Among the Literati and Their Pen Names
The article surveys authors and editors, noting title forms A M and M A, Gabrielle d Annunzio aka Rapagnetta, and Duc De Gallese. It describes William Dean Howells’ yearly stint at Ashtabula Sentinel and Octave Thanet’s pen name chosen by Alice French. It ends with Thanet’s background and first successful magazine story.
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Charles
Oxford
Cambridge
A. M
M. A
Gabrielle d’Annungio
Rapagnetta
Duc de Gallese
William Dean Howells
Ashtabula
O.) Sentinel
Mr. Howells
Sentinel
John Kendrick Bangs
Yonkers
New York
New England
Alice French
Octave Thanet
Octave
Thanet
West
South
Fragmentary Science Notes From Rutherford To Dinochoerus Fossil
A compilation of science snippets notes Rutherford finds alpha rays slower than light. A large fossil pig Dinochoerus brol landi unearthed in Nebraska deposits. A coke petroleum smoke absorber converts soot to fuel and renders gases inflammable. Diamonds glow when rubbed. Cookes claims a luminescent artificial zinc sulfide. Smoke signals imperfect combustion yields water and carbon dioxide.
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Tedium
Rutherford
Nebraska
Brollandi
William Cookes
Snob, Note Paper, Legal Joke and Sermon Definitions
A satirical piece defines a snob as a superficial figure of mere show, a half sheet of note paper as having position and magnitude but no weight, and a legal joke as length and breadth without point. It also claims a speech may drift far from its subject while a sermon marks the longest distance between its start and end.
Flat and Flatter Compliments Fall Short
Readable notes describe how compliments vary in impact with some sounding hollow while others carry real meaning. The piece contrasts superficial praise with genuine praise and hints at social dynamics in giving compliments.
Grape Nuts Praise From A Brain Worker
A brain worker extols Grape Nuts as essential for mental clarity and energy. He credits the breakfast cereal with improving both thinking and output, asserting it supplies all elements needed by brain and nervous system.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Christmas Eve Comfort Sparks a City Child’s Wish
Lexia prepares popcorn and a grand tree as a blizzard paints the window. Sammie, a lonely unseen neighbor, sends a Christmas plea to God. Sammie asks to bring his Uncle Dick to a planned party, revealing a shy, hopeful city scene.
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Sammie
Alexia
Uncle Dick
Lexia
God
Santa Claus
Jack Frost
Harriman Answers Ryan Before Insurance Committee
Thomas I. Ryan and E. H. Harriman testified in the legislative insurance investigation. Harriman said he offered to take half of Hyde stock and name two trustees to test Ryan’s motives, but Ryan refused. He denied planning any action to thwart Ryan’s control of Equitable Life.
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New York
Legislative Insurance Investigation Committee
Thomas I. Ryan
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Mr. Harriman
Hoch Must Hang for Marie Walcker Hoch Murder
Chicago December 16 the Illinois supreme court denied Johann Hochs bid for reversal and a new trial. The court set February 23 for his execution for the murder of Marie Walcker Hoch one of his many wives amid suspicions linked to the deaths of others.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
Johann Hoch
Marie Walcker-Hoch
Hoch
United States Supreme Court
Emily Fischer
Alice Roosevelt to be honored abroad after wedding
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Nicholas Longworth will travel abroad in June and be presented at court in each country visited. In England Whit e law Reid will arrange an early meeting with the king and a string of entertainments. The czar and the Japanese emperor may contribute to wedding gifts as a nod to the Portsmouth peace.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
England
Whitelaw Reid
Edward
Russia
Japan
Alice
Portsmouth
Pfister Cleared In Milwaukee Larceny Case
Judge Brazee ruled Charles F. Pfister not guilty of larceny as bailee in a Milwaukee case. The jury returned an acquittal on the charge involving $14,000 placed with him as stakeholder in a Wisconsin Rendering Company garbage contract. Evidence showed the money was disbursed and not converted by Pfister.
