Stephen Crane Dies in Foreign Land at Baden Weiler
Stephen Crane American novelist and war correspondent died at Baden Weiler Germany. He authored The Red Badge of Courage and reported on Graeco Turkish and Spanish American wars. His body may be interred in England or the United States. his wife survives.
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Stephen Crane
Baden- Weiler
Germany
Crane
Westminster Gazette
London
Cuba
New York
Newark
N. J
Lafayette College
Syracuse University
England
Hartwood
Sullivan County
N. Y
Rufus Choate and the Remarkable Trial Notes
In a courtroom anecdote George Ticknor compared Rufus Choate’s trial notes to two historic letters, Manuel the Great of Portugal 1512 and Gonsalvo de Cordova, noting the chirography resembled a modern manuscript. Choate quipped that remarkable men were ahead of their time.
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Rufus Choate
George Ticknor
Choate
Manuel the Great
Portugal
Gonsalvo de Cordova
Farmer in Missouri Pays on Rat Tails Dispute
In Adrian County Missouri a farmer hired Walker to kill rats at 1 cent per tail. After 750 tails were presented Walker sought 7.50 dollars, but the farmer refused payment for fewer than 1,000 tails. Walker allegedly offered mouse tails as rat tails. The lower court ruled for Walker, but the farmer pursues further appeal.
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AnAdrian County
Missouri
Sturgeon
Walker
Tally
Equine Losses in War Highlight Disease Toll
Historical note details horse losses in major conflicts. Napoleon's Niemen campaign saw 45 000 of 60 000 horses die in six months. At Plevna Russians lost over 30 percent of draught animals. In 1882 Egypt campaign half of English horses were disabled with 600 dying from sickness and 60 on field.
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Niemen
Plevna
Pearson's Magazine
The Pope’s Snuff Privilege and Attar Rose Flavor
An article notes Pope Leo XIII uses a specially made snuff for America. This snuff is the world’s most expensive and is flavored with attar of roses before packing.
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Leo XIII
America
Soil and ocean support in a Somerville Journal quip
A brief exchange features a political economist declaring the soil supports us while a sea captain notes the ocean supports him about eleven months a year. The dialogue appears as a short humorous exchange from the Somerville Journal.
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Gea
Somerville Journal
Angered man fights self closing door in doorway moment
A furious man tries to slam a door as a self closing mechanism springs back, escalating tension in a brief doorway confrontation.
Letter Promotes Lydia E Pinkham Compound Cure
A testimonial from Mrs Annie Thompson of South Hot Springs Arkansas lauds Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing severe female weakness. She describes years of leucorrhea womb and ovarian inflammation and reliance on doctors before using ten bottles and seven Sanative Wash packets to regain health, strength, sleep, appetite, and purpose.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Annie Thompson
South Hot Springs
Ark
A Chinese Wedding Traditions and Attendant Customs
A description from Wide World Magazine outlines Chinese wedding colors red and gold symbols of luck and prosperity. It details betrothal gifts, red cords joining cups and bracelets, sedan chairs, hats with red feathers, and varying wealth practices from Northern to Southern China. The bride wears crimson veil and regal gold and scarlet dress.
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China
South
Wide World Magazine
Impartial Truth Teller Warns About Unpleasant Moods
A Woman's Home Companion piece urges readers to inspect their facial expression and bearing. It notes how a sour, discontented look spoils otherwise well presented people in social, church, and school settings. The author cautions against surly faces and urges self awareness of one's image.
Medical Books Free Offer for Men
Free postpaid delivery of Know Thyself and The Science of Life books for men. Includes 370 pages with engravings and prescriptions. Paper 24 cents, Library Edition gilt 1.00. Peabody Medical Institute Boston invites readers to request these health guides.
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Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
Boston
Mass
House Cleaning Spill Sparks Jailhouse Quip
A prison anecdote from the New York Weekly recalling a burglar’s remark on a victim during a spring house cleaning. The exchange involves a missionary and the burglars, with a humorous claim about the staircar pet and the ensuing inquiry into liquor.
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New York Weekly
Grain-O! A Grain Drink Like Coffee For All Ages
Try Grain-O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain-O has a rich seal brown mocha aroma but is made from pure grains and suits delicate stomachs. Price 3¢ per cup or 15¢ and 36¢ per package. Sold by all grocers.
Tramp Gripes Over Barrage of Bread Refusals
A tramp, failing to get food, complains the woman refused bread and offered a stone. His companion retorts that he faced a worse denial when a woman handed him a broom handle as payment for bread.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ad and Pillars of Marriage Quote
An old advertisement line notes Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally priced at 75 cents. It includes a dialogue about gender duties and cites Piso's Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine with a testimonial from N. W. Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900.
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Halls
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Prompt Encounter Quip Spreads Wit on Paying Bills
The prompt presents a pun where Billy asks if he can meet expenses on time and replies that expenses meet him on time, delivering a light financial joke about punctual money matters. It highlights quick humor in a dialogue format.
