An Ideal Match Turns to Estrangement and Flight
A story of a glamorous couple, Helen and Harry Thornton, whose marriage initially seems ideal but deteriorates as she pursues public life and he sinks into financial trouble. Eva La Sharpe enters the scene, and Thornton leaves with her, writing a farewell letter to Helen that hints at scandal and breakup.
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Harry
Helen
Bear
Alice
Harry Thornton
Thornton
Eva la Sharpe
Herman Skinner
Six
Teenth National Bank
New York
Europe
Gen. Lee
Funston
Aguinaldo
States
Kansas
Little Italian Boy Claims Babies Are Born From Cabbages
A New York Tribune item relays an East Side classroom moment where Italian pupils debate the old cabbage birth tale. A Sicilian girl questions Alberto as he asserts babies come from cabbages, and the teacher hesitates to refute the belief.
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East Side
Carlie
Alberto
New York Tribune
Roses Were Too Expensive Better Carnations Say Wisconsin Man
A Milwaukee anecdote recalls a partner tale about dreams and business. A city man, facing large expenditures in Milwaukee, jokes that carnations are cheaper than roses for his coffin. The story ends with a laugh over expensive floral choices.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Pahaw
Milwaukee Sentinel
The West End Family Visit by an Officer
A Duluth police officer visited a West End home seeking the head of the house but found the man absent. In the kitchen a 12 year old girl kneaded bread and explained she left school because her husband thinks she should stay home. The officer urged she attend school, and the chat ended with a look outside.
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Duluth
West End
Glasgow millionaire leaves large legacies to staff and servants
The Glasgow gutta-percha magnate James Dick's will, filed in Edinburgh, bequeaths over £100,000 to Glasgow charities and substantial sums to employees including £5,000 to the cashier, £500 to each clerk and department head, with generous amounts for long-serving women workers. Domestics receive £2,000 to £1,000 each.
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Glasgow
James Dick
Death of Thomas Watson on Tristan d Acunha Island
The 95 year old Thomas Watson died on Tristan d Acunha, a remote South Atlantic island. He led a long life in a small, self governed community with common property, wealthy inhabitants, little crime, and limited contact with the outside world. The island’s population has hovered near ninety seven for years, governed by its oldest inhabitant.
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Thomas Watson
Tristan d'Acunha
South Atlantic Ocean
Triman d'Acunlin
Veo
Isit 'Y
Napoleon
Glass
Mourisyd
Oocomon
New Edinburgh
Cape
Watson
Tristan d’Acunha
Sbuffalo
Ironing a Shirt Waist The Home Method
A Philadelphia Inquirer inspired guide for home ironing of summer shirt waists. Use Defiance starch for even stiffness and roll in a damp cloth for two to three hours. Iron in order from back to neckband and cuffs, smoothing with a damp cloth, then air before storage.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Bishop Nicholson leads anti tobacco pronouncement in Milwaukee diocese
The Milwaukee Episcopal bishop issues a proclamation against tobacco use among priests and laity, arguing there is no spiritual or physical benefit and that untold evils arise from consumption. The note frames moral warning and health concerns across the diocese.
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Nicholson
Milwaukee Episcopal Diocese
Notable Advertisements and Snippets From a 1900 Page
A collage of product pitches and brief quips appears. Barber markets haif renewer to a customer while a Missouri scrapper’s grave monument bears a fight theme. Ads tout Dino’s Nerve Restorer Javelie Poultry goods Defiance Starch and other patter.
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Missouri
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Leslie’s Monthly
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Praca
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapds
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Bishop
Washington
Grand Trunk System
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Vaux, A.G
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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de Troof
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Isa
Hall
Price
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Jay
Dino
RH. King, Ltd
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Philadelphia
Javelie Mfg.Co
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Kan
Piso
Joan F Borga
Trinity Springs
Ind
Walter
Magnetic Starch Neg CO
Omaha, Neb
Defiance
Omahra, Neb
Coricuna
Feerry
Spe
Meart & Nand
N.U
Denver
Libby
Bercoval Zone
Paletable
McNeill
Santa Fe
Pullman Palace
Colorado Springs
San Antonio
Kansas City
Atchison and
St. Joseph
Pueblo
Missouri River
J.P. Wall
Colo
Ls -Wallace College
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Pnt
Aluminum Slace College
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