Way of a Woman in the Country Village Courtship
Gabe Harris pursues Anna Maria Moore after a homeward talk ends in a kiss. Uncle Ike offers courting wisdom as Anna Maria’s mood shifts from amusement to appetite then longing. A gala buggy ride and a family supper seal the engagement with a hopeful, humorous tone.
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Indy
Sal
Gabe
Tke
Anna Maria
Anna
Ike
Luke
Gabe Harris
Uncle Ike
Hannah Moore
Dar
Brotha
Anna Mauria
Esid
Lars
Hannah
Millionaire czar with vast estate sparks idle laborer tale
The Chicago Record-Herald notes Springfield man Muss, a millionaire who works as a day laborer. It suggests he may do it for fun rather than fear of losing a job. The czar reportedly owns a single estate over 100 million acres, thrice England's area.
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Springfield
Chicago Record-Herald
England
Science and Industry Highlights From The Era
A survey of advances notes 4200 London women benefited from a factory holiday fund last year. An electric rail link Paris Brussels aims to cover 191 miles in two hours. Steam railways see passenger haul rise from 33 to 17 miles as electrification expands. Belgium practices sterilization of meat for safer produce. In zoology wild lions lack mane due to fighting and jungle growth. Sixty mastodons found in New York along defined belts with feeding grounds nearby. Platinum remains crucial for precision instruments and valued over gold. much mined in the Urals giving Russia pricing power. Research suggests natural diamonds may form by crystallization from silicate magma. experiments yield colorless octahedrons scratched ruby. A humorous pair of quips from Brooklyn Life and Chicago Daily News conclude the column.
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London
Paris
Brussels
Belgium
Lambier Bolton
New York
Ural Mountains
Russia
Trasslinger
Pungent Paragraphs And Sharp Word Play Across Papers
A collage of witty exchanges and quips from multiple papers. Snappy lines cover swindlers, timekeeping, fishy water, and theatrical contracts, featuring brief banter between characters in varied city columns.
Driest Town on Earth Payta Peru Claim
Payta in Peru is named the driest spot as Prof. David G. Fairchild reports reaching there in February after a rare rain of over 24 hours the first in eight years Sea fogs prevail and seven of nine plant species observed were annuals seeds dormant for years Long rooted Peruvian cotton grows in a dried river bed sustaining local subsistence.
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Payta
Peru
David G. Fairchild
New York News
Carnations Urged as National Flower with Blue and Golden Hues
The carnation now aims for blue and golden yellow blooms to complete a color range from October to July. The Carnation Society backs a Carnation Day on January 29 and a national flower designation. Cultivation spans 2000 years with 5,000 workers and 100 million blooms yearly in the U.S. Prices for prime plants reach 100 dollars, while a new variety stock can cost 30,000 dollars. Cut carnations keep best in a cool room away from sunlight.
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Carnation Society
Carnation League
McKinley
America
Lyons
France
Lectures and cures amid oddities in early 1900s papers
A collection of quirky notes and testimonials. Dr Patton lectures on ethics at Princeton amid peanuts and a playful rebuke. Festus Missouri celebrates health recovery with Dodd's Kidney Pills. A Wichita mushroom poisoning case prompts discussion of safe mushroom knowledge.
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Leas Nol
Patton
Princeton Phaological Security
Indianapolis News
Wichita
Artemus Ward
Kansaa Inty Journal
Twentieth Century Limited links New York and Chicago travel
The Twentieth Century Limited trains the New York Central runs connect New York and Chicago in under 36 hours from St. Paul or Minneapolis to New York and under 30 hours from Denver to New York, illustrating increased western proximity to the East. The page also clips various ads and pithy quotations.
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Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
New York
Chicago
West
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Colorado
Denver
Saturnight
Brooklyn Standard Union
Mrs. Tupman Details Cure by Vegetable Compound
Richmond Virginia woman describes years of backache bearing down pains and weakness. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound since June 1901 she reports vast improvement and weight gain from 98 to 100 pounds. She urges others to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkhan
Mra
R. C. Tupson
West Both St
Richmond
Cest
Sr*Snettano
Wear Am Avrian White O
Es ‘Merchant
Weir White Lead
Louis, Mo
Rainspie
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Anna Maria Moore
Anne Maria
Science and Industry
Fred
Stella
Brooklyn
Miles
Giles
Chicago Daily News
Mone
New Yorker
Sam
Tean
Bloss & Goss Company
Kansas City Journal
Snowball
Washington Star
Charles
Ward
Society
Festus
Alway
Dodd
Puck
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
N. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N.J
Brad
Y. Oh
B. M. Woolley
M.D
Atlanta
Rome
Carter
Pearenee
Sarr
Sawyer’s
Excelsior Brand
iPommel
Hea
Union
U.M.C. Arrow and
Nitro Club
The
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Bridgeport
Paxtine
Bromo-Seltzer
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