Pot Pourri of Local Interest and Sorrowful Reflections
A poetic entry from a Baltimore publication presents verses on sorrow disappointment and daily struggle. The piece weaves themes of hunger toil hope and resilience with images of clouds rain and a garden of life.
Horse Team Hauls Auto with Man and Woman Aboard
A team of horses pulled a city bound automobile carrying a man and a woman, illustrating that horse power remains useful for transport in urban settings.
Newcomer kids joke about buying fireworks
A group of new boys quip about spending a million dollars on Fred Williams' fireworks and lighting them all themselves while debating whether to stop for Christmas.
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Fred Williams
Wal Decker Refuses Air Ship Passage
Mr Wal Decker planned passage from the Twin to California but refused when officers could not communicate in Esperanto.
Where do the small boys find green apples
J C Hawkins notes only two fruiting trees in the county. The small boy holds to the adage Seek and ye shall find, implying a limited source for green apples.
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J. C. Hawkins
County Option Dying Rumor Split From Prohibition Debate
Theo Hamm of Hamm Brewing argues County Option is dying in Minnesota as brewing interests push to influence the state legislature. He asserts County Option may grow while estate prohibition remains a possible outcome.
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Theo Hamm
The
Hamm Brewing Company
Minnesota
StateWide School Loan Funds Distributed by Counties
The state holds 8.107 million dollars in school loans across counties at 4 percent interest. Drafts are issued for principal and interest due this year and every county contributes. Mower County owes 102,200 with the school district at 77,200 and the city of Austin at 25,000.
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Yellow Stone Valley
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Pembina County
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Otter Tail County
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Minnesota
Iowa
Austin Driver Saves Chick Brood Without Harm
An Austin motorist traveling about 40 mph slower to the barnyard spotlights a mother hen with chicks in the road. He braked, swerved into the ditch, and passed without injuring a chick, a humane act that shames others who brag about reckless driving.
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Austin
Language history and Swift’s critique of new words
The piece notes Swift’s opposition to wartime coinages and doubled consonants like mob or phizz, arguing many of these once novel forms became standard. It contrasts his era’s spellings with modern usage and explains his gripe about adding syllables to fit current speech.
Human judgment is finite and charitable, says Ham Winter
A brief quote from Ham Winter on the limits of human judgment and the call for charity in assessment, reflecting a philosophy of empathetic understanding.
Great Band Concert at Chautauqua Led by Kryl
Bohumir Kryl, a famed cornetist and bandmaster, headlines a fifty piece Kryl band at Chautauqua. Sousa discovered him. he left sculpture to join top trumpet artists. The program spans classics to popular tunes with loud climactic finale, urging season tickets for the full Chau tauqua.
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Bohumir Kryi
Chautauqua
Kryi
Kryl
Levy
Sousa
Lew Wallace
Kry
Baseball results from multiple leagues show varied scores
Results across the American Association, National, American, Western, and Three League circuits list games with teams and scores. Notable margins include Lincoln 16 over St Joseph 4 to 1 and Kansas City 11 to 6 over Indianapolis 5 to 3, with other close outcomes in Chicago versus St Louis and Cincinnati versus Pittsburg.
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Wichita
Omaha
Sioux City
Topeka
Des Moines
Denver
Lincoln
St. Joseph
In Doubt. Editor Look Here What Sort Of Writing Is This
A New York Journal quip contrasts ambiguous party reporting with a blunt housecleaning metaphor. The editors question whether the piece describes a social gathering or a cleaning display, noting the curious wording about a timid guest and a dusting motif.
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New York Journal
Rare English Chess Book Sells Through Centuries
The second printed English book The Game and Playe of the Chess dates to a 1481 origin. Albhorne sold his copy in 1813 for $270, and in 1869 an imperfect copy fetched $2,150. The British Museum’s imperfect copy remains offered at high value, after a rejected $10,000 bid.
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Marche
Albhorne
United States
British Museum
Father and child killed by live wire accident
E M Nelson and his six year old daughter were electrocuted in the front yard of their Lakeside home in Duluth. The mother watched as the child touched a dangling wire and died. the father of the child died while trying to save her. The mother is critically shocked.
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Duluth
E. M. Nelson
Lakeside
Nelson Lawn
Nelson
Gathering at Beverly Oyster Bay Report Quiet
The Roosevelt embargo on Sagamore Hill political news remains, no visitors connected to politics, and no new developments before the Hughes conference. Rumor grows that Roosevelt will enter the fall campaign with speculation centering on a major political gathering this week near Beverly, Massachusetts.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Hughes
Bevery
Mass
Fire destroys D A Dinnle building and nearby structures
Minot North Dakota June 27 police lack leads but believe incendiaries started a fire that razed the D A Dinnle office building. The blaze also destroyed plans for the International Harvester company building and the Fair store forcing large work crews to be laid off.
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D. A. Dinnle
International Harvester Company
Try one of these light biscuits at Buffalo Express
The bride suggests light biscuits as a welcome change from bread and recalls bakery biscuits from her husband's hometown. Their exchange highlights a simple domestic moment reported by the Buffalo Express.
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Buffalo Express
A Father Explains Euphemism to His Son
A Washington Stap humor piece features a father explaining euphemism to his son. The boy asks what a euphemism is and the father quips that it lets a man claim freelance status rather than admitting unemployment.
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Washington
Wheels Run as Cruel Band Casts Villains in Motion
A cryptic note compares wheels and bands in motion with a cruel tone. The fragment hints at villains advancing as the wheels roll, implying a harsh, cycle-like pursuit.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Brookfield Missouri resident testifies she weighed 118 pounds two years ago and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health during the Change of Life. The advertisement touts the remedy for inflammation displacements fibroid tumors irregularities and nervous prostration and invites confidential letters to Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Brookfield
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sarah Lovusia Nont
Livingston Street
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
How to use a life buoy in a drowning scare
The guide explains that average people struggle with lifting a life buoy. A nonswimmer should grip the buoy with both palms downward on the body side, press downward and outward so the far side rises and flips over the head, then slip arms through to safety.
A Lesson In Anatomy From A Witty Professor
A London Standard quip quotes a university professor replying to a student that no new bones have been added to the human body in the last decade. The remark underscores the enduring nature of anatomy and the humor used in teaching.
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London Standard
Fatal Mexican Army Train Crash Death Toll Rises
In Manzanillo line catastrophe the National railways train derailed after breaking from the track. Four cars carried officers soldiers and families. the loss of life now estimated between sixty and seventy with the death toll still rising.
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City of Mexico
Manzanillo
National Railways
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