Autobiography of Geronimo and the Apache War Trail
The aging Geronimo reveals his life in an edited confession to S. M. Barrett, detailing wars with Miles and Crook, captivity, escapes, massacres, and a treaty with Gen. Miles promising protection and a peaceful life in return for surrender and disarmament.
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Seronimo
S. M. Barrett
War Department
New York Herald
Barrett
Miles
Crook
Apache Tejo
N. M
Arizona
Mangus
Colorado
Mangus-Colorado
New Mexico
United States
San Carlos Reservation
Gen. Miles
Geronimo
Gen
How the Britisher Feels Cowardis Americans
In England the general feeling toward America is described as misunderstood. The author notes a long standing friendly sentiment here despite American misconceptions of anti Americanism. The piece uses a father son dynamic to illustrate miscommunication and bias between nations.
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England
America
Father and Son Reach Equality in Fifty Years of Change
The essay traces a century of family dynamics as fathers and sons move from lecturing to mutual respect. It notes the father finally sees the son as grown and the son recognizes the father as a good sort, shifting from boy and man to equal men. It contrasts this with the Briton’s view of foreigners and language.
Living for God Says Faber Quote
A religious quote from F. W. Faber emphasizes that living for God gives purpose while lives guided by other ends are failures. It frames faith as the ultimate measure of a meaningful life.
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God
F. W. Faber
Crown and Hear Say Fragment from Chicago Daily News
A snappy aside notes that talk of a crown brings unease and suggests much remains hear say among the majority, reflecting a newspaper quip without specific facts or events.
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Chicago Daily News
No Longer a Prophet in Bushby Weather Lore
A former town weather predictor Obed Small admits failure after a troubling episode in 1902 involving Ma'am Gregg and her daughter Mary Jane. He recalls the storm that struck near Wilson's Lake, ruined clothes, and triggered a long-running family feud. The tale ends with Small acknowledging his lost trust and bidding farewell.
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Bushby
Mr. Smalls
Mr. Small
Ma’am Gregg
Mary Jane
Wilson's Lake
Marshaltown
Gregg
London Noise Surges With Motor Vehicles And Traffic
London Truth laments rising city clamor as motor vans wagons and buses multiply and speed up. The piece notes amplified noise from trains engines and streets with dust petrol smells and constant daytime to midnight disruptions affecting suburbia.
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London
Suburbia
Airs of the Parvenue and the Country Mockery
A poverty-stricken family rises to wealth, moves to the country, and parades their supposed social rank. A visiting guest praises their chickens, and the daughter asserts that in their position they do not have to lay eggs despite daily potential.
Statue to Darwin Roils Shrewsbury Town Visit
An elderly Shrewsbury man guides visitors by the statue of Darwin. A guest quips about evolution, while locals note a church steeple once fell, claimed by some as judgment for the statue.
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Shrewsbury
England
Darwin
New York City Probes Neighborhood Bake Shops
City officials investigate local bake shops amid concerns about health and safety. Citizens react with skepticism as inspectors scrutinize operations, while residents hope for safer, law‑abiding storefronts.
The Church and the Masses
A city observer notes that most residents live outside religious influence or engage only sporadically with it, showing little lasting attraction or effect from church contact.
The Smallest Potted Plants Dominate German Collectors
German women gather what are claimed as the world smallest potted plants. They are cacti grown in pots about the size of a thimble.
Lake Erie Ports Lead With Population Figures
Lake Erie has the most ports boasting populations of 100,000 or more. Lake Superior and Lake Huron lack such cities, while Lake Ontario has only one, a Canadian port unless Rochester with Charlotte for a port nearby is included.
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Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Rochester
Charlotte
Shed Radiance. Open up the doors of your heart.
There is a stark contrast between inner light and confinement as a metaphorical appeal to abandon bitterness and seek forgiveness, inviting personal transformation away from a punitive mindset.
Policeman Flynn Loses Bluff in Horseless Carriage Stop
A humorous exchange shows Policeman Flynn stopping a man in a horseless carriage. Flynn extols laws in a mock Irish tone while the driver insists he has not violated any rule. Flynn ultimately relents and takes the man to the station, admitting the bluff saved the alleyway scene.
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Policeman Flynn
Matther
Light Brigade
Barney Flynn
Flynn
Polis
Ilse
Archin
Hivin
Joseph B. Bowles
the Century Co
Emergency brake and chauffeur chute feature for safe speed control
An item notes an emergency brake and a chauffeur chute that allow an owner to slow a vehicle and remove the chauffeur without injuring the machine or guests, as reported by the New York Herald.
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N. Y. Herald
Novelist Mrs Alexander Impresses American Visitor
A young American woman interviews Mrs Alexander in Florence. The visitor calls the novelist delightful and amused by her responses. She recalls a Florence anecdote about a child asking where parents were born, highlighting a playful moment in the conversation.
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Padua
Florence
The Secret of Beauty Joke
A humorous item from N. W. Weekly features Miss De Plain-Doctor and a family physician sharing a confidential bite on beauty. The gag suggests beauty comes from being born pretty as the punchline.
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N. W. Weekly
Wise husband vanishes text sparks crowd at station
A loud-mouthed wife storms a local police station seeking her missing husband Jim. The inspector tries to placate her while a constable ejects her from the room, noting the absent man was a very wise fellow.
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Jim
Constable Blunt
Do you believe that love is blind quote
A brief quote from the Houston Post contrasts romantic notions with a witty jab, noting that love not married can have eyes like gimlets.
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Houston Post
What He Wanted Cut The Barber Hair Cut
Yonkers Statesman reports a brief exchange where the victim agrees to a haircut as the barber carries out the action in a concise dialogue styled item.
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Yonkers Statesman
Bell-Boy Tales of Boots and a Put-Up Job on 49th Floor
A New York hotel bell-boy faces a heated morning as a guest in room 4976 accuses him of breaking boots and ringing alarms. The boy mutters it’s a put-up job while recalling another guest in the next room complaining about similar footwear. A Sun writer observes the confrontation.
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Cochise
Mangus-Colorado
Geronimo
Apache Pass
Mangus
Colorado
Fort Thomas
Old Mexico
White Mountain
Casa Grande
Sierra de Sahamipa
San Carlos
New York
Sun
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Marteen
Gosoda
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Obed
Noises of
Tairs
Venice
KH. Fisher
RERAL
Agewe
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Chattanooga
J. A. Williamson
Toledo
Ohio
D. G. Edwards
Ar Deshier
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Seccacacs Escs
Hamilton
North
Sore Ierdie
Néinoat
Leipsie
Deshler
Defiance
D. A Speer
Bill Heads
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