Mad dog chase at Barton place shocks two friends
Anita West and Bessie Burton face social turmoil as Gerald Keith returns from abroad and Bessies overheard vow to marry shifts the mood. A dramatic mad dog attack interrupts their walk sending fear through the countryside before dinner with Burton family.
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Gerald
Anita
Bessie Burton
Ita West
Bessie
Gerald Keith
Nita
Europe
Asia
Mr. Burton
Burton Place
Anita West
Bess
Barton Place
Bessie Finds Her Hero in Gerald Keith
Gerald Keith saves Bessie from a dog attack, drawing a revolver to thwart the animal. After the peril, Bessie forgives past hostility and accepts Keith as her future husband as Anita watches.
A Reversible Shot Told By a City Man and Lije
A Philadelphia Post item recounts a hunter tale where a man shoots a bear in the head. The bear spins, the bullet hits the hunter, and the shot proves fatal after passing through the bear in a remarkable twist.
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Lije
Philadelphia Post
How He Won Her
Miss Richgirl of Chicago and Mr. Smartchap engage in a witty exchange about courting at the Columbian exposition. The couple marry after humorous bets and misread signals, reflecting social satire of urban romance.
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Richgirl
Chicago
Smartchap
New York Weekly
Poem Fragment Poised for Sifted Romance
A playful snippet from Texas Siftings portrays a young man pediring a kiss from Miss Esmerelda at a Vicnic. The woman resists while the exchange turns into light flirtation and a sugared exchange of vows to kiss once. The gag reflects period social mores and teasing dialogue.
Misunderstanding Causes Late Return From School
The Detroit Free Press recounts a humorous exchange where Mr Figg questions a pupil about his late home from school. The boy explains he was kept by the teacher and reveals the cause was a misunderstanding of geography.
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Figg
Tommy
Kep
Detroit Free Press
Notable Orleanists debated in Texas Siftings
A playful exchange cites the Maid of Orleans as a potential ancestor of Orleanists in France. Hostetter McGinnis questions the fuss while Kosciusko Jones offers the joking reply about lineage and origin.
A Heartfelt Wish From a Poet to a Beggar
A brief exchange shows a pedestrian offering ten cents to a beggar after declaring he is a poet whose works will be published only after his death. The beggar responds with a blessing, doubtless reflecting on life's hardships and the poet's unfulfilled fame.
Paris Doctor Credits 107-Year Life to Bed Alignment
A Paris physician who lived to 107 attributed his longevity to placing his bed north to south alignment with the earth's magnetic currents.
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Paris
Militia Withdrawn From Pullman After Peaceable Shutdown
Three militia companies stationed at Pullman Chicago were withdrawn today leaving the town without military protection for the first time in over a month. The works are running about 850 men and no disorder prevails.
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Pullman
Chicago
Children Burned to Death in Linwood Fire
News from Linwood Arkansas reports Peter Williams and his wife left their children locked in the house while they attended church. Upon return they found a blaze reduced dwelling and the charred remains of the children.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Linwood
Peter Williams
Gun Wa Convicted of Mail Fraud in Denver Case
W H Hale known as Gun Wa, who ran a rushing business in Denver two years ago selling sage brush tea as Chinese remedies, was convicted of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Judge Hallett sentenced him to eighteen months in Joliet.
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W. H. Hale
Denver
Gun Wa
Hallett
Joliet
Hidden vein hunt swamps Cripple Creek crowds
Cripple Creek Colorado on August 7 sees the area around the depot crowded with prospectors chasing a rumored hidden ore vein after local prospector reports recently found rich float. no mine has been located yet.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Trustee’s Sale Notice in Prowers County Colorado
Public auction announced by J Q Hagerman acting sheriff of Prowers County as successor in trust under a deed of trust dated August 16 1859 to secure Lombard Investment Company note of 1800 dollars due September 1 1594 with 6 percent interest. Sale scheduled July 24 1894 later postponed to September 10 1894 at Lamar Court House to satisfy principal interest and costs.
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John W. Mace
Emma Mace
Prowers County
Colorado
Frank K. Atkins
U Orataneds
State of
Towit
Arkansas River
J. Q. Hagerman
J.Q . Hagerman
Court House
Lamar
Prowers
Joan Q. Hacerman
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FIERO
Toll
Epenny
Mr. Keith
the Vicnic
Joan of Arcers
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