Bitter Creek Election Feud Feigns Fudge Card Power
In Bitter Creek a local sheriff race pits Ben Colcord against Tom Mylius amid a political theater built around a picture show, fudge making, and Edna Mylius. Colcord wields a burgee trump card as Edna’s influence sways voters in a colorful contest.
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Kentucky
Durgoo Scheme Scuttles Lodge Rivalry At Lawn Party
Colcord, courting Edna, tries to influence the election by delivering burgoo to a lawn party hosted by Mylius. A dance and band block rivals from reaching the grounds, while Colcord contemplates a political trump. He winces at the turn but proceeds to mingle and press for Edna's favor.
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Coleard
Toina
Edna
Witeh
Myllus
Tno
Silver City
Ben
Alyshus
Nine Foot Shark Haunts Fishermen Near Port
Fishermen report a nine foot shark pursuing their sloop as they returned to port with a hold full of fish. The shark followed to the pier and, after leaping into the boat, devoured fish in large mouthfuls. A shark hook was cast to wheel it, and the creature swallowed the hook with other prey. Eyewitnesses describe the dramatic scene as the shark battled the crowd and fishermen alike.
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Ierald
The Mesting and the Parting at Atlantic City
A chance encounter on the Atlantic City beach brings two strangers into brief insight into each other. He claims New York roots and a clerk’s wage while she, a southern social figure, reveals equally humble East Sixteenth Street living. They exchange a playful misread of status before parting.
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Atlantic City
New York
East Sixteenth Street
Newport society clash over Miss Blank identity
A wealthy Newport matron belittles a young girl presented by a prominent society figure. When pressed about Miss Blank, the responding mother asserts she cannot reveal Miss Blank’s identity any more than she could reveal who the matron was when she first arrived in Newport.
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Newport
Miss Blank
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Pompeii and Herculaneum buried by volcanic ash and lava
The New York American notes Pompeii was buried in ash and easily exposed, while Herculaneum bore the lava that hardened to marble, requiring quarrying to reach the city beneath. Little excavation has been done at Herculaneum compared with Pompeii, and a new town on the lava above it risked undermining needed exploration.
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Pompeii
Herculaneum
Java
Iereulaneum
New York American
Country woman seeks husband at police station
A Silgo town resident went to the police to ask if her husband Pat was there. The constable replied Pat was not in yet and Jim was expected any minute. The report reflects a common dash of small town humor.
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Silgo
Jim
Lies About the Feet in a New York Shop
A New York press cartoonish remark notes a shoe clerk puzzled by customers denying foot flaws yet reporting pain from ill fitting shoes. He mocks burly bunion plagued men and women who deny corns while admitting sensitive feet as he warns about misfits and trade.
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Tie
Dave
Pauln
New York Press
Pumpkin Pie Praise Echoes Through American Taste
The Washington Star notes a tradition of pie in American literature and culinary lore. It recounts Stowe on English pie influence, Mother Goose rhymes, and a Venetian cookbook recipe for birds in pies. The piece concludes the pumpkin pie offers greater gastronomic delight than famed bird pies.
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Tarrict Beecher Stowe
Washington Star
Nearsighted Man Prefers Glasses On for Talk Reading Off
A New York Sun report quotes a nearsighted man explaining his reading and listening habits. He reads best without spectacles, bringing print close to his eye, but when listening or understanding spoken words he performs best with glasses on for clear perception. He notes an exception in darkness where glasses make no difference.
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Tere
Lstenlng
New York Sun
Whimsical noble titles from a colonial monarch
National history notes imitate royal pomp with titles like the Duke of Mannalade the Count of Lemonade and the Earl of Brandy all given to places. In 1811 Talil revolted and Christophe declared emperor, maintaining a royal court till 1820 while creating a lively yet absurd nobility.
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Talil
Christophe
Negro
Fet
France
Germany
Pearson's Weekly
Baffling Old Age Prediction From London World
A century hence fine people will suffer old age as now we suffer bronchitis or tonsillitis. The grandsons will greet elders from the Twenty-first Century and hear jokes about aging as a disease, with a quip about an avroplane trip to “slice it off.”
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London
Narrow Kitty Witches Row Called World’s Narrowest Street
Great Yarmouth in England features a narrow street named Kitty Witches Row. Measurements place its widest point at fifty six inches and the wall clearance at twenty nine inches making entry difficult for larger individuals. The Westinluster Gazette notes similar tiny lanes in the town.
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Great Yarmouth
Westinluster Gazette
Fares and Garden Light on Plum Knot Disease
F. C. Sears of the Massachusetts Agricultural College writes on black knot in plums and comparing varieties. He notes Red June and Burbank show few knots, Engelhart and Bradshaw worse. outlines pruning and Bordeaux spraying for control, citing summer cuts and timing to minimize spread. The method proved effective in a 90-tree orchard.
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F.C. Sears
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Burbank
Engelhart and
Bradshaw
Erowth
Thas
Downward Course of Kidney Ill Named in Patent Remedy Ad
H. J. Cox of Easton Maryland warns of a kidney decline from backache to urine trouble diabetes and Bright's disease. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo New York with relief and strengthening kidneys. Sold by all dealers price fifty cents. Remember the name Doan's.
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H. J. Cox
North Washington St. Easton
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Fresh Eggs and Honest Labeling Warn Consumers
Secretary Wilson states that eggs sold as fresh or strictly fresh must be exactly as represented. Storage eggs must be labeled accordingly under the pure food law, with penalties up to a $500 fine or six months imprisonment, or both. The notice aims to educate thousands about truly fresh egg taste.
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Wilson
Hauling Crepe Report Averages For Farm Shipments
Inquiries by the agriculture department cover over 1,000 counties in the United States. They show an average haul length of 12.1 miles for crops moved over country roads, an average load weight of 2,009 pounds, and an average cost per mile of 25.2 cents.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Crossing the Allegheny Mountains in Early U.S. History
The excerpt notes that only about five presidents up to Lincoln crossed the Alleghenies. Four were western men who journeyed east to reach Washington, including Jackson Polk Harrison and Taylor. Van Buren first visited the mountains in 1812 after leaving office, reportedly getting muddy near Plainfield, Hendricks County.
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Polk
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van Buren
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Hendricks County
Hire an Expert In Warra Pest Music Scene
A fragmented reminiscence from the Somerville Journal notes a saying about hiring experts to do things well. The text references Piper and Jamie Mactanchlin with a group of fifteen pipers in a back parlor, recalling informal music making and a sense of pride in skilled work.
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Jamie Mactanchlin
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