Debates on Moon Snow and Decimal Currency Reach Global Stage
The piece surveys varied topics from Prof Pickering's moon claims to Australia's move toward decimal currency. It notes the cost of big artillery shots, the mint project in Philadelphia, and critiques by Oscar Underwood on patronage. It also covers London's expanding boundaries, Dinshaw Petit’s philanthropy, and U.S. literary output with regional patterns.
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W. H. Pickering
Oscar W. Underwood
Fish questions in a restless seaside reverie
A contemplative voice imagines shaping the sea and wind with words. The speaker asks a fish if it cares, imagining power over nature and weather as a playful challenge to fate. The piece blends whimsy with a hint of longing.
The Lost Miniature and a Woman of His Heart
Alyn revisits a year old event tied to a beloved miniature. Alyn shows a red leather case with a portrait of a woman, admitting love for her and revealing how a drunken, late night stumble led to him keeping the miniature and fixating on the unseen owner. He describes a steadfast attachment to the tiny image and the mystery surrounding its original wearer.
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Alyn
The Mysterious Miniature Reveals a Long Search
A narrator recounts hours of searching for a missing woman through streets and homes, then learns the miniature’s owner is Imogene Munroe at 320 Water Avenue. Alyn finally meets the elderly woman, who is the miniature’s original face, and the mystery shifts to friendship rather than loss.
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Poe
Water Avenue
Imogene Munroe
Miss Munroe
Alyn
Horseshoe in a Log Captures Mill Mystery
At Work and Yeend’s sawmill a large oak log yielded a 1.5 inch plank before teeth flew from the saw and revealed a horseshoe buried within the trunk. Hand turned free, the shoe is well preserved, likely rusted little since being set decades ago, with 58 grain rings suggesting age over half a century.
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Work & Yeend
The Sexton and the Party Tip Question
A Tit Bits item recalls a country church sexton who, after forty years on the job, treats visitors with a wink. When a party leaves he is asked the standard question two about tips, and he replies Samiwell allows tips, leaving the sexton with a lighter heart and heavier pocket.
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Chiuvel
Wabove
Sexton
Samiwell
Imaginary Burbeard and Echoes of Society Jokes
A collage of humorous vignettes from late 19th and early 20th century papers. The jokes poke social pretensions money clubs and courtship with wry lines about thrift love and ambition. It notes remarks on women wealth and status and ends with a note about a proposed pigeon post at Queenstown to report liners.
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Queenstown
Ireland
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United States
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Metropolitan and City Police
Parsee Maharajah
Dinshaw Manockjee Petit
India
New York Times
New York State
Massachusetts
New England
Middle States
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio
EB. L. Thorndike
Columbia University
Popular Science Monthly
Prof. Thorndike
Teres
Freeman ‘Nilden
Boston Transcript
Oko
St. Louis
Neason
Honna
Leslie
Detroit
Mr. Proudpop
John
Chicago Record-Herald
Fincline
Philadelphia Press
Chicago Post
Corporation
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Fogg
Fenderson
Burl
Daugherty
County
Www
S. Daugherty
Buidires M
ACE & Taylor
Attorneys AT Law
Indiana
D. HL Tomb
Farmers Bank
le L. Stewart
Stewart & Clark
Justice OF the Peace
Pee A. Scott
Deposit Bank R
M. Q Watbor
Atson & Keener
Attorneys
Deposit Bank Building
Indiana, Pa
Frank Keenes
T. Clune
Greensburg, Pa
Jeux
Banks
Harrisburg
J Wood Clark
Atorney
Sutton Building
Dav Blair
Philadelphia Street
Courter Wiggin
Blairsville, Pa
Langham
Farmers Bank ‘Building
Fr. Stuches
Harry Wyre
O.ice Sutton Building
Beorge J
Feit
Cqunsengha A & Visiter, Attorneys AT Law
Fisher
Blatreville
Ana Peste
Joan Ni
PLA
BAW
Mvilhice
Cunningham Building
Eau 4
Taylor
Datce
J. T. Stuchel
Esa
Jhomas Surrow
Hia
Sixth St
Joux H. Atorney
Farmer's Bank Building
Court Place
H. O. Keepers
Saptama Ma
Sngw & GO
Washington, D.C
Bararies
W. J. Derrimore
Butler
Methodists
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Lakemont Park
Altoona
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William McMichael
Sea
Ace
Dmiaka
Reed
Homme
Graceto
Smith
Graceton
Omer
Reed Secur
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Blairsville
Salteburg
Paul
Kiskiminetas Junction
Freeport
Springdale
Allegheny City
Butter Branch
Blairaville
Pittsburg
Tans. F. Watt
Pass
Buffalo and
Allegheny Valley
Divison
Corry Express
Pittsabur
Kiski Junction
Kittanning
Corry
Sanesative
Titusville
Pittaburg
Pitts
Kittanging
Emlenton
Kisk
Hreetenton
Buffalo
Pitt
Kiki Junction
Oil City
Kink
Kinneuton
Iva Pittsbur
Fitnaburg
Kitts
Kiski Dunetion
Kitti
Mitteburg
Ol City
Ul City
Ittaburg
Tru
Kissi
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Kitty
Dunetion
Brady Av
Kittann
Junction
Ixprosa
Ol 'City
Keane Weessey
occensEmlenton
Pullman
Ittsburg
Titusville Express
OU City
Oil City Express
Buffalo Night Express
Pittsbur
V. B
Hutchinson
Ini
J. R. Wood
Inguin
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