Pepper trees and a salt rub tale from Barwells
A narrator recalls a morning drive to Silverado and Barwells boarding house where a thin white maid and gifts of fruit spark romance. He then flees with her in a wagon after a kitchen incident, proposing on the way as pepper trees glow and sea breeze blows. The item closes with notes on salt rub baths popular in sanitariums.
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Silverado
Sierras
Barwell’s
Mrs. Barwell
Thad
New York World
Reward for a snake a 100 offered by Philadelphia Zoo
A new five to six foot snake with a horn on its tail has appeared in the Neck region, prompting Reedbird hunters and local boys to search for the specimen to win the zoo prize. James Martin observed the creature feeding on frogs, sparking fevered attempts to capture it for the $100 reward offered by Superintendent Brown.
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Superintendent Brown
Zoo
Mr. Brown
James Martin
Twelfth Street
Martin
Brown
Ben
Philadelphia Press
The Dispersion of Mankind Poem Fragment
The piece speaks of ancient builders mocked by thinkers until the Godhead’s curse of alien speech scattered mankind. From language confusion arose many nations, turning divine wrath into the mercy of diverse peoples and cultures.
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W. Morley Punshon
Woman Forces Return of Stolen Lot in Pawnee Town
A Kansas woman named Blake claimed a lot in Pawnee Territory during a town rush. When she left to eat, Jim Dunn seized the plot, tore her kerchief, removed stakes, and dug a shallow cellar trench. A crowd of about 30 men confronted Dunn, ordered him to leave, and Blake regained possession with Dunn exiled for two hours.
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Four Corners
Jim Dunn
Dunn
Miss Blake
Jim
Miss Bhuke
Demolition Soon of Paris Prisons Roquette and St Pelagie
Two famed Parisian jails Roquette near Pere la Chaise and St Pelagie are slated for demolition. Roquette housed the guillotine for executions and witnessed 1871 hostages of the archbishop of Paris shot by order of the commune. A note on the cell grate reads O Cras Ave Spes Unica.
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Roquette
Pere la Chaise
St. Pelagie
Paris
Old Father’s Value Sparks Par Talk in Finance Jargon
A broker, asked his father’s age, replied that the old gentleman is quoted at 80 but may reach par. The remark blends stock lingo with a family joke as reported by the Journal of Education.
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Journal of Education
Lawyer-Eyed Accident Leads to $8500 Verdict in Brooklyn
Bookbinder Timothy C. Commerford was injured October 11 in Brooklyn when an Atlantic avenue cat’s wheel ran over his left foot. Alleging conductor negligence, he claimed £20 and won a $8500 verdict in city court in Brooklyn.
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Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
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