War Call Frees Quiet Life on Round Prairie
Tom Lawson leaves the dust of his farm as Canton Company M departs for Springfield to join the militia fighting in Cuba. He dreams of glory and a possible romance with Lu while embracing a new comradeship aboard the train bound for war.
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Debio
Tediana
Lawson
Frank
Tom
Ggoverour
Cuba
Canton Company
Springfield
Round Prairie
Canton
Illinoia
Tom Lawson
Company M
Monster Dome
Mystery Rose Letter From Indiana Agent Mentioned
A faded rose and a letter signed Lucy appear in a wartime camp scene as an Indiana connection emerges. The Chicago Record-Herald notes the survivorly mood, with a man known as Stay f man in camp reading letters while keeping to himself.
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Indiana
Lucy
Chicago
Herato
Household Pets and Disease Risks Highlighted
A discussion on how birds and other house pets can carry contagious diseases, psittacosis in parrots, and the risk to humans. The article cites New York papers on a parrot death and urges caution, noting disease spread via animals and insects rather than air. It contrasts civlization with pet excess and antivivisection sentiment.
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Philadelphia
New York
Woilan
Paris
Plan of Division and Mormon Polygamy Noted
The piece sketches Uncle Silas Eastman hosting summer artists and a reader’s observation on plans for shared labor. It then discusses anti polygamy crusades, Mormon missionary activity, and political influence in the West, detailing enforcement gaps and eastward expansion aims.
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Silas
Silas Eastman
Eastman Farm
Stray Stories snippet on honesty and faces
The dialogue ponders whether to confront faults directly or via a third party. Browne argues for directness while Towne suggests a safer route through a neighbor.
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Browne
Foot Basepoxet and Other Medical Ads in 1903 Paper
The column compiles brief product pitches and testimonials for health remedies and commodities including foot care, nerve restoratives, catarrh cures, teething syrup, and cough medicines. It also notes an art gallery visitor count and a miscellaneous ad quote about truth and wealth.
Mason's Yellow Tablets Promote Health and Nerve Tone
An advertisement touts Mason's Yellow Tablets as a remedy for dyspepsia car sickness headache nausea flatulence and general weakness. It claims improved digestion brain and nerve function and a sound body with new life and rich blood. The copy presents the product as a brain and nerve tonic.
Reverence for Chinese Terrazre A Traveler’s Insight
A traveler notes China shows extreme reverence for characters and printed words, with a native language teacher alarmed when the American contemplates wearing shoes with worded name and size inside. The story contrasts cultural respect with casual use of language.
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Terazzre
China
Travers
Appreciated at Last by Marguerite's Graduation Essay
Marguerite asks her father what he thought of her graduation essay. He replies it made him proud and shows her true worth, noting the essay made daily conversations seem more interesting and sensible by comparison. Washington Star.
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Marguerite
Washington Star
Real genius to originate new ideas in lovemaking
An unusual quotation asserts that it takes real genius to originate new ideas in lovemaking.
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Ting By
Land of
Ames
Johnny
Mary
Floy
Willie
Willle
Mrs. Brown
Wille
The
Little Chronicle
Father
Gibson
Joseph Smith
Wyoming
Nevada
Idaho
Lilywhite
Nebraska
United States
Mississippi
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Capitol
Washington
St Vlve
Hallet
Hadfield
Hopa
Latrobe
Walter
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Sicily Islands
Kline
B.H. Kurs, Ltd
Arch St
Phila
E.b.walthall & Co
Horse Cave
London National Gallery
J. W. O'Briry
Avenue
Minneapolis, Minn
bysPersia
Mesea
Menges Rede
Leon
Aron
W. L. Douglas
Salon
Douglas
Libby
Libby, McNeill
Hamlins Ward
Sore, Fee
Stowell & CO
Mira
Edgely Rabbi
Belgia
Tors Amd
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