Mule Jerry Remains In Plumville After Auction Bid
In Plumville a traveling man narrates how Big Bill McCune’s mule Jerry wandered grass seeking elation. The town marshal buries bills to feed the beast and an auctioneer seeks bids to sell Jerry for 7.25 dollars owed. Jack Pemble opens at twenty five cents but the crowd halts the bid as the tale ends.
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Plumville
Big Bill McCune
Hickey’s
Hyard
Jerry
Big Bill
Old Jerry
Colonel Wilson
Auctioneer Sells for 25 Cents at Plumville Yard Sale
The scene describes a sale won by Jack Pemble for 25 cents. A mule near a corn crib is shown with children pulling its ears and sliding along its sides, illustrating a homey Plumville setting associated with Pemble.
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Jack Pemble
Plumville
Town folk's generous meal inspires a light luncheon contrast
A Concordia motorist stranded miles from town is hosted by a hospitable farmer's wife who insists there is little to eat. Five guests share a generous spread including sausage, hot potato patties, bread, tea, peaches and more, illustrating the humor of rural hospitality versus city banquets.
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Homer Davies
Concordia
Kansas City Star
Skimmer Mystery Dairyman Leaves Doubt About Milk Purity
A historical note portrays Skimmer as an old fashioned dairyman whose earnings and honesty were questioned. The quip suggests customers could never be sure if water was added or if milk was spilled into water.
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Skimmer
London Vegetarian Association Menu Update
The London Vegetarian Association served a meal featuring walnut cutlets with brown sauce, cauliflower and new potatoes, asparagus on toast, spaghetti on toast, tomato farcie, and young carrots. The set showcases diverse meatless options reflecting club aims.
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The
London Vegetarian Association
Instinct Serves Dog Well in Tacoma Fire
A Tacoma boarding house dog named Shep woke residents by barking during a lamp blast and guided them to safety before dying in the flames. Life magazine notes the dog acted with a surprising instinct and sacrifice, despite lacking human scientific understanding.
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Shep
Tacoma
Wash
No War Foresight by Gudula Rothschild Revealed
A discovered manuscript portrays Gudula Rothschild mother of the Rothschild banking dynasty and wife of Maier Amschel Rothschild. It recounts her reassurance that war would not occur as her sons in London Naples Paris and Vienna weighed international finance and advised against kings funding conflict. The entry emphasizes her influence on banking families during a looming conflict.
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Gudula Rothschild
Maier Amschel Rothschild
Frankfort
Germany
Mother Gudula
London
Naples
Paris
Vienna
Tropical climate and race in a colonial outlook
In Harpers Weekly no race with skin unable to resist tropical sunlight can survive tropical climates. The piece notes Tralia with 24 000 inhabitants 20000 natives and claims adaptability to tropical sun is skin deep, while yellow and mixed races show pigmentation. It frames whites as vulnerable and natives as inherent to tropical life.
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Tralia
Florida
Harper’s Weekly
Little Mothers and Fathers and Child Labor Views
A New York Press opinion notes a recently published book arguing some child labor conditions may not harm children. It praises the author for valuing responsibility and cites touching examples of janitor’s children who care for one another, suggesting they may become better adults than privileged peers.
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New York Press
Use of the Toothbrush Opinion Divides Medical Thought
The Hospital (London) notes a debate over toothbrush use with views ranging from extreme boiling and antiseptics to regular brushing as a virtue. It suggests a middle ground: regular use is helpful but not as essential as diet, and recommends soft brushes used gently. Chalk may help whitening for smokers.
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London
White colonization aims in tropics and fears encroachment
The text argues that white governments push migration to vacant tropical territories while preferring colonists of their own race. It notes racial anxieties about colored populations, citing yellow and black threats and highlighting North Australia as an example.
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Tropics
North Aus
Fern care tips for freshness and health
Use a soil mix of half leaf mold or earth and half fine sand with abundant drainage. Water well and wash monthly in a tub with soap, then rinse and refresh soil. Occasionally bury fresh beef in the soil to aid health.
Long Life Shared by Isle of Wight Family
A Cowes family of five adults aged 84 to 72 and two sisters all receive old age pensions. The elder is Mrs. Ann Harris of Cowes at 84, while the youngest is Mr. Robert Butt of Niton with 72 summers. The three brothers and two sisters total 387 years in combined age.
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Isle of Wight
Ann Harris
Cowes
Robert Butt
Niton
Emma McChesney Sells for Buck's Featherloom Petticoats
Emma McChesney, a top traveling salesman for T. A. Buck, handles a crowded storefront as Ed Meyers taunts Jock McChesney. Meyers foils rivals by planning a bold move to reach the store head's office before the door opens, while Emma remains poised and perceptive amid the shop floor hustle.
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Emma McChesney
Meyers
Jock McChesney
Emma
Watkins
McChesney
T. A. Buck
Ed Meyers
Jock
Diana
Weston
Jack
Old Salzburg
American Magazine
Afraid of Number Thirteen and Superstition Across Time
Discussion of superstition around the number 13 with President elect Wilson embracing it as lucky in 1918. Mentions a London movement to suppress the numeral, public letters seeking avoidance, and historical references such as 1413 Henry V’s crowning and 1813 Napoleon’s collapse as not disasters.
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Wilson
London
London County Council
London ‘Papera
Henry V
Napoleon
Had His Own Idea of Art
A Sordid, commonplace man favored moving pictures over fine art. His wife, eager to cultivate taste, dragged him to galleries abroad where he mocked sad images and scoffed at a painting of Mona Lisa reimagined as a moving picture. He remains unrefined and continues to prefer moving pictures.
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Lippincott
Aunt Sainthony
Leonardo da Vinci
Color and color schemes move the mind and mood
A New Yorker traveler discusses how color affects perception and taste. He claims color, like blood, can influence mood and reactions more than aroma or flavor, noting women’s greater color sensitivity and his own selective use of colors to shape experiences and even theater settings.
Newlyweds’ Honeymoon Ride Draws Biting Local Comment
A Fulton couple’s motor cycle honeymoon prompts tongue in cheek remarks from the local department. The Kansas City Times quips that motor cycling may not be the ideal start toward conjugal bliss and suggests the activity resembles exercise more than romance.
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Fulton
Kansas City Times
Illinois Central Passenger Service Notices and Freight Update
Illinois Central announces passenger and freight service notes listing Passenger No 16 and Passenger No 632 with Local Freight No unspecified. The fragment suggests timetable or equipment references for trains or car numbers.
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Rey Cement
Winfred Moulton
Farmers National Bank
J. K. Rice
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Iowa ‘Homestead
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