Monument to Abraham Lincoln Unveiled at Bunker Hill
A large monument to Abraham Lincoln was unveiled in Bunker Hill by Capt. Clinton of the First Missouri Cavalry. The statue stands 7 ft 2 in tall with a 1,200 lb bronze figure, and features a bronze woman inscribing With Malice Toward None. The base stones and bronze plates bear inscriptions, with total cost estimated around 5,000 dollars.
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Bunker Hill
Phera
Abraham Lincoln
Chas. Clinton
Company
First Missouri Cavalry
Clinton
Malica
Lincoln Birth and Death Dates on Plaque Inscriptions
The record notes Abraham Lincoln born February 12 1809 and died April 13 1865. It mentions a second bronze plate beneath the first with an additional inscription.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Statue Gifted to Bunker Hill by Captain Clinton
In 1904 a Lincoln statue was presented to Bunker Hill by Captain Charles Clinton whose men from the First Missouri Cavalry helped preserve the Union. Speakers included Rev Charley Goss Gov Richard Yates and other dignitaries. The gift mirrors Cincinnati’s statue and aims to inspire youth with patriotism through Clinton’s legacy.
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Abraham Lincoln
Bunker Hill
Chas
Clinton
Charles Clinton
Missouri
Capt
Richard Yates
Shelby M. Cullom
John C. Black
Horace Clark
Thomas Ferns
B. F. Caldwell
Cincinnati
Wooster
Jesus Christ
Explosion damages Union Depot Pullman Car in Kansas City
Amid a Pintsch gas explosion in Kansas City Missouri on Tuesday September 2 a Union Depot scene saw a Pullman car and a Alton chair car badly ruined. Passenger Vanpelt a Negro man suffered severe burns while Mrs Colfax and another passenger sustained minor injuries in the din area.
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Kansas ‘City
R. Colfax
Getting Rid of the Flies How to Construct a Trap That Works
Instructions for building a cheap fly trap using a water-filled barrel, a wire screen cylinder, and a baited setup. Flies enter and are trapped inside and drowned when the cylinder is immersed in water. The method promises high kill rates in stables per Orange Judd Farmer.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Puzzle to Dairymen Highlights Milk Fat Variation
A Farmers' Review summary notes large daily fluctuations in milk fat content. Morning milk averages around 3.2 to 9.2 percent while evening milk runs 4.6 to 8.9 percent, with differing yields. Tests of 700 samples show fat content can dip below the 3 percent legal standard, risking prosecutions for watering milk.
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England
Bead Lightning Sighted During Ithaca Storm
A Youth's Companion writer recalls seeing brief luminous streaks during a strong thunderstorm in Ithaca New York last summer. The bead lightning phenomenon, described by Prof Elihu Thomson, appears as a string of beads in a cloud with red and purple ends, viewed end on with faint color.
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Ilthaca
N. Y
Elihu Thomson
American Association
Ithaca
Mountain of Alum in China Near Liou-Chek
A Chinese mountain near the village of Liou-Chek contains a vast alum deposit. The hill measures at least ten miles around at the base and rises about 1,940 feet. Alum is mined by heating stone blocks in furnaces then dipping in boiling water. crystals form a six inch layer that is broken into roughly ten pound blocks.
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China
Liou-Chek
N. Y. Post
Bees Steal Honey From Hampshire Cottage Hive
A Hampshire cottager reported bees entering an upstairs room through an open window to seize two large bars of honey and a square hive section. The bees covered the honey with a cloth and quickly stored it back in their hive, a remarkable incident noted by the New York Sun.
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Hampshire
England
Opinion on the Lawyer Grows Too Large in Courtroom
A Washington Star excerpt shows a friend pressing a prisoner about guilt while a man recalls forming an overwhelming, consuming opinion of the lawyer who grilled him in court leaving no room for other thoughts.
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Washington Star
Cough drops misfire in shop window encounter
In a humorous Chicago Evening News quip Mack O'Rell jokes about meeting his mate Luke Warme and a flirtation gone awkward when a pretty woman in a shop window tries to sell him cough drops, a light postcard of city humor.
