Ambrose Bierce and Curious Smuggling Tales
A collection of witty remarks and anecdotes features Ambrose Bierce defining conservatism versus radicalism at a Washington dinner. The piece recalls a mule story with a humorous regional mistranslation and notes a Paris criminology museum exhibit detailing a hollow wax baby used to smuggle brandy alongside a daily baby carrier fraud.
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Ambrose Bierce
Washington
Mr. Bierce
Paris
M. Charles Perchard
Police
Anarchist Brigade
Not So Much to Blame Dialog in a Russian Paper
A man and a woman discuss a Russian newspaper she is reading. He mistakes it for a dialect story, and she reveals its true origin, noting her modest pretensions.
Portraits of near death by famed big game hunters
The piece recounts close escapes from big game by Selous and others. Selous survives a night among five lions and a crushing elephant attack near the Umtali river. Greenfield, Hindlip, Campbell, and Jackson also narrate deadly charges by wounded lions and a bear attack, with dramatic rescues and injuries.
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F.C. Selous
Caplings
Umtali
Mr. Selous
Mr. Greenfield
Somaliland
Lord Hindlip
British East Africa
Noness
George Campbell
Lon
Kalindleh
F. G. Jackson
Franz-Josefland
Floet Answera
Imposed Upon by Diverse Wits at the Grocer
A fragmented notice hints at a society scene with a grocer and varied wit, suggesting a local disagreement or humorous skit. No clear names, dates, or places are readable, leaving only general references to a shop and witty banter.
Design for Cozy Little Bungalow by William A Radford
An extension style bungalow designed for varied climates features rough seven eighths inch siding with olive green stain and cement plaster gable ends. The plan includes five rooms plus utility spaces, a 20 by 14 living room with built in seating around a fireplace, a dining room with a bay window, a compact 11 by 10 kitchen, two bedrooms with closets, and a central bathroom, estimated at 2100 dollars under favorable market conditions.
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William A. Radford
Algo
Stevenson Tomb Fragrant on Samoan Isle 20 Years After Death
The article marks twenty years since Robert Louis Stevenson’s death near Apia on Upolu and nineteen years since a bronze tablet was erected over his grave. Natives tend the fragrant tomb known as The Tomb of Tusitula, while readers worldwide recall his verses and Upolu as a real Treasure Island.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
South Sea
Stevenson
Vulima
Apia
Upolu
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tusitula
Scot
Samoa
Horace
Treasure Island
Prisoner Seeks Stand Trial Amid Theft Claims
The next prisoner, accused of being a professional thief, asks to stand trial. The court proceedings focus on the alleged pattern of burglary and the request for formal defense. Legal records indicate ongoing scrutiny of the individual’s criminal charges and defense strategy.
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Dake
Napoleon on the way to Elba described by London Globe
A 1914 London Globe extract reports Bonaparte traveling from Fontainebleau to Elba. He traveled in disguise, feared poisoning, and sought permission for his cook. he later spoke with officials and told Marshal Augereau that Europe was finished but Asia needed a man.
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Yassir
Mistah
Bonaparte
Fontainebleau
Elba
London Globe
Honaparte
Mediterranean
Marshal Augereau
Europe
Asia
Why Women Leave Home The Modern Woman’s Time Away
A brief discussion questions why many women spend excessive hours away from home and how social expectations shape this behavior. It suggests changes in roles and priorities impacting domestic life and personal fulfillment.
Shoes for women and a Greek grocery mystery
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Base powder for comfort in shoes and dancing. A note about a Greek grocery under a stairs store touts "Highest quality, lowest prices" as an abbreviation. A tragic backstage accident in Herne, Switzerland, fatally injures Fraulein Darmer during a theater performance.
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Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted
Lemay
Holpos
Quincy Ledger
Fraulein Darmer
Theater of Vareties
Herne
Switzerland
Marriage Causes False Fire Alarm
The wedding of Miss Sallie Karp and Michael F. Bernan triggered seven minutes of whistle blasts from Passaic Metalware Company. Fog muffled the sound and alarms drawn from Rutherford Nutley Belleville Garfield and Clifton led five volunteer departments to respond. It took half an hour to locate the source.
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Passaic Metalware Company
Rutherford
Nutley
Belleville
Gerfield
Clifton
Sallie Karp
Brook Avenue
Passaic
Michael F. Bernan
New York Mail
Healing Eczema Case Praises Cuticura Remedies
A Omaha reader, Joe Uhl, describes severe eczema on hands neck and arms causing sleepless nights itching burning and bleeding. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with complete healing in five to six weeks and notes ongoing relief since.
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Douglas St
Omaha
Neb
Joe Uhl
Ceilcura
Dept. L. Boston
Not Enderly Gone
In a fragmentary report from Berlin street scenes horses have been banished from street rails, yet some are still seen. A speaker claims to have stretched to obtain later news, admitting a petty robbery during reporting.
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Berlin
Rose Garden Projects Highlight Mrs Wood Row Wilton Work
The White House rose garden planted by Mrs Wood Row Wilton is praised as equal to her Princeton and other gardens. She and her daughters supervise and work in the beds, showing hands on involvement in the horticultural effort. A related quip on marriage sincerity contrasts angels and disguises.
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White House
Not Well Enough to Work Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy
Adrian Michigan testimonial describes severe weakness and backache easing after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The note argues the product helps women stay active at home and work and urges others to try it, citing Mrs Alonzo E. Baker and family. The ad ends with the company name and origin.
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Adrian, Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sol
Alonzo E. Baker
Tecumseh St
Adrian
Mich
Lydia BE. Pinkham
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