Proclaims His Good Luck Fishing Tale From Cedar Grove
A humorous reminiscence recalls Governor Russell secretly fishing at Ponkapoag pond with a Randolph group. Brown’s party, after a long day with no bites, played seven card stud on a mud barge. A nearby boat joked about their luck as Governor Russell asked for the verdict, and Brown claimed he was “begged on the ace and dance of tramps.”
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Gov. Russell
Massachawats
Cedar Grove Dodge
Ponkapony Pond
William G. Brown
Randolph
Brown
Senator Platt recalls schoolyard yarn in late life
A Connecticut story recalls how a district schoolteacher records ages and asks a mother to confirm her daughter's birth. The mother, puzzled, recalls only that the girl was born around planting time or digging time, showing the village humor across generations.
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Senator Platt
Connecticut
Fanny
Jenny Lind in 1854 described as matronly yet still angelic
Carl Schurz recalls Jenny Lind in 1854 as no longer young yet pleasing in appearance. Her voice may have lost some lightness but retained a veiled, magnetic timbre that moved listeners to tears, still the nightingale of song with deep dreamy delight.
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Jenny Lind
Ingale
Mitty
Jenny Biages
Carl Schurz
Melure
Heir Questions Firm Head In Urbanity Exchange
A misread exchange shows a son left in charge of a firm answering a visitor. The dialogue reveals tension as the heir asserts his status while a parent’s influence surfaces in a harsh line about punishment. The fragment hints at family power dynamics within a business setting.
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4Ian
Dozing in Church Phrase Confuses Parishioners
A garbled local exchange recalls a saying about dying believers in a church setting. The Ywerens talker notes many have fallen asleep in the Lord, while Wiseman quips that the best anyone accomplished was to fall asleep in the house of the Lord.
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Wiseman
In Praise of Filipinos in Pacific Timber Work
Quote from Hamilton Wright praising Pilipino laborers known as Biodls for adaptability and hard work in southern Luzon timber camps. Six young men rowed 200 miles along the coast in four days, weighing under 130 pounds each, eating rice and fish. Wright credits trainer Mr. John Orr and notes victories against sailors from France, England, Germany, America, and Spain.
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Philippines
Luzon
John Orr
Hamilton Wright
Leslie’s Weekly
Another motor smash claims writer under car
A fatal road accident left a writer pinned beneath a car and unconscious to the end. Bystanders recalled the shock and lamented the missed chance to tidy her writing desk.
Eden's Corners Gang Hints at Missing Lynx Discovery
In a Toledo Blade clip, a gang awaiting a new deck learns of a rumored missing lynx from a cat looking neighbor near Eden musee. An owl mocks telegraphing Darwin about the find as the gang keeps the game going.
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Eden Musee
Darwin
Toledo Blade
Decree Raises Wages With Weekly Corn Ration
In Peehwar the nahob orders a general wage advance. Employers protest they gain only rare 100 percent dividends. The nahob decrees workers be provided a weekly corn ration, and the measure is carried out amid murmuring.
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Peehwar
Philadelphia Ledger
Young Popley Shows Skill with New Auto
A casual note observes young Popley handling a new auto with deft steering through a crowded street. The elder notes Popley’s long experience with a baby carriage, implying growing familiarity with vehicles and practice unseen by outsiders.
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Popley
Cornell Widow Pumps Exchange Sparks Dorm Dispute
A brief campus exchange from Cornell unfolds a quirky dispute over a missing pair of pumps. The junior presses for return while the sophomore argues the pumps are not worn out yet, hinting at broader dorm tensions.
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Cornell
The Good Conversationalist Advice From Success Magazine
A guide to being a successful conversationalist urges spontaneity buoyancy and natural sympathy. It warns that cold distant behavior shuts people off and that openness and broad mindedness invite listeners to connect at a deep level.
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Heart of Heart
Success Magazine
Alton Excursions Offer Summer Tourist Rates
Special low summer tourist rates from Higginsville Missouri on the Chicago and Alton Rail Road to the South Southwest and West. Legal return limits apply with stopovers. Sunday excursions offer round trip fares to Kansas City Independence Oak Grove and more with schedules from Higginsville. Contact S A Vermillion ticket agent for details and bookings.
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S. A. Vermillion
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Higginsville, Mo
Kansas City
Higginsville
Oak Grove
Where Dog Was Useful
An Irishman tries to sell his dog while a buyer remains wary. The seller explains why the dog is useless for burglars, revealing the dog was trained to bark at intruders but ended up carrying a lantern for the burglars.
New Hymn Debut Stirs Richmond Church Choir
Evening service in a Richmond church featured a new hymn sung by the choir. After dismissal, the organ blower, a seasoned Black worker, asked a choir member how the hymn was received, then confessed he was nervous because he had never played that hymn before.
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Richmond
Too Much For Him St George Retires From Dragon Race
St George retreats from a dragon chase as a speeding automobile flashes by. The crowd gasps, and he admits ordinary dragons are easy but dazzling eyes sharp shrieks and stifling scents force him to flee into the woods before another car vanishes into the gloom.
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St. George
How the Russian alphabet grew its many letters
A quip about the history of the Russian alphabet. A curmudgeonly speaker suggests a spelling reformer added extra kinks to the script while claiming to simplify it. The remark frames the expansion as a punchy, tongue in cheek jab at reformers and complexity.
Old Beau's Failing: Winter Slips Away as Spring Arrives
An exchange explains seasonal personifications. Elder notes Winter, as an old man, fades when Spring enriches the scene with beauty. Younger asks why Winter is aging while Spring shines as a young girl, and the elder answers that Winter is “dead gone” when Spring arrives.
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Elder
Winter
Spring
Quaker Hats Spark Banter In Church
In a playful exchange, characters discuss Quakers who never remove hats in church. Jess mocks the notion of interest in men’s hats, calling it ridiculous and highlighting the humorous tone of the dialogue.
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Anid
Jess
Sale Notice for Plymouth Rock Chickens and Boats
An ad from Sidnor at 1284 Higginsville Missouri offers Plymouth Rock chickens and a few boats for sale. The listing emphasizes availability and a local seller.
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Sidnor
Land for sale near Dover and Higginsville Missouri
Ryland Todhunter of Lexington Missouri offers 5 farms for sale in Lafayette County. Three farms lie near Dover and two near Higginsville, each 160 to 200 acres. Priced at one dollar per acre below neighboring soil quality, targeting buyers seeking good land near schools and churches.
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Lafayette County
Dover
Higginsville
Ryland
Todhunteh
Lexington
Free colored picture offer from St Louis Republic and Farm Progress
A promotional notice offers a free large colored print titled The Departure of the Bride from the Home of Washington with a one dollar annual subscription to the Twice-a-Week Republic and Farm Progress. It promises sixteen colors, sturdy paper, and home ornament value, while noting the offer may be withdrawn at any time.
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Republic of St
George Washpgtop
Virginia
Adieo
Republic
Farm Progress
Repulic
America
Lhess
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Tella
Eden
Public Policy
Cuilee
Alton
Bulletic
Delver, Colm
Oder of Elks
J.ly
Independence
Odeses
Blackburn
Slater
Wwe
Him
S & Pieces
Mobair
HG. McOausland
the Cash Grocery Store
Paul Revere
J. Q Plattenburg
JH Wallace
Leroy Farmer
Wallace
Plattenburg Coal Company
GEO
Vaughan
Tevis
Court House
Farmer's Drug Store
Farmer's Store
Love’s
Zack W. Wright & Sons
J. W. Meng
Meng
Missouri
Dm. Gallemore
Ana Sien
Bebawe
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