Slave Markets Crescent in Kabylie and Asia Minor Bargaining
A dispatch reports French officials studying slavery suppression in Africa and recounts Kabylie father sells daughters at high prices, with local bargaining done in oriental fashion. It describes Circassian and Circassian village sales in Asia Minor and the practice of presenting veiled brides to buyers after long price haggling.
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Beale
Parta
France
Africa
Kabylie
de Valefie
Albert Sarraut
Babyslie
M. de Walerie
Saravansersi
Guiter
Kabyile
Asia Minor
Edhem Said Bey
Constantinople
Asiq Minor
Girie
Woman Sheriff Heads All Raids in Michigan County
Mire McAuley of Huron County becomes the first noted woman county sheriff in Michigan and possibly the United States. She succeeds her late husband Donald McAuley and will complete his term, leading three deputies and personally participating in raids while aiming to enforce laws within reasonable bounds.
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United States
Mire. McAuley
Michigan County
Bad Axe
Mich
Michigan
Mra Lula Me Aes
Donald
McAuley
Huron County
Ddut
Heros County
Huron
Sheenya
Mrs. McAuley
Sheriff's Office
Mastodon Bones Found by Oil Drillers in Gray County Texas
Fragments believed to be from a mastodon skeleton were unearthed by oil drillers in Gray County Texas. The bones were found embedded in a dry sand strata and are described as large enough to indicate a prehistoric monster.
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Mactedon
Texas
Wichita Falla
Tex
Gray County
What, Indeed He What Does a Movie Hero Think About
A playful pondering of a film hero's inner questions and the quirky impressions his mind conjures. The piece riffs on heroism and thought, inviting readers to imagine the mind behind action.
Truth and honesty clash with swift judgment in debate
Senator Sorghum questions the feasibility of knowing absolute truth. He argues that seeking full veracity can consume a lifetime in silent contemplation rather than delivering decisive action. The exchange contrasts candor with cautious restraint in political discourse.
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Senator Sorghum
Pee Hive Picture Theater Name Sparks Curiosity
An exchange between Perkins and a friend ponders why the Pee Hive cinema is so named. The speaker recalls never having seen a film there and jokes that after viewing, one would feel as though sung, as quoted by a judge in the piece.
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Perkins
Pee Hive
Ready Money Keeps Needing a Dollar in the Till
A scrambled note describes small cash shortages and the speaker’s desire to visit a shop to use a dollar bill, noting the till is short and the money feels oversized for the moment.
Cynic Quotes About Newly Married Couple in Love
The Cynic notes a couple recently married for two weeks, suggesting monitoring their relationship for a couple of years and reporting back on the Geom's opinion of them. The exchange hints at skepticism about the romance and future perceptions.
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Geom
Howells Retort About Corpulence From a Lean Yankee
A facsimile of a witty exchange between W. D. Howells and a lean Yankee acquaintance. The sparring line follows a taunt about Howells weight with Howells replying that if he followed the other’s advice he would use him for rope.
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Howelle
W. D. Howells
Howells
W. D
heckling interrupts English tax debate with food pun
An English politician faced interruptions during a taxation speech as a man shouted about taxing food. A back‑row spectator added a line mocking the politician and ties as untaxed.
Applicant’s Tale Of A Tramp Steamer Crew
A young housewife asks about world travel and hears the applicant for broken victuals claim he once sailed around the world on a tramp steamer. The exchange reveals a boastful but vague backstory and a curious tone.
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Uncle Sam
Navy
D. F. Sellers
George W. Sweeney
Hotel Men's Association
Upee
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