Putnam Fadeless Dyes Big Industry in Missouri
A historical notice highlights Putnam Fadeless Dye Co of Unionville Missouri as a major factory. It produces three million packages annually, employs about one hundred people with 90 percent women, and handles seven million envelopes to complete three million packages.
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United States
Putnam Fadeless Yes Co
Unionville
Putnam
Putnam Fadeless
Putnam Fadeless Dye Company
Woman Swallows Bigger Things Than That
An elderly physician recalls a patient who laughed at a prescription in large capsules. The woman quips that after ten years of marriage she has swallowed bigger things than a pill, echoing a sharpened wit from a Washington Post clip.
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Washington Post
No Situation Is Easy Says Youth to Father
The Philadelphia Press quotes a light exchange as a father notes the son’s resignation, the youth replying that no situation is easy and that he prefers no situation, a wry reflection on choosing ease over challenge.
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Philadelphia Press
Travel offer to St Paul or Minneapolis by Milwaukee Road
One dollar fare from Chicago to St Paul or Minneapolis aboard Tourist sleeping cars of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Valid each Tuesday and Friday in March and April 1902 on train No 1 leaving Chicago at 6 30 pm. For details contact the nearest coupon ticket agent or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Chicago
Knives Before Forks Classy Exchange Cited by Press
A cryptic exchange unfolds in a Philadelphia Press clipping with characters Stingum, Sharpe, Nuritch Cadd in a tense cafe scene. The dialogue hints at threats and self-harm implications among the suspects.
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Stingum
Sharpe
Bongtong
Preliminary Tip Sparks Dueling Advice Between Edgar and Eleanor
A clipped exchange from the Detroit Free Press shows Edgar attempting to discipline what he calls a vacuous young woman Eleanor, who retorts that he might be wiser not to try. The brief dialogue captures a comic clash of wills between the two fictional characters.
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Edgar
Eleanor
Detroit Free Press
Prodigious Hay Yield Seed Ad Promises High Returns
Earnest note from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts a hay producing mix claiming 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre. Price is 50 lbs for $1.90 and 100 lbs for $3.30 with low freights.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Salter
America
John A. Salzer Seed CO
Glasses Cause Eye Strain for Bever Ages
Bever ages reports glasses worn cause eye pain and double vision. The statement notes persistent discomfort and visual disturbance linked to the eyewear used.
Mrs Robbins Credits Piso Cure for Life Rescue
A Norwich woman Mrs Thos Robbins of Maple Street testifies that Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved her life three years ago, amid a dated Feb 17 1900 note recalling the remedy’s impact.
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Thos Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N. Y
First Fair One Birthday Party Quip
The New York Sun records a playful exchange about a birthday party. A speaker asks if the party occurred and another replies that it did, noting that it marked three birthdays in total.
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New York Sun
There is no cloud attached to the silver tie of the fat purse
A terse Chicago Daily News fragment mentions a silver tied fat purse with no cloud imagery. The readable text provides no clear event or人物, leaving the fragment focused on a metaphorical phrasing rather than a specific incident or announcement.
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Chicago Daily Ews
Hospital Physicians Use and Rely on Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound
Twelve years of continuous service in major hospitals and private homes has given me varied experiences with diseases of women. I have nursed some patients who benefited from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and I describe its observed effects and value for female ailments in clinical settings.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Virginia Granes
Nurses’ Association
Watertown
N.Y
Ohio senate and house bills outline and arrests report
Columbus reports from March cover a stream of bills creating a civil service commission and deputy offices, tying salaries to state employment, and various county and city measures. Included are a Roby post office theft arrest and ties to Cincinnati’s Burglar Jim.
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Columbus
Senate
Civil Service Commission
House
Athens
Ohio
the Common Pleas
Fourth Judical District
Erie County
Res
Guernsey County
Montgomery
Clark
McDonald
Denman
Board of Regents
Dairy and Food
Ohio National Guard
Montgomery County
Chief Inspector of Mines
Everett Roby
Roby
Moultrie
Alliance
Thomas Foster
Foster
Zanesville to field ball team in Western association
West Virginia investor W W Irwin says Zanesville will join the Western association with Jack Glasscock and Jimmy Nichols to manage the club. Several promised players and a Muskingum county fair grounds lease are in negotiation, with Sunday games not to be interfered with as public support grows.
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Zanesville, O
Zanesville
Western Association
W. W. Irwin
Ohio County
West Virginia
Wheeling Western Association
Jack Glasscock
Jimmy Nichols
Muskingum County Fair
Judge rules against Central Union in rate discrimination case
Springfield March 18 Judge J K Mower decided in favor of Staley and Bowman against Central Union Telephone Co ruling that as a quasi public utility it may not discriminate in rates between transmitters and cannot cut service for a minor dispute.
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Springfield
J. K. Mower
Staley & Bowman
Central Union Telephone Co
Blake
Meyer
Triplets Celebrate Their Fiftieth Anniversary in Bucyrus
In Bucyrus Ohio on March 17 an unusual event marked by triplets celebrating their fiftieth anniversary occurred at the home of their mother Mrs. Paul Miller. The sisters Catherine Miller of New Washington, Margaret Frieberger of New York, and Elizabeth Metz of Vernon Junction are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller Jr.
