Reptiles enliven high class work in La Grange study
Humane officer finds no cruelty after protest over a zoology class that handles snakes. Miss Babcock’s students, both girls and boys, explain they study reptiles to promote humane treatment while avoiding poisonous species. A field “snaking” trip shows calm handling, including a student wearing snakes as jewelry. officer records no cruelty.
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Chicago
Association of
High School Girls and Snakes
la Grange
Ill
George A. H. Scott
The
Ilinois Humane Society
Mr. Scott
Charles H. Brayne
Humane Society
Miss Padcock
Brayne
Mr. Brayne
Jamesa
Happy
Kavana
Trobert Graves
Erangeline Unger
Drawn On to Engine Pilot In Passenger Train Draft
Vanjoy Ditter aged 31 was sucked onto a locomotive pilot by a train draft and hurled 26 feet. He sustained slight injuries and walked home after witnesses rushed to the scene.
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Chicago
Vanjoy Ditter
Doormat Cut Up Circulates Among Lenor's Admirers
A doormat stolen from the hallway of opera star Lenor was cut into pieces and distributed as souvenirs by his young women admirers, according to police notes and interview reports.
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Lenor
Banana rat roars into Minneapolis fur store clash
A three inch banana rat stowed away from South America caused a ruckus at a Nicollet avenue fur store. It charged clerks and salesmen, escaped via a glass cage, and prompted a store shutdown. William Weisman and others chased it with an umbrella and cane before it vanished into a counter. The creature, bite venomous, was captured earlier in a fruit company office.
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Minneapolis
Minn
South America
Nicollet Avenue
Sol Brennan
William Katzmann
EB. M. Sutherland
Buge Evanson
Drowned on Lake Huron trip near Alpena
Gustave Trojahn twenty three drowned when his boat capsized near Thunder Bay during a fishing trip with companion Truman Goddard thirty five who escaped after a desperate struggle. Water filled the craft eight inches. Trojahn sank as Goddard fought to shore shedding water filled boots and walking on the bottom before reaching Grass Island and being rescued.
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Alpena, Mich
Gustave Trojahn
Thunder Bay
Truman Goddard
Lake Huron
Trejahn
Goddard
Grass Iseland
Freak Chick With Three Legs Attracts Attention
Fred E. Blunden of Tarrytown New York showcases a hen chick born with three legs and five toes on the third limb. He hatched nine of 15 eggs and notes the odd chick is the healthiest and grows faster, using the extra leg to scratch for food.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Fred E. Blunden
Building and Loan Association
Blunden
How Women Avoid Operations
Cleveland, Ohio and Hanover, Pa exchange letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and pain relief. Testimonials claim avoidance of surgery, restoration of regularity, and renewed ability to work. A Pinkham Medicine Co. contact offers confidential woman-to-woman correspondence from Lynn Mass.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. H. Grirritra
Madison Ave
Hanover
Mia
Ada Wilt
Stock St
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
A Rare, Rare Man by William H Hamby
A Kansas City Star anecdote describes William H Hamby, a story writer, who befriends a hillbilly during an Ozarks fishing trip. Both men realize they have studied each other, noting Hamby’s restraint as the hillbilly praises his unflinching character.
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William H. Hamby
Ozarks
Mr. Hamby
Billy
Kansas City Star
Sunday Morning at the Brewery Church
An elder brewer Mr. Barleycorn, nearing life’s end, invited his workmen with draymen to attend Sunday services in best smocks and top hats. The practice continued until the parson asked him to stop bringing swearing men to the church, saying he could not hear the sermon.
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Barleycorn
Mr. B
Grove's General Tonic Claim Promotes Health Benefits
The ad touts Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic as a tasteless tonic containing quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system for 50 cents.
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Grove
Uninfluential Question on Obey Clause in Marriage Rite
A witty exchange features Miss Cayenne resisting changing the marriage ceremony. She rejects removing the word obey, arguing no one will weaponize the rite as a political platform. The remark underscores a light social debate on wedding vows.
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Miss Cayenne
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Ointment Ad
Cures old sores and other remedies fail says ad. The product relieves pain and heals while you wait. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 jars.
