How Wenzell Made Good in the Baker Home
City boarder Wenzell Beebe courts Ann Rose Baker as her banker rival Chester Laidlaw courts her favors. Tense exchanges in the Baker parlor, a moonlit ride, ring swapping, and Ann Rose’s flirtations with Laidlaw threaten Wenzell’s pride and place.
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Ann Rose
Baker Homestead
Ann Rose Baker
Chester Laidlaw
Wenzell Beebe
Postals
Wenzell
Mr. Eardlaw
Ann Mose
Wengell
Laidlaw
Jim Putney
Ann
Wengel
Wenzel
Wenzell Bravely Rides Out Storm to Save Hay
In a rural farmhouse during a fierce thunderstorm, Wenzell Beebe returns to the barn to save neighbors hay while Ann Rose fears for him. She confronts him and confesses relief that he risked danger, as the storm rages and the boarder cowers in the parlor.
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Wenzell
Ann Rose
Wenzel
Ty Gong
Ann
Goose
Wenzell Beebe
Fenious
Effy
Why the Guest Was Embarrassed in Dinner Mystery
A north side man invited to dinner faced chilly hints and whispered codes from the host family. The hostess whispered to the children BRG and SK while serving. later he learned these meant family hold back and more in the kitchen. The secrecy caused the guest to feel unwelcome and puzzled.
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North Side
PR. G. Bo
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Familly
Boston
No Angler Misquote Shifts Street Gossip
A fragmentary Philadelphia Press exchange mocks Miss Gabbie and Miss Teppery about fishing for compliments, noting that those who fish for praise may gain little by talking too much.
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Gabbie
Teppery
Palm Beach winter hotel chat ends in humor
A Cleveland Leader cartoon caption notes a winter plan exchange about Palm Beach hotels. The brief joke contrasts a mistaken suggestion to stay at the same hotel with a quip about someone forgetting to “Up the bead” last year, reflecting light social commentary.
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Palm Beach
Cleveland
The Churn Metaphor for The Body’s Digestion Explained
An 19th century health piece argues that a foul stomach taints the blood and body, likening digestion to butter churn. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure, claiming it sweetens the stomach and removes humors, with a mail request for a booklet.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Reading to improve listless reading habits
A Columbia University English lecturer urges readers to discuss their readings to gain deeper enjoyment. By talking about what is read, readers fix upon writers' points and better grasp stories, progressing from listless to enthusiastic engagement through practice and shared discussion.
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Columbia University
Deep Sea Diving Limits Reach For Safety
A discussion of deep sea diving limits notes that thirty fathoms (180 feet) may mark the safety boundary for divers with strong fitness and risk tolerance. Records are debated, with reports of deeper salvage at forty fathoms and fatal outcomes. An expert cites severe strain at twenty to thirty fathoms, with many divers unwilling to go below ten fathoms.
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South America
Meat Slaughter Houses Run by Law in Italy
Italian towns over 6 600 must build municipal slaughter houses where butchers supply livestock for killing transport carcasses and dressing. Milan’s facility spans acres with cement buildings arranged in twin rows linked by wide airy passages to circulate air under the roofed corridors.
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Italy
Milan
When Lost in the Woods Dangers of Panic and Exhaustion
A practical note urges caution for a lost man in snow woods. It warns against panic and overexertion, recommends a steady two mile per hour pace, and suggests following the latest tracks or shelter-providing direction based on time of day.
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A. B. Carleton
Outing Magazine
The Cure. He Talked Too Much In A Conversation
A verbose man drives his taciturn companion to near distraction with endless discourse. He boasts of being a great smoker and nervous, needing something in his mouth at all times. The companion quips, suggesting a gong to silence him.
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New York Times
Vicarious Suffering Headache Tale From Household
A newspaper brief excerpt discusses a severe headache described as affecting an entire household and considered by some as potentially epidemic. The dialogue suggests a family dynamic where the speaker attributes the ailment to familial influence rather than a broader outbreak.
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