Mrs Sage Weeps Over 65 Million Gift Burden After Sage Death
Mrs Russell Sage, 86, mourns and struggles with the vast fortune left by her husband Russell Sage. She receives intense pressure from charities and impersonators while she tries to shield her private life from constant appeals. Behind a wall of servants and lawyers she endures relentless requests, yet maintains a record of substantial benefactions to schools hospitals and reform causes.
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York
Russell Sage
Fifth Avenue
Tata
Forty-second Street
New England
RS. Sage
Sage
Mrs. Sage
Fenine
Mrs. Sage Gs
New York
Old Nelson
Birs
Long Island
Sbe
Sag Harbor
Franklin Union opens as a great Boston technical school
Boston plans an ambitious five story Franklin Union to train young men in practical handicraft. The project honors Benjamin Franklin with a trust now worth over 400000 dollars, funded by 1000 pounds bequeathed in 1790 and augmented by Andrew Carnegie. The campus will house lectures, laboratories, classrooms, a library, and industry trained instructors teaching mechanical drawing, machine details, architectural drafting, and industrial chemistry. Courses require daytime employment to enroll.
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Boston
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin Union
Andrew Carnegie
Franklin
Philadelphia
Heston
Frankis Foundation
Richard Olney
James J. Storrow
Boston Merchants” Association
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin’s
Circus Manager Faces Bearded Lady Pay Debate
The bearded lady vows to quit over pay while the manager and proprietor clash over compensation. She claims plans to write testimonials for a new safety razor, prompting tension about raises and roles within the circus.
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Bash
Tmg
Unhappy Woman Debate on Women’s Education
A dialogue snippet shows Miss Bane challenging Mr. Grouch on women's higher education. He replies that educating women is a sham and questions their ability to read, suggesting ads are beyond reach and asserting women remain unhappy.
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Henry Pierson
Sag Harbor
Sage
Emma Willard School
Amsterdam Avenue
One Hundred and Fourth Street
Miss Bane
Mr. Grouch
Ines
Kidney Pills Bring Relief Says Nat Anderson
Five years of worsening kidney trouble improved after using Dean Kidney Pills. Nat Anderson of Greenwood credits the remedy with restored strength and recovery, noting repeated exams and treatments failed before the Foster-Multon Co. Buffalo ad states pills sell for 50 cents a box.
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Nat Anderson
Greenwood, & C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Lament for Changed Times in Old Court Talk
An excerpt from Puck reflecting on changing morals and expenses in bygone courting days. Adoniram Corntop mourns how now young men spend lavishly on peppermint candy, ice cream, soda, and bands while Si wastes a dollar on a single outing.
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Bill
Adoniram Corntop
Andy Clover
Andy
Puck
Sudden News That Shocks Board Directors
A frantic scene unfolds as directors await the president who declares distressing news. He apologizes, calling it the saddest day of his life, and reveals a cashier has vanished from the premises driving a sense of crisis. A tale of guilt and harsh consequence follows with stark moral dialogue.
Puzzle Solved Coffee at Bottom of Trouble
A man recalls years of health problems linked to coffee. After stopping coffee and drinking Postum for nearly two years he reports better sleep, fewer nervous spells, improved digestion, and weight gain. He attributes his recovery to Postum and endorses the product, a message tied to a Postum Co. ad campaign.
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Il. Stockman
Lever
Fes
Postim Co
Creek
Mich
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Mr. Sage
Woman's Hospital
Ual
Inits
Sace Foundation
Calvary Syraci Tse
Seacecia
Governors Room
New York City
Hell
Prigeston Universit
Sion Ign
American Bible
Constitutional Shates Miliary Preparatory School
Becaryeerrreee
Margaret Sage Industrial School For
Tweed
T 1
National Suffrage Association
First Presbyterian Church
Syracuse
Woman's Exchange
Pascal Institute
Central Park
Sage Foundation
United States
Per
Emma Willard Alumnae Association
Boston School
OLD Franklin
Sonny
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