Plan for Epworth League Convention Bid in Kansas City
The Plan of Kansas City Epworth League delegates to Denver announces a reception in Convention Hall on July 4. The event serves as a sendoff for delegates passing through Kansas City toward the international Epworth League convention in Denver. Organizers aim to bring the next convention to Kansas City, hoping for a historic gathering.
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Kansas City
Epworth League
Denver
Convention
Life Saved Testimony From Salisbury Sheriff’s Wife
Mrs. G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of G W Fooks sheriff of Wicomico County says kidney pain weakness and swelling faded after three days on Deans Kidney Pills. She had suffered eight years and feared Bright’s disease. The cure followed a short course of the medicine available from all dealers priced 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Scandia Journal Headlines Peculiarities and Quips
Scandia Kansas items include a Tennessee woman spending a $50 bill by eating it and a baseball game in Troy struck by lightning with the umpire unharmed. Other notes mention suffrage, autocrats, a Belgian king seeking a wife, an American heiress chance at a queenship, a Pennsylvania club admitting a horse, and a Wall Street sheep escape tale.
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Troy
Noiseless Fourth ideal courses wind of protest
A historic reflection suggests that removing orations would allow the ideal of a noiseless Fourth to unfold, sparing boy residents from protest and aligning public celebration with quiet conduct.
Pat Crowe Shown Ready for Advertising Career
When Pat Crowe finally settles with the law he should take up advertising as a profession. He understands the business to perfection.
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Pat Crowe
Mind and Body Exercise Parallel in Daily Life
The mind, like the body, needs exercise as a woman’s casual remarks to her husband are framed as mental calisthenics. John Burroughs notes every man has a favorite bird, a remark used to explain the swallows' general popularity.
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John Burroughs
It Is Well Enough to Be Sure You Are Right
A concise quip from Puck advises that confidence in one's view brings comfort, but pressing others to agree adds discomfort. The saying emphasizes personal conviction over persuasion.
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Puck
Doctor claims women less graceful than men in heels
A New York doctor argued women are less graceful than men, implying his observations focus on women wearing French heels.
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New York
Butte Gambling Resorts Closed Sparks Moral Hopes
In Butte Montana all gambling resorts have been closed and residents hope the camp may grow more moral over time comparable to New York.
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Butte
Mont
New York
Wisecrack on Womans Kiss Worth Fifty of Man
Angela Morgan quips that a womans kiss is worth fifty of a mans and mocks how ideal lovers waste such wealth when they meet.
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Angela Morgan
Actress Fanny Rice Secures Divorce
Actress Fanny Rice has obtained a divorce. The item notes her advancing years and questions the prudence of a second marriage or public notice of the split.
Portland Car Jump Records Grim Conscience
A Portland Maine automobile plunged over a cliff, causing extensive destruction and a tragic toll. The incident draws attention to the vehicle’s deadly history and the casualties it may have left in its wake.
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Portland
New Orchid Receives London Prize Name
An orchid winning a prize in London has been given the lengthy name Brasso cattle jya dig by an oschroderae tankerville, described as resembling a college yell in tone.
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London
Chicago Pie Admitted As Lemon Pie Fraud Case
A Chicago bakery allegedly produced a lemon pie that turned out to be starch paste mixed with coal tar products. The situation highlights concerns about food safety and deceptive labeling practices in the city.
Court once questioned milliners as artists in inked billheads
A historical remark notes a court ruling that milliners were not artists, contrasted with the vivid artistry some creators display on plain billheads with pen and ink.
Generals Linovitch Salutes Troops With Easter Kiss
Gen Linovitch was seen moving along his headquarters lines and saluting each soldier with an Easter kiss, a gesture not associated with Gen Grant.
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Gen. Linovitch
Gen. Grant
Man seeks divorce over wife chewing tobacco
A Sedalia Missouri man files for divorce claiming his wife’s tobacco chewing is intolerable. He argues the habit harms their marriage and asks the court to grant the dissolution.
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Sedalia
Noisy chase on base stealing confounds season highlights
The passage alludes to baseball tactics as a school group grapples with stealing third base while keeping pants intact, framed as a seasonal sports moment.
Census Shock as Woman Repeats Five-Year Age Claim
A census taker reports a startling encounter when a woman at the door calmly asserts her age matches what it was five years ago, a response that shocks the official and raises questions about record keeping.
The Right Way to Walk For Health and Poise
The piece discusses walking posture to improve health and elegance. It contrasts leading body parts with outcomes from head and chest alignment, abdominal posture, and leg use, urging a held high chest and back, straight knees, and even tongue of effort, noting psychological benefits of confident carriage.
Breathing for Strength and a Breath of Life
A discussion extols breathing as a vital remedy and fountain of youth. It explains the breathing process, air cells, and how fresh air energizes the body. Readers are urged to stand or sit upright, open windows, and take deep breaths many times daily for renewed vigor.
Tooth Brushes Fact and Fashion in Daily Dental Care
Dr. S H Arnold discusses tooth brushes their origins materials and sanitary concerns. He notes bristles from wild hogs common bone handles and heavy production in Europe Asia and the United States and warns cheap imports often come from unsanitary huts with little or no sterilization. He critiques brush shapes lengths and bristle stiffness affecting cleaning efficacy.
