Odd Bits From Public Figures And A Piggy Tale In Short Tales
A collection notes Thomas B Reed portrait satire from Sargent and a Yorkshire socialist quip. A Bristol dean endures a crank with a bottle sauce. A Kentucky pension tale ends with a seven cent check redeemed for apples.
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Thomas B. Reed
Sargent
Congress
Francis Pijou
Bristol
Mark Twain
Kentucky
Gibson
New York Evening Post
Pensalon
United States Treasury
Mrs. Gibson
Judicial Decisions and Railroad tales in a legal summary
A survey of cases covers guaranty of detective salaries stopping after a suspect’s conviction, a note for medical services by an unlicensed practitioner being enforceable for bona fide purchasers, and railroad liability for unlawful passenger arrest. It also notes damages from neglected roads and land contract ownership rules, plus notes on conveyance protection and freight platform safety. The piece closes with excerpts on American youth abroad and the evolution of railroads.
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Citizens’ State Bank
Brunswick & W. R. Co
Ponder
Bembe
Anne Arundel County Commissioners
Lansing
Mich
Glocke
New Orleans & N. W. R. Co
L. R
Shh Shh Shh echoes in a child’s tale from Chicago
A poem-like fragment from Chicago Tribune narrates a child’s confusion and fear as adults hush him and others around a bed where a sick person lies. The child longs for size and voice, while a nurse and doctor insist on silence.
American Tourist Bluffed By Host At English Country House
A young American visiting an English estate is praised as a pleasant guest yet prone to exaggeration. The host warns him to keep stories in check. At dinner the American claims a Virginia cousin built a greenhouse 418 feet long and 00 feet high. The host cues a tablekick and he ends with it being only an inch wide.
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London
Paris
America
Harper's Bazar
Montana
New York
Chicago
Dubuque
Iowa
Peter Cooper
Les He
United States
England
Europe
Asia
Africa
Islands
Sea
Philadelphia
Baldwin Works
France
Germany
Virginia
A Moving Hero and Metaphor in a Modern Novel
The Chicago Journal cites sentences from a contemporary novel as effective single images but notes their combination yields contrived effects. Phrases like His countenance fell and His eyes blazed appear dramatic yet puzzling without context, leaving readers to wonder about the hero’s role.
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Chicago Journal
Dinner Set Grows From 165 To About 700 Pieces
A humorous exchange about a dinner service widens from 165 pieces at purchase to an estimated 700 now, illustrating a joke about accumulation. The tale appears in the Somerville Journal, underscoring the bill collector’s reputation for punctuality.
The Platonic Point of View in Love
In a witty dialogue two friends debate whether falling in love is absurd or desirable from their platonic standpoint. The narrator argues that attraction may seem sensible from his view, while Molly insists absurdity lies in others. They acknowledge evolving feelings and end with a kiss, recognizing perspective shapes love.
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Molly
Nora Teesdale
Water gates and farming innovations noted
An Iowa Homestead reader describes a simple water gate system using posts pulleys and a weight to hold gates in place during low water and rise with floods. Additional notes cover a log sled design, World’s Fair dairy barns plans, yellow butter making, meat and egg feeding, hog marketing, root crop seed trials and fertilizer effects.
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T. C. Engle
Iowa
Homstead
Married couple’s rail tunnel kiss shocks passengers
A spoony couple aboard a rail journey embraced in a tunnel drawing numerous social sounds. Upon surfacing at Sawy er station a porter shouted the village name and the girl replied that they are married. The remark drew surprise and laughter.
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Sawyer
Room for Improvement in Taxation Taught by Iowa Homestead
The Iowa Homestead argues farmers bear disproportionate taxes as much property in New York City remains unseen to tax assessors. It urges raising levies to fund state and county government and notes room for improvement in taxation methods. The piece describes English Cream Cheese making with thick cream poured into a linen bag hung to drain, emphasizing the need for pure air in the room to avoid odor absorption.
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New York City
Iowa Homestead
Farm Notes on Livestock and Crops
Advice on handling horses and sheep and improving yields. Bad handling worsens shying. feed quality matters for hog and egg producers. sorghum fading from favor. canvas for stacking saves time. wet weather harms sheep more than cold. wool dampness causes chills. ointment for ringworm and wounds from kerosene oil and pork fryings or lard, with lice destruction noted.
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Blyth
Pinkerton
Chicago Tribune
Hechredecee
Hamilton's
Free Lance
Michigan
St. Louis
Coburn
Mills
Jersey
Jersey Bulletin
John Cownie
Ontario Experiment Station
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