Pig's milt weather prophecy fools Geeville tailor ads
A hungry editor is approached by a swaggering man who claims pig’s milt can forecast winter and boost local clothing ads. He pitches a scheme to grab two-column ads from Snippers and Joback, the tailor and clothier pair, by exploiting a supposed meteorological pig organ.
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ED Mott
Tefere
Geeville
Johnny
Taflora
Clothiers
Snippers
Jeback
Joback
Joback & Suippers
W. G. Chapmana
Antelope Man Recalls Near Fatal Rattle Snake Bite
William J. McGreer, a Clarno stockman eight miles east of Antelope, describes his rattlesnake bite on the right arm between wrist and elbow. He details his rapid escape to medical help, the snake’s size, the failed hope to cut the wound, and the drastic treatment that saved his life, including blood loss and nurse care.
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Snake
Man
Antelope
Ore
William J. McGreer
Oregon
McGreer
Crook County
Galliger Canyon
Billy Matone
Malone
Bower
Jack Brogan
Six years under a church at Winchester dome
The Winchester cathedral dean and chapter presented diver W. R. Walker, supplied by Siebe Gor man & Co., with a silver rose bowl for six years of underwater work. He removed peat and sealed gravel below the foundation, operating in darkness under water through bags of concrete. The preservation scheme cost over 500,000 dollars and is now nearly complete.
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London
Winchester Cathedral
Hampshire
W. R. Walker
Messrs. Siebe, Gorman & Co
Leworth
Walker
Goose ownership dispute ends in doomed split plan
In Wilkes-Barre a feud over a goose pits Mrs. Alice Kreiger of Shickshinny against Mrs. Louis Pelinus. Aid John F. Dona hue proposes a test by gathering flocks and having the goose choose, then jokes a harsher fate: the defendant must return home and kill the bird, dividing it between the accuser and herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
John F. Donahue
Alice Kreiger
Shickshinny
Louis Pelinus
Found Prehistoric Skull Unearthed in Wyoming
E B Adair of Lost Spring near Douglas unearthed a well preserved human skull imbedded in stone. Archaeologists believe the skull antedates the biblical flood. The discovery comes from LaramieWyoming reports.
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Laramie
Wyo
E. B. Adair
Lost Spring
Douglas
Woman jailer Porcher seeks post amid three year illness
Madame Jenny Porcher, 51, claims the chief warder role at Algia prison after serving in place of her ill husband for three years. Aigle, Switzerland, population 4,000, hosts the prison. Porcher, six feet tall and strong, asks a one year trial before permanent appointment, citing reforms and stable discipline while her husband was indisposed. She faces a commission with seven children to support.
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Jenny Porcher
Huseband
Berlin
Mmeé
Aigle
Rhone
Mme, Perchet
Algia
Perchet
Mme. Porchat
Legal Commission
Mme. Porcher
Quip on Bedtime Habits Across Husbands
A humorous exchange between Mrs Hoyle and Mr Doyle about spouses. Mrs Hoyle says her first husband slept with the chickens. Mr Doyle asks about her second husband. Mrs Hoyle replies he goes to bed when the chickens are getting up.
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Mrs. Hoyle
Mr. Doyle
Boat That Can't Sink Promises Safe Voyage
M. E. Kanic boasts of a vessel that “will not down” and invites visitors to inspect his submarine boat concept. Orvilla Smarte counters with many submarine boats she has seen, suggesting doubt or curiosity about the claim.
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Orvilla Smarte
A Matter of History
Grace notes Noah's first voyage on record while George cites Lot's wife as the first female salt in a playful exchange about biblical history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Noah
George
Lot
Rough on Cholly in a Saucy Exchange Card
A humorous local caption shows Cholly Champleigh asking about a happy home while Miss Caustique retorts she would only welcome him if she saw him coming and the back door was unlocked.
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Cholly Champleigh
Miss Caustique
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Milt
Virginia
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Chesterfield
Sheriff Gill
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Little Court House
Gregon Stockman
Clarno
Dalles
Malone’s
Chico
Cal
California
H. F. Blanchard
Pennsylvania
Amazon
Rhone Valley
M. E. Kanic
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