Appleton and the Cuban Beauty at the Willard
Lieutenant Holton, detached for secret service in the Spanish American War, aids Miss La Tossa at the Willard Hotel after a bag heist and a dinner encounter. He introduces himself as Appleton and seizes a chance to pursue the mysterious Cuban affair and a potential romance.
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Holton
Navy
Walter
Willard
Epicurus
Vienna
Paris
London
Pembroke
Kiel
Ranee
Appleton
Leutenant
Miss la Tossa
White House
la Tossa
Father
Santiago
Cuachitas
Mr. Appleton
Miss la Tessa
Lieutenant Holton
Scorpion
Key West
Daintiest of Birds Nests: Ruby Throated Hummingbird Build
A Craftsman writer describes the tiny nest of the ruby throated hummingbird. Built on a small limb, it uses soft plant fibers and spiders' webs with lichen for decoration. Eggs measure quinine-pill size and the brood leaves the nest within three weeks after laying.
Servant Girl Educator and the Education Question
The piece argues that education extends beyond schools and books and that a child learns in every moment and from every caregiver. It calls for recognizing the need for higher quality educators than servant girls in early childhood care and suggests reevaluating what constitutes education.
Salmon Industry at Risk as Whales Decline Salmon
Alaska residents warn indiscriminate slaughter will push whales from the north Pacific, wrecking the salmon industry. They say millions of herring driven near shore by whales will remain deep, forcing salmon to vanish offshore except in a few seasons.
Diameter of Earth Varies by Measurement Point
Amateur mathematicians ponder the earth's greatest and shortest diameters. Professor Henkel cites Chimborazo as producing the largest diameter about 20,136 feet above sea level, with antipode near Sumatra. The pole line remains shortest, though Arctic and Antarctic antipodal points may yield shorter chords. Chiles in Colombia could rival Chimborazo depending on antipodal elevations.
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New York
Mount St. Everest
Himalayas
Pacific Ocean
L. Henkel
Schulpferda
Chimborazo
Ecuador
Sumatra
Equator
North Pole
Arctic Ocean
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Antarctic Continent
Big Bay
Mount
Erebus
Antarctic
Henkel
Mount Chiles
Columbia
Barison Mountains
Chiles
Possum Hides Theodore Roosevelt Button in New Jersey
Orange hunter Henry Clark found a possum with a Roosevelt gubernatorial campaign button inside its stomach. The item, a celluloid button showing Vote for Theodore Roosevelt, dates to Roosevelt’s New York campaign days. Clark suggests the Bull Moose may have inspired a local political joke.
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Orange
N. J
Henry Clark
Clark
Orange Mountains
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York State
Clark Avera
Religious figure urges large families in Detroit talk
Rev. Mr. Erich urged Detroit listeners that every married couple should have at least four children to replace parents, cover natural losses, and boost population. He framed four as a social objective.
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Detroit
Erich
Trade for whisky lands man in jail in Portland
Peter Kane received a jail sentence after offering his trousers in exchange for a pint of whisky on a busy Portland street. He proposed to close the deal in a public location, prompting authorities to remove him from the scene.
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Holton
Mr. Apple
Mr. Holton
Portland
Ore
Peter Kane
Old Rustic Reveals Hidden Collar Button Pain
In a past Telegram telling a rustic story, Zeb laments a six week foot ailment as a friend suspects a coin between toes. Reassessing, the old man reveals a collar button causing the distress and humor ensues as the misunderstanding clears.
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Vaughn Comfort
George Evans
Frien
Zeb
Joe
Renal Trouble Patient Praises Dodd’s Kidney Pills
Otterbein Indiana resident R M Fleenor suffered kidney and bladder inflammation for 25 years. After failing doctors and quitting work, two boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills restored his health. He urges others to try the remedy and notes prices and free literature offers from Dodd’s Medicine Co. Buffalo NY.
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R. M. Fleenor
Otterbein
Ind
Fleenor
Dodd
Bodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Paw Knows Everything Men Born Free and Equal
A fragment notes a dialogue about whether all men are born free and equal and mentions marriage with a nod to Cincinnati Enquirer. The line hints at social or legal topics but lacks clear event details or sourcing.
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Wilte
Paw
Cincinnati Enquirer
What a Pulpit of Odd Sayings Stirs Readers
A collage of quips and old ad blurbs appears, including jokes about vanity, road building comparisons, and patent remedies. It reflects era excess and marketing tropes with lines on mirrors, teething syrup, worm remedies, and waiting as a virtue.
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Ace Holton
Cuba
Horton
Heston
George
The
Sousa
Stara and Stripes
Possum
France
Sloan
Ar. J. Swinger
Louisi
Sue
Earls. Sloan
Lac
Basten
Hass
Dragaiste
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