Dynamite misadventure at Howe's Pool ends in dog rescue
In the tale a mining magnate Morse, a city attorney, and companions plan a fishing trip at Howe's Pool. Morse plans to use a dynamite cartridge to guarantee fish, Tips the dog retrieves the shell, explodes, and the party flees into the woods while the dog is blown away.
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Howe
Phillips’ Ranch
Seattle
Morse
Milman
Barnes
Biller
Phillips’ Rouch
U. V
Bilfer
Lowe's Pool
Ivaak
Lauder
Record of Senator Hear and Dedham's Joshua Crane
Massachusetts figures Senator Hear keeps a pocket diary from 1860 while Joshua Crane of Dedham raised a purchase in Australia in 1859. The tale notes Hear's pride in his record and Crane's related purchase claim, reflecting 19th century political and trade currents in Massachusetts.
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Senator Hear
Washington
Massachusetts Statesman
Bay State
Joshua Crane
Dedham
Australia
Landor the Explorer Traveler and Writer
A. Henry Savage Landor, grandson of Walter Savage Landor, famed traveler and author. Born in Florence, educated in Florence and Paris, he journeyed across Japan, China, Korea, Tibet, America, Australia, and North Africa. He was first white man to reach sources of the Brahmaputra and endured imprisonment and torture in Tibet. He marched with allied forces to Pekin in 1900 and entered the forbidden city.
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A. Henry Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
Landor
Florénce
Julian's
Paris
Japan
China
Korea
South Mongolia
Tibet
America
Australia
North Africa
Mr. Landor
Brahmaputra
Tivet
Forbidden Land
Pekin
Forbidden City
I Saw Your Father This Morning
A shy suitor visits a young woman leading to a parlor conversation. He hopes the father will approve and mentions a needed ticket and collar lent by the father during travel as they await his return from the city. The mood is affectionate, with longing glances and quiet anticipation.
Tide and Hope Across the Shore
A poem contrasts sunny tidal moments with gray rocks and silent ghosts. It reflects on joy and despair as the tide ebbs and flows, urging the weary heart to seek hope beyond the shore where fear and peace endure.
Representative Cushman and the wrong flower meaning
A tale recalls a colleague in the House who asked for a large horseshoe arrangement to honor a deceased friend. The florist warned that a horseshoe signifies good luck, provoking embarrassment and a demand for a different symbol such as an anchor or harp.
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Cushman
The Linnaeus of Spring Street Lectures a Drunk Friend
A botanist on Spring Street, intoxicated, prescribes a comical cure for drunkenness. He orders olive oil, a large alcohol dose, and three minutes of raw cabbage to sober up, insisting raw cabbage is a universal remedy known to botanists.
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Linnaeus
Spring Street
New York Press
Has No Ear for Music Congressman Finley mixes up tune
A distracted remark at a concert shows Congressman Finley of South Carolina lacking musical ear. A friend asks if he recognizes a tune and Finley mistakes it for America, then mumbles about its geographic origin. The exchange underscores a light political anecdote from a social event.
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Congressman Finley
South Carolna
Knight Commander Sunk Off Izu by Russian Squadron
The American steamer Knight Commander from New York was sunk off the Izu province by the Vladivostok squadron after transferring its crew to the steamer Tsinan which reached Yokohama. The Russians also captured the German vessel believed to be the Arabia and the unknown British steamer.
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Province of
Izu
Yokohama
Vladivostok
New York
Arabia
American Trading Company
Che Foo
Niucawez
Tien Tsin
Niuchwang
Ninchwaneg
Scandia Steamship Released at Port Said
The Harmbore American steamship Scandia has been released at Port Said. The Russian crew which manned her has landed and will proceed to Odessa by the next mail. The Scandia awaits orders from her owners.
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Scandia
Odessa
Scandia Seizure Sparks Berlin Protest from Port Said
A Russian dispatch to Port Said ordered the immediate release of the Hamburg America liner Scandia which had reached Port Said awaiting instructions. The seizure by the Russian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk occurred at Perim in Bab el Mandeb straits with 25 Russian officers and seamen aboard and plans to land passengers and part of the German crew.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Russia
Germany
Cousul
Suez
Smolensk
Perim
Bab el Mendehb
Rosebud reservation registration ends amid crowd in Siaux City
On July 25 the final day of Rosebud home drawing registration drew hundreds to four booths in Bonesteel Yankton Chamberlain and Fairfax South Dakota and many late registrants were turned away. Officials warned of possible grafters as crowds dispersed after 6 pm closing.