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S. H. Arnold
Russia
China
Japan
France
England
Germany
United States
The Sufferin Neat and the Little Woman of Light
A poem from Farm and Fireside tells of a small woman who hates light and shuts out sunshine. She tightens blinds and crawls into darkness until she fades, missing the sweetness of God’s light.
Atlanta Session Advances Anti Tuberculosis Efforts
At a recent Atlanta convention the Anti Tuberculosis movement showcased practical, widely attended discussions on prevention and cure. Dr. C P Ambler reviewed physician duties to patients and families and outlined six points stressing early diagnosis, patient education, and systematic instruction to reduce mortality.
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Atlanta
Georgia
C. P. Ambler
League
Evils of piano playing urged by French scientist
A noted French scientist links piano study to nervous disorders in girls. He cites statistics claiming 600 of 1000 girls who begin before age twelve are affected, 200 per 1000 who start later, and 100 per 1000 who never study it. He also brands the violin as similarly injurious and urges delaying music lessons until at least age sixteen.
Chicago Strike Deepens as Talks Stall
Chicago teamsters strike widens threatening troop callups while renewed peace talks surface. Express companies hold the key but refuse to concede, leaving drivers’ old jobs in doubt as Chicago agents back firm company positions.
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Chicago
Express
Striking -Express
Mexican War Veterans Meet In Dallas Reunion
Nearly 150 veterans of the Mexican War attend the Dallas convention of the National Mexican War Veterans association. The Texas association also meets in Dallas. The average attendee is over 80 years old, with Baney E. Wade of Chilton, Texas, the 99 year old oldest participant.
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Dallas
Tex
Mexico
National Mexican War Veterans Association
Texas Association of Mexican War Veterans
Baney. E. Wade
Chilton, Tex
Kansas City to get new union depot at Twenty second Street
E P Ripley president of the Santa Fe railway announced on Wednesday that railroads have practically agreed to construct a new Kansas City Union depot at Twenty second Street and Grand Avenue. The plan hinges on city agreement over crossings and street vacations and is blocked only by the Belt Line depot company and securing necessary rights for the depot and yards.
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Chicago
E. P. Ripley
Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City Union
Grand Avenue
Ripley
Edward Nash Stricken At Omaha Dinner
Edward P. Nash, president of the American Smelting and Refining company, was stricken with paralysis during a dinner at banker Herman Kountze’s home in Omaha. Nash is a director and major stockholder in several local firms, recently named president of the American Smelter's Exploration Company.
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Omaha
Edward P. Nash
American Smelting and Refining Company
Herman Kountze
Nash
American Smelter
Pius Denies Alleged Remarks to Briggs
Rome report from Osservatore Romano denies claims that the pope intended to alter Vatican rules or that he said Catholics might disagree with propositions in the syllabus of Pope Pius IX yet remain good Christians. The American professor Charles Briggs is cited in the disputed interview.
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Pius
Briggs
Rome
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Charles Briggs
Index
Inquisition
Pius IX
Tragic San Francisco Filicide Shocks City
William Stephens 35 years old killed his wife and five children in Rossyally Marine County and then fatally shot himself. Three children died. ages ranged 1 to 11. A milkman nearby was targeted as Stephens ended his life after the attack. Former book agent, recently linked to a San Francisco rubber goods firm.
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San Francisco
Cal
William Stephens
Rossyally
Marine County
Stephens
Money Criticism Drives Exile and Croker’s Departure
The text notes Rockefeller feeling real hurt over envious criticisms of his wealth and mentions this sentiment as a motive behind Mr. Croker’s exile, suggesting a shared response to public disparagement.
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WiIl
Crokerize
Astorate
Rockefeller
Mr. Croker
Red Cross Ball Blue sale and fashion note
An odd clipping notes a Red Cross Ball Blue package priced at only cents and mentions The Russ Company of South Bend. It adds that many women are building themselves up to fit gowns that are too large for them.
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Russ Company
South Bend
Baby Nearly Dies From Itching Rash Cure by Cuticura
A three month old boy suffered an extreme itching watery rash that led to severe wasting and near death. After Cuticura ointment was applied, the child slept for the first time in weeks and recovered after a single treatment set, according to Mrs. M. C. Maitland of Jasper Ontario.
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M. C. Maitland
Jasper
Ontario
Simple wall decorations and Alabastine appeal
A 19th or early 20th century note touts Alabastine as the ideal wall covering for home decoration. It claims superior covering power, permanence, and color, with mural-like results that are easy to apply by brushing on a canvas floor setup, avoiding mess and discomfort.
Common sense scarce in this world remarks
A columnist notes that practical judgment is rare, contrasting widespread claims of wisdom with the reality of uncommon sense guiding daily choices. The remark underscores skepticism about general knowledge and situational prudence.
Two Dangers Warned Of In Rural Encounter
A crippled mule and a man with an unloaded gun prompted warnings in a rural incident. Local authorities advised caution as bystanders observed the scene and potential risk to residents.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Affidavit 1886
Franks J Cheney swears as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co Toledo that the firm will pay $100 for each catarrah case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Advertising text claims Hall's cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Includes instructions to send for testimonials and lists 740 as a location.
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Roy Frayx J. Cheney
F. J. Caengy & Co
Toledo
CaTarra
Hal
Hall
J. Cheney , CO
Solda
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