The Ride to Shiloh daring rescue by Francois Bienaime
In a 1916 tale a lumber camp cook warns of smallpox as Arline, boss Joe Bonner’s daughter, delays a dance. Francois Bienaime volunteers to drive her 39 miles to Shiloh through danger, risking his life. At the doctor’s, measles is misdiagnosed as smallpox, and Arline thanks her brave savior with marriage in mind, aided by a priest’s remedy.
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Arline
Shiloh
Joe Bonner
Big Jim O'Grady
Sean Mike
Little Bienaime
Bienaime
Dogsleigh
Big Jim
Lean Mike
Francois
Francois Bienaime
Ienaime
Mademoiselle Arline
Misunderstood Ballroom Encounter Recalls Dancer's Refusal
In a curious tale, Jones recalls asking a young lady to dance at a ball. She declines, citing uncertainty about her people leaving before the event. Jones responds with a boastful remark about the room feeling empty, provoking a harsh reaction from her.
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Jones
Wily Old Lady Reports Fire On Chimney
A specialist notes a chimney fire at a residence and requests name and address from the elderly homeowner. The old lady questions summons attempts, asking if three visits can be avoided, before the specialist proceeds with reporting the incident.
Remembered the Meal in a Scots Farmer Dialogue
A lawyer questions a Scottish farmer about going home to a meal. The farmer replies with a blunt confession that the meal was plain oatmeal, underscoring honesty in a simple, humorous exchange.
Opening Wit Mimics Home Life In Boston Transcript
A playful exchange notes a celebrated physician’s claim that women need more sleep than men. The speaker jokes about waiting up for his wife, highlighting domestic humor and social tone of the era.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Angular Art in Spring Cowslips to Bricks
A Louisville Courier Journal note contrasts poetic spring reverie with modern cubist focus, shifting from cowslips and violets to a pile of bricks as the current artistic concern. The item juxtaposes traditional countryside imagery with avant garde urban construction motifs.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Misadventure at the Station Sparks Caution from Inspector
A man recounts his misadventure at a station to an inspector. He admits he did not take the name and address of the supposed officer, learning a common trick where impostors claim others have already given details. The inspector warns to always record names.
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Masichester Guardian
Obedient Husband at Downtown Store Waits for Wife
In downtown Indianapolis a man waits inside the main doors as his wife directs. He stands with hat in hand, unaware of a nearby table offering free fashion sheets. Women pass, some taking sheets and thanking him, until his wife arrives.
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Indianapolis News
Messenger Boys Loot Morgan Firms Money In Mexican Adventure Plot
Two 15 and 16 year old boys from New York fled with 10 515 dollars of J P Morgan and Co money seeking horses in Kentucky and plans to join Texas Rangers in a Mexico conquest. They were arrested in Philadelphia within 12 hours. most funds recovered though 240 dollars remain unrecovered. Morgan officials opted not to press charges.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
Handy
Tombs Court
William McManus
William Bain
McManus
Bain
Fred
Young Bain
Kentucky
Texas Rangers
Villa
Mexico
United States
West Philadelphia
Edward Fitzgerald
Benjamin Fay
Dougherty Agency
Keystone Hotel
Department of the Bank
Morgan
PAYS UP AFTER 18 YEARS
Frankfort Kentucky tale of two lumbermen who lent a man lumber decades ago trusting he would pay. He now returns and settles the bill in full. In Fort Wayne Indiana Milton Hapner, sixty, inherits ten thousand dollars but keeps his livery stable job and refuses to invest.
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Frankfort
Messrs
Congleton Brothers
Thomas Congleton
William Congleton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Milton Hapner
Hapner
Mr. Hapner
Crippled Duck Sits In Oshkosh Courtroom
A one legged duck appeared in Municipal Judge A H Goss's Oshkosh courtroom sunning near a window. The judge, assuming the bird sought legal protection, had it investigated and learned the crippled animal would be turned over to the game warden for proper care.
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Judge
Oshkosh
Wis
A. H. Goss
Mine makes woman rich in Sugar Loaf claims sale
Miss Anna Mannion of Toledo inherits a St John mining claim group near Sugar Loaf from her late father Michael Mannion. State attorneys seek probate of the will to clear title for sale after tungsten with 15 to 20 percent yields was found. A Boulder operator has offered $59,000 for the property.
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Boulder
Colo
Anna Mannion
Toledo
Michael Mannion
St. John
Sugar Loaf
St. John Groups
Pittston Peeping Incident Ended in Fatal Shot
David Wolfe, a son in law, peered through a kitchen window at Mrs. Mary Correll in Pittston Pennsylvania after a quarrel with his wife. Mrs. Correll fired believing him to be a burglar, ending the intruder's life.
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Pittston
Mary “Orrell
David Wolfe
Wolfe
German Invention Enables Enamel Pottery Without Heat
A German invention allows glazing pottery without applying heat. The method uses enamel coatings that bond at room temperature, offering a new technique for decorative ceramic work.
