Deserter Pardoned by President After Christmas Letter
A Chicago deserte r surrendered at Fort Sheridan and, after a court martial, faced four years at Fort Leavenworth. While imprisoned he wrote a heartfelt letter to Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. Moved by the plea, the president granted clemency, releasing the man who had kept funds and a watch from a sergeant. The tale, told by veterans, links to the broader lore of military mercy.
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Fort Leavenworth
Benjamin Harrison
White House
D. C
Washington
F Company
United States Army
Baron in New York Club Courtesy Scandal
A German baron, a club guest for two weeks, left without paying his bills. One host refused renewal of courtesies, provoking club indignation and a new sponsor card. The baron entertained lavishly, then departed, cost falling on the second sponsor who had to settle. The host asked if anything was lost. the sponsor replied no, noting he merely wheated him by outings.
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SKANY
Washington
Michael Fitz- Gerald
Michael FitzGerald
Pennsylvania
FitzGerald
Great Britain
United States
Vancouver
Washington Territory
Ninth Infantry
McDowell
Pacific
Hisj
Fitz- Gerald
United’ ‘States
Ieutenant
San Francisco
WitzGerald
New York
Reveille
Island Post
Gen. McDowell
Saturday Evening Post
Japanese Churches Drive Self Support Under Rev Spencer
In Japan under Rev. David 8. Spencer as presiding elder, native churches push self support. Toyohashi church funds came from selling silk bookmarks and embroidered handkerchiefs made by locals. Items were sold by friends abroad. Japanese workers demonstrate labor and patient Christian spirit.
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Japan
David 8. Spencer
Toyohashi
Windy Wills in Historic Probate and Long Treatises
The note contrasts brief and lengthy wills by comparing E. H. Harriman with Lord Grimthorpe and Howard Bugh. Grimthorpe’s will spans 11 070 words, while Bugh’s, totaling 26 000 words, disposes of £114 813.
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E. H. Harriman
Lord Grimthorpe
Howard Bugh
Gloucester
Strand
All Who Would Enjoy Good Health Urges Right Living
Guidance on health and recreation stressing simple remedies and truthful promotion. Promotes California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a perfect laxative, claims general satisfaction, and urges purchase only from the genuine product via leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Showed His Hero Worship
A boy named Allen admires soldiers and eagerly attends military parades. His mother visits a silver haired Civil War widow who earns his reverent attention. A mild dispute over a literary topic leads Allen to gently challenge the woman, asking if a soldier's wife should know. From the Housekeeper.
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Allen
Marama
Doan's Kidney Pills Cure Tipton Woman
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri suffered bladder inflammation with back pain frequent painful urination and fatigue. After using Doans Kidney Pills she was cured and has remained well. The ad urges readers to remember the Doans name with pricing at 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St
Tipton
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Not So Bad Exaggerated Airplane Death Tale
Nervous lady questions professor about fears and a supposed fatal fall by the aviator's assistant. The aviator dismisses the report as exaggerated, claiming the fall was about two thousand five hundred feet rather than four thousand.
Rash All Over Boy's Body Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A mother describes severe eczema on her son, detailing failed treatments by many doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, the boy improved, becoming entirely well in about two months. Letter from George F Lambert of Mahanoy City Pa dated Sept 26 and Nov 4 1907. Potter Drug and Chemical Co. sole agents.
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George F. Lambert
West Centre St
Mahanoy City
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Bole Props
Bomom
Unusual Luck Rents Haunted House to Actor
A buyer asks about renting a haunted house and learns an actor took it, drawn by the ghostly atmosphere. He believes living in a place where the ghost walked each night would be comforting and decide him to rent the property.
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Northwest Border
San Juan
Arlington Cemetery
Potomac
John G. Bourke
Fighting Third Cavalry
Major Bourke
Chicago
West
Army
Geronimo
Rourke
Crook
Bourke
Casey
Fort Sheridan
Gopyright
Edward DR. Clark
Fatterson
Wise Club
Boy
Cuticura
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