Mine bosses plot to nab fugitive in Buckles Hollow
In Buckles Hollow near Morehead a sheriff chases a fugitive after a deputy arrest, then George and Ned strike a deal with the sheriff. They use a mine car train to pursue through the tunnel and win a reward. Two weeks later a mail delivers Nehemiah Brown's shack for 93,000.
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Morehead
McKee
Buckles' Hollow
Silver Creek
Jones Mountain
George Martin
George
Ned
Linnie
Powell
Nehemiah Brown
Spencer County
West Virginia
Redeeming features of Maine state and a Maine man’s view
The narrator recalls Maine roots in York County and contrasts Maine with the South and West. He praises Maine hospitality and folk, jokes about Yankee identity, and offers travel tips: go South for warmth, West for rugged roaming, and enjoy Maine for its rocks and ice. The piece ends with a toast to the fleet and a warning to avoid boasting about the North before visiting the South.
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Maine
York County
Tampa
Fla
Franklin Street
Tropics
B'Gorry
Rome
Sal Skinner
Jim Perkins
Porto Rico
Kennebunk
Bath
Boston
Sonny
West
Savannah
South
George Logg
Portland
Middle West
California
Texas
Swift
P. S
Wins Peculiar Lawsuit Milne Rostrovska Theatrical Case
A Russian actress Mile. Rostrovsk a wins a notable lawsuit affecting theater. At the Imperial theater in St Petersburg she acted in A Life for a Life using a revolver without a license, and was arrested on stage during the performance.
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Mlle
Rostrovska
Russia
Mile
Roskovska
Imperial Theater
St. Petersburg
Rostkowska
California brown pelican showed at Southern California resorts
A seaside visitor notes the California brown pelican at Southern California resorts. The bird ranges off Mexico and Lower California, nests May to June, and often on the ground. It dives from height to spear fish while gulls harass it, stealing its catch as the pelican yields to the aerial thieves.
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California
Mexico
How the Cow Helped Australia
The Sydney Mail editor says the dairy cow transformed Australia after the 1902 drought. He notes butter quality rivals the world and praises cooperative creameries. In Australia farmers favor cows bred for milk year round, while beef cattle are kept separate from dairy aims.
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Australia
America
R. J. Guthrie
The
Sydney Mail
Co-Operative Creamery
Stage fright confession from a western audience
A short exchange reveals Miss Mattie Nay asking an actor about stage fright. The reply notes fright occurred only once before a tiny crowd of five or six out West, where the audience warned the show would be pelted with holes.
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Mattie
Desert Wanderer Attacked by Stranger in Utah Desert
P. J. Jebsen, a Dutch salt works worker, wandered three days in the Utah desert toward the Nevada line, was beaten by a stranger believed to be crazy, and nearly blinded. He received care at Holy Cross hospital and aims to return home to Denmark after his ordeal.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
P. J. Jebsen
Salt Works
Saltair
Nevada Line
Jebsen
Salt Lake
Holy Cross Hospital
Jebson
Famouiar
Denmark
Une
Los Angeles
Worcester
Miss
Charles Balcolm
Frank Balcolm
Balcolm
San Francisco Sailor Brutally Wounded by Moro Bandits
Harvey A. Six, a former prospector, arrived in San Francisco after a perilous ordeal in Mindanao Philippines. He sustained deep head, facial and back wounds from Moro attackers and lost significant weight during months of famine and jungle exposure. He was treated in Manila for 26 days and is returning to Illinois to recover.
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San Francisco
Harvey A. Six
Philippines
Sheridan
Six
Prang
Mindanao
Prange
Manila
Illinois
Honest politics and promises test a grocer’s pledge
In a Chicago scene a dishonest politician faction and Longworth are ridiculed. The grocer refuses support to Lurgan, who quips that promising and performing differ. Lurgan maintains a witty stance about promises in politics.
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Longworth
Republin
Chicago
Lurgan
Woman Recovers From Severe Eczema After Cuticura Use
Mrs David Brown of Locke Arkansas describes two years of eczema with leg sores and relentless itching. After trying two doctors and numerous remedies, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills three times and slept well. Within a short time her ankles healed and there was no relapse after a year.
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David Brown
Locke, Ark
Racing stripped from New York’s tracks debate Albany tale
Senator Folker faced risk to vote that ended racing in New York amid tales of race fixing. An Albany legislator recalled a Gloucester jockey overheard boasting he would not win unless the reins broke, prompting discussion on how jockeys and tracks may be manipulated. This feature blends quotes with brief moral reflections and advertisements.
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Senator Folker
Albany
New York
Gloucester
California Fig Syrup Co. Laxative Remedy Promoted
The General Demand for a simple pleasant liquid laxative is met by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. The California Fig Syrup Co. promotes its known wholesome components as a trusted family remedy. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product only. price fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Callfornia Fig Syrup Co
Sonia
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Shortstory Pub. Co
Hallow
Pennsylvania
Maine State
Edward
Prospector
Island OF
Washington
Rata
J. C. Simpson
Fire Department
Trai
Sme
Birdie
Feltham
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
F. W. Farrar
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