Men with animal eyes in portraits and their strange fate
A curious piece notes that some men with uncanny animal eyes earn a precarious living by posing for painters. It recounts three cases, including a Cheshire man who emigrated to Canada and sat for a farmyard study. The article hints these owl-like gazes shape judgments and fortunes.
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Fife
England
Canada
Montreal
Furmiline Expvress
Apis
Peenling
Esmoa
Sittue
Nyo Ghee
Thioe
Esat
Simplicity in Life Warned by Chicago Journal
The Chicago Journal warns that Pastor Wisp’s simple life doctrine may be misread. Americans may form clubs and cults, rush to print, and tout freak ideas, while true simplicity means living honestly and choosing one’s own path without hype or novelty.
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Wispehers
Chicago Journal
Level Headed Boy Sparks Fire Averted By Quick Action
A Kansas farmer boy drove a hay wagon beside a crossing as a train neared. A spark from the locomotive set the hay ablaze. He sprang into action, cranking the wagon and urging the horses to safety, escaping the blaze and leaving the hay to burn. The El Dorado Republican calls him a genius and predicts a bright future.
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The
Republican
el Dorado Republican
Politician Mudd’s Present and Future in a Letter
Representative Sydney E. Mudd of Maryland, famed for costly political phrasing, was asked to endorse a man for a minor post. When the applicant claimed residency outside his district, Mudd quipped there is no past tense in politics. He nonetheless promised a letter of recommendation.
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Sydney E. Mudd
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
Mr. Mudd
Baltimore
Canadians Seek Indictment for Passing Foreign Coin
Canadians in Ottawa advocate a bill to criminalize the passing of foreign coin, arguing that money issues between Canada and the United States create embarrassment for travelers. Americans complain but view it as a minor evil of international travel. Canadians consider it a greater nuisance warranting legal action.
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United States
Canada
Ottawa
Chinese Vegetable Honored in Paris Initiative
The Chinese vegetable pie tsai is praised for its hazelnut flavor and cabbage like appearance. An experiment will be conducted in the Elysee garden to introduce this dish to the table of president and peas ant, following Louis XVI's gratitude for potato introduction to France.
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Louis XVI
France
Louhet
Elysee Garden
Dress Boxes and a Family Row over Waste
In a tense exchange Elsa argues with a companion about a dress box dispute with their mother. The discussion reveals a philosophical contrast on keeping things, while 242 dress boxes fill the tale with humor and domestic conflict.
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Elsa
Mamma
PD Ross
Ana
Toalways
Mrs. Benquest
Roy
Dialogue on Dum ley bragging ancestors in Catholic Standard
Hicks and Wicks discuss Dum ley and his boasting of ancestors, with Wicks expressing no pity for the champ but noting the boast about his forebears. The exchange appears in the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Hicks
Dumley
Wicks
Hall's Catarrh Cure Attraction Trial Ad
Frank J. Cheney declares his firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary seals and testimonials promised. Product touts internal action and direct blood effects with subscription reminder and payment plea.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Glerson
Props
Examinations For Common School Graduates
Questions for seventh and eighth year candidates shall come only from the Indiana fifth reader. Examinations in the county occur on the third Saturday of March April and May. J M Wikey Superintendent. Also a farm sale notice by Herzog Kerr offering straight sale without commission.
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Indiana
J M. Wikey
Dr Elliott Detchon Remembered as Physician and Merchant
Dr Elliott Detchon died at his Crawfordsville home Sunday evening after a four day illness. A prominent physician and patent medicine proprietor, he began practice in New Richmond in 1852 and moved to Crawfordsville in 1864, later living in Newtown and finally returning to Crawfordsville in 1871 where he resided.
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Elliott Detchon
Crawfordsville
New Richmond
Farmer’s Bank
Newtown
Wingate News
Cotton Belt Route Offers Reduced Fare to Western States
Half Fare Plus two dollars to the Cotton Belt Route with dates February 21 and March 2 one way Colonist tickets from St Louis Ihmes and Cairo to destinations in Arkansas Louisiana and Texas. Fast train leaves St Louis at 5 pm and 8 43 pm. Write for folder map and information. L O Sehas ter T A Cotton Belt Route Cincinnati Ohio.
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St Louie
Ihmes
Cairo
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Cotton Belt
St. Louis
L. O. Sehaster
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Frisco System
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
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Plaza Building
Danville, Ill
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Ladies Advisory Dept
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the Republican
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