Dorothy the burglar and the daredevil dame
In a Chicago Daily News item a new face to the neighborhood sparks a comic burglary tale. Dorothy Stewart confronts a suave intruder, orders him to call the police, and negotiates a surprising apology as Mulvaney vouches for the man. The scene ends with a plan for a follow up visit. A separate brief notes Herman Oburn’s thwarted suicide attempt when rescuers pull him from the canal, citing the water was too cold to finish.
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Miss. Stewart
Dorothy Stewart
Ayd
L Red
Mulvaney
Forea
Hutt
Herman Oburn
Trenton
N. J
Oburn
Largest white sapphire taken to Berlin by German engineer
A massive white sapphire, weighing 1260 karate before cutting, was sent to Berlin by M Heppmer, a German engineer in Brazil. A 400 karate fragment split from the stone, with a 418 karate remaining, two inches long and one and a half wide. Also notes on language origins and New York’s Chinese population, with census figures and trends.
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Berlin
M. Heppmer
Brazil
Wireless telegraph field eyed for Panama canal link
Officials study a wireless connection between New Orleans and the Isthmus as Panama canal work opens an attractive field. A clear 13 mile seaway through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean separates the two points, signaling feasibility considerations.
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New Orleans
Isthmus
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Weather Plant Forecasts From Mexican Plant
Austrian meteorologist J N Nowak plans weather stations in Vienna and London using a plant abrus precatorius to forecast weather three to four days ahead.
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J. N. Nowak
Mexico
Vienna
London
Nowak
Out of Business Observer quote on retirements in marriage
The Yonkers Statesman comments on the phrase retire him from business versus out of business for a rich wife who marries a poor retired man. The observer notes it may be misunderstood and advises careful wording.
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Yonkers
Broad Variety of Curiosities and Quips Across Clippings
A collage of tidbits and snippets from various papers covers playful wordplay about music terms sharps and flats, a note on waste in China, a Europe painting claim from Crete, and light items on hens, phonographs, a Broadway loss, dinner costs, wigs in British Columbia, and aphorisms on stature and rumors.
Bearded Lady and Tattooed Man Wed At Museum
In a Chicago museum tale a bearded lady clashes with rivals over gender identity until the tattooed man defends her. After a veiled woman hints at change, the athletic star and bearded performer reconcile and marry, with a Circassian gift sealing the union.
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Orange
Ni J
Pressdigitateur
Sig. Grourka
Armlless
Malayan
Billings
Chicago Daily News
Accomplished Daughter and Street Specialists
A social quip notes a daughter’s college growth and a mother’s pride in Mary Elizabeth a reader who distracts others with music but stays approachable. The piece then surveys New York street vendors including a knee pants seller who hawks wares from a basket along a market route attracting passing mothers.
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New York
London Reform Plans for Poor Children Promote Homes
A plan to keep poor children out of workhouses gains traction in England with 128 unions already caring for pauperized youths. London’s half year poor relief cost 72 cents per person, while a broad cultural purge targets spectacle rims and tan shoes amid imperial color rules affecting royalty.
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London
England
County of
Gene Sage
Temper Your Tone and Guard Against Harsh Speech
Advice warns that a sharp tone can mask a kind heart and that listeners may misjudge a speaker as ill tempered. It urges gentle, sweet speech to avoid reinforcing fault finding habits and to prevent reputational harm.
United States Mail Service costs and scale
The United States has 75 000 post offices and 500 000 miles of postal routes with yearly travel totaling 500 000 000 miles. The service costs over 150 000 000 dollars annually and receipts nearly balance expenditures, having doubled in the last ten years.
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United States Mail Service
United States
The Acme of Happiness and a Tax Dodger Quip
The piece notes a dialogue on marriage from The Real Acma and quotes a Chicago Sun remark about Flammarion leaving England. It mentions a tongue in cheek line about naming a lunar clique and potential tax as landed property, reflecting witty commentary.
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Flammarion
England
Emperors Plow Ground to Honor Agriculture in China
The Chinese emperor sacrificed to the god of agriculture on the second day of the third mace and personally plowed a portion of ground before the altar to prove that farming is a respected profession.
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China
Nationality Unmistakable in A Speech at Southport
In a Southport speech, M. P. began by saying If I had two houses equally good and one was a little better than the other The London Standard notes Mr Myr Hail leaves for Ireland today A Trick of Tanners reports in Victoria N 3 W that unscrupulous tanners have been increasing leather weight using barium chloride a poisonous chemical
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Southport Marshall Hall
M. P
London Standard
Ireland
Victoria
Homeopathic View on Lemons for Spring Colds
Detroit Free Press notes Mrs Sharp says lemons may help some people in spring based on the like cures like principle. The item reflects a homeopathic view and includes the mention of an individual perspective without medical endorsement.
All in Wishing and a Donkey Joke Chronicle
A fragmented quotation about wishing and reformed goals appears with a humorous exchange between a boss and Sambo regarding a donkey named Vert. The source mix includes a dated New York Times style line and a wry summation from The Summoner.
Greeks in New York crowding Italians from stores
A fragment notes that about 1,500 Greeks arrive in New York each month and gradually push Italians from small store businesses. Also references a Vatican manuscript on dragons, a 300 foot long roll, and a London quotation placing radix at $396,000 per ounce.
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New York
Vatican
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promoted by H A Dykeman
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming nourishment sustains mind and body and digestion is cured by digesting what you eat. It lists symptoms like loss of appetite headaches and indigestion and asserts the product fortifies the digestive system.
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H. A. Dykeman
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Dorothy
Harvard
Tommy
Sharps
Fats
Joe
Guegs
Catholic Standard and Times
Phiiladelphia Ledger
Crete
Broadway
Richmond
Times
Dispatch
Detroit Free Press
British Columbia
Tokio
N. ¥. Times
the Bearded Lady
Helm Baas
Chicago Sun
Agriculture In
West Sixth Street
S. Day
Elyria
Hygienic Ice CO
H. N. Tanner
East Aurora
R. W. Pomroy Insurance Sharp Block
Fisker Roller Bearing Ratt Co
Canina
Jackson's
Cason
Dea
Ely
Mill Street
W. H. Barnes
Jackson Lump
Jackson Nut Massillon Lump
Gas House Coke Egg
Gas House Coke Chestnut
The
Porsch Lumber Co
Louis Schnuerer, Jassie Ast
A. RB. Crawrner
A.B. Champney
Elyria Bottling Co
Doneshad
White Rock
Rawson
BELIL
Athlophores Co
New Haven
Conn
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