The Marrying Squire of Brazil Ind
Justice Geo E Law earned the nickname by marrying about 1400 couples. He says kidney trouble once plagued him as deputy treasurer ten years ago. three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills cured him in 1897 and he has remained free of kidney issues since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Law
Brazil
Ind
Justice Law
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Eternal Feminine and the Social Order
The passage argues that while men rule the world, women govern it through them by founding society, shaping class structures, and instilling ambition. It credits women with creating social distinctions, inspiring desire to emulate, and driving greed, power, and wealth as central in social life. It cites Woman's Life as the source.
Fortiescreen Starch Promises Thinner Finish for Laundry
The notice claims De fiancé Starch provides greater strength allowing thinner application. It suggests that using ordinary starch mutes fabric beauty and compromises wear, while De fiancé preserves appearance and quality.
Puritans No Longer in Control Readings in Boston Council
The Boston common council committee readouts show a shift in power with Patriots' day picks before the body. President Barrett names Councilmen Rachkowsky Santosuosso and Purcell, signaling a changed city leadership dynamic in Boston.
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Boston
Boston Common Council
Barrett
Rachkowsky
Santosuosso
Purcell
Boston Traveler
Words that Shape Quiet Courage
A saying on how gentle good words outshine loud speeches, like a sunbeam that subtly inspires a traveler to cast off his cloak, while harsh winds only make him cling tighter to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
Pills Cure Diseases Claims Health Remedy Triumph
A testimonial ad claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure rheumatism and nervous disorders. A user reports pain relief after using a few boxes, with swelling and backache diminishing. The text offers a free pamphlet and diet book by the company, with a price of zero cents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setones Company
Bcbamectnity
Diplomatic tallest envoy in Paris and global notes
Ambassador White and his son rank tallest in Paris diplomatic corps. Observers note vague lines between wars in Central America. Vienna dressmakers win higher wages in a strike. Canada lacks barriers to the United States, Japan may land there. Two inventors boast fuel savers. no self running lawn mower appears. Hetty Green dismisses philanthropic gifts as none of her business.
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Ambassador White
Diplomatic Corps
Paris
Hetty Green
War Album Shows Officers Killed in Russia War
The Mikado and the Crown Prince of Japan commission albums compiling photographs of all military and naval officers who perished in the war with Russia, honoring the fallen with formal portraits.
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Mikado
Crown Prince
Japan
Russia
Fake tale of Mr. Fairbanks on a New York elevated train
The report claims Mr. Fairbanks hung to a strap on an elevated train, but the account is implausible since one cannot hang to a thing without stooping to reach it.
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Mr. Fairbanks
New York
Weather Makes Public Favor Golfing Over Age Perception
The piece notes that current weather drives public opinion toward golf, pressuring individuals to engage in golf to avoid revealing they appear younger than their age. It emphasizes social expectations tied to outdoor recreation in inclement conditions.
Roumania Riots Reflect Human Nature Behind Nations
A fragment argues that Roumania’s rebellion mirrors Russia’s actions, suggesting nations are collections of individuals and that human nature underpins state behavior.
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Roumania
Russia
President Bonilla to resume fight against rival
President Bonilla, last heard fleeing, plans to resume battle with his enemy. He clings to the maxim that he who fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
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Bonilla
College cost rise vs. more Treason in papers
The note compares rising college education costs to the frequency of Treason referenced in newspapers, implying more coverage as prices climb. It suggests a shift in public attention toward national loyalty topics while education expenses grow.
Admiral Dewey Prepares Move From Grateful Citizens Home
Admiral Dewey plans to leave the house presented by grateful citizens as he ends any presidential ambitions and follows his own wishes.
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Dewey
Minneapolis man sparked wife and jailed five days in workhouse
The Buffalo Express reports a Minneapolis man who set his wife on fire after she kicked him from bed and received a five day workhouse sentence. The paper questions how women can gain more rights when men appear to have none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
The
Buffalo Express
Railroad business harmed by hostile legislation
The Providence Journal argues that projected statutes targeting railroads will largely fail to pass, so the likely damage to the railroad industry from these hostile measures may be overstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Providence Journal
Whale displays dramatic surface hops near small boat
Report describes a whale leaping as high as 20 feet above the water and then diving, with the animal rising and dancing on the surface before sinking back. The sighting involved a small boat close to the action.
Elder Voorhees recalls 1860 Lincoln convention
Nathaniel W. Voorhees, father of ex Governor Foster Voorhees, served as a delegate to the 1860 national convention that nominated Lincoln. Now nearly 80, he says he and Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois may be the last surviving members of that historic gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel W. Voorhees
Foster M. Voorhees
New Jersey
Lincoln
Voorhees
United States
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Roosevelt Reads More Newspapers Daily At White House
President Roosevelt now reads a greater number of daily papers than ever before and focuses more on news pages than editorials. Clerical clipping of articles has been abolished, and every paper is placed before him immediately upon delivery to the White House.
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Roosevelt
White House
Close elections in North Tyrone division highlighted
In Ireland's North Tyrone parliamentary division voters have stayed tightly split across five elections since 1892 with totals varying under 400. The largest majority was 91, with 55 and 49 once, and Liberal majorities of nine in 1906 and seven in the March by election this year.
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North Tyrone
Ireland
Life Was a Useful One Former Nebraska Statesman Dies
Gilbert LaFayette Laws a longtime Nebraska public figure and former congressman died at his Lincoln home after a six week illness. Born March 11 1838 near Olney Illinois he served as secretary of state from 1886 to 1889 and filled a congressional vacancy. He supported Bryan and the 1900 fusion ticket.
