Washington Official: Roosevelt Social Leader Emerges
In Washington the Roosevelts move into the social vanguard as Mrs. Roosevelt becomes a prominent social figure. They lease the Storer mansion near the White House with a $4000 yearly rent, while VP salary remains modest. Mrs. Roosevelt faces heavy social duties and a public role, supported by her husband’s political duties and Mrs. McKinley’s ill health.
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Washington
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Roosevelts
Storer
Seventeenth Street
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Rhode Island Avenue
White House
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Roosevelt
United States
Alice Roosevelt
Mrs Roosevelt’s Lady Secretary Miss Edith Kermit Carow
The text describes Mrs Roosevelt and her secretary Miss Edith Kermit Carow, noting Carow’s age and attractive aristocratic appearance. It mentions Roosevelt’s future vice presidency and a luxurious capitol office, plus government-paid staff such as a private secretary and messenger.
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Roosevelt
Capitol
Washington
Senator Dolliver and the mountain man Jonathan Prentiss Dol liver
Cyrus Patterson Jones profiles Jonathan Prentiss Dol liver, a mountain boy whose rise to the Senate inspired optimistic lectures by Senator Dolliver. The biographer notes his humor and storytelling, saying wit would have suited a comedian if not for his serious capabilities shaping his career.
Morning at the White House with Mrs McKinley
An account of President McKinley at breakfast and his wife in her morning gown. They reminisce about Miss Saxton and a Presbyterian church supper, then discuss public duties and a joke about a stain on a gown.
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McKinley
Saxton
White House
Congress
Iowa Hills
Dolliver
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Young Men’s Christian Association Irceum
Washington
Cwith
Remarkable Artesian Land Fruition Across Vast Deserts
The report notes that no fewer than 12,000,000 acres have become fruitful through artesian enterprise, transforming deserts into productive regions. The findings highlight widespread success and potential for further development and settlement.
National Park Features Highlight Key Locations
A brief feature outlines notable elements of a national park including landscapes trails and notable formations. It emphasizes preservation visitor access and the park’s role in conservation history.
The Mystery of a Woman's Illness and a Doctor
A frustrated doctor fails to diagnose a female patient who withholds details of a sex related ailment. The article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound via a grateful letter from Mrs Exua Rick of Chelsea Wisconsin after two years of womb inflammation and bearing down pains.
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Proenax
Lydia E. Pinkham
Exua Rick
Chelsea, Wis
An Observing Husband Cartoon Quip
A Chicago Chronicle joke features a wife and husband arguing then inviting an experiment to test harmony by tying the couple and dog together to see their behavior. The caption notes the couple’s supposed peace when constrained.
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Chicago Chronicle
Grain-O promoted as coffee substitute for children
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children that can replace coffee. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee yet costs much less and is sold by grocers for 23 cents per package.
Aluminum cheaper than copper but bulkier and lighter
Aluminum is cheaper than the equivalent copper and considerably lighter, though it is about 60 percent bulkier.
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer Promoted
An old advertisement promotes a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve sweaty damp swollen feet and tight shoes. It claims to cure corns and bunions and lists druggists and stores as selling points.
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Allen’s
Allen
Olmsted
le ‘Roy
Sanline
Apo Iphoe
Sellift
Seventy Dollars Mentioned In A Murky Notice
A fragmentary OCR item references seventy dollars and mentions an unclear transaction or notice. The readable parts provide no names, dates, or places to anchor the event.
A Good Cook and a Prairie Joke Digest
A Philadelphia Bulletin item recalls a quip about a wife who cooks so well her husband won’t complain. The fragment ends with a remark about Europe being less than one quarter the size of Asia.
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Christie
Philadelphia Bulletin
Europe
Asia
Nickel Plate sales begin February to April for Northwest routes
The notice advertises low rates for tickets on Nickel Plate Road from February 1 to April 80 to Oregon Montana Washington and all Northwest points. Customers are urged to write wire phone or visit the nearest agent C A Asterlin TPs AL Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel. Plate Road
Oregon
Montana
Washington
Northwest
C. A. Asterlin
T.ps
Fort Woene_ Ind
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