Old Pink the Cow Returns After a Boy and Girl Letter
A Nebraska tale recounts how a poor family’s cow Old Pink is foreclosed and mortgaged. Jimmy and Jess, two children, write to President Arthur asking for the cow’s return. The postmaster helps, and Old Pink is restored to the family without payment as townsfolk negotiate.
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United States
Chester A. Arthur
Starvath
Thatcher
Jimmy
Jess
Farthur
Jummy
Howe
Washington
Arthur Rever Koew
Plains of
Kansas
Old Pink
Two Disappointments Test a Travel Writer’s Fortitude
A renowned newspaper correspondent, en route to Rome, loses her purse on a global circuit. She quickly converts belongings to funds and learns a London bank still holds a $300 deposit, easing her path to continue travel.
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Rome
London
Ward
Learlons
Lincoln's Simple Rule of Conduct
A paragraph attributed to Abraham Lincoln is presented as a model of plain writing. It emphasizes being true and living up to one’s inner light, standing with those who do right and parting with those who go wrong.
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England
Lincoln
French statesmen back pension for ages sixty
Some leading French statesmen including Rouvier Combes and Trouillot support a socialistic plan to grant every person over 60 a pension of 72 dollars a year. If enacted the program would cost the country 00,000,000 dollars annually.
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Rouvier
Combes
Trouillot
Obliging Tenant House Agent-Ah And A Troubled Prospect
The dialogue centers on a prospective tenant pressed by an agent about children. The man jokes that he could drown one or two to appease the agent against children in the house. Mr Brown is mentioned as the other party involved.
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Mr. Brown
Thomas Davis
Kelligar
Trude
Beatrice
United States Cavalry
Fort Robinson
Davis
Lincoln
Albert Wicke
Steels City
Fairbury
Michael Bonahan
Bonahan
Wicke
Campbell Bros
Swift and Company
Homecoming of Dr Chadwick Stirs Cleveland Interest
The scene at the county jail unfolds as Dr Le Roy Chadwick and his wife Mrs Chadwick confront ethics rumors. The couple shares a tearful reunion after a tense hour long talk under Sheriff Barry’s supervision. Attorney Dawley and Kerruish mediate the proceedings seeking release and resolution of the public scandal.
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Cleveland
Leroy Coadwick
Kerruish
Eail
Young Hoover
Chadwick
Barry
Cotinus
Paris
Mr. Dawley
Russia Signals Pause as Global Markets React
Russia raises flag of truce in a regional crisis. Japan presses sanctions while Aribub 18 firms respond. Analysts note tense diplomacy and potential shifts in supply chains as countries seek deescalation.
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Russia
Japan
Port Arthur Surrenders Ends Siege in Dramatic War Turn
The Port Arthur fortress capitulated after months of brutal siege. General Stoessel of Russia and General Negi of Japan arranged terms. officials expect an honorable peace with possible parole for the garrison. The defense amid heavy shelling and naval battles drew worldwide admiration for endurance and valor.
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Port Arthur
Galant
Negi
Steessel
Eskhim
Trev
Tohio
Japan
Stoessel
Tokio
Russia
Meno
Far East
Noted Racing Dog Dead In Indiana Field Trials
San Francisco reports the death of Champion Senator P the field trial winner. The dog died at Raceville Indiana after competing with top dogs, having won the 1889 Pacific Coast fields trials and the 1902 Manitoba Champion stake among other prizes.
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San Francisco
Senator P
Hraceville
Ind
Senator P Wi
Oakwood lockup wrecked by dynamite blast
A dynamite blast destroyed the Oakwood lockup in Continental Ohio. The attacker seized dynamite from a hardware store and left $1.50. No real clue exists but several men are under suspicion as the mayor and marshal push a probe into saloon violations.
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Continental
Oakwood
Volunteers of America Feed Chicago Needy at Coliseum Dinner
In Chicago the Volunteers of America held their eighth annual dinner at the Coliseum annex. For seven hours volunteers served about 1,000 food baskets to hungry and distressed men women and children, filling the hall beyond its capacity.
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Chicago
Coliseum
Volunteers of America
Henry Seymour Choeen Named Lincoln State Auditor’s Office
Henry Seymour has been chosen bookkeeper and accountant for the Lincoln state auditor's office. He previously worked in the insurance department and succeeded George D. Bennett as accountant when Bennett became secretary of the state board of equalization. Seymour's appointment completes the new auditor's office lineup.
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Lincoln
Henry Seymour
Ant
Seymour
Insurance Department
State Auditor's Office
George D. Bennett
Auditor
Sfice
Bennett
State Board of Equalization and Aneemsment
Pew
Ofice
Veteran Joshua Fuiller Endorses Dono Kidney Pills
In 1860 Joshua Fuiller of Argyna Illinois reports relief from kidney trouble and back pain after using Dono Kidney Pills and later Dean’s Kidney Puls. He reaffirms his endorsement and notes continued effectiveness. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York sells the pills for 30 cents per box.
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Joshua Fuiller
South
Walnut Street
Argyna
Dono
Dean
Sidney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Unfortunate author Rilkins loses fortune on Wall Street
An author named Rilkins, who earned money from his book A Guide to Wall Street, lost all his funds in Wall Street investments. This note records his financial reversal and the prior success of his publication.
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Rilkins
Wal Street
Wall Street
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cure Long Infant Suffering
A Woodfords Maine family attributes two years of severe skin illness on a sister to a mysterious affliction. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the child fully recovered with no scar. Signed Little Chase Walker Tremont St Woodfords Me. If you doubt the propriety of a thing, your doubt is likely right.
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Little Chase Walker
Tremont St
Woodfords
Cony
University Cultures Victory At International Show In Chicago
The university took a grand championship for steers at the Chicago International Show with challenger. A second Challenger brother is sent this year for the same contest. The steer reportedly surpasses last year’s champion and may be returned to the university for use in judging class. The winter course begins the first week of January to study the steer type and set a standard for future herd improvement.
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Atte University
Grand
Hays
Silent Theater Parties and a Dreadful Times
The Washington Star reports a chaotic scene where Mrs De Style questions party arrangements and a philosopher suggests serving supper during perfume. A dreadful incident is described with a deputy weapon drawn as a victim recounts a Blick Triad attack and a night of theft leaving no money.
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de Style
Conarley
Being Polite and Other Humorous Bits from a Penny Dreadful
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from an early 20th century miscellany. Snippets include flirtatious exchanges, janitor’s wife banter, a jokey line about air and water’s weight, a note on tea tablets, and an endorsement of Piso’s Cure for Consumption with a testimonial from W. L. Wood in Farmesburg, 1901.
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W. L. Wood
Farmesburg, d
Fragmentary note hints at a social gathering or romance inquiry
A disjointed snippet mentions a social setting and questions about a romantic or personal relationship. The unreadable text obscures names, dates, and places, leaving only fragmented hints of conversation and intent.
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