Smadams Leads Odd Colony Football Eleven to Defeat
An eccentric New York colony forms a football team led by Smadams, a retired ten-year enthusiast, to play the Tuckahoe Exempts Association. The game ends 40 to 0 as the veteran captain suffers a broken rib and several injuries among players, with wives blaming Smadams for the harm.
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New York
Smadams
Demosthenes College
Hiself
Bays
Beinderparten
Colony
Howells
Alfred Austin
Life and Death Mystery Beyond Our Understanding
The passage contrasts life and death with belief in God above. It ponders why the living cannot explain life or the mystery of breath to the departed. It suggests that, like children, the living enter life with little knowledge and must accept death as a mystery. The author, Mary Dodge, reflects on divine perspective and the sweet, unknowable nature of death.
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Mary Dodge
Child’s baptism plan sparks church debate in Maplis City
A mother and father argue over where a baby should be baptized while the child negotiates a compromise. The youngster suggests being wetted in both churches if needed, while a nearby sales pitch touts Maplis City Self-Washing Soap as the cheapest soap.
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Mamma
Maplis City
Rosa Young the Jim Dandy Preacher’s Daughter Worded Prayer
A Syracuse pastor’s daughter Rosa Young, six, prays aloud to reveal her father, Rev. W. H. Young of Furman Street Methodist Episcopal Church, as a Jim Dandy preacher. The excerpt also includes Senator George F P Hoar condemning modern warfare’s carnage and moral distress in the United States.
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New York Times
Rosa
W. H. Young
Syracuse
Rosa Young
William H. Young
Furman Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Jim Dandy
George FP. Hoar
Massachusetts
Re reflections on love and morals in a coach’s note
A quirky meditation contrasts virtue and opportunity in society, quipping that politics and romance hinge on readiness and self-assertion. It cites a witty Bible history angle about Eve and attire, and notes how a woman can prompt a partner to declare love. Maple City Soap ad line closes.
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New York Press
Women and jealousy and teachers at summer school
A brief old clipping comments on women, jealousy, and social remarks. It notes that pretty women blush and plain ones are criticized, and that jealousy shifts from husbands to grown sons. It urges steering a friend who is a teacher from attending summer school, joking that teachers know too much now and scare people.
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Atchison Globe
An Unwise Comparison Editor Constitution
Letter by Francis B. Hays of Pertle Springs Missouri dated June 24 1902 contrasts Roosevelt's view on Philippine outrages with southern lynchings. He cites differing circumstances and calls out the rape and killings as unlike actions in the Philippines. Excursion tickets for a State Masonic Celebration go on sale June 23 and 24 with a round trip fare and June 26 final return.
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Constitution
Roosevelt
Francis B. Hays
Pertle Springs
Beth Wettings Story of a Philadelphia Baptism Decision
A Philadelphia girl is allowed to attend a Sunday school of a denomination different from her parents. Her mother recently judged the child ready for baptism with full understanding of its significance.
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Philadelphia
Thought for the Day by Walter Savage
A brief moral note cautions readers to guard the mind from sentiment as a path, urging instead the fertile field of generous affection in daily life.
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Walter Savage
Oculist Dr Hornback Seeks Dues. Quincy Visit Noted
Hannibal Mo based oculist Dr Hornback of Auvrist fame asks debtors to meet him. Mayor A Boulware toured in Quincy as a business visitor. Miss Ella Keithley, once of this city, now in Quincy, has been guest of home folk.
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Hornback
Hannibal
A. Boulware
Quincy
Ella Keithley
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Health
A fragmented ad promises relief for dull vitality and torpid liver, claiming Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets restore liver function and improve digestion. Samples are offered free at Woody’s Drug Store.
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Wood & Umatatid
Chamberlain
Woody 4 I'matatid
Local Mo University student visits Monroe fair
Frank H. Burch, a bright Mo University student, spent Thursday with a Monroe fair audience. Citizens on the South Side complain about uncut grass in the park and missing park seating. Journalists warn against accepting random tips without verification from reliable sources.
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Frank H. Burch
University
Monroe Fair
How to Avoid Trouble With a Home Remedy
A promotional note urges families to keep Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for bowel complaints. It claims universal acceptance as the most successful medicine for both children and adults and notes availability locally.
RL Turner Clarifies Fire Loss At Barn
RL Turner states he did not lose a horse in the barn fire. He denies any connection to the blaze and notes his implement business remains unaffected.
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Tuckaloes
Jame
Aid
Tere
Papa
Tuckahoes
RL Turner
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