Dinner guests disrupt Ruraldene villa with carnival attempt
In a Ruraldene villa Uncle Peter hosts a Sunday gathering as John Henry’s narrator recalls Skinski and Dodo posing as relatives of Bunch Jefferson. The group theatrically engages in sleights of hand and a mock treasure hunt while discussing Skinski’s supposed gold mine and a comic diamond mishap.
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Uncle Peter
Ruraldene
Cornelius McGowan
Dodo
Jefferson
Peter
Dil Grey
Peaches
Skinski
moselle Dodo
The Great Hall of Illusiona Visit Ends in Laughter
In New Rochelle Cameron and Connolly pose as managers of a famed illusion show and mingle with locals while Bunch and his relatives spar in a comical clash of manners. The scene includes Aunt Flora’s showy virtuosity and Uncle Peter’s dry humor as they plot ahead for the performance.
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Flo
Peter
Skinski
Blue Hills
Cornelius
Flora
New Rochelle
Cameron & Connolly
Illusiona
world wonder
Mestokine
Sixgor Benoa Patrol
Mystery Queen and a Bold Investment Plot
A narrator describes show business schemes with grand profits and a promised doubling of money in six months via Uncle Peter Bays. Clara J urges a risky investment while the plan promises large daily earnings, with visions of theatrical intrigue and a confident yet cautious partner.
Roosevelt Scrutiny Over Harriman Affair Fails as Campaign Tool
The New York Press argues that Roosevelt attempts to exonerate himself in the Harriman matter only sullies all involved. It says the ugly record cannot be washed away and that the facts and admissions make the record unfit as a campaign document for a presidential candidate.
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Roosevelt
Harriman
Peter Grimm
New York Press
Taft Faces 1912 Nomination Doubts and Party Rift
The piece argues Taft’s bid may fail as he struggles between aid from patrician leaders and progressive factions. His tariff stance and Sherman Act enforcement alienate both sides, suggesting the 1912 Republican nominee could be someone other than William Howard Taft.
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Taft
William Howard Taft
Wool tax fears tied to sheep decline in past decade
The article notes concern among wool producers that lowering duties would shrink flocks. Over ten years, under Dingley and Payne Aldrich laws, the number of sheep ready to shear fell by more than 400,000. In the Rocky Mountain region, sheep numbers rose despite free wool policy and weak markets. Elsewhere, prosperity and high duties limiting imports hinder flock maintenance.
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Dingley
Payne Aldrich
Rocky Mountain
Taft Recasts Taft Taft Says Tariff Comment Better Wording
Mr Taft reflects on remarks at Winona about the Payne Aldrich tariff bill saying it is better than any tariff passed by a Republican congress The distinction may not be the finest he ever drew but perhaps finer than any other
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Mr. Taft
Winona
Taft
Miss Ravenel's Conversion and a War Novel's Untimely Title
The 1867 war novel by Major John W. De Forest featured battle scenes praised by critics including Mark Twain. Yet its title offended readers and likely doomed sales, as no southern convert story fit the postwar period. De Forest, once promising as a writer, saw later works fade.
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E. J. EDWARDS
Connecticut
New Haven
Conn
Allandic Monthly
Harper's Magazine
Theodore Winthrop
Fitz James O’Brien
John W. De Forest
Yale college
Theodore B. Woolsey
Yale
De Forest
George H. Watrous
New York
Hartford
Major De Forest
Mr. Watroug
Watrous
John William De Forest
Mark Twain
Port Hudson
Miss Ravenel
Street Cries In A Minor Key
The Paris Journal des Debats notes street cries are usually in the minor key. An English observer says London cries also stay in the minor key with cries like Sweet Lavender. The ragged street voices blend politics and murders daily, while the milkman and coal hawker use blunt, formless calls, the coal hawker repeating a single bellows without nuance.
