Thanksgiving Homecoming and a Second Chance at Love
Lieutenant Philip Roland returns to his New England home for Thanksgiving and learns Helena Taylor, long a family guest and sorrowful widow, has waited years. After a heart to heart with his mother, Philip proposes, hoping to marry Helena and settle down after another naval cruise.
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Mary
Joe
Helena Taylor
Philip
Helena
Bob
Helena Madison
Roland
Phil
Uncle Joe
Aunt Mary
Academy
The Cunning Frog’s Fly Snare
In a scientific tale a toad mimics a scavenger to trap flies. The clever batrachian lingers near a saucer of moistened meat as it soured, then ambushes flies with a lightning tongue strike. This ploy becomes a daily routine for feeding.
Guileful Girl Quips On Skating Lesson Gaffe
A playful exchange unfolds as a man recalls teaching a girl to skate last winter. The remark hints at a misread, with a wry suggestion she may be pursuing a post graduate course in skating.
Remarkable 12 year old cripple cycles on pedalless machine
George Anstey of Leicester, aged 12, is described as one of the most remarkable cyclists in the country. Though his legs are withered, a padded tube machine lets him lie face down with wooden clogs on his hands to propel, steer, and brake as he travels streets with speed.
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George Anstey
Leicester
England
Leicester Cripples
Definition of the eight of aggravation in Fleet Street humor
A London Tit Bits gag frames the height of aggravation as trying to catch a flea with boxing gloves. A humorist in a rambling hostel boasts the feat while setting his pewter on the counter, examining the crowd with pride.
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Fleet Street
London
An Alaskan Luncheon Setting Described in Vivid Detail
The scene features 12 place settings with woven Indian basketry doilies from Sitka, a central mirror vase arrangement, and four surrounding vases. Alaskan crafted dishes and horn spoons accompany a menu highlighting halibut chowder, salmon, roast duck, and Klondike nuggets, with Nome firewater and decorative symbolism.
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Sitka
la Bering Sea
Yukon
Fairbanks
Arctic
Circle City
Nome Firewater Ioffee
Woman's Home Companion
Married to her, he owes her perks and receptions
Acknowledgment reveals Mr. Cumro x admits his wife grants him social invitations. he credits marriage for access to her receptions and musicales.
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Mr. Cumrox
Brother disqualified from amateur guessing contest
The narrator asserts the brother won first prize in an amateur guessing contest but was ruled a professional. The claim suggests government bureau employment as a reason, with implication of a misclassification by organizers.
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Ifer
Lightning Change Actor Plays All Three Roles in One Night
In a single performance the actor jumped between the hero villain and a friend who intervenes after both men fall ill. The quick switch showcases his range as the trio of parts were performed by one performer.
Not Altogether Dead
Mr Robert Butler of Marlborough England faced a death notice at Exeter poor law conference when a delegate proposed he be replaced on Wiltshire central committee. Butler rose and said he was alive and well and willing to remain in office if the conference wished.
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Robert Butler
Marlborough
England
Exeter
Butler
Wiltshire
Bankers and Bank Notes Depict Counterfeit Confidence
Four Wall Street brokers discuss currency trust as they test familiarity with a ten dollar bill. A broker holds up the note to identify the first U S treasurer Michael Hillegas, confessing he did not know the portrait moments before.
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Wall Street
United States
Michael Hillegas
New York Tribune
The Theologian and Edison on Souls and Machinery
Des Moines theologian Dr. Hiram C. Cortlandt cites Thomas Edison on immortality and parodies the inventor with a locomotive making tale. He contrasts souls with electricity and critiques industrial processes through a humorous anecdote about boiler construction and drafting.
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Hiram C. Cortlandt
Des Moines
Thomas A. Edison
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Absent-minded traveler recalls balloon voyage tale
A London Globe excerpt recounts a traveler who took to ballooning. He describes a perilous ascent, drifting toward Siberia, and a desperate chase by wolves as their “hot breath” is felt on the neck. The narrator emphasizes the fear and danger of the journey.
