Valentine tale of Estelle and a mysterious ring
On February fourteenth Estelle receives a rose tinted valentine with a ring and a vague verse from an unknown donor. She wears it, debates acceptance, joins artist friend Mrs. Bird on a trip to the cradle of art, and encounters Henry St Leger on a boat ride. A romance unfolds through memory laden verses and a distant, guiding Valentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle
Apollo
Jim
Bird
Ske
Thor Frorag
American Club of Artists
Mrs. Bird
Henry St. Leger
Fragment of a poem about exclusive love and devotion
A fragment from a sentimental verse describes a speaker declaring no rival for a beloved's heart. The speaker vows exclusive love and asserts the beloved as sovereign in their emotions, renouncing any chance of sharing affection.
Valentine cheered by postman with dun note ends in tragedy
In a Brooklyn New York report, Susie M Best tears an envelope declaring a valentine from a tradesman. The note proves only a dun demand, while Joseph Kapp of Brooklyn dies from overexertion on the football field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kapp
Brooklyn, N, Y
Desolate Georgia Life Ends in Quiet Passage
The report outlines the grim decline of James Howard of Lincoln County Georgia. Once a thrifty farmer, he faced desertion robbery and years of solitary living after his wife left for Anderson County South Carolina. He was robbed and beaten during a sale attempt and never recovered his former spirit, living in isolated cabins with weapons for protection.
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Atlanta
Hild
Georgia
Shermit
Lincoln County
Ile
Jas
Howard
Anderson County
S.C
Jim
West
Jim Toward
Tie
John Zellar
Wilkes Wellhorn
County treasurer in Texas dies after public funds misused
An Austin Texas county treasurer killed himself after admitting mishandling four thousand five hundred dollars given to a porter to dig for buried treasure. The act ends with the treasurer's suicide as authorities pursue the unraveling incident.
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Austin
Tex
Bird of Death and Creature Physiology Across Species
A curious account defines the L bone of a famed bird of death the an fel rpir wheob. It notes its beak wounds cause extreme pain and loss of senses and life. The piece compares digestive organ weights across humans carnivores and herbivores.
Professor Starr’s Indian Theory By White Population Study
Frederick W. Starr of the University of Chicago returned from a three month tour through Pennsylvania and Mexico. He studied 5 000 school children and photographed 1 000 men among white communities claiming they show Indian admixture and a pure blood line, noting 11 blondes among 400 at Gay Head and a mixed heritage across regions. He asserts racial changes are underway but offers no firm timetable.
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Frederick W. Starr
University of Chicago
Perseylyvania
Mexico
Starr
Europe
Allentown
Gay Head
Mies
Genere
Massachusetts
Thivana
Derain Thavana
Missouri's Native Governor Lon V Stephens Born 1857
Lon V Stephens, Missouri's native son and first such governor, was born February 21, 1857, in Boonville. He rose from Boonville Advertiser reporter to telegrapher, bank cashier, and state treasurer before serving as governor in 1869 alongside Governor Stone. He married Miss Millgate Nelson and is described as a southern Methodist with a family noted for public spirit.
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Cr. Louis Lecers Ton V. Stephens
Missoiu
Boonville
Deco
Joseph L. Stephens
Bankh
Astaria of Promotions
MD Noland
Gove Francis
Mr. Stephens
Gov. Stone
Mero Stephens
Millrgate
Nelsop
Dines Nelson
Boothville
Dantor Wren
Missouri
Stephens
Othe Stephens
The Late Napoleon Sterony Carrier of New York Portraiture
The passage profiles photographer and caricaturist Napoleon Sarony. It notes his studio method and dramatic portrait techniques, including surprising sitters and natural posing. It mentions his Canadian birth, Birmingham studio period, and eventual success in New York after a financial setback.
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Napoleon Sterony
Mr. Savory
New York
Binnie
Sarony
Ife
Quebec
Birmingham
Veteran's Own Version of His Troubles Exposed
A Mattoon real estate man and Grand Army veteran, Trenky Chryad, recalls long battle with rheumatism and stomach illness. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring his health after years of doctors and remedies. The ad promotes Pink Pills as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments with purchase options.