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Paris Journal des Debats
London
Le Soir
Tomb of Omar Khayyam and buried beams in a garden tale
Major Sykes describes a tomb near a shrine in a rose garden where Omar Khayyam is said to be buried not in the main chamber but in an eastern wing plastered tomb. He notes the poet’s foretelling that trees shed blossoms on him twice yearly, linking the garden’s fruit trees to his grave.
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Omar Khayyam
Sykes
Omar Kahyyam
Persia
Jesui
Doctors decry high heels in French fashion
French medical faculty condemn high heeled shoes as causing weariness and illness by shifting body weight onto the forefeet. They warn that switching to flat slippers worsens discomfort and may provoke varicose veins, advising women to avoid heels over one inch.
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Paris
Surgery Aims To Save Brain Blood Supply In Philadelphia
In advanced Philadelphia surgery a dire head injury case is treated at University Hospital by Dr John B Denver. The procedure targeted the internal carotid to stop brain blood flow while preserving life via external carotid. Doctors expect natural vascular adaptation as healing progresses and blood flow rebalances.
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Philadelphia
University hospital
John B. Denver
Hen Pecksmans Diamond Misplaced at Allentown Show
A. B. Flower of central New York lost a diamond stud during the Allentown poultry show after a Leghorn hen on Blink Bonnie farm pulled it from his shoulder. Flower laughed off the mishap noting he had more diamonds.
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Allentown
A. B. Flower
New York state
Flower
Judge Brann
Syracuse
Horse Dies with His Owner in Boston Will Pact
Boston veteran hotel proprietor John Drewson of Roxbury directed executors to chloroform and kill his chestnut horse on the day of his death. Executors acted promptly per the will. The horse, long owned by Drewson, had become old and infirm but was visited frequently by him.
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Uncle Peter
Peter
Skinski
McGowan
Springfield
Ohio
fatr
Blue Hills
Sksinski
Dooley
Filo
Peaches
Martha
Boston
Mass
John Drewson
Hotel Highland
Washington street
Roxbury
Drewnen
Rainfall records fall on Isthmus of Panama shower
Reports from Washington D C state rainfall records were set on the Isthmus of Panama on November 28 and 28 Porto Bello reported about 2 46 inches of rain in three minutes The shower total reached 7 60 inches The previous record was three quarters of an inch in five minutes in 1908
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Washington, D. C
Panama
Porto Bello
Willing to Remember Husband Pleads for Beer
A fragment from Fliegende Blaetter presents a domestic scene with a husband asking for another glass while instructing Walter to fetch it, and a wife recalling memories. The dialogue hints at a family with seven children at home.
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Walter
All SUll Now Meskman How did you allend White's crowing rooster
Wisegy-Told him I thought I saw the fowl awallow a diamond.
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Meskman
White
Wisegy
Meadowbrook Farm Notes on Cattle Salt Need
Study notes from Meadowbrook Farm emphasize salt as essential for cows. Highlights include basic livestock health guidance and farm management tips.
Animal husbandry tips for farm stock and care
Practical notes on breeding, feeding, housing, and management for pigs sheep cattle and horses. Emphasizes clean quarters, balanced grain rations, selective breeding, proper milking and cream handling, winter care, pest control, and tree care to reduce pests and sunscald. Includes methods for preventing ill health and improving wool and butter fat.
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Sheriff’s Sale
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Caroline County
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George W. Moore
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Hattie B. I. Moore
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Zella C. Hummer
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Main street
Maryland
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M. E. Parsonage
William Heather
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Zella B. Hummer
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Sheriff's Sale
JSCER
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Floyd F. Hummer
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Templeville Cemetery
Mount Zion
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William Hackett
John Mathews
Templeville
Henry Davis
James Smith
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Hummer
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Carqline
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Orphite tours
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Eaoch George
Carofine county
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ROBERT B. GEORGE
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EWSPAPERR
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MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
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BUNCH
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MANde
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MARVEL OF THE AGE
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Clara J
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Ma’moiselle Dodo
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MEADOWBROOK FARM
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