Bob buys milk pan and alley cat for Mary Ann
Bob, a young street urchin in Philadelphia, saves a nickel to buy a milk pan and milk for an alley cat. He uses the remaining funds to earn Mary Ann a Valentine by gifting the hungry cat and a tin pan, hoping to win her affection with a simple act of kindness.
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Bob
Mary Ann
Kitty
Kit
Theodora Fitzsimmons
Valentine
Sonny
Freckles
Theodore
Philadelphia Press
Lincoln remembered as a noble prairie leader and savior
The poem by Ernest McGaffey in the St. Paul Globe lauds Abraham Lincoln as a heroic statesman who rose from poverty to master fate. It portrays him as a progressive chieftain who bridged liberty and justice, inspiring future history with his steadfast spirit.
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Bayard
Seven Seas
Pleiades
Ernest McGaffey
St. Paul Globe
Lincoln the honest postmaster of Salem with cash drawer tale
Senator Cullom recalls a Salem Illinois post office incident showing Abraham Lincoln’s scrupulous honesty. Lincoln kept government funds separate and carried them in his vest pocket, accounting to a cent with the inspector and never mixing public money with his own.
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Abraham Lincoln
Salem
Ill
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Lincoln
Post Office
Bead Pincushion and a Lincoln Anecdote
A long memory from a Lincoln anecdote recounts a girl in a western town store who longs for a bead pincushion priced at 27 cents. She trades a kiss for the prize, bargaining with Lincoln’s bashful fellow clerk and choosing the handsome buyer if the price is right.
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Lincoln
Call
Great Britain
Napoleon
Adonis
N. Y
Estates of Yours Questioned by a Yankee
In a column from the Louisville Courier Journal a humorous exchange contrasts two travelers over English estates and money from American girls. The American asserts Yankee pride in American estates aided by girls’ money, while a Briton challenges the claim.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Extortion Claim Noted in Cleve Leader Ad
A fragment from the Cleve Leader quotes an exchange about extortion with the line Send me five dollars and I won t. The odd remark is presented as a humorous aside in the page notes. No further context or case details are provided.
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Clevelard
Messenger- Your wife runs off with your chauffeur
Reported strip-quoted gag line notes a husband recovering from a domestic rift while a car in a state of breakdown looms as a humorous aside. The quip uses a Life magazine style aside about the vehicle and marital trouble.
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Messenger
Sherlock Holmes and the Two-Cent Stamp Mystery
In a humorous exchange, Paterfamilias asks if his daughter received a love letter and the Materfamilias replies it bore only a two-cent stamp while a judge weighs in on the casual family moment.
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Paterfamilias
Materfamilias
Judge
Where Lincoln Married In Springfield Home Restored Beauty
The Edwards residence on South Second Street in Springfield Illinois once housed Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd for their wedding and later became St Agathas school. The historic house has been renovated with a large new front window replacing two French frames and a new front door while the entrance hall and stairway remain as in Lincolns era.
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Lincoln
Mary Todd
February Fact or Fable in Lincoln and Washington
A brief note reflects on February as the shortest month and cites two famed names, Lincoln and Washington, with a claim about being made by Lincoln in his youth.
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Lincoln
Washington
Cure for Severe Sores Claims Relief From Soap and Ointment
Mrs. igbert Sheldon of Woodville Connecticut describes her year and a half old son suffering from eruptive sores on face arms and chest. After two months of Cuti ura Soap and Ointment the sores disappeared and the child became strong again.
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Tle
Igbert Sheldon
Woodille, Conn
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Patent Ad
A dramatic medical ad promises a guaranteed cure for piles with a refund if PazoorMENT fails in 6 to 14 days. It markets Bayer Ol on the neck for sore throat croup and tonsillitis, and Piso's Cure for consumption as a cough remedy with testimonials from N W Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey in 1900.
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Dr. Bayer
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Shiloh
J. B. Martin
Hunnville
Ala
Prominent Woman’s Husband Shunned by Local Gentlefolk
A terse note in the society column reports that no man, even a high profile spouse, commands respect from the community toward a prominent woman’s husband. The item implies social snobbery and gendered expectations in local circles.
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Tring
Wdgol & Valerttine
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Springfield
University of Illinois
Cutiura
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
F. W. Diemer
M. D
Kemp
Balsam
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Ba Y
Southwest
H. F. Bowsher
Traction Bldg
Cincinnati
Wesy
Price Uc
Acne MF
Fairmount Ave
Phila
PTSO
A.N. K.C
Alabama
Plenty
Washington County
Figdale
Chicago
Tombigbee Valley Land CO
Finornts
Chesebrough Mbg. CO
State Street
New York City
Price
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