What a sweet little boy or is she a girl
A mother at lunch with two children in a busy city restaurant is aided by two elderly women when one asks to hold the baby. The boy corrects her say ing the child is a girl. The scene ends with a humorous exchange amid the crowd. The piece then shifts to notes on limpets, their appearance, habitat, and feeding method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Presa
Yonkers Statesman
Josiah
Nancy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mr. Cumrox
Dolly
Baltimore American
Kissmore
Squire
Insurance Company
New York Weekly
Hawkins
Jerkins
Chas. H. Fletcher
S.s
Kansas City
W. P
S. S
Peruna Endorsement Highlights Catarrh Cure
Miss Mildred Keller of Washington writes that Peruna relieved her catarrh after years of ineffective treatment. She reports rapid improvement, restored appetite, and regained strength, while noting many similar testimonials on file for Dr. Hartman’s claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Keller
18Th Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Yast
Hartman
Gossip and humor bits from old papers mixed with Garibaldi tale
A collage of witticisms, quips, and brief anecdotes from multiple newspapers, including jokes about engagements, watches, and social foibles. The Garibaldi-Anita siege episode is recounted with historical detail, followed by notes on odd underground sounds near Nakous and light quips from various editors.
Romance of Garibaldi and Anita de Silva
The article chronicles Garibaldi's lifelong romance with Anita de Silva. They met in Brazil in 1889 when he was around 60 and she 19, married after his South American campaigns, and endured hardship for twenty years. Anita accompanied him on naval trips, aided in battles, and even faced capture before escaping on a four day horseback ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Nice
Rome
Napolleon III
Garibaldi
Tuscany
Anita
San Marino
Apennines
Adriatic
Brazil
South America
Anita de Silva
Rio Janeiro
Marriage in Spain and cautions on mercury medicines
In Spain a bride walks to the altar with no bridesmaids and no wedding cake, then the couple go home quietly before starting their honeymoon after a formal visit to relatives. The text warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Family Wills as the best option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrina
Yeputane Roy
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Chemey & Co
Tostimga Pheagelta
Hall
Kentucky's Girl Blacksmith Miss Clara Medlin of Pilot Oak
Miss Clara Medlin of Pilot Oak Kentucky is described as the only female blacksmith on record by a St. Louis Globe Democrat special. She shoes horses welds tires and is a quick welder plus an expert carriage painter with seventy buggies painted last season while also managing housekeeping and cooking education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Clara Medlin
Pilot Oak
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Medlin
Present Rate Law and ICC Duties on Rail Rates
The present Interstate Commerce Commission must correct unjust railroad rate discriminations. If a rate is found unjust, the railroad is notified. If the railroad resists, the commission may sue in court. a favorable ruling requires obedience or contempt penalties for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
He Had Been There Subtext in a Quiet Exchange
In a brief dialogue Singleton quips about superstition. Wedderly responds that certain signs, like a woman wearing a new bonnet, indicate a husband has been divorced from much of his wealth, hinting at personal loss and social perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Cornell
Johnny
Harvard Lampoon
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Ledger
Brooklyn Eagle
Tommy
Dem
Cleveland
Smoothleigh
Brown
Smith
Puck
Harold
Detroit Free Press
Somerville Journal
Lfe
Jaspar
Jumpuppe
Jasper
Singleton
One of Many Milkins-Has Skinner Any Capital
Bitkins claims Milkins does not have capital but provides jobs for several men. He says they aim to collect money owed to creditors. A teething remedy ad and a quip about electricity and an electric chair appear among fragmented items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milkins
Skinner
Bitkins
John Waterworth Dies. Oldest Engineer in Preston
John Waterworth, reputed as the oldest engineer in the world, died in Preston England at an advanced age. He began driving in 1846 and reportedly powered an engine for 2,000,000 miles over thirty seven years of service without a single accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Waterworth
Preston
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ayer
Mexico
Miss. Mildred Keller
Peruna
Welcores
Reierson Machinery CO
Morrison Street
Portland
Oregon
Red Sea
Nakous
Cholly Sappey
Miss Pepprey
Generale
Gabieppe Garibaldi
Samuel Pitcrer Prorphin
New York
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Alexander EB. Mintle
J. 8
Alexander
Omaha
Neb
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo, N
H. D. Benner
J. A. Bonarman
J. J. Eater
Prwokien
N. Y
Howard James
New York City
Anya
Castoria
Murray
Mothera
Mrs. Winslow
Lewis & Clark Fary Goodnough Building
Aoan
St.louis
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
G&o
Putnam
Anand & Raetes
Sears “Monroe Drug “Co
Uniomilie
Missouri
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