Yellowstone National Park Area Report
Yellowstone National Park covers 3,675 square miles in its expansive landscape. The figure highlights the park's large scale and protected status within the United States, reflecting its role as a premier natural reserve.
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Yellowstone National Park
Cupid Had Hit Him Hard Keeps Hearts In Turmoil
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt depicts a man tormented by memories of a lost love. He describes constant reminders of the woman, from her beauty to the wind and skyline, and confesses an inability to forget or feel hopeful again. He longs to move on but cannot escape the ache.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Advertising lies and persuasion at a Delmonico dinner
Irving Fletcher, famed ad expert, told an advertising men's dinner at Delmonico's in New York that a good advertisement never hesitates or deceives and pays by creating lasting patrons. He compared bold claims to a flirtatious story about Young Jones and Mr Brown, provoking a sharp retort from Jones about a one-horse devotion.
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Irving Fletcher
Delmonico’s
New York
Young Jones
Lakewood
Mr. Jones
Mr. Brown
Skimpy handbag joke adds sparkle to Fifth Avenue tale
A New York jewelry clerk shows a platinum handbag adorned with diamonds on one side only to a rich customer. Priced at 9000 dollars, the man quips that the single sided design looks skimpy. At extra cost of 7000 dollars the problem is corrected.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
Frenchman Delamey patents clock winding by door action
A French inventor Delamey creates a device winding a clock through opening and closing a door. The piece notes the need for a door attached mechanism to remove people from a room, while asking if any method could boost efficiency comfort and lasting satisfaction.
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Delamey
Allen's Foot-Haue antiseptic powder advertisement
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Haue antiseptic powder for tired tender or swollen feet offering relief and comfort. It claims to aid nervous feet, mentions dancing as a delight, and directs readers to request a free sample by mail with the address Allen 8 Limited Le Roy New York.
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Blake
Allen
le Roy
Ady
Training Counts for Grampus-Bigenort in Congress Race
The speaker boasts that Old Squire Grampus-Bill Bigenort has strong training and will demand attention in Congress. He claims solid preparation and long association with Pettus' store and other prominent legislators over the past twenty years.
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Squire Grampus
Bill Bigenort
Hill
Pettus
Yeou
The Domestic Mark Umpire at Home Mastery Debate
A man should be master in his own house, Mr. Dolan, said Mr. Rafferty. He should, but instead of being master every now and then he finds himself forced into the position of umpire.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Claim Ad
An old pharmacy advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with PAZO OINTMENT. The druggist offers a money refund if the product fails to cure any case within the stated period. The notice mentions rest and ease as benefits and references a Gist application at a nominal price.
Is Young Softly Drinking or Practicing Law
In the exchange a speaker asks if Softly is drinking or practicing law. Another voice questions the meaning and notes that he reportedly told someone recently he was doing considerable practice at the bar.
Pets and Broken Hearts Do Pets Die From Grief
A Provencal poet Mistrals dog died after the poet’s death. A canary died soon after its mistress from scarlet fever. Doctors suggest pets die with owners due to shared infection rather than grief, debunking death from heartbreak as a cause.
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Mistral
Manayunk
How to Treat Pimples and Blackheads
Treatments for pimples and blackheads using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap. Apply ointment gently to affected areas for five minutes, then wash with hot water. Use soap for toilet and bath to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Sample offers and postal address included.
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Dept. L
Boston
Indiana congressman recalls surprise reunion tale
Congressman Uncle Hank Barnhart of Indiana narrates a chance meeting with a young man who greets a long‑absent girl. The man learns she is alive but married to an Englishman, prompting humor about distant ties and fate.
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Hank" Barnhart
Congress
Indiana
Castoria Safety Claim Promoted in Ad Caption
Importa. to Mothers . Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Uplift Promoted by Society for Higher Barometric Conditions
Excelsior notes a tongue in cheek comment about climate activism and the predictable pattern of earnest committees forming after stretches of rain. The speaker jokes about a Society for the Promotion of Higher Barometric Conditions arising from gloomy weather.
Sounds That Way and the Never-Closed Incident
A terse exchange notes a calm yet persistent situation. Patricia and Patrice are referenced in a contrastive pair, hinting at a longer personal or social conflict described as ongoing but unresolved. The dialogue-style line suggests tension without explicit event details.
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Patience
Patrice
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