Soldiers crave mother’s pie welcomed home from war
Returning soldiers of the Twentieth Kansas and Tenth Pennsylvania recount army life joined by Arthur Philips of Mulvane Kansas. Neighbors baked a four by six foot pie filled with apple mince to honor his homecoming at an opera house reception. Philips ate the massive pie through the night, inspiring fellow townspeople and provoking wartime nostalgia.
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Kansas
Philippines
Army
Iil
Arthur Philips
Mulvane
Kan
Pennsylvania Regiment
W. and J
Washington
Goldier
Leslie's Weekly
Irishman’s bold job request stuns Scotland manager
A young Irish applicant for a car conductor role in Scotland refused to name a wage, stating he would work for free until he could buy his own car in two weeks, stunning the manager with his audacious pledge.
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Scotland
Indispensable Wardrobe Spars With Disrobing Scene
A weary manager concedes the actress’s point that costumes matter in performance. The sensational actress argues wardrobe is essential as part of the disrobing scene. The Washington Star quote ends with a note about a singer losing notes when voice fails.
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Washington Star
Ayer's Suffering Hur Vigor Endorsed by Reader
A reader from San Francisco California writes of long use and high satisfaction with Ayer's Hur Vigor. He notes strong recommendations to friends who have also chosen the remedy. The letter is dated February 9 1899.
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Ayer
Wendank
San Francisco
Cal
Hair Vigor Promises Lush Locks and Thick Ends
Public notice extols Hair Vigor as a remedy for short thin hair that splits and falls out. It claims users are highly pleased and that friends discuss it in praise. The advertisement promises restored color and fullness with the product’s use.
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Ayer
Patents List Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
A MN list shows patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors including Peter M. Bang Dawson Minn bag fastener Thomas Cusick Cogswell N D car coupling John Forsburg Willmar Minn curling tongs heater Laurits Hansen St Martin Minn horse collar John L Owens Minneapolis Minn draft equalizer Charles Saxton Blue Earth City Minn tuner for vehicles Claude Turner Minneapolis Minn steel ore bin Robert Walker Moorhead Minn feed board for roller mills Patent Attorneys Merwin Lothrop & Johney 911 & 912 Pioneer Pi Bidg St Paul.
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Northwestern
Peter M. Bang
Dawson
Minn
Thomas Cusick
Cogswell
N. D
John
Forsburg
Willmar
Laurits Hansen
St Martin
John L. Owens
Minneapolis
Charles 8. Saxton
Blue Earth City
Claude A. P. Turner
The Bright Child and a Christmas Plea Across Papers
A colored father in Atlanta asks the president to furlough his son in the Philippines so he can spend Christmas at home, pleading for a homecoming gift. A Washington Star and other papers feature humorous quotes, ads, and light notices about daily life and commerce.
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Bilnx
Washington Star
Philippines
Mister Kinley
John
Chris
Atlanta Constitution
Toombs Threatens Stormy Capitol Session
The scene at the old Markham house during a legislative session erupts as Gen. Toombs castigates the body with fire and epigrams. Col. John S. Hart, a brave Confederate cavalry officer, then reveals he would have killed anyone who struck Toombs to protect him.
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Dow
Georgie
Don Bain
Toombs
Atlanta Constitution
Markham House
Gen
Capitol
Bain
Middle
Georgia
Genty
Tusshen
Gen. Toombs
John S. Hart
Street Newsboys Help Adults In Small Kindnesses
The piece describes how street urchins and newsboys aid adults during a strike and daily life. A man recounts a newsboy saving his dropped parcel with a swift push to keep it under his arm. A returning woman asks if the strike is over and the boy notes that leaders were bought off.
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Newsboy
Bootblack
New York
Gamin
C.D
Decline of the Maoris Foreseen by New Zealand Registrar
The London Chronicle reports the registrar general of New Zealand foresees the extinction of the Maoris as a result of high infant mortality from improper food and exposure, weak physiques from past debauchery, reliance on native doctors, neglect of the sick, and the spread of European habits and diseases. Maori M A Nagata warned at a conference that drink is draining their vitality.
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New Zealand
Nagata
London Chronicle
Noiseless baby yearned for amid new tech era
In a witty editorial voice the piece contrasts advances like wireless telegraphy horseless carriages and chainless bicycles with a humorous longing for a noiseless baby reflecting early 20th century social satire and technological optimism.
Birthday Lounge Gifts and Seasonal Quips Across Newspapers
A compilation of light exchanges and quotes from Chicago Tribune Detroit Free Press and Brooklyn Life notes. A husband’s gift equals his wife’s age in dollars while a lounge purchase hints at cost.
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Michigan
Detroit Free Press
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