Federation finances and growth highlight 1899 report
Secretary Howard of the State Federation of Labor presents a 1899 condition report noting higher organization rates, 14 new locals, a per capita tax proposal, and calls for public attention to unfair labor practices. Receipts were 293.22 with expenditures 156.36, plus remarks from supporters and remnant fabric prices mentioned in passing.
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Howard
State Federation of Labor
Kansas City
American Federation of Labor
Harwood Finishers
St. Louis
Christmas quietness and a new year at Stokeley Mo
Special correspondence from Stokeley Mo reports a quiet Christmas and the advent of the new year. Numerous local movements include visits to Lamonte Sedalia Knob Noster and Houstonia, plus a bank meeting and county injunction news. A hospital scene is described with patients and a nurse’s compassionate care as quoted from the Washington Post.
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The
Sentinel
Stokeley
Will Fisher
Lamonte
H. E. Woodward
Sedalia
Albert Elwell
Knob Noster
Evert Welden
Lamonte Saturdaay
Ross Hainline
Daily Mail
Frank Voigt
Jas. A. N. Spratley
Butcher
Oglesby
Judge Senior
Clarence Franklin
Houstonia
Joseph Fisher
Blackburn
Okla
Louis Tedder
Kansas City
Belle Settles
Allen Patrick
Forest Winston
Engineer Street
Ministering to Lepers at Trinidad Leper Hospital
A reporter tours the Trinidad leper hospital with the colony's surgeon general. Sisters of Charity nurse for over a decade amid distressing scenes, tending a famed garden and music that restore their nerves between shifts. Every few years the hospital undergoes changes as leprosy care evolves.
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Hindoo
Trinidad
Windward Islands
India
Sisters of Charity
Tropics
Sayings of Myron Reed
A collection of aphorisms on liberty, punishment, loyalty, pain, excellence, judgment, sympathy, beauty, patriotism, and goodness. The author contrasts personal and collective ethics, urging honest thought and compassionate action while noting limits of intuition and error.
Anemia Cure Promoted By Scott and Bowen
A historical ad proclaims anemia can be cured by a blood enriching emulsion sold by Scott & Bowne in New York. The text promises relief from pale lips and weak nerves and asserts strength will return quickly for $0.00 to $1.00 in some versions.
Cures a Cold in One Day Grip Tab
Dr. D L La Verne claims Grip Tab cures la grippe and colds in one day and avoids head ache caused by quinine. Sold for 25 cents at Fleischmann's Pharmacy.
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D. L. la Verne
Fleischmann
Pracy
The Great Orator and Prepared Speech
A discussion on how a powerful orator should study and plan a discourse before delivery. It argues that thorough prewriting aids accuracy and form, while rising emotion unlocks memory and prompts vivid, spontaneous expression and imagery. The piece notes the shift from measured text to vivid imed prose as passion peaks.
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Senator Hoar
Scribner’s
Seeing the Mummies at the British Museum Tour
A London News summary notes Sunday hours at the British Museum, attendance figures and money concerns about weekday openings. It recalls visitors, including children and slumurchins, and quotes bystanders about mummy displays and a royal anecdote from the London Globe and London Sketch.
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London News
Whitsunday
Rameses II
Farrin
Scott
Que
Thebes
Amen Ra
Dickens Petty Cash Book Sells for £95
The article notes the value of autograph presentation copies and Dickens manuscripts, citing a petty cash book from Lincoln's Inn Field showing Dickens earliest signature and a sale at Sotheby's for £95. It contrasts riches in rare books with the modest beginnings of Dickens in his early career. It also mentions a Paris impostor claiming the title of Duke or king and his vague claims amid a personal tragedy.
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Dickens
Edward Blackmore
Lincoln’s Inn Field
Dicken
Sotheby’s
Pittsburg
Tailor Jibes and Midline Wrinkles in Suit Advice
A Philadelphia Record quips about tailoring and the fashion of wrinkles, noting how alterations may miss the central back seam and humorously overstate the designer’s aim. The remark reflects light commentary on dressmaking.
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Philadelphia Record
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Dr. Miller
Federation
J. A. Lambert
Rachel, N.C
Foley
A. S. McGowan
Black
Stokley Siftings
Hell
Washington Post
Myron Reed
Scott & Bouwne
Ves
York
St. Denis
Honore
St. Philippe du Roule
Charles X
France
Seine
Frances
Louis XVIII
London Globe
Prince Saincoa Aim
Germany
Ilfracombe Hotel
North
Devon
1Fracombe Hotel
Prine
Nong
London
Hickens’ Oasys
Paris
Jules
di de Berri
Ani
Theaubourg St. Honor
T Palace of the Elysee
St. Ou
Mme, de Bourbon
Baina
Hughesville Coal
GEO
T. Menefee
Tel
England
O “Sringso
Venezuela
Kohen Koal KO
Main and
Vermont
M. M. Stevenson
Hereford
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