The Croaker Poem Fragment Recounts a Mourning Figure
A fragmented verse recalls a figure who croaks at all hours despite changing skies and hardship. The piece shifts from labor struggles to a final lament as a speaker imagines another realm where heavenly harps are played.
The Second Chapter By Frederick J Burnett
A train passenger reads as a dreamer discovers buried gold coins while a long-closed canvas reveals a treasure. The finder grapples with sudden wealth and imagines a new life in Omaha and abroad, dreaming of travel and power.
Hidden Gold Wealth Builds Omaha Real Estate Empire
A man who buried old coins and gold transforms five thousand dollars into a real estate fortune. He moves from savings to banking, buys Chicago area lots, shifts profits into city property, and expands into a thriving office with staff. He leaves others curious about the anonymous stash and his true name.
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South Omaha
Iowa
Colorado
Salt Lake
Napoleon and the Press Imitates Bourbons in Elba era
The article quotes Napoleon saying editors paid monthly by the Vimes to publish favorable news and that he was offered payment by English papers to write for them. He admits the offers were refused but reflects that accepting would have altered English opinion about him, acknowledging his past error.
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Elba
Napoleon
Vimes
France
England
Greeley Debate on Women’s War Utility
Horace Greeley clashed with a female representative over women’s rights during war. Greeley pressed what women would do in civil war and the opponent answered she would stay in her office and write while others went to fight.
The Man with the Red Mustache and the Water Famine
A man with a red mustache, at his home at one, learns water will be shut off for repairs. He stocks a household supply including a bathtub and kettles, then returns to find his wife overwhelmed by the outage and a missing daughter. He reveals he already filled the containers earlier, which his wife had emptied.
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New York Sun
Patty
Iris
Beauty Advice From The St. Louis Republic
The St. Louis Republic offers home remedies for beauty and health. It advises orange juice to stimulate appetite and liver function, cautions against overusing benzoin on skin, and suggests foot care routines and weekly nail maintenance. It also recommends a standing run exercise to aid weight loss.
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St. Louis Republic
Sugar Cakes with Apple Jelly from Farm and Fireside
A recipe instructs to sift flour sugar soda and cream of tartar, rub in butter, add water or milk to form a stiff dough. Roll into a sheet, cut small cakes, coat with granulated sugar, bake spaced apart, then split and fill with apple jelly.
A Patchwork of Quips From Various Papers
A miscellany of humorous exchanges and wry remarks from different papers. Bits include a quip about a man with a clear head, a front back liv li livelihood joke, a diamond and husband boast, and a streetwise election jab. The collection parades wit from the New York Press, Punch, Philadelphia Bulletin, and other papers.
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N. C. Times-Democrat
Terence
Philadelphia Bulletin
Kentucky
N. Y
Hawkess
Hawkes
Standard and Times
San Francisco
Ohio State Journal
Ancient American pipes and smoking customs outlined
Smithsonian report by Joseph D. McGuire details aboriginal tobacco use and a vast array of pipes from mound contexts in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. The study features stone, ceramic, and metal pipes including calumets and Micmac vases, with images illustrating diverse forms and materials.
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America
Smithsonian Institution
Joseph D. McGuire
Ellicott City
Ohio
Mississippi
McGuire
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Guatemala
South America
Anguilla Island Faces Starvation Without Annual Aid
Eight hundred residents on Anguilla endure a food and water crisis as no drinkable supply exists locally. The government must ship nourishment each year to prevent starvation and the tainted sea water cannot be consumed.
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West India Islands
Anguilla
Dream Romance Quoted in Philadelphia Press
The fragment recalls a dialogue about belief in dreams and love. A man explains once loving someone who jilted him, reflecting on superstition and the emotional impact of past romance.
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Philadelphia Press
The Real Victim Quip About Tobacco Habit
A witty exchange from Whatte-Eat plays on who suffers from smoking. The humor centers on a spouse claiming victimhood in a lighthearted jab about tobacco use.
How Much You Eat and Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims
An advertisement argues digestion determines health not appetite, claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla restores stomach function. It cites improved weight and strength, including a Lebanon Indiana testimonial of a woman gaining from 111 to 136 pounds after four bottles, and again after a grip.
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Lafayette Ave
Lebanon
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Knickerbocker Namesake Trains Hint at Rich New York Lore
The piece traces how Irving's Knickerbocker created a cultural symbol for New York and notes a railway homage. It describes the Knickerbocker Special from St Louis to New York, its schedule, and the Big Four line’s comfort motto. It mentions the New York and Boston Limited, also called Number Sixteen by travelers.
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Rip van Winkle
Knickerbocker
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Western couple views New York decorations at Waldorf Astoria
A western couple visiting New York stayed at the Waldorf Astoria and spent their first day viewing the Myrtle Room Astor Gaiety and the great ballroom. They spoke little, noticing the lavish decorations as the husband refused a traditional shoe blackening. The clipping then transitions to a string of quotations and brief notices.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Myrtle Room
Astor Gaiety
Tribune
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promoted
An advertising note touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for weary women, claiming it strengthens health and bears burdens. It asserts broad approval coast to coast and promises no charge for information, with a Lynn Massachusetts address.
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Lydia E. Pinkkham
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