Romance and reunion on Florida river gunboat tale
A Civil War era encounter near Black Point unfolds with Miss Hattie and Miss Sallie aiding captured U S Navy officers. After a flag of truce and a river journey through swamp and orange groves, Gen Finnegan frees the officers and marries Surgeon Willet to Hattie as the two sides extend hospitality and friendship. The piece ends noting British aid to St Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. H. Winslow
United States Navy
Huck Point
St. Johna
Florida
Andy
United State Naval
Crich
Geo. Finnegan
Miss Hattie
Miss Sallie
Plantaton
Mira R
Ederal
Phaoner
Hin
Misa Hattie
Pear
Sch
Pearson
Fair Lady
Finnegan
Capt. Pearson
Hateh
Jacksonville
Mise Hattie
Genleman
Lieut
Bradley
Firadley
Cers
Min Hattie
Black Point
Willet
Hattie
Army
Richmond
Mack Point
Dogs Saved Many Persons in Norwegian Snowslide Rescue
Dogs of the 81 Bernard strain tracked and helped recover several victims buried under a snowslide at Goluenger Norway where 13 people died. The animals dragged several of the victims to safety amid the avalanche aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Strain
Goluenger
Norway
Stage Line Out of Date Ends After 66 Years
The stage line between Westport and New Bedford Massachusetts, in service for sixty six years, is discontinued as suburban trolley lines replace it. The historic route ends its era with passenger service ceasing on the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
New Bedford
Mass
Put Religious Duty Second Case in Vienna Court
A Vienna ruling regarding a clerk discharged for missing morning work to attend synagogue service for Kaddish was upheld. The judge rejected the clerk’s claim of a personal duty, stating daily synagogue attendance cannot override the employer’s consent. The decision emphasizes obedience to business duty over religious observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Moses
Ten Years of Pain and Other Recent Items
A long column recounts Mrs. Margaret Emmerich’s decade long kidney illness and relief from Doan’s Kidney Pills. It also notes Mia Hwta Williams criticizing riding outfits in London society and a humorous librarian’s tale about dialect requests from aspiring novelists. A wry domestic quip closes the piece about a missing weekly allowance.
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton St
Napoleon
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Mia
Hwta Williams
New York
Mrs. Williams
London
Wareham
Postum touted as coffee alternative cures ailments
A testimonial recounts relief from anxiety, dyspepsia, and heart trouble after quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. Included are claims from multiple women, including a former state WCTU president, who report improved health and happiness after switching to Postum. The note ends referencing the book The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reaton
Wellville
Woman Superiority Debate Draws Mixed Cheers
In a heated exchange a speaker praises women as finer and more spiritual, while a vegetarian counters to defend female virtue and temperance. The crowd admires self-control but questions the broader claim as society debates gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Family’s Skin Troubles and Cure By Cuticura Remedies
A compilation of testimonials from 1905 to 1906 claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured eczema heat rash and hair loss. A Iowa City couple praise relief for the wife after years of eczema and a baby’s improved hair and heat symptoms. Other anecdotes cover a chapter on sleep health and a humor vignette about grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Springmire
Capitol Street
Iowa City
Fragmented OCR Voice Note on Social Etiquette and Commerce
A garbled text fragment discusses social exchanges and polite behavior. It mentions terms like talking machine and compliments, with scattered names and phrases. The fragment lacks coherent narrative, dates, places, or concrete facts to summarize as a news item.
Knew It by Heart Learns Love Lesson Offer
A brief romance exchange centers on a young man asking to learn to love. The girl replies with surprised interest, hinting at an intimate, playful lesson proposed by Harold and accepted in light, suggestive terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Inconsistent neighbors mock after funeral service
The speaker notes neighbors refuse to praise a man while alive but praise him as good after the undertaker takes him away, contrasting public opinion before and after death in a concise reflection on social judgment.
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St. Helena
New Zealand
Island of
Stern Lawe
Mbrary
George
St. Paul Park
Cuticura
Reynolds
Banks
Libby
Libby's
Tadiat
Libby Jehellt & Libby
Chicago
Syre
al Sloth Hata
Putnam Ey
Wit
Castor
Bears
DODDS
Kidney
Parad
Jaques Chicago
Ballard
Venice
Elknart Caren
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