The Lion's Whelp and the Dunbar Day
A fragment from a tale recounts Dunbar day and its grim toll as families face death and flight. Matilda risks displacement after her father's death while Jane prepares to enter a world of power and privilege under Sir Verity and the Jererys. The scene contrasts royal pomp with sobering loss.
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Jane
Mrs. Swaffham
Dunbar
de Wicks
Matilda
Lady Jerery
de Wick
Jeverys
London
Drury Jane St
Whitehall Palace
Hampton Court
Doctor Verity
Swaffham
War winds through Swaffham as Worcester battle looms
In a charged scene, Jane Swaffham and Matilda de Wick rush to aid Cromwell’s enemies as rumor of a royalist defeat spreads. The dying earl de Wick awaits Stephen’s return while Dr Verity prepares a London journey. Mrs Swaffham shelters fugitives and holds firm against danger.
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Swaffham
de Wick
Jane
Wick
Stephen de Wick
de Wick Park
Vitory
Tonbert
Will
Dr. Verity
London
Matilda de Wick
Matilda
Stephen
Hugh Bernard
Mother
Jane Swaffham
Mistress Swaffham
Cromwell
Earl
Loeke
England
Martha
Derick
Charles Stuart
Swaftham
Worcester
Liberty’s Triumph Over Cromwell Shapes Jane’s Dilemma
In the Strand crowd after Cromwell’s London entry, Jane watches the pageant of Liberty and spots her father and brothers with the young lord bearing Commonwealth colors. Mrs Swaffham weighs Cluny Neville’s interest while awaiting guidance, as Jane frets over whether to trust a rival suitor before her family's approval. The scene blends triumph with private longing and uncertain loyalties.
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Cromwell
London
Jane
Strand
Commonwealth
Cluny
Lord Neville
The Modern Maiden’s Tro Phies Parade Verse
A comic verse recounts a train scene where a college belle displays many military and academic pins and trophies on her dress. The poet notes U S A buttons and various university insignia, while a suitor adds a badge and a grim war figure looms over the hat. The piece ends with an ironic jab at savage imagery.
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Harvard
Princeton
Northwestern
U. C
U. 1
U. M
Free Trade for Coal and Codfish in Plankton Debates
The Boston Herald promotes free entry of Nova Scotia coal while Washington argues for free codfish. The piece argues Massachusetts would gain from cheaper coal and broader trade with Canada, while Washington would suffer from reduced protection. It notes constitutional concerns over tariff-treaty methods and cites opposition from Democratic Senators and Milwaukee News.
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New England
Far West
Boston Herald
Canada
Massachusetts
Nova Scotia
Herald
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Dominion
Seattle
Cuba Reciprocity Treaty Faces Senate Rejection
Washington reports indicate the Cuban reciprocity treaty will be defeated if voted on in the Senate. Republican senators from beet sugar regions vow to oppose ratification, requiring a two thirds majority for approval. The administration’s drive to secure a Cuban market via treaty appears unlikely to succeed.
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Washington
Senate
Cuba
Congreve
Trade of 1902: exports rise amid crop shortages and high imports
The table of the United States’ twelve months ending January 1903 shows unusual export fluctuation due to crop shortages and higher food prices, while imports reach a record high. Despite large imports and some smaller exports, the trade balance remains near 400 million dollars in favor of the US.
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United States
Cummins Dodges Farmers Appeals Amid Iowa Idea Skepticism
A clipped critique notes Gov. Cummins has not spoken to farmers in months, skipping national livestock growers events in Kansas City and other agricultural gatherings. The writer accuses him of preferring tariff and trust discussions with manufacturers while avoiding soil-people forums, calling farmers staunch protectionists and questioning the spread of the Iowa idea.
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Iowa
Gov. Cummins
Democrats Need Tariff Revision As Campaign Issue
The Dayton Journal argues that the Democrats face a key campaign problem in tariffs. As a "free trade" party they must revise tariff policies to win votes from business leaders and producers, since their previous free trade push led to ruin and bankruptcy.
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Democrats
Dayton
Fla
Tariff Revisions Lose Urgency Amid Prolonged Present Policy
Waterloo Illinois Republican notes fading Western demand for tariff revisions as time passes and the current tariff endures, arguing it proves its merit despite ongoing debate.
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Waterloo
Ill
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonial mix
A historical ad blends Hall's Catarrh Cure claims with testimonials from Toledo druggists and the Cheney company. It promotes internal use, lists price and distributors, and contains miscellaneous quips about honesty and demeanor.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
F J Cheney
West & Trlax
Ohio
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Deficence Cold Water Starch Promises More For Less
A housewife urged to try Deficence Cold Water Starch for everyday use. Each 10c package yields 16 ozs, more than rival brands offering 12 ozs. Manufacturers guarantee superiority and suggest once used, Defiance will become the only starch. The ad adds a wry line about a light heart and light head.
Price and quality mix for a Cuban cigar
An ad notes 36.00 per M. Lewis' Single Binder straight 3 cigar costs more than rivals but earns fair dealer profit and a better smoke for buyers. It pairs with a moral quip about inscrutability, flattery, and social wisdom, followed by a list of unrelated creative lines and a patent medicine claim.
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M. Lewis
Sadie the Champion Milking Cow Of Utica Takes Record
The Champion Milc Cow of Utica New York Sadie earns world praise for a thirty day test producing over 2754 pounds of milk with 123 pounds 8 1 2 ounces of butter. Her output would have drowned her milk and built a wall of butter bricks around her if packed as usual.
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Utica
N. Y
Sadie
A Cure for Rheumatism in Alhambra
In Alhambra NL on March 23 Mr F J Oswald suffered rheumatism until Dodd's Kidney Pills were tried. Doctors failed but the remedy cured him promptly and permanently, a success also claimed for state treasurer Fred A Busge. The note ends with a moral line about idols and the widow's curse.
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Alhambra
F. J. Oswald
Oswald
Dodd
Fred A. Busge
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