Equine Editor Misstep in a Historic Narrative Mishap
An ornate tale describes a man seeking a literary editor but encountering the horse editor instead. The dialogue, full of whimsy and confusion, follows the equine editor’s responses as the visitor attempts to discuss an article while various editors exchange quips about labor, time, and output. The scene unfolds in a playful, almost dreamlike newsroom setting with insistence that the visitor may be delaying the flow of thought.
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Wahington Star
Cortsiniv
Pam
Oy Jhes
Burt A Nan
Pate Sore
Vogue of Plaits Sparks Fashion Debate and Tips
Readers learn about plaited skirts and the latest dress trends. A French housekeeper shares a recipe detail for enhancing flavor in French coffee with a small butter piece and a pinch of powdered sugar. The piece notes plaits should be attached low and appear elegant, with caution about overhauling the style.
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Ecole Ie
Post
Kept Her Word Beas So Jeannette Marries Farmer
A reader notes in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat that Jeannette kept her vow and married a farmer, despite previous claims she preferred a man of culture. The exchange highlights rural values and social expectations in marriage.
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Beas
Jeannette
Nell
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ringe and Combinations in Matgrowth
A concise note from Chicago Daily News discusses engagement rings as the standard Matgrowth of a combination. The item frames the ring as a typical feature in social arrangements and gifts.
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Chicago Daily News
Feet Grow Larger Across Elite Footwear Demand
Shoemakers and haberdashers report patrons seek hosiery and shoes one half to one and a half sizes larger than five years ago. Merchants note feet have broadened as fashion shifted from tight pointed shoes to comfortable fits, then back, with overall size increases observed since the narrow shoe era.
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New York Herald
Haberdashers
Meno
Jase
Wettest Hours Of The Day In Chicago Weather Report
The article covers Chicago rainfall patterns with notes on the wettest hours in the afternoon, historical records from 1885 to 1885, and mentions the 24 hour record set during the Democratic National Convention. It cites mean annual rainfall data and notes thunder storms accompanying downpours. It also includes an unrelated anecdote from the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Laos
Chivesgo
Coax
Weather Bureau
Ani
Sahil
An Doer
Osedsen
Boecins
Severita Mets
Stermeen
Chicago
Cleveland
Texas Judge Franklin and the Hen Ownership Case
A Brownsville justice of the peace known as Jip Franklin, famed for plain speech and tough stances against fakirs, earned praise after a hen ownership dispute. Two women claimed a 25 cent hen. Franklin staged a public verdict with Birdy the hen choosing its owner, boosting his local reputation.
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Texas
Mexican Herald
Jerry Galvan
Forte
Brownsville
Joseph I. P. Franklin
Franklin
Jip
American Population and As “Hosey-Josey
Dase
Josey
Tere
Tip
Tiddy
Coe
Amputee Sensations and British Aristocrats Mentioned
A Philadelphia Press correspondent describes phantom sensations in a stump decades after leg amputation and notes heat in the knee when extending. The piece then shifts to remarks on British upper ten families, listing counts of children for several peers and contrasting with the idea that the average man learns to live near death.
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Philadelphia Press
Princess of Wales
Lord Abergavenny
Af Ter
Duke of Argyl
Countess of Dudley
Earl of Ellesmere
Earl of
Inchiquin
Earl of Leicester
Uses of Asparagus in Classic French and Simple American Prep
Readable excerpt outlines how asparagus grows in England and Russia, and offers practical preparation tips. It covers boiling methods for tips, middle and lower stalks, and soup stock. plus Hollandaise and drawn butter sauces, an asparagus omelet, and a vinaigrette variation for salads.
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England
Greta
Russia
New York Tribune
Classic Iced Chocolate Recipe From Philadelphia Press
A method to make a chilled chocolate drink uses four ounces unsweetened chocolate six ounces sugar and cold water to dissolve. After melting and stirring add hot water and boil to a thick soup like consistency. Cool and flavor with vanilla and cinnamon, serve over cracked ice with whipped cream. Keeps in glass jars on ice for several days.
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Philadelphia Press
A Nursing Hint for Hot Water Bags From a Nurse
A trained nurse explains using hot water bags with minimal water. Not more than a coffee cupful in a three pint bag, kept very hot, and air squeezed out before sealing. One pneumonia patient required six bags in use during peak days, with bags charged every 15 minutes and light enough to not trouble the patient.
