Vast, disjointed paragraphs reveal a storm of early 20th century items
A fragmented report covers Masons in Houston voting on a Texas charter, a Monterey sea trial in San Francisco Bay, an Indian asylum transfer, J P Cochran’s fraud arrest in Portland, a Primrose coal mine fire, Indiana Civil War monument funding, Canada’s Chicago world fair appointee, German scientist Ernest Werner Siemens, Kansas suffrage rally, a Nebraskan farmer’s death, U S Senate veteran Captain Bassett, and a near-deadly barge incident at the falls with a dramatic rescue by locals.
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Grand Chapter
Texas
Houston
Rhode Island
Monterey
San Francisco Bay
Fool
Washington
National Insane Asylum
Young Fool
J. P. Cochran
A. P. Cochran
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Portland
Ore
Lytle Coal Comput
Primrose
Indiana
Tasse
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Chicago
Ernest Werner Siemens
Edison
Europe
Rusperor
Frederick 1
Kansas State Equal Suffenge Association
Abilene
Kan
Lease
United States Senate
Jgames Ellison
Prenton
Neb
Beatrice
Drydenceforth
Bassett
Daniel Webster
Weinchenk Flees City Amid $20,000 Firm Shortage
Lucius Weinchenk of Bryan Weinchenk & Hirschael has fled abroad, leaving a 20000 dollar shortage with the firm and clients. A library bill of sale to a poor widow valued at 4300 and a deed to lots to indemnify another widow for 3000 accompany his downfall. He, a Chicago Hebrew society figure, is likely in Mexico City.
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Lucius Weinchenk
Bryan Weinchenk
Weinchenk
City of
Mexico
Sumter Opera House Fire Destroys Town Blocks
A fire in Sumter South Carolina at the opera house during a Chick company performance spread rapidly burning the theater and eight business blocks. The blaze raged five hours destroying principal business blocks with losses and insurance not yet estimated.
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Charleston
New and Courier
Opera
Notable Crimes and Personal News From December Dispatches
William and Mary Pushman were arrested for the murder of their infant, with autopsy showing broken arm, fractured skull, and signs of protracted starvation. The jury found death due to parental cruelty. Mrs Cleveland and Baby Ruth left Lakewood for New York, planning a three week stay and return to the White House cottage. Treasury officials dismissed panic over Colorado silver mining, noting mine abandonments as non alarming. Mrs H Clay King and daughters seek pardon for Colonel King, life term for Memphis murder. Governor Buchanan's stance unclear. A notable wedding in New York saw Mrs Frank Worth White wed Foxhall Keene at Grace Church. President L H Kingsbury of Dedham National Bank died aged 79 after injuries from a runaway tram.
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Mont
William
Mary Pushman
Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Baby Ruth
New York
Nashville
Tenn
H. Clay King
Colonel King
David Poston
Memphis
Buchanan
Frank Worth White
Foxhall Keene
Grace Church
New Nerve and Liver Pills Claim Fast Digestive Relief
Advert reads Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills speeding cure biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles constipation. Claims suit for men women and children. Smallest mildest surest 50 doses 25 cents. Samples free at Crowder and Reeds.
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Miles
Crowder & Reeds
Boston Women Rally For Municipal Election Rise
It is estimated that nearly 10,000 women have registered in Boston for this year's municipal election, a gain of about 4,000 over last year.
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Boston
Populist Conference Closes with No Radical Action Reported
The Topeka Populist conference ended with no radical measures decided. Authorities had warned of possible trouble if Republicans tried to organize, but now expect no serious difficulty when officer elections occur.
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Topeka
Kan
Gould Shares Lead Active New York Stock Exchange
New York stocks opened with broad activity as 20 000 shares traded to noon. Gould shares featured gains as Western Union Manhattan and Missouri Pacific surged early on, with Western Union up 4 2 percent, Manhattan 8 9 percent, and Missouri Pacific 15 4 percent. Industrials fluctuated, whisky trust rose then fell, sugar fluctuated, and the market dipped after a bank reserve decline.
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New York
Gould
Western Union
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Paific
Whisky Trust
Chicago and New York Wheat and Stock Market Snapshot
Quotation roundup from Chicago and New York on December 10 shows Wheat prices for December January May and No 2 red winter cash and futures. Corn oats rye and barley values listed. Pork lard and whiskey figures. Milwaukee St Louis and Toledo price clues. livestock markets in Buffalo and overall market activity noted. local ad copy on Chamberlains Pain Balm and Christmas cards.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Blige
Glo
Union
Ays Tallows
Priday
Sataquay Nyztat
Catile
Texas
Wisconsin
Hebrons
Burbanks
Jersey
Cape Cod
Wisconsin Bell
New York
Old Mesa
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Deeber
Aide
Toledo
Detroit
Pierce's Purgative Pellets: Gentle Laxative for Children
An old time advertisement extols Pierce's Purgative Pellets as a mild yet effective remedy for constipation stomach fever and bowel troubles. It contrasts old nursery favorites with modern stories and asserts the pellets are pleasant to take and safe for delicate children.
