Minister Relates Funeral Dispute At Embalmers’ Meeting
Reverend R Perry Bush of Chelsea recounted a church confrontation with an undertaker during the Massachusetts Embalmers Association opening. He refused to be directed and gave the man one minute to yield before choosing his own position at the pulpit. The exchange ended with the undertaker yielding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Perry Bush
Chelsea
Massachusetts Embalmers’ Association
Collins
Boston Herald
Mr. Bush
Summer Hotel Meeting Ends In Sudden Blow
A Philadelphia woman and a New Yorker meet at a summer hotel where six others await signals. In moonlight she asks if he knows anyone in Philadelphia and he replies, revealing he is the only one. The moment ends abruptly as the tension peaks.
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Philadelphia
New York
N. Y. Herald
Portraits and Poverty in a Cartoonist’s Facade
A Philadelphia North American snippet depicts a struggling man once a model for heroes and demigods. Now overweight, he only finds paid posing as a purse-proud plutocrat for a cartoonist, illustrating shifting fortunes and social gaze.
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Oes
Philadelphia
North American
Thought He Remembered Society Beauty
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune item recalls a social scene with dialogue between a colonel and a society beauty at a party. The phrasing hints at memory and social familiarity in a Chicago setting.
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Chicago Tribune
Frisco System Trains From Saint Louis and Kansas City
The Frisco System operates through chair car and Pullman Sleeper service from Saint Louis and Kansas City. Trains include handsome Observation Cafe Cars managed by Fred Harvey with library observation rooms, comfortable seating, writing materials, news papers, periodicals, electric lights and fans. Trains depart daily from Saint Louis and Kansas City.
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Frisco
Saint Louis
Kansas City
Fred Harvey
Reminiscences and wit in old class memories and ads
The passage gathers quips from school days and humorous exchanges. It references Yale class reminiscences about a stout student told he was better fed than taught and a retort I feed myself. It notes folk remedies like Nowler Extract and Burdock Blood Bitters and a boy’s joke about a teacher’s lesson. The tone is nostalgic and lightly satirical.
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Yale
Springfield Republican
Showing the Way to Health and Politics
A long reader letter mix notes kidney remedies and a free trial offer for Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. It also quotes political supporters and critics on tariff reform Cuban reciprocity labor and trusts, citing figures like McKinley Roosevelt and Bryan with opinions from Ohio and national outlets.
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C. J. McMurray
Freeport
Iroquois St
Dean
Mr. McMurray
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Hanna Stands on Campaign Fight in Akron Speech
Ohio Senator Mark Hanna spoke at the opening of the state Republican campaign in Akron. He urged Republicans to stand firm, warn against a Democratic majority, and argued that doubt in Republican principles would slow commerce and industry.
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Akron
Ohio
Mark A. Hanna
United States
Philippines
Congress
Unbroken Republican Line Polarity in National Campaign
The article claims unified Republican leadership behind tariff and other major issues. It counters Democratic claims of infighting between the president and treasury secretary and notes the New York state convention’s strong anti trust stance. It emphasizes rare party harmony and coordinated effort across leaders.
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Wall Street
Indianapolis Journal
Secretary of the Treasury
Henderson
New York
Republican tariff stance drives 1902 campaign tone
The piece argues Republicans will uphold protection to American industry in 1902 and 1904, denying industrial scares, opposing assaults on wealth, and urging free competition. It cites Hill, Bryan, and Cleveland as contrasting figures, framing the race as a clear Republican battle with firm backing from party leaders and voters.
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Republican Party
Republians
The Well Bred Woman Sits With Proper Posture
A New York Herald piece extols refined posture for women. It condemns seated knees apart and slouched shoulders while detailing proper siting with back, chest, and foot positions and the steps to rise smoothly from a chair.
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N. Y. Herald
Dainty Pillow Top From Hemstitched Handkerchiefs
A Good Housekeeping pattern describes a delicate pillow top made from ladies narrow hemstitched handkerchiefs. Two handkerchiefs folded and cut form four pieces joined with beading and ribbon. Finishing includes sheer white fabric ruffles, a half inch hem, double beading, and generous corner knots of baby ribbon.
White Paint Obscures Exterior View Through Screens
A thin coat of white paint on the outside of a screen door or window effectively obscures the view from outdoors. The paint is barely perceptible from the exterior and cannot be seen from inside the dwelling.
Countess Dudley's rise from milliner apprentice to viceroy's wife
The story traces Rachel Gurney becoming Lady Dudley and Ireland's first lady, after a life of poverty and a pivotal act by Adeline, duchess of Bedford, which led to a notable marriage. It notes her charm and entertaining gifts as she joins the Dudleys. Also included are unrelated culinary notes about cold roast beef salad.
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Countess Dudley
Rachel Gurney
Dublin
Ireland
London
Lady Dudley
Karl Dudley
Gurneys
Norfolk
Rachel
Cindy Wroubridge
Tondon
Tuck
Adeline
Duchess of Bedford
Lady Troubridge
Hangry Bedford
Miss Gurney
Earl of Dudley
Tord Dudley
Italian meat consumption per person falls in Europe
Italy records the lowest meat consumption per capita in Europe, according to a Sun newspaper brief. The note contrasts Italy with other European nations, highlighting dietary trends and shifts away from meat.
Gowns of Himalaya Cloth
The description details two Himalayan cloth gowns. The first is gray Himalaya with black satin bands and Turkish embroidery, green faced revers, cream taffeta plastron with black cravat, deep flounced skirt edged in black satin. The second uses reddish brown Himalaya with radiating plaits and panne trims, dove gray waistcoat and wristbands, white panne embroidery, a black duchess satin girdle, and a five-breadth plain skirt.
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Himalaya
Peruna Lauded As Family Medicine Across Homes
Testimonials from Louis J. Scherrinsky and Mrs Nannie Wallace praise Peruna for curing a severe cold, coughs, and stomach issues in their households. Congressman George H. White commends Peruna for grip and catarrh in his family. The mail advertises Peruna as a comprehensive internal remedy cleansing mucous membranes and preventing catarrh-related illnesses.
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Louis J. Scherrinsky
Locust Street
Atlantic
Iowa
Pernna
L. J. Scherrinsky
Nannie Wallace
Tulare
Cal
Western Baptist Missionary Society
Peruna
Mre
Namnie Wallace
George Henry White
Tarboro
N.C
Jlartayan
House of Representatives
Washington
The
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
George H. White
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Cuba
Meliiley
Roosevelt
Dingley
Democratic Party
McKinley
McIhinley
Kansas City Star
Bryan
Toledo
Cleveland
Whitehousekeeping
Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hamlin
Hanna
Kuatile
David B. Hill
Ifill
Senate
Tom Johnson
Col. Henderson
Deq Moines
the Countess Dudley
Congressman White
North Carolina
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Worier
Cook County
Montgomery Ward & CO
NOTI
Montoumhry Nb & Co
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adams Street
Brringe
Washington Heights Station
J. WW
Gieen
Atlanta
Estey
Estey Organs
Brattleboro
Vermont
Tstoy Factory
Allie
J. Tower
Boston
A. N. Ik—A
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault
St. Lawrence
Lewis
Great Clover Belt
D. W. Casseday
Soo’’ Line
Minneapolis
Mina
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