Putnam Fadeless Dyes Factory Produces Millions of Packages
A feature on the Putnam Fadeless Dyes Co in Unionville Missouri notes the plant makes three million dye packages annually, handling seven million envelopes and employing nearly 100 workers, mostly young women. Each package retails for ten cents, equating to eighteen thousand pounds of dimes in retail value.
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United States
Putnam Fadeless Dyes Co
Unionville
Putnam
Putnam Fadeless
Putnam Fadeless Dye Company
Chicago and Northwestern Fare Map to Pacific Coast Points
From Chicago during March and April fares listed to Helena Butte Anaconda Ogden Salt Lake City Spokane Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Lacoma Vancouver Victoria and many other points. Daily Tourist Sleeping Cars to the Pacific Coast. Maps and details from local ticket agents. W B Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago IL.
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Chicago
Northwestern Bay
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Spokane
Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Lacoma
Vancouver
Victoria
Pacific Coast
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Stingum Sharp Exchange Noted By Press Column
In a Philadelphia Press item Sharpe recalls seeing a man in a Bongtongate scene and Nuritch Cadd admits a cut occurred. The remark hints at a self inflicted cut expected by bystander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stingum
Sharpe
Chicago to St Paul or Minneapolis Sleeping Car Offer
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway advertises double berth tourist sleeping cars from Chicago to St Paul or Minneapolis each Tuesday and Friday in March and April 1902. Train No 1 departs Chicago at 6 30 p m. For details contact the nearest coupon ticket agent or General Passenger Agent IF Miller Chicago.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
IF. Miller
Yet Obedience Feud Between Edgar and Eleanor
A fragment quotes Edgar and Eleanor in a playful conflict over obedience. The Detroit Free Press line shows a sharp exchange with Eleanor urging prudence and Edgar voicing caution about forcing obedience.
Earliest Russian Millet Promises Rich Hay Per Acre
Advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin touts Earliest Russian Millet as prodigally prolific hay producer. Claims 5 tons of rich hay per acre with pricing 50 lbs for $1.90 and 100 lbs for $3.00.
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Planta
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Lent Preparations and Advertisements in Early 1900s
A collage of social chatter and ads notes Lent preparations, medicines, and novelties. Letters from Norwich, NY mention codfish, dispensations, and remedies. Advertisements tout Hale’s Honey of Horehound, Pike’s Toothache Drops, Laxative Bromo Quinine, and Putnam Ta-deless Dyes amid a Berlin dining department usage statistic.
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Hale
Pike
Demographics and natural facts from a snapshot of data
In New York City about 400 000 Germans live there. Nationally ninety five tons of gold and five hundred twenty tons of silver are mined in a year. Yacht racing is a major pastime in Hawaii. A silk thread is three times stronger than flax of the same thickness. Of London's twenty four centenarians nineteen are women. Reported diamonds in Montana were white sapphires.
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New York City
Hawaiian Islands
London
Montana
Remarkable recovery tale in Champion by Mrs Wellett
Mrs A Wellett of Champion Michigan describes five years of kidney and back pain aided by Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports improved sleep, no nighttime trips, and renewed appetite after taking the remedy.
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Dodd
Editor John Murphy Dies at Desk in Dubuque
John 8 Murphy long time editor of the Dubuque Telegraph and Telegraph-Herald died in Dubuque at his editorial table while the paper was being printed. He appeared in good health until his death aged 57 with his last writing published as the paper ran.
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John 8. Murphy
Dubuque
Wreck of Fast Mail Train Near Neola Injures Engine Crew
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific fast mail train No. 2 derailed at the Milwaukee and St. Paul crossing west of Neola after a signal misunderstanding. Engineer Schultz and Fireman Gottschalk were injured when they went down an embankment with the engine. no passengers were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island & Pacific
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Neola
Schultz
Gottschalk
Jury awards damages against New Hampton Electric Light Co
The jury in the Samuel Pates versus New Hampton Electric Light Co case returned a verdict in Charles City for the plaintiff totaling 4000 dollars. The ruling follows the July 9, 1901 death of George Pates, Samuel Pates’s son, who was killed by contact with a guy wire connected to a poorly insulated electric light wire.
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Fhe
Samuel Pates
New Hampton Electric Light Company
Charles City
George Pates
Centenarian Jane Smith Dies in Marshalltown
Mrs. Jane Smith, among the state’s few centenarians, died in Marshalltown. She would have turned 103 on June 11, having lived through three centuries and recalled War of 1812 events vividly.
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Jane Smith
Marshalltown
O Keefe Paroled After Burglary Conviction
James O Keefe of Des Moines who was committed to the penitentiary December 21 1899 for burglary has been paroled by Gov Cummins. O Keefe was caught in the act of burglarizing a widow's house. he was tried convicted and given 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O’keefe
Des Moines
Explosion Killer Toll At Iowa Powder Mill
An explosion at an Iowa Powder Company mill near Moore five miles west of Keokuk killed Frank Schneider and Engbert Er ickson. Louis Leake and John Galloway were seriously injured but not fatally harmed.
