Oaths and Babies Through Time and Memory
A reflective column recalls changing oath customs from medieval Normandy to modern domestic life. It anecdotes Harold and William, the sanctity of oaths, and the quirky lore of Honest Injun and the Holy Bible, then shifts to a Scottish lassie tale and the awkward love of babies, sleep, and family.
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Juliet
Romeo
Normandy
Harold
William
Willie
Mngland
Yesteryear
Sidelights on the town's tales and tempers
A rough collage of local anecdotes and editorials. A midwife murder case tops a spree of satirical riffs on politics, crime, and vanity. Witty notices praise the Sultan of Sulu as potential St Louis guest and mock duels threaten noted professors while a cautionary portrait of ambition closes the page.
Sweet Bunch of Lilacs Spring Quote and Frost Tale
A spring memory recalls the line Sweet Bunch of Lilacs and notes a pieplant frost that hit early in the season. The fragment hints at seasonal hardship and a nostalgic lyric moment from that spring.
Lavish Vanderbilt Neilson wedding dazzles Newport society
Reginald C. Vanderbilt and Kathleen G. Neilson wed at Arleigh Villa Newport on April 14 in a ceremony famed for opulent spending and grand gifts. The event featured special trains, five large houses rented for guests, and jewels valued in the hundreds of thousands, with Depew toasts and Mendelssohn motifs enhancing the lavish setting.
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Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Kathleen G. Neilson
Frederic Neilson
Arleigh Villa
Newport
United States
Vanderbilt
Kathleen
Reginald
Hne -Mother
Arthur JT. Kemp
Official Route Confederate Veterans Special to New Orleans
The Confederate Veterans Special via the Official Route departs Houston May 18 at 7 30 p m for New Orleans. Round trip rate drops to one cent per mile in each direction from all points on the Houston and Texas Central R R via Houston and Sunset Route. Tickets on sale May 17 and 18, valid through May 24 with extension to June 16. Written literature available from M L Robbins T J Anderson G P and T A Houston Texas.
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Houston
Texas Central R. R
Sunset
Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
M. L. Robbins
T. J. Anderson
G. P
T.A
Ae Ge Ie TA
Texas
Deadly Yellow Fever Toll in Haiti and Mississippi Valley
The 1802 French Haiti expedition lost 22 000 of 25 000 soldiers to yellow fever in a single season. A 1878 yellow fever epidemic in the Mississippi Valley caused an estimated 100 000 000 dollars in quarantine related losses.
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Haiti
Mississippi Valley
One Package Offers Extra Value and Satisfaction
A mixed ad fragment notes Defiance Starch options and dealer returns, then cites patent reports for 1902 with 27 776 patents issued and 49 490 applications. It also advertises Allen's Foot-Ease for foot relief and mentions Dr Pepper and a London chimp Consul with novelty behavior. News items touch on a Chanute twins' father and wood import bills for France and England.
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Commissioner of Patents
Piso's Cure for Consumption Advert for Quean Grove
An 1900 advertisement from N W Samost of Quean Grove New Jersey promotes Piso's Cure for consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds dated February 17 1900.
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N. W. Samost
Quean Grove
N. J
Hawaii Population Diversity Highlighted by Mix of Ethnicities
Article notes Hawaii's population of 160 000 includes 60 000 Japanese 30 000 Chinese and 15 000 foreigners from Europe and America reflecting a highly mixed demographic in the islands.
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Hawaii
Earth
Europe
America
Try me just once and I am sure come again
Fragmentary ad style lines describe fashion and dating tropes with playful quips about returning trends, Sabbath, corkscrew curls, and men in love. The tone mimics a glossy, lighthearted product or lifestyle blurb from an early 20th century periodical.
World’s Largest Locomotive Completed at Schenectady
The largest locomotive in the world has been completed at Schenectady for freight service over the Rockies. It measures seventy feet and can haul a mile and a half long train on level track.
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Schenectady
Rocky Mountains
Wyseming Woman Undertaker Leads Rocky Mountain Field
Mrs. Annie Rosenberg of Laramie Wyoming is the region's only woman undertaker. She holds a Colorado board of health certificate and began in that state.
