Well Known Figures in Life Afloat and Ashore
Princess Alix of Hesse Darmstadt is described as the future Czarina of Russia, the youngest sister of the Grand Duke, famed for beauty and wit, with Lutheran upbringing later entering the Greek Church. Baron de Courcil, a French ambassador, is noted for his diplomatic stature and a controversial history. The death of John Walter signals a shift for the Times, while a dispute erupts over the Czar’s care between Dr Zakharin and Prof Leyden. Newfoundland Premier A F Goodridge is highlighted for governance amid crisis, and a Boston woman wins a watercolor prize donating her award to a long-vacationing paraplegic traveler.
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Alix of
Hesse Darmstadt
Czarina
Russia
Grand Duke of
Victoria
Europe
Alix
England
Alice
France
Baron de Coureil
Great Britain
Baron de Courcil
The
Figaro
International Court of Arbitration
Paris
America
Baron de
Courcil
Chaudron
Talleyrands
Talleyrand
Kingland
Berlin
John Walter
London Times
Ile
Ele
Times
Joan Walter
Nottingham
Eton
Exeter College
Oxford
Lincoln's Inn
Zakharin
Prof
Leyden
University of Moscow
The Stage as a Profession Aims and Ramifications
Mrs Kendal discusses stage life including its advantages and hardships for women. She contrasts acting with other careers and notes training gaps in England while praising Paris conservatoire methods. She highlights health, discipline, and the importance of a supportive spouse who shares theater life.
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England
Paris
Conservatoire
Cleopatra's Rival Octavia Loyalty and Power
The piece discusses Octavia the wife of Antony as a model of dignity and moral worth. It notes her care for Antony and their children, and her management of his households including his children by Pulvia. It cites Fulvia as shaping Antony to accept female authority and references Plutarch.
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Cleopatra
Octavia
Antonius
Pulvia
Fulvia
Plutarch
Perfect loaf quest inspires careful summer study
A New York teacher challenged a large class to seek a perfect loaf for return to school. Pupils searched for a flawless loaf, noting every tooth and avoiding mold or discoloration, while learning about leaves during their absence.
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New York
New York Times
Impatience Turns Fear Into Despair and Rage into Madness
A reflective line traces how impatience accelerates inner turmoil from a gentle fever to widespread despair, anger to rage, and sorrow to madness, illustrating the corrosive effect of unsettled emotions on the human psyche.
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Jeremy Taylor
Sioux Queen Marries White Clerk Amid Frontier Fancy
Charles P Jordan, kin to General Custer, wed the Sioux princess known as The Beautiful Woman in a ceremony watched by big Sioux chiefs and army officers. He is a long time frontier resident near Rosebud with a farm, stock ranch, orchards, and beaver dam fortifications.
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Red Cloud
Charles P. Jordan
Jordan
United States Army
Custer
Missouri River
Old Smoke
Pine Ridge
Rosebud Agency
Sioux City Journal
Government urged to curb false baking powder claims at fair
Letters from J B Browning and the Chicago World's Fair Judge of Awards denounce fake claims of top awards for a Chicago baking powder. An analysis shows a New York powder outranks the Chicago product in purity and strength. Government bans on medal use are urged to extend to false advertising.
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J. 8. Browning
Chicago
Browning
New York
Agricultural Department
Washington, D.C
Maine wild lands rival Rhodesia and New Hampshire size claims
The Lewiston Journal reports Maine has vast wild lands equating to thirteen Rhodesias or two New Hampshire Vermont comparisons and one Massachusetts sized area.
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Lewiston (Me
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetta
Insanity Among Railway Workers Highlighted by Times
A Philadelphia Times notice describes two railway workers driven to madness by crashes. A New Jersey engineer recalls a fatal night when a pedestrian appeared and the next morning he avoided engines forever. A Camden and Amboy conductor, after an accident, killed himself near the crash site.
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New Jersey
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Camden and Amboy
Philadelphia Times
Electric railways multiply as prices fall
Boston electrician E L Cureen notes a surge from 161 to over 500 electric railways in the United States as electric traction grows. He cites a cost drop from 4500 pounds to bids between 640 and 1500 dollars, predicting most streets will soon run on electricity. Cincinnati judge Ira Perley is quoted delivering blunt judgment in a sharp exchange with a crooked client. A San Francisco Argonaut quip follows about a $5 charge for the verdict.
