Army officer test ride yields 40 men back lightened total
An amusing Virginia report says 40 army officers completed a test ride to Fort Myer with a combined weight loss of about 180 pounds. Maj. Gen. Fred Grant ordered distribution pro rata, noting one missing man and the others returning together amid good spirits and medical checks.
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Ashington
Virginia
Fred Grant
Department of the East
Fort Myer
United States Army
Funston
Gen. Grant
Sarators
Elkins Accepts Daughter Katharine’s Marriage to Duke of Abruzzi
Elkins will not oppose Katharine Elkins marriage to the Duke of the Abruzzi. The ceremony likely in November. The Duke fears Sen. Elkins may withdraw consent due to Queen Helena’s opposition. Queen Helena, Montenegro’s princess, resists the match to protect the Savoy royal house.
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Elkins
Katherine
Abruzzi
Washington
Amercan
Helena
Montenegro
Savoy
Rome
Miss Elkins
Government Clerk Stephen Booth Finds Humble Government Life
The piece tells of Stephen K. Booth a Minnesota born government clerk who moves from the bureau of the census to a field immigration post in May then is laid off when Congress funds fall short. He returns to the census at $1000 yearly after a brief setback and reflects that many fare worse in federal service.
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Stephen K. Booth
Washington
Stephen
Minnesota
Bureau of the Census
Uncle Sam
Immigration Service
Department of Justice
St. Paul
Congress
Bureau of Census
North
Smithsonian planned aeronautical exhibit with famed machines
Officials of the Smithsonian and National Museum note a major aeronautics exhibit. Langley proposed power driven models, Chanute offers a glider, Wright brothers may contribute a flying machine and a prior glider. The display will trace progress from Montgolfier to the Wright aircraft.
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Europe
France
Baldwin Motor
Wright
Fort Myer
Smithsonian Institution
Na- Hosal
8. P. Langley
George C. Maynard
National Museum
Octave Chanute
United States
Wright Brothers
Joseph Montgolfier
Lilienthal
Hargrave
Stringfelda
London
Mind at Age In Army Wife During Western Fort Visit
A Western fort visit ends with a tavern encounter where a landlo rd comforts a woman of rank. He reports a violent neighbor ready to strike, but vows to protect her with quiet force if needed. The chaotic scene reflects frontier manners and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Wheeler
Allus
Kansas City Journal
The Road Angel and the Road Hog Dust Tale
A motorist contrasts the road angel with the road hog. The road angel slows for pedestrians to avoid dust, while the hog dumps dust and danger on passersby. The piece urges gratitude for the angel and rebuke for the hog.
The Pathos Went Wrong Joke from a Reporter Tale
A tale about Irving Bacheller recounts a reporter assignment to write pathos on job seekers in a big city. He returns crestfallen at noon, confessing he already has three jobs and four promises, proving lived experience trumped a staged piece.
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Irving Bacheller
New York
Mr. Bacheller
Wild Cat Observed in Malacca Forests
In Malacca forests and Indian Ocean islands a wild cat with yellow upperparts and black spots, white speckled underparts, and ringed back markings is described. It measures about two feet body length, nine inches tail, and stands roughly 12 inches at the shoulder, noted for a mild, domestic-like temper and playful behavior.
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Malacca
Indian Ocean
The Line of Least Resistance Life Exchange
The Mother complains of her boy's rudeness while The Stranger argues it is better he be spoiled than embittered by feeling different from other American children. The dialogue reflects parental concern and social attitudes.
Easy to Beat In Hospital Tale From Harper's Magazine
In a Richmond hospital a lonely patient encounters a new maid Edmonia who reveals she was educated and once competed with a house mate for a prize. She notes the other girl was somehow smothered to death with gas the night before examinations began.
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Harper’s Magazine
Magic Cure for Bad Form of Eczema Declares Mother
Mrs. T. W. Hyde of Brentwood England states her daughter suffered severe eczema with heat tingling and hair loss. After two doctors failed, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills were used and within three quarters of the ointment the disease disappeared.
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T. W. Hyde
Brentwood
Essex
England
Old man Wash Fishes Patiently on Bridge
Dr Blank passes a lone elderly man named Wash perched on a bridge while fishing. Wash explains he does not want bites because when he gets many bites it takes time to reel in the fish, leaving him with little time to fish.
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Cap'n
Fanny
Cap’n
Sucecas Magazine
Gossip and Vanity Cut by Quip in Laid Scene
A brief exchange centers on size and envy as two speakers spar over perceived figures. The flippant dialogue plays on boasting and rivalry with a sharp, witty tone.
Worked Both Ways And John Kendrick Bangs Quips
A collection of brief humorous exchanges. John Kendrick Bangs thanks readers for congratulations on his book and jokes that praise can “work both ways.” A Brownlow misread twist leads to a playful mix up. Also a note on John Peters Jr joining a store role overseeing the cracker and cheese department.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Mr. Bangs
Brownlow
John C. Brownlow
John K. Brownlow
Mr. Peters
The Last Straw. Caesar Entering Rome in Triumph
Fragmentary scene recalls Caesar about to enter Rome in triumph when Cicero yells a sharp warning to his ear as he mounts his ebecior.
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Caesar
Rome
Cicero
A Question of Ownership in Courtroom Gossip
In a courtroom scene a judge rebukes a culprit who stole after a benefactor once helped him. The judge recalls a store job given to the thief and confronts him about sneaking behind the desk to file the cash drawer. The culprit cites remorse of conscience as motive.
Imaginary Holidays and the Traveler of Ideas
A Hearth and Home thought piece on a man who never travels yet soothsayers travel through books. He studies costs outfits timetables and itineraries and plans excursions in imagination for itself and reads of them as if real. The piece notes the delight of travel without leaving home.
Vegetable Compound Restores Health for ailing Woman
After seven years of female troubles the unnamed patient was revived by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A letter from Mrs Sallie French of Pancannis Ind Ter praises its strength restoring effects. The advertisement touts the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation irregularities and nervous prostration and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham for free confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E.gi
Sallie French
Pancannis
Ind
Ter
Chee
Ccver
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Hee
Duke
Edmonia
Johnnie
Mr. Peters, Sr
John Peters, Jr
Davis’ General Store
Richman
Samuel Pitorer
the Centaur Company
Bears
Castoria
Corntessel
Washington Star
Pettit
Howard Broa
Buffalo
N. Y
Allen
S. Almisted
Leroy. N.Y
Dodds
Reyitty
Carters
Ilar
Lowel
York
Howard Streets
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