Bohemia and the Bite of Reform in a Drinker’s Tale
A mid century temperance sketch follows Bob Babbitt as he quits drink after a night of vanity and truth. His awakening in a Broadway bar leads to confession and a sober pledge. Jessie adapts to a lighter, smoke filled Bohemia while their life threads toward new restraint.
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S. 8. McClure Co
Bob Babbitt
Bohemia
Bob
Fie
Bobbitt
Broadway
Standard Oil Company
Babbitt
Jess
Jessie
Jol
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery promotes lung health
Common Sense urges cautious use of Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery and other preparations. It claims the preparations extract curative virtues from forest roots using triple refined glycerine without alcohol and are alcohol and habit forming free. It emphasizes patience and time for benefits and notes endorsements from medical leaders and reasonable dealer pricing.
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Pierce
Eure
Dr. Pierce
Remold It to the Heart's Desire Ends a Bohemian Night
Jessie confronts a drunken Bob in a dim room as a sudden spell of lucidity breaks their Bohemian life. A quarrel over alcohol escalates into a dramatic kiss and a shattered bottle, while the landlady notes Mr. Babbitt’s return and his wife.
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Bob
Jessie
Seine
Sullivan County
Omar
Bobbie
Reb
End of the Madstone Comes from Government Study
Government scientists reportedly discredit madstones as rabies cures. The Boston Transcript notes the value equals that of blotting paper and warns the public against relying on madstones for protection. Old families that prize madstones may feel distressed by the news.
Taft towns spread across eleven states
The Chicago Tribune reports eleven places in the United States named Taft following Secretary Taft's nomination. States with Taft towns include Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.
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Taft
Chicago Tribune
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Oregon
Texas
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Foley's Kidney Remedy Offered to Elderly Readers
A consumer notice extols Foley's Kidney Remedy as a boon to elderly people with kidney or bladder troubles. It claims the product stimulates urinary organs, corrects irregularities, and tones the system, urging immediate use for vigor. O. D. Knoefel.
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Foley
O. D. Knoefel
Burial Prank on Ship Delays Body in Room 45
The ship doctor learns a body remains in state room 45 and a mix up with room numbers leads to a prank burial. The Irishman says he thought it was room 46 and jokes that a man in the bunk near death is not dead yet. The piece ends with a somber poetical reflection on waking to the day.
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Inez
Quirky Tales and War-Era Reflections
A collage of anecdotes and brief editorials shows rural humor about funerals and hats, a macabre yet humorous warm corpse tale, civic peace musings from Ruskin, and a Civil War anecdote about a colonel who questions Wheeler’s presence, ending with a reflective pause on wartime prospects.
Notable Ham Theft Verdict Stuns Court
A New York political influencer was indicted for stealing a truck load of hams. The trial featured a dramatic defense and a judge’s strong summation. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty after five minutes, with the ham theft cited as the motive behind the decision.
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New York
Minister Lets Bride Omit Obey Clause in Marriage
A prominent eastern clergyman agrees to remove the word obey from marriage vows on request. A parishioner challenged the practice asking the minister what right he had to change the ceremony. The minister laughed saying the clause is a dead letter and cites his late wife who promised to obey eighteen years ago but never did.
Duel near Wilmington tests editors within Marshall conflict
James Watson Webb of New York challenged Tom Marshall of Kentucky after a harsh editorial clash. They dueled near Wilmington, Delaware, ten feet apart, both shots failed to wound. a second volley left Webb unable to stand, taken to a hotel and confined for weeks while Marshall claimed a bitter victory.
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Marshall Law
James Watson Webb
New York
Tom Marshall
Kentucky
Marshall
Wilmington
Del
Webb
Marshallow
Edgar Jepson A Romance Writer With A Worldly Taste
The article profiles Edgar Jepson author of Tangled Wedlock as a day writer whose youth shaped his romantic fluency. He describes a youthful voyage in a steam yacht with two college friends along the Mediterranean coast lasting six months with several narrow escapes. He then spent a year teaching in a Welsh village and three years in the West Indies, fueling his later romance work.
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Edgar Jepson
Mediterranean
Beaman
West Indies
Feminine Bluffers Exposed in Hotel Talk
A hotel piazza conversation reveals the social bluffers among society ladies. A slangy girl notes one heiress type, a Titianesque singer with no voice, and a widow mother who overly adores her child, while others doubt sincerity and combat pretensions.
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Hotel Piazza
Jack Harding
Cashemn's
Caruso
Mrs. Goldrocks
Sand
Billy
Harriet Sears
Good at Keeping Commandments Excerpt
A quoted exchange from the Cleveland Leader sets a moral contrast about honesty and ownership. The dialogue highlights the tension between self view and ethical standards in a terse, period tone.
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Cleveland
New Chicago Officer Presented With Night Stick by Friends
Patrick McGinnagan joins Chicago police and is surprised when a group of friends burst in at dinner to present him with a handsome night stick. He thanks them but jokes about using the new shillalah to do his duty and honor his popularity.
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Patrick McGinnagan
Chicago
Po- Heewan
Foley’s Honey and Tasv Claim Fast Asthma Relief
Advert reads Foley's Honey and Tasv as immediate relief for asthma sufferers and claims cure for many lingering throat and chest troubles. It touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung trouble containing no harmful drugs.
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Foley
O.D Knoefel
Fire Alarm Stations and Public Docket List
A catalog of fire alarm station locations and street intersections including City Hall Lower Fourth River and various cross streets. The list mentions Weet Seventh Ohio streets East Fourth Sprig East Fourth Culbertson Ave Keel House and Vincentes area plus Robinsons Pants Factory and multiple riverfront corners.
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Ohio
Tenth
Floyd
West Seventh
Lower Fourth
Market
City Hall
Spring
River
Spring Pearl
Main
Keel
East Fourth
Culbertson
Thirteenth
Fast Eighth St
Culbertson Ave
Upper Sixth
River Cuilass Works
East Eleventh St
Vincennes
Beeler
Vincennes and
Spring Streets
Main and
Oak and
Thomas Streets
Fear
Oak Streets
West Union
State
Cireon
Poplar
Stone
Eighteenth
Lower First St
Southern H. Railroad
Chartres
Cherry and
Constitution
East Ninth and
Market Streets
East Tenth
Eli Streets
Fifteenth St
Culbertson Avenue
Charlestown Road
Vincennes Street
Robinson’s Pants Factory
East Third and Railroad
Eii Avenue
First Streets
Silver Street
R. BR
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