Take Heed of These Little Ones in Home and Life
A 1902 column urges parents to welcome children as divine heritage. It cites Jesus drawing a child to teach humility and warns against despising or neglecting little ones. It stresses home faith, parental responsibility, and angels guiding children toward God.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
Mark
Capernaum
Jesus
Peter
James
John
Andrew
Jesus Christ
Christ
Blue
Galilee
Isis
Kingdom of Heaven
Mamma
Papa
Ife
Matthew
Jake
Hell
Hannah
Temple
Eli
David
Angels of God
Tle
Princess from Tangier Charms Boston Society in 1900s
A young Tangier princess, Milo Torquia, known as Mile Torquin, has captivated Boston's elite in Back Bay. She travels with her cousin Prince Abbas Ben Omar and has performed before European royalty, receiving gifts from King Oscar of Sweden and Loubet in Paris.
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Back Bay
Boston
Mass
Tangier
Milo
Torquin
Morocco
Mile Torquia
Skellah
Abbas Ben Omar
Torquia
Abbas Gen Omar
Europe
Oscar
Sweden
Paris
Loubet
Elysee
Eugene
Prince
Miss Wild
Baltimore
Charmed by Edna May and the Rajah of Behar
Edna May, the New York actress at the Apollo in London, is romantically linked with Rajah Kumar of Behar. He accompanies her in public and has showered her with gifts including crown jewels worth about 2 million dollars. The maharajah claims the jewels are crown property and cannot be handed over. Behar is a native state in Bengal with 600000 residents and a 13 gun salute.
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Edna May
New York
Apollo Theater
London
Rajah Kumar
Kueh Behar
Tondon
Kumar
Edna
West End
Tie
Savoy Hotel
Edina
New York World
Bengal
India
Rhode Island
Vestryman Extends Call For Clergyman At Double Salary
The vestryman states the committee has extended a call with a salary twice the present amount. The clergyman asks for time to decide, requesting a three day option while praying for guidance, noting the matter must be settled soon.
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Brooklyn Life
Did her husband die of dyspepsia tablet joke?
A historical wit quotes a judge remark about a spouse calling a tombstone a dyspepsia tablet, illustrating a humorous courtroom persona and wordplay on medical terms. The line reflects era humor and the play on words surrounding death and medicine.
Gloves and Hosiery Trend in Summer Fashion
Fashion notes describe long lace gloves mitts and silk gloves as the summer top. Open work stockings and embroidered lace designs are highlighted as stylish yet affordable options alongside hose in linen and cotton to match summer gowns. Shoes may echo gown fabric with ankle high designs and ribbon lacing. Also a quick tip on perfuming note paper and a humorous milk joke.
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Deliente
Europe
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hygiene of perfumes and healthful scent use
Science urges a return to ancient scent beliefs with perfumes chosen for health. Violet essence suits nervous people if sourced from flowers, not substitutes, via three extraction methods. Citrine scents refresh and stimulate when well prepared. animal bases like musk civet or ambergris stabilize a lasting perfume. Lavender soothes. jasmine pure tones yet depresses in blends, while jasmine neroli aids those with hysterical tendencies.
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Washington Star
Mortgage Signed by Duke Over Patrimony in Brooklyn Life
A duke quarrels over using his noble patrimony and signs another mortgage to aid his descendants. The duchess laments the waste of wealth, while the duke retorts that they should marry heiresses to support heirs.
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Broadacres
Brooklyn
Opening for Revenge in a Neighborly Bargain
Dialogue fragment shows Varry and Harriet debating pride and a plan to outbid neighbors for a house or cook. The exchange hints at tension, bargaining, and possible revenge as a motive behind rivaling offers.
Misnled Fond Mother Willie Fight with Smith Boy
A brief dialect note from the Ohio State Journal records a family scene in which a misled mother scolds Willie for fighting the Smith boy. Willie responds that he believed he could win.
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Willie
Smith
Ohio State Journal
Johnny's History Lesson
A playful verse recalls history with mixed spellings and doodled errors. It mentions Columbus 1492, the signing of liberty, Concord, Lexingtan, and colonial figures like Pocahontas, Smith, Boone, and Washington. The poem ends by misquoting the Washington kite tale and Nixon Waterman in a Saturday Evening Post reference.
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Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Rankim
Washinton
Nixon Waterman
Pony in Court Room Tells of Judge Monroe and His Pony
In an old Cincinnati Commercial Tribune tale, Judge A B Monroe of Kentucky is described as absent minded yet keen. His pony provokes a comic scene as they stroll from the capitol square into the court room, drawing laughter from lawyers and onlookers.
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Monroe
Frankfort
Capitol Square
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Edwin Gould Jr 8 Wins Fame In One Cent Pin Trade
A young Edwin Gould Jr eight starts a tiny business selling 200 pins for one cent. He collects discarded pins to save waste, then earns pennies by counting to 2000 pins per cent. The Gould family history shows early money making instinct from a Delaware County farmer.
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Gould
Edwin Gould, Jr
Edwin Jr
Edwin
Hewin
Maes. Gould
Eeven
Jie
Delaware County
N.Y
How to See the Wind In Windy Conditions
The article explains revealing wind by directing a reflective metal surface at right angles to the wind. Hold a polished piece of metal such as a saw blade about 45 degrees to the horizon and look along the back edge to observe wind flowing past like a waterfall.
Get Rich Scheme Suspected by Speeder and Heiress
Town Topics notes Speeder pursues a quick wealth scheme while Blum reports he is courting an heiress. The dialogue suggests speculative business aims and social maneuvering in a local scene.
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Blim
Speeder
Blum
Moon Echoes Courtship Nights In Chicago Post
A brief literary exchange recalls their romance on club nights as the moon appears in a remembered state. The narrator asks and the response confirms the moon reminding of those evenings. The scene captures nostalgic dialogue.
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Chicago Post
Popular Way Quotation Sparks Observer Satire
The Yonkers Statesman quotes the Observer of Events and Things praising sympathy for the underdog in a fight while noting the other dog does the rest in a pointed, satirical reflection on public sentiment.
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Yonkers
Too Late Newitt My Wife Loved Me at First Sight
In the Herald a quip notes Newitt and Jewett duel in jest about belief in second sight. The remark hints at romance and wit, weaving a brief social aside with playful tone.
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Newitt
Jewett
N. ¥. Herald
One Too Many in Fact and Two Heads Are Better
A courtroom exchange references a defendant whistling to a dog and a humorous line about two heads being better than one. Judge Griggs and Putnam Dyedo are noted in a terse dialogue about a case or item. The fragment hints at a lightlawyerly wit within a court setting.
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Griggs
Briggs
Putnam
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Indhans
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Don
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