Art in Domestic Architecture Grand building features and details
The planned building costs three thousand dollars. It features rubble stone foundation and exterior sheathing with clap boards, painted rich red with ivory white trim. The roof uses moss green shingles. dimensions 1 front 28 feet by 57 feet. basement 7 feet, first story 10 feet, second story 9 feet, attic 8 feet. Interior includes cherry trimmed hall and staircase, ivory white parlor and library with tile mantels, oak dining room with paneled wainscoting, yellow pine kitchen fittings, five second-floor bedrooms, some trimmed in cherry and others white, porcelain bathroom fixtures, and a cemented basement with furnace and storage rooms.
Music and Animals See How Beasts Respond to Tunes
A report from Europe describes tests at a poultry show and German zoos where violinist Kerr Baler played for animals. Pumas stretched and listened, leopards showed indifference, lions slept after songs, and hyenas fled. Monkeys showed curiosity, wolves gathered in a semicircle, and the study aims to learn if musical perception is common to animals given suitable music.
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Europe
Posen
Kerr Baler
Odor for Chrysanthemum Sparks Florist Efforts
Florists nationwide pursue perfume and perfection for chrysanthemums as the flower’s value soars. U.S. annual revenue from the flower trade nears half a million dollars in New York, with total labor expenditure at 2.76 million and product value around 11.93 million.
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New York
Washington Star
Stranger recycles joke product in Harlem Life ad
A brief exchange shows a shopper and seller recalling a year old cookbook and proposing a new item. The ad claims a "sure cure for dyspepsia" for fifty cents, reflecting a humorous street interaction and promotional tone in Harlem Life.
Wedding Gift Sparks Talk of Van der Gilds
In a brief social aside Mrs Newbride recalls receiving a wedding present from the Van der Gilds, noting their exclusivity and charitable reputation as discussed by Mrs Jellus in Tit-Bits.
Infatuation Debate Highlights Social Tensions
A dialog from Detroit Free Press features Mrs Tompkins questioning a mother about her son's life being harmed by a cruel girl, while Mrs Simpson defends Archibald as vain and immune to external romance.
Gov. Shaw Named Secretary of the Treasury
Washington reports Gov. Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa will become secretary of the treasury succeeding Lyman J. Gage. Secretary Wilson will remain at the Agriculture Department. Transfer date likely in January with Gage staying until Shaw can take the post.
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Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Gov. Shaw
Gage
Towa
Allisom
Tully
Treasury Department
Shaw
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Trade Review Reports Holiday Strength and Steel Boom
Bradstreet's notes a record holiday trade with quiet wholesale lines and strong top price activity in iron and steel. Reports from Chicago St Louis Kansas City Cincinnati St Joseph Omaha point to best holiday trade in years while iron and steel shipments surge. Outlook predicts 1901 production of 16,000,600 tons of pig iron 3,000,000 tons of ore and 12,000,000 tons of steel.
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Dee
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Bradstreet’s
West
Northwest
Southwest
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
St. Joseph
Omaha
Sun Steamship Disaster Claims Four Lives in Memphis Trade
The steam er Sun operating in the Memphis and Fulton trade burned to the water’s edge at 4 10 a m Wednesday morning near Memphis. Four people died including D Us Rainey of Old River Arkansas Mrs D N Rainey of Old River Ark Mrs G M Timbs of Richardson Landing Tennessee and the three month old child of G Mimbs. Fire swept the vessel rapidly and the city fire department arrived after the blaze had engulfed the steamer.
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Enun
Sun
Fulton
D. Us. Rainey
Old River
Ark
D. N. Rainey
G. M. Timbs
Richardson Landing
Tenn
G. Mimbs
Protocol Signed Ends Argentine Chile Conflict
A Santiago dispatch reports a fresh conference among President Irigoyen Foreign Minister Yanen and Minister Portela results in a signed agreement with latest modifications accepted, officially ending the conflict between Argentina and Chile. Fire Causes Loss of $1,000,000 in Progreso warehouses. A great fire destroys Mihanoe Bros and Escalante and Merida railway consignments, with 10,000 bales of henequin lost. estimated $1,000,000. Panama canal bid may drop to $40,000,000, risking Nicaragua.
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Santiago de Chili
Iriesco
Yanen
Senhor Portela
Mexico City
Merida
Yucatan
Progresso
Mihanove
Washington
Panama Company
Nicaragua
The Opposition's Advice On Presidential Appointments
The piece notes Roosevelt follows precedents of consulting democratic leaders for patronage decisions. It cites Arthur and Harrison, McKinley, and Cleveland as examples of cross party input. It argues such cooperation reflects honorable traditions and serves the national interest, with Democrats aiding in filling offices with capable men.
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Roosevelt
Mar Arthur
Gen.darrson
Wolan
McKinley
Washington Star
Cleveland
England
Lowell
Edmunds
Phelps
Bryan Urges Fusion Between Populists and Democrats
From Bryan in a late Commoner issue, he urges continued fusion between populists and Democrats to save greenbacks and support railroad ownership ideas. He says cooperation should adapt to local conditions and may depend on whether Populists join Democrats or operate under one umbrella. He notes possible labels popocrat or demopop.
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Bryan
Ife
Democras
Tie
United
Democratic Party
Kansas City
Albany Journal
Opinions of the Press on Democratic Strife and Policy
A collection of editorial excerpts from Washington Star Cleveland Leader St Louis Globe-Democrat Indianapolis Journal and others commenting on Foraker Hanna Roosevelt Gage retirement and the silver versus gold standard tension in Mexico and the Democratic Party. The dispatch notes expected clashes between Foraker and Hanna and hints at internal party dynamics and policy maneuvers.
