Night Plank and Apple Thieves in Tennessee Village
In a Tennessee valley near the Cumberland, a man climbed a tree to spy on a house, then slipped a plank to reach the window. A resident shoved the plank, sending the intruder off the sill. the man, Jim Wivers, was later arrested for attempted entry. The case unfolded in a local schoolhouse with a humorous, folksy courtroom scene as the accused and witnesses testified.
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Cumberland
Tlanily
Lins
Jim Wivers
Lefo’ Squar Taylor
Jess
Jim
The Girl of Fashion Debutante Styles in Vogue
Vogue pictures reveal debutante season in New York with white and silver gowns, sheer fabrics, and elaborate hair. Elbow sleeves return, scarves drape the belt line, and decoletage highlights with floral hair adornments mark the era.
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New York
Vogue
Susson
Surgical Operations Warn Women to Avoid Hospitals
A plea urges women to strengthen the female system and avoid hospital operations for ovarian issues. It cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as preventing surgery and shares reader letters praising cures and avoided operations after following the remedy. Public notices touts bypassing costly procedures with remedies and advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Mass.
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Ead
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. G. Survecy
Upson
Wis
Chicago
M. G. Sutvern
Fashion Notes and a Lincoln Anecdote
The column discusses evening gowns in black Brussels net with lace and chiffon trim, white panne satin girdles, and corduroy dresses in pale shades. It also shares a humorous Lincoln story about a secretary’s "chinny" and plowing through missteps, delivering a light, period-voice vignette.
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Vogue
Flying Bullets See Through Illusion in Military Firearm Tale
A dialogue among elf soldier and hunter voices a theory on sighting bullets. They debate whether bullets can be seen in flight, with the hunter claiming visibility by glycerin-dipping and smoke, and detailing a method to observe a bullet passing a light ground line five feet from the shooter.
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Sald
Blagon
Death In Nightmare and Nightmares in Sleep Deaths
A medical specialist links many sleep deaths to heart failure triggered by nightmares. He cites thousands of autopsies showing victims often suffered nocturnal dig disturbances and woke during the night before dying, suggesting fear and dreams as a common cause.
Fright at Night The Awe of Sleep Fearful Dreams End in Death
A historical ponderance questions whether intense fright during sleep could be as lethal as awake terror, noting people’s courage can waver under dreamlike faculties and seeking to compare mortality risks from fear while asleep versus awake.
China's Early History Through Dynasties And Modern Cards
The fragment outlines ancient Chinese history from mythic origins to 1368 and 1644 under the Ming and Qing. It shifts to a discussion of contemporary visiting cards, noting a return to thirty five year old elegant typography and the practicality of dual card sets for city and town address needs.
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Ching
Cuinu
Kalfungto
China
Vintage ads and medical claims flood verbose clipping
An assorted collection of ad copy and anecdotes appears. Items include a social card etiquette note on wedding cards and dates, a loud complaint about a glass eye, a testimonial praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, a claim about the feriwah tail feather value, Krause’s cold cure capsules, and a note on Grizzly bears born in captivity.
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Tennessee
Winder
Elain
Atanda
Etranger
Ime
Eaurt
Gil
the Girl OF Fashion
Lincoln
Iss Emile Barbie
E. Demick
Somerville
Ind
Cline 4
England
Krause
Cline
Grizzly Cuba
Cincinnati
Clinic Pharmacal Coo
Toronto
Ohio
C. B. Henderson
the Bank of Athens
United States
J.D. Brown
W.bb
Golden
Osshter
Basom
Athers
Orig
W. B. Lawrence
Standard O11 Company
THE
Union Pacific
Overland Limited
Pacific
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Islers
Portland
Dast
Omaha
W. H. Connor
G. A
Cincionati
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