Women Clash Over Extravagance In Wardrobe War
Mrs William B Leeds arrived from New York with 40 trunks all identical in size and color to furnish Mrs George Keppels London house for the coronation season She spends lavishly on clothes and notes that men disapprove of dress excess only when the wife is involved A Detroit Free Press quote reflects social double standards about women's fashion.
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William B. Leeds
George Keppel
London
New York
Leeds
Detroit Free Press
Heathen Nations Invent Nothing Claims Bishop Thoburn
Bishop Thoburn, a missionary to India for fifty years, states that the patent office shows six hundred improvements on the plow while India has produced no new toothpick design in two thousand years. He declares nations without God lack inventive faculty and labels many non-Christian peoples as savage and unenlightened.
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Thoburn
India
Washington
Heart Right When He Quit Coffee
A Colorado man explains life insurance denial due to heart trouble from coffee. After quitting coffee and using Postum he reports restored digestion, reduced nervousness, and a normal heart. he was later accepted by a life insurer. The letter promotes Postum with claim of genuine, human-interest testimonials.
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Colorado
Life Insurance Co
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Sherman and Sheridan decline presidential bids in 1884 saga
In 1884 both General Sherman and General Sheridan refused presidential noms. Sherman urged Grant’s restraint and argued the army crown suited him better, while Sheridan publicly declined. A birthplace eligibility dispute over Sheridan’s origins ended the push, leaving both men to remain out of politics.
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General Sheridan
General Sherman
Sherman
Arthur
John
Grant
United States
Sheridan
New York State
Jeaders
James G. Blaine
New York City
Phil
Albany
Ocean Snored All Night Narrates Coastal Servant Tale
A Nahant resident relays a Boston girl story about a new servant named Mary who says the ocean’s snoring kept her awake all night, prompting questions about sleep in the seaside home.
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Nahant
Boston
Mary
Sherman Recounts Thomas Decision to Go South
Gen. W. T. Sherman recalls testing Gen. George H. Thomas at West Point and learning Thomas chose to go south with his Virginian troops. Sherman found Thomas in Pennsylvania and confirmed the brigadier general nomination, noting Thomas’s vow never to desert his cause.
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Sherman
Lincoln
Capitol
John Sherman
Thomas
Lee
Second Cavalry
Confederacy
Union
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Billy
Tom
Virginia
EK. J. Edwards
Grant, Sheridan Praise and Gettysburg Vision by Grant
The conversation recounts Grant’s high regard for Sheridan as a soldier and leader. It notes Grant’s remark that Sheridan, with 20,000 men trained under him, could defeat any army, and recalls Sheridan’s decisive Shenandoah Valley campaign and Meade vs Sheridan at Gettysburg.
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Sheridan
Gettysburg
Lee
Meade
Mr. Young
Grant
Shenandoah Valley
E. J. Edwards
Haven't the privilege of making suggestions to the lawmaker
A woman laments to a man that proposing changes to lawmaker resulted in him angrily packing his tools and walking away after she asked to plant a few dandelions. An advertisement promotes SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE for horses and other animals, offering prices, agent opportunities, and a free book from Goshen Indiana. The piece closes with a quip about fools not taking themselves too hard as the world mocks them.
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Sheridan
Albany
Ireland
Phil Sheridan
Arthur
Canada
Vermont Line
America
Spohn
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Capudine Relieves Headache and Ailments Quickly
Headache relief Capudine advertised as a liquid remedy for colds heat stomach or nervous troubles with immediate action. Sold in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes at drug stores. Also ad notes Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething and a misquoted Emerson quote about love and mankind.
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Capudine
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Hafiz
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West Point
White House
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Col
John Russell Young
General Grant
President McKinley
New Congressional Library
Emerson
Baby Ease CO
Atlanta
Georgia
St. Augustine's School
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A. B. Hunter
Raleigh
N. C
N. U
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M. D
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Buffalo
N. Y
Western Railway of Alabama
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Texas
Mexico
West
Fourth National Bank
F. M. Thompson
J. P. Billups
Dist
Libby
Tiller
Xanthine CO
Richmond
John T. Patterson
Waddell Street
Atlanta, Ga
Branning
U. S
Barber College
E. Mitchell St
G. C
Lanseau
Charleetos
Horcores
Charlotte Directory
J.E. Crayton &Co
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Carolina
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Carolinas
Chariotte
North Carolinas
Chas. M. Stieff
West Trade Street
H. Wilmoth
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