A Harrowing Ride and a Proposal Plan
Esther frets over persistent suitor Hal as she and Jack Ormsby ride away on Sultan. After a dramatic runaway, Jack seizes the reins and hints a double meaning marriage scheme to free Essie from her admirer. Esther considers the plan, tension easing as the chase ends.
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Is- Mer
Ortuxby
Sultan
Esther
Essie” Ormsby
Haloner
Jack
Ormsby
Sulman
Serasp
Egsie
Hallowwell
Hallowell
Essie
German Doctor Urges Frequent Hot Baths For Health
A German physician in a German paper advocates regular hot baths as healthier than cold plunges. Begin at 108 degrees F increasing to comfortable maximum, five minutes first, never causing discomfort. He cites Japan’s public baths and notes hot baths refresh and improve skin and overall health.
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Arman
Hese
Japan
Unfortunate Chickens Shank High Fowls Describe Odd Habits
A farmer recounts his failed experiment with shank high fowls noting their lack of bodies, eggsitting problems, backward falls when roosting, awkward eating, and long crowing before daybreak due to their extended legs. He likens them to walking tongs or compasses.
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Shanghai
The Bert Side Captures Cholly Masher Portrait
In a staged studio moment Cholly Masher directs the photographer to showcase his collar eye glass and cane pose. The photographer confirms the shot, insisting he has taken the outside best side of Masher’s head.
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Bert
Cholly
Twin Mittens and the Mute Mitten Jest
A humorous note from Brooklyn Lite about Twins Mittens and Hewitt I proposing to twin sisters who declined. The writer laments the snub yet finds consolation that their own mittens should be mute. The playful quip ends with a witty pickup about silent mittens.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Brooklyn Lite
Love's Stratagem Ends in Hidden Wealth and Choice
Fenella rejects a false match and learns her aunt Miss De Vaux plans to keep the fortune. John Jermain reveals true affection and proposes a life where Fenella remains his companion and heiress in name only, while resolving the lasting tension with Aunt Pam.
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Miss de Vaux
Phi
John
Fenella
Jermain
Vam
Origin of Earrings in Moslem Tradition
A legend explains Muslim practice of wearing earrings. Sarah bore jealousy toward Hagar and blinded by vow, pierced her own ears to fulfill it. Abraham’s response is unclear, but Turkish women believe earrings honor Hagar, mother of Ishmael, with carvings from infancy.
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Sarah
Abraham
Hagar
Lagar
Ishmael
Blond Long Heads Dominate Early World History
The article argues that blond, long headed people played a major historical role, colonizing regions, overturning empires, and shaping early Europe. It notes blond and red haired lines were more common in the past, including among Brahmans, yet suggests laws on marriage would reduce their reproduction over time.
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Galatia
Greece
Italy
Toulouse
England
Britons
Not an Optical Illusion
A man insists a head bump after a porch fall caused him to see stars while his son Frank explains it was ashes from a pipe. The father claims age and authority as the son challenges the story and corrects the misperception. The exchange ends with Frank being reprimanded for leaving his day.
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Atern
Frank
Pater
Papa
Indianapolis News
Inevitable Title Sparks Bitter Banter
A humorous exchange notes a titled son in law and a blunt appraisal of his status. The Tribbler remarks on his wealth and aggressive behavior, while Bilson defends the honor of the marriage. The Boston Transcript captures a sharp social quip about status and ambition.
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Bilson
Tribbler
Boston Transcript
Swami Spragge and the Grand Circular Scoop
Wickham pursues an interview with a self styled English swami at the Grand Circular. The man admits no true powers, hints at disguise and espionage, and a city editor pushes for a publishable lead. Lore of a detective, Boer relief, and “Two Boer relief committees” threads lead to an exclusive for Wickham but ruin Spragge’s career.
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Wickham
Olive Parker
John Lyndon Spragge
Liverpool
England
Olive Will
Mr. Spragge
Spragge
America
the Express
The
Morning Star
Epragge
Lehold
Mr. Wickham
Mrs. Cowley
Alex
Mrs. C
Boer Relief Committee
Philadelphia
Indian Scout Service
Southgate
Grand Circular
Star
Breaking the Steers in New Shampshire Home Week Tale
A learned judge a Boston professor and a U S senator recall youth at a New Shamp shire home week. Laughter dissolves their formal airs as Horace and John reminisce the steers story with a running tumble of barnyard memory. The tale centers on a dead steer and a second yoked pair being driven over a crust.
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New Shampshire
Boston
United States
John
Bill
Horace
Sam Ii Mit
Lorace
Mercury Difficult to Weigh Yet Reveals Its Mass
The article notes Mercury as the smallest planet and the most troublesome to astronomers due to its proximity to the sun and orbital eccentricity. Le Verrier devised a weighing method showing Earth’s attraction to Mercury and that Mercury’s mass is about one fifteenth that of Earth.
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Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
le Verrier
Answer For Gough and the Barber's Reply
The Temperance writer John B. Gough spoke in a New England town about taverns as corrupting places. He challenged the crowd to name a place a man could tell his mother and sisters without taking them there. A rear-seat voice answered with one word the barber's.
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John B. Gough
New England
Gough
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