McClure's for May Variety of Good Things
McClure's for May presents a mix of essays and features including Lincoln Steffens on New Jersey corporations, William James on Thomas Davidson, Colonel Lumpkin’s satire of industry, Terrors of the Sea stories, and P T McGarth on derelicts, plus Hans the Educated Horse of Berlin.
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McClure
May McClure
Lincoln Steffens
New Jersey
William James
Thomas Davidson
Colonel Lumpkin
John McAuley Palmer
Ty P. T. McGarth
Hans
Berlin
Brooks quips on trip to New Haven Yale game
The late Phillips Brooks humor shines as he set off with Dr Edward Everett Hale to attend a Harvard Yale football clash. When asked where he headed he quipped I am going down to New Haven to yell with Hale.
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Bishop Brooks
New Haven
Phillips Brooks
Edward Everett Hale
Hale
Law Makers Who Shame the Republic in Arena April
Rudolph Blankenburg contributes to the Arena urging reform in Pennsylvania politics. The piece exposes corporate influence and political corruption tied to passes issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad to legislators and officials, some as late as 1905, arguing such distribution violates state constitution.
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Republic
Rudolph Blankenburg
Pennsylvania
Blankenburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Louisiana Creoles and French Roots Named by Grand Monarque
The text notes that Grand Monarque named the gulf region in 1682 as Louisiana after Louis XIV and that the Fort St. Louis was founded. It states the early inhabitants were French and Spanish settlers, with their descendants today called Creoles.
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LacSalle
Gulf of Mexico
Fort of
St. Louis
Louis XIV of
France
Louisiana
May Everybodys exposes graft tales and strong fiction
The May issue features Harold MacGrath with Two Candidates a political tale Zona Gale with The Other Two a sentimental piece Rex E Beach offers The Scourge a Klondike story Vincent Harper contributes The Flurry in Bubbles a Wall Street tale Miss Beasley continues Experiences of a Nursery Governess and more amid graft concerns across the continent.
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Zona Gale
Rex E. Beach
Vincent Harper
Wall Street
Miss Beasley
The Happy Child and Cheerful Street Vendors
A short piece extols the joy of a happy child over ill tempered youngsters. It notes a ragged barefoot newsboy can become a favorite by his jolly demeanor and bright smiles, discouraging tears and temper in favor of pleasant words.
German Silver Facts and Rome Prize News
German silver derives its name from Hildburghausen where it was first made. It is an alloy of copper zinc and nickel with a typical composition of 50 copper 30 zinc and 20 nickel. Mr Arthur Hoeber's May Century article The Prize of Rome gains interest after Congress chartered the American School of Architecture in Rome and endowed it with a permanent home modeled on Villa Medici.
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Hildburghausen
Germany
Arthur Hoeber
Rome
Congress
Villa Medici
Voeber
Destitute Hero Captain Benton Receives Street Organ
English sailor Captain Benton aged 82 who has saved forty nine lives from drowning will get a street organ to earn a living. The city plans a public purchase and hopes the organ will provide steady income for the pensioned rescuer.
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Hero
Capt
Benton
For Rent or Sale Two 3000 Acre Ranches in Custer County
Two 3000 acre ranches on the South Loup river in Custer county are offered for rent or sale. One contains 600 acres of corn land 60 acres alfalfa 320 meadow with remaining pasture and good improvements. Inquire Victor H. Coffman Omaha Neb.
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Custer County
South Loup River
Victor H. Coffman
Omaha
Neb
Emigrant Purchases Pistol Citing Self-Protection
A man before a London police court admitted buying a pistol for self-protection as he planned to go to America. He was sympathetically discharged. Nearby in Austria, a solid mountain of iron was found in Styria in the Leoben mining district.
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London
America
Styria
Austria
Leoben
Beaumont Petroleum as Cattle Dip Urged by Inspectors
In Nebraska a memo from Acting Chief A M Farrington notes Beaumont crude petroleum as a cattle dip for scabies. It cautions only under official supervision and specifies petroleum grades, sulfur content, and distillation requirements, with Washington sending copies to Audstor Searle.
