Fifth avenue Easter portrait and Mercy sister tale
A vivid Easter scene contrasts wealth on Fifth Avenue with poverty. Ethel, a girl in Zitella Cocke's Youth's Companion tale, vows mercy work after church and earns a Sister of Mercy badge. A fire scare at Uncle Ebby's cabin ends with bravest care and Ethel's lasting resolve.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Herald
Ebby
Tom
Ethel
Zitella Cocke
An Baater Experiment Inspires Leaflet Art
A reader describes an Estes card rich in silk and glitter that charms the eye. A maiden admires the design and sews strings onto it overnight, crafting a whimsical bonnet from the card.
Ethel Imagines Becoming a Sister of Mercy
A young girl from Mobile learns about the Sisters of Mercy from a governess during a shopping trip. Ethel, nicknamed Little Conundrum for her curious questions, hears how Sisters aid both poor and rich, and recalls how a Sister nursed her Uncle Frank during yellow fever.
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Alabama
Mobile
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Miss Mary
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Sister of Mercy
Wthel
London impatience grows as British advance pressed
London dispatch reports public frustration over slow progress in the war and criticism of remount supply. General Clemenceau defends dispositions to guard against unlikely surprises while Roberts faces logistical pressures and water concerns. Ladysmith notes emphasize Boer positions with strong defenses and ingenious works.
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London
War Office
Bloemfontein
Standard
Clem
Lord Roberts
Natal
Blancslaugte
Daily Telegraph
Ladysmith
Sapho Trial Ends in Not Guilty and Resumed Performances
Miss Olga Nethersole Jhamilton Revuelle and managers Mayer Moss cleared of public nuisance in Sapho case after a short jury deliberation. Fire at Geneva residence damages $25 to $30. a Philippine monkey suspected of causing the blaze. Governor Stanley leads Topeka mass meeting pledging corn for India famine relief. Ravenna Mich burns. coal gas blast destroys business section. total losses exceed $200,000. Grand Rapids aid and special train engine dispatched.
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New York
Olga Nethersole
Jhamilton Revuelle
Marcus R. Mayer
Miss Nethersole
Theodore Moss
Wallaer
Sapho
Frisman
Supreme Court
Ibix
J. W. Prickett
Geneva
Sheldon
Stanley
Topeka
Kan
India
Charles M. Sheldon
Wits
Ravenna
Mich
William Patterson
Grand Rapids
Magnetic Starch Promises Happy Childhood Clothes
An advertisement argues that world conditions favor childhood happiness and urges using Magnetic Starch as superior laundry starch. It claims preservation of clothing and overall happiness, presenting the product as essential for future generations’ comfort.
A Mother's Story of Lydia E Pinkham's Medicine
A Macon Georgia reader reports her nineteen year old daughter suffers heavy menses with weakness and seeks advice on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Another letter from Mrs Maminda A Gamp praises the remedy stating her daughter improved and is able to work with regular nearly painless menses.
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Mrs. Pinkbam
Lydia E. Pinkham
MavinDa A. Gamp
Manchester Mill
Macon
Coon Bound Over for Trial on Shooting Charge
James W. Coon of Ashland Nebraska was bound over to the next term of court under $2000 bond after a preliminary hearing in county court for shooting at his wife with intent to kill March 10. Two plague cases reported March 25 from Honolulu a Japanese fisherman and a white man named John Hurley. no further cases since. The Irish Name for Latest Heir notes Christening Patrick for the Duke and Duchess of York's son born Saturday. Flower seeds for Congress assign 400 seed packets to each member based on their locality.
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Honolulu
John Hurley
Queen Victoria
Duchess of York
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