Death Valley Trek Ends in Rescue and Marriage
Francis Hope, a Smithsonian attached explorer, becomes stranded in Death Valley with a female companion Beatrice Holden. After days of heat and thirst, he digs for water, saves her, and the two marry in Washington, shaping a magazine piece on endurance and irrigation. The tale frames Hope as a brilliant but tested mind.
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Smithsonian Institution
Francis Hope
Death's Valley
Yeasemale
Assistant Point
Mr. Hope
Brooks
Hope
Death Valley
Beadle
New York
Philipt 'Sidney
Lex
Beatrice Holden
The
Needles
Los Angeles
Washington
My Girl from Idaho sparks ragtime rise in London halls
Tessie Stuart, famed for coon songs, turns to ragtime and drafts My Girl from Idaho after scanning a United States map. An Idaho American responds, lampooning the notion of moonlight in Idaho while praising local girls and hinting at bold stage whimsy.
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London
Tessie Stuart
Plorodora
Mr. Stuart
United i
Idaho
Moon
Thirdly Flew Out of the Window Joke in Jamaica Plain Cleric Tale
A Jamaica Plain minister, Dr Gordon, noted as stern and orderly, is recounted for a church anecdote. While preaching he fumbles with the word firstly secondarily and thirdly, then a girl blurts that thirdly flew out the window, illustrating a humorous lapse in a parish journal tale from Youths Companion.
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Gordon
Jamaica Plain
A Little Nonsense and Comic Snippets
A collage of humorous quips and jokes from various papers, including Punch and Chicago Daily News. The jokes cover dinner plans during a legislative session, a romance linked to wealth, a misinterpreted onion remedy, and a comical medical exchange about an appendix.
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Emmy
Bobby
Chelago Daily News
San Francisco
Cushing
Detroit Journal
Uncle Sam's City shows Washington fed by government salaries
A New York Herald analysis describes Washington's economy as fed by civil service pay. It notes 19,446 federal employees across departments with annual distribution around $19.6 million, supporting hotels, restaurants, stores, and city commerce. It cites major sums for senators, representatives, and military officials and highlights ongoing monthly distributions to sustain the city.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
United States
New York
National Treasury
Treasury
Treasury Department
Department of the Intertay
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Navy
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of States
Hutcher and Baker
Start of Our Shoe Trade Exposition in Boston
A Boston shoe and leather exposition will feature a reproduction of the first American shoe factory in Danvers Massachusetts. The display aims to celebrate Massachusetts shoe industry growth with export markets including Australia England the West Indies Cape Town Mexico and Canada.
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Boston
United States
New York
American
England
France
Massachusetts
Danvers
Gen. Porter
Danvere
Australia
West Indies
Cape Town
Mexico
Canada
Bearded Husband Becomes Beardless After Teething Fracas
A humorous clipping reports Mrs Nubbins lamenting her husband as a brute. The baby’s teething caused turmoil as someone tried to quiet the infant by pulling Bingbe’s beard, leading to his beard being shaved off yesterday. The item captures light gossip from Lou¢un Tit-Bite.
Peruna Advertisements Highlight Child Health Claims
Letters from Mrs Shafer of Saint Louis and Mrs Long of Atwood praise Peruna for curing or easing childhood ailments. They claim the tonic rebuilt strength after convulsions coughing and croup and credit the medicine with dramatic health improvements in their daughters.
Doctor's Little Daughter Cured of Grip by Peruna
A physician in Muskogee Indian Territory testifies that his young daughter recovered from a severe grip after using Peruna. He details rapid improvement, then urges others to seek Hartman’s advice if results are not prompt. The narrative includes testimonials from other families about children and hearing loss. Various railroad and travel notices follow, with promotional items and light humor interspersed.
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Peruna
de. R. Robbing
Muskogee
Mayjwell
de R. Robbins
Penn
Mixed Lot Reveals 19th Century Curiosities and Facts
Fifty years ago Henrik Misen was a drug store clerk. Some touted water as a cure for sore throats while tomatoes allegedly cured torpid liver. Western Australia began vast gold fields. Mount Kosciuszko faced pestering signals from the Alps. Evictions loom off Tory Island with a British warship backing writs. Africa's French and English holdings compare with Egypt’s 1 million square miles. An airship by M Santox-Dumont promises 60 mph travel, larger than six predecessors.
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Henrik Misen
Western Australia
Mount Koxnnske Observatory
Tory Island
Done Ul
French Africa
Egypt
France
M. Santox-Dumont
Aeronaut
Another Man Altogether Perry Nelson's Kidney Cure
In Valley Missouri on February 24 a man named Perry Nelson underwent a striking recovery after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He had long suffered kidney-related issues and credits six boxes of the medicine with a full return to vigor and health and endorses it highly.
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Boston Transcript
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