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Milwaukee
Brazee
Charles F. Pfister
Mr. Pfister
Wisconsin Rendering Company
Girl Trampled to Death in Streetcar Fire
Cleveland report details a Willson avenue streetcar fire after a fuse blew on Friday. As passengers rushed to exit the vestibule, 13 year old Anna Siaba was trampled to death amid the crowd.
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Cleveland
Willson Avenue
Anna Siaba
Hierman Beats Hanlon in 29 Round Los Angeles Fight
Chicago lightweight Kid Hierman defeats Eddie Hanlon of San Francisco in a brutal 29 round battle in Los Angeles. The lengthy contest kept both fighters in nonstop motion with fans-packed crowds watching from start to finish.
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Los Angeles
Kid Hierman
Chicago
Eddie Hanlon
San Francisco
Dentist Relishes Plot to Keep Tooth and Torture
A humorous exchange from the New York World features a boy who requests a tooth after a dental extraction. He explains he will take it home to stuff with eager, place it on a plate, and watch it ache, revealing the boy's mischievous, carefree wit.
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N. Y. World
Unclear Dialogue Cited by Chicago Journal Fragment
Fragmentary quote shows Min De Retotes and a diplomat discussing forgiveness and temptation. The scene hints at moral tension and side choosing in a fence metaphor without clear context or full names or events. Publication value is limited due to missing surrounding text.
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Min de Retotes
Chicago Journal
Tennessee Praise of Dodd's Kidney Pills by N Roberts
N Roberts of Tennessee testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble completely. He says he no longer suffers pain and can bend and stoop with ease, praising the medicine as unmatched.
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Dodd
Mr. N. Roberts
Diagnosis First Doctor In Wealth Oyeon
A fragmentary note references a doctor and wealth, with cryptic phrases about eating with age and a knife. The text is unclear, lacking coherent events or identifiable people beyond a generic doctor figure.
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Sun
Go East via the Nickel Plate Road trains and meals
Lowest rates via Nickel Plate Road with eastern connections to all points in Eastern and Newland States. Three through trains daily to Cleveland Buffalo New York and Boston. Dining Cars offer Individual Club Plan meals at prices from cents to 1.00. Sleeping cars on all trains. For rates connections and reservations write J Y Calahan General Agent 113 Adams St Chicago Ill.
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Nickel Plate Road
Eastern
Newland
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Boston
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Football scene remark by Gladys and Eleven on him
A brief, playful exchange notes Gladys watching a football game for the first time. The spectator questions the team’s defense as the line appears overwhelmed, with a witty remark implying the eleven players converge on a single opponent.
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Ethyl
Gladys
Laundering the Baby's Clothes with Ivory Soap
A brief notice warns mothers that strong alkalies in common soaps can irritate baby skin. It advises washing under maternal guidance using only Ivory Soap for infant garments.
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Eleanor R, PA ER
Insanity Expert Sparks Town Topics Curiosity
Readers crowd to learn the identity of a famed insanity expert after hearsay quotes describe people eager to meet him. The town buzzes over the mysterious figure as questions mount about his work and influence.
Piso's Cure for Consumption Sold as Medicine
Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey reports on February 17 1900 that Piso s Cure for Consumption is an alleged invaluable medicine for coughs and colds, reflecting contemporary patent medicine promotion.
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Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Dogs respond to size dynamics in canine clashes
A line from the Atchison Globe notes that dogs can show reason in fights, citing moments when a larger dog attacks a smaller one and vice versa, illustrating size dynamics in canine behavior.
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Atchison Globe
Education as Ornament vs Utility
A critic argues much schooling is decorative rather than practical, calling for reforms to emphasize real usefulness over showy but empty learning. The remark highlights tension between traditional curricula and applied skills in modern education debates.
Death of a Jurist in Lexington Missouri
Lexington Missouri December 16 Judge John E Ryland criminal judge for 18 years of the Fifteenth circuit died here Friday in this city His death marks the end of a lengthy tenure on the bench and a notable legal career in the region.
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Lexington
John E. Ryland
Fifteenth—circuit
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Ottawa
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Indianapolis
Ind
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