Reiser's Tragic Mexico Ordeal and Red Cross Service
Mrs Frances May Reiser of Bloomington recounts her survival of robbery by Carranza and Villa in Mexico. Her husband Henry Reiser, wealthy hides firm head in New York, loses mind and dies after $25 000 protection payment $40 000 ransom and seizure of all property. She led Red Cross work with Villa's army and later escaped to San Antonio before returning home.
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Reiser
Red Cross
Bandit
Bloomington
Carranza
Villa
Mexico
Frances May Reiser
Red Cross Society
Carl Hasenwinkle
Haswin
Henry Reiser
New York City
Chihuahua
Reisers
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Countess Markiewicz Led Dublin Hotel Attack in Men's Dress
Dr. Cecil G. McAdam of Melbourne recalls Countess Markiewicz leading an assault on the Shelbourne hotel in Dublin wearing men's clothing and wielding revolvers. She allegedly shot six followers who disobeyed orders and has since been sentenced to life penal servitude.
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Markiewicz
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Cecil G. McAdam
Melbourne
Australia
Shelbourne
Dublin
Rain Check and a Game of Life
Eleanor learns to share her husband Robert’s love of baseball after using a rain check to join him at a game. She studies the sport, discovers common ground, and proposes life together as a team, promising to be his fellow fan in the game of life.
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Eleanor
Robert
McClure
Learning From Tumbles and Patience of Purpose
A reflective quotation by Huxley on resilience. It notes that many are as clever as you, but patience and tenacity surpass cleverness, and that failures reveal social parity and enduring value in effort.
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Huxley
Beresford calls for war end through all-out contraband
Lord Beresford urged immediate seizure of German goods and enemy property in neutral ships to hasten victory. An Irish voter’s quip at Waterford reflects wartime humor, noting prior Beresford campaign promises led to heavy expectations and scarce results.
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Lord Beresford
Waterford
Lord Charles
Paddy
Beresford
Pearson’s Weekly
Expert Proof Costs Drive Bay State Street Fare Plea
The Bay State Street railway has paid about 120000 to date for the valuation report supporting its six-cent fare plea. Expert Robert M Feustel testifies at 50 dollars a day before the public service commission. If approved, the road must collect about 2000000 six-cent fares from eighty towns. if denied, 2400000 nickel fares are needed to cover Feustel’s fees and the stated shortfall of 1 615 165 dollars yearly.
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Bay State Street Railway
Public Service Commission
Robert M. Feustel
Boston Post
Bay State
Feustel
Broadway pug life shows fading stars and shifting fortunes
New York dispatch notes has beens in boxing who once earned fortunes now rely on reputations. Disconsolate Young Corbett, once lightweight champ, wanders Times Square cafes in retirement and faces a shadowed future. Kid McCoy, contrastingly prosperous, pursues new ideas and old philosophies as a hobby.
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Broadway
Corbett
Terry McGovern
Times Square
Kid McCoy
New York Correspondence
Pittsburgh Dispatch
It Is Criminal to Kill a Bat Says State Commission
A public letter from the state fish and game commission defends bats as protectors against destructive insect pests. It notes California has 28 bat species and 541 bird species, citing laws in parts of California and Texas that protect bats due to their role in insect control. Bats hunt by sound and fly near lights to catch insects.
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State Fish and Game Commission
California
Texas
Sacramento
Cal
The Chinese Birdman flies over Canton in a homemade plane
Miss Harriet Noyes of Canton reports Capt. Tom Gunn a Chinese aviator built his own aircraft and impressed True Light seminary students. He is said to fly to Hongkong and back quickly, with many locals watching as he circled the city from the starting point.
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Harriet Noyes
Canton
China
Tom Gunn
True Light Seminary
Hongkong
Christian Herald
Golfer’s Drive Kills Robin at Pinehurst Club
Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow won the woman’s north and south links championship and sent a tee drive into a flock of robins feeding near the course. A robin was killed by the ball and will be stuffed and displayed in the Pinehurst Country Club House.
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Pinehurst Country Club
Ronald H. Barlow
Over Sight Sparks Exchange Between Sergeant and Marksman
In a terse exchange the sergeant chastises the marksman for aiming too high. The marksman replies that the error was his own oversight. The dialogue reflects discipline and precision in training.
Recruit’s Question About Firing a Rifle
A musketry instructor asks recruits for questions. Johnny Raw blushes and asks if pulling the trigger harder makes the bullet go faster, prompting a cautious teaching moment about firearm mechanics.
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Johnny Raw
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Walter L. Johnson
Glendinning Aviation School
Essington
Police
Man
Colorado
Catherine Cranmerr
Anne Tompkins
Jack Farley
Charles Beresford
Massachusetts
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