A Problem in Fur
Gordon hates cats but receives a full Angora named John Alden from a rich aunt. The cat ruins his studio, triggers flea battles, and sparks a romance with portrait model Isabel Graham. Gordon’s country rescue leads to a wife and a wedding with Isabel, uniting cat and artist alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Elizabeth Wade
Daily Story Pub. Co
Gordon
Cat
John Alden
Ernest Gordon
Angora
Isabel Graham
John Allen
Graham
Miss Graham
Priscia
Colorado's First Gold Discovery in Gregory Gulch
In May 1859 John Gregory prospected Gregory Gulch between Central City and Black Hawk and found gold valued at about four dollars in a pan. A stampede followed with five men employed, and a sluice yielded nine hundred seventy two dollars in a week. By summer thousands flocked to many lodes including Bates and Mammoth as Gilpin county wealth grew and tens of thousands of claims formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fossett
Colorado
John Gregory
Gregory Gulch
Central City
Black Hawk
Gregory
Bates
Bobtail
Mammoth
Gunnell
Burroughs
Illinois
Gilpin County
Gregory, Russell
Engineering Magazine
Navy Coal Costs and Plans for Cavite Coaling Station
The United States Navy used 324,108 tons of coal costing 2,273,111 dollars last fiscal year averaging 7.01 dollars per ton. Domestic coal was 6.20 per ton. foreign coal 8.50 per ton with 105,066 tons. American coal shipped widely including Yokohama 12000 tons and Mare Island 9000 tons. Bids will soon be called for a 45000 ton coaling station at Cavite near Manila with other Philippine stations selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Yokohama
Pichiluique
Mexico
Mare Island
California
Cavite
Manila
Lyman D. Goff to Build Club House for City Boys
Pawtucket millionaire manufacturer Lyman D. Goff plans to construct a fine club house for boys aged five to fifteen who live on the streets, providing a shelter and activity hub in the needy area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman D. Goff
Pawtucket, R. Lt
Ethics of Matrimony Good Advice for Those Entering Marriage
A Chicago Dearly News summary cites Coll Higginson on temper harmony in married life. It urges conscience and time, notes that children help compatibility, and recommends weighing which spouse has more reason to care about a choice. Sacrifices prevent larger conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Chicago Deerly News
Bold river crossing feat told in Pansy Letter
A San Pedro to Sibalom River crossing tale ends with an old woman wading the torrent with a bundle held high. She repeatedly sinks to boulder depth then lunges forward until reaching the far bank dry and undetected in the thicket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Sibalom
World leading savings deposits rise to 2.21 billion
Savings bank deposits in the country reach 2 210 660 000, the largest globally and have doubled in about fifteen years. Germany follows with 1 900 90 000, Austria-Hungary 1 921 240 000, France 854 220 000, and the United Kingdom 5829 020 000. Building associations hold 700 000 000 here and abroad, sharing in the savings growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
United Kingdom
Fraud Properly Brought Before New York Court
A complainant testified against a young woman who had persistently accosted her for alms. The mother stated the daughter refused work, preferring looser means, sometimes earning 3 to 4 dollars daily for dress and amusement. After a lenient £10 fine, she sent for her bank book to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Blacksmith Reclaims Life After Rheumatism Cure
Goodland Kansas birthdate unknown. N E B Albertson a blacksmith nearly quit due to rheumatism crippled his shoulders and arms and kept him from sleep. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he found full relief and returned to his shop, now working daily as if ailment never began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland, Kans
N. EB. Albertson
Dodd
Mr. Albertson
The austere tastes of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
The article portrays Francis Joseph with plain meals and simple routines. He breakfasts on cold meat coffee and fresh bake goods and mid day dejeuner consists of two meat dishes with pastry. Dinner is at his writing desk with no tablecloth and he favors beer over wine and Virginia cigars costing five kreuzer each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Virginia
Various Patent Remedies and Household Tips Ad Page
An advertisement page lists tonics and cures including Red Cross Bail Blue and Piso’s Cure, with claims of character content and soothing syrups. It promotes Putnam Face-less Dyes for home coloring, Dr Kline’s Nervine for nerve care, and Fond notes on cooking vegetables in unsalted water. It mentions knowledge as power in a college football contest.
Defiant Starci and Tilk BEST Compare Across Processes
The text asserts Defiance Starci differs from Tilk BEST due to an entirely different process. It claims Defiance Starci is superior and more capable for W certs. It also makes a gendered remark about women and logic.
Wish All a Happy New Year and Health Advice
A quirky New Year greeting promotes Nature's Gaerfield Tea as a health elixir that cleanses the system purifies the blood and removes disease causes. The ad quips about married life versus bachelor life and hints at a kingly wizard figure amid miscellaneous lines about cough remedies and rough estimations.
