Bowser's Peach Brandy Prank Ends in Laughing Collapse
In Chicago ten years ago Bowser visits a butcher and samples a peach brandy from his brother in law. The referee-like tasting leads Bowser to praise the liquor as superior with playful innuendo. He returns home intoxicated, collapses into fits of laughter, and confesses he is not sober while his wife confronts him.
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C. B. Lewis
Bowser
Man of Meat
Mr. Bowser
Peach Birardy
United States
George
Kitten
Cat
Mrs. Bowser
Shay
Dated Quip From New York Journal Lasting
A playful exchange shows a woman offering a quarter to buy a dusty pipe and a joking reply about a pie from last summer. The dialogue features a lilt of dialect and light humor.
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New York Journal
Cause Enough She People say they quarrel continually
The exchange notes that repeated bickering is seen as a sign of marriage, with one speaker remarking that the couple must be married. The dialogue hints at ongoing domestic tensions and social perceptions of marriage.
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Puck
Fresh Water Sharks of the Lake Nicaragua River System
The river approaches to Lake Nicaragua host the sole fresh water shark species identified by scientists.
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Lake
Nicaragua
The Philosophy of Perspiration by Beecher on Heat
Henry Ward Beecher argues perspiration relieves heat and promotes health. He warns against avoiding exercise and shade, claiming moderate activity and liberal skin moisture best suit daily use in hot weather.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Excenancy My Cousin Copyright Notice 1900
Erroneous OCR fragment referencing copyright claim by Ervin Wardman in 1900. No clear event or context readable to form a full item. summarizes as a note about a copyright claim attributed to Wardman with date.
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Ervin Wardman
The Teleky Cousin and the Hungarian Will Mystery
A poor relative of the Teleky family recalls his rise and fall through a con artist cousin. He attends the old man's funeral to learn his fate, only to discover a dramatic will twist that rewards attendance and punishes absence with a lavish residuary bequest filling the almshouse gap.
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Rothschild
Budapest
Franz Teleky
Teleky
The Reporter Persona and the Call to Disinterested Leadership
A reflective piece contrasts the average reporter who seeks popularity with the great reporter who shapes desire. It argues true power lies in disinterested purpose, cultivated ability, and guiding others toward meaningful knowledge, elevating the reporter to a leadership role.
Porcelain Violins and Metal Strings Stir Makers In Germany
Max Freyer, a noted German instrument maker, introduces clay cast violins with porcelain bodies said to resonate better than wood and produce a pure full tone. He also crafts china clay mandolins valued in southern countries. Rumors claim aluminum violins may combine extreme lightness with suitable qualities for future use.
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Germany
Max Freyer
Britain
New York Daily Newspapers Reach Record Circulation
The article notes New York City daily papers now publish at least 2,000,000 copies daily, with eight or nine papers claiming high circulations rather than three. It highlights a rising Yiddish weekly with 40,000 readers and English papers around 100,000 to 600,000, with several near 600,000 or higher.
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New York City
New York
East Side
Modernising the East Prospects of electric tides in travel
The piece imagines rapid transit expansion from Cairo by trolley with hints of an electric line to Mount Sinai and along the Red Sea. It speculates on rail reach to Mecca and Mecca pilgrims aided by motorized staff, then questions how soon lines might extend to Lhasa with lamas as ticket takers.
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Sphinx
Cairo
Mount Sinai
Red Sea
Mecca
Mohammed
Kaaba
Lassa
Tibet
Prizes For Tenants In Glasgow Slum Plan
A Glasgow scheme offers prizes to tenants who keep improved slum property in good condition and pay rent promptly. Eligible tenants live rent free for a fortnight each summer, avoiding two rents if they take a holiday. The plan has been successful with over 90 percent claiming the prize.
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Glasgow
Protecting New England Beaches With Groynes
The groyne system protects the New England coast by a series of posts planted in the sand with planks between them. Constructed perpendicular to the beach, groynes halt wave action and trap sand to form a new beach and prevent erosion.
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New England
He Had His Choice
A humorous exchange prompts with Mrs Corntossel asking about Josiar. The husband predicts Josiar will skate if the ice is strong or fall through if it is not, revealing a wary, local-voice tone.
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Josiar
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Arthur J. Stringer
Ainslee
Old Teleky
Bors
Telekys
Hungary
The
New York Press
Uun Kipling
Cnitr
Gerald Starter Tee
Atlan
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