Johnny and Gene Play Fight Over Family Feud
Johnny recalls a quarrel sparked by his and Gene Pildersen’s mothers. A school entertainment led to gossip and a whispered claim of backwardness. Johnny defends his stance, recounts pasted punches, and asserts he will not play with Gene, while memories of the episode and the audience’s reaction linger.
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Gene Pildersen
Johnny
Jim
Hin
Gene
Whitaire
Jamieson
Bob
Simpler
Ed Brown
Sister
Johnay
Cally
Johny
Holf
Willie Thompson
Mark
Laura
Atv
Turner
Mrs. Pildersen
Cone
Pildersen
Settli
Little Johnny
Chicago Daily News
Goose of Genius in Baden Village Chronicle
A curious tale reports a white and black goose in a Baden duchy village listening intently to a parade decrees bell ringer, then following and returning to the flock after the round. The anecdote, praised by the London Globe of Historic Interest, cites a West Point architect's authority and recalls Gen. Grant’s first commission room claim.
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Duchy of
Baden
London Globe
West Point
West
Bia
Grant
N. Y. Herald
Strengthening the Nerves Self-control and health
The article argues nerve strength is key to health and life. It links relaxation to strengthening nerves, noting laughter and high thoughts like hope beauty trust and love as relaxants. Diversion through occasional outings or holidays is deemed necessary for well being.
Underground City of Salt Mine Church in Galicia City
The City of the Balt Mines, a subterranean settlement in Galicia, Austria Hungary, houses over 1000 residents with a town hall and a church. The church contains multiple statues carved from rock salt, highlighting its unique underground culture.
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Galicia
Austrian
Poland
Balt Mines
Not Fond of Masic Yet Praises Musician
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a stringer asking a concertgoer if he likes opera. The young man applauds a pretty singer awkwardly but clarifies his true affection lies with the musician rather than the performance.
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Masic
Toan
London
Japan's Christian Advance in Arms Cited by Essay
A school essay remarks on Japan shifting from bows and arrows to “the complete arms of a Christian,” reflecting a perceived modernization or moral framing. The phrase appears in a Piece referencing Saint James Gazette style commentary.
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Japan
James’ Gazette
Rushing a Growler in the Boulevard Scene
A brief comic excerpt notes Ida seeing Percy Plekis with a bulldog on the boulevard and a playful exchange about his bow and the dog’s bark. The clipping also references varied quips from The Chicago Daily News and Town Topics including Brazilian ant gardens, frozen soups, and a joke about a wedding proposal and bad luck.
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Ida
Percy Plekis
Chicago Daily News
Elopement letter upends respectable life
A middle aged solicitor finds a wife's bold letter confessing she has eloped. She rejects their decorous ten years of perfect civility and vows independence with two hundred pounds a year. She hints at Paris and private detectives, then signs her Christian name and plans a solitary, perhaps temporary, holiday. The husband quietly arranges dinner and theatre plans.
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Lim
George
Hell
Ievel
Tomantle
Paris
Plenty of Room New York preacher resigns pulpit for life insurance
A New York preacher resigns his pulpit to enter the life insurance field. The piece suggests there is room for good men in his new profession. The column also notes a Mississippi story about a 36 year old male mule whose strength and usefulness linger despite loss of distinctive mule traits.
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New York
Mississippi
Junk Crawled Through Port Arthur Blockade Risk
Northern Chinese junks described as low on the water and hard to detect glide along shores and islets near the Shantung peninsula Pechili gulf evading Japanese watchers. With 10 to 20 oarsmen, they carried fresh provisions to the beleaguered Port Arthur garrison as noted by the London Times.
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Shantung Peninsula
Pechili Gulf
Port Arthur
London Times
Milking Rubber Trees on Nicara Bua East Coast
The first tapping of cultivated rubber trees on Nicara Bua's east coast occurred this year at seven years old. A fortnightly tapping schedule showed smaller single yields but similar returns on second taps, suggesting trees may be trained to a steady sap flow. This method promises to improve quality and value for owners compared with traditional practices.
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Nicara- Bua
Colors and Animals in Bird Nesting Tendencies
A Nature note describes how birds react to colors and fabrics. Red irritates a turkey cock and blue rags provoke frantic responses in caged sparrows and sparrows dislike blue clothing. Birds show color preferences in nest materials, with thrushes and blackbirds avoiding yellow and using red or blue grasses for outer nest layers.
Womersi as Physicians and Japanese Daily Life
The piece asserts historic roots of women physicians tracing to Mme Bown in Paris nearly a century ago, noting her medical degree, writings, society memberships, and government role as chief inspector of a convalescent home. It also quotes Baron Kaneko on affluent Japanese habits, citing breakfast coffee, condensed milk from Chicago, bread from Minneapolis, Virginia cigars, and a shared habit of reading a Wisconsin newspaper.
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Womersi
University of Paris
Mme. Bown
Baron Kaneko
Philippines
Chicago
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Swans and swords within two nations noted
The Abbotsbury swans in England number over a thousand and live naturally with no pinioning, flying between the sea and the Fleet lagoon. In Japan, although sword-making has long ceased, the weapon remains highly esteemed, with noble houses maintaining fencing practice halls.
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England
Abbotsbury
Jong Lagoon
Japan
N. Y. Herald
Birds for British Columbia plan to import 500 birds
A large scale effort by the Victoria Natural History Society to import 500 English song birds to British Columbia. The shipment includes 100 pairs of goldfinches, 100 pairs of larks, and 40 pairs of robins, as part of a conservation or acclimatization effort.
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British Columbia
Victoria Natural History Society
The Great Regatta Tale at Seughil Canal
A chaotic recounting of a June canal boat regatta on the Seughil canal featuring boats Roaring Maria Reveler and La Sylphide. Mules and omnium horses pull, a towline snaps, a mule kicks a judge, detonators used, heads clash, and La Sylphide wins amid dispute over fouls and mishaps.
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Reguila
Seughil Canal
Roaring Maria
Manayunk
Schenck
Reveler
Conshohocken
la Sylphide
Pottstown
Hicks
Idaho
Maria
Wade
Ms. Dunglaison
Pencoyd
Dunglinson
Sehenek
Iwreath
Log Maria
Capt. Brown
Belcher
Brown
le Sylphide
Hick
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Siberia
Daisy
Henry
Nelly
Cleveland
Barry Pain
Birds
Vinlette
Rosetta
Detroit Free Press
Julius
Julia
Chicago Tribune
Uberty
Max Adeler
Tie
Jack
Sun
Mabel
Algernon
Barnsley
Yonkers Statesman
Gray
DeWitt
H A. Dykeman
Kansaas
Kangas Ward
Kansas
Luther Burbank
Cheuncay Depew
Mr. Burbanks
Fiodes Bros
Mill Street
Hodes Bros
H. A. Dykeman
W. F. Hafner
Daily Reporter
China
China Shop
Middle Ave
the Reporter Printing Co
Ely
Elyria, Ohio
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