Christmas Toilet Set Chaos in Prairie Hamlet
In a small prairie village far from urban wealth, Christmas preparations ignite a farce centered on a $6.50 toilet set as Amos the village Santa clashes with romance. Luella Crockett’s suitors distract with improvised gifts while a candle misadventure erupts into a domestic comedy ending in a moral about true love prevailing over material greed.
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V. Vree
Lyve
Vateville
Willey
Rome
Ver
Amos
Andrew
Santa Claus
Thess
Walte
Norror
Bvella Crockett
Wn Natatorium
Taeda
Luella
Red-Headed Wife Prank Ends In Theatre Collision
Col John Bowers plans a ruse to test his wife by inviting a red headed actress to pose as his “red headed wife” for a night out. The scheme backfires as his wife and Judge Andrews unexpectedly approach from behind, creating a tense, comic misadventure in the theater lobby and public space.
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John Bowers
Tor
Necking
Qulene Foun
John
John World
Vatonel
Wileh
Charles ‘X
Jon
Ui Ashunield
Andrewses
Tye
bin Yea
Chicago
Uhleigo
Oulo
Mrs. Owers
Andrews
Judge Andrews
Ollie
Ohio
Biut
Laebby
Mrs. Bowers
Jack
Chlo
Hanging Gardens of Babylon described by Miles in Arabia
Col. S B Miles of the British Army describes changing hanging gardens found in the interior of Arabia near Muscat. The terraces rise along a steep mountainside near Sheralat with a spring gushing from rock supplying irrigation for vineyards orchards and grain. The gardens encompass a thousand foot cliff face with narrow ledges and abundant fertile earth carried up to enrich soil on each terrace.
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Arabia
New York Sun
Babylon
Artificia
China
Colottel S. B. Miles
Muscat
Verdure
Sheralal
Second Wind for the Horse Proves Resilient in Public Hope
Secretary Wilson cited tall horse statistics at a livestock exhibit showing cycles of decline and revival from 1868 to 1900. Despite past losses in numbers and value, horse stocks rebounded from 1898 to 1900 with rising valuations, as Wilson argued that the horse remains essential and cherished despite bicycles, trolleys, and autos.
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Chicago
Tater Ovenn
Wilson
United States
Hargse
Publicity Clash Over Births Deaths Naming Editor
In Russell a physician rounded up the editor of the Steward because his birth announcement failed to name the doctor. The editor agreed to name the physician only if he could also mention the doctor in deaths. The physician declined to have his name connected with births.
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Wansag City Journal
Russell
How to Make Money on Cows Plan of Profits Shown
A Sioux City Journal reprint extols dairy wealth and proposes on farm use of a hand cream separator to boost income. It cites industry size, North Central U.S. milk output, and the U.S. No. 6 cream separator’s performance in tests at Iowa State and University of Nebraska Lincoln. It argues three milk handling methods and favors on farm separation to raise calves and cut losses. The Vermont Farm Machine Co expands a Sioux City distributing point as demand grows across the West.
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Sioux City Journal
United States
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Missouri River
Nebraska
T. Haeckar
Mbairy Aehool
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
GL. McKay
Dalty School
Iowa ‘Agricultural College
University of Nebraska
A.L. Haecker
T. L. Lyon
Gattensburg
Sweden
Chicago
Ning
Orange County
New York
Gottenaburg
Buffalo
Vermont Form Machine Company
Bronx City
Hanford-Hazelwood Cream Company
Parson Draws Big Congregation With Golf Themed Sermons
In Chicago, a local parson uses golf humor in sermons to attract society circles. Parishioners note he ends messages by cautioning against focusing on the narrow path and humorously urging followers to drive Satan down the nearest hole.
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Chicago News
Satan
The Daya Gone By Professor Debate
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, a professor of rhetoric responds to a student question about aging days. The lively exchange underscores the view that time sharpens memory, as the instructor guides the class to examine the second sentence of the passage under study.
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Chicago Tribune
Misy
Tyou
The One Which Escapes, Ohio State Journal
The passage shows a child named Jimmie questioning his father in a dialogue about a whale escape. The father responds tersely, insisting not to ask more questions, while Jimmie presses on about why it didn’t get away. The tone suggests a humorous or rural conversational snippet from a newspaper page.
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Ohio State Journal
Jimmy
Paw
Joner
Jimmie
Barlow’s blunt speech noted by Ho and Reyes in Detroit
Ho inel proclaims Barlow calls a spade a spade while Reyes adds that Barlow’s vocabulary is deficient in synonyms. Tomdik remarks on the sharpness of Barlow’s phrasing, highlighting the blunt style in Detroit Free Press quotes.
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Detroit Free Press
Barlow
Ho~inel
Reyes
Tomdik
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Howe
Wessel
Gimmack
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Livery and Feed Stable
Tallmadge
Talmadge
Kerlona Wey
Col. John
University of Nebraska — Lincoln
Neb
A. L. Haecker
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