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Bucyrus
Paul Miller
Catherine Miller
New Washington
Margaret Frieberger
New York
Elizabeth Metz
Vernon Junction
Massillon Wage Conference Grants One-Year Scale
Massillon Ohio March 17 officials of the joint wage conference for coal miners and operators approve the current wage scale for the coming year. The engineers demand for an eight hour day will be settled at a March 20 meeting.
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Massillon, O
Resident Henry Boles Shot by Son in Martin's Ferry
Henry Boles was fatally shot at his home in Martin's Ferry Ohio by his son George Boles who is under 22. The shooting occurred Monday morning as the son defended his mother from an alleged drunken assault by the father.
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Martin’s Ferry, O
Henry Boles
George Boles
Trolley Baseball League Planned In Northwest Ohio
Findlay Ohio March 18 a trolley baseball league is contemplated for this section of the state with all the cites connected by electric lines. Proposed towns include Tiffin Fostoria Findlay North Baltimore Bowling Green and Perrysburg.
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Findlay
Tiffin
Fostoria
North Baltimore
Bowling Green
Perrysburg
ACCIDENTS TO TRAVELERS
A study cited by the New York Sun shows accidents most often strike pedestrians and workers, not travelers. In 1900 accident claims totaled 14,425 with 1,606 pedestrians harmed, 299 from railroads and steamships, and 6,672 to 7,520 in the trades and construction.
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New York Sun
Ancient coronation customs tales of privilege and pageantry
A London journal notes on obsolete coronation rites and grants granted across centuries. It cites Frank Dympkens not being summoned for combat, and recounts privileges won by John Liston, William Campbell, and others to perform duties at royal tables, with lands and manors awarded in return.
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Frank Dympkens
Edward
London
Edward III
John Liston
Overall
Liston
James II
Essex
George III
William Campbell
Liston Hall
George Talbot
Earl of Shrewsbury
Henry
Worksop
Nottingham
Bardoife
Addington
Surrey
Finchingfield
John Compes
Gate design that never sags noted by New York reader
A Westfield, New York subscriber shares a detailed description of a self correcting gate built years ago on a farm. Built with eight by eight posts twelve feet apart and a cap piece twelve feet above ground, it uses stone or cement posts frost proof, a six by eight or eight by eight oak or chestnut sill, four by four uprights, metal pins, and mill plate fasteners to prevent wear. The design allows single or paired gates that swing in either direction and remains easy to use from any approach.
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Westfield
Eeextabana County
N. Y
The
New York Tribune
Horses Like Tobacco Fun Sparks Unlikely Debate
A Washington Star tale recalls a horse owner convincing a policeman that horses enjoy chewing tobacco. The owner describes a roan horse seeking a daily chew, claiming it prevents colic and makes coats gleam, while a bystander questions the ethics of teaching a horse to chew.
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Washington Star
Dog awakens family as Newton Falls home burns
In Kent Ohio on March 17 a barking family dog woke Mrs Emma Manley, her daughter Lucile, and two other women, guiding them through a house engulfed in flames at Newton Falls. The dog’s alertness saved the women's lives as the structure burned completely.
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Kent
Emma Manley
Lucile
Newton Falls
City Council OKs three cent street car fare
Cleveland ordinance cuts fare to three cents after council vote on Monday night. Mayor Johnson said construction of new lines will start within a month and the city will oversee the expansion for better transit access.
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Cleveland, O
Johnson
Man Confession Linked to Murder Tries Suicide in Cell
Charley Roy al of Pollo, who confessed to police to killing his wife two years ago at Bata via New York, attempted hanging in his Findlay Ohio jail cell Sunday night after the admission.
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Findlay
Charley Royal
Pollo
Batavia
N. Y
Akron Alliance Connecting Railway Co Incorporation
Columbus Ohio March 15 The Akron Alliance Connecting Railway Co of Alliance was incorporated Friday with one hundred thousand dollars capital stock. The line will run between Akron and Columbus and pass through Summit and Stark counties.
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Columbus
Akron-Alliance Connectin Railway Co
Alliance
Summit
Starke
Ohio Day Postponed at Charleston Exposition
Charleston, S C March 15 Ohio day postponed. Gov Nash wired the exposition company he will name later the time of his visit and Ohio day will be observed then.
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Charleston
S. C
Nash
Exposition Company
Judge Martin Welker Dies at 84 in Wooster Ohio
Wooster Ohio March 17 Judge Martin Welker aged 84 is dead. Born in Knox county he was admitted to practice at Millersburg in 1849 and was elected lieutenant governor on the ticket with Salmon P Chase.
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Martin Welker
Wooster
Knox County
Millersburg
Salmon P. Chase
Mrs Van Dermark's Dream Ends in Tragic Death
Kent Ohio March 15 Mrs John Van Dermark of West Salem awoke frightened by a dream that her husband aged 60 was dead. She turned to him and found him cold in death at 2 o'clock Friday morning.
