Taken by brigands Miss Stone recalls two abduction scares
Miss Stone of the Woman's Board of Missions recounts encounters with Bulgarian brigands and mountain bandits in Turkey. In one raid they ransacked luggage but spared valuables after learning she was a missionary, and in another night she awoke to footsteps and a hand on her face before the intruder left.
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Miss Stone
Woman's Board of Missions
Turkey
Ose
Sil
Nash
London
Tobit
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mrs Roosevelt Church Ties as President Keeps Dutch Reformed Faith
Mrs Roosevelt attends St Joan Episcopal Church while President remains linked to Dutch Reformed at home. A Washington correspondent notes they share general religious views despite different church memberships rooted in heritage.
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Roosevelt
New York
Washington
Albany
Jons
Peculiar English Names For Study By American Girls
A German officer teaches proper English pronunciation of names appearing in English history and literature. The list includes Abergavenny Atch eson Adye Ay dy Alcester Awister Alington Allington Ays vough Ask ew Bagehoi Bag got Beauchamp Bee chain Beaulien Ben Ny Bellingham Bellingham Belyetr Gee ver Bertie Barty Bethune Bee rty.
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Abergavenny
Abergenny
Acheson
Atch
Eson
Adye
Ay'dy
Alcester
Awister
Alington
Allington
Aysvough
Ask
Bag
Beauchamp
Bee
Rockefeller's Private Wire Spans Office To Foresthill
John D. Rockefeller uses a private long distance line from his New York office to his Foresthill Ohio mansion for routine business. He never mails messages and instead talks directly to a trusted operator, treating the mansion as if it were the New York office.
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Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Foresthill
Ohio
Sheep King of Australia Samuel McCaughney Records Vast Holdings
An Irish immigrant who arrived in 1856 built a vast Australian empire. He started with little, grew a large flock, and now claims more sheep than any man. His land holdings exceed his flocks with farms on the Darling Downs spanning thirty six by forty miles. He owns over 1,000,000 acres and leases about 1,099,000 more.
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Australia
Samuel McCaughney
Darling Downs
Curious English tenures described from Yorkshire to Suffolk
A medley of archaic rents is recorded. A Broad Howse farm in Yorkshire pays a midsummer snowball and a Christmas red rose to the landlord. Foston manor is held for two arrows and a loaf of bread. A northern estate is subject to a seven year vase exhibition before a court, and Suffolk holds an estate on an annual rent of two white doves.
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Broadhowse
Yorkshire
Foston
England
Suffolk
Mosquitoes Ignore Kerosene in Kansas City Bite Scene
The Kansas City Journal reports that western mosquitoes show no hesitation around kerosene and bite magnates as readily as others, highlighting a sharp, tongue in cheek note about pests and power in the region.
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Kansas City Journal
Talks with Birds in Their Own Tongue in Iowa City
Reina Ve Wright, a 4 year old Oshkosh girl, speaks with birds by calling and listening as they answer in chorus. Wright, now 12, has studied bird calls since age 1, gathers friends in their own tone, and is taught at Gratpon Mall by President Kagerly.
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Reina Ve Wright
Oshkeel
Miss Wright
Ivegetter
Wright
Gratpon Mall
Te oWas
Nebraska
Weblild
Abe
Physical Caultur
Gle
Presiderd Kagerly
Hugton
The Weight Coma Trick and a Tragic Ending
In a wild tale from a far western ranch, a bronco thief is tricked into rope discipline but hangs himself after a staged confrontation. A concluding telegram reveals a weighty message from G. J. Kelly to Reynolds, hinting at a personal motive behind the deed and a misplaced sense of guilt.
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Reynolds
G. J. Kelly
Quotation about Rev Sheldon and ink drink joke
A Cleveland Plain Dealer column features a quip about Rev. Mr. Sheldon preferring ink to beer. The dialogue imagines Sheldon drinking whiting fluid with blotting paper as a chaser, highlighting a humorous, satirical exchange.
Ha’ witty telegram prank from Chicago youth
A Chicago youth devises a joke by sending a telegram to a New York friend with a collect charge. He writes several messages and finally signs as George J. Kelly from Broadway, New York, claiming perfect health, then enjoys the sting of the recipient realizing the prank.
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Yue Weight
Chicago
Brivane
New York
Hika
George J. Kelly
Broadway
J. Lincoln Reynolds
Witty telegram marks mystery box arrival at Reynolds home
A messenger delivered a small wooden box to Reynolds with a two dollar charge and a label reading Value $100 This side up with care He opens curiosity stoking the moment though no prior package was anticipated, hinting at a curious outcome from the unopened crate.
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Reynolds
le Fapy
Attendant Swallows Dice To Foil Massachusetts Raid
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes a raid on a Massachusetts gambling house foiled by an attendant who swallowed dice. The constable lacked a warrant, the attendant grimaced, and the dice rattled as he laughed, leaving officers baffled by the odd tactic.
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Ratoers
Massachusetts
Cleveland Plain
Man Tries to Strap Lawn Mower To Bicycle
A couple, Mr. and Mrs. Bixtable, live in a lower flat with a small front lawn. Mrs. Bixtable finds her husband Gerald buckling a lawn mower on his bicycle, insisting he has carried heavier loads. They discover the mower is too wide to pass through any opening, leaving him to rethink the absurd stunt.
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Miranda
Gerald
Round to Believe Lucky Stone Tale Sparks Injury
A Boston Traveler item recalls a man who credits a lucky stone for preventing greater harm after a sign falls and breaks his arm, noting how fortune and misfortune hinge on small talismans. The exchange highlights superstition and resilience amid an accident.
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Boston
Thief Breaks Into Tolmeco Store Questioned
Night watchman confronts a burglar who claims no law bans taking a snuff in the tolmeco store. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding of legality as the intruder defends his actions.
Diet Master Simkins On The Boat And Demestic Animals
A scientist declares the Boat the most unreliable of all domestic animals. Timkins notes a diet of tin can labels and circus posters could destroy the spirit of traps in any creature.
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Simkins
Timkins
Anecdotes and notices cross a busy English page
A collage of humorous tales, odd anecdotes, and small notices includes jests about Whistler mistaken for a clerk, a sharp rebuke from a London tale, and a grandmother’s wit. It also references Roosevelt as New York police commissioner, a Lincoln birthplace farm bid, a Kansas saloon motto, tips for ironing waist shirts, and assorted ads and medical quackery items.
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Ky'ar
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Dim’mak
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Pall Mall
Chicago News
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Wiestick
Kenry Irving
Hie
Miss Rein& Wright
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Tabor
Mina
Tulare
Mother
Willie
Mount Terrible
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United States
Hugo Hirsh
Funk & Wagnalls Company
Charles M. Sheldon
Advance Publishing Company
S. A. Harrison
Burrough School
Atlanta Constitution
James McNeill
Whistler
Alywardt
Berlin
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Hodgenville
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New York City
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