The Yankee Pass and the Dutch Justice Tale
In a postwar Mohawk Valley tale Aaron Whitney, a Yankee peddler, defies Dutch Sunday travel laws to visit the girl Katrina, daughter of Justice Van der Donk. He negotiates a pardon for his Sabbath violation with a promissory note, the plot deepening as Katrina runs away but later returns bearing bank news about her Albany legacy and its interest.
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Mohawk Valley
Albany
Coat
Mies
Holland
Justice van der Dont
Aaron
van der Donk
Katrina
Anthony
Pendler
Hin
Old van der Donk
Ince
Her Inheritance Mystery Inconsistent Dialog
Fragmentary debate about inheritance and a failing family relation surfaces in a noisy exchange. Names and phrases echo a domestic dispute with cryptic references to a mother and daughter figure, hints of deception, and strained sentiment expressed in clipped dialogue.
Prohibition Party Platform Adopted At Columbus Convention
The Prohibition national convention adopted its permanent organization with Charles Scanton named chairman and Felix McWhitmer urging financial support. The platform calls for nationwide prohibition of alcohol, direct presidential elections, tax reforms, postal savings banks, interstate regulation, a permanent tariff commission, uniform marriage and divorce laws, and voter literacy requirements, inviting all like minded citizens to join.
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Columbia
Committee On
Charles Scanton
Pittsburg
Scanton
Felix T. McWihirter
Samuel T. Dickie
Albion College
Michigan
Congrana
District of Columbia
United States
Post-Office Department
Twain and the Widow's Mite Lesson in Silence
The anecdote recalls Mark Twain reacting to a Hartford church talk by Mr. Hawley on charity and poverty. An impressed listener toys with donating, but fatigue grows. the plate finally yields only ten cents as the tale ends with a moral about doing the right thing decisively.
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Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Hartford
Young Mother Reclaims Strength With Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Ethel K. Foster of Indianapolis testifies after confinement that she suffered fatigue headaches and faintness for a year and a half. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills she regained energy and weight to her pre illness level. Pills sold by the Dr Williams Medicine Company at six for $2.50.
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Withous
Willinan
Ethel K. Foster
Sheffield Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Rhia
Renee
Soni
Dr. Williams
Williams
Dr. Pay Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Singels and Jests The Congested Quarter
Poem from Harper's Weekly questions why crowded streets differ with towers, strange foods, bells, and dancing children. A child wonders about evening presence, scarcity, and fairness and asks why grownups never know the answers.
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Harper's Weekly
Tim Dodd the Miser in a Gloomy Death Tale
The Chicago News recalls Timothy Dodd as a stingy, joking figure who hoarded coins, dodged debts, and haggled over every sum. His passing arrives reluctantly, leaving readers to snicker at his frugal legend and the final settlement with a grim creditor.
Since Miss Ann Teck and the electric phadon chase?
In Brooklyn Life a line notes an inexperienced Miss Ann Teck with a fast electric phadon that she uses to elude Weyele cops. The text questions why she does it and answers that being chased by a Joan is exciting.
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Ann ‘Teck
Joan
Brooklyn
Fragmentary Meditation on Light and Grace
A fragmented monologue speaks of dark paths and a guiding light. It asks for cleaver eyes to discern grace and for steady sight until the dawn, invoking a personal plea for spiritual guidance.
Hazel Drew case probes Boston links in Troy murder
investigators seek companions Hazel Drew had with her on trips to New York Providence Boston as police probe who aided her July 7 disappearance. suitcase left at Union station is linked to the girl though clerks cannot identify her. a $1000 reward stands for the arrest and conviction of the killer.
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Troy
N.Y
Hazel Drew
Sao
Congress Street
Fifth Avenue
Waa
Unio
O'Cleek
Adelbert Atword
Ahso
Weatcott
Prof
K. K. Cary
Hagel
Troy Chief says no murder investigation active here
Indianapolis Chief William J Watts said yesterday that he had received no communication from Troy authorities about the Drew murder mystery and added that no investigation in connection with the murder was being carried on in this city.
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Kosten
Indy
William J. Watts
Troy
Drew
Murdering Judge Prickett Sparks Metuchen Tragedy
The Rev. F B D Prickett former Metuchen recorder was shot dead by Archibald Herron at his home. Herron, who had previously served a ten day sentence for neglect and drunkenness, returned to the house with a cocked revolver and surrendered after confrontation with officials. Prickett was 68 and had prior charges in northern New Jersey Methodist churches. Herron sought revenge for his past sentence.