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Lord Fauntleroy
Pierce
Every man a hero in a woman's eyes, varied loves
The piece argues that every man holds heroic value to some woman and contrasts preferences for strength, sacrifice, and adventure. It cites Corbette and Sullivan or Baseball King Kelley as examples of admired masculine traits, while noting other women prize other virtues like selfless service or gentler conduct.
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Corbette and Sullivan
Kelley
New York Advertiser
New Heart Cure Promoted by Indiana Specialist
The piece cites Dr. Franklin Miles of Indiana as a nervous and heart disease expert who links left side sleep to diseased hearts. It claims his New Heart Cure has thousands of testimonials and is sold at Crowder & Reed's with Mrs. Chas Benoy of Loveland, Colorado praising its effects.
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Metropolitian
Franklin Miles
Indiana
Crowder & Reed’s
The Outcast and The Belated One Dialogue
A humorous exchange features The Outcast and The Belated One debating roles of summer and public cynicism. The Outcast laments abandonment after a season of favor while The Belated One poses as a summer girl guiding readers to syndicate humor pages.
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Puck
Pronounced Helpless Yet Saved From Consumption
Letter from Ada E. Hurd of Groton recounts severe lung illness and a turning Christian faith moment. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and consumption after doctors gave up, stating eight bottles cured her. trial bottles were offered at Joe K. Smock’s drug store with large sizes 50c and $1.00.
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Ada E. Hurd
Groton
A Mine of Ice Sparks Local Harvest of Ice
A Kandrick Gazette note reports Sam Kirby discovered a large ice vein in Bear Creek on his land. Neighborhood residents haul away clear ice in sacks, with Kirby stating hundreds of tons were long hidden between rock fissures. The find enriches family use.
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Sam Kirby
Bear Creek
Kirby
Gazette
Rocky Wills
Kandrick Gazette
Electric Bitters Promised To Improve Health And Looks
An ad claims Electric Bitters work as a universal tonic by cleansing the liver stomach and kidneys to improve complexion and cure pimples blotches and boils. The product is sold at Smock's Drugstore under the label Soldat Je K with a 50g bottle.
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Lane
Ste
Soldat Je K
Smock
The Cost of Making Newspapers
The cost of gathering news from around the globe keeps rising and exceeds the fall in paper prices, as major newspapers spend vast sums to collect reports. The Boston Herald notes the substantial expenditures behind the daily news.
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Globe
Boston Herald
A Woman's Gentleness in New York Press
A dialogue from the New York Press discusses Mary’s altered friendliness, suggesting jealousy of Miss Vane’s beauty. Miss Keene voices disbelief at Mary’s supposed jealousy and notes the girl is unusual but not deeply flawed.
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Miss Keene
Mary
Miss Vane
New York Press
A Mute Recovers Speech After Dr Mile Restorative
Alphonce Hempling of Survisit township Butler county Pa states his twelve year old son with St Vitus dance for twelve years lost speech but after using three bottles of Dr Miles Restorative Nervine was cured and recovered speech Thousands testify to cures from nervous diseases including dyspepsia debility dullness and headache Mrs W B Burns of South Bend Ind recovered from constant headache after trial bottle Crowder Reed offer free trial and book.
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Alphonce Hempling
Survisit Township
Buttler County
Penn
Dr. Mile
W. B. Burns
South Bend
Ind
Crowder & Reed's
Noted by Puck: Love Beyond Wealth in a Family Row
The excerpt shows a character accusing another of mistreating a lover for money, while the beloved professes disdain for wealth. Puck voices doubt about proof and emphasizes genuine affection over riches.
American History in Art Prompts Youth Dialogue
Two boys debate why artists rarely depict American history and note that many pictures focus on foreign scenes. The piece includes a light exchange about dress and a call to action from the editor of the Western Branch Iowa Record endorsing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and croup with a buyer, Joe K. Smock.
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Iowa Record
Chamberlain
Joe K. Smock
Jonesby salary raised as Alice's suitor attracted
Mr. Tompkins orders his head book keeper Henry to give Jonesby a ten dollar weekly raise. He smiles that the raise funds Jonesbys spending on Tompkins daughter Alice.
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Mr. Tompkins
Henry
Jonesby
Alice
Chicago News Record
The Cost of Charity in Milwaukee Ads
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin questions fear of Liela’s comet and ponders democratic victory while noting charitable costs in the nation. It states charitable funds amount to about 125 million annually from the well to do and 500 million invested in permanent buildings for the needy.
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Liela
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Castoria reminiscences and dated quips in period chatter
A collage of short notes and quips from a vintage page. It mentions Castoria in several ad-like lines about mother and child use. It also includes border anecdotes about stamps, fencing injuries in France, and a satirical church law on weekly attendance in Gonoatoa.
Glimpse of Domestic Labors and Odd Notes
A Washington Star snippet tallies a woman's one year of household tasks in a nine room home with 1557 stitches 963 meals 2259 dusted rooms 786 dressings 879 visits received and 167 visits paid 228 read books 543 stories read aloud 329 games 125 church services 1267 clothing items mended and 120 fancy articles made She nursed two sick children cleaned every nook seven pickling trips and seven dentist visits plus countless duties and seven days nursing a friend Charley the writer joke and various ads and notes follow including a patent medicine pitch and horse liniment claims
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Washington Star
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