President’s Jolly Fails With Five Sioux Delegation
President Roosevelt hosted five Sioux delegates in Washington over mineral land interests. interpreter Martin Wan relayed words as the chiefs remained unmoved. Roosevelt stressed his World War II era claim of fifty soldiers, and the visitors finally smiled, praising him as fighters.
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Washington
Martin Wan
Despera
Inter- Pr
Spain
Mynton
Cage
Hire Your Furs Pickup Line in a Snowbound Tale
A Philadelphia Record item riffs on a bounder boasting of hiring furs for a night out. He brags about seal skin caps gloves collars and a fake provenance from figures like the mayor of Dog Gulch and Senator Pitcoe of Wyoming to woo a girl and seem wealthy.
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Manitoba
Dog Gulch
Pitcoe
Wyoming
Askimo
Philadelphia Record
A Queen on a Ladder During Kiel Visit
An Atlantic story says the czarina of Russia visited Kiel and shopped with her sister. A crowd gathered outside a store and, to avoid the glare, she reportedly used a rear exit by climbing down a ladder placed by workmen, escaping to a nearby garden.
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Atlantic Ocean
Russia
Kiel
All the
Pronunciation notes for famous literary names
The Philadelphia Record outlines correct pronunciations for several authors. A. T. Quiller-Couch? sounds like root. Jerome K. Jerome accents first syllable rhymes with tear em. Robert Louis Stevenson Louis sounds like Lewis. Sir Walter Besant first syllable rhymes with pleasant. Richard Hovey first syllable rhymes with dove. Andrew Carnegie stresses second syllable Car-nay-gie.
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A.T. Quiller-Couch
Jerome K. Jerome
Robert Louis Stevenson
Louis
Lewis
Walter Besant
Richard Hovey
Andrew Carnegie
Philadelphia Record
A Little Nonsense From Child Gossip
A short humorous column of children’s lines and exchanges. Johnnie prefers pie to a school speech while Helen discovers a wrist hiccup and rushes to her mother. Elsie teases about marriage with a child’s wry reply.
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Johnnie
Helen
Ingenious Baby Travel Comforts From Old Ledger Notes
A detailed description explains using earthenware bottles with boiling contents wrapped in thick flannel for infant feeding on travel. It describes a compact roll setup with a canvas holdall, eiderdown, pockets for bottles, and a duvet to keep a baby warm and food at a steady temperature during journeys.
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China
Ems Water
Seltzer
Green Soap For the Hair Recipe
Green soap is an indispensable preparation for preserving hair luster. The recipe, shared by a physician’s wife, uses equal parts green castile soap water alcohol glycerin with heating and thorough stirring before adding essential oils for scent.
The Care of Flour in the Home
Flour requires strict care to prevent odor absorption and spoilage. Store flour in a dry, cool place away from heat and humidity. Use raised shelves inside barrels to improve air circulation and prevent heavy settling. A lightly heated kitchen chamber near a chimney is ideal for storage.
Cleaning Cooking Vessels With Soda Bath
A Texas Farmer tip advises cleaning enamel ware by boiling in water with one ounce of soda per gallon for twenty minutes to keep vessels pure and sweet. For burnt food, cover with wood ashes, add cold water, and boil. repeat if necessary.
Uses For Old Newspapers Tips for household cleanup
Old newspapers help with messy kitchen tasks and cleaning. Lay paper on the table to collect litter and burn it to avoid scouring. Crumpled paper cleans windows and brown paper polishes stove tops by removing soot and dust.
The Champion Refuser and Miss Polly T Prayer Tale
The longest biography in the Congressional Directory is that of Senator Chauncey M. Depew noted for his many refusals of offices. The piece contrasts his career with a short Harper's Magazine anecdote about Little Polly T. and a neighboring woman during prayer time.
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Chauncey Mepew
New York
United States Senate
Thomas Platt
Warner Miller
Polly T
Polly
Harper’s Magazine
Josh’s Town Work Rumor Sparks Mixed Reactions
Farmer Corntessel notes Josh plans to tell people he went to town for many things others don’t know. His wife agrees that Josh tends to reveal surprises, and often the revelations turn out to be less impressive than expected. The Washington Star quote underlines cautious skepticism about hidden truths.
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Farmer Corntessel
Josh
Washington Star
Quote on widow's smile at funeral sparks debate
A Philadelphia Press quip jokes about a widow keeping a happy disposition at her husband's funeral, contrasting genuine grief with perverse humor. The remark highlights social expectations and taboos around mourning.
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Philadelphia Press
Henderson to Practice in All Courts in State and Feds
D L Henderson will practice in all the courts except county court. He has an office in Stevalla’s new building Vienna Ga and a new law office on Cotton street near the courthouse. He will practice in all state courts and in federal courts in Macon and Savannah.
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Court House
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Savannah
Vienna
Notingham
Renaissance
Brussels
Catasiupn
E-Prlb
Per. M. Mi. Vletcher CO
Dixie Flyer and Quick Step Through Cars Between Macon and Florida
The Ga Southern and Fla Railway announces schedule effective January 5 1902. The Dixie Flyer offers through coach and Pullman sleeper service Macon to Jacksonville via Valdosta with a Macon to Palatka local sleeper and a local sleeper detour. The Quick Step runs as a solid train Macon to Palatka. Local sleeper hours are Macon Union Depot 9:00 p.m. start and return until 7:30 a.m. Contacts include William Checkley Shaw and B Rhodes with offices in Macon Atlanta and Jacksonville.
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Dixie Flyer
Macon
Jacksonville
Valdosta
Palatka
Union Depot
William Checkley Shaw
B. Rhodes
Dave G. Hall
Kimball House
Atlanta
Harry Burns
W. Bay St
Fla
Ke Be & Wa
Savannah
Cuyler
Collins
Helena
Cordele
Americus
Richland
Columbus
Hartsboro
Montgomy
Montgomery
Carrie
Mobile and
Ohio
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Albany
Fitzgerald
Abbeyille
W. P. Scrugg
J. M. Barr
Portsmouth
R. E. L. Bunch
Train timetable snippet for Jan 27 1992 from Hawkinsville to Lake
Local timetable lists Train No 6 with departures from Isaac Ga and arrivals at Lake Ga and Daviaville with times around 6 7 8 am and 7 40 pm. It notes trains have absolute right to operate on the track.
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