walue
Jackson
Deniy A. Byrd
William Byrd
Dunklin Democrat
John J. Bowman
William Jewell College
Liberty
Erd
T. A. Bowman
Markit
John Bowman
Missouri
Klene & Son
Bloomfield
Senath
Baird & Douglass
Poplar Blu
Sikeston
Gape Gazette
Third Missouri Normal School
Legion
John S. McGhee Lings
E. Amison
New York Sun
Lama
Maurice Kirby
Kentucky
Boys’ High School
Louisville
Madagascar
East Indies
Y. B.A
Savannah
St Paul
Kearsarge
Cherbourg
France
Stamford
Conn
Kansas City
Ich
Nics
E. O. Sander the Groceryman
Ji Gimne Nursery
HIG
Anil Any Tine
Adiheim
Lubton Por & CO
Marey
Mochoater
Jous “A. Mir
Laflio, Mo
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co
Tile South
South
America
Alabama Land & Development Co
F. le Harris
Sixth Street
Sind
K, BE. Posry
John G.mann
Ala
Twin City
Vormerly &Choll
High Street
Courthouse
W. P. McCans, Poor
Manhle Hill, MO
Fey, Bamble
Henry Elfrank
Minneapolis Harvesters
Deatler
Marble Hill
H. Schwering
Warren Building
Lutesville, Mo
Lutesville
C. P. Caldwell
Kennett, MO
Supreme Court of the State
Henry N. Phillips
Poplar Bluff
Bullinger County
Rae
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