Willie’s Going Barefoot Now Story Poem by Brininstool
A poem about Willie who goes barefoot at home, leaving muddy footprints and scratches. His mother and the hired girl clash over cleaning and discipline while summer freedom and mischief rise. The piece captures domestic friction and the boy’s carefree mischief in rustic Rochester Herald origins.
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Willie
Little Willie
Arnica
Iaiment
Little Willie 5
E. A. Brininstool
Rochester
Spirit of Killarney in Alabama May Eve tale
In Lakeview near Birmingham a visiting Irish girl Ita Maguire finds hope in a May Eve vision of O Donoghue as Nora Maloney and Mike Killibrew confront past loves. The morning sun reveals Ita’s love renewed while Nora’s quiet courage steadies all.
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Lakeview
Birmingham
Alabama
Treland
Lake
Maloney
Pat
Nora
Mr Maloney
Molly Maloney
Jake
Mistress Maloney
Killarney
Old Glen
Ora
Molly
Glenna
Mrs. Malone
Chattanooga
Eta Maguire
Mike
Mike Killibrew
Neen Na
Tina
Ita Maguire
Lake Killarney
la Na Bealtina
O’donoghue
Nors
Drogheda
Glennan
Ita
Killibrew
Stan
Mr. Killibrew
the O'Donoghue
Mrs. Maloney
Luke
Toomies
Too Many Godfathers for a Maryland Baby
The Chicago Chronicle notes how Senator Philetus Sawyer kept a tight purse unless a cause moved him and tells of a Maryland parent who named a newborn Philetus Sawyer Jones hoping for a large donation. The anecdote spreads to Senators Allison and Edmunds and hints at a cascade of famous names attached to the child. The infant ultimately received no gift.
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Philetus Sawyers
Chicago Chronicle
Senate
Maryland
Philetus Sawyer Jones
Senator Sawyer
Allison
Iowa
William Allison Jones
Edmunds
Vermont
Justin Morrill Jones
Don Cameron Jones
Women pay ten dollar annual tax for masculine dress in France
In France women may wear men's attire only by paying a ten dollar yearly tax. The payment does not guarantee the right, which the government grants as a merit tribute, according to N. Y. Sas.
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France
N. Y. Sas
Art in Architecture Offers Eight-Room Brick Home Plan
An eight room home with brick foundation can be built for $2000 featuring a broad front, large rooms, and a spacious reception hall. Details describe brick chimneys, green and bronze finishes, olive roof stain, Georgian pine interior trim, maple floors, and a basement with laundry and furnace rooms. GEO. A. W. KINTZ.
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Galvan
GEO
A. W. Kintz
The Human Body as a Most Economical Machine
The piece from the New York World extols the body as the most economical machine, noting daily intake of about 831 pounds of food and water and resulting energy. It calculates heart work at 120 foot tons per day, breathing muscles at 21, and total 32400 foot tons daily, with 3000 foot tons for heat and rest for muscular and mental effort. It compares the body’s efficiency to engines, claiming no engine matches its energy per fuel unit.
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N.Y. World
Green vegetables praised as health tonics by Dr. Norrin
English physician Dr. Wilton Norrin extols green foods as health remedies. Lettuce aids insomnia and spinach aids indigestion, with onions guarding against scurvy for sailors. Dandelion salad, turnip tops, celery, baked apples, and prunes are framed as beneficial dietary medicines.
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Wilton Norrin
Iroquois Fanner Remembered in Civil War Echoes
A fragmented historical piece recalls plantation life after the Civil War. It centers on a mulatto refugee girl named Tensee Washington who explains her duties as a former enslaved worker and housemaid in Washington, her pride in fanning to cool mistresses, and the social dynamics of freedpeople aided by kind neighbors. The text shifts to a consumer ad style warning about Cascarets and a playful exchange about summer plans, ending with a note from the Indianapolis Journal.
