Drunk and Disorderly Case Upsets Northwestern Depot Incident
At the Northwestern depot a drunken one legged man refused to pay fare, insulted Conductor Weidman, and was arrested by Bill Thompson. In Judge Thompson's court the defendant, too drunk to plead, faced defense by Slattery. the case paused until seven. He claimed seventy five dollars but refused jail, angering the judge. The note mentions old moors tenants and a long ceased forge with aged shoes.
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Northwestern
Weidman
Joe
Bill Thompson
Afair
Slattery
Salop
Strand
Japanese Joss Sticks Paper Napkins and Picnic Plates at Perry's
Perry's offers a selection of Japanese joss sticks paper napkins and picnic plates. Shoppers browse traditional and practical items for gatherings and events at the store.
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Perry's
Death of S. W. Adams at Bethany Nebraska
Bethany residents mourn the sudden heart attack death of Serena W. Adams aged 76. He leaves four sons and one daughter: Charles D. Miller Sheridan Wyoming Lewis B. Sac City Iowa Edson T. Ames and Mrs Eugene Smith Ames Iowa. Funeral held at home Wednesday morning.
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Bethany
Read
Adams
Charles D. Miller
Sheridan Wyo
Lewis B
Sac City
Iowa
Edson T
Eugene Smith
Ames
Miller
South Dakota
Butler Avenue
Perry's Sells Men’s and Boy’s Underwear at 19 Cents
Perry's advertises summer underwear priced at 19 cents for men and boys, highlighting affordable undergarments for warm weather with emphasis on value and selection.
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Perry's
Weiland Batted Out in Lincoln Tryout Scrimmage
Denver club notes Weiland the college pitcher who had been trying out with Lincoln was the first man batted out. The event occurred during a scrimmage with two players forced from the box by the pitcher.
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Denver
Lincoln
Weiland
Trade offer equity for cottage in Ames
Laying 40 acres offered for trade with equity valued at 1400 dollars. Respond with cottage in Ames as exchange. Address owner Lock box 1036 Denison Iowa 941 L. B. Craven.
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Ames
Denison Iowa
Cerebral Embolism Causes Sudden Brain Death
The New York Herald explains cerebral embolism results from vegetation on heart valves that break free and travel to brain arteries. The embolus blocks vessels, cutting blood supply and causing unconsciousness and death, often affecting the middle cerebral artery.
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New York Herald
A Quaint English Ceremony
On the last day of October the city solicitor of London with an assistant attends the royal remembrancer to hear a proclamation read and recorded.
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London
Royal Remembrancer
Spell This Puzzle From The Spelling Book
A playful line invites readers to spell a quirky sentence about observing two people pursuing symmetry of peeled pears. The wording hints at common spelling challenges and encourages friends to test their accuracy with the word list.
Back pew indignation over dowdy hat at church
He complains about being seated in a back pew while she suggests the seating choice hid her dowdy hat. The exchange reflects social worries over appearance and church norms.
Warship Test at Night in Harbor
The crew slumbers while the captain and officers enact a midnight drill. At eight bells the drummer signals general quarters and four hundred men surge from hammocks to man batteries. Blank shots prove gun readiness as the ship shifts from stillness to battle readiness in under three minutes.
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Chicago News
The Slippery Pronoun
The article notes how nations avoid direct address by shifting pronouns. It observes Thou fades except in prayer and regional usage varies with you all and semi contemptuous forms. It compares English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian pronoun habits in familiar speech.
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England
South
France
Germany
Spain
Italy
Harper’s Weekly
Comic dialogue on work stereotypes and hospitality
The panel features Mrs Homespun and Weary Waffles as they joke about workers and mother in laws. Mrs Homespun welcomes a guest, offering hospitality with a promise to broil a chicken, reflecting a playful domestic scene in a judge's presence.
Sorry, Son Acknowledges Father’s Fractious Mood
A Philadelphia Press snippet shows a child asked to tell his cross father he is sorry. The exchange ends with the son apologizing and the parent accepting the sentiment in a concise domestic moment.
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Cross
Tommy
Pop
An Unfortunate Misunderstanding Punch Quote
A Punch quotation recounts a speaker leaving a prior situation due to concerns about leading a sinful life and not wanting any servants about the place. The remark reflects social expectations and personal choices within a domestic setting.
Rescue schemes amid Napoleon's looming captivity
The article recounts a 19th century conspiracy to rescue Napoleon from St Helena involving General Lallemand, Baron Rigaud, and the pirate Lafitte. It details their Field of Asylum in Texas, ships built at Charleston, and Lafitte's vessels, set against rising US opposition and Napoleon's death before schemes could unfold.
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Wen
St. Helena
Magazine of History
Atlantic
Admiral Cockburn
Ascension
United States
England
Napoleon
New Orleans
Lallemand
Waterloo
France
Philadelphia
Lallemands
Tombigbee
Trinity River
Texas
Baron Rigaud
St. Louis
Lafitte
Bordeaux
Jackson
Galveston
Charleston
Boissiere
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bertrand
Costly Jar of the Subway Fire Alarm Folly
A London subways blower in a mansion grate caused a massive fire after a servant lit a coal fire and left the blower raised. Subway vibrations from passing trains knocked the blower loose, increasing draft and igniting a blaze that set soot and the roof water tank alight.
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Tuppenny
London
Pittsburg
A Girl and a Snake in Country Visit
A narrator notes men fear serpents more than women during a countryside visit. The text references crossing a stretch of land while visiting friends, framing a matter of fact observation on gender differences in fear.