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N. Y. Post
Strawberry Shortcake With Classic Old Fashioned Flavors
A New York Tribune note describes a simple light biscuit dough baked in a round tin, split while hot, layered with piece-cut straw berries sweetened, topped with the remaining half and more fruit, then served with cream.
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N. Y. Tribune
Admire Precious Gems and the Allure of Stones
The article argues that all people are drawn to gems and precious metals, comparing their allure to a natural impulse and noting historical and religious associations. It cites biblical descriptions of sacred stone settings and the enduring human fascination with adornment across cultures and eras.
Suspending life saved by suspenders tale from New Orleans
A veteran detective recounts a Mardi Gras incident in New Orleans where a bank shooting led to a peculiar escape: the victim was shot in the back but survived when his suspender leather pinned the bullet to his body. The shooter remained free while the victim faced a penitentiary term for embezzlement.
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New York Mail and Express
New Orleans
Newspaper Row
Camp Street
Louisiana
Proud Tillers Of The Soil Farmers Club Of Pennsylvania
A Chicago Record item describes the Farmers club of Pennsylvania founded in 1785 by Cadwalader Morris Rush and others. Current members include Griscom Cassatt Cameron Wilbur Fisher Griscom Morrell and others with monthly dinners hosted at member farms. Members manage farms by power of attorney and boast cattle and horses.
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Farmers’ Club of
Pennsylvania
John Cadwalader
Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Chicago Record
Farmers’ Club
Clement A. Grisecom
American Steamship Line
Alexander J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elisha Packer Wilbur
J. Donald Cameron
Henry Green
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Easton
Craig Biddle
Philadelphia
Frederick Fraley
National Board of Trade
James Logan Fisher
Rudolpha Ellis
Edward Dev. Morrell
Drexel
Congress
Thlarmer
House of Representatives
Mr .Traley
Ogontsz
Mr. Cameron
Lochiel
Susquehanna River
Harrisburg
Mr. Fisher
Mr. Griscom
Dolobran
Haverford
Chesterbrook Farm
Cassatt
Judge Riddle
Torresdale
Delaware
Auugust
MacVeagh
Brookfield Farm
Bryn Mawr
Mr. Elis
Mauch Chunk
Wilbur
South Bethlehem
Morrell
Fach
Senseless Specks of Skin in Human Bodies
The New York World notes most people have hundreds of senseless skin spots that can be pricked or cut without pain. Minute nerves in these areas are absent or dead, yet under blindfolded testing a person may feel only about sixty to seventy of a hundred pricks on an arm.
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New York World
Why He Trekked
Johnny enters the parlor and suspects a visitor. Mr Softleigh teases him about mistaking a South African visitor for a Boer. Sis had warned of plans to remove a Boer, prompting Mr Loftleigh to leave soon after.
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Johnny
Mr. Softleigh
South Africa
Sis
Mr. Loftleigh
Baltimore
Avnerics
Ostrich Saddle Ride Demonstrated in Pasadena
A Pasadena demonstration showed riding an ostrich as a two legged saddle horse. A man mounted a full sized male ostrich and rode 100 yards on its back, with a photographer capturing the moment.
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Pasadena
Cal
Education and mis sionary guards and a desert cardinal
English women’s colleges overflow as teachers of humanity, and the US spends nearly a million yearly protecting missionaries abroad. Siamese princes study in England while Sir William Muir resigns amid push for women’s privileges. A Denver church theft points to a deacon racket. A Schleithein bell from 1452 predates Schiller. A statue of Cardinal Lavigerie is unveiled at Biskra, directing visions toward the Sahara.
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England
C. H. Fowler
State Department
United States
Siam
William Muir
Edinburgh University
Denver
Schleithein
Schaffhausen
Germany
Schiller
Cardinal Lavigerie
Biskra
Sahara Desert
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Goshen Daily Democrat
Jos
A. Beane
ISS
Indiana
Theo
Washington
Baoto
Sin Welock
Ite Masimam
Emma
Sarah
Philadelphia Bulletin
Judgment OF Texas
Brownville
Nature
Hindoo
Farmers’ Club of Pennsylvania
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