The Daughter of Mail Order Pete
Martha Michel Martin recounts Maler & Company’s rise from dry goods mail order pioneer to a vast catalogue empire. It follows Peter Thurston the Indiana farmer turned mail order reader nicknamed Mail-order Pete and his daughter Geraldine, Mrs. Henry Van Lander, via a birth announcement card from Maler & Company.
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Maler & Company
Henry van Lander
Benjamin Maler
Peter ‘Thurston
Indiana
Peter
Maler
Pete
Geraldine
Maler’s
Peter Thurston
Geraldine Maler
Geraldine Thurston and the Maler firm postwar marriage tale
Geraldine Thurston, raised by Maler & Company after birth, marries Henry Van Lander and brings the firm into her life. A mistaken widowhood worries the office, but Geraldine reveals she is not a widow and plans to finance a new farm with the company’s help. The tale blends business perks with domestic dreams as Thompson navigates a practical gift order for a tombstone and life preservers for a creekside home.
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Mr. Thompson
Maler & Company
Charlie
van Lander
Thurston
Geraldine
Rich
van Landers
Mr. Mailer
Charlie Thompson
Mr. Maler
Potterville
Mr. van Lander
The
Inquirer
Young Thompson
State Insane
Model Farm
Henry
New Diet Gains Many Friends Across Sanitarianism
Sanitarianism promotes half vegetarianism and limits red meats and pork. Cereals fruits vegetables and pasta with meat extracts grow in popularity as steak and chop furore diminishes. Chicken and fish are viewed as the least harmful meats. Hot water on rising plus a restricted diet leaves adherents feeling lighter and more capable after a few weeks.
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Italy
The Wail of the Candidate
A poem from Exchange denounces the burdens of public life. It portrays a candidate trapped by constant scrutiny, media interviews, and public whispers, with personal life sacrificed as campaigns consume months of a single life. It critiques whitewashing, vilification, and elusive family ties before election day.
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Patriota
Thrift in High Life and a House Tip Plot
A titled lady orders servants to hand her a percentage of guest tips at her parties Palgrave, the butler, and her husband react to the audacious demand The husband praises his wife for her frugal front and displays quiet disbelief at the audacity of the scheme.
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Palgrave
George Washington and the first arrival at a summer resort
A humorous note from the Detroit Free Press reflects that George Washington, famed for being first in war and peace, never experienced a reception as the first guest at a summer resort. The quip contrasts historic leadership with social greeting lore.
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George
George Washington
Detroit Free Press
No. Man seeks governess. boss says lion tamer needed
A Houston Post snippet shows a manager advising a caller that a governess is unnecessary for her children. The report humorously notes the need for a lion tamer instead, illustrating misfit expectations.
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Houston Post
Death of G Winthrop Sands in France Car Crash
A fatal crash near the Chateau St. Louis De Poissy outside Paris kills G Winthrop Sands stepson of W K Vanderbilt. The car burst into flames after a tire burst and Sands is buried beneath the wreck with the chauffeur Pickins escaping serious injury. Peasants aided after witnesses failed to intervene.
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Paris
France
G. Winthrop Sands
W. K. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Chateau St. Louis de Poissy
Sands
Chateau
Mr. Sands
Pickins
Murderer Burns Body of Woman in Brooklyn Quagmire
Police found a half-charred young woman in an isolated Williamsburg area. Death came from a throat cut, then the body was wrapped in an oil soaked mattress, doused with oil, and set ablaze to destroy evidence. A strong acid was poured over the face to erase identification.
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New York
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Prominent Brooklyn officers charged in grand larceny
Col Edward E Britton former Eagle Savings and Loan president and Frederick H Schroeder ex second vice president were arrested after four indictments each accusing them of grand larceny. They admit taking about 44000 dollars of company cash to support Homestake South Extension Mining in South Dakota.
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New York
Edward E. Britton
Eagle Savings and Loan Company
Frederick H. Schroeder
Homestake South Extension Mining Company
South Dakota
Will Press the Oil Case in Higher Court
After an all day conference of prosecuting officers and Frank B Kel logs a government special counsel it was announced by Attorney General Bonaparte that every effort would be made to secure a revision of the recent decision and opinion of the United States circuit court of appeals in the Standard Oil Company of Indiana case An application for a rearrgment of the case and a motion for a modification of the opinion would be submitted to the court
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Lencox
Mass
Frank B. Kellogs
Minnesota
Bonaparte
United States Circouit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Lyncher Attack Feared After Jail Mob Incident in Pensacola
A mob seized Lee Shaw a Black man from the Pensacola jail late Wednesday night and fatally injured him in the public square amid a battle with defenders. Dozens were hurt including several who may die as chaos followed the jail confrontation.
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Pensacola
Fla
Anol
Lee Shaw
Nc Square
Racrs
Personal Vanity Great Boon
Mr. Mac Blink argues personal vanity is a great blessing that softens life and protects the self. He says vanity let people feel superior to others and find contentment in clothes, vehicles, yachts, animals, and children, creating serenity amid a harsh world.
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Mr. MacBlink
Sagacity of Rats Outsmarts Centered Trap
A sailing ship bound for Calcutta from Cape Town tested a grease coated cask baited with a meat ball to trap rats. The cask, half filled with water and buried near the bal last, killed rats only when the bait sat exactly at the center. The first night 200 rats were caught, then few, then none as the rodents learned the precise center triggers.
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Calcutta
Cape Town
Two Regrets Mark John’s Hard Life in Spring Wagon
In a rustic exchange two women discuss John who is said to be taking life easy. One woman, with a woodload, recalls John's two regrets: waking to eat and needing to quit eating to sleep.
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John
Never check the flowing tide of women's talk says preacher
A London preacher declares the flowing tide of women’s talk is impossible to check, a remark highlighted by the Chicago Post as an emblematic claim. The quote reflects attitudes of the era regarding gender discourse and public speech.
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London
Chicago Post
Why College Boys Emulate Old Athletes
Mr. Si Level muses on why college youths admire athletics as older men boast of past exploits. He suggests the youngsters feel compelled to keep up with the bragging and emulate the feats of earlier generations.
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Mr. Si Level Head
The Result of Association in a Civil Dialogue
A mother comments on a young visitor, noting his explosive manner and recalling that his father was in the fireworks business. The exchange hints at inherited traits and potential danger.
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Maud
Two Sides and a Gotham Debate on Vices and Wagers
A fragmented dialogue shows disgust at race problems and bets as two voices weigh loyalty and money. A wife’s influence on a husband’s cigars becomes a test of mutual restraint and affection in a terse exchange.
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Lin
Puck
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Stork
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