Story Illustrating the Horrors of War and Sin
Margaret Crawford returns to her dying father James Crawford to hear a confession of a ten year old crime. He admits he embezzled twenty thousand from a bank to save his position, stealing from the dead and hiding the loss. The sin weighs on him as he dies, naming Paul Cleland as the victim’s heir. Margaret vows restitution and asks for permission to seek it.
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Margaret
James Crawford
Meg
Western Bank
Glasgow
M& Connection
Young Cleland
John Cleland
Cleland
Margaret Crawford
Eyea
Paul Cleland
Series of Accidents to a Young Woman on a Walk
An observant young man recalls a Saturday stroll on Charlies street in 1900. A stylish woman drops her pocket book and slips four times over two blocks as high heels and gown trains snag her, with wind sweeping her hat and eyeing passersby. He notes fashion hinders safety and mocks male fashion critique.
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Charlies Street
Baltimore News
Madman in Scottish asylum tastes porridge daily
A London Tit-Bits tale recounts a Scottish lunatic who believes every day is Christmas and that he eats turkey or plum pudding, while his actual diet remains plain oat meal porridge. He tells attendants of imagined feasts, yet insists everything he eats tastes of porridge.
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London
Uncle Sach In Third Trade Share Question
United States Consul Winter of Annaberg writes to the state department comparing world trade shares among England Germany and the United States from a total commerce figure of 18 billion. The piece asks a speculative question about what would happen if all art shops produced art.
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Uncle Sach
England
Germany
United States
Winter
Annaberg
State Department
Italy's New Queen Named Helene of Montenegro
The new queen of Italy, formerly Princess Helene of Montenegro, is described as one of Europe's most beautiful women. Standing nearly six feet tall, healthy and robust, she fits the royal ideal. The couple wed October 24, 1896, and have no children. The prince reportedly married reluctantly, fearing a potential hereditary imbecile. The queen enjoys outdoor sports, excels in shooting, hunting, and riding, plays mandolin and piano, speaks multiple languages, and is noted as a clever artist and lover of literature.
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Italy
Helene of
Montenegro
Europe
House of Savoy
Boers Near the End Surrender 5009 Boers to British
A British war office report via Lord Roberts details Gen Prinsloo’s surrender of 5,009 Boer troops after a rear guard action nine miles outside Naauwpoort. Despite attempts at armistice, Hunter demanded unconditional surrender with guns and possessions, while Prinsloo sought terms. Roberts later announced Prinsloo’s surrender of about 5,000 Boers.
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South Africa
Prinsloo
British War Office
Lord Roberts
Macdonald
Naauwpoort
Bethlehem
Royal Irish
Wiltshire
Leinster
Scots
Naarwpoort
Hunter
Prinsioo
Prinssoo
Roberts
Prineloo
From Riches to Navy in Chicago Recruit Story
Samuel Fritz Nave a seventeen year old son of banker S M Nave of St Joseph Missouri left a Missouri mansion for naval service in Chicago. He enlisted at the Great Northern hotel posing as nineteen and wearing fashionable attire with a diamond stud and rings. His wealth and family status contrasted with the navy life he began.
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Chicago
Samuel Fritz Nave
S. M. Nave
St. Joseph
United States Navy
Great Northern Hotel
Missouri
Tuna Club at Avalon Promises Big Catch Stories
An Avalon Catalina Island summer pursuit centers on tuna fishing as a credential to join the Tuna Club. Members sail with two men and a launch, chasing 200 pound giants under strict rules. The sport costs up to thousands, with records of long battles and lavish banquets marking each season.
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Avalon
Catalina Island
California
Colorado
United States
Anvalon
Endurance Comparisons Between Chinese and American Workers
Report discusses perceived superiority of American workers over Chinese workers, likening it to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters superior to other dyspepsia cures. Claims the Bitters also treats constipation indigestion and premenstrual issues.
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America
Not Exactly What He Meant
A garbled exchange features Mr Dolan and Mr Raffer discussing a habit as a narrator notes. The ad then shifts to CASCARETS Candy Cathartic claiming to aid bowels, with a sanitary warning to beware of imitations and a 10 cent starter price.
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Mr. Dolan
Mr. Rafferler
West Virginia Girl Writes Of Soldier in the Philippines
A West Virginia girl writes to a friend from Wheeling about a soldier she knows in the Philippines. She reports he is getting along splendidly and has been assigned to the guardhouse for five days. He is said to be dutiful, and her family is naturally proud of his service.
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Margaret
Tait
Adamson
Ferling
Promotio
Watches and Foot Ease Ad Provide Grounded Combines
An advertisement excerpt promotes Allen’s Foot Ease powder for women’s shoes addressing swelling, corns, and ingrown nails with a trial mail offer. It also extols the Dueber Hampden Watch Co. with claims of superior watch movements, reliability, and exclusive production, highlighting Hampden’s railway timekeeping and the 400 model, from the Irish World July 7 1900.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N.Y
Ducher
Canton
Hampden Watch Co
Ohilo
Duebor Hampden
America
Dueber-Mampden
Dueber-Hampden
Peecatns
Excursion Rates to Utah Announced by Union Pacific
Union Pacific offers round trip tickets to Salt Lake or Ogden daily through September 30 at 25 dollars. On July 12 and 30 rates change to 20 dollars, and on July 31 and August 1 to 18 dollars. Long limits and diverse routes with stops. Ticket Office at M1 17th street.
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Utah
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Ogden
Eureth
17Th Street
Like the Deadly Under Current Disease in a Body
The passage warns that a mucous membrane weakens suddenly allowing disease to take hold. It notes lungs, head, throat, stomach, bowels, or any organ may be affected and claims a single cause underlying all variations.
Peruna touted as cure for catarrh and winter illnesses
An advertisement extols Pe-ru-na as the sole remedy for catarrh and winter ailments. It claims the delicate pink membrane lining the system weakens in winter, leading to pneumonia, grip, colds, and fevers. The copy urges readers that only Pe-ru-na treats the root cause and cures.
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Bol
Hit
Ckeeper
James Veans
Minnie
Cogram
Jane
Ven
Ss. F. Nave
Pacific
Sammy
Gran'ma
Denver Directory
Ebineha
Larimer Street
Denver
Grown Palace
Stcrs
Fidelity Savings
A.B Meek Tronics Bag Co
Wyoming
C. BE
Wantland
171Th St
E. Burlingame & CO
Nssay
Cxssuces Laboratory
J. H. Montgom Machinery Co
1Seinstampe
W.S. Haswell
Colo
Henry Ne Copp
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