Doctor Wiley Declines Talk Then Quips On Weather Misbranding
In a humorous exchange, Dr. Wiley of the agriculture department refuses to comment on a whisky decision. An out of town paper presses for quotes on pure food, and he jokes that misbranding this weather as April would be imitation March, naming Prof. Willis Moore in the alleged misbranding probe.
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Dr. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
the Inquirer
Department of Justice
Willis Moore
Art Gallery Farce: Congressional Purchase Sparks Smile
In Washington the Corcoran show draws praise but a member of Congress gleefully touts a horsey painting bought for 300 as worth 10000. An artist recalls the exchange and refuses to appraise a comparable work for the congressman.
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Corcoran
Washington
Congress
Golden wedding of Uncle Sam to baseball
A retrospective on baseball’s rise from 1840s rounders to a global pastime. The piece notes a 1857 New York convention establishing modern rules, early clubs like the Athletics and Atlantics, and the evolution from open fields to organized leagues. It recalls key players and rule changes shaping the game’s growth.
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Uncle Sam
Litttle
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Philippines
London
Paris
A. J. Reach
Jacksons
Brooklyn
East
Smith’s
Broome Street
Athletics
Atlantics
Louise's Temptation Hat Trouble and Honest Reckoning
Louise longs for a costly brown hat after a generous check fuels shopping dreams. A misjudged on approval sale leads to a ruined hat and a tense moment with Mme Lear, but Louise chooses to pay and learns a valuable lesson on temptation and honesty.
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Mme. Lear
New York
Louise
Mrs Taft's Fad Walking Across Washington Life
Mrs Taft is famed for walking in all weathers, a household figure as influential as Mrs. Roosevelt. Her leisure pursuits include travel and collecting curios such as ancient teak wood and Chinese-era silver, with a notable pearl gifted by the sultan of Sulu during a visit accompanied by the secretary, then governor general.
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Mrs. Taft
Sulu
Sherlock Holmes Fever Inspires Young Detectives
Maj. Sylvester notes letters from youths eager to become private detectives in the country. One writer, signing as BLANK, expresses four years of study and asks to hear back about joining the field. No changes in the local detective force have been announced.
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Maj
Sylvester
Blank
Stephen Vail and his Morse era contributions noted
Stephen Vail, son of Alfred Vail, is honored for his role alongside Morse and Henry in advancing the telegraph and for building the first steam engine to propel a ship across the ocean.
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Stephen Vail
Washington
Alfred Vail
Morse and
Henry
Quiet Roadside Exchange Between Callers and Servant Girls
Just Callers records a brief roadside exchange where Cillman questions visitors and Supbubs confirms steady daily arrivals, mostly women described as servant girls, highlighting a dim street scene and social norms of the time.
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Cillman
Supbubs
Fragmented News Snippets From Tombs and Street Sparks
A cross examination scene at the Tombs reveals a witness recounting his father’s sudden death as foul play with a trap door incident. Other lines show casual exchanges, seasonal tomb street imagery, and an anarchist asserting entitlement, challenged by Wiseman with murder as prerequisite.
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Tombs
New York
A Wonderful Man and His Unusually Sizable Egg
A Wonderful Man mentions Z Bray laying a remarkable egg on the editor's table. The artifact reportedly measures 7 1 2 by 6 inches and stands out among eggs described in local notes.
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Z. Bray
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A. B. Guthrie
Choteau, “‘Teton CO. Mont
Gorman
Maryland
Senator Bulkley
A. C. Anson
Joseph B. Bowles
Robert
Mrs. Blake
Isabel
Richard Blake
Mr. Blake
Vermont
Daugther
Mrs. Randolph
Lear
Mrs
Mme, Lear’s
Mme, Lear
Borem
Wiseman
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