Dangerous hunt and tall tales from a bygone county
The piece recounts a boy named Charles facing fear while hunting with his brother James, a lost rifle in a creek, and a series of old-time rivalries between a major and a captain over marksmanship. It closes with a farmer and hogs, a retaliatory shot and tarred ears, illustrating frontier humor and bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Charles
Bearn
Dae
Pigeone
Cap
Voca
Tasa
Fading Fashions and Market Lures On Broadway Storefronts
The piece details fruit garnish trends on bonnets and velvet trims for ladies of means, with remarks on cloaks, jackets, and mourning accessories. It notes fabric choices, durables like satin and sable, and prices for trims, tea gowns, and furnishings, alongside umbrella colors and shop displays. It closes with a boast about ads and opportunities for men to prosper by advertising wants.
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Broadway
Mrs Drew to star in The Correspondent next season
Mirror credits Mrs Drew as the real izer of the Jefferson Florence company and clarifies her correct interpretation of Sheridan. Announcement: Mr Sydney Drew and wife Gladys Rankin Drew will star in The Correspondent by Gus Thomas next season after their appearance in The Burglar this season. Verdi resides at his villa near Naples with his famous wife, a former singer and noted interpreter of his operas.
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Wanamaker
Thompson
Verdi
Agare
Naples
Fashion Notes Show Revival and Varied Spring Styles
A breezy survey notes musical match-safes among novelties and emeralds revived for scarf pins cuff buttons and fob chains. Tailors report rising demand for double-breasted vests while athletic clubs showcase colored underwear. The half-box overcoat is favored for spring in colors like fawn mauve and electric blue. Hats shift to cheaper grades with non black tones as soft hats challenge the Derby. Puff scarves shrink slightly though popular with American dudes. De Joinville scarf ties in London today.
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London
Oddities and Local Happenings Across the Nation
A jumble of brief items notes 12000 bass released into Tuxedo Lake to lure anglers, a deadly fever in Perera, Wyoming taxing unmarried men 85 and older at 2.50, and the state advertising for marriages. An Alexandria Liverpool shipment brings 180000 cats from an ancient cemetery near Asiro, reportedly embalmed and arranged like mummies. A child questions a cricket rumor, and a 3-year-old’s curiosity prompts a mother’s joke. A boy’s Thanksgiving essay ends with a moral warning about heaven and hell.
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Tuxedo
Perera
Wyoming
Alexandria
Liverpool
Pharos
Asiro
Avary
King’s cat myth proves deadly sleep aid scare
The Pittsburg Press reports Bevery Massachusetts mother watched as a large family cat crouched on her two year old daughter’s chest during nap time. The child became insensible and purple before a physician revived her. The tale ties a royal anecdote about a Maltese named Perico to common fears about cats harming infants.
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Spain
Perico
Bevery
Mass
Albert Whitney
Essex-sat
Pittsburg Press
Mixed Humorous Notes From Various Papers
Short items report Moody's complaint about attendees, Coquelin's four act drama, Mrs. Cleveland's violin progress, Sweden's crown princess health, a pastor asked to resign over a tongue slipped blessing, and quips from Rome Sentinel and Chicago News London Setter about love gas pipe tobacco and English smoking habits.
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Moody
Coquelin
Comedie Francaise
Cleveland
Sweden
Grimsley
Independence
Ohio
Rome Sentinel
New York
Chicago News
London
Chinese remedies claim cure for consumption in Anderson man
In Indianapolis Gun Wa, a Chinese physician, recounts a lifelong consumer case from Anderson Indiana. The patient reports rapid improvement after three weeks of remedies and recommends Wa while offering consultations and contact details.
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C. W. Taylor
Anderson
Ind
Gun W
Nore
Gun Wa
Ian
Gon WA
Indianapolis
L.diana
West
Washingtonst
Stoband
Big Four rail pitch highlights routes and time cards
An ad-like summary touts the Big Four system with emphasis on the St Louis division, a complete vestibule train to St Louis, and the Southwestern Limited from Indianapolis offering direct connections to the Pacific Coast and Southwest. It lists multiple departure and arrival times for Cleveland Cincinnati East and West divisions and notes Sunday service.
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BIG Four
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Arizona
Texas
Mexico Poiats
Cleveland
Chicago & Cincinnati
Wazsr
Atrive
ST. Low
Cairo Division
J. H. Martin
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Benny
Frank H. Smith
North ‘Enn,st
Abe Ukewise
Odds and
Little Arthur
Heaven
Hell
Cole
Bludbilder
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Ely
ELY Bros
Nere
J. S. Dordan
Washington St
Mary Kipper
Dr. Jordan
Wat. McGinnis
Lord St
Indianapolis, Ind
Ussress Universit
Ned Mel Aass
Lapies’ Home Journal
Curtis Pusrsnimed Co
Philiadelphia
Rogers’ Royal
Drugeists
M. Abbett
M. D
Virginiaava
Pennsylvania
Kidne
Ae Mfg. Co
Waite St
Ball Dirac
A.B. Gates & CO
E. 0
F. Will Pantzer
Bates House Pharmacy
West Waah
Grand Opera House
A. M. Palmer
Madion-square Theater
Captain Swift
Jim the Penman
Arthur Forest
Madison Square
English’s Opera House
Vaudevilla
Chestra
Pronecsiva
Travelers Register
Surray
Union Station
South Dinols Street
Peoria
South Tinois
Washington and
Mezidjanris
Indianapolis Union Station
Central
Leace
Pittsburg
Balti
Ore
Washington
Philadeld
Phia
Artie
Columbus
Richmond
Lvave
Chicago
Louisville
Louis Vie
Vincennes
Cairo
Vincennes and
Caro
Vandana
WRAT
Treire Brrive
Indesapuus A8roilsines
Lo Pry ‘Areeticistia
Lorre Haut
Arteon St. Louis
Verre Haute
Greencastie
Tickat Agants
Hit
Dering
Cincinnati
Pullman's
Connersville
Prunkenness
Wall Twe
Haines Golden
Daniel Stewart
Kiefer & CO
Sanday Migat
Prof
Miler
Barnes’ New Special Cash and Credit Store
North
Pennsylvania Street
W. F. Eilert
Virginia Ave
K. H. Eldridge & Co
Alabama and
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Edinburgh
Wedgewood
SMI Tp A
North Ibifiots Street
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