Stephen Girard and the Quaker’s Bold Gift tale
Stephen Girard, famed Philadelphia founder, required tact to fund the Pennsylvanian hospital. Samuel Coates, a generous Quaker, secured a $2,000 gift then a $5,000 one after a cheeky reply. Girard managed his farm personally, dismissing a late worker after a morning inspection and a sharp exchange over a warm bed.
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Stephen Girard
Chird College
Philadelphia
America
Samuel Coates
Pennsylvania Hospital
Girard
Coates
Stephen
Mr. Coates
A Lesson in Law From a Philadelphia Drummer
A Philadelphia drummer recounts a barber shop theft tale in which he loses cash, a watch, an overcoat, and a scarf after falling asleep during a shave. A lawyer questions proof of ownership and cash, concluding the man cannot prove possession, highlighting quirks of enforceable ownership and the sting of a light sentence.
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Philadelphia
New England
Sia
The Crafty Wolf And The Indian Tales
A skeptical writer, St Croix, probes rumors of wolves and bears as man eaters. He cites Indian lore on wolf habits, noting eight days without food, eighty pound meals, fear of glare ice, and tactics to drive deer to water. The piece ends with a dramatic two-wolf hunt scene by a Laurentian lake.
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St. Croix
Tie
Reade's Eccentric English and a Humorous Note
A survey of Reade's eccentric English features in his essays and stories, including his playful condemnations of port and sherry terms, his vivid descriptions of New Haven fishwives, and the humorous exchange with John Coleman over the phrase you don’t like the hog. The piece notes his stance on style and the risks of strong literal speech.
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New Haven
Christie Folmstone
John Colema
Coleman
Reade
Gentleman's Magazine
Quote from Blatchford in Ilarion on studying human nature
The speaker argues that world experience is the sole school of human nature and that literature by Shakespeare Hugo Cervantes Sterne trains minds, but true understanding requires immense love and sympathy from the student. It claims you cannot enter another’s heart without friendship.
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Shakespeare
Hugo
Cervantes
Sterne
Robert Blatehford
Ilarion
Buying Old Fiddles From Distant Counties and Dealers
A London Tit-Bits piece details the market for antique fiddles and cellos bought from country papers. It notes dealers pay small sums, then resell at high prices, with a Shropshire cello example turning £2 into about £2100. An orchestra member from a London suburban theater built a large, prosperous business through remote ads.
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Chen
Gome
Shropshire
West End
London
The Remarkable Part in a Welsh Church Visit
An American tour group visits a Welsh church and school. A parson hopes for donations to funds. A boy answers a question about George Washington, saying he was a American general who told the truth, leaving the visitors amused.
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Wales
George Washington
Cassell
Do and an Egg Story From a Western Farm
A farmer keeps two dogs, Alice the large one and Billy the small. Alice loves fresh eggs and fetches Billy to help access a nest under a shed. Billy proves slower, Lilly retrieves the egg, and Alice eats it eagerly, then the pair depart. In a separate note, a missionary trainee on New York's East Side recalls tenement life.
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Alice
Billy
Lilly
Chicago Tribune
East Side
New York
de Tremens
New York Tribune
Dinner Parties Of Sir Joshua Reynolds And Guests
A London Spectator passage recalls Sir Joshua Reynolds hosting a brilliant literary club with Dr Johnson Goldsmith Garrick Burke Sterne Hogarth Wilkes Allan Ramsay and others. At dinners mind prevailed over body though facilities were tight knives forks and glasses were often scarce and guests shouted for more while Reynolds listened.
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Joshua Reynolds
Dr. Johnson
Goldsmith
Garrick
Burke
Sterne
Hogarth
Wilkes
Allan Ramsay
Painter
Malone
London Spectator
English fruits reach peak due to gulf stream climate
A St James' Gazette note praises English fruits, claiming the gulf stream’s humidity gives English crops thinner skins and superior flavor. It argues foreign produce lacks the right atmosphere, with claims about strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, and apples comparing favorably to foreign varieties.
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St James
Stray Stories Honeymoon Echoes in London
A fragment from Stray Stories portrays a couple discussing London as a honeymoon site. The dialogue hints at affection and future visits, reflecting a tender urban vignette without further context.
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London
Tragedy on a busy Asheville street
On August 8 in Asheville Laura Day, boardinghouse proprietor, was shot five times and killed by Robert Murdock, a market stall keeper. He then reloaded and shot himself in a public street confrontation over a debt. No motive beyond alleged debt is given.
