General Gordon's Farewell to the U S Senate
Gen Gordon delivers a heartfelt farewell in the Senate week ending with a plea to erase sectional lines. He recalls his Mississippi origins and Confederate service, jokes with Senators, and urges unity and brotherhood among old foes for the country’s sake. He calls for ending Mason and Dixon's line and uniting under one national banner.
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General Gordon
Senate
Mississippi
Damocles
Mason and Dixon
United States
Appomattox
Zemo Agency Backed by Thorough Skin Cure Claim
The speaker details taking the Zemo agency after thorough testing for eczema pimples and scalp conditions. They praise Zemo as exceeding expectations and claim it cleanses skin by drawing out and destroying disease germs without staining clothing. A booklet on home use is offered.
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Zemo
Keifer
Night on the African Plain with a Roosevelt Safari
Theodore Roosevelt recounts a night march across the dusty plain with a safari party. Oxen, whips, drums, and chants accompany a moonlit trek while porters rest briefly under stars and dawn approaches with zebras calling nearby.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Scribner
Romieu Steals Umbrella Ruse at Cafe de Paris
Paris wit Romieu, seeking shelter from a shower, borrows a stranger’s umbrella to reach the Cafe de Paris. After delivering gossip while under the umbrella, the crowd laughs when he discovers his own cravat is rumpled and his sapphire disappears, with purse and watch later exposed as missing.
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Romieu
Cafe de Paris
Romfieu
Clementine
Tozbes
Se Zone
London
Anistatian Superstition Across the Alps
Italian belief holds that when a royal eagle crosses the Alps toward Savoy after a king’s death it marks the deceased monarchs and guides their ancestors. The omen echoes through Aosta and Savoy, with historical deaths cited in Lisbon and Rome as part of the superstition.
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Savoy
Alps
Val- Heyer
Aosta
Toyoia
Ch Y Albert
Lisbon
Rome
Hisimbert
Mona
Ice Cream as Social Cloak in a Jovial Tale
A humorous reflection on entertaining friends with food rather than wit. It recalls Emerson on hospitality and notes how ice cream and refreshments ease social doubt while shop-day errands and events influence guest arrival.
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Emerson
Quaint Attire Dress for a Little Girl
An illustration features a small girl wearing an old fashioned sprigged waslinwhite dress with pink and green flower clusters. The dress has a full skirt with a deep hem, a fitted baby waist into a shaped yoke at a low neck, short puff sleeves, and a dresden ribbon sash.
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Dresden
View of Self Sacrifice and Social Obligation
A social relations reflection on how far one should sacrifice personal time and health to please friends. It notes that many social pleasures require sacrifice, money, health, and energy, and warns that overburdened individuals risk burnout unless they learn to say no. The narrator mentions social leaders and the pressure of pleasing others.
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Tio
Bosses decide candidates under new primary law
Citizens seeking General Assembly seats face a system that lets senatorial district bosses pick the number of nominees. The governor’s primary reform shifts power from voters to bosses, effectively disfranchising the public in candidate selection and forcing hopeful candidates to negotiate with district leaders to appear on the ticket.
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General ‘Assembly
Chicago Inter Ocean
General Assembly
Safeguard to Children and Local Notices Highlight Colds Ads
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable remedy for children’s colds and croup, alongside a claim that Pine Tar Honey by Dr. Bell’s is the original trusted cough medicine. The column also records brief local social notes and weather-related appointment cancellations, with mentions of Marshall visitors and family visits in Keota, Iowa.
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Ornstein
Green B.y
Wis
Maggie Weaver
Ethel Huffington
John Natthew
Allie
Marshall
Fanny Lee
GD. Snedeker
Chas
Sweitzer
J. M. Pulver
Rev Ambler
Madison Pulver
Bernice Mangold
Keota
Iowa
Chas. Sweitzer
Pulver
Dr. Bell
When a man reaches the age of discretion
The saying notes that as men approach maturity they are often nicknamed grandpa by others. It reflects social brevity in labeling aging men with familial titles as they gain life experience.
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Grandpa
Weir and Weir Real Estate Listings
Real estate ad describing multiple properties with sizes from 14 to 344 acres, cultivated land, houses, barns, and good soils. Mentions locations near Clarksvista Merghall Auburn Westfield and Marshall, with price references and possible trade for Marshall property. Includes a 2 story house on black soil and a modern 3 room house on North 6th Street.
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Clarksvista
Merghall
Auburn
Marshall
Darwin
Westfield
Black Soil
Dr S S W Weir Physician and Surgeon Office Upstairs
Dr S S W Weir listed as physician and surgeon with office in Welbldg. Contact numbers: office Wabash 1713 Farmers 582, residence Wabash W121, Farmer's 683.
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Welbldg
Wabash
Farmers
Wajesh
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