Stamp collecting chain creates Kaneville sensation
In Kaneville Illinois Edna Garman and Postmaster Shoellhorn face an unintended craze as a national stamp collecting chain explodes. Thousands of letters pour in daily from the United States Canada and Mexico while Miss Brown and the Kaneville post office cope with stages of mail and comical misfires.
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Kaneville
Edna X. Garman
Ndaa Brown
Shoellhorn
Edna Brown
Jefferson County
New York
Miss Garman
Miss Brown
Edna B. Brown
United States
Canada
Mexico
Sle
Ofice
Shoelhorn
Garman
Mr. Carman
Ms Garman
Careele Stames
St Valentines Superstitions in The Personal Celebration
A discussion in Demorest's Monthly outlines Valentine customs from dances to rituals. It notes women wearing red roses for twenty four hours and steps to dream of a future husband including midnight bedtime, rosewater, hair unbound, a heart shaped seed cake, and mirror watching followed by cotillions and a blindfolded debutante distributing silk heart tokens with names.
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St. Valentine
Muaiden
Demorest
How Fast Are We Going Willie Asked
Willy asks how fast their New Orleans to Bay St. Louis trip is going and his father times the speed by counting the clanks of the wheels. The tale explains estimating velocity using wheel joints and the watch's seconds hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Little Willie
New Orleans
Bay St. Louis
Chef Menteva
Willie
Hardships of Pioneer Life in Dense Washington Forests
The article contrasts pioneer hardship before steam with the modern farmer, noting the sack settler faces continual trials in damp western Washington forests. It cites Jerusalem with 145 liquor outlets tied to Constantinople for license fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
Jerusalem
Not Dead Yet Ex-Champion Backers Speak On Sullivan
Column discusses John L. Sullivan and James Corbett training notes, arguing Sullivan could be fit for another fight with proper prep. It notes Corbett’s refashioned form, debates age in boxing, and weighs white versus colored titles while praising training strategies and future potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mini
Corbett
Jackson
Sullivan
Casey
John L
New Orleans
A Great Boat Propelled by Oars Sails or Screw
A canoe shaped craft described with dual pedal drive powering a leather belt to a shaft pulley. It offers three propulsion modes and achieves about 150 screw revs per minute at 40 to 45 pedal revolutions. Total mechanism weight around 440 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin and
Jaquet
Mabel Emily Besant and her later life in theosophy
An article notes Mabel Emily Besant, daughter of Annie Besant, married to Ernest Scott and moving to Australia. It recalls her mother’s religious doubts sparked by a sick child, and mentions Besant’s early life with her father Rev Frank Besant and his Cheltenham membership. It also includes a sewing school teacher’s caution against lead thimbles and endorses silver or steel alternatives.
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Mabel Emily
Annie Besant
Mabel
Ernest Scott
Australia
The
Family Herald
Alpena Woman Recovers From Rheumatism With Pink Pills
Mrs. Jas M Todd of Long Rapids Alpena County Michigan describes eight years of illness including nervous prostration muscular and inflammatory rheumatism and impaired heart and mobility. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her ability to sit up dress herself work again and walk without crutches. She urges others with similar ailments to try the pills and notes success for after effects of flu and for weak blood. Pills sold by druggists or mail from Schenectady NY 50 cents a box or six for 2.50.
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Alpena
Michigan
Argus
Jas. M. Todd
Long Rapids
Alpena County
Mich
Ann Arbor
Hall's Catarrh Cure promo and church property stats
An oath states Frank J. Cheney of Toledo guarantees payment for catarrh cures. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a blood action remedy with testimonials. The text then lists counts and property values for Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches in the United States.
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Starr
Onto
Toledo
Luecas County
Frank J. Cuexry
F. J. Cusxey & Co
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
The
Baptists
United States
Seed Company Ad Promises German Coffey Berry Seed Free
An advertisement from John A. Salze Seed Company of LaCrosse Wisconsin markets German Coffey Berry coffee seed at one cent per pound cost to grow, claims superior flavor, and offers 35 packages of vegetable seeds for $1.00 plus free seed and catalogue if mailed with postage.
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Rio
Europe
France
Holland
Germany
John A. Salze Seed Company
LaCrosse
Wis
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Old Stames
Shoekshorn
William Muldoon
Sullievan
Mabel Emily Besant
A. W. Gleason
Sfat
Dragn Oe
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