Town Feud Ends in Orchard Pact and Farmhand Intervention
In a rural tale spanning wealth, pride, and romance, two rival fathers Josh Slocum and Deacon Brown avert a public clash over Mandy Slocum and Richard Brown. A chase by a large dog leads to their accidental tree hideaway and a final reconciliation as Jeb White arranges nuptial hopes with Rover as a comical hinge.
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Josh Slocum
Jeb White
Job White
Josh Siocum
Deacon Sgrown
David Brown
Deacon Brown
David
Anil
Mandy Slocum
Richard Brown
Richard
Mandy
Jeb
Rover
Josh
Mardy
Colorado
All Around Town in a Patchwork of Jests and Jibes
A verbose exchange at a boarding house and casual banter about golf and sports events unfolds. A barber quips about bald heads, a Chinaman and American clash over language, and a betting editor jokes about a scoreboard while Elwood’s polo game is mocked. The group riffs on jokes, accents, and pretend dialects amid light rivalry.
Green rookie cop learns cold weather quirks on beat
A newly assigned patrolman, shivering near police headquarters, endures a chilly shift while veterans cope by nibbling onions with red pepper to withstand the cold. The tale contrasts rookie discomfort with seasoned tactics and lightly skirts rule bending on duty.
Hoosierisms and small-town mischief from Indiana pages
A collage of brief vignettes from Indiana papers recount odd mishaps and local humor. A Modoc public hall accident leaves a man eyeless, a Brownsburg ad markets blended fare, a Pulaski widow’s monument inscription, and a quip about Ben Hur show attendance. Various items mention school pageant prizes, rural mail concerns, libel lawsuits, and whispered revivals in Castorville.
Peach Blow Vase Vanishes From Canfield Gambling Raid
Richard Canfield's palatial home in the tenderloin was raided by police as a gambling house. A $3,000 peach blow vase disappeared during the raid before officers and reporters, with Canfield suspecting a souvenir theft.
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New York
Richard Canfield
Tenderloin
Canfield
Fraud exposes 50 friendly societies in Madrid scam
In Madrid a massive fraud is unveiled as 50 so called benefit societies collected three to five pesetas monthly from thousands of poor for medical aid and burial but sent unqualified students and cheap drugs. Many deaths are believed to result and several arrests have been made with more expected.
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Madrid
Warsaw Police Chief Sentenced in White Slave Trade Case
The Warsaw chief of police was sentenced to one year in prison for collusion with white slave traders and for accepting a salary to protect them. Reports say many other government officials are implicated, and the ministry has ordered a strict investigation.
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Warsaw
Four Die In Canadian Express Derailed At Belmont
The Canadian Express traveling from Halifax to Montreal derailed at Belmont. Four people are reported dead including engineer Trided, and seven others are injured.
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Halifax
Canadian Express
Montreal
Belmont
Trided
Doctor Lambert Resigns. City Dispensary Changes Staff
Dr. Lambert resigns from the City dispensary. An interne will not be appointed. The health board will employ a druggist to fill prescriptions at the institution instead of rotating the five internes in the prescription department.
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Lambert
City
Health Board
King Alfonso to form cabinet successors to Sagasta
Madrid December 8 King Alfonso asked Senor Silvela to form a cabinet to succeed the Sagasta ministry which resigned recently. Silvela will invite Senors Villeverde and Dato and other conservatives to accept portfolios in the new ministry.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Senor Silvela
Sagasta
Silvela
Senors Villeverde
Dato
Cudahy lease blocks oil and gas lands in Cherokee Territory
Announcement from Acting-Indian agent Sevely in Washington states that a large portion of Bartlesville Oklahoma was leased before the Cherokee agreement ratification last August to the Cudahy packing company for 15 years for oil and gas. The Curtis act lease gives Cudahy leverage in the new Oklahoma oil and gas field. Nobel prizes for 188 have been awarded in peace medicine literature chemistry and physics to scientists in Russia England and Germany.
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Copenhagen
Martens
St. Petersburg
Ronald
Liverpool
Mommgen
Berlin
Emil Fischer
Lorenz and Zeeman
Amsterdam
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s pains advertised
An 19th century style testimonial advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for monthly menstrual pain and general female weakness. It promises regularity, relief from waste fluids, inflammation, and ulceration, and invites sick women to write for private consultation with no fee. It also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver issues.
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Doctor Pierce
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