Fourth of July Confession Sparks a Rural Hearts
In Mohawk Valley a young schoolmaster and Milly Darlington clash over patriotism and money as Fourth of July fireworks test love and ambition. A doomed letter shifts fortunes while a city banker’s display exposes true values and heart’s resolve.
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Charles Eugene Banks
Daily Story Pub. Co
Mr. Arnold
Darlington
Milly
George Lounsbery
New York
Farmer Lounsbery
Eee
Shakespeare
Mohawk Valley
Mr. Lounsbery
Arnold
All District
Tate
Oat City
GLOBE GLEANINGS Update Highlights World and Local Turmoil
General Bird retires. Spain to send a Cuba minister. Hobson takes three months leave. Gens Botha DeWet and Delany may visit Europe. Wood to stay at White House. Spanish-American treaty delayed until autumn. Busbee to retire from Philippines. Family troubles end in Mrs. Girard’s death at Eldorado Kansas. Oregon election count shows Chamberlain leading Furnish. Gifts to Chicago University top two million. Elizabeth Meyers honored with copyright. Gorman couple charged with murder. Leavenworth pastor injures policy shop swindler. Delano Astor dies in Geneva. Multiple European weather and rail developments. Boston to Massachusetts Steamship transfer. Danish exposition in Copenhagen. Indianapolis wife-beating case. Wilkes-Barre lace plant shutdown affects 1000+ workers.
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Oregon
George E. Chamberlain
William J. Furnish
Chicago University
Elizabeth Meyers
C. M. Sheldon
Lemuel Heikman
Springfield
When Christ Is the Alphabet Life Becomes God’s Literature
Phrase explores theology by equating Christ to the guiding lettered order of existence, framing life as sacred prose authored by the divine. Reflects religious meditation on language, faith, and meaning.
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Christ
God
United States Novel Publishing by Authors Last Year
Eight hundred sixty nine novels appeared in the United States last year from four hundred sixty seven authors. Fifty authors published more than one book. Three hundred nine writers were men and one hundred fifty nine were women.
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United States
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders move and regulate bowels destroy worms praised by 30000 testimonials sold at all druggists sample free address Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen 8
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Salvation Army Lifeboat Catharine Booth Aids 52 Fishing Crews
The Salvation Army lifeboat Catharine Booth, fully crewed by Norwegian Salvationists, has rescued the crews of 52 fishing boats over the last two years in maritime rescue efforts.
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Salvation Army
Catherine Booth
Medical graduates per year and physician density
The article notes about 5000 medical graduates annually eligible to use M. D. after their names and states the current ratio of practicing physicians is 1 to 500 people.
Be Beautiful Puritana Cream Sample Offer
Advertisement for Puritana Cream claims it removes freckles and all skin discolorations and labels it the best face bleach. Promotes sending 10 cents in stamps for a sample from A. E. Kiesling in Houston Texas.
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A. E. Kiesling
Houston
Texas
States with No Debt Report Said to Stand
The text states three states have no debt Iowa Nebraska and Illinois while California Montana and Nevada are described as having almost no debt. The lines present a ranking of state debt levels without further context or data.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
California
Montana
Nevada
Tetterine Promised As Cure For Chronic Tetter
A testimonial claims Tetterine cures chronic tetter, noting a Mississippi woman’s twenty year struggle and urging readers to order a box via J. T. Shuptrine of Savannah Georgia if local druggists lack it.
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Tetter
Tetterine
A. J. Crane
Crane
Miss
J.T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Dr William Howe Reaches 96 and Delivers Sermon
The oldest Baptist minister in the country is Dr. William Howe of the Broadway church in Cambridge Massachusetts. His 96th birthday fell on Sunday May 18 and he preached to his congregation as usual.
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William Howe
Broadway Church
Cambridge
Mass
Defiance Starch Promotes Quality and Value
A promotional note asserts Defiance starch delivers superior quality and extra quantity, claiming it surpasses all other brands in performance and value.
Multilingual Requirement Sets Salary For Manila Police
The Manila Times notes that Manila police must know English, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Visayan, Pampanga, Macabebe, Japanese, Russian and Hindustanee. For all these attainments the salary is 900 dollars a year.
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The
Manila Times
Manila
Pampanga
Piso's Cure Sold in Ocean Grove Ad
An 1900 Ocean Grove advertisement claims Piso's Cure for consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds. The notice cites N. W. Samuel and the date February 17, 1900.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Don Carlos Invited to Reside in Interior France
Don Carlos was invited by the French government to settle inland after appearing near the Spanish frontier before King Alfonso’s birthday. Funeral services in Paris are controlled by a single syndicate with a tariff system, a first class funeral at £400 and a ninth class at £1.
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Don Carlos
King Alfonso
France
Paris
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Remedy
An early 20th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soften gums reduce irritation allay pain and cure wind colic priced at 2 cents a bottle.
Thomas Moore’s Lallah Rookh and the poet’s prep
The excerpt notes Thomas Moore spent two years gathering material for Lallah Rookh and another two years composing the work. It describes the poem as inimitable and implies lengthy preparation behind its creation.
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Thomas Moore
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Copy Card
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. Price 75 cents. Repeated phrase emphasizes internal consumption and price. The rest offers philosophical musings unrelated to the product.
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Hall
Price
Scandal in Society Circles and Patent Medicine Jingle
Fragmentary relic of a social column mocks fashionable society while promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee. The quaint boast and satirical remark reflect era advertising and social tone.
Fortunate is the girl who loses her temper and never finds it again
A pithy proverb-like line notes the rarity of maintaining calm after losing one’s temper, implying luck in keeping composure and never regaining anger.
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Fortunate
Allen's Foot Ease Adverts Claim Comfort for Women
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It eases tight or new shoes and soothes swollen hot feet. helps ingrown nails corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 5 cents. trial package free by mail to Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promises Best Value
An old advertisement extols Defiance Cold Water Starch with 16 oz for 10 cents and claims rival brands offer only 12 oz. The copy contrasts quality and quantity, while a moral aside laments unnecessary misery if happiness were simple.
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Defiance
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GLOBE _GLEANINGS
Gen. Bird
Spain
Cuba
Hobson
Botha, DeWet and Delany
Europe
Gov
Leonard Wood
White House
Busbee
Philippines
Paul Girard Saiced
Eldorado
Kaw
National Electric Medical Association
Milwaukee
Indiana Knights of Pythias
Kokomo
Kid Lavigne
Stockton
Cal
Union
Denver
Colo
James Gorman
Thomas C. Gorman
Henry Jones
Leavenworth
Kan
Laura Astor Delano
Franklin H. Delano
John Jacob Astor
Geneva
Switzerland
Andrew Deiss
Peoria
Ind
Deiss
Col. Grimm
Warsaw
Poland
E. E. Gilbert
St. Louis
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
Central
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Hungary
Boston and
Philadelphia Steamship Company
Boston
Massachusetts Steamship Company
Copenhagen
Crown Prince
Frederick
Victoria Callahan
Indianapolis
Mmines
Wilkesbarra
Pa.) Lace Manufacturing Company
Dreiss
SPRKO
Pri
Darky
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