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Frank Schneider
Engbert Erickson
Louis Leake
John Galloway
Iowa Powder Company
Moore
Keokuk
Des Moines Wedding Linked to Ex-Convict in Bigamy Case
Charles Thomas, recently discharged after a trial for the alleged murder of Mabel Scofield, married Des Moines resident Mrs MaeVar Gorder. Gorder’s former husband is serving a penitentiary sentence for bigamy.
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Charles Thomas
Mabel Scofield
Des Moines
MaeVar Gorder
van Gorder
Iowa News Briefs From Sioux City To Dubuque
A roundup of local incidents and obituaries across Iowa: a man named Jason M alone died in a vehicle collision near Carroll. George Dewey and wife sold Council Bluffs real estate. mail routes changed in several counties. John Skahill arrested for alleged horse poisoning in Cascade. Multiple crime, business, and societal notes follow including deaths of Ida Grove editor George A Williams, Spencer farmer Louis Stebbins suicide, and injuries from a Spencer post office fire. Also reported are elopement marriage in Waterloo, early open navigation at Dubuque, and philanthropic gifts to Des Moines Baptist college. plus farm supplier Jacob Pilger’s death and Bob Fitzsimmons sale in Manitoba.
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Jason B. Medole
Carroll
Joseph Faber
Cascade
George Dewey
Council Bluffs
Nexvtonville
Buchanan County
Coggan
Rising Sun
Polk County
Altoona
Hamerville
Rowley
A. B. Beall
Grand Opera House
Sioux City
Northwest
John Skahill
Grinnell
Orrin N. Cook
Maquoketa
Correctionville
Civil Service
Des Moines
Steamboat Inspection Service
Dubuque
George A. Williams
Ida Grove
West
Louis Stebbins
Spencer
J. K. Baum
Chicago & Northwestern
Mechanicsville
Stanwead
Barnstad’s
Thomas D. Tiller
Anne R. George
Waterloo
St. Paul
Mimn
Joseph V. Hinchman
Glenwood
State Baptist College
Jacob A. Pilger
Burlington
Pilger Grocery Company
Tie
5. Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
Christian Forsyth
Chicago
J. W. Hines
le Mars
Bob Fitzsimmons
Sheffield
Butler Throssel
Manitoba
Blizzard Death Toll and Losses Across Dakota and Manitoba
A great blizzard subsided as temps plunged to ten to sixteen below zero. Estimates place fatalities at eight to ten regionwide, with a four person family reported near Minot. Dickinson and Beadle County report stock losses between 25 and 80 percent, as stockmen warned in advance yet suffered heavy damage. Relief efforts by older settlers aid newcomers amidst widespread hardship among new arrivals and broken prairie herds.
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St. Paul
Minn
Dakotas
Manitoba
Minot
N. D
Dickinson
Weather Bureau
Stock Shipping Center
Moss
Billings
Wibaux
Heron
S. D
Beadle County
Norwegian Cabinet Crafts Burnt Wood Decorated Utensils
The article describes Norwegian wood carving done indoors during winter. Carved white wood items include boxes drinking vessels and pails decorated with pyrography and primary colors. It notes bold color schemes, inscribed warnings about drinking, and Christmas festival use of beer toasts with carved wooden meads and boats.
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Norway
Elaborate Negligees And Tea Gowns In Fashion Now
The article notes a shift to elaborate negligees and tea gowns made from cottons and imitation silks. It highlights mercerizing, trims, and fabrics like China silk, foulards, and soft cloths, with styles such as satin ribbon borders, lace insertions, and empire bolero garnitures. It emphasizes cost-effective copying of costly designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
St Patrick's Day Observed In New York And Chicago Parades
New York marked St Patrick's Day with special church services a parade and many dinners. The procession 15000 marched up Fifth Avenue escorted by regiments and Irish groups amid abundant shamrock. Chicago saw Irish leaders Redmond and Devlin headline events at the YMCA boosting Irish liberty.
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New York
Sixty-ninth Regiment National Guard
Reiment
Trish
Hibernians Rifles
Order of Hibernians
Ireland
Chicago
United Irish League
William Redmond
John Devlin
M.C. A
Hitchcock to resign as secretary of the interior
Washington says Ethan Allen Hitchcock will send in his resignation to the president. The resignation and its acceptance letter will be made public soon. Willis Vandevanter of Wyoming, currently interior department legal adviser, is favored as successor and helped draft many department decisions.
