Senator Watson a Jovial West Virginia Politician
The Scrap Book notes Senator Clarence Watson of West Virginia as a jovial, dependable storyteller. It recounts a friend named Doc Cork who opened a sanitarium for the diseased, its chaotic run, and a delirium tremens patient who escaped, prompting a choral chase and a weary doctor’s weary remark about the first one to get away alive.
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Clarence Watson
West Virginia
Watson
Doc” Cork
West Vireinfi
D. T
Hill
Dale
Tie
Philadelphia Ledger
Best of It Poem Reflects on Adversity and Attitude
A reflective verse counsels making the best of hard times. It urges seeing the silver lining, bearing misfortune, and finding resilience amid sorrow, noting no one escapes life’s burdens and urging steady resolve.
Couldn't Bend the Horns Farces of a Freezing Farm Night
A farmer wakes to see his son, Jack, struggle with a frozen donkey’s collar after a frosty night. A cow had driven the donkey from the stable, leaving Jack stuck and unable to fit the collar as the father discovers the joke in the dim stable light.
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Hin
Jack
Enraged Gander Chases Soldier in Maine Regiment
A soldier fleeing a farmhouse was chased by an enraged gander whose wings spread wide and feet scarcely touched the ground. The rider avoided the bird with musket butt help and reached camp safety, muttering about the gander’s resolve and a cod attached lure.
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Maine
Nassec
Lea
Hites
Cander
Gander
Extra Nostril on Blackbuck Sparks Fast Run Claim
A New York Sun note explains an Indian antelope’s facial opening between eye and nose as an extra air channel. The keeper asserts it enables the blackbuck to run up to sixty miles an hour on favorable ground, making it the fastest hoofed animal.
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Blackbuck
New York Sun
The Lessening Death Rats Rediscovering Quiet Progress
The piece argues that silent advances in public health, notably the reduction of infant mortality, extend average lifespans and curb economic waste. It cites modern enlightenment as enabling these gains and notes the broad happiness and efficiency gains from fewer infant deaths, per the New York Tribune.
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New York Tribune
The Poet and the Builder in a Turbulent Banter
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment contrasts a builder who fears asking for a daughter with an insurance agent. Miss Gusher begs for help while an ironic touch recalls John Milton and the poets. The tone is wry and reflective of literary allusion.
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Old Patterson
Isa Ure
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Naval nicknames stretch across fleets from Golden Gate to London docks
The New York Tribune notes a long established set of naval and merchant marine nicknames used since before transoceanic exploration. It details common monikers for officers and crew such as Shiner for Wright, Nobby for Clark, Jimmy for Green, and Knocker for White, along with other colorful forms like Dusty Miller, Lofty, Shorty, and Jammy Bangs.
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Snd
Golden Gate
London Docks
Wright
Shiner
Clark
Nobby
Green
Jimmy
Spud Murphy
Dusty” Miller
Shorty
Leutenant
Navy
Landrubber
Tommy Pipes
Chips
Sailmaker
New York
Fribune
Ruskin's Fierce Fury At Wagner's Meistersingers
A Pearsons Weekly excerpt recalls John Ruskin's sharp condemnation of Wagner's The Meistersinger and the Lied remarking on its alleged tunelessness. The piece notes Ruskin's precocious talents and early literary feats, framing his denunciation as a notable outburst by a famed critic.
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Ruskin
Wagner
L. J. Cook
Harry
Lucy
Scott
Pearson’s Weekly
Ex Judge Shirley a Noted Indiana Figure
A story from Youths Companion recounts ex judge Shirley a colorful Indiana figure raised in the south, living in the north, and known for a southern echo in his speech. After a tenant beat him, the judge served as key witness in an assault case and finally admitted using the common American term in court.
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Shirley
Indiana
South
North
Waving
Sul
Judge Shirley
Irish Fox Hunters Discuss Hounds and Endurance
A Belfast man extols the sport of fox hunting in Ireland, praising the skill required to ride and jump, the quality of Irish horses, and the abundance of foxes. He notes the sport as a genteel pursuit for those who can afford it, with admiration for the equine stock and hunting customs. Detroit Free Press notes follow.
