Lucey Cliff Dweller Tour Sparks Campaign Talk
Washington dispatch flags Congressman Lucey touring the cliff dwellers region near Santa Fe New Mexico for rest then return to campaign. He notes vast ruins with thousands of rooms and calls for preservation as a national park. He criticizes Democratic issues while highlighting frontier antiquities and climate and mentions Aspane town as a base.
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Washington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
John F. Licey
Beefore
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Petrified Forest
Arizona
Santa Fe
N. M
Banndelier
Mr. Lacey
Parsity National Park
House Committee On Public Lands
Interior Department
Aspane
Dunderstand
Lucey
Phe
Fire at Roswell destroys several shops
Fire swept through Roswell near noon as flames poured from Fridenbloom's barber shop. Winds aided rapid spread to Jones meat market Bonney livery Dannehill Stringfellow hardware and Wilson millinery with fire engine saving remaining structures. Loss estimated at 350000 with 328200 insured. Roswell Register office damaged by smoke and water. The burned building will be replaced immediately.
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ATS Ocock
Fridenbloom
Roswell
Amonett
Jones’ Meat Market
Bonney's
Dannehill & Stringfellow
Wilson's Millinery
Bi. K
Great Lakes Disaster Recounts and Family Reflection
Uncle Jerry reads from the morning paper about a Great Lakes steamer wreck that killed several people. The wrecked vessel had just hosted a trip he took last week, sparking Aunt Ann’s relief that it happened now rather than then. The exchange turns to a deeper question about luck and merit.
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Uncle Jerry
Great Lakes
Aunt Ann
Eben Jones the mill owner and a Swede in Minnesota
Inhabitants recall Eben Jones a crabbed lumber millionaire who hired all mill hands. A Swede sought work on the saws and, on leaving, asked if he should eat the other or himself. The old man joked he preferred self cannibalism due to his dyspepsia, ending the tale.
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Minnesota
Eben Jones
Felt Grateful at Church Supper Meeting
A Richmond Dispatch reader recounts a church supper where Sam apologizes for missing the event. The note reflects gratitude and a doctor’s casual remark about the occasion already being beneficial.
Don’t Fall To Try This Electric Bitters Cure
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a permanent cure for various ailments. It claims to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver invigorate nerves purify blood and treat conditions from run-down spirits to malaria. The text promises positive cures for kidney and liver troubles stomach disorders nervousness sleeplessness rheumatism neuraglia and malaria with a 50 cent price.
Lincoln’s reply to swapping horses amid perilous times
Public notice extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a trusted family medicine. It cites Lincoln's cautionary proverb about changing horses during a stream and urges readers to seek cures for stomach and digestion related ailments. The ad claims high cure rates and invites letters, offering free medical advice literature.
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Lincoln
Dr. Pierce
Stalker
Merce
Hia
Pierce
Prichard couple depart for California rest and family visit
Col G W Prichard and wife travel to Southern California for rest from court duties and to visit Los Angeles with Mrs Prichard’s mother. He notes a rumor he will winter near Socorro but plans to stay near Baxter Mountain and White Oaks. Stockmen increase water work, hoping more tanks and wells easing drought fears as threshing noise pleases farmers. The wheat crop suffers from limited rain though yields remain sizable.
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G. W. Prichard
In Is Father's Footsteps Eleven Years Old Shows Humor Genius
The son of a famous humorist impressed readers by studying his father's papers and recognizing punch lines. He presented a joke from school featuring a crudely drawn carriage labeled This carriage was drawn by a horse, prompting his father to acknowledge the budding talent.
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New York Times
Clock Made of Bread in Milan Catches Curiosity
A native of India has spent three years crafting a clock entirely from bread in Milan. The curious timepiece, of a peculiar size, reportedly runs well and attracts attention in Chicago’s estimates of interest.
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Milan
India
Chicago
Why do we say give us this day our daily bread
A Sunday school teacher asks why the phrase reflects freshness while a child replies that they want it fresh. This brief anecdote from the Little Chronicle captures a moment of classroom humor.
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Little Chronicle
California Seaside Excursions Ticket Schedule
Tickets go on sale each Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from May through September for round trips to San Francisco at 85 cents and to Los Angeles San Diego Santa Monica Redondo Beach at 35 cents. Return limit November 30 1902. Also one fare round trip to Denver Colorado June 24. Return limit July 5 Omaha Neb October 14 14.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Santa Montes
Redondo Beach
Denver
Colorado
Omaha
Neb
Baron Munchausen and Edinburgh portraits flash of antics
A London Telegraph lounge tale recalls a boastful veteran claiming near-Boer exploits as a photograph er. Agraph professor Blacklein is remembered in Edinburgh street scenes with a bootblack anecdote about sixpence and a biting aside on faces. Also a modern remedy note promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with free samples at local druggists.
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Chamberlain
A. EB
Howell
Socorro
W. M. Burrowdale
Magdalena Drug Store
Stock 1 Card Envelopes Described in Supply Brief
A notice notes the provision of standard one card envelopes for generic stock use. No dates or entities specified beyond the item description. The item is presented as available stock for mailings or packaging without further instructions.
Philippine issue unlikely to persist into 1904 says Mobile Register
The Mobile Register notes it will be hard to keep the Philippine issue alive until 1904 and compares it to the Hawaiian issue, deeming both as likely to fade in prominence as time passes. It ends with a plug for subscribing to Tux Cinerraix.
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Mobile Register
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