Singer Sewing Machine at Paris Exposition Wins Grand Prize
The Singer Manufacturing Company displays its renowned sewing machine at the Paris International Exposition in Group XIII Class 79. The International Jury awards Singer the Grand Prize for design and adaptability, reaffirming prior honors from the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Readers are urged to visit local Singer salesrooms for details.
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Singer Manufacturing Company
Broadway
New York
Singer
Singer Sewing Machines
Paris
Chicago
United States
Absurd Anecdote from a Wedding Ring Moment
A humorous exchange recalls a marriage ceremony where a doctor husband asked his bride to put out her tongue after taking her pulse. Ada remarks on his absent mindedness, and Spare Momertts captions the anecdote with playful disbelief about the tongue request.
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Elsie
Momertts
California's Splendid Showing at the Paris Exposition
In a Paris letter from July 19 1900 William H Mills describes California's exhibit at the Exposition. He lauds the Mariposa Grove panorama as unmatched and notes French fruit growers and officials impressed by California climate and irrigation. He says California will be the orchard of the world and highlights forest panoramas and vast prune orchard displays.
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Wm. H. Mills
California
Paris
Southern Pacific Company
Mariposa Grove
France
Republic
Germany
Vaca
Sulpician Priest Donates Land To Catholic University
Mgr James McMahon formerly gave 500000 to the Catholic University of America in Washington and now donates 11 lots valued at 100000. A traveler reports Benedictine nuns in South Africa building their house and manufacturing bricks, having made over 100000 bricks by hand.
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Mgr. James McMahon
Catholic University of America
Washington
South Africa
Natural soldier who swapped ranks for duty in wartime act
An Indiana man famed for returning to service as a private after serving as a captain. He answered a young draftee’s call by volunteering to serve as a substitute, declined the $500 offer, and completed the war in a new regiment, earning lifelong respect.
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Indiana
Chicago
John Richards
Famous Army Nurse Harriet Dame Dies After Long Service
Harriet P. Dame, president of the Army Nurses association and Civil War nurse, died recently. Born 1815 in North Barnstead New Hampshire, she ran a Concord hospital for volunteers in 1861 and followed the Second New Hampshire regiment to the front. She served from start to finish, endured imprisonment near Stonewall Jackson, helped convert convoy ships to hospital use, organized relief associations, and later worked in the U S Treasury currency division before returning to Concord.
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Harriet P. Dame
Army Nurses’ Association
New York Sun
Miss Dame
North Barnstead
N. H
James and
Phebe Dane
Concord
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Gov. Berry
United States
Yorktown
Fair Oaks
James
Harrison’s Landing
Stone Church
Stonewall Jackson
New Hampshire Relief Association
Gov. Gilmore
South Carolina
Dorothy Dix
Barnes
Argo
Fulton
Gettysburg
New Hampshire Soldiers’ Relief Association
White House
Eighteenth Corps
Broadway
Appomattox
Washington
Treasury Department
Second
New Hampshire Regiment
Weirs
Grand Army
Dame
Steedman Rallys Union Line With Flag Cry at Chickamauga
Comrade recalls Gen Steedman in the reserve corps riding to the color bearer during a desperate Chickamauga battle. He ordered the troops to return, then charged the enemy line, rallying his men as they surged forward in a mighty counterattack.
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Chickamauga
Chicago Tribune
Diplomat Sister-Bobby Shoes Exchange
A dialogue from the Chicago Evening News features a sister and Bobby humorously debating worn shoes and an upcoming marriage. The exchange plays on the idea that shoes will be worn out or unused if marriage delays.
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Bobby
Sis
Chicago Evening News
The Colonel’s Brave Burden in War Duty
A colonial soldier’s rank exposes him to higher risk as colonels are more often killed in action relative to other officers. The colonel’s duty binds him to lead from the front with his regiment, unlike generals who may stay under cover.
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Indianapolis News
Among the Poets A Youthful Whirlwind Poem
A nostalgic verse titled Among the Poets depicts a lively child a dog and domestic chaos then quiet after the whirlwind ends with a returned calm under the apple tree by the barn. The poem reflects on the bond between boy and dog and the passage from activity to stillness.
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M. E. Sandford
Garden Scenes and Autumn Reflections in Verse
A mosaic of verse evokes forest walks and shady oaks with birdsong and fragrant air. It contrasts springtime memory with aging, urging inner spring despite November winds and the decay of youth. A sharp maiden’s quip about independence closes the excerpt with humor.
Indifference Shapes Strength In Theodosia Garrison Verse
The poem speaks of finding strength and love through neglect and silence rather than praise or encouragement. The speaker asserts harsh indifference forged resilience and a deeper, perfected love beyond words, attributed to Theodosia Pickering Garrison in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
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Theodosia Pickering Garrison
Frank Leslie
When a Woman Talks All the Time
A humorous verse reflects on the perils and tedium of constant female chatter. A husband endures the monologue, nodding to avoid interruption while the wife rants about topics he does not care for, highlighting social humor of domestic life.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Two Books Make Me Wise by My Loved One
A short verse from Chambers' Journal by C Innis Bowen celebrates two beloved books as all one needs. The speaker values the unreadable nature and simple beauty of the volumes, their covers framed by nature, with a heart on the title page and the eyes of a loved one as the true wisdom.
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C. Innis Bowen
Chambers’ Journal
Society Queen and Dressmaker Seek Relief from Strain
A ballroom scene shows the queen of society and her dressmaker worn by overwork and social demands. The piece links nervous exhaustion, insomnia, and loss of appetite to a taxed system and endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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