Dupe by a Girl Sets a 19th Century Texas Trap
In 1850 Texas frontier, outlaw Jack Wingrow terrorizes settlers near the Brazos confluents. Mabel Craythorne engineers Wingrow's capture by feigning interest and guiding a stealth rescue. George Mablie leads the plan, Wingrow is bound, outlaws jailed, and Mabel marries the wealthy Craythorne heir.
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Wandering Poles and Long-Term Axis Shifts
The article notes that beyond axial precession, the Earth's rotation axis shifts relative to the surface, causing latitude changes. Since 1890 the pole has traced an irregular spiral within 0.3 degrees of a mean position, with variations described as two terms of fourteen months and one year respectively.
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Peters
Nyren
Bessel
Albrecht
8. C. Chandler
Tragic Summer Drama In Roof Garden With Tibetans
A slow summer drama in the roof garden of the world unfolds with long waits and hitches. The piece promises a likely happy ending for both British and Tibetans, aligning with the neighboring tragedy's conclusion.
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Boston Transcript
Barber Shop Reform Plan Promises Deaf Mute Barbers
A Chicago man proposes a barber shop where all barbers are deaf mutes to improve service. He seeks methods to abate barbers who lean on guests or blow on necks, signaling concerns about intrusive grooming habits.
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Chicago
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Uncle Jed and the Ham Sandwiches Train Lesson
A village tale from Youth's Companion about Jedediah Perkins who misses a better price for ham sandwiches during a stalled passenger train in his snowy pasture. He deems ten cents would have sold more, but the train eventually clears, leaving him and Aunt Sarah living on ham sandwiches for weeks.
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Cupid's Retreat Sofa Engages Young Lovers
An old gentleman visits a furniture shop and learns a salesman pitches Cupid's Retreat as a romantic sofa. The gag line notes the cover wears in a year to reveal a card inviting marriage, highlighting a playful product with a risqué punchline.
Plain Language Clinic Banter at the Hospital
Colonel inspects a hospital and asks about a man’s health. The surgeon declines medical jargon and translates in plain speech. The exchange turns to the colonel’s own ailment, with a humorous note about needing “pee language.”
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Lonon
Jack's Fatal Oversight
A Chicago Tribune quip features Clarice admiring Jack Cowdrey while debating devotion. The perplexed woman notes his daily thoughts and jokes about annual sacrifice, contrasting his love with demands for a day off every four years. The exchange ends with the implication of Jack's doom.
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Uxmal
Jack Cowdrey
Young Xmal
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Chicago Tribune
Wanderer Encounters Man Fishing in Idle Brickyard Pond
A Cleveland Plain Dealer account describes a wandering observer in South Carolina who watches an old Black man fish for forty minutes without lifting his hook. When questioned, the man explains his aim is to show his wife that he has no time to hoe in the garden, despite the supposed lack of fish.
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Boston Globe
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de Objick
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Prescription Advice From a Patient Dialogue
A patient tells a doctor he followed directions as closely as possible. He says he took powders every three hours as directed but had no sufficient supply, taking larger portions due to shortage. The exchange highlights adherence and improvised dosing amid limited medicine.
Sea Cucumbers Trepang Among Asiatic Peoples
The trepang or sea cucumber is a key food across Asia, especially China. Queensland and New Guinea fleets harvest it from coastal waters, employing Aboriginal divers to detect and collect the creatures, which are cleaned, boiled, dried, smoked, and stored. Varieties differ in value, with brown and black types favored by the wealthy south, while red and white fetch lower prices. Some trepang are eaten raw by the Japanese, and soup from it is praised as nutritious, close to turtle soup.
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China
Queensland
New Cguinea
Queenland
South
Drunk switchman's bold rise and a derailment scare
A railroad official recalls a switchman who drinks and envisions rapid promotions from section boss to president. After two more drinks he believes he should be railroad president, and he halts a fast express by reporting the train two minutes late. The tale ends with the conductor noting the lateness.
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New York Times
Never Short in Her Long Accounts Moral Tale
A New York moral note describes a married woman who fills conversation with exhaustive details while her patient husband listens without complaint. The piece illustrates that some people are never short in recounting events, highlighting enduring conversational habits.
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New York
Will and insanity prove for brother's estate
Smith questions Jones about his apparent blues. Jones reveals his brother’s death and a will left to Jones after he had him committed to an insane asylum. Jones must prove the brother was legally insane or the estate passes to another claimant.
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Smith
Jones
Hair tonic sales pitch backfires in barber shop
An irate customer claims a tonic grows hair, but a clerk reveals the man’s head is bald after three months of use. The clerk notes there is nothing to grow, suggesting the product cannot work where hair is absent. The exchange ends with a sharp quip about expectations.
Weaving the Web of Fancy Heirloom Loom Banter
An intimate friend notes Ife calling a watch an heirloom while a bosom companion recalls seeing him buy it recently. The pair joke that the story of it being handed down from sire to son spans years, with one remark calling the tale a hot air loom.
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Chicago Tribune
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