Worthy Versus Worthless Citizens Across Debates
In Baxter Springs News a satirical essay contrasts civic engagement and apathy. A tale from Appleton's Magazine mocks reformers and selfish voters. Anecdotes recount an Aldershot cat death and a Panama Canal dynamite mystery, plus a Philadelphia doctor billing $21,000 and an tuberculosis congress note.
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Ancover Theological Seminary
Brown
Appleton’s
New England
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Expedition Diary In Africa Ends With Fiery Rhino
An American narrator recounts a chaotic safari style episode in Africa. Pa and a young companion capture lions tigers and a rhinoceros using gas balloons and a camp of Senegambians as helpers. The party faces gas fueled beasts, native marvels, and a night of praise for Pa as heroic hunter.
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South Africa
Alaska
G'Wan
Bob
Hagenbach
Africa
Stanley
The Language of the Plants Citrine Vine Banter
A playful exchange about letters and marriage prompts a playful reply with a vine and canteloupe as symbolic messages. The dialogue hints at social pressures and romantic misfires using garden imagery and fruit as witty shorthand.
Ed Geers and racing figures linked to stable disease claims
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Ed Geers revered as “the grand old man” in racing. References to honest hands in races and best efforts by Fearn and Rice are interrupted by garbled phrases about a stable owner and disease. Mentions Goshen Indiana and a medical chemist cohort appear as stray fragments.
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ED Geers
He. Aml Arvasints
Peal Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Capitol Reflected Pride in Nation and Cities
In a Troy Record editorial the nation’s capital is praised as a symbol of pride. It argues states invest millions in capitol adornment and that major cities deserve noble capitol or city hall buildings reflecting civic spirit.
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Union
Commonwealth
Troy
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with Local Cated Claim
Aecraft asserts that catarrh cannot be cured with LOCAL CATED, stating the condition remains incurable by the claimed remedy and suggesting alternative treatments or approaches.
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Aecraft
Fortune Teller Dialogue Proves Uncertain Fate
In a chatty exchange a fortune teller warns of death within a year, while the client challenges the timing and asks for a precise year. The teller hedges, replying that the year cannot be determined yet. The dialogue underscores doubt about prophecies and the limits of prediction.
Ward’s Roach Tale Stirs Cleveland Journalist
George W. Kelcey recalls Artemus Ward’s fondness for roaches in a humorous anecdote. Ward watched roaches in Kelcey’s room and once told of a roach boat made from a walnut shell with toothpick oars. The tale ends with Ward’s kindness remembered in Kelcey’s home.
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George W. Kelcey
Cleveland
Artemus Ward
Ward
Roach
Living Advertisement Glow of Health Speaks for Postum
A Tennessee woman, once a heavy coffee drinker, describes relief from indigestion nervousness and insomnia after substituting Postum. She notes weight gain from 117 to 170 pounds and credits Postum with restoring health, calling herself a living advertisement for Postum.
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Postum
Ite
Postuin
Pratem
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Baxter Springs
Chas. L. Smith
Kansas
Aldershot
Scots Guards
North Staffordshires
Panama Canal
Cortelyou
Ation
Roaches
Artemus
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