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Ohio
Roosevelt
Hanna
Cleveland
Democratic
Brooklyn Eagle
Democratic Party
Indianapolis Journal
Gage
Washington Star
Peruna Promises Quick Relief From Colds For Women
A 19th century health advertisement extols Peruna as a preventive and cure for winter colds that cause catarrh and spread to throat lungs and stomach. It includes testimonies from Miss Lou Cetchum and Miss Beatrice Brown praising the remedy and urging others to consult Dr Hartman for free advice if not satisfied.
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Promptiny
Hartman
Industrial notes on toil and labor movements
The piece cites England's Rochdale cooperative start in 1844 by 28 workers with £28 capital, and a New York Wrapper Makers union led strike actions for higher pay. It mentions United Textile Workers forming from five unions, a window glass labor shortage, and a Georgia child labor law barring under ten’s work in mills. It notes Chicago's base scale bridge on Taylor Street, built by Pennsylvania Steel for $500,000. The report also notes a European low mood and anticipated immigrant labor, plus a looming trust price discipline in textiles.
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United Textile Workers
Europe
England
Chicago
Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company
Taylor Street
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Sanitary District
Legisladure of
Georgia
Committee On Labor
Within Our Own Borders. Native born and foreigner populations
In Massachusetts natives form 44 percent of the population while foreigners total 56 percent. New York City hosted 40,000 Hungarians celebrating Kossuth’s 1851 landing. Farmers comprise about 40 percent, exporting a billion dollars in products annually. The National Live Stock Association pushes a wool labeling law. Washington hosts many cranks, including an old Southerner praising Jefferson Davis and seeking reporters to tell stories.
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Massachusetts
New York City
Kossuth
National Live Stock Association
United States
Washington
South
Jefferson Davis
Capitol
Davis
Unclear Tale of a Coal Office Clerk's Undoing
In a damaged passage a dry goods worker ends behind a coal office counter where a rushed customer order leads to a fatal or ruinous outcome. The scene includes a cigarette, a clerk’s dreamy reply, and a question about delivery versus pickup, set in Yonkers.
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Eaid
Yonkers Statermin
Beware imitations of Baker's chocolate and cocoa
The notice urges buyers to check for the trademark of the chocolate girl on Baker's products and warns that many imitations exist. It offers a free copy of Miss Parton's recipes to any housekeeper by writing to Walter Baker & Co. Limited in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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Miss Parton
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
Mausn
Not Smallpox Says Quarantined Porter Tale
A colored porter on the Tani hal and St. doe recounts three weeks of confinement in Kan gin City, insisting his illness was not smallpox and describing his experience to acquaintances. The Chicago Chronicle notes the claim amid quarantine narratives.
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Tanihal & St. Doe
Kangin City
Chicago Chronicle
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Health Manifesto
Best for the Bowels. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you 10 cents to start getting your health backs. Beware of imitations.
Dream Exchange Sparks Odd Bargain in Town
In a curious note, Mrs. Hoon-I dreams of receiving an automobile from Mr. Hoon-I'm. The speaker adds a jest about horses and contraries, reflecting a playful, surreal village exchange.
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Mrs. Hoon
Mr. Hoon
Flower Order Service in Chicago Advertised
From Chicago comes a promotion to order flowers and greens for delivery via express shipping. The ad mentions a seed test order and lists Sh. Munkr at 8530 Michigan Ave Chicago with long distance telephone Oakland 819, established 1865.
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Chicago
Uis
Express
Sh. Munkr
Mlomiat
Michigan Ave
Oakland
Impondible Inconsistency Reported In Fragment Dialogue
A clipped historical excerpt presents a chaotic dialogue about a Victoria carriage ride. Characters Sleigh-Waye and Quize-Why Hielay argue over taking someone with them while referenced names Simart Set and inn appear. The text showcases dialect and fragmentary narration without a clear event.
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Victoria Without Inn
Simart
Beautiful color head reproductions offered by railway
A vintage notice offers six colored head prints in ten colors each, six sheets measuring JosE2 inches, reproductions of Moran prints issued by the General Passenger Department of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. They cost twenty five cents and are sent on receipt. Address I. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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Moran
General
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Wife seeks husband two hours then reveals 26 years search
A distressed woman tells a bystander she has been looking for her husband for two hours. In response, another person jokes that they have spent 26 years looking for a husband. The item ends with an advertisement claiming Piso's Cure for Consumption is unmatched for coughs and colds from John I Boyer of Trinity Springs, Indiana, February 15, 1900.
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John I’. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Putnam Faceless Diyus Sold By Druggists
A Philadelphia Press brief notes a copper company referenced by a resident of the house and mentions a police union context. It also advertises PUTNAM FAC ELESS DIYUS dye for pods, claiming sweat or fruit acids won’t discolor. Sold by druggists for 10 cents a package.
Married to the inevitable says the philosophic husband
A quirky Chicago Journal line notes a witty wife quipping that a husband who is a philosopher becomes the "inevitable" partner, implying a humorous suiting of intellect to marriage. The remark frames marital wit as a clash of personalities in urban life.
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Chicago Journal
Laxative Bromo Quinine Claims Cure in One Day
An old advertisement promises to cure two colds in a single day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a full refund if it fails. The copy targets general shoppers and emphasizes quick relief.
When a Young Lover Counts Costs for a Wife
A witty anonymous note from the New York Press jokes that a young man calculating marriage expenses forgets essentials like rent, meat, groceries, clothing, and incidentals, highlighting practical budgeting realities.
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