Philosophy the Real One-Why the Man Bought a Black Lad a Medal
Mr Letson, a former manufacturing firm executive, contemplates failure and a Chicago job miss. He notices a hungry Black boy, shares a meal, writes his address, and at the end declares the gold piece a life saving medal rather than a Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letson
Washington Star
Chicago
Hannah
Maria Simpson
Miss Simpson
Mr. Letson
Oriental Lane
Royal cooks and housekeepers shape princesses worldwide
The piece describes how German princesses and other royal daughters are trained in domestic arts and languages. Empress Victoria learned cooking and dressmaking, while Victoria of Sweden and Wilhelmina of the Netherlands excel in cooking and laundering. Vienna court tutors teach Italian Hungarian and Bohemian, with Polish added for empresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Empress Augusta Victoria
Louise of
Baden
Victoria
Sweden
England
Princess of Wales
Holland
Wilhelmina
Chile
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Elizabeth
Bavaria
Austria
Poland
Why Mice Cause Women Fear
A humorous clipping notes that mice terrify women, citing anecdotes from Chicago Chronicle. It recounts a Civil War spy terrified by a mouse, a Chicago physician who grows ill at mice, and Mrs. William E. Phennefruk of Delaware Ohio who goes insane after a mouse darts from a barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
South Marion Street
Delaware
Ohio
The Brigand Il Pas satore Captures Formicpopoli Crowd
A Romagna carnival ends with Il Pas satore and 100 brigands seizing the Formicpopoli theater. They threaten audience, strip wallets and valuables totaling $400,000. The gang is captured soon after and faces severe penalties for the stunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romagna
Formicpopoli
Il Passatore
Two Kinds of Biran A Parlor Argument Over Prices
A young married man confronts a milliner over Parisian pricing. She defends every item as correct claiming eight dollars for a small bird. He agrees to pay but calls it robbery after noting their first anniversary and a ten pound turkey bought for $1.25.
Burglars Turn Round Robin Joke, Tommie Quips
The exchange has Tommie answering a teacher that a round robin is what burglars were doing the other night. The line appears as a humorous schoolroom moment in the visible text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommie
Pe-ru-Na Endorsed by W H B Williams for Family Use
W H B Williams of The Farmers' Industrial Union writes that Pe-ru-Na has served his family for years aiding systemic catarrh and general illnesses. He notes his wife also benefits from its use and recommends the remedy for children’s climatic diseases. He urges readers to seek Dr Hartman in Columbus for a free family medicine book.
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W. H. B. Williams
The
Farmers’ Industrial Union
Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
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Royal Cooks
Housewives
Columbia, Hartford and
Vedette Bicycles
Columbia Chain
Columbia
Pope Mfc. CO
Hartford, Conn
C.O.D
Hall’s
J.J. Deright & CO
Farnam St
Omaha
Arcular
Kay
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