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Wyseming
Annie Rosenberg
Laramie
Wyo
Rocky Mountain
Colorado Board of Health
Pope's physician endures as he counsels rest
The Pope's doctor remains resilient while urging rest for his distinguished patient. Despite the priestly care, the pontiff continues to outlive six physicians, suggesting the illness or age remains managed but unresolved.
German Census Curiosity Reveals Reutenburg Population
The census shows the village of Reutenburg with 444 inhabitants, evenly split with 222 men and 222 women. This curious balance highlights the equal gender distribution reported in the inquiry.
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Reutenbourg
Mrs Mariel Stillman Nearing Entry To Society Circles
The article notes Mrs. Percy Rockefeller daughter-in-law of William Rockefeller is moving toward fashionable society. She was Miss Mariel Stillman, described as young and cordial. Her husband is a popular tennis and racquet club figure and an enthusiastic horseman.
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Miss May
Miss Neilson
Rockefellers
Percy Rockefeller
William
Mariel Stillman
Balfour Questions Municipal Ownership Extension
Prime Minister Balfour spoke on municipal ownership noting he is not opposed to municipal enterprise but questions whether it is possible to view the municipality as an employer in its own constituency with absolute serenity.
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St. Louis
George Ade
Sulunabob
New York City
St. Louis Fair
Balfour
Left Business for Politics
James Allan Smart, now in England, heads the Canadian farmer delegates. Born in Canada and raised there, he started as a hardware manufacturer before dedicating himself to politics. He served as minister of public works under Mr Greenway and later as deputy minister of the interior under Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1897.
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James Allan Smart
England
Canadian Farmer Delegates
Mr. Greenway
Wilfrid Laurier
Lunacy Records Peak in Southwark Borough
In Southwark the smallest London borough there were more lunatics last year than in any other metropolitan borough reflecting rising mental health care needs and social strain across the city.
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Southwark
London
Emancipation Anniversary Celebrated in Orthodox Churches
The emancipation of 23,000,000 Russian peasants by Alexander II in 1861 will be marked later with elaborate thanksgiving services in orthodox churches rather than a single requiem mass.
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Alexander II
Justice Harlan and His Golf Reading Habit
Supreme Court Justice Harlan is noted as an avid golfer who reportedly carries a golf manual into court to read during intermissions. The anecdote highlights his long-standing hobby and disciplined leisure routine.
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Justice Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Priest’s Terrier Champion Wins at New England Kennel Club
The Rev. Father O Gorman’s Celtic Badge, an Irish terrier, captured three blue ribbons in the novice open and winners classes at the annual New England Kennel Club exhibition.
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Priest
Father O’gorman
Celtic
New England Kennel Club
Peculiarity of Electric Eel Controls Victim's Paralysis
Describes an electric eel from tropical South America that can paralyze a person by touch. States the fish's electricity is controlled by its will.
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South America
Minnesota Vessel: Largest Built in American Shipyard
The Minnesota, a 630 foot four mast ship built by United States Shipbuilding Co. in New London Conn, is the largest vessel built in an American shipyard. It will carry 30000 tons, 177 foot masts, and 10000 indicated HP delivering about fourteen knots. Foreign orders for merchant ships are now expected.
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United States Shipbuilding Company
New London
Conn
Minnesota
Celtic
Cedric
White Star Line
Great Northern Steamship Company
Pacific Ocean
Corrupt Jurors Critiqued by Eugene A Philbin
Eugene A Philbin of New York denounced grand and petty jurors at Columbia University arguing that juries protect political workers, shield crime, and hinder bribery convictions. He cited cases where jurors were corrupted and a juror confessed to him.
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Eugene A. Philbin
New York
Columbia University
District Attorney’s Office
Conan Doyle Opens Bazaar for Chapel Fund
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle opened a charity bazaar to aid a fund toward a chapel honoring the late Hugh Price Hughes. He argued against keeping religion in watertight compartments and said all beliefs seek the improvement of mankind. He noted he was raised Catholic.
