Major the Runaway Dog Delights Rival Ball Game
Ned Edwards and Jim Harrington discuss keeping Major the old dog as the Swampville Rockets and Beechen Hill Stars play a long, tense baseball match in the lower meadow. Major escapes his kennel and positions himself by the cranberry swamp as the game ends with a hard fought rally.
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Ned
Rascal
Jim
Swampville Club
Beechen Hill Stars
Swampville Chaps
Swampville
Beechen Hill
Major
Panther in Cranberry Swamp Tests Ned and Major Dog
Ned Edwards hides from a pursuing panther in the cranberry swamp at twilight and endures a long vigil on a small island as dawn breaks. The hunter is Jim Harrington’s dog Major, who finds Ned and waits with him through the night. The tale closes with Ned’s safe return and a moral about trust and community.
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Ned
Jim Harrington
Cranberry Swamp
Fr. E. Hamilton
Christian Union
Sailor Abandons Fiancé During Scioto Disaster
A Western paper recounts the Scioto disaster on the Ohio. A young deckhand boasted to his fiancée that he could swim ashore with her, but he abandoned her during the collision, saving himself while she survived. She later refused to speak and returned the engagement ring.
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Scioto
Ohio
The Power of a Prophet and Moslem Devotion
In the British Quarterly Review, the Prophet Mohammed is praised as a reformer against idolatry and distorted Christianity. The piece argues Muslim devotion is fierce and combative, shaping resistance to Christian mission and influencing historical events from Constantinople to Vienna.
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Mohammed
Mohamed
Arabia
Constantinople
Europe
Vienna
British Quarterly Review
Georgia Potatoes Face Freight or Drying Solution
Fourteen million bushels of sweet potatoes are raised in Georgia. An agricultural attache notes the crop’s size and describes two disposal ideas: ship west by freight or use evaporators to dry and evaporate the crop for market sale. The Chicago Times cites the discussion.
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Georgia
Chicago
Port Jervis Students Expulsion Over Revolvers Ordered
Port Jervis New York school board orders immediate expulsion for any pupil found with revolvers or toy pistols amid a widespread carrying problem among local boys.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Board of Education
Deaf and hearing mingle on sixth annual charity excursion
About 500 people, including 80 deaf and dumb attendees, rode a Hudson excursion barge under the Van derbilt tow. The event by the Manhattan Literary Association showcased lip reading, sign language, and social wit among both deaf and hearing participants.
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Hudson
Academy of Music
Manhattan Literary Association
Eighth Street
East River
Battery
Nort River
Eleventh Street
Mount Pleasant Grove
Hastings
Herald
Mount Pleasant
N. ¥. Herald
Flour jokes spark protest on streetcar ride
A Detroit Post note recalls two passengers joking about breadstuffs as a girl with pink powder clashes with their remarks. She demands to stop the car and exit, calling the men mean for the flour quip and choosing to walk rather than endure the teasing.
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Detrot Post
Latest fashion is often latest folly in current trend
Fashion cycles reveal rapid shifts as designers push bold silhouettes and consumers chase novelty. Critics warn reckless styling may undermine durability and escalate waste while influencers amplify ephemeral trends across social platforms.
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Harper’s Weekly
Ned Edwards
Stars
Harrington
Rocket
A **Star
Charlie Marlow
Rockets
Cranberry
Congress
Legislature
Teras
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