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Mack O'Rell
Luke Warme
Chicago Evening News
Making It Pleasant in Somerville Dialect Exchange
Somerville Jour notes a playful exchange between Mrs Wiggles and Mrs Bjohnson. The conversation centers on whether Mrs Wiggles would reveal what was discussed. The tone hints at social gossip and local humor from yesterday’s meeting.
Conservatory Kiss Prompted By Party Gossip
A humorous Pearson's Weekly vignette centers on a mother and daughter clashing at a party. The mother questions a kiss between the daughter and Saphead, while the daughter retorts the hue of a powdered nose differing between them drawing public notice.
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Saphead
Mal
Pearson’s Weekly
Way Out and Thoughts on Him
A brief exchange described from the Somerville Journal where Ethel says she told him what she thought, and Kitty notes his response was that he was pleased to know she thought of him at all.
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Ethel
Kitty
Somerville Journal
Not to Be Misted The Court
The Philadelphia North American reports a court scene with a suspect and an officer questioning danger and the claimed impact of a shot. The fragment emphasizes a defendant and a police encounter as a witness tests recognition.
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Billy
Philadelphia
Milking Tips Warn Against Poor Cream Handling
Advice notes cream irregularity from bad milking and sours. Warns against brewing dry salt into butter and breeding unsuitable cows. Emphasizes training cows to milkers, timely cream removal, and avoiding kicked cows to preserve butter quality.
Tnncense Happiness May No Mood at Jack's Proposal
Harlem Life quotes a playful exchange about moods during a marriage proposal with Ethel asking about the tone and Jack answering in a light hearted conjunctive mood.
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Jack
Ethel
Harlem
Economy of saving and spending in Indifgopolis
A quirky note on economy quotes asking what it is and answering with a playful definition about saving money on useful things and spending it on pretty items in Indifgopolis Jaturnul.
No Gas and a Son’s Illness in a Virginia Home
An elderly Virginia woman visits a doctor with news of her seriously ill husband. The physician returns home for a diagnosis and declares the husband has a hopeless gastritis. The woman, surprised, protests that she cooks no fire or heat beyond coal and a small stove in their house.
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Jong
Virginia
de Jand
Philadelphia
Shimber-Song Nuisance Disturbs Elderly Grandfather
A fragment from Cassell's Saturday Journal notes Tronical and Mother-Elsie urged to stop a “shimber-song” as the grandfather attempts a nap. The readable report records a domestic interruption affecting an elderly family member.
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Elsie
Cassell
Saturday Journal
Cruel Blow in Detroit Police Press Fragment
A fragment from the Detroit Press references a cruel blow and a line about reciprocated affection described as unopened. The terse exchange hints at a domestic dispute or social tension without full details.
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Detroit Pree Press
Kansas City Southern Special Excursions 1904 Fares
Special excursion rates announced for September 12 20 and 27 October 4 and 18 1904 to Kansas City Missouri area Indian Territory Louisiana and Texas with very low one way and round trip prices. For details contact G Warner General Passenger Agent at Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas
City Southern Ry
Sivkansas
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Feyas
G. Warner
Kansas City
Sphere of Influence and Cure Advertisements
The excerpt blends humorous quotes about influence and partnership with multiple ads. It includes a Cincinnati Tribune joke about sphere of influence and a claim of free trials for Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer from 931 Arch St Philadelphia. It also notes a Chicago Journal line on spouses and a 1900 endorsement from Trinity Springs Indiana for Piso a Cure and a Hustle and Skill brag.
From Misery to Health Nellie Davis Praises Doan's Kidney Pills
Nellie Davis of 1216 Michigan Ave Kansas City Missouri, a society leader, writes Doan's Kidney Pills cured her kidney troubles caused by a cold. She suffered severe pains, headaches, and felt miserable until a few boxes restored her health. Signed Nellie Davis. Trial free address Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. For sale by all dealers 60 cents.
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Nellie Davis
Michigan Ave
Kansas City
Doan
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Weisslitz
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pink Dean
Paula Wuisstirz
Seneda
Buffalo
N.Y
Pisxean
Bright
Oral Strona
Dalton
Mass
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Nolanapolis
W. A. Lewin
M. D
Washington
Java
Lyalx
Thornton & Miwor
Brno
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