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Ireland
Belfast
Detroit Free Press
The Fear of Woman Satire Exchange
A brief satirical exchange features Mrs A lamenting the world’s end while Mrs B jokes that it will fall to men wearing old clothes. The playful dialogue mocks gendered anxieties and fashion.
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Mrs. B
Land Auction Offers Multiple Parcels in Caroline County
Convincing sale of parcels 3 4 and 5 of a Denton area farm. Parcel 3 217 10 acres parcel 5 316 10 acres and parcel 6 312 10 acres with a tenant house on the farm. Credit plan 1 4 cash on sale day then two equal yearly payments through 1915 with interest. Parcels 2 and 7 offered in tenancy of Josiah Jack. Plat available at Harvey L Cooper Denton Md.
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Harvey
Cooper
Janes Terie
Ormond W. Downes
Wall
Court House
Denton
Caroline County
Maryland
Anderontown
Hoples
Wuliston
Marion L. Heck
Andersontown
Josiah A. Beck
George Neighbors
Josiah Jacck
Denton, Hobbs
Harvey L. Cooper
Albert G. Towers
James Tispie
Cashel
Hummer
Floyd DP. Yummer
Delaware
I. Conwell
Milton
Del
Bryant
Fifth Street
William Causey
High Street
William J. Stanford
William W. Thomas
Fifth
High Streets
Matthew Lawless
John Lawles
Ellanora Snowden
Sooman G. Snowden
Clement Drake
Liber J. K. S
Oscar Clark
Ellanore Snowden
Charles E. Turner
C. Uf
T.L
Tuckahoe Station
Ridgely
Greensboro
John W. Clark
William J. Rickards
F. P. Covey
Auct
Easton
Jimes K Polk Willi
Bima C. Willis
Lola J. Wils
Liber
C. W. Neo
Ualbot County
Matthewstown
Itomato
Steamboat Landing
New Bridge
Stearmonth
J. Fletcher Clark
Sheriff’s Sale Real Estate in Marydel Description
A sheriff sale notice covers a parcel of land in Marydel described as about 60 by 100 feet on the west side of the public road to Temville, adjoining lots owned by T Henry Davis James Smith and others, listing the real estate for sale.
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Denton
Andersontown
Hobbs
Williston
Marydel
Templville
T. Henry Davis
James Smith
N.B
Thomas J. Chaffinch
Caroline County
Concord
Burrsville
Gootee Stevens
Bennett Todd
Ridgely Graham
Statgore
Matthew Lawless
Chapel District
Talbot County
Jerome I. Bennett
Thomas F. Chance
Powell's Meadows
James K. Polk Willis
Choptank River
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
MW. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Gusher
Hart
Harper
John Milton
Waczaner
Benin
Tuckahoe Neck
Wilboffer
E. Finley Clark Farm
Lenton
Tuclaheoe Neck
Tuchahoe Nech
Harvey I. Cooper
George
Allins
L. Beck
Josiah Beck
Sheriff's Sale
Carolne
John W. MeckKnott
George W. Moore
Moore & Hummer
Hattie B Oh. Moore
Floyd P. Hummer
Zella B. Hunmimer
Hiw
Zella B. Hummer
Templeville Cemetery
Mount Zen
Adj
Eliza Wilson
Wiliam Hackett
Juin Matthews
Alcenus II. Cooper
T. A. Goldsborough
Collins, Snow
J. Virgil Moore
Denton, Md
Wiliam J.stanford
T. Alan Goldsborough
T Pp. Covny
Denton, Maryland
Valuane
Boonsboro
J. P. Holsinger
Ueward
Public Service Commission OF Maryland
Diamond State Telephone Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore City
Mary
Orveron
the Commission
Baltimore
POL
St O’elock
A.m
Cecil
Kent
Queen Annes
Caroline
Talbot
Somerset
Dorchester
Wicomico
Worcester
Philip D. Laird
W. Hering
B. T. Fendall
Louis M. Duvall
S.C. White
S.C. White Orpington
Kellerstrass
Cedar Mount
Ishade Phaeton
Good
J. Virgil Mogre
Florence Automatic
H. P
Nuttle Hardware CO
Wimber
Eloven
L. L. van Slyke
The
New York Agricultural Experiment Station
E. H. Maloy
Horsey, Roe & CO
Greensboro Station, Md
Penton National Bank
Onur Savings Department
T. C. West
Casiner
Journal
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