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Kent, O
John Vandermark
West Salem
Caleb Parent Demented in Miami Valley Mystery
Hamilton Ohio March 15 Caleb Parent once a wealthy paper manufacturer in the Miami valley was found in an apparently demented condition on East avenue. He has forgotten his residence and identity. Local authorities seek to identify him and determine his welfare.
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Caleb Parent
Hamilton, C
Miami Valley
East Avenue
Energy and Work Ethic Across American Society
The London Spectator remarks that modern life blends intense activity with a keen pursuit of distraction. It notes Anglo-Saxons prize energy, see work as valuable in itself, and observes wealthy Americans feigning industry to avoid perceptions of leisure.
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America
London Spectator
Dead man A. J. Schuster found on Dayton tracks
The body of a man around thirty was found mangled on the joint tracks near Wayne avenue crossing in Dayton. Papers among his effects identify him as A. J. Schuster of Elyria, Ohio. Detectives investigate and await identification confirmation.
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Dayton
Wayne Avenue
A. J. Schuster
Elyria, O
Girl Drowned Crossing Grace Creek in Storm
Rose Beighle aged 18 drowned while crossing Grace creek with a horse and buggy during a storm in Manchester C. Her body was recovered a mile below the crossing.
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Manchester
Grace Creek
Rose Beighle
General Aquila Wiley Seriously Ill in Wooster Ohio
Wooster Ohio March 17 physicians say General Aquila Wiley a distinguished soldier and well known Democrat is near death after a period of illness. The respected figure remains under care as friends await further word on his condition.
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Wiley
Wooster
Aquila Wiley
Franklin man-s bill to bar mineral substances in soap
Columbus March 15 Mr Bracken of Franklin introduced a house bill to stop the use of mineral substances in soap, prepared by a Columbus soap man, aiming to curb petroleum use by soapmakers.
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Columbus, O
Bracken
Franklin
Columbus
Will Wed a Princess in May at Cracow
Springfield news notes editor Louis P. Van Norman of Home and Flowers and former Literary Digest foreign editor plans marriage to a Polish princess of high rank next May at Cracow Austria.
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Springfield
Louis P. van Norman
Home and Flowers
The
Literary Digest
Cracow
Austria
Beecroft and Vermilye Opera Box Office Quip
Beecroft jokes about needing his leg pulled after Vermilye questions his misery. Vermilye replies he is off to a box office to have his wife attend the grand opera, while Beecroft pretends the ordeal is his own. A brief courtroom-style quip ends with a judge’s intervention.
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Beecroft
Vermilye
Judge
Strong Wagon Jack Promises Safe Lifting Design
A non patented wagon jack shown in an illustration uses two solid wood beams linked by a strap hinge bolted to a lever and base. An iron hook on the lever grips a rod and, when depressed, raises the axle with the weight centered to prevent backward or forward movement.
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Orange Judd Farmer
General Farm Notes From the West
Farmers in the west wonder when land prices will stop rising. Keep grade cattle if you cannot keep thoroughbreds. The average May pig fares better by fall than March farrow. A farm lacking modern conveniences drives away the boys. Haul out manure now and spread winter wheat as you draw it. Some cows give milk while others bring trouble. proper feed and management matter. Flax grows in many climates but offers limited money. use bright seed.
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N. Y
Preparing Soil for Potatoes
Preparation of land is essential and often neglected as half of potato losses are blamed on poor soil prep. A Wisconsin grower was famed for turning the ground so thick that potatoes barely reach surface, explaining why good aftercultivation cannot fix hillside neglect.
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Wisconsin
Low Rates to California Colonist Excursions Open
March and April offer phenomenal one cent per mile round trip rates to California and the Pacific Coast with ongoing summer specials. Write to Connor of Union Pacific Southern Pacific Bus for details and to receive informational material on travel and opportunities. Office address: 53 East 4th St Cincinnati Ohio.
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Great West
Connor
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
East 4Th St. Cincinati
Ohio
Sen
California
Onions Prompt Spring Mood in Yonkers Banter
A humorous Yonkers Statesman quip and a Boston Transcript cartoon caption reflect light seasonal mood. Dialogue compares spring sweetness to early onions and features a captioned photo remark about aging and unchanged appearance.
Cough Remedies Ad Persists in 1900s Ads
An old newspaper fragment touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets at 25c and Holes Honey of Horehound and Tar as cough cures. It quotes a Washington Dem and a Chicago Journal quip on marriage as a coeducational institution.
Putnam FaceLess Dyes Brightest and Easiest to Use
The article touts PUTNAM FACELESS DYES as the brightest fastest and easiest to use. It notes that about 143000080 pounds of candy are produced each year in France.
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Putnam
France
Policemen Praise Peruna Remedy From Chicago Lieutenant
Policemen at Summerdale Station in Chicago praise Peruna as a seasonable remedy after catching severe colds following long rain shifts. The letter, sent from 1993 West Monroe Street, urges readers to write Dr. Hartman for gratis medical advice if Peruna does not meet expectations.
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Michael O’halloran
Summerdale Station
W. Monroe Street
Chicago
Ill
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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Harrison Street
Council Bluffs, Ia
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