Colonel Bunker recounts defeat and honor amid duel culture
In a rambling reminiscence, Colonel Bunker explains his defeat for governor of Arkansas, recounting courtly appeals, duels, and public praise. He notes the campaign collapse after an unknown rival with a sawmill or steamboat footprint, while he abandoned campaigning to protect his honor and avoid political damage.
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Suh
Gettysburg
Cassius
Olinson
Pink
Dawson
Sal
Itherefor
Jonah
Charles B. Lewis
Sugar growing in the Philippines competition warning
A dialogue notes that Americans cannot compete with Filipinos in cane growing. It questions whether a young American should enter the sugar industry in the Philippines, with Col Jingo suggesting the field favors Filipinos.
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Philippines
Col
Jingo
Brooklyn
No Drink, Therefore No Crime
Kinglake notes in History of the Crimean War that soldiers first landings showed kindness and good behavior because there was no drink. He claims the drink arrived with later transports and the army’s conduct worsened, losing the initial golden opinions they had earned.
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Kinglake
Bridal tour ends in sobering tale of a widow trust
A baggage handler's warning tale unfolds aboard a train. He recalls a newlywed couple on a bridal tour and the fall from romance when the groom learns his bride is not wealthy. The man, with orange eyebrows, reflects on marriage, deceit, and misjudged fortunes as the tour ends.
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Spooney
Aman
Begin at home to build wealth not abroad says speaker
A speaker urges young men to stay in the United States to convert energy into cash. He warns that migrants to Mexico Chile Africa or China face worse outcomes and emphasizes higher wages more industries and faster advancement at home.
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Mexico
Chile
Peru
Africa
China
South America
Japan
England
France
Germany
United States
Sleepin' Car Exporter’s Odd Job Tale in Black Dial
An exporter explains quitting a sleepin' car job after being mistaken for a railroad president and fired. He then becomes a preacher, noting the pulpit mocks and the contrast to quieter duties like bedmaking and scrubbing backs.
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Chicago
Dan
Sour milk products prompt patent idea discussed
A farmer tells of making buttons and combs from sour milk, mentioning celluloid as the name. A man notes a potential patent could profit by applying sour milk to summer boarders. The London Hebrew population has more than doubled in twenty years, now estimated at 100000 to 120000.
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London
Sam Lawton’s firm stand against beer and its harms
A local narrative recalls Sam Lawton’s transformation from a light beer drinker to a sober, thankful man. His wife Mollie praises his change while he reflects on wasted money, debt, and sleepless nights from past excesses.
Temperance Tidings and Global Prohibition Notes
Great Britain supplied 70 000 chests of opium to China from India. The National Advocate urges truth over sensationalism. Cigarette production in the U S fell 19 percent year over year. Tampa Tribune seeks three pressfeeders, warns cigarette smokers and loafers to avoid applying. Westhofen Germany bans walking with a lit cigar. Mrs. Sampson at 97 is the oldest teetotaler, born in 1720 and pledged in 1820. A license to sell liquor plus a murder trial bill is not worth the cost, says Christian Endeavor World.
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Great Britain
China
India
Tampa
Fla
Tribune
Westhofen
Germany
Sampson
King’s Lynn
Christian Endeavor World
Young minister learns salary terms on church transfer
A young minister moving to a new church last spring was informed by church officials about his salary, amid questions on compensation and duties within the congregation.
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Brethren
Sermon on liquor sparking town tensions and a shot
A fragmentary tale describes a church minister pressured by a protestant youth over liquor funding. A liquor dealer boosts a pew subscription after the youth’s defiant demand, prompting calls for blunt preaching and truth telling to curb drink influence. Witnesses recount a Sierra crossing expedition where alcohol affected sleep and survival, illustrating moral peril and community debate.
White Fruit House advertises vast lines of goods at low prices
The store touts a prosperous year and a larger inventory for the new year. It highlights freshly roasted Rio coffee, various sugars, teas, canned fruits, dried fruits, fish, oils, syrups, and wines with marked prices. The note stresses transparency and savings for customers.
What Is a Food According to Scientists
A summary of definitions from Hammarsten of Upsala University Gould of the Medical Dictionary and W T Howell of Johns Hopkins on food as substances that nourish and support tissue formation and metabolism. The voices explain food as items with beneficial action on the organism and as those used to nourish the body.
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A. Hammarsten
Upsala
University of Sweden
Gould
W. TE. Howell
Johns Hopkins University
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