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E. L. Cureen
Boston
United States
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ira Perley
Truth in Health Remedies Promised for Aches
An ad rhetoric links a patriotic maxim to treatment claims for St Jacobs Oil. It argues health should be kept right and wrong corrected, urging the unemployed to try the remedy to gain the chance to work cured, and praising the adage that he who does well does best.
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St. Jacobs
Enterprising post card for lazy correspondents
A London Tit-Bits item describes a special post card with ten unequal back sections. Headings include Date, Excuse for not writing sooner, Health, Writer’s recent experiences, News, Family gossip, Questions for next time, Love messages, and Signature.
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London
Man who called here now married shocks Eastside housekeeper
Mrs Eastside asks about a man who formerly visited often. The servant reveals he married, surprising the housekeeper.
Abroad arrivals and reading habits amuse Philadelphians
A Philadelphia remark notes travelers abroad use the cable code and share the word ablu tion to signal a safe voyage. It also cites a Boston Transcript idea that women prefer final pages of a novel for the last word.
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Amelia
Boston Transcript
Haunted house myth and cures touted by Bitters poster
A faded promotional blurb extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia constipation and nervous complaints claiming success in obstinate cases. It notes medicine skepticism as monomantia and ends with a theatrical line about women in tears and a locally famed house.
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Hostetter
Travel Risks Rise and Remedies Advertised
With more travel, accidents rise and everyone should stock Attoock’s Porous Plas- Tens for back or limb strains. Keep them at home and in the office, especially before long journeys. Attcccn’s Pogots PLasteas are claimed to prove their value in emergencies and Braxpreta’s Prius is touted as impurity remover.
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Attoock
Attcccn
Braxpreta
Portland to Chicago by O R N and Great Northern routes
Travel advertisement detailing routes from Portland and Pendleton through Spokane to Montana, Dakotas and Chicago with Great Northern Palace Sleepers Diners and Tourist Cars. Names C C Donovan and F I Whitney listed for printed matter and rates.
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Portland
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Spokane
Great Northern Railway
Montana
Dakotas
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Omaha
S J. Louis
Great Northern Palace
C. C Donavan
Oregon
F. I. Whitney
St. Paul, Minn
Ely Cream Balm Claim in Catarrh Remedy Note
A brief reader remark endorses Ely Cream Balm for catarrh and asserts its safety and effectiveness, stating it performs as claimed and is worth its weight in gold. The note credits B. as the author.
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Ely
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Princess Alix
Roeron de Coureil
Dr. Zakharin
DR. Sarian
A. F. Goodridge
Newfoundland
New Oandland
Legislative Council
Govenor
House of Assembly
W. W. Whiteway
O'Brien
Vrnne Momey
Mra Dears
Rowela
P Lee
Pierce
William Hoover
Elfpille
Richland Co
Ohio
Scott Wlowne
AN Drage
A. Feldenheimer
Cor. Viret and
Morricon Streets
DR. Liebic & CO
Noamedty
Halle
Mason St
Gan
Charles PF. Jordan
General Coster
Lalyer
Warne
San Francisco
Bowildering
Segeriexton
Hood
Ein Koch, Beecher
Tomite
Winslow
Murat
Koch Chemical Co
KOCH
Supolio
Moore
Onto
G. D
Natara
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Steve Pollan
Duat
Maeli
Tay Geauga
California Fig Syrup Co
W.sperry
Hartford
Conn
Dragaists
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Virginia
Closset & Devers
Gladding, McBean & CO
Market St.s.f
Birdie
Ech
Mittal
Ieee Bleiies
Lincoln Cal
Kimball
W. W. Kimball CO
Pacific Illustrated
Mark L. Cohn & CO
Front Street
Portland, Or
Fittz
el Rerly
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society of Boston
Massachusetts
Sons OF Temperance
N. J. Stone & Co
Cal
Pacific Coast
Mperia Granu AS
John Carle & Sons
W. L. DougLas
Douglas
Brockton
Mass
E. D. McCormick
C. B. Martin
Pass
Gen
Pass, & Tet Agt
Cincinnati
Erie
Desert Rices
Aloma Incubator CO
Petaluma
Sesees Hovss
Main St
Los Angeles
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Rain Plain
Grampans
Ererrie
Beka
Lebanon
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