Little Davis and the toothless animal riddle
A Philadelphia kindergarten class lesson ends in a playful misunderstanding as a student answers with Grandmother when asked for an example of a placental mammal. The exchange reflects humorous mishearing during a feson in the animal kingdom.
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Little Davis
Animal Kingdom
Philadelphia
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David
Philadelphia Ledger
Borax value falls as supplies rise and price drops
Borax known as the value of Dorax Troduct is described as abundant worldwide reducing its price from former highs of two hundred dollars per ton. The article explains a simple purification process and notes new Court House construction signals once caused confusion until a parrot delegated as site foreman.
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Broadway
Paris
Ground-up mummy and asphaltum paint across ancient art
An odd column blends notes on Egyptians wrapping heads in pure asphaltum for brown hair in portraits, then shifts to coastal topics about champagne yachts and luxury living. It cites The World's Work figures on U.S. steam yachts, maintenance costs, and charter rates, plus a Napoleonic hair lock artifact and Arthur Fairbairn’s Paris finds.
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Paris
William
Marshal Tramp
The Tactful Woman Says She Lives Within Income
A tactful woman is described as one who can live within her income without seeming to. The note adds that about half of Massachusetts women who can work are wage earners.
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Detroit Free Press
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L. C. Glover
Milwaukee
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Business Woman’s Association
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Lydia BE
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Lizzie Hinxie
Salem
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Pinbhaerm Med. Co
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McClellan elected mayor in Greater New York
After a dramatic campaign, George B. McClellan won the Greater New York mayoralty over Seth Low by about 62,000 votes. Brooklyn shifted strongly to the Fusionist challenge, while McClellan carried Manhattan and the Bronx, altering the city’s political balance.
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Fornes
Witch McLaughan
Kings County Democracy
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State Senate
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Victoria
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Watertown
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George W. Reeves
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James TE Mansfield
Tom Smith
Mt. Vernon
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Middlesex County
Maynor Wiehtan
New B Brunswick
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William Hf. Tackson
Middlesex
Camden County
Ucker
Morrie
Torreu County
Dan Dlatutleth
Cumberland County
Tames
Sussex County
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Rountgcky
Frankfort
Beekhaus
Tone
Beekhai
Morris Berknap
Berkham
Connecticut
Bridgeport
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Aisunin. Co
Stephen Chaisters
Henry Ford
Oly
Jahor Union
Virginia
Miembers
Demoscuitie
Botetourt
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Hecht
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Colorado
Tranquility at Washington Shocks and Rumor of War
A chaotic Washington report claims Lonth Mortfeld killed his wife at a boarding house and killed himself. He was a paroled patient from St Elizabeth's Hospital, possibly driven by fear of returning to the asylum. The piece also previews Worlds Fair attractions and forthcoming exhibitions for St Louis next year.
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St. Elenbeth’s Hospital For
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Alabama
St Louis
England
South America
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Lawilt
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War Department
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Panama Revolt Declares Independence From Colombia
The Isthmus proclaims independence and forms the Republic of Panama after a crowd gathers near government troops. Generals Tovar and Anya are imprisoned as the Colombian forces at Pantin consider peace with the revolution. Residents favor negotiations with the United States on canal status if the revolution succeeds.
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Pantin
United States
Department of Panama
Lyncheon Stay and extradition case headline
Federal Commissioner Saya the Urials Pug asserts Lynchehaun cannot be extradited. The case regards Lynelelamn, the commissioner’s ruling on political nature of the defendant, contrasting with British government. A separate item notes a fourteen year old boy in Chester, PA hanged after failing in school.
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Jadianapolis
Brluha
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Bagiand
Lynchelia
Dehooloy
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A. Manor
Snioke
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Weer & I'max
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Sporting and legal notices mingle at year’s end
A jumble of names and events from court suits to sports contests appears. Weds and divore cases surface, while athletes like Mike Ban and Anus Pitygerald are linked to upcoming competitions. Racing, sailing, and baseball topics mix with governance and endowment chatter in a loose, era-tinged page fragment.
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Aurerloniy
Mike Ban
Anus Pitygerald
Olympic AL Cy
San Mioanelseo
Morton P. Plant
Engomar Lite
A. W. Lainson
Oream
Pathe
Joe Grin
Tidhidel
Tchek Frage
Sea
New Yorker
Rob Mitashamonsty
George Chirdher
Strange Tales and Odd Facts From Murky Pages
A mosaic from a vintage periodical blends quirky anecdotes and curious science. It mention s a child’s travel origins, a railway director’s son garbling with fancy words, a cautionary letter about using big terms, a sea serpent debate about ribbon fish, a royal car in use, various ad blurbs, and a civil engineering musings on water power and rainfall. The tone mirrors a late 19th to early 20th century American paper's miscellany.
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Cambridge
Los Angeles Times
Fox Terrier Jack Helps Moor Steamers at Portsmouth
A Portsmouth harbor fox terrier named Jack assists as ropes are thrown ashore from steamers. The dog collects mooring lines and runs them to sailors to secure ships. Yesterday he seemed disconsolate due to a lack of boats in port.
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Portsmouth Harbor
Ife Fe
Harbor Station
Southern Daily Mail
Portsmouth
England
Novel Hod Carrier Accounts Pigs Eat The Book
A hod carrier in a parish town tells his employer he lost his account book because pigs ate it. He kept time by placing a potato in an empty barrel for full days and half a day for partial days. In a separate note, a physician outlines a method to remove a crosswise fishbone by tying a string to a button and having the patient swallow it edgewise to pull the bone free.
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