Elopement of Daisy Tweed Shocks San Francisco Millionaire Family
In a San Francisco tale of courtship and elopement, Daisy Tweed, granddaughter of William Mocker, runs away with Percy Carol after secret plans and a window wardrobe transfer. The couple marries in Santa Cruz while Mrs. Mocker and kin watch, leading to Daisy’s fortune being withdrawn and Daisy’s guardian Mrs. Mocker cutting off all support.
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Percy Carol
Daisy ‘Tweed
Ita
Miss Tweed
William Mocker
Boss Tweed
New York
Movkers
Santa Cruz
Daisy
Daley
San Jose
Ian
Carol
Miss ‘Weed
San Francisco
Movker
San Dose
Mrs Pinkham Appeals To Future Woman For Health
Advertisement urges women to seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual and ovarian issues. Claims strengthen female organs, regulate flow, and improve health. Includes testimonial from Miss Susie Exney praising the remedy after illness and weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia Binkham
De Tocqueville on Louis Napoleon’s Private Virtues and Vices
Karl Blind cites Tocqueville’s portrayal of Louis Napoleon as a private individual with appealing traits yet a mind marked by incoherence and vanity. Tocqueville notes his dissimulation, passion for vulgar pleasure, and contempt for assemblies, preferring a monarchy. He warns that Napoleon could threaten the Republic while seeking a Restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Napoleon
de Tocqueville
de Tocquavilte
Lois Napoleon
Shakespeare
Karl Blind
Spain's empire under Philip II and Johnson's lament
On accession Philip II ruled the vast Spanish empire with global reach and mighty navies. The passage notes Spain's vast holdings, then riffs on Samuel Johnson's 1740 remark about unclaimed lands and ends with a quirky line about spring chickens aging.
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Philip II
Rome
Europe
Spain
Samuel Johnson
Random snippets reveal bygone times and curious facts
A miscellany notes Gladstone’s library at Hawarden with 35,000 volumes, then covers elicitations on lucifer matches, Russian whist, Havana, a Havana war delay, and a princess’s possible name. It also mentions Prince of Wales naming, Vanderbilt, monastic orders, timber reserves in Michigan and Wisconsin, a baseball umpire’s insurance suit, nettle fiber plant, Nelson-era naval reports, Manx music, cannonball speeds, a southern soldier epitaph, Napoleon’s doctor burial, and a London street definition legal question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Altgeld
Havana
Cuba
Prince of Wales
Albert Edward
Albert 1
Edward VII
George Vanderbilt
Benedick
Order of
Fourk
Yong Suto
West Indies
United States
Oregon
Lichuvan
Ireland
Isle of Man
London Chronicle
Antomarchi
Napoleon I
St. Helena
Santiago de Cuba
Thateland
Santiago
England
London County Council
Counci
Superior Court
Where to Buy Your Piano in Milwaukee
Apecist pricelinter notes finist pianos start uprights from $150. Mondschein Piano Co at 418 Broadway Milwaukee Wisconsin offers New uprights from that price with affordable options for buyers.
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Finsit Pianos
A. Mondschein Piano Co
Broadway
Milwaukee
Wis
Practical Kindness From The American Tobacco Co To Soldiers
The American Tobacco Co has supplied free tobacco and pipes to U S soldiers and sailors since the war began. Headquarters established in camps and hospitals ensure every man receives tobacco, while thirty US ships in Cuban waters share the rations. The Austrian Empress dies prompting six weeks of mourning by the Austrian legation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tobacco Co
U. S
United States Army
United States
Cuban
Ten Acres of Information at Milwaukee Exposition
A scratched notice describes a Milwaukee Exposition display promising ten acres of information education and knowledge. It notes exhibits on water quality weather and winter studies with related programs and open hours from morning to night across weekdays and weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean
Milwaukee
Liu
Sid Diadluch
Volo Studies
Yann Pelen
LU Ga
Mlb
Worth Joins Bonds to Back Roosevelt Campaign
Jacob Worth aligns with the Plats group to support Franklin D. Roosevelt and aid the electoral push. The collaboration signals a targeted outreach effort across party lines to bolster the incumbent’s bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Worth
Roosevelt
Obituary notices and medical ads from a damaged page
Fragmented items report the death of Dr Abraham M. Ower in Evansville Indiana at 49, and Dr Samuel Eliot ex Trinity College president, plus multiple medical cures and patent remedies including Kilngs Great Nervo Restorer and Kemp’s products. Mentions resignations in the state department and various oddities from a mangled 19th century page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham M. Ower
Evansville
Ind
Samuel Eliot
Trinity College
Connecticut
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Boss Tweell
Sk Mrs. Pinklam
Misa Joasie Ebner
Columbus
America
Sapolio
DE Tolqueyville
Lee
Jackson
Virginia
Tennessee
Jordan
Winslow
Softens
Ube Gains
Reuiiggs
York
John Hall
Day
Moore
State Department
Kemp
Babson
Oben
Allyn Capron
Fort Myer
Mall
Uloud
Hood
aWel
Musa
Winchester
Grammion Stars
Rie
Sern
Tae
Nature Aite
Ayer
Cnet
Ay Laieull
Walter Baker &Co
Gost
Dorchester
Mass
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Tamas
David H. Mumpey
Newark
Discuwe Tines
Dave
Yohn W Morris
Washncton
Ioatitareni
WIS Pub Union
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