Beyond the Mountains Promise and a Mountain Wedding
Barbara Graves journeys beyond the mountains to seek a city life but learns trust and courage through a tense choice at the summit. Drake’s deception is exposed, a loyal suitor Bob reappears, and Barbara rejects the elopement, choosing love with Bob as he proclaims his feelings. The tale ends with a kiss, a broken smooth path to happiness, and the kitten’s soft plea.
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Daily Story” Pub
Barbara Graves
Barbara
King of Birds
Philip Drake
Jay
God
Mr. Drake
Drake
Bob
Mountain Return Embraced In Blossoming Joy
After climbing the mountain and burying the eagle, the couple returned home to a look of joy in her eyes. He kissed her again and again, and she embraced him twice, a scene the narrator likens to violets, daisies, blue jays, and a playful lizard.
Woman Builds Home While Husband Works in Harvest
Louisville woman Mrs. George Leave, a grass widow, has completed a four room cottage she built herself while her husband was away harvesting. She built with material they bought, hauled stone foundation from hills west of New Albany, narrating how she toiled to shape the home and may plaster later, despite fears and scolding from her husband.
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George
Louisville
New Albany
Temples Prank Upon Beech Tree in Heathpool Woods
Dr Temple then headmaster of Rugby visited Dr Benson at 4 Wellington College. In Heathpool woods Benson showed a grand beech tree. Temple suddenly yelled I cant resist and climbed the trunk seating himself on the branches while Benson watched. Both future archbishops laughed in schoolboy fashion.
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Temple
Rugby School
Benson
Canterbury
Wellington College
Heathpool
Golden Penny Magazine
Centipeds Invade Texas Capitol in Austin
A bizarre report says centipeds of unusual size infest the granite Texas Capitol in Austin. A seven and a quarter inch specimen was killed in the governor’s private office after a chase. Sheriff George Womack found another over six inches in the building’s second floor corridor and it was displayed in a local drug store.
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Granite State Capitol
Austin
Tex
Texas
George Womack
Cooke County
Prince of Wales as guest to Lady Randolph Churchill wedding
The Prince of Wales did not appear on the wedding gift list to Lady Randolph Churchill by his own wish to avoid seeming to aid a marriage with which his judgment disagreed. He did, however, recall his long friendship with the bride and privately presented her a jeweled gold pig the day before the wedding.
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Prince of Wales
Randolph Churchill
Censorship in China and Its Harsh Penalties
The text asserts that China censors writings with severe punishments including 100 blows and lifelong banishment. It claims readers are punished as well and makes a broad moral claim about conscience, fear, and lawyers.
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China
Goat Dies During Demonstration At Medical Meeting
At the American Animal Therapy association semiannual gathering in Chicago, Dr. Hawley and assistants displayed a white goat used for serum preparation. The goat underwent anesthesia and dissection to obtain lymph and tissues, then died peacefully after the demonstration and lecture.
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American Animal Therapy Association
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Joseph R. “Hawley
Dr. Hawley
Hawley
Daily banter on gender norms in playful parade chatter
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt a back-and-forth about men and women provokes discussion on humor and imagined costume parades. The dialogue toyingly questions how women might stage fanciful outfits, reflecting evolving social attitudes.
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Alice
Laura
Detroit Free Press
What Will Become of China This Quarrel and Its Consequences
A commentary notes the uncertain fate of China amid foreign power friction. The piece highlights global division and domestic unease as observers debate outcomes. It also mentions rising case of indigestion and stomach ailments among people, promoting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy.
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China
Engagement ring mystery at Biffany's noted by Philadelphia Press
In a conversation quoted by the Philadelphia Press Miss Flyrt questions the source of an engagement ring from Biffany's. Miss Summergal struggles to recall the fiancé’s name, acknowledging the oddity of the omission.
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Miss Flyrt
Miss Summergal
Biffany's
Philadelphia Press
Best for the Bowels Cascaros Candy Cathartic Ad
Best for the Bowels. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. CASCARETS help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. paved on it. Be aware of imita!
Language and counsel in a playful exchange
A widow boarder’s young daughter asks about a secret, but the Sav age Bachelor dismisses it with a calm wish that she will outgrow the habit. The scene reflects juvenile shyness and adult reassurance in a period-tinged vignette from the Indianapolis Press.
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Indianapolis
Swanson's 5 Drops Promises Quick Pain Relief
Advert reads Swanson's 5 Drops claimed to cure rheumatism sciatica neuralgia and backache and many other ailments. Claims include 300 doses for $1 and universal household use for man woman and child with testimonials from Thomas T Readdick and others. Also mentions Allen's Foot Ease and a sample offer.
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Swanson
Tien Byonas
Thomas T. Readdick
Kingsland
Lake St
Chicago
A Fish Story From A Canadian Vacation
A San Francisco Call reader recounts sighting a monster trout during a Canadian trip. He describes the fish taking the fly and his rod snapping with astonishing speed as the fight ensues. The humorous exchange notes a joke about a lightning rod.
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San Francisco
Saxe's Mistake at Greenbush Flag Raising
Report of John G. Saxe a poet wit who spoke at Greenbush across the river from Albany. He praised the young men who raised the flag and apologized to the Greenbush young ladies after learning they helped fund the flag. The remark sparked amusement reported by the New York Mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxe
John G. Saxe
Greenbush
Albany
New York Mail
In a Paris Restaurant a Conscience Bill Clash
A Paris dining scene shows a guest challenging high prices and a waiter replying with rules about conscience on the bill. In a separate note a claim praises Piso's Cure for Consumption. A Norwich New York entry records RoBBINS of Maple Street dated February 17, 1900.
