The Taming of Red Ed
Margaret the schoolteacher defends her pupils from the feared lumberman Red Ed Elan by wounding him with boiling water and later helps tend his burns. She tracks him into the woods with Mr Crawford, offers care, and inspires a change in him. A year later she receives a birch bark note reading It aint forgot Elan.
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Red Ed
Elan
Saginaw Valley
Menelaus
Troy
Richard
Palestine
Fate
Homer
Virgil
Walter Scott
Gratiot County
Michigan
Saginaw Bay
Margaret Spaulding
Little
River Road
Alma
Margaret
Saginaw
Jimmy Crawford
Mrs. Crawford
Mr. Crawford
John Crawford
Blan
Ed Blan
Laundry owners in Race street hurt man in hospital
A Philadelphia Public Ledger report notes a Chinese mission in Race street where two Chinaman laundry owners wow, one worker visited and found John missing after a brick attack by a Christian gentleman. Sam claimed John was hit and was in hospital.
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Race Street
Sam
John
Philadelphia Public Ledger
An Elastic Compliment in a Dublin Cab
An old lady asks for a taxi and the driver replies with a witty compliment about age. The anecdote showcases Irish humor in a polite exchange.
New Nose Grows a Beard in New Orleans
Pat Moran of New Orleans received a facial graft after losing part of his nose during a celebration. Surgeons at Charity Hospital grafted skin from his scalp, and the new nose is developing a small crop of hair at its tip.
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Pat” Moran
New Orleans
Moran
Charity Hospital
Two Omaha Doctors Sued Over Retained Surgical Sponge
Chas R. Chase of Council Bluffs Iowa sues two Omaha physicians for 20000 dollars claiming a sponge and absorbent cotton were left inside him after an appendectomy. He says the instruments were sewn up and later required reopening to remove the sponge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Chase
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Treaty Powers Agree to Ban Morphia Imports
Minister Rockhill reports from Pekin that all treaty Powers have assented to prohibit the importation of morphia and the instruments for injecting it. The move is considered significant as several had previously withheld assent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhill
Pekin
China
Danish Expedition Aims to Teach Greenland Eskimos to Fish
A Danish expedition travels to Greenland to teach the Eskimos modern fishing methods intended to boost profitability and yields for local communities and traders.
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Greenland
Puzzle Solved Coffee at Bottom of Trouble
Ill stock man credits Postum with reversing years of coffee related health issues and heart, stomach, and nerve problems. After two years off coffee he reports better sleep, no palpitations, and weight gain, praising Postum as life saving. The ad closes with the familiar “There’s a Reason” and urges readers to try Postum.
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Stockman
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Henry Gardner
Ily
Llnary Denna
Sarina
Axa
Es - Young
Earies
California
Ess
Alan
Pacific
Coas
Chi
Cago, Milwaukee
Strout
E. A. Strout CO
Nassau St
New York
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