Fireman Phelim O Leary saves woman at Kenawbash blaze
Phelim O Leary, a firefighter, climbs a fifth floor ledge to rescue a trapped woman during a Kenawbash flats fire. He carries her to safety and is cheered by onlookers as Maggie Drennan’s identity is revealed.
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Pheliis
Cottage Grove Avenue
Twenty-sixth
St." Cecela’s
Maggie Drennan
Phelim
Maggie ‘Drennan
Drennans
Twenty-sixth Street
Trick
Phelim O'Leary
Maggie
Wabash Avenue
Magele
Dearborn Street
Wabash
Monroe
Woes of a Ticket Seller
A Bloomington ticket seller recalls two incidents of miscommunication and mood. A lank country man demanded a refund after learning ladies had bought tickets to the same village, and a Western congressman irked an agent by rushing for a telegram when orders were being given. The piece also recounts W. H. H. Adams using a minister’s ticket and a farmer’s reaction to the price.
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Bloomington
Texas
W. H. H. Adams
Wesleyan University
Adams
How to Stop a Runaway Horse Team
New York Journal recounts James H. De Vore of Denver teaching a fearless method to stop a runaway team. Approach front, identify the stronger horse, secure a grip on the neck, brace, and jerk the reins while aiding the other horse to regain control.
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Denver
James. H. de Vore
New York Journal
Smith is an Opera Factory
The article profiles Harry B. Smith as a prolific creator of comic operas. It notes his early start, a season with at least a dozen works in production, and five or six more likely to come. It praises his tireless energy and ability to deliver fast when asked.
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Harry B. Smith
Mr. Smith
Quotations from Puck Stage Sketch on Mrs Hoon
A brief exchange from Puck features Mrs Hoon and Mr Hoon debating Mrs Gabbleton’s meddling. Mrs Hoon complains while Mr Hoon deflates the critic by claiming she lacks both mind and business.
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Puck
Woman rides runaway street piano in Germantown hill chase
In Germantown on Saturday a woman hung onto the handles of a street piano as a band and fleeing couple raced down a steep street car grade. The piano veered onto Berkeley Street where the woman was thrown to the pavement. band members rescued her.
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Germantown Avenue
Wayne Junction
Antonio Annelli
South Eighth Street
Germantown
Annelli
Berkeley Street
No Ham for Him from Chambers Journal
A dying collier, after a brave fight, is told by the doctor that diet is no longer restricted. His wife relays his craving for ham, but she insists they save the ham for the funeral, revealing the strain and humor amid tragedy.
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Chambers
Mfe
Magnificence Seen Differently By Dentist And Patient
A man asks a dentist to examine his teeth. The dentist praises them as magnificent. The patient asks what should be done. The dentist counts four to pull, six to fill, and three to crown.
Oriental hand made papers from Asia and their markets
A Kansas City Journal summary notes East Asian paper markets show strong prospects for paper trade. It describes Korean hand made papers with silk gloss and strength, Japanese hanji and minogami classes, sizes, and quire conventions, price rises, and the role of rice straw in machine made paper. It also cites Chinese hand made papers for decorations and visiting cards and suggests cheap machine made printing papers could compete.
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East Asia
Kansas City Journal
Japan
China
America's Great Engines Contrast in Locomotive Power
The Engineering Magazine notes American locomotives are designed with a large power margin to handle heavier loads and recover time, while English engines show a smaller power range and rely on pilots or assisting engines under adverse conditions, especially with single-wheelers. The comparison cites W. M. Acworth as an impartial observer.
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Engineering Magazine
W. M. Acworth
A Genuine Antique Suburb House Story
A humorous New York Weekly piece presents Mrs Suburb debating a Queen Anne style home with a kitchen opening into the parlor. The agent and Mrs Suburb discuss Queen Anne cooking myths, a water-filled cellar, and wartime-style sieges.
