Drunken Colonel Pindergrass and a Mirage of Old Acquaintances
An inept social scene centers on Colonel Atlantus Pindergrass who appears sober despite drinking. Mrs Pindergrass accuses him, and misunderstandings arise as Miss Sallie Pommel and Mr Martinhead confront the pair. The tale ends with the Colonel awake, ignorant of the night, and a broader note on soldiers and failing weapons from the London Telegraph.
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Colonel Atlantos Pindergrass
Mr. Martinhead
Useless Weapons in Sudan battles tainted by faulty bayonets
Fragmented reflections on the Bognac bayonet and sword bayonet used by Allied forces in Soudan battles at El Teb and Tamai. The triangular bayonet bent or twisted under thrusts and proved inferior to the sword bayonet, causing longer fights and ineffective wounds.
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Abu Klea
London Telegraph
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Tamai
Soudan
Black Watch
Natalis
Wwe
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Travel in Cuba Reveals Rustic Railway Scenes
A New Orleans Times Democrat correspondent describes Cuban rail travel as antiquated yet atmospheric. He notes old rolling stock built in New England, with first class comfort contested, third class benches and glassless windows, chickens under seats, and passengers selling fruit, cheese, lightning bugs, and lottery tickets at stations. A Chinaman rings the bell as trains depart and a sign in the forward car reads Proxima Estacion.
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Cuba
India
Burmah
Europe
New Orleans Times-Democrat
New England
Lee Negroes
United States
Boyton Fixed the Price and a Lifesaving Coin
A Philadelphia News writer recalls Boyton rescuing a swimmer from a deadly undertow. Hayton hauled the exhausted man aboard, and after recovery the rescued man offered a silver note as thanks. Boyton declined the payment, accepting 49 cents in small coins instead and keeping it as a reminder of a human life value.
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Philadelphia News
Boyton
Hayton
Boytonia
Philpot Curran
Koyton
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Tramp Sits With Brokers on Stock Exchange Plank
A tramp sits beside two New York brokers on a plank in front of the stock exchange building. He claims a right to be there, arguing the plank belongs to him as a member of the exchange, sparking a brief, tense exchange about ownership and access.
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New York
Bere Atock-Exchange
On the Sly How to Do It and No One the Wiser
A Baltimore Herald account exposes hotel barroom schemes to disguise alcohol use among patrons. A cashier describes covert practices such as spiked seltzer for a Boston clergyman and black coffee cups with brandy for a naval officer’s wife. A customhouse man bets on three months of abstinence while hidden bottles are shared.
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Boston
Aleck
Billy
Belfast
Barbecgen
Baltimore Herald
Novel Surgical Feat On Savage Ban gal Tigress
A Boston telegram to the St. Louis Globe-Democrats reports Dr. Al Watts, keeper of a small menagerie, performed a dangerous tail amputation on a traveling circus tigress in Salem. The operation, done inside the cage after securing the animal, removed seven tail bones and treated the wound with carbonic acid in water. The feat took thirty minutes and forty five seconds, with the doctor optimistic the tigress will be half well in nine days.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrats
al Watts
Salem
Connecticut
Erman
Enslaved Animal Escapes Then Calms After Doctor’s Reassuring Words
A six-foot long, four-foot high, nearly five-hundred-pound animal, about four years old and highly excitable, struggled in a cage as ropes were removed from its forward paws. After three minutes lifelike energy returned, and the creature settled, aided by a confident doctor’s talk.
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Aurfeon
Ers
Spoopendykes and a Smoker in a Rural Car
Anecdotes from the Atlanta Constitution recount a Spoopendykes wife clashing with her husband over flowers and a fountain while a smoking car tale unfolds. A Arkansas woman and her husband share a seat as a newsboy sells cigars. The man buys a dime cigar, the woman jokes about price and virtue, and the narrator notes frugal exchanges over smoking and snuff as the pair argue with humor.
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Spoopendykes
Spoopendyke
Arkansaw
Sally
Atlanta Constitution
A Simple-Minded Woman and the Ryckman Visit
Mrs. Josiah Fender befriends new neighbors the Ryckmans on Austin avenue by bringing cake for their children, only to be told they have no children. She suggests giving it to their grandchildren to ease the feeling of lack.
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Ryckman
Fender Mansion
Austin Avenue
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