Gone Back in Cooperville as Bernie and Wife Retreat
A sketchy tale in which Bernie Sandifer and his wife abandon city life for the woods after discovering a harsher side of urban living. The piece mentions Tariff politics, labor and trusts, and a rise in meat prices, urging readers to focus on conditions over theories. Also references Sharp Patterson's feed and Acme Food at Hayden's Lavery Barn.
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Billy McLeod
Cooperville
Bernie
Bernie Sandifer
Gilroys Kite
Kansas City
Reflections of a Bachelor Voice on Fashion and Women
A witty New York Press quip set rakes fashion and female behavior through satire. It observes how judgments arise from what is not said, notes the appeal of minimal gowns, and jokes about windowed wardrobes and thrifty buying habits among women.
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New York Press
Solomon Revised Wit and Parable Style
A compact, satirical verse set reworks proverbs with modern twists. It mocks hypocritical honesty and the thin line between truth, deceit, and consequences. The piece ends with a biblical reference to an ex.
Wind of the Prairie poem by Chas W Stevenson
The poem describes the prairie wind’s varying moods from calm to blustering across fields and farms. It travels from sun and star light to dusty deserts and fearful storms yet remains kind, healing, and life giving, blessing flowers, orchards, vintages, and even enticing maidens. It blends nature’s force with agricultural and rural imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Stevenson
Warrensburg
Springfield
Mass
Press Style Critique Sparks Demand for News Truth
A polemic urges reporters to cover what readers care about, not chase puff pieces. It argues journalists waste time on grandiose exposes while neglecting genuinely newsworthy material, urging emphasis on substance over self-promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Fault Pinder
Big Boy, the Largest Baby in Ralls County
Master W. Lee, nine and a half years old, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Boarman, visited the city Friday. He stands 59 inches tall and weighs 154 pounds, a whopper by local boast. His father used to claim the family had the largest baby and biggest male colt in Ralls county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master W. Lee
Walter Boarman
Ralls County
The Water Tariff Foolery and Quoted Tax Tale
A Boston lawyer cites a bizarre 25 cent per gallon import tax on water to illustrate absurdities in tariffs. He recalls clients who shipped mineral water to the U S and faced the duty until freezing it as ice avoided taxation. The tale ends with the line that no duty on ice existed and the shipment proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childrn
Lewis A. Dodge
Boston
Toronto
United States
Quincy Herald
Follow The Flag Passenger Service Description
The note lists routes from New York and Niagara Falls to Detroit Toledo Omaha Counen Bluffs St Paul and further north and east and west. It mentions Chair Cars free seats Buffett Sleeping Cars Kansas City Moberly to New York Detroit Des Moines and St Paul and Omaha and St Louis to Chicago Buffalo New York and Boston. Compartment Sleeping Cars St Louis to Kansas City. Dining Cars between St Louis and the east. Pine road bed elegant equipment and fast time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Toledo
Omaha
Counen Bluffs
St. Paul
Buffett
Kansas City
Moberly
Des Moines
St. Louis
Chicago
Buffalo
Boston
Pine Road
Imported French Coach Horse Quadrille 2002 Directors
A brief note lists the 2002 import of a French coach horse quadrille and its directors, detailing names and roles associated with the entry.
Plan now for Colorado with Burlington summer tours
The Burlington Route offers unusually low first class round trip rates to Denver Colorado Springs and Manitou from St. Louis Kansas City and Chicago for the summer season. Special May 27 to June 8 and August 2 to 8 periods provide round trips with four day go times from $21 to $50 depending on origin. Rates are lower than one way, with through sleeper options, free seats in coach, and scenic Colorado routes via the Chief Coast to Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pacific Coast
Sth
St. Louis
Chicago
Missouri River
Frisco
Portland
Salt Lake
Cool Minnesota 10000 lakes and summer locales guide
A promotional notice touts Minnesota summer spots and low rates with travel guidance to Colorado Pacific Coast Yellowstone Minnesota and related areas. It invites readers to send for free 1902 publications and contact agents FiteGerald Wakeley Levey and John Cleary for farm and business matters in New London and Hannibal Saint Louis.
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Colorado
Pacific Coast
Yellowstone Park
Minnesota
California
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Montor City Democrat
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Monroe City, Mo
Draft Horse Co
B. G Mons
Monroe Solide City
Bolide
Warren Township Draft Horse Company
Gottman
Meare Issac Reins
Moss
Ee Ewert
Ae A. Jackson
John T. Mass, Eugene Mantes
A. F. Griffith
Mons
M. Nichols & CO
Sharp & Patterson's
Hayden
Solomon Revised
Green
Wind of
Big Boy
Cades County
Missouri
St. Clair County
Sharp & Donley
C. S. Crane
H. E. Watts
P&t. A
M. Lebaudy
Calvados
France
Lucifer
Mauviette
Stade
Regina
Acquila
Elisa
Hippomene
Argente
Normand
Miss Annetta
Noteur
Victoriense
Umber
Ith
Perry Maxwell's
W. Bh, Eudory
D. D. Meson
James Smiru
WM. Fitegerald
L. W. Wakeley
Gen
Hannibal
Louis
C. M. Levey
John Cleary
New London
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