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Suburb
Queen Anne
Queen Elizabeth
New York Weekly
Noted Self Made Man on Candid Chicago Square
A terse exchange sketches two men in a Chicago street scene. Buff-I'd boasts of independence while Gruff cautions him to stay quiet, implying social tension and a rough trust among locals. The piece captures urban voice and early 20th century street dialogue.
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Buff
Chicago News
Aluminium's rise reshapes industry from tools to arms
The article argues aluminium could replace copper and tin in many products as prices fall and weight drops. It highlights applications from printing rollers and cookware to bicycle parts and camera hardware, noting its use in military gear by German forces and potential for insulated electrical mains.
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Carsier
Automatic Functions and the Power of Habit
A New York Herald piece explains how many actions occur automatically through the subconscious mind. Examples include people boarding a car or pressing an elevator bell, and a shoemaker who turned his head left for ten years until his habit became costly to break.
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The
New York Herald
Goethe’s Last Love Fraulein von Levetzow Dies at 94
Fraulein Ulrike von Levetzow, Goethe’s lifelong muse and subject of many biographies, dies at Triplitz Bohemia aged 94. Her memories inspire the Triology of Passion attributed to Goethe and she remained unmarried, honoring the poet’s memory. Her Triplitz castle drew many literary figures.
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Goethe
Fraulein Ulrike von Levetzow
Triplitz
Bohemia
Marienbad
Carlsbad
Baroness von Levetzow
A Woman's Club Story of Mrs Helmuth Prayer
A note from the Woman's Home Companion recalls Mrs William Tod Helmuth presiding over a stormy club session. She urged after the Lord's Prayer that they silently seek greater knowledge and wisdom, and it is said the prayer was answered in that moment.
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Woman's Home Companion
William Tod Helmuth
Peruna helps Brooklyn woman overcome headaches
Miss Lucy V. McGivney of Brooklyn reports severe headaches and side back pain that kept her from work. After using Pertuna she recuperated fully and regained activity, with claims of many similar grateful letters in our files.
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Lucy V. McGivney
8Rd Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Petuna
Thumb test for a wife how to judge her character
A satirical guide suggests men can judge a future wife by the way she folds her thumbs in church. If the left thumb folds over the right it signals a dominating mind. if the right over the left it suggests a meek, compliant mate.
Just Like a Girl Letters Torn and Reassembled
A playful exchange shows a gentleman and a lady debating how to handle love letters after a quarrel. They confirm tearing up letters from a suitor and then someone reveals spending two days pasting the missives back together to read them again.
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Jeanette
Jack
Sermon Ends With Claim of Eloquence
The Rev. Mr. Gasaway praised his own sermon noting its eloquence while his wife asked for the text. He declared the underlying message was to avoid doing anything for vain glory, as his sermon concluded.
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Mr. Gasaway
Cherokee Indians Matriculate at University
A youth celebrates six Cherokee Indians entering the university. The relieved father asks if it helps, and the youth responds that the new students can cheer the team loudly at football games.
Opening performance of Gagley’s comic opera reviewed
Crittick notes the crowd laughed at jokes during the opening night. Askina responds there is nothing new. The exchange reflects mixed audience reaction to the new comic opera.
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Crittick
Gagley
Askina
Multimillionaire citesmonetary boredom and playful joke
A humorous exchange questions if wealth spoils leisure with hidden critique of excess. One says being rich is dull, another references Rockefeller as fond of childish games, culminating in a playful reply about hide and seek.
Aeralty Proposed as Third Office for Airship Affairs
The debate in England over which department should handle airship construction continues with calls for a new office, humorously dubbed the aeralty, to oversee airship development alongside the war office and the admiralty.
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England
War Office
Admiralty
Obstacles as Hidden Doors to Opportunity
A reflective note highlights that challenges can reveal new paths and opportunities. It suggests resilience and adaptive thinking turn barriers into openings for growth and progress.
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Chicago Tribune
SMITH
Wowan
Oriental Papers
America
Aluminium
Department of Aeralty
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