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Armttoon
Henry Clege
Mattoon
Corse
Co. CL
Indiana Infantry
Clegg
Seathie
Clem
Sears Ave
Peran
Thad
Bami
Trenky Chryad
Willis’ Medicine Company
Schenertady, N.Y
Youth slang sparks old authors debate in Tribune clipping
A New York Tribune snippet shows Mrs Emerson from Boston urging Susie to avoid slang while Susie quotes Colley Cibber defending youthful speech about the Ephesian dome. The brief exchange highlights tension between traditional tastes and contemporary expression.
A Modern Remedy Cited by Iowa Minister for Coughs
A letter from Pastor J. D. De Tan of Springill Des Moines Conference praises Dr Kay's Lag Basin as a cure for winter coughs and bronchial irritation, claiming he stopped coughing after using several boxes and now preaches without coughing. Also notes Mrs De Tan’s persistence and mentions other patent medicines along with assorted ads and quotes.
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Kay
J. DL de Tan
Mob
Church
Springill
Love
Des Moines
Misleading Public Amid Travel Cost Debate In Rail Policy
Economist notes from Missouri hearings reveal Western railroads often operate passenger service at a loss, with costs per mile exceeding current legal rates. Data from Interstate Commerce Commission and Missouri reports show density and wealth drive passenger traffic, while two cent flat rates could cut average costs further without boosting travel. A European comparison finds second class fares higher in Europe, and a woodpecker in Arizona damages telegraph poles by mistaking hums for insects.
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PL &. Eustis
House
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Missouri
Eustis
Ohio
New York
New England
States
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern
Ilinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakhotas
Missouri River
Europe
Fustis
America
Salzer Seed Co Offer Promises Quick Farm Gains
A promotional notice touts high yield figures per acre for corn potatoes barley and more promising 264 bushels corn 1600 bushels potatoes and 230 bushels cats per acre along with seed samples worth 10 dollars for sending 10 cents to La Crosse Wisconsin to start farming with Salter seeds.
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Salter
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Bread and milk offer to hungry child in Dublin Times
A Dublin Times snippet quotes a charitable old lady giving practical bread and milk aid to a poor girl. She instructs the girl to tell her mother to use stale bread, milk, sugar, butter, and nutmeg to make an excellent pudding, illustrating frugal care and community charity.
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Dublin Times
Kemp's Balsam Advertises Quick Cough Relief
Coughing seals to consumption as Kemp's Balsam claims to stop the cough at once. Readers are urged to get a sample bottle from druggists today with large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents. Delays are warned as dangerous. Also notes that a first class Atlantic steamer requires one hundred twenty firemen to feed its furnaces.
No-To-Bac and Health Claims Spin in 50 Cent Sales
An assortment of promotional lines tout No-To-Bac cure guarantees at 50 cents and one dollar, plus other remedies and health quips. Mentions of observations in Germany, testimonials, and various patent medicine claims appear amidst miscellaneous product notes and aging ad copy.
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Hier
St. Valentine
Frota Sentimental Sally
Inilon
Tine
Vira
Susie M. Best
James Howard
Old Jim
Tlenis Culberson
Tin Sa
Jim Howard
HO Sgm
Lon Ve Stephens
Lon V. Stephens
Toaim
Mer
Ingland
Charles Booth
Lawes
England
USS
Isho
Psat
Fildmirrt
Dia
Charles Bustoan
Bouth Dakota
Arizona
London
Norway
St. Hildelphia
Han Piso Co
Warren
Hegeman
Do Chirk & Co. Niven
Cuta Cascaret
Cindy Cachartie
Care Sredatile EE
Pound
China
Ayer
W. N. Y. Chicago
Eve
St. Jacobs Oil
Jes
Dr. Pierce
Mary Whitman
East Dickinson
Franklin Co
N. Y
Pete Heer
McKinley
Nba Perth
Chesapeake & Q
Hia
Washington, D.C
Thas Goovd
Bette
Abie Nesta
Levey
H. W. Sparks
Trav. Pass
J.C. Tucker
Clark St
Chicago
Elehart Canutace Ano Harness Mee
W. B. Pratt
Bee'y
Elehart
Rko
Surrey Harnesy
Anitary
Grand Rapids, Wieh
Tae Ee
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