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Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Hugh Price Hughes
Sir Arthur
Czar Elated by Patriotic Cheers in St Petersburg
The czar of Russia rode through St. Petersburg as crowds cheered him loudly signaling widespread national spirit. Observers say the display followed recent ukase promising reforms and the autocrat reportedly beamed with pleasure at the approving reception.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Brigham Young Leader of Mormon Church Passes
Brigham Young son of President Young founder of the Mormon church died recently in Salt Lake after long illness. Born in 1836 in Newark Ohio he led the Council of Twelve Apostles and served in Utah legislature. He journeyed to Utah in 1849 and traveled worldwide for the church. In 1864 he led the European Mission and in 1879 was briefly imprisoned over church property.
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Brigham Young
President Young
Mormon Church
Salt Lake
Idaho
Mr. Young
Kirtland
Ohio
Council of Twelve Apostles
Utah
Searmen
Plains
Tower to Mark Historic Spot at Prospect Hill Observa
Mayor Glines approves a memorial observatory on Prospect Hill to honor Revolutionary War heritage. A 45 foot high rough granite tower with a six cabin base will echo an old English castle and offer panoramic views to Blue Hills and White Mountains. Two rooms will display historic relics spanning Boston’s past.
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Glines
Prospect Hill
Boston
Blue Hills
Boston Light
White Mountains
Oxygen Keeps Turtle Heart Beating Three Days
A turtle heart that had stopped beating was placed in oxygen by Prof. Lingle and continued to beat for three days in a jar, demonstrating oxygen's role as a heart stimulant.
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Lingle
Moody misfires on bachelors remark by Roosevelt
The Philadelphia Press reports Roosevelt fired a sharp remark about bachelors directed at a cabinet member, noting he wasn’t looking directly at the target when he spoke.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia Press
Welcome for Visiting Englishmen Visit by Ancient and Honorable Artillery
One hundred seventy five of the 700 members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Boston have subscribed to a fund for entertaining the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of London. The pledged sum is 25000 dollars. The guests are expected to number 200.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
London
England
British Empire Adds 350 Square Miles on Frontier Pact
A frontier agreement between India and Tibet ratified by Britain expands the empire by three hundred fifty square miles. The新增 area lies along the contested boundary and strengthens imperial influence in the region.
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India
Thibet
Authority on Postal Laws by L S Elmer
L S Elmer, assistant chief clerk of the post office department, is noted as an authority on postal laws and regulations of this and other countries. He compiled the postal manual presenting salient points in concise form. Mr Elmer has served about twenty years.
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L. S. Elmer
Post Office Department
Mr. Elmer
Speechwriting Styles of British Politicians
Joseph Chamberlain remains silent in his speeches while Lord Rosebery takes full notes. Sir William Harcourt and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman choose to write out and read their remarks.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Lord Rosebery
Sir William Harcourt
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
U.S. and Britain Handle Most Global Letters and Periodicals
The United States and Great Britain together process more letters and periodicals than all other nations combined, highlighting their dominant role in global correspondence and print distribution.
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United States
Great Britain
Fourth woman joins Utah legislature and early female lawmakers
The record notes Mrs Coulter as the fourth woman in Utah's legislature. It recalls 1890 Auretha La Barthe the gentile author of a hat removal law in entertainment venues. It also mentions 1898 Martha Hughes Cannon the Mormon senator and Alice Merrill Horne the Mormon house member.
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Utah
Coulter
Auretha la Barthe
Martha Hughes Cannon
Senate
Alice Merrill Horne
Long Time in Canadian Parliament Celebrates Birthday
R. W. Scott secretary of state marks his seventy eighth birthday. A Nestor of Canadian liberalism he led Ottawa as mayor in 1851 and entered Parliament five years later, serving continuously since.
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R. W. Scott
Wilfrid Peel
Ottawa
Population of India
The article states India has 300 million people, about one fifth of the world’s population. It notes India as a major global demographic 제.
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India
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