The Last Trip of Little Betsy Ruse
Black Jim leads a mule team on a monthly quicksilver run from Moss Landing to San Francisco when bandits stop them. Jim is pressed to join a robbery but betrays the plan by releasing Little Betsy to crash down Tucker's Cut, killing the disguise and ensuring the outlawed scheme fails.
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Joe
Tucker's Cut
Goodall's Landing
Old Jim
de Bosa
Big Hetsy
Pennant Race Deepens in Major League Play
Western clubs show strength in early invasion with 29 wins in 52 games. Detroit tops the trip with nine wins, while Boston and Washington lead the East with six wins each. Cubs struggle on home turf as the NL race surprises unfold, Reds rise near the leaders, Pirates stumble, and 65 games yield 89 Western victories.
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Sox
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Reds
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Pirates
No Money for Bugs Raymond Dispute Over Release Fee
The claim by pitcher Arthur Bugs Raymond for half of 1500 dollars paid by the St Louis Nationals to Charleston for his release was denied by the national baseball commission as the verbal promise by Charleston management lacked authority.
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Partners by Flowers and Games for a Social Evening
A hostess method pairs guests by drawing from colored flower baskets, then hosts a table of word challenges with themes like Cities and Heroes. Other party ideas include Cupid themed invitations, a Blind Menu with playful names, a musical object hunt, and a scent guessing contest with labeled bottles.
Spring fashion notes on sashes caps and Paris coats
Bright color accents appear in sashes and neckwear. Washable net chemisettes are preferred. Grecian capes made from circular cut cloths remain popular for evening wraps. Boas trend toward close-fitting collars with tassel finishes. A Paris coat, long and edged with silk braid, features high turn over collars and draped lapels finished with braid.
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Paris
Cushion cover with ribbon embroidery on corded silk
A decorative cushion cover described in detail using ribbon and embroidery silk on corded silk ground. The design features a green chaplet, yellow silk tassels, gold tinsel outlining, a brown and gold bee, and a matching spray with green ribbon. The back uses furniture satin with a multicolor edge finished by gimp and tassels and gold tinsel accents.
Oddities and amusements from garden and city folly
A collage of whimsical vignettes and jokes about animals, travel, marriage, and social foibles. The piece blends light verse with short quips, including reflections on rabbits, Columbus, miners tips, commencements, and carnival humor, all in breezy newspaper style.
Pioneer Veteran of Civil and Indian Wars Recalls Kidney Cure
A Blair Nebraska resident Matthias Campbell describes long back pains and nearly stopped urine, saying he and his wife were cured after using Dean's Kidney Pills for advanced kidney troubles. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Wester-Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
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Colorado
Nebraska Street
Blair
Neb
Dean
Wester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Real Hard Luck Honeymoon Guides Spark Rift
Real Hard Luck shows a couple debating the offer on their wedding plans. He accuses her of selfishness while she explains there is no alternative. He reveals a purchased guide for their honeymoon as a sign of commitment.
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Alps
Cure for eczema shared by mother on son Clyde
Mrs. Algy Cockburn of Shiloh Ohio recounts a long battle with severe eczema on her son Clyde treated by doctors without relief. She credits a nightly use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with a dramatic six week turnaround, noting the boy slept for the first time in a year and soon recovered.
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Clyde
Algy Cockburn
Shiloh
New York sold for 24 dollars and its later fame
Bill Nye cites Peter Minuit’s 1628 deal selling Manhattan for 24 dollars and laughs at ancestors in a gallery, while noting the island’s rise. The other anecdote features a Japanese servant confessing a broken dish with a mistranslated boast about breaking his pants.
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Bill Nye
Peter Minuit
United States
New York
Manhattan Island
National Magazine
Grape Nuts Proves Balanced Food Across Ages
A testimonial extols Grape Nuts as a complete food improving nerve and brain power across life stages. The speaker, over sixty, reports better nourishment with milk and a little cream for breakfast and Grape Nuts at other meals, noting family observers notice the changes.
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