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Billy
Red Crocs Shine as Best Bull Blue World Knows
Red Crocs is declared the best Bull Blue by observers. A large package is offered for the item, priced at five ects.
Maine Civil War veteran Kept Last Army Hardtack
A Maine veteran recalls his Civil War service and preserves a hardtack that formed part of the final army ration issued to him about thirty years ago.
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Maine
Cascarents Candy Cathartic Promises Quick Relief
Anadvertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a universal remedy from headaches to cancer, claiming it cures without pain by equating health to bowel regulation. It promotes 10 cent starter cost and warns against imitations, emphasizing the stamped C C C on each tablet.
Choice of Perils in a Humorous Exchange
In a wry exchange Clara cautions about hair dye affecting the mind while John jokes that gray will drive them crazy anyway. The light banter reflects domestic humor and mutual teasing.
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Clara
John
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Health Boost
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as essential for daily health. It claims gentle action on liver and kidneys and relief from sick headache with prices 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
Guest Etiquette: Helping Without Intruding
A thoughtful guest may offer to wash dishes or dust the parlor but should do so tactfully and not intrusively push for help. Some women prefer guests not to assist, so discretion is advised in housekeeping help.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Santos
Superlar & Dcrop Banton
Rio
Java
Roberts” Supply House
Minneapolis
Minn
Allen's Foot Ease Powder Ad for Foot Comfort
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot- Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent FREE Ad dress Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Indemnity Joke Sparks Embittered Exchange
An offbeat dialogue centers on indemnity as a 39 cent necktie, a gag tied to gifts of two ten dollar bills. The line reveals a strained, sardonic exchange about money and personal favors amid a sly slant on loyalty and repayment.
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
Family questioned daily dessert choice and recommends Jell O as a quick healthful option. Two minutes preparation with hot water and no heat. Available flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at grocers for 10 cents.
Rank 8 Black Began Career as Office Boy in Troy Newspaper
Former New York Governor Rankin S Black started as an office boy at a Troy, New York newspaper, marking his first stepping stone in journalism and public service.
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Black
New York
Troy, N. Y
Stall’s Catarrh Cure a Constitutional Cure
Stall’s Catarrh Cure is advertised as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The short notice lists the product and price without additional details.
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Stall
Courage to Do All That Becomes a Man
The quote reflects Shakespearean valor on facing limits. it proclaims that true manhood lies in daring the full extent of one’s potential and resisting the urge to shrink from obligation. It frames bold perseverance as essential virtue.
Red Cross Ball Blue Packaged at Five Cents
A large package of Red Cross Ball Blue is offered for only five cents, highlighted as the best quality in the world.
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps for Lock Box 219
Advertisement note urges purchases of air cushion rubber stamps as best and cheapest, with order details to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Supreme Court Sustains Foot Base Trade Mark Infringement
Justice Laughlin in Buffalo issues a permanent injunction with costs and accounting against Paul B Hudson and a Brooklyn dealer for selling Dr Clark s Foot Powder deeming it an imitation of Foot Ease. Allen B Olmstead of Le Roy owns Foot Ease and will send free samples on request. The decision upholds the Foot Ease trade mark and warns others infringing on Foot Base rights.
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Supreme Court
Laughlin
Buffalo
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Brooklyn
Allen 8
Olmstead
le Roy
N. Y
Remarkably Reserved Says Shrinksby Has Hidden Toothache
A quoted remark from Harper's Bazar notes Shrinksby as unusually reserved. The exchange suggests he could endure a toothache without others noticing, highlighting his discreet nature and private demeanor.
Simple match trick lifts fourteen with a flat base
A classic illusion from Woman's Home Companion describes placing six matches across a flat central match, then six more across from the opposite side, creating intersections. The fourteenth match is laid across the twelve, and lifting the base match while holding the top completes the feat with no practice.
Favorable Condition Amid Allied Forces in South Africa
The Washington Star reports a visitor asks about esprit de corps among military men in South Africa. An English soldier replies officers do not hate each other as much as they dislike the Boers, noting rivalries are tempered by a common foe.
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Esprit de Corps
South Africa
Washington Star
Music Appreciated
Mrs Thumpp Hardie asks if Mrs Nextdoor was bothered by piano playing. The servant reports the baby liked it and the neighbor thanked her for playing so much, saying it saved her the trouble of pounding a tin can.
Homeseekers Excursions Offered by Chicago and Eastern Illinois
On the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad offers Homeseekers Excursion tickets to many southern states with one fare plus two dollars for the round trip. Tickets limit fifteen days outbound and twenty one days return with overnights in Homeseeker territory. A new wide vestibule train runs daily from Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth with Pullman sleeping cars and reclining chairs.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco
Fort Worth
C. L. Stone
Wine skins used in rural Spain persist today
In Spain rural districts continue to employ wine skins crafted from pig, goat, calf, or ox hides for storage and transport of wine, reflecting traditional practices alongside modern methods.
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Spain
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