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Gilbert L. Laws
Nebraska
Lincoln
W. E. Hardy
Gilbert LaFayette Laws
Congress
Olney
Richland County
Illinois
James
Lucinda
Calhoun) Laws
Richard Thompson
Thompson
James Laird
Laws
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Republican Party
W. J. Bryan
Graduation Certificates Awarded at Nebraska College
The senior class at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture received thirty six graduation certificates and twelve military commissions at its fifth annual commencement. President G C Creelman of Guelph Ontario delivered the address The New Agriculture, stressing practical lessons and the key ideas learned during the college course.
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College of Agriculture
University of Nebraska
G. C. Creelman
Guelph
Canada
Ontario Agricultural College
Bridge Collapse Tragedy Kills Boy In North Bend
Little Patrick Langdon son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Langdon of North Bend dies when bridge section gives way causing a wagon to tip over The boy is crushed beneath a horse as the vehicle falls to the river sand Dodge county supervisors visit North Bend to inspect the accident site.
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Patrick Langdon
Thomas Langdon
North Bend
Dodge County Board of Supervisors
Widow Holds Up Thieves in Norfolk Store
Mrs. Robert Craft of Norfolk widow of a Northwestern conductor surprised three hobo thieves by grabbing three pairs of trousers hidden under a coat and an empty revolver, lining them against the wall until police arrived. The trio was convicted in court and jailed for thirty days.
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Robert Craft
Norfolk
Crabtree to Lead State Teachers on Europe Trip
President J. W. Crabtree of the Peru normal will head a party of teachers from various parts of the state on a Europe trip this summer. The group will sail on or about June 20.
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J. W. Crabtree
The
Peru’ Normal
Europe
Grand Island Painter Attempts Suicide in Jail
W. A. Womack, a local painter, injured himself in the Grand Island city jail by stabbing his side and slashing his wrists with a pocket knife. The act occurred while he had applied for lodging, and the incident reports emphasize the severity of his self harm.
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Grand Island
W. A. Womack
Grand Island City
Kearney Man Dies of Injuries After Colt Accident
Matt Riley aged seventy two died from injuries suffered while driving a colt and other long standing hip injuries. He had lived in Kearney over thirty years and was a well known old settler. He leaves a wife, three daughters Anna Nellie and Mrs Baker, and two sons William and Thomas, plus another daughter Mrs McNamara of Rawlins Wyoming.
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Kearney
Matt Riley
Anna
Nellie Riley
Ed Baker
William
Thomas
McNamara
Rawlings
Wyo
Will Plant Trees in Park in Fairbury
The Fairbury community organized to create a city park. A fundraising committee collected 8000 dollars to buy the old fair grounds. A park committee has prepared the plot and completed most work on driveways terraces artificial lakes and other features.
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Fairbury
Doctor Stuart Survives Near Fatal Laudanum Dose
Dr. A. E. Stuart of Cedar Bluffs nearly died after swallowing a 3 ounce laudanum dose following a trip from Iowa. He was ill on arrival and home when his wife found him in a stupor. Physicians treated him and he is expected to recover. he is fifty and the town’s oldest practitioner.
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Stuart
Burglaries Reported in Wyoming and Depot
Burglars entered Lew Kropp's store by removing a rear panel and stole two pairs of shoes a dozen pocketknives and some candy and tobacco they also drank soda and cheese. They then broke into the Missouri Pacific depot securing 44 cents.
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Wyoming
Nebraska City
Lew Kropp
Missouri Pacific
Adams County Egg Crop Sees Historic Bounty
Farmers in Adams County report one of the largest egg crops of the season with Hastings merchants noting cases of eggs sold in a week. A single farmer delivered 201 dozen eggs, sold for 28 dollars and 75 cents in one market transaction.
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Adams County
Merchants of
Hastings
President Wight Resigns From Hastings College
Rev. E. Van Dyke Wight resigns as Hastings college president and the college board accepts. He has accepted a pastorate at the Presbyterian Church in Middletown New York and will move with his family in the near future.
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Wight
E. van Dyke Wight
Hastings College
Presbyterian Church
Middletown
N. Y
Saunders Westland Elevator Company Incorporates
The new Bloomfield elevator company succeeds Peavey and incorporates as Saunders Westland. Articles will be filed with the auditor of state within a day or two. Incorporators are S Saunders J F Westrand Nic Paper E H Mason and W F Westrand all of Bloomfield. Capital stock is 300000 dollars.
Oats Not Injured in Adams County After Freeze
A Hastings visitor notes after examination that the oat crop in Adams county shows no damage from the recent frost. He also reports that fruit trees including apples and plums were unharmed.
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Adams County
Hastings
Miss Dora Hayden Praises Peruna Medicine
Miss Dora Hayden of 819 6th St SW Washington DC writes to thank the Peruna company for the relief from catarrh she found with the medicine and urges friends with catarrh to try it.
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Peruna
Dora Hayden
6Th St
S. W
Washington, D.C
A Case of Spring Catarrh
Mrs. N. P. Lawler of Pittsburg Kansas describes a severe spring cold that turned into catarrh. After taking Pe runa on a club member’s suggestion she improved within three days and was healthy in two weeks. She calls Peruna a wonderful medicine.
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N. P. Lawler
N. Broadway
Pittsburg
Kas
Pleased with the Prospect in a Parental Concert
A suitor seeks marriage with a daughter but the father insists she will remain under parental roof. The dialogue contrasts desire for union with the commitment to family authority and residence.
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Dodds
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Ottawa
W. W. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
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