The Coward Who Saved Two on a River Gorge
In Shickshinny a boy labeled the coward by village peers earns fame by rescuing Jasper Tyson from a flood and ice gorge. Curt Webb, an orphan grocery worker, braves the swollen river and, using a fallen tree as a raft anchor, guides both to safety as the ice roars downstream and the cabin collapses. They are rescued and Curt’s reputation reverses.
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Shickshinny
Susquehanna
Scrub Island
Vimagee
Squire Tyson
Jasper
Curt Webb
Jasper Tyson
Curt
Catawissa
Flowers Possess Passions Like Humans, Says Scientist
A French scientist contends that flowers have loves and hates, with roses thriving near congenial blooms and wilting beside incompatible ones. He notes heliotropes and violets share sympathy, and pansies with carnations show warm friendship, while a German writer suggests such affinities imply they have souls.
Farm for sale in Hartford area with or without well
A Hartford lawyer recalls a client from a nearby town who offered his farm for sale after sinking a well. The farmer quoted 700 dollars with the well and 600 dollars without, noting the well added anxiety and cost to the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Waal
Milk Epidemic Traces to Milk Route in Springfield
A review of 1892 typhoid cases in Springfield Missouri links an outbreak to a milk delivery route. Professor Sedgwick's investigation ties the illness to milk from a farm with prior fever cases, with waste from a tobacco field and contaminated well water contaminating the cooling process, completing the evidence chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mase
W. T. Sedgwick
C. E. A. Winslow
Atlantic
Ladybug Denies Candidate Teaching Post in District
A district trustee rejects a young applicant for a teaching job after he misidentifies a ladybug. The porch conversation reveals the orange bag with black spots and the lesson that only correct identification earns trust.
Promises and Folklore From Eastern Asia Minor and Sea Storms
A collection of folk tales and quips: Kurds misjudge muddy waters and a cliff, a pasha’s aid restoring legs. a living plumb line ends in broken limbs. A French passenger vows a wax Saint Christopher statue for safety at sea, while another swears off ham only with mustard should danger pass.
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Asia Minor
Eople
St. Christopher
Paris
A Girl of Discernment
Madge and Marjorie discuss Tilsie’s shopping spree watching her buy many items on the installment plan. The talk hints she will marry soon and her husband will bear most payments.
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Madge
Tilsie
Marjorie
Exchange of Compliments in Small Village Roles
A village sexton, also a gravedigger and more, helps a doctor move to another county. Accounts are unsettled as the doctor deducts a contra sum and objects to charges for removing furniture. The sexton retorts that steady work beats fluctuating grave-digging as the doctor departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeaton
Tale of Two Doctors Upset Antiques Debate
Dr. Nash, famed author of Westminster antiquities, is challenged by Dr. Barton who cites errors and bluntly asks if Nash is a justice of the peace. Nash answers yes and Barton quips Nash should send his work to the house of correction.
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Nash
Westminster
Barton
Tam
House of Correction
Disintegrating Bachelor At Club Election
A good looking and well to do bachelor teased by club members offers to marry the chosen girl to prove he wants matrimony. Nine members vote secretly by disguising handwriting. Each member votes for a different choice, leaving the bachelor still single as the club dissolves in discord.
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Bacheor
Kansas City Star
Old Story Dinner Exchange Between Spratts and Sammy
An exchange depicts Spratts apologizing to Bloobumper for a thin dinner while noting a prior planning dinner promised to Mr. Taddells, as Sammy Spratts counters with a reminder that papa had said the same yesterday.
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Spratts
Bloobumper
Sammy Spratts
Home of the Mole Reveals Hidden Underground World
A detailed, Victorian style description explains a mole's home beneath a hill, including two main galleries, main corridor, and rainwater pits. It highlights the creature's senses, digging paws, velvety fur, and hair that grows perpendicularly to stay clean as it tunnels and navigates underground.
March Bargains Bring Low Prices on Coats and Suits
A retailer advertises March bargains with half price overcoats from 7 50, all wool suits from 7 50 to 15, boys suits at 98c, best 5 and 6 dollar boys suits for 3 50, low priced pants and dozens of fabric deals. Also shoes at deep discounts, table linens, damasks, towels, golf gloves, buttons, embroideries, and dress goods highlighted.
Food For Toy Dogs And Feeding Guidelines
A section from Outing advises against overfeeding toy dogs and recommends a balanced daily mix of finely cut boiled meat such as beef or lamb necks, soaked bread with yeast squeezed out, boiled vegetables, and occasional rice or barley. Include the cooking liquid, ensure the mix firms enough to hold shape, and adjust portions for active nervous dogs.
Sorry He Spoke. A Railway Encounter
A young matron rebukes a man on an elevated railroad train who ogled her and pretended familiarity. He flirts, claiming they met, but she identifies herself and corners the exchange with a witty retort reflecting social misbehavior aboard public transit.
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New York Post
Pistol Time Question In A Newark Flat Case
In a Newark case the judge asks about the hour a pistol was heard. A witness recalls hearing a pistol between 1 50 and 2. The witness lacks a clock and explains time by actions in the building, noting milk bottles moved by upstairs neighbors and a downstairs fire being cooled.
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Newark Nowa
Taming a Wild Bull by a Glare Across the Window
A Scots dialogue recounts a farmer’s tale of fending off a savage Caracrggan bull by staring it down from inside a house. John Tamson asserts the human eye can frighten such beasts, citing the incident where the bull charged a passerby yet remained calm when glowered at from a distance.
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Bob Meekin
John Tamson
Bob
Caracrggan
London
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G. K. Ebling
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WM. T. Jones
Als
Queen Anne, Md
J. R. Wooters
Dover Street
Hotel Avon
Easton
Maryland
Preston
Denton
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Attorney-Atlaw
Denton, Mp
Oscar Clark
Denton, Md
Fletcher Clark
Baston
C. Deen
Fowling Creek, MD
Caroline County
James T. Sylvester
Constable
Red R. Owens
Denton, Maryland
J.eowin R Cochran, JR
Mason, E
Wouse
Ey Cohn
Duncan
Justice OF the Peace
Hillsboro
F P. Covey
Agner, MD
Journal
J.C. Godwin CO
N. Washington St
Easton, MD
W. J. Blackiston
AID
Stereum, Speedy
S.t Nowe & Son, Undertakers
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Ron IN
Optician
Law
Mr. Wright
Ridgely
Smith & Wright, Law Building
Anklam Mfg CO
Smith & Wright
T. W.smith
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Sinaov
Buueg
Uepry
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Sazis
Uayoiq Ajasodind Ssayun
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Ynogy
James Tit, Cooper
Undertaker
Dev
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Cooper
Main Street
John W. Causey, Pues
WM. Dennry
Sec'y Asp
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Kendounty Mutual Insurance
Dover
Delaware
John T. Carter, Jr
L. Irving Jones
Muen L. Denten, Md
Greensboro
Alex. Noble
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T. H. Evans & Company, Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants
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Fuerts
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