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Siaux City
Rosebud
Bonesteel
Yankton
Chamberlain
Fairfax
South Dakota
OOO Oi
BOM
Horse Thief Syndicate Rumors Spur Regional Sheriff Efforts
A movement in northern Indiana and southern Michigan counties aims to unite sheriffs to curb a rumored organized gang of horse thieves. Officials suspect a wide network with operations across states, with stations about forty miles apart between gang HQs and Chicago.
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la Porte
Ind
Indiana
Michigan
Chicago
Malacca Release Status Unsettled in London Reports
London reports question whether the Malacca will be released. Associated Press dispatches from St. Petersburg to the United States contrast with British papers. Premier Balfour’s post midnight announcement is taken as no confirmation of release and the incident remains unsettled.
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St. Petersburg
Malacca
Great Britain
Lamsdoriff
Russia
Hong Kong
Red Sea
Hague
London
Associated Press
United States
Balfour
Unions Split as Demonstrations Hit Muncie Trades Council
In Muncie Indiana on July 20 independ ent mechanics led a series of conventions sabotaging the walking delegate and other proteges of the old unions. The demonstrations have fractured the Muncie Building Trades council leaving only five of seventeen unions still aligned.
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Muncie
Ind
Independent Mechanics
Woman Cannot Keep Secrets Finds Help From Others
A playful saying notes that a woman who cannot keep a secret can rely on other women to assist in handling the matter. The quip reflects social humor about discretion and gossip among women.
Dangers Mount as Mrs De Style Quips on Civilization
In a sharp exchange a daughter declares she is studying to become an anarchist and to craft hazardous devices while Mrs De Style questions the dangers. The dialogue turns satirical as the daughter asserts that civilization is all wrong and the father’s age lags behind a man’s ability to support a wife.
Exburglar Pugi Vat Quip Cited by New York Weekly
A satirical remark features a manager claiming public interest wanes for an aging actor and proposing to masquerade as an ex burglar or green-goods man to draw attention, per New York Weekly.
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New York Weekly
Muldoon Dealer Sells Soft Wood to Warm The Hearth
A clerk complains an order for hard wood kindlings is unavailable and Muldoon the dealer suggests sending soft wood instead. The clerk notes soft wood burns too fast and asks to wet it to slow burning.
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Muldoon
Rheumatism cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills in Middlesex
Mrs Betsey A Clawson of Middlesex New York says she suffered five years with inflammatory rheumatism and could not work. After taking two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills she regained the ability to ride to the grave tend to tasks and dig potatoes, asserting the pills removed uric acid by improving kidney function.
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Middlesex
N. Y
Betsey A. Clawson
Dodd
Witty Exchange Highlights Shifting Social Climate
Mrs Thinkhard remarks on rising intelligence across classes while the Old Bachelor notes a decline in marriages. The brief dialogue contrasts education progress with changing social patterns in a satirical tone.
Newspaper Man Bargain Craze Drives Wife Crazy
A school chum recalls a newspaper man husband who brings home a big bundle of papers from across the country each night. The bundles are filled with astonishing bargains from stores a thousand miles away, driving his wife to distraction.
Love in a Flat Sparks Humorous Dialogue
A playful exchange features a man admitting lack of wealth and proposing love in a small apartment. The woman eagerly endorses romance and imagines him as a heroic protector from the janitor.
Irregular Quip Reflects Domestic Friction
Fragmentary dialogue reveals a wife accusing her husband of drinking while he evasively explains a delay at a prayer meeting. The exchange hints at tension and prevarication within a late homecoming.
Man beats grip illness with Grape-Nuts recovery tale
A severely malnourished man credits Grape-Nuts and cream for a full recovery after a year of deterioration. He reports regained strength, improved digestion, and mental clarity, noting he now works fifteen hours daily and appears much younger. He references Postum Co. and promotes the product along with a booklet.
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Albany
San Francisco
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Ellville
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