Baseball Wonder Old Hoss Radbourne Wins 1884 Pennant
The Providence pitcher Radbourne led a legendary 1884 pennant run when Sweeney walked out and the team faced collapse. Radbourne won 26 of 27 straight starts, with three shutouts in four against Boston, guiding Providence to glory while enduring crippling arm strain and eventual retirement in Bloomington after 1891.
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Hoss” Radbourne
Slippis
Providence
National League
Philadelphia
Sweeney
Atu
Charles Radbourne
Radbourne
Buffalo
Hoss
Bloomington
Ned Allen
Allen
Cincinnati
Typhoon in Hong Kong Throws House into Turmoil
Nan Peacock recounts a Hong Kong typhoon at its peak between 3 and 4 AM. Winds from the north and southwest battered the house, rattling glass and tearing doors while residents improvised to block entry and protect occupants. The storm’s roar kept them awake until dawn.
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Otside
Nan Peacock Ap Leslie
Weekly
Gambling Systems and the Illusion of Consistent Wins
A Cleveland Moffett excerpt, citing Monte Carlo experience after 400 systems tested, asserts no betting method can reliably beat the casino. It notes a few luck-driven winners and argues gambling pits a calculating human against an emotionless machine.
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Monte Carlo
Hiram Maxim
Cleveland Moffett
Success Magazine
Which is Weber and which is Fields in New York show
A Bohemian Magazine quip about Weber and Fields visiting the Weber Field Museum of Drama in New York. Two Western visitors, unsure who performs which, joke that they would rather be the other one regardless of identity.
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Weber
Fields
New York
Weberfield Museum of Drama
Bohemian Magazine
Parlor Scene Sparks Musical Proposal Plot
A Kansas City Journal item notes a social intrigue where an actor’s attentions prompt a proposal idea. The plan involves rigging a spotlight in the parlor and arranging a pianola for a slow musical moment to win commitment. The brief captures a domestic comedy of romance and signaling.
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Kansas City Journal
Wonderful Effect At Niagara Impresses Mrs Talk Much
In Brooklyn Life a couple discussing Niagara Falls marvel at its power and beauty. The man notes the force, the woman agrees it is wonderful, and the moment leaves them briefly speechless.
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Mr. Howard
Brooklyn
Triple surprise a famous author admires new car
A renowned author describes borrowing a stranger’s car for a spin after spotting it outside a New York hotel. A humorous mix up ensues when the owner appears and, after the tale ends, the owner offers use of the car again.
Surprised Cat Learns Parrot Is A Gentleman
A Parisian cat Madame Theophile treats a new parrot as a green chicken until the bird speaks. The parrot asks breakfast questions and the cat, realizing it is no mere bird, hides under the bed in fright all day. St. Louis Global Democrat reports.
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Theophile Gautier
Madame Theophile
Gautier
Jacko
Sirloin
St. Louis Global Democrat
Adages of Morocco A Paris Figaro piece notes Moroccan proverbs
A Paris Figaro writer summarizes Moroccan sayings, noting beliefs about humility and perception. Proverb examples include a camel ignoring its own hump, reliance on neighbors leading to hunger, and caution about a quiet enemy. The collection covers luck, women, horses, and bustling activities that ease worry.
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Morocco
Paris
Figaro
New Baby Hippopotamus at the Zoo
A humorous exchange in the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the arrival of a baby hippo at the zoo. Pop and Johnnie joke about the stork delivering a hippo, reflecting lighthearted newspaper humor.
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Pop
Johnnie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Speakin of the law of compensation column
Uncle Chen writes about compensation with playful dialect referencing an automobile zoo and a mule, noting how the hit persists longer even as it balks. Washington Star column reflects humorous take on everyday fairness and quirks of fate.
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Chen
Dan
Washington Star
German Proverb About Personal Comfort and Insight
A compact adage notes that individuals know their own troubles best, suggesting self awareness guides better comfort and judgment. The saying emphasizes personal experience and local perspective over outside advice.
Saved From the Grave by Fearful Husband’s Graveyard Rescue
In City B a popular businessman Mr. Jones mourned his wife who seemed dead after a lengthy illness. Believing her buried alive, he and his uncle rushed to the cemetery, unearthed her coffin, and saved her before she died a second time, with medical care restoring her health.
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Mr. Jones
George
Jones
New Pair Tangle at Theater In Goats on Dressing Table
Sarcasticus and wife head to theater. She asks him to fetch her goats from the dressing table. He misinterprets as kids growing up. She returns with gloves and clarifies the goats have become too old to call kids.
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Sarcasticus
Method of Presidential Resignation in Revised Statutes
The Washington Post notes section 151 of the revised statutes specifies that the sole proof of a presidential or vice presidential resignation or refusal to accept is a written instrument signed by the person resigning or refusing and delivered to the secretary of state.
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Secretary
Washington Post
Coming Events Cast Shadows Before Barber Exit
Fragmentary dialogue notes from a Barber shop interview snippet include a passerby warning about hair loss and a tense exchange between James and another speaker. The source resembles a punchy magazine mood piece with casual slang and incomplete lines.
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Barber
James
Bie
Bohemian Magazine
Becoming. Mrs. Grumpus
A humorous dialogue where Mrs. Grumpus comments on someone’s season’s bats becoming or trending expensive. Mr. Grumpus replies that the bats are so costly they may have to do without one for her.
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Mrs. Grumpus
Mr. Grumpus
Greeley City Glows With Growth And Fraternal Clubs
Greeley counts 9 060 residents 63 miles north of Denver and 49 miles from the Rocky Mountains foot. The city boasts water systems schools hotels rail access and a thriving civic life with numerous fraternal orders and social groups listed in the Greeley Lodge Directory.
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Greeley
Denver
Rocky Mountains
United Ates
Weld
Colorado State Normal School
Mississippi
Hes & Geligntrul
Brotherhood of Amerte meets at QP A hall weekly
The Brotherhood of Amerte holds meetings on Wednesdays and Fridays in the QP A hall. Officers include a secretary and clerk, with notes of dates like May and Thursday sessions. Meetings cover matters at the Weederst venue and related records.
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Frank Madden
C. L. Sullivan
Recorder
Greeley Lodge
Townsend
Wyatt
Jy Gi Pa
A. Ringle
K McGara
F. m
W. J. Thomp
W. C
Adele Clarent
I.iderman
N. Geets
Woodbury
Coreanet
Smith
I. G
Hell Knights
Ladies of Art
Malie
Vrooman
Vivids
Joe Wy
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T. Meoel
N. Ball
J G. Crawford
Masonite Hall
T. M
Emma Schryver
Marion H. Abbot
Leyal Mystic Legion
John Hollana
F. B. Baker
Firat
Thire Toure
Mem Masoule
M. J. Neill Plower
Masonic Hall
Royal Arch Masons
William Mal Thompson
F. Plower
Gerery Eeta
Royal An
Mansters J. O. Glasier
Ry Power
Kaltes LR
Abbott
N. Jackson
Brotherhood of
Maondare
Raende
Viame
Friddays
Tain
Ira L. Biden
Hall of
MBA
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