Lisa's Despair Drives Man to Mountain Tragedy
Patton Ware and detective Andre Perreau uncover a fatal moral pursuit as Ford Harvey, tormented by Lisa's suicide and pursued by her haunting portraits, journeys from Europe to a remote North mountain. The vigil ends with Harvey’s self ruin and Lisa's justice as their pursuit ends in salvation.
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Lisa
Pat
Ford Harvey
Patton Ware
Perreau
Pation Ware
Paris
Libaware
N. Y
Avis
Avis Bradly
Har
Harvey
Mr.Harvey
Violn
Rabbit
Europe
Black Forest
Rome
Ware
Andre Perreau
Wiry Willie's Sterilized Protest At Grammar School
A Glamorgan papa contemplates discipline as Willie, fresh from his second term, protests with a plea for proper instrument sterilization. He argues that leather striking a dusty porous fabric could release germs that would harm the father, prompting Willie to seek further scientific knowledge.
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Willie
Wille
Unpleasant Associations at Local Market Area
In a brief exchange the speakers recall a negative memory from a past horse trade transaction encountered in the area, contrasting appreciation for the countryside with personal regret about the experience.
Zeppelin Drove Eight Hundred Miles and Hit a Tree
Straight Goods reports on Zeppelin, noted as a sharpshooter of the air, who drove a machine for eight hundred miles and struck a tree in an incident.
Toothpick Salesman Threatens Mining Town Doomed
In a rough frontier scene the tourist named George tries to hawk toothpicks engraved with names. The mayor, in cowhide boots, denounces the sales pitch as a near fight. Diggings crowd rebels with a rifle of old bowieknife lore instead.
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George
The Way I Looked to Him
A courtroom scene recounts an assault and battery case where the defendant misreads the judge and admits guilt in a humorous exchange. The defendant explains that only he and the plaintiff were present, with the plaintiff found doubled up under a table, leaving the judge to infer guilt.
Man pays 10000 for a dog in a debate
Diggs argues over a $10,000 price for a dog while Mrs. Diggs counters that some pets are worth more than others. The exchange highlights differing views on value and sentiment in a humorous anecdote.
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Diggs
A Return Ghost
In a witty exchange, Mrs Hasher is told to upgrade to a sideboard for being up to date, while the landlady warns Mr Slopay that overdue payments will force him to take outside board.
They Merely Talk, Charles During Your Long Night
A dialogue from Old Salt and character Charles ponders restless watches at sea. The waves are personified as speaking while one sailor dismisses the notion as a foolish question during a long night at sea.
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Charles
Hie Experience Peckem and the Lost Thought
A reflective note on Peckem who cherished victory and loss, recalling the line that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all. The fragment hints at a literary phrasing about love and defeat.
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Peckem
Tia
Rubbing It In and Love Lost in Small-Town Talk
A quirky reminiscence recalls a past romance fail when a young man wooed a girl who rejected him. The speaker’s neighbor Miss Knox remarks on the shame, wondering how the scene unfolded and why the hurt lingered.
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Lapleigh—Yaas
Knox
Pa’s Wisdom and Little Willie-gay Philosophy
A compact musings piece on a fatherly stance, naming Pa as a philosopher who values contentment and justification. The text suggests a son, Little Willie-gay, as part of a familial dialogue about ensuring others are satisfied with their state in life.
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Willie
Elderly Men in City Life Stay Active and Fit
The London Daily Mall notes that men over 40 maintain health and efficiency longer today. Royal Statistical Society members credit medical advances and fitness awareness, with 45 to 50 year olds adopting dieting, golf, and exercise to stay alert. City executives remark older men bear major duties, dress adaptively, and seek medical guidance to keep active.
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Royal Statistical Society
Administrator's Sale at Virginia area on Jan 12 1909
Public sale on a rural plot near Virginia Amoret location includes 19 head of horses and mules 40 head of cattle 20 tons timothy hay 1100 bushels white corn farming implements buggies wagons harness and more Terms cash under 10 notes over 10 bear 6 percent interest 2 percent cash discount Sale begins at 10 am Administratrix Jennie L Darr Auctioneer Clyde Robbins Clerk Wesley Denton Lunch served by Ladies of Christian Church Virginia area
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Jack
Jennie L. Darr
Clyde Robbins
Wesley Denton
Ladies of Christian Church At
Virginia
Old Bodger Seethes at Caddie During Repeated Drives
A baffled beginner curses his failing strokes after the thirty fourth attempt to drive. He debates which club would best brain the caddie, venting frustration in a heated moment on the course.
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Old Bodger
The Female Instincts Reminder in Yonkers Notice
A Yonkers Statesman brief quotes a mother cautioning her daughter Ethel that she is a little girl and should not do all the talking while highlighting a family moment reflected in the era.
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Ethel
Yonkers Stateman
175 Pullman Berth Rates in Kansas Reduced
Kansas Pullman berth rates were cut after talks between the state railroad board and Pullman representatives. Rates lowered across multiple classes from $2 to $1.50 and to $2.50, $3 to $2.50, and other adjustments. The tariff lists 1204 seat rates with $20 decreased. Pullman officials compare the cut to Oklahoma’s recent reduction.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Charles Bloodsmith
Pullman Company
P. H. Clements
Chicago
Pullman
Oklahoma
Wood to lead army staff in planned April move
Major-General Leonard Wood, already head of the Department of the East, has been chosen by Secretary of War Dickinson to become chief of staff of the army next April, succeeding Major-General J Franklin Bell. Wood, famed Rough Rider commander, helped organize the unit with Theodore Roosevelt and served as captain and assistant surgeon at the outbreak of the war.
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Washington
Dec
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Department of the East
Dickinson
Army
J. Franklin Bell
Wood
Rough Riders
Medical Car Corps
Theodore Roosevelt
Bronaugh Seeks Democratic Nomination for Railroad and Warehouse Post
Jefferson City reports Capt. W. C. Bronaugh will run again for railroad and warehouse commissioner, seeking the Democratic nomination next year. J. C. A. Hiller also aims for the nomination, while Thos. M. Bradbury withdraws to keep his board secretary role.
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Jefferson City
W. C. Bronaugh
J. C. A. Hiller
Thos. M. Bradbury
Peary Acclaimed as Discoverer of North Pole
The National Geographic Society awarded Lieut. Robert E. Peary a gold medal recognizing him as the North Pole discoverer. Prof. W L Moore praised Peary as the man who earned the prize and noted there was no reference to Dr. Frederick A. Cook. Moore said public belief in Peary’s expedition data required no editing.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
W. L. Moore
Peary
Frederick A. Cook
Moore
National Geographical Society
Iron Vein at Iron Mountain Found 38 Feet Thick
Iron Mountain developments exceed expectations as underground diamond drills locate iron ore deposits thirty eight feet thick in four locations. Modern machinery is being installed, daily ore shipments reach ten cars, with plans to double to two trainloads daily by March. Old activity to resume with renewed vigor due to richer finds.
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Bismark
Iron Mountain
Missouri Girl Weds on Dare in Carthage
In Carthage Missouri a couple wed after friends dared them to marry William Perry of Los Angeles and Beulah Aspinal a Carthage girl met six days earlier and agreed to marry following the dare. The ceremony occurred at the home of Probate Judge Hubbard late last night.
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Carthage
William Perry
Los Angeles
Cal
Beulah Aspinal
Hubbard
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G. W. Ellis Jewelry Co
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