Motoring talk ends in a comic domestic scene
A Pittsburg man recalls W. K. Vanderbilt in Rome noting motoring woes and a clever escape from a wife’s scolding. He tells how a husband, fearing a cold reception, spared himself by describing a friend named Smith enduring a severe domestic row, implying his own danger was avoided by a ruse.
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W. K. Vanderbilt
Pittsburg
Grand Hotel
Rome
Gon Management
Vanderbilt
Timic
Snc
Smith
Two poor city waifs and the dog he loved
Tom and Dick, two hungry boys, roam the streets seeking work and dignity. Tom befriends Dick, teaches him to dance for tips, and dreams of a gentler life while the pair share a fragile bond. Their voyage ends tragically as Tom dies diving overboard to join his beloved dog in the water, a heartbroken Dick left to mourn.
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Toi
Tom
Heaven
Steamers for Lake Titicaca Aim to Boost Peru Trade
A second steamer will be placed on Lake Titicaca, set high in the Andes of Peru at 12 000 feet above sea level. The first vessel, built in England, was sent piecemeal and is now being reconstructed along the lakeshore.
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Lake Titicaca
Anudas
Peru
England
The Dog Stayed
A Harlem businessman brings home a stray mongrel after a hopeful encounter. The dog follows him home after a grateful kiss of the hand, and the man declares the dog will stay despite its disreputable look. The account concludes with the dog remaining with the household.
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Harlem
New York Sun
The Heaven Born Dreamer in a World of Light
Poem excerpt by Madison Caweln from The Ranader praising an ideal beauty amid nature. The speaker asks if the beloved of pure dawn will emerge from heavenly realms where music and color bloom. It envisions an unattainable incarnate identity inspiring longing and awe.
Strictly Freed Eggs Mystery Enters an Egg Label
Hiram Hazleby discovers a labeled egg bearing Mamie Duesenberry’s name and address. He mails the postmaster of a Pennsylvania town for details, learning she left the egg business years ago after a successful poultry venture. The exchange ends with the grocer insisting on guarantees.
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Hiram Hazleby
Hiram
Mamie Duesenberry
Pennsylvania
Hazleby
Summer Resort Encounter Ends in Water Misadventure
At a lakeside scene the canoe capsized soon after departure and the young man and a woman named Henia found themselves standing neck deep in water. The man quips that he hoped to meet her and she questions the phrase as they recover. The exchange is reported by the Houville Post.
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Henia
Houvsteo Post
Trade With Japan Purchases and Sales in Recent Fiscal Year
Japan's purchases from the United States in the fiscal year just closed amounted to $51,724,726, up $27,000,000 from 1904. Japan's sales to the United States totaled $52,113,372, an increase of $5,600,000. In 1908 1904 and 1905 the United States bought $142,000,100 worth of goods from Japan and paid the bill with $97,000,000 in American goods and $45,000,000 in American gold.
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Japan
United States
Acetylene Light for Rural Homes Gains Popularity
Lighting lore extols calcium carbide derived acetylene as ideal for country use. It describes simple production from common lime and carbon, a compact lighting machine, easy cellar installation, and claims of bright, safe, eye-friendly illumination surpassing kerosene and candles. The piece ends with an aphorism about enemies and friends.
When You Buy Starch Defiance and Best Ridicule Sword
A compact branding line asserts that buying Defiance starch yields top quality at low cost and claims ridicule falls against righteousness. The phrasing mixes promotional promise with a moral jab, portraying starch as a principled choice amid criticism.
Restored Hair After Cuticura Soap Cure Claim
A New York man Fredk Busache reports severe scalp humor and hair loss healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He notes hair restoration and ongoing use, with address 213 East 67th Street. A New York City public school teacher recounts a sparrow worm lesson ending with Tommy’s joke about sparrows.
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Fred’k Busache
East
67Th St
New York City
New York
Tommy
Pink Pills Helped Severe Erysipelas Case at Home
Ida A. Col of 19 Winter Street Newburyport Massachusetts fell ill in June 1903 with chronic erysipelas spreading across her body and intense pain. After poor relief from a physician she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People taking two pills three times daily and after six boxes her inflammation and pain subsided enabling her to resume daily duties.
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St. Anthony's
Ida A. Col
Winter Street
Newburyport
Mass
de. Williams
Dr. Williams
Medisina Os
Schenestady
N.Y
Hartford Brothers See Only At Night Due To Light Sensitivity
In Hartford Connecticut two brothers, Dan and Abe White, ages six and three years younger, suffer extreme light sensitivity rendering daytime sight nearly impossible. They seek darkest places, like Riverside Park, at day to hide from glare. Experts in Hartford and New York have examined them with no improvement. They remain cheerful, plan to study at night, and neighbors note they may need night school.
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Hartford
Conn
Dan
Ahe White
Hyman
Abe
A Desser
New York
Riverside Park
Robin Kills Adder in Leominster Garden Fight
A robin attacked a 14 inch adder in George 3. Jones garden in Leominster Massachusetts. John A. Hannis and others witnessed the two-footed clash as the robin, defending a nest, swooped and fought until the snake lay dead.
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George 3. Jones
Leominster
Mass
John A. Hannis
Boston Globe
Butterflies as Investments and a Mumps Cat Tale
Butterflies fetch volatile prices, with Brazilian blue specimens once $50 75 now trading at 31 each in London. Meanwhile a six year old’s playful mumps breath in a cat caused a real outbreak, cat recovered fully, Elizabethtown News notes.
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Brazil
London
England
Bettia Woodring
Vine Grove Road
Elizabethtown News
Deer Hangs From Telephone Wire Near North Fork
Supervisor Knowles and William McClaren report a small deer suspended about twenty five feet above ground between two poles near North Fork. They believe an eagle lifted the deer and pulled the wire as it flew off, causing the strange sight observed Monday.
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Knowles
William McClaren
North Fork
Sacramento Bee
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