Afarewell to a beloved soul and guiding beacon
A sentimental tribute to a departed loved one, reflecting on years past and the soul’s ascent beyond life. The writer invokes tender memories and speaks of peace, memory, and the light the departed leaves behind, requesting rest and honoring the cherished bond.
The Spell Broken by Mary Marshall Parks
Jack confronts Madge over social snubs and past judgments as his health falters from illness. Madge, now softened, returns to his side with renewed warmth and a resolve to choose her own friends. The couple’s tension yields to reconciliation and a shared, hopeful future.
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Mary Marshall Parks
Daily Story Pub
Anderson
Jack
Madge
Dick Foster
Ella Parsons
Lears
Laughable Anecdotes and Quirky Barroom Tales From Old Times
A collection of humorous vignettes and tall tales from a Louisville Times reporter. Anecdotes include Irish wit in trouble with a bowled punch, a Chinaman at a laundromat, a quail-hunting mishap with a covey, and Eunice's arithmetic on sugar consumption prompting a lighthearted parental cue.
BeGar and Smaggs Dialogue on Heart and Bed
A quirky exchange appears from the New York Times dialog about health and concern. BeGar asks about his heart while Smaggs replies he is just up from a sick bed. The scene hints at struggle and humor in a nearby church setting.
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Smaggs
New York Times
Woes of the Poet from the Louisville Times
A Louisville Times snippet recalls a poet’s ordeal with critics and readers. A sensitive poet faces knocks and trampling, a woman friend admires him yet is exacting, and a reader’s quips about his book distract him as children interrupt his attempts to read.
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Louisville Times
Very Timid Colonel Ruddygore Scene
A hotel clerk recounts a tense exchange with Colonel Ruddygore after a night of drunkenness. The colonel admits drinking and firing a shot at a man while expressing fear of having insulted someone, seeking thanks and further acknowledgment.
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Ruddygore
Colonel Ruddygore
Scottish church dignitary and the crowding paradox
From London Tit Bits a tale of a Scottish church minister whose transept alterations removed seating. After the changes he asks how the improvements look. The sexton says the church has room for the rite, but the minister worries about future popularity and a popular minater.
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London
Knwn
John
Early Morning at the Post Office In Alabama Town
A narrator arrives at an Alabama post office but is told by a Black janitor that he is early. The exchange reveals social tension and a moment of local interaction as the man seeks guidance and a friend to talk to.
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Alabama
Kitchan
Libby
Unnecessary Fear Grips Widow Over Midnight Visitations
A distressed widow confides that nightly at 12 she fears her deceased husband might appear. Mrs. Goseup consoles her, asserting such apparitions never occur in the early morning hours.
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Goosfesbel
Balloon power grows in navies across nations
The article notes rising naval interest in aeronautics as Russia orders balloons for the fleet, cites longstanding French use of captive and scouting balloons in the Mediterranean, and mentions Britain mulling ballooning without action. Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian dynamo born in Rio in 1873, is spotlighted as a sensational flying figure.
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Santos-Dumont
Brasil
Ian Aeronaut
Paris
Rio de Janeiro
Hoe
San Paulo
Chicago Record- Herald
Cigars Popular in Germany and Local Tobacco Trade
Germany grows tobacco in Baden Palatinate Alsace along the lower Rhine Altmark Hanover and parts of Silesia. Domestic production cannot meet consumption and cigars are uniquely popular there. Chewing tobacco remains limited to port cities and strong among workers.
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Germany
Baden
Palatinate
Alsace
Lower Rhine
Altmark
Hanover
Silenia
Campaign Ad Roster Highlights Columbia Victory
In the rural press during the political campaign a roster ad appeared at the head of the article detailing Columbia's victory in the cup races against Shamrock, as reported by the Kansas City Star.
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Parity
Columbia
Kansas City Star
Mew X Ray Method Described by M Nordon
A new method for generating X rays is described by M. Nordon. He states that exposing an electrified aluminum plate to ordinary light, preferably with the plate negatively charged, allows light to penetrate the plate and emerge on the opposite side as X rays.
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M. Nordon
Champion Wing Shot Capt Bogardus Recovers Health
Capt Bogardus, world champion wing shot, spent the summer at Ferris Wheel Park Chicago where his shooting school drew crowds. He recalls a kidney disease scare in Elkheart Indiana years ago, treated with Dodd's Kidney Pills, which he credits for his recovery and ongoing health.
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Ferris Wheel Park
Chicago
A. H. Bogardus
Elkhart Ll
Bright
Dodd
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