Amy Runs Away Then Learns To Ride Again
Emily J. Langley tells how Amy, a lively child, slips from home with a bicycle once, causing worry for mamma and Papa Brooks. Bobby Shafto the parrot scolds softly, but the family bonds and a broken leg heal as Amy learns to ride and grows wiser.
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Amy
Lome
Mamma
Amy Brooks
Bobby Shafto
Parrot
Bobby
Momma
Wamma
Papa Brooks
Walnut Hill
Papa
Dr. Roberts
Bobby Shofto
Mamma Brooks
Bobby Skafto
Bobby Schafto
Doctor
Emily J. Langley
Keeps Sis Promises A Prince Eddie Remark
A quaint tale recounts little Prince Eddie of Wales hearing the phrase a very promising boy. He then asks what promise means and declares he will never make one unless sure he can keep it, adding he never dot.
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Prince Eddie
Wales
The New Westerners Versus The Old West In Change
In Century analysis Huy Stanford Baker traces the rise of the modern rancher from Texas to Kansas and Wisconsin. He notes the new man displacing the cowboy and mingling with sheepmen and miners, while barbed wire and rights books replace frontier improvisation. The piece questions how to handle uncooperative men who won t fight.
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Huy Stanpard Baker
Texas
Jack
Mr. Brown
Kansas
Wisconsin
Mr. Smith
Ohio
John Doe
Boston
The Irish Jig Breaks Aged Residents’ Silence
A Massachusetts schoolteacher at an old ladies home plays The Last Rose of Summer and an Irish jig. Irish residents, led by Aunt Ailine, suddenly dance, then sobs reveal a forty year ache as the moment ends.
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Massachusetts
Ailine
Aunt Ailine
Did Not Forget Bis Small Bet During Jubilee
Julian Ralph recalls during Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee a world famous journalist was sent to interview the Marquis of Salisbury. He met the premier in private, learned they once worked together, and was called by his surname without a mister. Salisbury quietly offered sixpence bet repayment, saying he had often thought of it.
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Julian Ralph
Marquis of Salisbury
Robert Cecil
Aos
Cowper
Ralph
The Naval Church Flag and Sunday Worship on Navy Ships
The naval church flag, a white streamer with a blue cross, floats above the stars and stripes on navy vessels signaling the sacred service held every Sunday morning. Navy officers and men attend, reflecting a rise in Sunday observance amid protests against secular trends in other national assemblies.
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Navy
What a Change Louisiana Bans Prizefights
The New York Tribune notes Louisiana will close its gates to all prizefights as states adopt stringent boxing laws. The piece recalls Heenan Morrissey Sayers and Mace as former idols and comments on how public opinion shifts with the spread of reform.
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Louisiana
Heenan
Morrissey
Sayers
Mace
Coward
New York
The Orang Outang Traverses Jungle Branches Calmly
The orang outang moves through the jungle with a deliberate, slow gait. It tests branch strength by shaking them and then swings to adjacent boughs with long arms, avoiding jumping and hurry unless danger arises, yet it outpaces a person on the ground despite its unhurried pace.
A Stroke of Business in Bucks County
A writer close to Frank R Stockton recalls the Stockton brothers in Bucks County Pennsylvania training a dog to hunt cats. They were halted by a farmer whose cat they chased. To appease him they paid a dollar for a pig, then moved their father’s pigs to claim the fattest pig and sold it for a seven dollar profit. Frank R Stockton called the deal a tribute to business acumen.
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Frank R. Stockton
Stockton
Bucks County
Frank
Prank R. Stockton
His Lawyer's Fees and a London Workman Story
A London workman, after a wealthy father left him money, consulted his solicitor for final settlement. He balked at heavy charges in the bill of costs and expressed astonishment to his local adviser. The advertisement also touts Electric Bitters as a cure for indigestion, stomach and kidney ailments, claiming notable success and a price of 50 cents.
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London
Fenrsen's Weekly
C. C. Harlan
Eaton, O
Dangberry Broa
Indiana
Wm. L Moore
Homer City
Building Materials and Excursion Tickets Offerings
A mix of ads lists porch supplies from W. B. Daugherty including columns, brackets, rails and yellow pine ceiling. Also touts fifteen day excursion tickets to Niagara Falls via Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Rail Way with weekly sales on Tuesdays during July September priced 7 45. Also promotes Bitter’s medicine for stomach ailments and notes a $140 conscience money letter to the Indiana County Agricultural Society treasurer.
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Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway
Punxentawney
Niagara Falls
A. W. Mabon
Indiana County Agricultural Society
Washington
Mahon
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W. 8. Daugherty
Milgare Falla
Celebra
Gonaclence
West
Larkabure
Clarksburg
Barrow
Jeannette
Account
Pennsylvania
Filemen’s Association
Western Pennsylvania’ Firemen’s’ Association
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Altoona
Pitteburp
Cam
Clearfield
Life Assurance
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
S. W. Guthrie
Penn
F. C. Buterbaugh
Jack Building
Philadelphia Street
Penn’a
Tam
John G. Cameron
Life, Fire & Accident Insurance
Farmers’ Bank
Mindiana
J. C. Conver
Rossmayne Flouring Mills
Frantz Bros
Deposit Bank Building
Indiana, PA
New England Conservatory
Bos Mass
Ivers
Eas
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