Mrs Gallup Mourns and the Wiggins Washer Gains Fame
A humorous 1900 vignette depicts Mrs. Gallup in grave worries over chicken pox and a coming death, while husband Mr. Gallup ignores her tears to read praise for the Wiggins washing machine. The skit ends with the invention claiming to wash a governor’s shirt in 18 seconds and the couple planning household repairs for a possible second wife.
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B. Lewis
Saray Ann Spooner
Uncle Goodrich
Mr. Gallup
Wiggins
P. T. Barnum
Dan Rice
Samuel
Mrs. Gallup
Arizona
Avi Inci
America
M. Quan
Enduring Curse of Cowdray Vastly Feared Story
London Chronicle recounts a tale from Sussex of a Browne lineage cursed by a monk at Cowdray Abbey. Fire and water allegedly doomed the family after the Dissolution, with heirs drowning in Laufenburg and Bognor, ending with the estate passing to a sister whose sons perished.
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Midhurst
Cowiray
Sussex
Anthony Browne
Lattle Abbey
Eastbourne
Cowdray
Brownes
George Samuel Browne
Montague
England
Germany
Tle
Wagar
Bognor
London Chronicle
Booth and Richard III skit ends with humorous quip
Amy Leslie notes Edwin Booth’s portrayal of Richard III was frank and intense. A writhing onstage fit by a background actor drew laughs. Booth quipped that a 25 cent man had a fit and urged better casting to keep Richard untarnished.
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Richard
Rise of Steam Navigation Through the Ages
The narrative outlines early opposition to steam navigation and key milestones from a 16th century Italian attempt to harness steam, a 1738 British steamboat patent, Fulton’s 1807 Hudson voyage, to Atlantic steamship crossings in 1838. It highlights gradual adoption and pivotal milestones in steam propulsion.
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Fulton
Hudson
Atlantic
Force of Habit in Yonkers Drug Store Exchange
A stranger asks to meet the boss. an absentminded clerk replies that they have something just as good, adding a quiet twist to a routine moment captured by Yonkers Statesman.
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Yonkers Statesman
Finished Sailor More Expensive Than Soldier Quote
A finished sailor is a much more expensive article than the finished soldier, as a soldier can be trained in four years or two, while a sailor is a technical craftsman whose education is long and elaborate. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing else.
Art of Swimming: How to Float Comfortably in Salt Water
A writer in The Designer outlines simple floating and movement techniques for salt water. It explains floating on the back with arms extended, notes body density about equal to water, and covers steps to practice, balance, and breathing while learning to swim.
Back Swimming Technique Notes for Beginners
The text describes back swimming steps and leg motions numbered 1 2 and 3. It explains raising arms and drawing legs up, then straightening and spreading apart, then bringing legs together. Pushing water between the legs propels the body. Back swimming is restful and keeps nose and mouth above water, boosting beginner confidence.
Men’s Dress Advice For Evening And Day Attire
A historical summary of suit codes for men, detailing evening wear, frock coats, and morning dress. It covers color rules, tie choices, jewelry limits, hat selections, belts and waistcoats, and notes on outing suits in blue and white, gray and white, with mentions of canvas waistcoats, panama hats, and walking sticks.
Fashions and Fancies Stir Elegant Summer Styles
Fashions and Fancies describe costly silver toned chiming bells as a fad among wealthy estates. A sailor hat with wild flower trim and black velvet bow gains popularity, while white dotted mustin and black velvet ribbon remain stylish. Black and white striped silk returns as trim on linen gowns and Mercerized linen in pale pink, blue and green shapes morning dresses. Lawns dimities and ginghams feature in the Ist of summer wear with floral embellishments and stitched bands.
Reduced Rates to California and Northwest Route
An illustrated booklet sale lists 115 pages of pioneer history with Black Hawk and Sitting Bull imagery, Custer’s battlefield, and tribal locations since 1600. Priced 50 cents, mailed prepaid from W B Kuiskern Chicago. Also announces Queen & Crescent reduced California rates with schedules and agent contacts. Northwest city population booklet offered by Chicago and Northwestern Railway via W B Kuiskern.
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Wrest
Black Hawk
Sitting Bull
Custer
W.B. Kuiskern
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
California
Queen & Crescent
Pac Coast
W. C. Riuearson
G. P.A
Cincinnati
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
W. B. Kuiskern
Fifth Ave
Winona Lake Summer Haven Offers Assembly and School Activities
Winona Lake Indiana on the Pennsylvania Lines is a premier summer retreat offering devotion, recreation, and education at the Winona Assembly and Sumner School. The 1901 season opens May 15 with fifteen day excursion tickets, season tickets through September 14, returnable by September 17, plus colonist and settlers fares to the Northwest and West.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Pennsylvania
Winona
Pennsylvania Lines
Sol
C. Dickey
F. van Dusen
Pittsburg
California
Cleveland
Lorain
Wheeling
Fema Oh
Ol Gratton
Medina
Warwica
Anal Fultone
MassiNon
Tastug
Anal Davers
Philadelphie Ak
Uhrichsville
Flushing
Bridgeport Ad
Bridgeport
North South
Massillon
Justus
Canal Dover
New Philadelphia
Udrichaville
Interaban
Blic Square
Canton
Magaillon
Oty ‘Ark
Ham
Sunda
Plyto LL
O'Tool Suptanton
F . Killinger
Cleveland Terminal& Valley &. A. J
Central Standard Time
Akron
Budéeon
Masailon
Spaveland
Ami
Warsaw
Tranway
Zanesville
Millersburg
itAtare
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Williams
New York
Pennsylvania College For Women
East End
Te.nis
Gaif
Ciew
Chalmerswari
D. D
Toledo
Detroit
St. Clair Flats
Port Huron
Madison Street
Pt. Huron
Mackinac
Soo
Duluth
C.F. Bielman
A. W. Colton
Mien
Esterbrook’s
Esterbrook Steel Pen CO
John Bt
Traveler’s Register
Massillo
Tod. A. Shoemaker
Winons Lake
Buffalo
Pee Ticket
W &le
Existhound
Westhound
Tine
Mass Wau
W. OR. Hanson
Agt
Heaumont
W. C. Rinearson
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