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Munchausen
Siberia
London Globe
Capture of 63-Foot Whale Off Port Arthur
The largest record whale was captured near Port Arthur Texas. The 63 foot animal was estimated at 300 years old. Captain Cole Plummer of a US pilot boat spotted the creature in shoals near the jetties and the crew captured it. It was towed ashore displayed and photographed before being cut up.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Cole Plummer
United States
Rat Bounty Sparks Seattle Ridicule
Seattle offers ten cent bounty per rat to curb bubonic plague fears, triggering laughter in Tacoma. The Ledger notes the joke spreads to non residents and wonders if Seattle’s rat population could affect its census.
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Seattle
Tacoma
The
Ledger
Everett
Bellingham
Two Very Old Ladies in Poland and Bavaria
The Dundee Advertiser reports two of the world’s oldest women. Frau Dutkievitz of Posem Prussian Poland born February 21 1785 is said to be 125. Babavashka born May 1784 is nine months older and long worked in the fields living at Bavelsko with about 100 descendants sharing a joint allowance. She recalls events from the early 1800s more clearly than recent decades.
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Frau Dutkievitz
Babavashka
Posem
Prussian
Poland
Bavelsko
Dundee Advertiser
Too Ardent a Lover Forces Paris Woman to Serve Month in Prison
Georgette Fontano an embroiderer from Rue Sevres Paris was jailed for a month after she rang a fire alarm to summon her fiancé a fireman near her home. Fire engines arrived with angry crews and the magistrate jailed her despite tears and protests.
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Georgette Fontano
Sevres
Paris
Nebuchadnezzar Ponders A Lurching Feast In Puck
A quoted figure in the satirical fragment muses on appetites and fate with mock dignity. The text frames a Biblical allusion to decay as it contemplates a brisk, wry meal.
Kind Intentions Echoed In Theatrical Banter
A tense exchange unfolds as a man claims delight in a woman's tears while Miss Cayenne defends a husband known for taking his wife to emotional plays revealing differing views on sentiment and kindness.
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Miss Cayenne
Tesla Dines Alone in Grand Hotel Dining Room
The New York Press describes Nikola Tesla dining solo in a hotel’s great dining room. He sits with a solemn, absorbed attitude, possibly with a portfolio of papers, scanning them as an eloquent tableau of profundity during his meal.
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Nicola Tesla
New York Press
Holidays in the States and their varied observances
The article outlines which holidays are observed in states across the U S. Washingtons birthday is a holiday nationwide while Decoration Day is not in eight states. Labor Day is universal and many states honor state specific events such as battles and independence days. Columbus Day is newly adopted in a few states with Mississippi following federal patterns for federal holidays.
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Washington
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Planting Wedding Oaks Promoted by Princess August Wilhelm
Princess August Wilhelm wife of the Kaiser's fourth son leads a revival of a century old German custom. Newlyweds plant two oak saplings near their native town with a municipal escort after the ceremony. Multhausen Thuringia responds first to the appeal. The practice began after the Thirty Years War by a Brandenburg elector who required fruit trees before marriage.
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August Wilhelm
Germany
Multhausen
Thuringia
Brandenburg
Unnecessary Confession at Birmingham Court
A drunk and disorderly prisoner caused a courtroom laugh by mistaking a list of cases for his own past convictions. When the clerk read shopbreaking eight years earlier, he cried out, and after the initial shock he smiled, realizing the error. The misstep did not lead to any penalty.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Mail
Lawsuit in libel over Grape-Nuts on appendicitis claims
A libel suit arose after a weekly attacked assertions about treating appendicitis without surgery using Grape-Nuts. The reply cited expert witnesses from New York and Chicago and defended predigested food as easier on weakened stomachs. The case argues that stopping undigested food and using predigested Diet can avoid unnecessary operations.
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New York
Chicago
Mishawaka
Ind
Thos. Darlington
N. Y
C. W. Post
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Philip Roland
New England
Old Homestead
China
Navy
Christ- Mies
London Mail
Nebuchadnezzar
Puck
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Rene de Ten Eee
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