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White House
Carrilla Banister
Washington
Sally
Mandy
Mistis
Liza Ann
Nettie
Jane
Lizbeth
Chillun
Marse
Presidin
Giant 36-ounce heart may be nation’s largest on record
Coroner’s physician Dr Hamilton Williams found a 36 ounce heart in a man at the New York morgue on West Twenty fifth Street. The victim, unidentified, collapsed suddenly on the sidewalk and died before aid arrived. Initial assessment suggested choking but the giant heart proved the cause of death.
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Hamilton Williams
New York
America
West Twenty-fifth Street
Williams
Italian Officer Develops Long Range Photography
Capt. Gentili, an Italian officer, has developed a method for long distance photography. He has photographed fortresses from 11 miles and masses of troops from 18 miles, a breakthrough with likely military significance.
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Gentili
Mexico to build 409 mile electric railway
A long electric railway is planned to run 409 miles across Mexico connecting the states of Tampico, Yucatan, Chiapas and Campeche. The project will cost 14 million dollars with the government contributing 6 million.
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Mexico
Tatasao
Yucatan
Chiapas
Campeche
Bobtail Horse Cars Still Common in New York Streets
New York City still operates 15 horse drawn street cars and frequently sees the bob tail car pulled by a single horse on metropolitan streets.
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New York
New York City
Metropolitan
New York Woman Opens Bird Boarding House Venture
An enterprising New York woman runs a boarding house for birds, one step above a sick-cat institution, with both "miss" in charge and "miss" overseeing the birds. A magazine is giving away Belgian hares and jack rabbits, starting rabbitries nationwide. The craze, likened to a bee craze 35 years ago, offers thousands of pets with the condition that buyers surrender offspring to the magazine at low prices.
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New York
N. Y. Press
Prevent Verdigris Poisoning by Cleaning Kitchen Utensils
Advice warns that new brass and copper kitchen utensils may have verdigris residue and should be cleaned with salt and vinegar before use to avoid poisoning.
Stain Removal for Peach Marks
A household tip instructs soaking peach stains in a weak lime chlorid solution for a long time, then rinsing thoroughly to remove the marks.
Fet Theory Exploded Over Chicago Climate Claim
Critics reject the idea that the drainage canal altered Chicago climate, arguing no measurable impact from the canal. The debate centers on whether urban drainage projects influence local weather patterns or long term climate trends.
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Chicago
Puzzling Household Quarrel Turns On Street Outs
A light exchange recalls how Mrs Dix hides spats from children by sending them outdoors. Mrs Hix jokes about the method, noting the youngsters end up in the street to avoid hearing the quarrel. The cartoon caption delivers a humorous, domestic moment.
Child's Future Held Open By Mother and Friend
A mother and friend discuss a boy's future choosing between piano virtuoso or football player. The exchange notes the boy's charming hair as a highlight in a lighthearted Philadelphia Press item.
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Philadelphia Press
Palmer's Lotion and Soap Promoted for Skin Ailments
A reader from Pittsfield Ill describes Palmer's Lotion curing ringworm and claims it also treats to tetter eczema erysipelas barber’s itch and other virulent skin diseases. The ad touts Palmer's Lotion Soap as complementary and offers testimonials and samples via Solon Palmer New York.
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Palmer
Thomas Nash
Pittsfield
Ill
M. D's
Solon Palmer
Pearl St
New York
Like the Deadly Under Current in Hidden Illness
A historical note explains how a mucous membrane weakness can strike any organ, from lungs to stomach, with no warning. It asserts a single underlying cause behind diverse symptoms and sites of disease.
Pe-ru-na Promoted as The Only True Catarrh Cure
An advertisement extols Pe-ru-na as the sole remedy for catarrh and winter ailments. It claims catarrh weakens the system and leads to pneumonia grip colds fevers and other conditions, and asserts Pe-ru-na cures by treating the underlying cause.
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