Women Relief Corps History and Charitable Work Highlighted
A press brief outlines the Woman's Relief Corps as a major auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. It details aims to aid veterans, widows, and orphans, promote patriotism, and support national monuments, with large fund disbursements and decades of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Ransom Relief Corps
W. R. CG
Woman's Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Paul van der Voort
Woman’s Relief Corps
United States of America
The
National Relief Corps
Madina
Ohio
Andersonville
W. R. GC
South
Kansas
McKinley Memorial
W. R.C
Obsatinate Family Blocks Wealthington Match
Cholmondley questions marriage to Miss Wealthington but Doldmondley explains her family objects. Wealthington kin remain resistant, leaving the match uncertain.
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Cholmondley
Miss Wealthington
Dolmondley
Indifference and rebuff spark hidden despair warned
A reflective piece on how indifference under obligation pressure can trigger a dangerous emotional chain reaction. The text cautions that small slights may escalate into deep pain and potential harm for vulnerable individuals.
The Society Struggle in a Philadelphia Inquirer Note
A brief dialogue reveals a social scramble over clothing as a factor in city life, quoted from the Philadelphia Inquirer style. The exchange underscores domestic concerns amid urban reporting.
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Ethel
Mamma
Philadelphia Inquirer
Blood Purifying Cure Promoted by Dr Pierce Ad
Advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier curing pimples boils eczema scrofula and ulcers. Includes patient Mia Hood of Kalkaska Mich and a testimonial of a twelve year scrofula head case cured after two to three bottles and local treatment. Offers free Common Sense Medical Adviser and priced book options via stamps.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Mia
Chas. Hood
Kalkaska
Mich
America
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
A Militant Parson Defies Outlaws at Forked Deer
In early western Tennessee on Forked Deer river Reverend Arthur Davis faced banishment by a gang of young outlaws who barred Methodist preaching. After Davis challenged them to a fair contest and they honored his courage, he continued preaching regularly on the forbidden ground, becoming known as the fighting parson.
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Mr. Davis
The Lady of the House and Household Cures Adverts
An old advertisement row urges seeing a lady of the house for domestic matters and promotes Cole’s Cough Cure for throat and lung issues with a money back guarantee. It also highlights Cole’s Carbolisalve for burns and cuts and notes a multi language New York Culinary association meeting of 2000 cooks.
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New York
The
New York Culinary Association
Canary Birds Vanity Tale From An Observant Gentleman
An observant gentleman notes canary birds as vain, save for a man and a peacock. After moving a shabby cage to a brass house, the canary sings more brightly and behaves like a sudden beneficiary of wealth, outshining other birds.
Birthday Exchanges Stir First Impressions
The scene features Miss Sharpe celebrating her twenty fourth birthday tomorrow while Miss Old age replies with a witty remark. A playful exchange follows as Miss Sharpe notes she celebrates hers for the first time.
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Miss Sharpe
Cole's Carbolisoap and Carbolisalve advertised skin aid
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisoap for healing skin irritations pimples and blackheads and promotes Carbolisalve as a pure refreshing toilet requisite available from druggists.
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Cole
The Grizzly In the Old Days
The article recalls how grizzlies fought back before modern rifles. It notes a wounded grizzly could chase and shred a hunter with a single-barreled muzzleloader, and that grizzlies, though omnivorous, have never been known to eat human flesh as described in St. Nicholas.
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Wismore
St. Nicholas
A Bad Fit Doctor Joke in Yonkers Times
A short Yonkers Statesman gag imagines a doctor advising a man with a bad fit in the street to change his tailor, framing a quick quip about clothing taste in urban life.
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Yonkers Statesman
Cole's Veterinary Carbolisalve Promises Quick Animal Healing
Farmers urged to keep Cole's Veterinary Carbolisalve in stables claiming it cures cuts and sores without scars and restores hair color. Sold by druggists for 50 cents or one dollar.
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Cole
Bobby's Bargain Ends With a Tableside Joke
A humorous family scene recalls Bobby Eight and Henry Ten pitching horse prices to guest Mr. Smith. Bobby tests bargain prices from seven dollars upward while envisioning a vast line of colt offspring, until Henry asks for bread with growing impatience.
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Henry
Bobby
Mr. Smith
Tlenry
Motherly Esteem in Washington Star Quotation
Mrs Corntessel praises her son Josh for rejecting a lawyer's warning that he would not reach high honors in law. She claims the lawyer feared future competition and tried to deter him, signaling Josh's confidence and ambition.
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Josh
Nipped In the Bud Rumor Sparks Housekeeping Breakup
In the Philadelphia Ledger clipping Mr Gadabout notes the Newliweds plan to end their home together, and Mrs Wise adds sharp remark that someone is lying. The excerpt reveals whispers of a breakup and media gossip surrounding a once happy couple.
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Mr. Gadabout
Mr. Wise
Philadelphia Ledger
Twilight Glow Shifts Flower Color and China Child Market
Twilight dimming drains red flowers first then grass dulls to gray. Blue and violet blooms keep color longest. In China, family members are property and may be sold to save a life, with fathers sometimes buying back sons if fortunes improve, an act viewed as humane rather than disgraceful.
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China
Sword testing method used on swords before commission
A detailed description shows a strong man swinging each sword over his head and striking a large stone. Swords that reveal any weakness are discarded, ensuring only sturdy blades enter service with the English army.
How He Was Crippled Beggar Pleas for 10 Cents
Humorous dialogue from a New York Telegram item where a husky beggar pleads for a dime claiming he is crippled financially, while a skeptical business man confronts him asserting the impairment is not physical. The exchange highlights a humorous social exchange.
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Husky
New York Telegram
The Bright Scholar Ends With Humble Answer
A Sunday school scene centers on a playful exchange where a teacher asks about mankind’s end and a new student replies with a quip about feet, reflecting a lighthearted lesson from a Houston Vast text.
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Houston
Cream Talk Sparks Jersey Cow Prize Debate
Two girls argued over home comforts with one boasting more cream for cereal and the other claiming a Jersey cow provides twice daily cream, in a playful exchange cited from Lippincott's.
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Lippincott’s
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Hostette Celebr
Bitttter
Humor OF the Hour
Congressman Livingston
Georgia
8. S.S
Allen D. Candlebr
Nebraska
Lininger & Metcalf Co
Omaha
Sioux City
Worcester
U. S
Minnesota
Nothwestern Hide & Fur CO
Minneapolis
Minn
W. A. Branch
R. D. Prescott
Davison County
Mitchell
Testing Sworda
Main St. Mitchell, Ss. D
Edward S. Wood
Come Raines Ovntons
Manhattan Building
St.paul, Minn
Beckwith Klock VW
Cheil, So
Dik
Rye
Levi Peirce
J. E. Wells
Mitchell, So. Dak
Preston & Hannett
LAW
East 1St Street
Main Street
East Side School
City
Mitchell City
Gazette Office
C. Porter
Ss. D
Hunt
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