Panther Attacks Camp as Trapper Outsmarts Threat
Local forest tale recounts trapper John Gardener who stood his ground at an Adirondack lumber camp. A jealous camp cook Murdoch stalked the camp for tobacco then fled after a moonlit bear like threat, while a panther shot from a tree and fled as Gardener fired. The next day Murdoch vanished torn and shaken. Gardener ponders who was most surprised.
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Trapper
Cook
John Gardener
Adirondack
Murock
Gardener
Murdock
Mae
Clever Illinois Boy Keeps Birds From Tomatoes
A Chicago area farm boy devises a bird deterrent using a black dog tethered between two posts to guard a tomato patch. The method, seen as inventive, halts birds from pecking ripe fruit as workers harvest boxes for shipment to Chicago.
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Chicago
Theo
No more wrinkles with acid free skin treatment
It promises a preparation free from acids and alkalies with no paste or grease that cures pimples and other skin imperfections. The ad claims authenticity by imitation and touts a limited 25 bottle offer from Ernest Staulhuth & Co., Columbus Ind.
Young Man Teaches Father to Smoke in Odd Tale
A city father learns from his son that smoking is a social art. A fastidious youth from Ves Park argues cigars define gentlemanly culture and persuades his father to try, gifting a pipe as he tests the elder's resolve. After three tries the father concedes defeat and the tale ends with a lighthearted rebuke.
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Auzege
Ves Park
Boy’s Deprovement in Fairs Stories Sparks Moral Debate
A boy recalls a breakfast dream about a fairy queen and three wishes in a tale that questions rushing to fortune. He resists impulsive luck, noting caution against being tempted by quick gains and the risk of missing better chances, echoing a broader cautionary tone.
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Washington
Satisfied to Him. An Argument on Bicycles Ends Without Defect
A young man in a Prince Albert coat debates bicycles with a bright city woman. He claims the fad will fade and that bicycles are increasingly denounced as impractical while noting many people sit down to view them skeptically. The exchange ends with his self-satisfied smile.
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Slimmins
Slimming
Prince Albert
Women under twenty-five show suicide patterns in Philadelphia study
The Philadelphia Times reports a study noting over one third of female suicides are under 25. Doctors describe young, healthy women driven to self harm by poverty, illness, or misery, with motives ranging from monotony to fear of pain. The piece catalogs terms like pyromania and hysteria used to label such acts.
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Philadelphia Times
Chesapeake vessel reused as Wickham flour mill
The Chesapeake, famed for its 1813 clash with the Channon, survives as a Wickham flour mill. Captured in 1814 and timber sold in 1820, its deck beams measure 22 feet and many timbers still show shot marks. The ship’s conversion reflects a peaceful transform from warship to sustainer of daily life.
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Chesapeake
Hampshire
Wickham
Philip B. W. Broke
England
John Prior
Prior
Shannon
Financial Reverses and Cuban Cave Fill-In
A Washington Star excerpt notes investors chase ever higher gains and a cynical look at constant profit. It then describes Cuban limestone caves gradually filling as snail shells cement over in dry seasons, threatening to close many caverns.
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Cuba
Temperature Readings In Deep Wheeling Wells
Government geologist W Hallock measured temperatures at depths up to 4 580 feet in Wheeling West Virginia deep wells. At 1 200 feet the thermometer showed 20 4 C and at 2 000 feet 22 2 C. Near the bottom 4 580 feet the reading reached 63 4 C.
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W. Hallock
Wheeling
W. Va
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Illinois
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Ernest’staulhuth & Co
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Wish AG
Washington Star
Earth
Otto’s
Fred
T. G. Quick
Crystal
John L. Bonham Pro
Telephone
Columbus
Fifth Street
A.m. Sharp
Buxton
Ladies Union
Childs Union
Silverman
Pampa
Jackson
William Anderson
Anderson Boot, and
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Bell’ Phone
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