Hare in the Moon Story Explains Self Sacrifice
Garrett J. Serviss notes a Bud dhist legend where Sakkha in disguise asks for help from animals. The hare offers only grass but agrees to a fire trap. The Brahman kills the hare in myth, but the hare’s leap becomes the figure in the moon, symbolizing self sacrifice.
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Garrett J. Serviss
Sakkha
A Northern New Hampshire Sheriff and Kinship Ties
In a close knit northern New Hampshire town walls of kinship shape justice. Sheriff Bill Harmon faced a delay in arresting Nate Giddings after wind spread he sold hard cider. Relatives' visits and family bonds delayed action until Harmon returned home to his wife, the sheriff’s wife, provoking debate on fairness and prejudice.
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New Hampshire
Corbin
Bill Harmon
Nate Giddings
Nate
Bill
Mr. Corbin
Noisy Conventions Shape 1840 and 1860 Nominations
The article recalls the 1840 Harrison campaign with log cabins cider and coonskin caps and the 1860 convention where Seward supporters cheered wildly at first then Lincoln’s nomination sparked a powerful westward shout. Murat Halstead described the frenzied reactions and the roof cannon fire barely heard over the din.
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William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
Thurlow Weed
Henry Clay
van Buren
Harrison
Seward
Lincoln
Murat Halstead
Halstead
Chicago Record-Herald
Anarchist Question Baffles Family During Dinner
A father explains an anarchist as someone who is always blowing somebody up. His child asks if his mother is an anarchist, prompting puzzled family dialogue quoted from Argonaut.
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Little Willie
Argonaut
Senator Sorgum thanks arrangement for pay independence
A Washington Star quote features Senator Sorgum praising a system that guarantees his compensation regardless of constituents' gratitude. He acknowledges the arrangement secures payment for his services independently of public approval.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
A Case For Hurry Cleverton Proposes In Taxi
Cleverton hires a taxicab to pop the question and asks Miss Calumet for time to consider the expense, while exclaiming in humorous fashion. The exchange blends romance with social expense concerns.
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Cleverton
Life’s Journey Cheer With a Contented Heart
A brief aphorism from Vandyck celebrates life’s path when traveled with a contented heart, suggesting inner peace and steady optimism as the main guide through daily experiences.
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Vandyck
The Meaning of Muff in Paris and London Chronicle
The Paris fact shows muffs worn by more men than women and recalls a German sense for muff as a hand warmer or a sulky person. The piece debates whether the term hints at effeminacy or softness in wearers, as discussed by the London Chronicle.
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Paris
London Chronicle
My Son Proves the Truth of the Adage
A humorous Chicago News item shows a mother lamenting her son for keeping his belongings in the closet corner. The boy replies that he has found the place for everything, delivering a wink to tidy habits.
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Chicago News
Perilous Sleepwalking Tales Across Europe
A Dresden woman walked the roof at midnight in somnambulism, bowing to onlookers as a crowd laid cushions below. A candlelit misstep awakened her, she screamed and fell to her death. The tale inspired Bellini's La Sonnambula. The piece also notes a grieving farewell and mid age greyhounds among women in Europe.
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Dresden
Bellini
Washington Post
Ius Paulus
Perseus
Macedonia
Persa
Europe
Boston Post
Romance of Buried Pictures Reveals Hidden Masterpiece
A London auction painting proved to be an overpainted Rembrandt valued at £8,900, with a Correggio hidden beneath. Restorers Lovera and Hunterspergh bought Rome canvases to repaint, finding a flower study masking a masterful figure. Lovera bought the work, later uncovering the Correggio and selling it for £1,500 to the Earl of Bristol.
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London
Lovera
Hunterspergh
Rome
Correggio
Earl of Bristol
Dundee Advertiser
Dogs of Luxury Through Ancient Times and Rome
The article discusses the historic role of small dogs as luxury items from ancient civilizations to Rome. It notes Greek and Roman women idolizing toy breeds and even foreign men carrying dogs in public, with Plutarch recounting Julius Caesar remarking on this display of pet dogs by strangers.
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Rome
Plutarch
Julius Caesar
Tertia
Lucius Aure
Too Much of a Good Thing Hash Dinner Lesson
A philanthropist George Marshall takes ragged street urchins camping and serves hash from leftovers. One lad hungry for breakfast agrees to more, but another refuses dinner explaining he liked it for breakfast but not for meal reviews.
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George Marshall
Johnnie
Peter
Mr. Marshall
Lippincott's Magazine
Sided With Father
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt tells of a suburban family with frequent loud quarrels between a wife of the Hicks family and a husband from the Stubbs line. Their son reports hearing the noise while fishing, noting the Hickses holler when the Stubbies fish.
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Hicks
Stubbs
House of
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lesson In Thrift From Congressman Andrus Admonition
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt recounts Congressman John E. Andrus advising a young Capitol aide in Washington. He warns to carry no more than 30 cents for lunch and car fare to avoid overspending, framing thrift as prudent life guidance.
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John E. Andrus
Capitol
Washington
William
Yonkers
Unchanging Man Across Races and Climates
A reflective comparison notes that a mortal man shows little difference across races and climates and that even the Egyptian and other civilizations reflect a common human identity. The piece cites diverse regions from the Nile to the Ganges and from the Eurotas to Arno, highlighting shared aspirations.
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Nile
Ganges
Eurotas
Arno
Mercure de France
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L. B. Craven
Haggard
Jess
Brooklyn Eagle
Dogs of Luxury
Bauge & Alm
Main
Cagwin
Father
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