Cuban discipline and a memorable password prank
Accounts from volunteers who fought in Cuba describe Cuban troops under Gomez as fierce yet oddly disciplined, with a vivid tale of a Cuban ex-cigar maker who forgot the password and blurted a misleading word at the sentry, nearly triggering a guard action. The piece also references miscellaneous notes on adverts, medicines, and travel.
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Cuba
Gomez
Spain
Florida
Schley
Enid
Homespun Philosophy by the Atchison Globe Man
Observations on commonplace things reflect social quirks with casual cynicism. The piece satirizes men and women, aging, courtship, finances, manners, and domestic life using terse, humorous vignettes about relationships, pride, and social norms.
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Atchison Globe
Wrestling with Landscape and Other Fragments
A fragmented newspaper clipping surveys landscapes and migration westward, describing Missouri and Iowa in terms of exodus, endurance, and rustic town life. It intertwines essay-like reflections with brief anecdotes, quotes, and oddities including locomotive biology and wry jokes.
The Woman at Hoine and a Stubborn Bachelor Tale
A humorous pastiche recounts Miss Kingsley answering questions about spinsterhood on a Niger expedition, including a tense exchange with a native boatman. It shifts to a Geneva theater episode where a Paris smuggling ruse, involving watch springs worth $10,000, unfolds around a generous host and a популяр actress, ending with a wry remark by a janitor.
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Misa Mary Kingsley
Hoine
Kingsley
Imael
H&s
Samuel
Mae
Miss Kingsley
Ian
Alvion
Dido
Curthaze
Acreas
Geneva
Par
Paris
Life Insurance Cure for Death Obsessed Bachelor
A humorous tale describes a 40 year old bachelor who bought life insurance for his maiden sister and then plans a grand funeral for himself as a way to use the policy. He grows obsessed with funeral details, but the doctor reveals the twist when the patient decides not to die, having his policy anyway for his wife’s benefit.
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Austess
Doutor
Oanes
Han
Hallaleh
Bret
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Ayer
J. C. Ayer
Lowell
Mass
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Enel'at
Emeraft
Salzer
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Earth
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City OF
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Oreney
Oath Iim
F.d. Chenny & Co
Thatsall Tem
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Frank J. Cheney
A.W. Glearon
Druge HC
Tuliagiapetiis Journal
Morida
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
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Tampa
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Trent
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Italy
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New York
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North Dakota
Peruna Medical Company
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Ohio
Larimore
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Peruna Medicine Company
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Serbanent
Canada
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Lonbietacon
N. Thertholomew
Des Moines
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Muchon
Big Catalog
C.X. Johna.salzer
Sterling Remedy Co
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