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Washington
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior
Willis Vandevanter
Wyoming
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Vandevanter
Department
Mr. Vandevanter
Indiana
Sister saves sister as train kills Katherine Fair
In Chicago on March 18 Miss Katherine Fair was instantly killed by a Pittsburg and Fort Wayne train at Cottage Grove avenue and Seventy second street. Her sister Mrs Lucie Ahearne was saved by an aged flagman who jumped before the engine and pushed her to safety but was seriously injured. The women were en route to Hegewisch where their brother had just died of heart disease.
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Chicago
Katherine Fair
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Cottage Grove Avenue
Seventy Second Street
Lucie Ahearne
Hegewisch
Elephant Nursemaid Delights Glen Island Zoo Visitors
A female elephant at the Glen Island Zoo in New York fondles the keeper’s boy, much to visitors’ amusement. The elephant Dasel is the named animal in question.
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Glen Island Zoo
New York
Vsitors
Dasel
The Elephant Nurse and Baby Evan Healey Tale
A long paragraph describes an elephant nurse of great size caring for a 15 month old, including a quirky method of transporting the child in a baby carriage. It notes the elephant’s age 50 and weight about 9000 pounds and details play actions with the trunk and feet. The excerpt also includes a soap and borax cleaning recipe and a short note on Watery Night Lamps and decorative candle holders.
PERT AND PERSONAL
King Edward avoids plays lampooning sovereigns. James R Wood died near Hot Springs Arkansas from heart failure after drawing first choice in Lawton Oklahoma land sequence. Mme Olenhausen Massachusetts wears the Cross of Iron the only US recipient. Prince Henry of Prussia suite to salute German style. Indian press praised Queen Victoria death with a Hindoo cow metaphor drawing English offense.
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Edward
James R. Wood
Lawton
Okla
Hot Springs
Ark
Mme. von Olenhausen
Massachusetts
America
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Queen Victoria
Sun Bleaching Removes Linen Rust Stains
Lemon juice and salt remove rust stains from linen without damaging the fabric. Wet the stains with the mixture and place the articles in the sun. Two or three applications may be necessary.
Straw canvas used for flower pots and wrapping bouquets
Straw canvas sold by the yard makes excellent covers for flower pots and is noted for wrapping bouquets intended for jardinieres or wicker baskets. The material’s quality is highlighted as an attractive option for decorative uses.
Reading the lips and character traits myth
A New York Weekly feature discusses how lip shape signals personality from fullness and wideness to thinness and droop. It links well developed lips to warmth and kindness, while narrow or downward corners suggest despondency though Cupid’s bow corners imply cheerfulness.
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N.Y
Modern furniture polishes from historical recipes
The text describes polishing methods to protect wood surfaces with a hard, glossy finish. It lists ingredients and steps for pastes using beeswax white wax raw linseed oil spirits of turpentine and castile soap with detailed mixing and soaking times. The aim is durable shine without scratching like varnish.
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Castile
Tastes differ on Martha and The Last Rose
A letter exchange cites differing opinions on operas with Sister Irelene praising Martha for its soothing melodies and lure toward forgetfulness while Brother Herbert and JT highlight preference for the first asparagus in a brief New York Times style note.
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Irelene
Martha
Herbert
N. Y
Wally Qualified Husband in bitter exchange
A Chicago Daily News snippet shows a tense exchange between Wally and his wife about money after death. The husband rants about needing more cash while the wife counters that some women lack resources or practice.
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Wally
Chicago Daily News
Jack and Jill cartoon gag in Yonkers Statesman
A brief quote styled panel note features a joke about how to win a man's heart via his stomach and a woman's heart via vanity, attributed to the Yonkers States man.
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Yonkers Statesman
Policeman Praises Peruna From Iowa City Letter
Officer A. C. Swanson writes from 60 Harrison Street Council Bluffs lu praising Peruna for curing his severe cold that settled in kidneys and pelvic organs. He says he is now a new man in splendid health and credits Peruna.
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A. C. Swanson
Harrison Street
Council Bliuits
Peruna
Colonist Excursions Offer Low Cost Coast Trips This Spring
The notice invites all to join summer round trip excursions to the Coast at under one cent per mile one way and return. Send a postal to W G Neininger Union Pacific Southern Pacific at 103 South Clark Chicago to receive details. Rates apply during March and April. educational and business value emphasized for travelers and friends.
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Great West
W. G. Neiinger
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
South
Clark St
Chicago
California
Goats Proposed to Clear Brush in Northern Wisconsin
An excerpt from a Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station article proposes using goats to clear brush and young timber in Northern Wisconsin. Goats would browse in summer and winter, eat bark on some trees, and help prevent thick growth on cut-over and burned lands. Large flocks may be introduced to exploit opportunities in land clearing.
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America
Wisconsin
Thomas Shaw
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
ID. W. Casseday
Soo Line
Minneapolis
Minn
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