Woman Visits Dress Maker Cited as Difficult Time
A fragment notes that the most trying time in a woman's life is when she visits her dress maker. Mentions Matt J. Johnson and a reference to cure for rheumatic conditions with a cryptic line about cecaoine. The text is obscure with unclear dates or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt J. Johnson
First Woman Ever Photographed by Daguerreotype Pioneer
Anna Catherine Draper of Hastings New York died at 94 95 after a long life. Her brother Dr John W Draper invented a six minute daguerreotype process replacing the hour long method. The Draper portrait sparked great interest and the original rests with Lord Herschel's heirs in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Catherine Draper
Hastings
N. Y
John W. Draper
Miss Draper
Lord Herschel
England
Seamstress Wanted Needed in Omaha Family of Three
Position seeks a middle aged woman with plain dressmaking skills to sew for a nine year old girl and assist in housework as needed. Must provide references proving honesty and respectability. Wages five dollars per week. Apply Lock Box 1300 Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Master Fifty Years Mr Walter F Howe Resigns Postmaster
Walter F. Howe, who served fifty years as postmaster at North Leominster Massachusetts, resigned last Monday. The current post office has been in use for thirty seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Howe
North Leominster
Mass
Kings in Exile on Seychelles Islands
The Seychelles host four ex kings and two queen mothers from Africa including Prempeh of Ashanti Mwanga of Uganda and Kabareza of Unyoro. East and West African monarchs meet there as diplomats watch their interactions. Prempeh arrived over a year ago and Baden-Powell’s portrayal contrasts with the current dignified exile.
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Serchelles
Africa
Prempeh
Ashanti
Mwanga
Uganda
Kabareza
Unyoro
Seychelles
Kabareea
Baden-Powell
Clae
Victoria
De fiance Starch Ad Promises Value At Your Grocer
An advertisement touts Magnetic Starch Co. Omaha Neb promising 16 ounce packages for ten cents with the claim that inferior chromes will be discarded by dealers. The copy frames wisdom as a lesson from a divorce court and asserts no other product is as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance Starch
Magnetic Starch Co
Omaha
Neb
Defiance Starch Touts Best Results Overstandard
Advert says Defiance Starch yields best results and mentions earning four or more for cooking tasks, claiming superior performance compared to competing brands.
Realization of Age Reflected Back on Sleeper
Two older men share a luncheon tale about age and aging. A man recalls boarding a St. Louis to New York sleeper with few passengers and seeing in a mirror the back of an old man he thought he had not met. He realizes the old man was his own reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gornoz
Gordon
John Alden
St. Louis
New York
Mrs Humphrey Ward and her linguistic feats
Mrs Humphrey Ward is described as a mistress of Spanish French Italian and German. Her deep knowledge of Spanish literature led to her being asked to adjudicate a Spanish essay competition at the age of eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey Ward
New Santa Fe Grand Canyon Book In Preparation
The Santa Fe announces a December publication of a lavish 128 page illustrated work on the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Noted contributors include Hamlin Garland Charles F Lummis David Starr Jordan John L Stoddard Charles Dudley Warner Major J W Powell Harriet Monroe and others. Publication date will be before the end of 1901. Young lovers grow to be old companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Santa Fe
Arizona
Canyon
Rim
Bright Angel Trail
Land of Silence
America
Hamlin Garland
Eagle’s Heart
Charles F. Lummis
Charles Dudley Warner
Major J. W. Powell
Colorado
Harriet Monroe
Fitz Mac
Colorado Springs
R. D. Salisbury
University of Chicago
Beecher
Yale
Charles 5. Gleed
Kansas
Rich Man's Idea of Revenge
J M Longyear of Marquette Michigan built a palatial $500000 house. He is so embittered by the railroad near his property that he will move the house stone by stone to Boston. The plan would nearly equal the original cost of the mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Longyear
Marquette
Mich
Boston
Chicago Chronicle
Candle Creek Emerges as New Alaska Gold Region
A report highlights Candle Creek as the latest rich gold region in Alaska with abundant deposits and strong prospecting interest. The discovery is drawing miners and investors to the area seeking lucrative prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Merb Medicine Promises Health for New Year
An old ad promotes Merb medicine Gar feld Ten claiming to cleanse the system purify the brood and regulate the liver kidneys stomach and bowels for happiness and health in the new year. The note ends with quirky lines about songs and white lies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfeld
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Puss
Highness
Mr. Gordon
Nonce
Cnceccceywascare
Panay
Emperor of Austria
Fium
Heaven
Kuss Company
South Bend, Ltd
Piso
J. W. Ounesx
Piind Ave
Minneapolis
Blinn
Jay
Winslow
Dee
Kline
Philadelphia
Qil
Marguerite St. Omer Briggs
Mount Calm Street
Detroit
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Omer Brices
Russ Company
South Bend
Ind
Mra Ward
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville, Ky
New York, N. Y
Lde
Lincoln Importing Horse CO
Lincoln, Neb
West Alt
33Rd
Holdrege Street
A. L. Sullivan, Mer
Moran
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Miller
Chicago
W. E. Alexander
Denver
Lai
Bea Wright
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