Deserts from Bryan Octopus Hunt Shake Populists and Allies
The article notes William Jennings Bryan allies desert him amid a rising oil trust controversy. It mentions Gov. Hogg becoming an oil magnate and Pettigrew joining the trusts, with Charles A. Towne preparing to move to New York to profit from the oil octopus. It questions whether Bryan will be alone in the battle and references injunctions on gender-based law.
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William Jennings Bryan
Belt
Gov. Hogg
Pettigrew
Dakotas
Truste
Charles A. Towne
Duluth
Minn
New York
Hogg
Towne
Bryan
Colorado Suffrage Rides in Law as Police Meet Defeat
A Colorado judge issued an injunction to restrain police from enforcing liquor sale prohibitions against women, citing state suffrage and equal protection. Police faced a legal barrier when officers could not justify enforcing the ordinance in open barrooms.
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Colorado
Idaho
Proven Skin Cure Claims From 1870s Advertisement
An advert touts a vegetable blood purifier named 5, 6, 5 as a cure for severe skin diseases. The letter from N. T. Shobe of St. Louis recounts a daughter’s recovery after two health springs failed, crediting the remedy for clearing eruptions and restoring smooth skin.
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N. T. Shobe
Lucas Avenue
St. Louis
Yeas Fenlsted
Odd Fellows reach near one million membership in US and Canada
Estimates show United States and Canada Odd Fellows membership approaching 900000 with Rebekahs adding over 200000 sisters. Colored Odd Fellows total 162350. In 1899 relief expenditures reached 3695482 aiding 116567 brothers and 6212 widowed families, plus 50540 for orphans and 677054 for burials.
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United States
Canada
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Swift & Co Bans Profanity in Chicago Premises
Swift & Co Chicago posts notices forbidding profanity on company premises. The dispatch says the measure gains broad approval for moral character, though it adds no force to speech. It condemns profanity as vile, disgusting, and useless, calling it a blight on language. Stop it.
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Swift & Co
Chicago
Preston's Schedule Alters a Husband's Southern Trip
Mrs. Preston tricks Henry Preston with a daily routine card to ease his absence. He follows it, feels ill without Caroline, then recovers when a colleague mentions lunch, realizing he forgot breakfast, a lapse only Caroline’s schedule could prevent.
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Henry Preston
Caroline
Briscombe
Preston
Chicago News
Young couple appear underage in magistrate inquiry
The magistrate suspects the couple may not be marriageable. The bride replies I’m 15 and the groom echoes Fifteen too, raising questions about their ages and the legal validity of their union amid unclear local context.
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Cribage
Newark
He Never Saw Any. Artist Poet Quote in a Wealth Talk
A compact fragment notes a debate on money with lines attributed to an artist and a poet. The exchange hints at a broader view of wealth and society in a concise, reflective mood.
Probably Had Found a Way to Balance Bowling and Study
The father of a college student voices concern that bowling strengthens one arm more than the other. The son, who had spent the evening calling on a creditor, blushes and remains silent. Chicago Tribune note.
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Chicago Tribune
Quote on knowledge and a couple on their baby
The Chicago Times-Herald contrasts a philosopher’s claim about learning with a young couple discussing their baby, highlighting a humorous difference between theory and personal life. The remark implies depth of understanding versus breadth of experience.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Pie Leftovers Warmed After Dinner
A brief quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about a child admitting to warming a piece of mince pie after eating it, highlighting family kitchen mischief in a domestic vignette.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Artificial Eye For a Pug Demonstrated in Optical Science
The Philadelphia Times notes a remarkable feat in optical science creating an artificial eye for a pug. The trick was so natural that the dog itself apparently could not discern the deception.
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Philadelphia Times
Old Friends chat on children studying trades
An exchange notes a hostess whose daughter studies mechanical engineering at a polytechnic college while her son learns dressmaking in Paris, illustrating parental pride in diverse career paths.
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Paris
New York Weekly
Bragg Threats Escalate Between Smith and Bragg
Philadelphia Record notes a heated exchange where Bragg warns Smith he will “knock some sense into that head.” Smith retorts Saphead, claiming Bragg cannot carry out the threat.
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Smith
Bragg
Saphead
Philadelphia Record
Mother-Daughter Dialogue on Bashfulness Advised
A mother encourages her daughter on courtship, urging practice to develop bashfulness. The exchange underscores social expectations and advice on proposing, reflecting a conversational slice from Life magazine.
Postage Shortage Sparks Novel Substitute at Drug Store
A Chicago News item records a young woman asking the drug clerk for postage stamps. The clerk, distracted, says stamps are out but claims they have something “just as good” as a substitute.
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Chicago News
Krause Cold Cure Claims 4 Hour Relief
An advertisement touts Krause's Cold Cure as ending a cold in four hours with no work interruption. It promises prevention if taken at early symptoms and lists a price of 250. Sold by Mrs. A. L. Cook.
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A. L. Cook
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Vin de Cinchona Co
Despines, Iowa
Sherman’s Headache Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Sherman's Headache Cure as giving instant relief for headaches and neuralgia. One dose cures with a 25c price plus 1¢ a box, and every box is guaranteed harmless. Sold by Sprague's Pharmacy.
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Sherman
Sprague’s
Acker's English Remedy Ad Promises Fast Cough Cure
A Penny and a half cure claim for a cough is offered by Bean's Drug Store with a promise to stop coughing in twelve hours or provide money back. The ad emphasizes cheap pricing of 2 cents and 50 cents for the remedy.
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Jobe Nana
Dr. Acker
Mas
Joan Yeacer
Rochester
United States
Canada
England
W. K, Jiooker & CO
New York
Bean's
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