Will Conway Bravely Clears Mad Tom Gorge Jam
In a historic West Canada Creek log drive a 16 year old, Will Conway, uses dynamite and a sapling fuse to blast a huge jam above Mad Tom's gorge. He rides the chaotic logs through a perilous headlong path to reach shore and is hailed as a brave, cool headed hero by the crowd and boss Koch.
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West Canada Creek
Bill Kennedy
Haskell
Kennedy
Dan Cunningham
Cunningham
Wilmart
Will Conway
George Koch
Koch
Will
Mad Tom's Gorge
Mad Tom’s Pool
Billy
Boss Koch
Mad Tom
Oxford veteran Dr Sewell marks ninety in retirement era
Dr Sewell the New College warden at Oxford reaches his ninetieth birthday on Christmas Day though health limits public life he remains a strong influence on undergraduates. He recalls Dr Johnson era while lecturing on antiquities in Taylor buildings with a Runic vase anecdote provoking laughter.
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Oxford University
Sewell
New College
Oxford
Alma
Bobs
Johnson
Taylor
When Dolly Turns Eighteen in a Homecoming Ball
A poem celebrating Dolly's eighteenth birthday and coming out. It lists neighbors and friends from Parker to Kellys, and locals who will attend the party. After the festivities, Dolly returns to routine duties, preparing for the next day.
The Potato Joust
A rainy day boredom cure for boys described as a safe sport using forks and potatoes. Two fighters balance on one leg with a cushion under the knee, aiming to knock the potato from the fork while avoiding falls. Practice and careful wrist movement define skillful play.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Rely Upon Yourself Teachings From A Rural Journal
A National Rural piece extols self reliance learned by hard work and riding a farm horse with a rope halter. It argues independence builds character and that most great men faced life’s battles alone, urging youths to fight their own battles and trust their own effort.
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John G. Saxe
Etrusey
Pelf
Who is that cross eyed woman with the duchess of Stormingcourt
A court-room jab at gossip as the duchess of Stormingcourt is named in a quip about wealth. The duchess reportedly has ten million, while the duke’s earnings draw mockery from a judge.
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Stormingcourt
McEeney
Decidedly Unpleasant in Town Topics Dialogue
In Town Topics, Hewitt resents interruptions during thought while Jewett concedes it is not pleasant to have one’s train of thought flagged.
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Hewitt
Jewett
The Only Way. Edith Read Harold Lent Book Dry
A brief exchange in which Ethel asks Edith how she found Harold's lent book and Edith replies that it was very dry and required effort to read, as noted by a judge.
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Ethel
Harold
Edith
Monster Cake Delights Polish Prussian Troops In 1730
In June 1730 King August of Poland held a military review at Radowitz on the Elbe. A massive feast ended with a 40 ell long monster cake carved out for ranks as the army cheered. The cake weighed with eggs flour milk butter and yeast and was served in slices by rank until its final crumb vanished.
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Sons of
Adam
Thomas Carlyle
August
Poland
Radowitz
Elbe
German Empire
Prussia
Chicago
Propagating Roses by Budding Step by Step
Genev a March explains a simple budding method to propagate roses. Select a bud from the desired rose, cut an elliptical piece with wood beneath, make a T shaped cut on a hardy root, insert the bud, wrap with cloth, and unwrap after about ten days. If successful, remove the old stalk above the bud and tie a new shoot to the stump. Buds from various colors can be used on one stalk for a multi color rose tree.
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Geneva March
Fire drill proves value as Newark school nearly burns
At Seventh Avenue Primary in Newark New Jersey a fire started by a defective flue caused about 100 dollars in damage. Principal Shaffer triggered the fire drill and orderly evacuation sent 700 children from the building without harm as engines arrived.
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Seventh Avenue
Newark
N. J
Shaffer
Liberal feeding pays in dairy herd experiments
A Minnesota experiment station bulletin analyzes five years of dairy data ending 1897. Cows fed to capacity produced 354 pounds of butter annually vs 271 pounds on light feed. milk yield depends on balanced nutrients rather than feed type, with gradual diet changes preferred to avoid milk shrinkage.
Modern Enterprise Ends in Fire and Bids for Bills
A West Side New York merchant awoke to a street disturbance at 2 AM and learned his store had burned. Five men shouted their intent to paste bills on the building, offering to pay five dollars more than rivals.
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Upper West Side
New York City
Devotion or Gratitude Elopement Sparked by Sentiment
A humorous jab in the Chicago Record about Jones cherishing a wife who did not die but eloped. The quip highlights sentimentality as a trigger for a marriage upheaval and plays on the phrase hair wreathed with smilax and roses.
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Chicago
Engraved Rings Prompt Shifting Attitudes in Exchange
A fragment from the Chicago Post quotes a dialogue about engagement rings and comfort. The brief exchange contrasts a young woman’s remark on gloves with the other’s cold reply about initial discomfort upon receiving an engagement ring.
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Chicago Post
Marketing bewilders with renovated butter practices
The American Cultivator notes that renovated butter mimics fresh butter in appearance and color, lacks strong flavor, and deceives consumers. It profits by selling lower quality butter at near creamery prices, a fraud akin to oleomargarine, as poorly made butter is repurposed for broad use.
Meekison's Rise and Battle with Catarrh
Honorable David Meekison, notable for four terms as Napoleon mayor and founder of Meekison Bank, served in the Fifty fifth Congress and led his party. His major flaw was a thirty year struggle with catarrh, for which he credits Pe r una after writing to Dr Hartman. The ad extols Pe ru na as aid for public speakers and performers and urges readers to seek Dr Hartman’s free advice if results are not prompt.
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David Meekison
America
Meekison
Napoleon
Ohio
Hartman
Carrie Thomas
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
New proof of evolution via blood relation to apes
A scientific exchange reports experiments on serum and blood compatibility. Human serum dissolves many animals but not ourang outang, chimpanzee, or gibbon blood, suggesting close ties between human and higher apes and supporting evolution theory.
Old Principles Amid Empire Glare Cited in Letter
Mrs Torkins warns Charley against abandoning ancestral thrift for pomp and empire. She recalls a newspaper piece and notes his sleep talk claiming he seeks “another thing to make you all right” after past trouble with George III, quoted from the Washington Star.
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Charley
George III
Washington Star
Fruit spill prompts talk of hot water remedy
In a humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune a man asks about hot water as he spills fruit on a tablecloth. Johnny replies there will be plenty of hot water when mamma returns from downtown.
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Mr. Billus
Johnny
Johnny Billus
Chicago Tribune
Smoke nuisance debate in Philadelphia Record
A fragment notes Mrs eeeen and Mrs Bug ee in Philadelphia discussing smoke nuisance and a husband who smokes, reflecting local sentiment and newspaper voice of the period.
Trainmen Face Russian Thistle Plague on South Dakota Tracks
The Chicago Chronicle notes large masses of Russian thistles clog tracks in South Dakota, blowing into cuts and delaying trains for hours as oily fibers jam wheels. sand fails to free them. Ram’s Horn adds moral lines: a man must be greater than his work and there are no harmless sins.
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South Dakota
Chicago Chronicle
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Carter
Carters Liver Pills
Gure
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