Tale of old Steuben frog and willow leg grows legend
In Steuben a Delaware county tale recounts Uncle Si and his frog Joshua. A huge pickerel towed Joshua away, leaving him with a wooden leg. The frog later reappeared stuck to a willow tree, revealing the wooden limb had grown into local lore. Also notes King Leopold's $75,000 rug and origins of Oriental carpets.
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Lafe Gleason
Delhi
Senate
Whipple
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Delaware County
Fifth Avenue
Elso
Delaware
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Uncle Si
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By money bank in Glen or Aunt
A compact verse fragment notes that without money or affection no bird would build and no flower would bloom, presenting a quiet meditation on love and value.
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Money Bank
Glen
Frogman’s Fall and a Thwarted Willow Tale
A swamp mishap ends with a man's death as a frogging attempt fails and a willow graft from the rooted cutting preserves skin in a surprising way. Uncle Si valued Joshua, while the strange reuse of the skin as a feed bag astonishes locals. The scene shifts to a coded note from Sharkey to Jimmy Gray at a New York highball refectory.
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Joshua
Lafa Gleason
Ed Gilmore
Col. Jones
Sharkey
Jimmy Gray
High Ball Refectory
New York Sun
Lost Cent in Street Sparks Big Search
A crowd gathers as two boys hunt the sidewalk for a lost cent. One boy admits loss as a man questions him while a dog and several bystanders join the chase. The tense scene ends with the boy crying, insisting the coin is his. Dallas News
The Woman Across the Sea Poem Fragment
A fragmented verse recounts a woman across the sea who loves a man, endures abandonment, and faces shame and sorrow. The speaker recalls her fading dignity, the sailor's neglect, and the enduring scene of unfulfilled love across distant waters. The piece credits Robert V Carr and Dispatch.
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Norosk
Fate Yan
Werean Che
Pora
Jlo
Robert V, Carr
Simplon and Jungfrau Tunneling Aiming for 1905 Opening
Work on the Simplon tunnel continues while Jungfrau boring nears completion at 3100 yards with 720 yards remaining. Boring goes up the mountain to Mer de Glace for one of Europe's highest rail routes and is set to open with the railway at end of 1905. Workers report excellent health despite extreme altitude.
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Simplon
Jungfrau
Mer de Glace
Europe
Great Salvation Army social report highlights vast network
A summary of Salvation Army operations notes 180 food shelter depots with capacity for 13 604 and 4 678 000 beds provided last year. Seventeen prison gate homes house 536 and 2 000 satisfactory cases passed in twelve months. Sixteen revenue homes hold 2 719 and 6 700 cases dealt with, while eighteen land colonies span 28 252 acres creating temporary work for 67 000 men.
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Salvation Army
Sinhalese Harbor Tales of Colombo and its contrasting life
A vivid travelogue of Colombo Sri Lanka describing tropical settings and social contrasts. It portrays the harbor avenues, Galle Face hotel, English and native quarters, bustling markets, pale shadows of servants, and roaming fortune tellers and street jokers, with scenes of the hotel dining room and curious birds, thieves, and vendors in a bustling colonial town.
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Penang
Sam
Jon
John Bull
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Black Man
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Cargill
Nuge Department
Colombo
Nea
Galle Face
Ita
Ceylon
Paul
Earth
Immigrant Trade Lags Despite Lower Steerage Rate
The steerage fare from Europe to the United States is cut to 7.50 dollars, but immigrants delay travel likely due to a trading stamp inducement. A blending of ad copy for Calumet Baking Powder and Defiance Starch is noted, with mentions of a telephone girl possibly named Mirty, implying regional advertising and social quirks.
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Europe
Davis and Parker Presidential Ticket of 1870s
The piece notes a Davis and Parker ticket in 1874 backed by the Labor Reform party. It recalls David Davis of Illinois as presidential nominee with Joel Parker of Connecticut as running mate, contrasting with the Democratic choice Horace Greeley that year.
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Davis
Thrifty George Gould Controls Vast Railroad Miles
It is believed that George Gould has doubled the value of the property left by his father. The injunction was to "look after your brothers and sisters," and the dutiful son has faithfully remembered his father's words. Gould controls about 16 000 miles of railroad, counting the Western Pacific, which a New York director recently admitted is the Western link of the transcontinental system.
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George Gould
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Gould
Western Pacific
New York
Human Skin Leather at Westminster Abbey Tale Debunked
A report questions a standing tale that a Westminster Abbey door fingerplate is clad in human skin leather. Authorities note no corroborating evidence and state no books are bound in human skin. The item remains unsubstantiated traditional lore.
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Westminster Abbey
Simple Diet Change Restores Health Says Springfield Woman
A Springfield woman reports years of nervous trouble and heart distress improved after quitting coffee and starting Postum. She credits coffee withdrawal with removing sinking spells and nervous symptoms, noting six months of clear health and renewed happiness.
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NASA
Dra
Postum Co
Battle Creek
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