Queen bee talk at Columbus ends with aging poets
Capt Jerry J Slade discusses bee swarms and queen bees with a reporter. He explains clipping the queen’s wings to prevent swarming, how swarms form, and how moveable hives simplify hive management. The conversation cites Virgil Georgics as ancient precedent and notes queen longevity versus workers.
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The
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Columbus
Jerry J. Slade
Enquirer-Sun
Linde
Herz
Jas
June
Ao Little Smokes
Luey
Jay
Calf's head boils over in village church tale
In a Maryland village a boy called out during a parish service. His mother, trying to hush him, signaled from the door as he shouted that the calf's head was buttin' all the dumplin's out of the pot. The comic mischief ends with the mother rushing home.
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Maryland
Virginia
Ier
John
Earned Wealth and True Happiness Lesson
A meditation on virtue over wealth and fame arguing hardship and self restraint yield lasting happiness. It contrasts indulgence with natural laws and notes an Irishman’s waking gag as a humorous aside about misperception and irony.
Talent and Duty in a Mitch Ell Society Address
Mrs Ella Barr speaks at Mt Zion Mitch Ell Society on talents given by God and the need to improve them and work. She urges members to teach preach sing and till the soil, noting the danger of burying talents and recalling a Virginia clergyman about parental sacrifice and youth.
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Mitchell Society
MT. Zion
Ella Barr
Matthew
Kingdom of Heaven
Christ
Evi
Lill
Ile
Heaven and Earth
A Blunted Sense of Honor and American Politics
The excerpt argues that Napoleon faced mud defenses in Egypt and compares it to modern moral fragility. It laments the church’s lukewarm faith and secular priorities, claiming God is postponed for convenience. It insists ethical decay accompanies political ambition, warning about sliding integrity in public life.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Egypt
Ile
New Orleans
Bonaparte
Dr. Kittridge
Brace
Christ
Parnell Rising in English Politics Through Obstruction
The article traces Charles Stewart Parnell from a modest, diffident rookie MP to a dominant political figure in Parliament. It notes his coolness and address, his obstruction strategy, and how in six to seven years he has repeatedly challenged the government, rivaling Gladstone in influence.
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Charles Stewart Parnell
Ireland
Gladstone
Mr. Parnell
Head
England
Savannah News
People Living in Trees in Southern Africa
In sparsely populated southern and central Africa, native tribes inhabit large Baobab trees, building huts high among branches with ladders for nightly use. Lions roam campfires below, and up to thirty families may share a single tree. Monkeys feed on fruit, and hollow trunks serve as burial sites for executed criminals. European observers warn about dangers of firing at tree-dwelling primates.
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Central
Africa
CaArr
Pex Vo
Before You Buy Do Not Debt for Unneeded Luxuries
A reading of varied quotes and maxims warns readers to resist unnecessary purchases, avoid debt, and think before spending. It cites prudence in saving, delaying gratification, and valuing real need over flashy offers. Notable lines reference General Gordon, energy as a distinguisher of men, and good manners easing conversation.
Courageous Fort Worth Girl Rescues Boys From Runaway Horse
Miss Eula Williams eighteen summers ran into the street when a buggy with two young children bolted by. She seized the rein, held on with all her strength, and stopped the frightened horse saving the boys from a deadly plunge.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Eula Williams
Buss Eula
Corrected by the Governor in a Stammering Exchange
The report describes Governor McDaniel of Chorgia stammering during a conversation with a young man. He struggles to finish a sentence and tries to correct the listener, misnaming the father in law as the intended father. The exchange ends with a sharp correction from the governor.
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Gov. McDaniel
Chorgia
Elow
Brace Up with Electric Bitters for Vitality
Feeling low and jittery with poor appetite, the text touts Electric Bitters as a clean blood purifier and liver and kidney stimulant. It promises renewed health, strength, and vigor at 50 cents a bottle from Fealhem Yamrick & Co. The tale ends with a joke about a broker breaking you to pieces by degrees versus a banker gulping you in.
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Fealhem
Yamrick & Co's
Papa
Pupi
Prohibition era quips and a pocket still tale
A correspondent notes hurt feelings over a pi o joke and a wife scornfully flinging it back. A man invents a pocket still to distill brandy or whisky, priced five to twenty five dollars, aimed at prohibition counties. A young wife praises her photo while her husband jokes about her mouth's repose.
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Prohibition
Free Incentive Offer for Subscriptions Club Plan
Free trial offers promise six months free when five cash subscribers join for one year. Aims to recruit through clubs and urges readers to send old papers to the office for ante collaboration.
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New York
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