A House on Wheels in a Prairie Summer Plan
A Kansas family converts a wagon into a mobile summer home driven by three horses for a mountain trip. The article details the “summer house on wheels” with canvas curtains, bunk, stove, and a Winchester for protection. The cost runs about $100, and the family hopes to travel west avoiding high trip costs while seeking health and adventure.
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Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Kang
Nover
Bornes
Kodaker
Garden Party Dress Described In Vintage Orglndie Gown
Describes a summer garden party gown in pale yellow organdie decorated with violets, Valenciennes lace frills, violet ribbons, and a centered violet button. Features a round bodice, lace cravat, short puff sleeve, and careful trimming emphasizing femininity in outdoor attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
Valenciennes
Professor Blackie’s Visit Ends With Remarkable Exit
Edinburgh publisher recalls Professor John Stuart Blackie visiting the sanctum and delivering a lecture on Scottish home rule. The publisher mocks his showmanship, Blackie storms out slamming the door, then returns to declare that his wits told him so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stuart Blackle
Edinburgh
Blackie
Wellington and the stranger who offered help
A tale recounts the Duke of Wellington in Piccadilly receiving an unasked aid from a stranger. The man guided Wellington across traffic, prompting a reluctant thanks and a humorous exchange about needing his assistance that day. The stranger then bowed and departed after declaring he hoped to have helped “the greatest man that ever lived.”
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Wellington
Tuttary
Duke of Wellington
Piccadilly
Gellivara Lamber Company, Limited
Limited
de Miss Limited
Unlimited
Edefors
Aztire
Finkel
Tila
Storbacken
Jackmock
New Orleans Whist Expert Trist Promotes System
Whit Reperts and Trist of New Orleans figure among prominent participants at the Nicholas 2 Nicholas 2 American whist congress in Brooklyn where Trist advocates a system credited as authoritative worldwide.
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Whit Reperts
W Trist
Triat
New Orleans
Nicholas 2
Trist
Brooklyn
Fragmented Tales of Candidates and Banished Memories
An active canvass in DeKalb County features Col Morrison as he seeks a representative seat amid many candidates. A child’s humorous mislabeling of candidates echoes the campaign theme while a different scene recalls a dramatic Cherokee tale of forgiveness and renewal, culminating in a sunlit street moment. Japan’s population now ranks fifth globally, behind China, India, Russia, and Germany.
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W. M. Morrison
DeKalb
Auanta Constitution
Japan
China
India
Rusia
Germany
Maple Sugar Legend Explains Early Tap and Boil Method
A fragment summary of a legend on maple sugaring from Native American lore. It recounts primordial tapping by Algonquin or Indigenous peoples, possible birch bark vessels, and the myth of Woksis, a hunter, and his wife Mokua whose improvised cooking led to maple sugar. The tale links broken pots to spread of sugaring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eays
Atlantic Monthly
Niquases
Woksis
Prodigal Reotalmad Under May Rain Trees
A fragment from a late issue describes a scene beneath trees in uptown surroundings as rain arrives swiftly in a May shower and then passes away, leaving a calm aftermath and lingering atmosphere.
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Squires
Arctic Bicycle Journey to Lapland’s Quickdeck
A travelogue recounts a bicycle expedition across Lapland to Quickdeck. The narrator describes ships, river journeys, the Lulea river, forest life, and encounters with reindeer, boats, and rugged roads. The trip includes rough inns, mosquitos, and peculiar local customs, ending with a mountain road trek toward Jockmock.
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Lenlus
Comore
Acronma
Mary
Philadelphia
Cah
Woulergh
Mars
Klosokar-Heth
Tim
Mrs. Fleming
Mary Allies Almont Fleming Ia
Long Branch
North Broadway
Walter
New York World
Arctic
Mroun
Sweden
Bergen
Christiana
Lapland
North Sea
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Gulf of Bothola
Anuy
Liles
Lulea
Beda
Roebacken
Jockmock
Aroclin Chaie
Gellivara Company
Mystic Circle
Lapp
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