Neighborly Hunt and Other Short Items
A droll neighbor dispute over hens at Nos. 17 and 19 Acacia Terrace leads to a fenced hen house on No. 18 after tips on keeping cats and bulbs. Pierre Gougenheim, a French aviator, carried four passengers one half mile in a wind gust. Satirical notes touch on Lady Godiva and temperaments. brief items from Puck and Washington Post quote reflections on failure and early career fees.
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Acacia Terrace
Rome
No. 19
Pierre Gougenheim
Duel of Geoffrey and Robin Ends With Wedding Embrace
Sir Geoffrey fails to best Robin in a fierce duel at the inn door as Prue and Robin confess love. The Duke of De Cliffe objects but Prue asserts a wife’s right to follow her husband. Lord Beachcombe arrives to witness a marriage and departure for France aboard a fishing smack.
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Geoffrey
Robin
Regardiess
Sir Geoffrey
Steve
Prue
Arma
Frye
France
Ahe
de Cliffe
Hal
Anthony
Brooke
Teome
Sho
Hubin
Tumbridge
Duke Lapalinntiy
Tumbridae
Farewall
Lord Duke
Eny
Prudence de Cliffe
Lord Beachcombe
Percival
Hobin
Prudence
Bleakmoor
Geory
Beachcombe
Chi
Rochester
The Editor's Guess in a Small Town
A leading citizen James I Brown undergoes appendicitis surgery in town hospital with Dr Jones, leaving a wife and two children. The note appears in the Ladies Home Journal. The piece mentions rising London death rates in a historical context.
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Ladies Home Journal
James I. Brown
Jones
Biggest Job on Earth Reflects Growth of Government
The piece argues that over half a century the U S government has expanded in size scope and reach under Woodrow Wilson highlighting increases in civil service staff expenses and the White House role while noting the government now touches daily life from food to travel and weather and foresees broader state activity.
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Grent An
Ita
William Bayard Hale
Wilson
White House
Washington
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Porto Rico
Panama Canal Sone
Philippin Guam
Hawaii
Tutuile Islands
Franklin Pierce
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Classified Service
Army
Congress
Con Breserponda
Woodrow Wilton
Soverelan
Philippines
Latin America
Foreign Office
Sugar Tariff Debates Highlight Costs to Consumers
The piece argues current sugar tariffs keep prices high for Americans, estimating 2c per pound revenue and abroad, with tariff-favored interests extracting tribute. It cites price gaps between domestic and imported sugar, reduced prices after tariff removal, and calls tariff laws to protect consumers rather than refiners.
National conventions debated by Bryan and critics
Speaking at Trenton Mr. Bryan argues that the nation may move to primaries for nominations, ending boss control. He recalls his own convention mastery in several cities and weighs whether primaries would curb dark horses and yet risk losing inspirational convention moments. The piece notes admiration for some historic conventions and orations while acknowledging concerns about circus-like pageantry.
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The
Washington Star
Trenton
Bryan
Chicago
Balmore
Kansas City
Denver
St Louis
Naiy
Jama
Hayes
Garfield
W'Ile
Greeley
Ic Baw
Ingersoll
Cincinnati
Conkling
Ingersolloat
Hlaine
Conklin
Tie
Mathematical tutor files for bankruptcy in eastern college
A mathematics tutor from an eastern college has entered bankruptcy proceedings. The case lists liabilities of 421 500 dollars, highlighting financial strain within the college’s instructional staff.
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Philadelphia Record
Young Man Seeks Work at Heiress Estate
A young man tells the heiress he is not rich but strong and eager to work. He asks to speak to her father, but she notes the estate regularly hires young men with similar qualifications. The exchange underscores class and opportunity in a rural setting.
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Lola
Hat rent and gender in dining room satire across America
A column discusses the cost gap between hats for women and men in restaurants, noting rent for hat hooks and tipping culture. It cites wide regional practice from a public hat-check system and lampoons thrifty husbands and millinery fashion, ending with a comic aside about a Mexican patriot and a marriage joke.
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America
Tip Trust
Wrath
Fragmented Moral Fragments From An Obscure Text
A garbled OCR fragment presents a mix of quoted lines and stray phrases. It references comfort, strength, and unity with disjointed names and illegible words, yielding a mysterious, literary collage rather than a coherent article. No clear event or identifiable figures are confirmed.
States struggle to track tuberculosis reporting
The report lists eight states with adequate TB records and twenty states lacking proper reporting systems. It notes many states do not classify TB as a communicable disease and cites several states enacting TB reporting laws.
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Arizona
Alpeka
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Linola
Iowa
Kentucky
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oho
Philippine
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Connecticut
Columbia
Kansas
Malone
Maryland
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
Pimples Vanish After Cuticura Use, Miss Nielson Reports
A 1911 Atchison report details Miss Elle Nielson suffering severe facial eruptions for years. After four months using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, her complexion cleared. she continues to use the products and notes their world-wide availability.
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Elle Nielson
Dept. L. Boston
New Law on Hatpins Suggested to Wear Sheaths
The New England press notes an April enforcement of a Massachusetts law banning long harpins in public with one exception The New York Sun argues the act protects life and wind and advocates stylish, harmless sheaths For broader resolution federated clubs should address the issue promptly to ease public concern.
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Massachusetta
Lynn Tem
Shrewd Farm Sale Trick Nets Extra Acres
A man jokes after selling his farm to a neighbor. He tied a helfera to the cart with household goods and laughs aloud that the buyer believes the farm is forty acres when it is sixty, claiming he unloaded twenty more acres on him.
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Helfera
Rockies
Feller
Woman Suffered Ten Years Finds Relief in Pinkham’s Compound
Auburn New York and St. Cloud Minnesota cases report long lasting nervousness, pain, and fatigue improving after use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women describe relief from insomnia appetite loss and overwork. The ad cites Mrs William H Ginn and Mrs Bertua M Quickstrapr as testimonials.
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Lydia B. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Hoston
Auburn
Ecanurce
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra
Willliam H. Ginn
Pleasant Street
New York
St. Cloud
Minn
Mra Bertua M. Quickstrapr
6Th Avenue
St. Cloud, Minn
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Washington Post
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Rer
Ithaca
Knolckerbocker
Henderson
Boosen
Reckels
Tigard
Cresasses
Seaboard
New Orleans
Francisco Senenenen
Salt Lake City
Utah
California
Philadelphia
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Pubilo Ledger
J. Jowett
Mazabeth Barrett Browning
Waller
Bow Gorge
Ieee
Vaolf
Polar
Arabia
South America
Australia
Himalayas
Borneo
Congo Basin
Sahara
Lass On Rollers
Little George
Amall Nancy
Mudder
Nancy
Carter
Aters
Rom Kidvey
Bladukm
Mervous Diskagee
Cronic
Orin Kruption Lee
da Lac JS. Co
Waves Ruck
Mampi Eau
Loavos
Allen
Trete Mack Everywhere
Sioux City
Mans GorHa
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Ohab
Brookton
Mass
Lily
Acta
Ie Dovolas
Ieee Muss
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