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New York
F. B. D. Prickett
st-Zipis
Metuchen
Archibald Herron
Prickett
Herron
Not Encouraging Young Howard I8 Miss Smith
The excerpt describes a scene where Young Howard asks to see Miss Smith and is directed to peek through a door into a room where she is with Mr. Worton, as observed by Harper's Bazar. The dialogue suggests a cautious, intimate moment contextualized by the period publication.
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Young Howard
Miss Smith
Waltress
Mr. Worton
Harper's Bazar
New Diving Boat Aims to Modernize Tunisian Sponge Industry
Abbe Raoul at Care barge unveils a submarine diving boat using a spherical buoy, cupola interior, compressed air tanks, water ballast, and an iron lander to explore seabeds. The device employs two submarine motors and robotic pincers to handle fishing tasks, with electric lighting guiding operations inside a four-lamp system.
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Abbe Raoul
Care Barge
True Angelfishness and the Aurora Bridegroom Tale
A satirical snippet from Everybody's Magazine recounts Senator Hopking questioning a colleague’s alertness with a fishy analogy to an Aurora bridgegroom. The joke centers on a groom who buys one honeymoon ticket and excuses himself by claiming he forgot his wife entirely, highlighting playful absurdity.
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Senator Hopkings
Aurora
Jove
Everybody’s Magazine
The Blood Test and Interpreted Relationships in Animals
A flawed excerpt argues blood tests show no relation between walrus and other cetaceans while implying equine and porcine links. It claims geology ties birds to reptiles, notes faint reptilian connections to snakes, and asserts humans share one blood despite racial differences, ending with an odd miswritten line.
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South America
Blood and lineage cling to myths of descent
A Darwin era reflection argues that physical form and ancestral eating habits cannot reveal true descent. Blood ties and family lore are inseparable from ideas of heredity, yet scientific truth lies beyond simplistic bloodline tests. The piece cites Dr. William Hanna Thomson in a July issue as warning against conflating insanity with heredity.
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Wiliam Hanna Thomson
Do Not Ask For The End Of Life At The Bedside
A Mormon wife, early morning, asks a physician if her husband will soon die. The doctor signals the end is near and, pressed about remaining at his side, urges her to hurry as the best places are filling up. This excerpt appears in Everybody's Magazine describing last moments at a deathbed.
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Everybody's Magazine
What is True Charity in Trinity’s West Side Benevolence
Charles Edward Russell argues in Everybody’s that Trinity Church funds its broad benevolent work from a hellish West Side revenue stream. He notes trade schools missions and excursions for Sunday children funded by this money, questioning the source while acknowledging the outward charitable deeds and organized clergy.
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Trinity
West Side
Hudson
Tam
The
Charles Edward Russell
Underwater Wireless System Aims To Improve Signal Clarity
English scientist John Gardner proposes a submarine wireless method to reduce interference from multiple sound waves, using ten elements including a variable pitch metal string and a delicate microphone to shape and control the transmitted signals. The concept mirrors early anti interference ideas and builds on prior work by Mr Idnet.
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John Gardner
Idnet
Gardner
Ganiner
Intimate contact of carbons triggers sequence in coded notes
Technical World Magazine describes a device where a tone disrupts carbon contacts to drive a sequence of mechanical actions. The apparatus, similar to components in Gardner's submarine boat, uses a vibrator, varying currents, and a stronger circuit to rotate a small propeller, swing a rudder, and expel a tiny torpedo, all responsive to specific notes.
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Gardner
Technical World Magazine
Conditions Facing Crime In Maxwell Street Chicago Judge Cleland
Judge McKenzie Cleland of Chicago analyzes urban crime and harsh conditions in Maxwell Street as described in McClure's July issue. He notes the Municipal Court handles misdemeanors and city violations since 1906, facing poverty and multi nationality districts with high crime. He discusses sentencing ethics for those unable to pay fines, balancing family needs and enforcement.
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McKenzie Cleland
Chicago
McGlure
Municipal Court of
Maxwell Street
City Hall
Sterward
McClure
Magu
House of Correction
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