Woman and six children walk 700 miles for survival
Mrs. Elizabeth Burns aged 36 with six children walked from Grand Rapids Michigan to Poplar Bluff Missouri covering 700 miles. Poverty forced the journey after her husband died last May. They slept outdoors, lived on scarce provisions, and endured hardship while the family continued toward family in Odin Illinois and Missouri.
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Elizabeth Burns
Grand Rapids
Mich
Poplar Bluff
Odin
Eli Gray
Missouri
Home for Widows of Soldiers in Madison Ohio
The National Woman's Relief Corps maintains a unique home near Lake Erie in Madison Ohio housing about sixty aged women including eighteen octogenarians. The facility offers library, reading room, audience hall, weekly meetings, and farm work with horses. Mrs R H S Frater of Viroqua Wisconsin leads a superintendent and fourteen assistants, many graduates of leading colleges.
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National
Woman’s Relief Corps
Lake Erie
Madison
Ohio
United States
Cleveland
Buffalo
Ohio Coltage
National Woman's Relief Corps
R. H. S Frater
Viroqua
Wis
Natural Shoe Polish From Orange Peel
Orange juice is touted as a great dressing for black shoes or boots. Rub a slice or quarter of an orange over the leather to shine and protect the surface.
Ohio Cottage Weaves Rural Comfort With City Conveniences
The Ohio cottage near Madison rises as a brick three story home built by Ohio in 1881 for the Woman's Relief Corps. It blends farm life with urban amenities including telephone, speaking tubes, gas lighting, fire escapes, and laundry chutes. A ten acre farm supports Jersey cows and 100 chickens, with fruit and vegetables, shade trees, and a manicured lawn for inmates. The article also notes shoe care tips from the Baltimore American, including English shoe polishing practices and cautions for patent leather in cold weather.
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Madison
Lake Erie
Ohio Cottage
Ohio
Woman's Relief Corps
United States
Jersey
Surrey
The Gray Matter Test and Aunt Minerva’s Belt Remark
The Indianapolis Journal quotes Aunt Minerva commenting on the shirt-wist man. She says he must keep his belt in the right place at all times or he will learn he isn’t smarter than a woman.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cycling Freaks Prop Lantern Trick in Small Town
A quirky, worded note describes a cycling enthusiast trimming brown paper to fashion a mask for a lamp lens. This startling effect unsettles a resident of a small town who worries about prosperity and compares it to concerns over a wayward son.
Coal From America Promises Stronger Foreign Trade
Article argues U S coal exports to Europe boost trade as Britain relies on foreign sources. It details mining regions, freight costs to the Mediterranean, and how American coal competes with Welsh coal, noting ship costs and the need for specialized coal carriers. It highlights Senatorial ties and transport hurdles facing transatlantic coal shipments.
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Mediterranean
Cardiff
Gibraltar
Marseilles
Naples
Atlantic
World Coal Supplies and American Exports in 1898
The piece analyzes global coal deposits, noting the United States holds about 194,000 square miles of coal beds with Alaska promising anthracite. It compares Britain, Germany, Russia, India, and China, cites 1898 coal yields, and discusses export and freight economics affecting American coal’s global competitiveness.
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United States
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Europe
Russia
Germany
France
British India
India
Alaska
Pacific
China
Japan
Belgium
New South Waales
Canada
Xhansenevald
Spain
England
Wales
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Alabama
Cardiff
Curious Cradles of the Amazon Palm Tribe
In the Amazon River palm region a tribe uses single palm leaves as cradles and baths for infants. Fibrous cords from other palms suspend the cradle to sway with the wind. Monkeys dropping cocoa nuts led mothers to watch children during siesta while truth telling is encouraged.
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Amazon River
Thought and Truth from Rev. Trever to Rev. Jenkins
A compilation of brief quotes from multiple preachers and religious leaders on topics such as truth, sin, selfishness, faith, example, prayer, work with God, literature, common sense, resurrection, punishment for sin, agnosticism, mediocrity, indifference to the church, practical Christianity, health laws, God’s will, and fearless thinking. Names include Rev. George H. Trever, Rev. D. M. Beach, R. B. Gruelle, Rev. Wm. F. Brown, Rev. R. T. Davidson, Rev. J. J. Tigert, Rev. P. C. Yorke, Rev. C. M. Coburn, Bishop Fallows, Rev. W. A. Hunter, Rev. F. E. Smiley, and Rev. B. A. Jenkins.
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George H. Trever
Methodist
Milwaukee
Wis
Geo. H. Trever
D. M. Beach
Denver
Col
R. B. Gruelle
Indianapolis
Ind
Wm. F. Brown
Rochester
N. Y
J. J. Tigert
New Orleans
Dr. Brown
R. H. Moore
Indiapolis
Fallows
Episcopalian
Chicago
Ill
Babylon
China
Revy
God
W. A. Hunter
D. D
Presbyterian
Christ
P. C. Yorke
R. C
San Francisco
Cal
Jesus Christ
C. M. Coburn
Cole
Wim
F. Brown
F. E. Smiley
Rev
B. A. Jenkins
Independent
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W. R
Baltimore American
National Home OF the Woman’s Relief Corp
COAL
America
Seaboard
Clearfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia and
Reading
Pittsburg
Tidewater
Mississippi
Maryland
Cumberland
Elk Garden
Fairmont
Davis and Elkins
New River
Wanawha
Pocahontas
Birmingham
Mobile
Pensacola
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