Hitz and His Sideshow Politics in Indianapolis Race
A critique arguing Mr. George Hitz lacks party fidelity and moral stance as a prohibitionist candidate. The piece urges voters to back Holtzman for reform or Bookwalter for financial management, framing Hitz as selfserving and unworthy of the mayoralty. It also notes accompanying human interest prompts about a dying father and a broader call for integrity in local politics.
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George Hitz
Indianapolis
Prohibition Party
S Rutty
Holtzman
Bookwalter
Post Office Investigation Sparks Virginia Card Tale
A New York youth visiting Virginia writes a private message on a post card despite a clerk warning him. The local postmaster, an old cobbler who reads every card, chases the writer after he departs, exclaiming he cannot read the message.
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Virginia
New York
Washington Post
Oil on Troubled Waters Ride Tale With Odd Signals
A fragmented report recounts a motorman struck by a Grand Army veteran at a dock corner. The veteran signaled then paused, the danger rising as a clash near the platform escalates. A conductor jokes about the motor’s youth as events unfold amid tense shadows.
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Grand Army
Forgetful Farmer Tries to Locate Missing Item
A Missouri farmer, troubled by absent-mindedness, checks his notebook repeatedly on the drive home. He believes he forgot something, but after recounting every item, he still cannot identify what is missing. His daughter greets him with surprise.
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Minisouri
New York Tribune
Reflections of a Bachelor
Fragmented old style notes discuss marriage and a man’s view after engagement, noting a wife’s influence and social display. The text is garbled but hints at how a bachelor’s status seems minor beside his fiancée and the party’s late breakup dynamics.
Priscilla and the Paris Show Dream in Edward Singer Satire
A fragmentary verse parody rails at high society and the horse show scene. It references Priscilla Priceilia, a dream wedding trip in Paris, and a reporter noting two mistakes in the narrator’s view. The piece ends with a quip about overwork waiting for a rich uncle.
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Paris
Guthrie Man Survives Water Flood On Pullman Train
A Guthrie traveler boarded an eastbound Choctaw passenger car and, after being denied a lower berth, rode in an upper. Late at night the train stopped beside a water tank and a misaligned spout flooded the car, soaking passengers and sparking panic as water crossed the lower-berth area.
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Guthrie
Texas Panhandle
Ater
Creye
Katians City Times
Dickens Birthplace For Sale In Portsmouth
A freehold residence on Commercis road Portsmouth once the birth place of Charles Dickens is offered. The property gains historic value as no other Dickens memorial exists in Portsmouth and could form the nucleus of a Dickens museum attracting admirers worldwide. The London Daily Chronicle notes local interest and plans to secure the property.
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Dicketta
London Daily Chronicle
The Ideal Homemaker And Its Demands
A Harper's Bazar inspired sketch argues that first class housekeeping blends business skill with art. It praises freedom, sympathy, and adaptable routines, warns against rigidness, and notes the value of a pleasant home while condemning untidiness and rigidity. It also touches on antiques and false pretense in society.
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Stronenfield
Thiu
Barrett’s Gypsy Tale Sparks Clubroom Laughs
A clubroom crowd gathers as Barrett recalls a masquerade night encounter with a gypsy fortune teller. He describes following the supposed seer through the dressing rooms and unmasking the identity via hints from the unfolding event, revealing a woman who matched his image of the fortune teller.
Anniversary masquerade fuels sly confession
In a tense parlor scene, a girl hints she wore a pot worn costume and wryly teases a joke about Mrs Harrett’s guilt while Gordon hides a smirk. The discussion twists around theatre, infidelity, and inside-track insinuations as the masquerade anniversary is marked and plans form to visit the Harrett home.
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Warton
Dave
Gordon
Gerson
The Shingle Pattern in My Pants Poem Fragment
Fragmented poem recounts a boy hearing the patter of shingles on his pants as his mother speaks and guides him. The piece references family figures and a light playful sexual undertone while noting the metaphorical warmth and tension of the moment. The narrator imagines a gentle correction from a doctor and mother while embracing the sensory image of the shingle.
Canny Scot Outsmarts Estate Passes Through
Andrew Carnegie recounts a Scotsman known to a small settlement named Mises who used a wheelbarrow trick to slip through a large estate. When confronted by the owner, the man pretended to rest on the barrow and inched forward, prompting the owner to order him back before the barrow faced the townward route. He then continued on, undeterred.
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Andrew Carnegie
Mises
New York Times
Stinging rebuke over visiting cards in Norfolk store
A Norfolk clerk faced a sharp rebuke when a customer requested visiting cards reading Mrs. -, No. -, Pocahontasave. The clerk teased the spelling and faith, urging the customer to study the Bible for Pocahontas’s tale, in a moment captured by the Hochester Post-Express.
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Norfolk
Hochester Post- Express
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