Desert Law and a Tale of the Desert Camp
An old desert camp quarrel frames a discussion on law as a prospector dies of thirst near Death Valley. The narrative recalls a perilous trek, a missing partner, and a ghastly survival ordeal, with commentary on thirst, search efforts, and desert dangers. A separate piece offers weight loss advice urging running and upper-body workouts to reduce flesh and improve circulation. A light, ironic vignette follows a young couple aboard a train, mocking social scrutiny of love and propriety in a pastoral mood.
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Riitoe
Bain Been & Carpenter
Moe
Tecampe
Fe Death Valley
GriMia
Puliros
Desert Vietna
Ghosts Do Not Return for Cautionary Tale, Skeptic Remains Skeptical
A humorously haunted anecdote unfolds as a skeptic dismisses spirits while a thoughtful man recounts a man who vowed to return if ghostly visitations proved real. The tale twists when the supposed revenant is found dead by strange accident, testing belief in the afterlife.
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Healy
Jim
Markham
Nime
Abe
A.B
C. D
Royal Magazine
Amateur actress earns praise with Easter bonnet scene
A director’s coaching of an amateur actress yields a famed performance as she acts beyond anxiety by imagining her Easter bonnet missing delivery. The anecdote, from a theater classroom, compares emotional stakes to a lost love and delivers a striking curtain moment.
The Scandals of Women of Fortune in History
A illustratedly lurid survey recounts foreign and domestic exploits of two famed adventuresses, Mary Boozer and Anna Jamesda, detailing duels, elopements, disguises, and cons. The tale follows Boozer’s rise from South Carolina to Paris and Japan and Jamesda’s Austrian title alias as a notorious confidence trickster, culminating in fraud exposure and flight, with moralizing reflections on the fate of such women and their male accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
China
India
Hersel
Mary Boozer
South Carolina
Boozer
Countess de Pourtales
Mikado
Japan
Cure for the Summer Shiver and Gold Miner’s Cure
An article discusses a “summer cold” with symptoms like shivers and sore throat. It cites a doctor’s view and presents the so called gold miner’s cure involving hot foot baths, hot lemonade, and quinine to induce perspiration. It notes miners reportedly found it effective and ends recalling “The Votes of the Seaall Boy” and blackberry jam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorao
Obliging Merchant and Clerk Exchange of Idle Duty
A merchant says he would employ the clerk but there is little to do at present. The clerk responds that it would not matter and he would not mind. The dialogue captures a brief moment of economic idle time and mutual courtesy.
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Clerk Brownell
Sace
Abe
Wigard
Humberts
Stetto
Germany
Ut Anna
Duda | Pesth
Unter den Linden
Count Riglano
Katherina
Austria-Este
Ferdiand
Austria Este
Helrore
Saxony
Roumania
Rigiano
Auber
Untidy moral tales spill from a curious debate
A collection of moral anecdotes and political jabs unfolds as Senator Beveridge condemns a seemingly virtuous capitalist. The piece riffs on bravery, misdeeds, and social foibles through German, French, English, and American vignettes, ending with wry humor about aging, fame, and longevity.
Mail Order Evils Promote Home Commerce and Local Credit
Opinion from The Retailers Journal Chicago urges readers to patronize local merchants over mail order, arguing local dealers offer fair treatment, prompt error correction, and community prosperity. It warns against relying on catalog sellers, noting loyalty to neighbors strengthens local economy and credit.
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Journal
Chicago
Consumer
Nak
Snail Travel Trial and Curious News Items
A humorous piece recounts a quarrelsome farmer outwitted by a midnight joke about a stolen horse, leading him on a wild ride to find his own animal. Other items note a snail travel experiment claiming 16 days per mile, Rev. Andrew Boyd Scott’s rising prominence, and light anecdotes on begging letter writers and self deception.
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Florence
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Jet
Porpy-Wopsy
Love
Ram
Rives
Jane Sreef
Ald Cornwall
Dartmoor
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Thurston
Opia Washington Star
Knox
Kandor
Gasser
Kanéor
Oregon
Colbern
Ogs
Ben
Ffortune
Feld
Paris
Pourtales
Nice
Robert Henry Crawford
Therese
Havre
Fenult
Recov
Wiords
France
Comscience
Anna Jamesda
Evower
Smsen
Seaall Boy
South
Beveridge
Bane
Ghidiy
England
New York
Ladies’ Home Journal
Aca
Hin
Aly
Steph
Cleveland
Ocean Street
Te Morning Spray
Ell Perry
Harvard Teader
Illionaire
Tommy Tipples
Tace
Beek
Great Britain
Andrew Boyd Scott
Paisley
Scotland
John Waton
Liverpool
United Free Church
Glasgow
Hugh Black
St. George's
Edinburgh
East End
London
Ian
Winslow
Howland
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