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Paris
Exhibition Grounds
Sam Sure Piso
Mrs. Taos
Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich
N. Y
Byron's Skull Cup Found at Newstead Abbey
The skull cup Byron used as a drinking vessel at Newstead Abbey has been found beneath the chapel floor. Legend says Byron sent the skull to London for mounting and later declared himself Abbot of the Skull, a tale recounted by the London Daily Mail.
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Byron
Newstead Abbey
Newstead
Lord Byron
London
London Daily Mail
Shakespearean Bench Tales and Pamxen Hair Remedy
A St. Louis lawyer visiting New York notes police court magistrates with dignity and a sailor magistrate who mixes Shakespeare with Billy Florence on the bench. The piece also advertises Pamxen Harm B sam for fading hair, priced 15 cents, calling it the best cure for sms.
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St. Louis
New York
Billy Florence
Shakespeare
Florence
P. D. Qly
New York Sun
Mre Malaprop in the Hospital
A well intentioned visitor in a children's ward offhandedly comments on a two year old with a broken leg. The nurse defends the ward while the mother shows quiet anger at the visitor’s remark. The incident highlights sensitivity toward ill children and parental concern during visiting day.
New Penny Slot Devices Show Curious Inventions
A Gras Syria experiment uses a stamp device stamping letters at an opening so they can be posted without stamps. A separate automatic banjo, kept quiet by a penny slot, plays on for five minutes then repeats. German beer gardens reportedly use similar penny fed musical devices.
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Gras
Syria
London Daily Mail
The Absurdity of It The practical citizen argues on roads
A Chicago Tribune witty exchange features a paving contractor and a practical citizen debating the secret of permanent roads. The dialogue delivers comic tension as the citizen insists on a point while the contractor responds with a frosty counter. The brief exchange captures a humorous moment in urban life.
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Chicago Tribune
Defrauding the Government with a Letter and 2 Cents
A story from Harper's Magazine describes Mr. Blank giving his new groom Patrick a letter and 2 cents with instructions to mail it. Patrick returns the money to his employer citing he mailed the letter after watching a man die behind the windy and slipping out unseen. The tale unfolds as a grim, dark humor vignette about deception and opportunism.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo owners endorsed by West Truax and Walaine Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 76 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walaine, Kinnan & Marvin
Wolesale Druggists
Ohio
Orchard street boy found with kitten and flea count
A South Norwalk Sentinel item reports a missing Orchard Street child who turned up in a cellar with a kitten and a pad. He claimed to be catching fleas and boasted of catching forty, breaking necks, and 140 escaping, then pointed to a pad as evidence.
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Orchard Street
South Norwalk
Northwestern inventors receive weekly patent list
Patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors include Francis B. Hassenstab of Young America Minnesota for a sugar beet seed planter. John S. Hickey and J. H. Egbert of Anaconda Montana for a car axle. John D. Knapp of Minneapolis Minnesota for a seal lock. James F. Moore of Bozeman Montana for a farm gate. John F. Smith of Parker South Dakota for a draft equalizer. Lothrop and Johnson, patent attorneys, St Paul Minnesota.
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Northwestern
Francis B. Hassenstab
Young America
Minn
John
Hickey
J. H. Egbert
Anaconda
Mont
C. Knapp
Minneapolis
James FE
Moore
Bozeman
John F. Smith
Parker
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press Bidg
St. Paul, Minn
Help for Women Whose Tiredness Lingers
An advertisement profiles Mrs. Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin who battled bearing down pains backache and fatigue from womb inflammation. After physician visits and various medicines she was cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges exhausted women to seek Pinkham's remedy and advice from Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
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Shay
Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn
Masa
Drummer in Vow of Vengeance Starts with Bloodshed
A Baltimore American quips about a theater troupe mis advertising a show. Mr Corntossel jokes that promised life in the drama would attract audiences, but the first act would kill sixteen people. The note mocks sensationalism and violence in theater promotions.
Georgia Colony plans Oklahoma settlement for thousands
Founders led by Mr Feitagerald of Indianapolis pursue a new colony to furnish homes for thousands in Oklahoma Territory. Information is sent free, detailing how to secure homes and inviting good farmers to join.
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Oklahoma Territory
Georgia Colony
Feitagerald
Indianapolis
Sioux Spender Child of the Forest in Detroit Journal
A Detroit Journal note describes a Sioux child who, while clearly intoxicated, remains buoyant and insists on continuing his pace. The scene records earnest pleas to hold up and the amused yet uneasy observers.
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Child of the Forest
Bonhommie
Detroit Journal
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer
Handout states free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York. Claims cure for sweating damp swollen feet and aching feet and helps with new or tight shoes. Describes as remedy for corns and bunions and notes availability from all druggists and shoe stores for 250.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
le Roy
N. Y
Wise as a Serpent Suggestion Sparks Domestic Tension
A Detroit Journal snippet describes a distraught wife weeping as she explains her husband’s extreme sensitivity to any impression that might evoke serpents. The household seeks peace only through careful, tactful handling of the issue.
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Detroit Journal
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Frank M) Pittmann
Robert Clayton
Layton
Archbishop
Gent
Animal Therapy Association
the Savage Bachelor
Annette
Reginald
Pommel
Slicker
Ashington
D. C
Mink Fen
Bette Tates Moneeanniy Ech
Ees
Fiso's
Dar Tee
J. HM. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Siter
Kore
Ind
Arch
Philadelphia
Automatic Stampe and Music
Putnam
Woodward & Co
Grain Commission
Daism
Patrick
Harper's Magazine
New Colony
Fac Simple Signature of
Bears
Castoria
Edouseas
U. S
W.L. Douglas
More Wits
L. Dougle
Wiane
Pam W. L. Douglas
Sears, Roebuck
Chicaco
Phompson
Virginia
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