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Asheville
N. C
Laura Day
Robert Murdock
Murdock
Drowning Incident At Local Lake Claims Eighteen Guests
Eighteen visitors from Brooklyn and nearby at the Hunt residence drowned while bathing in the lake. Authorities reported a sudden, tragic accident as rescue efforts began and investigators examined the scene for factors contributing to the disaster.
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Brooklyn
Hunt Home
Fine LaVom's addition lots for sale east of the college
Advertises six quality building lots in LaVom's addition east of the college for sale. Terms offered include ten dollars cash and five dollars monthly or more as paid, with no lettered building lot in the city mentioned.
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LaVom
Baseball Scores Roundup From National and American Leagues
National League results show New York 4 St. Louis 8 at New York Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 4 Chicago 0 Philadelphia 3. American League games include Philadelphia 4 Detroit 2 at Philadelphia and Washington 7 Cleveland 2. Boston 2 Chicago 1 in fourteen innings, plus American Association notes Toledo 4 Kansas City 3 Indianapolis 3 St Paul 2 Columbus 4 Milwaukee 3 eleven innings Louisville 10 Minneapolis 0 and Louisville 3 Minneapolis 1 seven innings called by agreement.
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New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Market Quotations Wheat and Cattle Prices Across Cities
Minneapolis and Duluth report wheat on track prices with No 1 hard at 97 1 2 percent and No 1 Northern around 96 1 2. Chicago shows mixed grains with wheat Sept at 87 8 8 cents and corn Sept near 54 1 4 cents. Cattle and hogs across Minneapolis St Paul and Chicago show a range from good to prime steers at 56 50 to 7 60 and pork around 16 20 per hundred weight.
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Minneapolis
Northern
St. Paul
Duluth
Chicago
Springs
Two Girls Drowned at Chippewa River Crossing
Glidden Wisconsin August 8 Martha Weildenhost and Ella Jenson twelve cousins were drowned while wading with five companions in the Chippewa river. They reached a quicksand bottom and could not escape. One older girl rescued four others before they sank.
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Glidden, Wis
Martha Weildenhost
Ella Jenson
Chippewa
Glidden
Rochford’s for Sale: Multiple Houses and Land
Rochford’s lists several properties for sale including two good houses on South St Paul Water Street and a good vacant lot. Also a large house on Winona Street with two houses on Main Street and other settlements in old ward. Mower County land bargains. A work team harness wagon sand dirt and filling. Phone 4 L. Large modern house on Winona Street. A good house on Kenwood age. A few rooms.
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Hope Street
Sidward
Railway St
Lansing Ave
Hope St
Srist
Sumner School
Austin
Mower
Ooe
N. W
Farmer City
Third Ward
St. Paul St
Water Street
South Kenwood Age
Winona St
Main St
Old Ward
Mower County
Three bathers perish in lake at Newton New Jersey
A drowning incident near Newton New Jersey leaves James Johnson twenty one of Jersey City Harriet Slinkard sixteen of Brooklyn and Helen Bloomer among the victims. The three were swimming at a lake when they were swept under by a strong current and failed to resurface. Rescue teams retrieved the bodies but only after hours of effort.
Al Mollison property sale at Kenwood Baldwin corner
On Mc Cary street near Kenwood a house and barn are offered for sale. The Al Mollison property at the corner of Kenwood and Baldwin streets features a modern building suitable for two families, plus three lots and a good barn. The market listing indicates the property or any part is for sale.
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G. F. Rademacher
Davidson
St. Paul
Mill Streets
Mc. Cary Street
Kenwood
al. Mollison
Baldwin Streets
Capt. W. T
Barr
Lansing Avenue
Fox Hotel
Austin
Wade
Baliwin Street
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Omaha
Connell Bluffs
St Paul
Great Western
Jone
Chippewa River
Rochfords
East Water Street
Winonast
Kenwood Age
Newton, N. J
Foley
L. M. Ruggles
Reasoner
Iowa
K.O. Wold Druggist
Main and Bridge Streets
Addison -Jones
Lake Ane
Drexel State Bank
John Fairbanks
City Real Estate
John Bunyan
Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Lereh Tout
Waller Raleigh Dur
Austin Lodge
BP. F
Elk’s Hall
J. Solon Wood
John Gulden
ST. Olav Hospital
Austin, Minn
William Donovan
South Kenwood
C.R. Rosenthal
Arthur W. Allen
First National Bank N. W
Austin. Minn
C. F. Lewis, M. D
Te Eyea
Homer F. Pierson
St. Mary's Hospital
J. F. Fairbanks
East Bridge Street
Clifford C. Leck
Hirsh Block
Great Western Land Agency
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West Southern Lands
Re Property
G. Sorflaten
H. A. Avery
Austin National Bank
Interstate Phone
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Cagtus
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Wim. Keefe
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