Heart to Heart Talks on Adversity and Greatness
Edwin A Nye discusses Grover Cleveland and Ulysses Grant, showing how adversity shaped their moral courage. He cites Cleveland choosing conscience over party pressure and Grant conquering alcohol, leading to enduring national fame and the exhortation to “Let us have peace.”
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Cleveland
Grant
Grover Cleveland
Pacific Coast
Vicksburg
St. Louis
Nmquor
Appomattox
The Hot Weather Faces and a Rare Smiling Woman
A tax of heat on the crowd is described with scowling faces and sweaty scenes. Amid the crowd a rare smiling woman offers relief, while a cheerful man radiates good humor. The piece urges cooling the mind by forgetting the heat and smiling.
Plain Words To A Young Man About Women And Morality
A loud admonition urges young men to value moral backbone and steady conduct. It argues women are more cultured and dependable, warns that bad habits destroy business success, and predicts future conflict if educated women outstrip uneducated husbands.
Brave New York Cripple Willie Peterson Defies Fate
Twelve year old Willie Peterson, crippled and abandoned by both parents, tells the Humane Society secretary how he crawls up stairs on hands and knees. He endures hunger and hardship with a cheerful spirit, challenging readers to reflect on their own troubles.
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Europe
Willie Peterson
the Humane Society
New York
Wille Peterson
Mike Willie Peterson
His Sacrifice at Paris Ends Brakeman's Life
Lawrence Friend, a railroad brakeman, died saving fellow workers in Paris Illinois when a heavily loaded passenger train approached at high speed. The tragedy underscores his act of sacrifice amid the peril.
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Paris
Ill
Lawrence Friend
The Brave Brakeman Who Sacrificed All at Paris Switch
Lawrence Friend died saving a passenger train when he answered duty at a switch in a Paris siding. The engineer did not know the danger, a dispatcher may have erred, yet Friend stayed true to his post. His selfless act is praised as noble courage.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Friend
Paris
Fear As A foe to Courage And Mind
The piece argues fear harms body and mind, labeling it born of ignorance and superstition. It urges self knowledge and inner power as cures, advising readers to cultivate conscious faculties, affirm personal sovereignty, and boldly confront fear to overcome it.
Where the Czars Are Buried in Neva Memorial Chapel
The remains of all the czars of Russia since Peter the Great lie in a Neva island memorial chapel. Each cenotaph is a plain lock of white marble with no decoration, distinguished only by the name of the deceased emperor.
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Russia
Peter the Great
Neva
Humor of the Hour Jokes From The Papers
A collage of quips notes cold in baseball and warm muffs from yesterday. The exchange features Mrs Stubb John and Mr Stubb Cold with punchlines about heat and muffs. Separate items reference a sweet singer and a comedian joking about nature fakings.
Speed Desired in Rural Talks Sparks Quick Reply
In a brisk exchange farmers discuss sending help for wood cutting with Farmer Iorntop insisting on speed. Neighborly banter follows as Nearbye offers assistance but the demand for haste remains the main point of this brief rural anecdote.
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Farmer Iorntop
Farmer Nearbye
Rival wins favor by presents large billy goat
A Baltimore American note quotes a quarrel between rivals about securing a lady's attention. One says the rival won her favor by giving her small nephews a large billy goat, prompting a jab about his meddling.
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Jenks
Baltimore American
Campaign Fund Dilemma Cited in Stax Officer Quote
In Stax, Mr. Dust confronts a moral bind over campaign contributions. He fears being labeled penurious if he refuses and an easy mark if he donates, highlighting the political pressure on donors reported by the Washington Star.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Dentist quips about nerve as patient bears exposed tooth
In a light exchange from the Philadelphia Press a dentist remarks it takes nerve to visit him while the patient admits an exposed tooth highlights the humor of a dental visit.
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Philadelphia Press
Beards and Harmony in Mrs Benham's Wardrobe Request
Dialogue shows Mrs. Benham objecting to a beard not for itself but for color clash with her dresses. Benham proposes raising a beard to match outfits, prompting a humorous marital exchange in a Bohemian tone.
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Benham
Mrs. Benham
Shameful talk on a Venus de Milo at home visit
A humorous cartoon caption shows Mrs. De Riche hosting Mrs. Windfall at her home. They quip about the Venus de Milo statue and careless servants, joking about gluing arms back on.
Townes says he will sell for a mere song
Browne objects calling it, but when you offer a song he replies you lack the right notex from the Philadelphia Press about the haggling scene.
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Haggling
Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Customer cites dirty nails from yesterday’s sale
A Yonkers hardware clerk faces a customer complaint about nails purchased yesterday. The customer accuses the clerk of selling filthy nails and asks if they were manicured.
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Yonkers Statesman
That dog with a new muzzle angers the crowd
A Houston Post note contrasts a timid citizen who treats a dog with a new muzzle as mad with a precise speaker who says the dog is not mad but indignant toward public opinion.
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Houston Post
Lawyer and Countryman Exchange in Rhinoceros Burlesque
A lawyer questions why three years passed before sulpy Muller was called a rhinoceros. The countryman replies he only saw a beast yesterday at the 70.
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Sulpy Muller
Buoyant Question on Bucolic Country Day
A Houston Post snippet presents a playful exchange about spending a day in the country. Belinda asks to enjoy bucolic times while maid Mrs Nellie resists humorously, reflecting domestic dialogue in a light tone.
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Belinda
Maid—Law
Nellie
Houston Post
Why Should He Passenger Joke On Tram Car
A line from Sketchy Bits features a passenger asking about shivering near a cemetery while a conductor jokes he plans to be cremated, delivering a dark humor moment in a strip.
Clemence Appleby questioned in Cleveland Leader comment
Partial quotes from a Cleveland Leader item discuss Clarence Appleby and perceptions of his character. The fragment hints at public commentary on cultivation or improvement of his disposition. No further context available.
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Clarence Appleby
Cleveland
Mails and post office hours for regional routes listed
The notice lists closing and arrival times for North and South Mails on Hocking Valley Big Four and Northern Ohio routes. It includes Sunday schedules, express pouch deadlines for Bellcenter, and post office hours from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sunday arrivals at 9:18 a.m. from the North.
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Hocking Valley
North
Big Four
Ohio
Findlay
Valinie
Bellcenter
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Sweet Singer
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WUNN
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Washington, D
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Fostoria Steam Laundry
Bert Mitten
J. J. McClellan
Columbus
J. A. Gibbs
G. W. Croker
G. W. Croxer
Oxrey
Dr. H. E. Myers
V.5
Telephone
Vance St
Carey
J. E. Nichols
Omiceover
Chegobrough’s Grocery
R. C. van Buren
W. Findlay Sr
F. J Vigor
Carey, Ohio
F. L. Moyer, V. S
C. Moyer
Foleys
J D Ewing
Cex
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