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Farrington
Bureau of Inspection
Audstor Searle
A. M Farrington
Bureau of Animal Inspection
Washington
Denver
Allance
Beaumont
Farmers' Bulletin 152
Motors for Light Service Omaha
Union Pacific to begin immediate construction of motor cars modeled after motor car No 1 and larger cars for branch line service. Vice President Mohler says the new cars will allow boarding and alighting at intermediate points, revolutionizing branch line work and enabling cheaper branch construction to improve service for people along existing and planned routes.
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Omaha
First House Journal to be printed in coming days
The initial copy of the House Journal will be ready for the printer within a few days. The state plans to print 2 000 volumes at an approximate cost of 2 000 for typographic and press work. A farmers elevator company has been organized at Bartley. A Bradshaw boy who ran away from home was overhauled in Kearney and returned to his parents. Indians to Have a New Trial. PENDER Fleury Guitar and George Fourcloud, prisoners at Sioux Falls, will be brought here under a writ of habeas corpus for possible new sentencing or trial.
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Grand Island
Friends
Geo. W. Marsh
Richardson County
Congress
Wahoo
K. G. Sack
Cass County
Fremont Commercial Club
Hattie Crowdow
Fremont
Pawnee
Security Fire’ Insurance Company of Baltimore
Insurance Department of the Auditor's Office
Nebraska
Scott Haddix
Melvin Butler
Armour
Broken Bow
Haddix
Plattsmouth
Harve Beckner
Justice of the Peace
Nebraska City
Beckner
New Richmond
Wis
Shrader
Lincoln
Wisconsin
Pierce
Supreme Court
Paxton
Rome Miller
Omaha
James B. Kitchen
Miller
Kitchen
Lena Holly
Hardy
William Zumhoff
Whittemore
Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Maryland
O'Neil
Elkhorn Valley Bank
John McPherson
William Starling
John Bueter
McGilton
Perry Myers
Los Angeles
Falls City
House Journal
Bradshaw
Kearney
Pender—Fleury Guitar
George Fourcloud
Carland
Sioux Falls
Missing Royal Highlanders by laws found in state vaults
The Royal Highlanders by laws and edicts were found in a cabinet and are accessible to the public. They were filed by President Sharp as required by law in the auditor’s office vaults.
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Lincoln
Royal Highlanders
State Auditor
Sharp
Non-Resident Appeals Foreclosure of Omaha Tax Lots
Annie RB Homer of Lincoln appeals to the Nebraska Supreme Court challenging Omaha city tax foreclosure on several lots during her absence in Europe. The case tests the legality of the scavenger tax law as applied to non residents.
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Lincoln
Annie
Homer
Europe
Omaha
Supreme Court
Value of the Stock Declared at One Cent on Dollar
The Omaha Bridge and Terminal company reports capital stock of 5 million dollars with market value 50 thousand. Total debt stands at 1.563 million. Depots and right of way total 5.44 hundred thousand with mileage 12,208.5 miles, of which over half lies outside the state.
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Lincoln
Omaha Bridge and Terminal Company
State Board of Equalization
Short men in crowds signal progress in intellect
Canon Kingsley noted many short men in London crowds and saw it as a sign of mental progress, arguing that many great historical figures were shorter than average. He reflected on the link between stature and intellectual achievement.
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Canon Kingsley
London
Curious Ad Snips From A Century Ago
An assortment of old advertisements and quips including Mother Gray’s Powders for children offered at 25c and claimed cures for feverishness teething and worms, Elmer Olmsted’s sale address, a sunflowers and evergreen quote, and various teasers about investments and products.
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Mother Gray
New York
Atall Druggists
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. J
Defiance Starch Gains Popularity in Market Shifts
Hundreds of dealers report Defiance Starch outpacing competitors as a superior product offered in 16 ounce packages at the same price as 12 ounce rivals. Some say they cannot sell other brands while Defiance gains traction, per Philadelphia Bulletin. Also noted is Lewis’ Single Binder cigars at 5c delivering higher quality tobacco than cheaper 10c options from other makers. Charity begins at home, yet many overlook acts beyond their doors.
Endorsed nurse backs Lydia E Pinkham remedy for female troubles
A Newark nurse Mrs Martha Pohlman declares Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her six years of health decline after marriage. She urges women with irregular menstruation backache and related symptoms to try the medicine, praising its safety and effectiveness based on eight years of experience and recommending contacting Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Martha Pohlman
Chester Avenue
Newark
N. J
Blockley Training School
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hospital
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydian E. Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Lydia _E. Pinkham
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