Contests of Appetite End with $50 Wager
Three Manhattan Pat Men competed at M4 Eats Third Street to see who could eat the most. Ex Alderman Dotzier consumed 80 pounds of weighty food, including steak oysters and pies, winning the $50 prize as referee Balwado noted. The crowd of 12 watchers reacted with astonishment as the feast ended.
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Manhattan
Pat Men's Club
Third Street
New York
Frank J. Dotzier
Jack Goseman
Jack Probxt
Petey Balwado
Dotaféer
Strange Yet Happy Family At La Barre Port
A sailor recalls seeing a bizarre scene at La Barre in Kayonne harbor where a cow on a hilltop was milked by a pig a snake and a dog. The tale ends with the dog, pig and snake leaving as the narrator notes the odd “happy family” milking. The druggist mocks the sailor, suggesting the drink was not milk.
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la Barre
Pig
Real Estate Transfers Listed with Various Sums
A sequence of real estate transfers shows Mollie Clay to L C Rechter for land at $1.00, J V Cooke to Louis Bearoth at $3,000, and multiple further deeds including Presley Anderson, A O Slaughter, and Presley Anderson to BE Wilkening with prices ranging from $1 to $25,000. The list includes several other transfers with firms and individuals named, concluding with a critique from the Corder Journal about government competition with private industry and printing envelopes at low prices. The article notes the Columbia university paper and a broader debate on government influence.
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Mollie Clay
L. C. Rechter
Mann
J. V. Cooke
Louis Bearoth
A. O. Slaughter
Presley Anderson
N. E. Vilson
C. EB. Perestorff
O. G. Frerking
Henry Beer
C. G. Frerking
Martin Frerking
E. &. Schaeperkoetter
L. H. Schreier
R. D. Barnett
F. C. Kroll
T. E. Benning
Columbia
Corder Journal
Free Post Card Offer From Kansas City Weekly Journal
A promotion invites readers to obtain 24 colored post cards at no cost by subscribing for a year to the Kansas City Weekly Journal. Choices include 24 Comic Cards 24 Mower Cards and 24 Language of the Flowers cards. Subscribers must choose a set and send 25 cents to start.
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Kansas City Weekly Journal
Southwest
Why a cold boosts self esteem and chatter
A reader wonders why a cold seems to lift self confidence and prompt bold opinions. The column asks if the cold irritates nerves or if fever from the illness stimulates a normally timid brain, seeking a medical explanation.
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Mr Cold
Icelandic Pedigree Practice Traced Through Vikings
The article explains how Icelanders maintain pedigrees with deep Viking lineage and extensive cousin relationships. It notes the island's republican spirit, limited noble class, and inbreeding due to small population. It describes naming as a son of pattern and lists a sample Icelandic pedigree sequence ending with Thorsteinsson and Baldursson.
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Norway
Thorsteln’ Aldersson
Sigurd Thorsteinsson
Einar 3Eardsson
Baldur Eliarsson
Thoreln Baldursson
Hafstein Thor- Helnswon
Gliding by and aging woes in a Collier's note
Eugene Wood laments aging and disappointments with bleak skies ahead. He compares life to Lear's grief, urging to delay the coming evil days while there is still much to do. The fragment reflects wistful longing and a call to seize the present.
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Bourg of
Tol
Lear
Cordelia
Eugene Wood
Collier's
Moistening the Air in Steam Heated Harlem Home
A Harlem housewife explains a steam radiator remedy to a caller. She places a two quart water pan on the stove to humidify the parlor air, arguing damp air prevents furniture from warping and joints from drying out during cold, dry days. She learned the method in the natural gas country and says it helps headaches from close, heat-filled spaces.
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Harlem
Gangrene of Caste In India
An analysis of the deep sectarian and caste tensions in India, contrasting Hindu Muslim divides among groups such as the Punjabi and Bengali and Sikh and Pariah. The text notes minimal cohesion across divisions, with Britain’s efforts aiding some modernization of labor and commerce.
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India
Great Britain
Poorly Paid for Great Work by Oliver Goldsmith
The text recounts Goldsmith's low earnings for major works, noting pitiful sums for The Vicar of Wakefield and The Travel er, and minimal pay for English Grammar. It cites a 100 guinea offer for The Deserted Village that was refused as excessive, and claims he died with large debts, with Dr. Johnson questioning poet treatment.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Wakefield
Dr. Johnson
How We Learn Goethe Reflections on Action and Imitation
A compact excerpt quoting Goethe on learning. It discusses the contrast between action and thought, early cheer at beginnings, the perplexing thresholds of expectation, and the surprise of earnestness. It notes imitation is innate yet choosing what to imitate is difficult, praising rare excellence and simple walking along the plain.
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Goethe
Romance Egg Note Delivers Long-Distance Message
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a young woman near Thirty-third and Cumberland who bought a dozen eggs from a local grocer. One egg bore the sender’s address and a request to write back to a distant farmer, who replied with pleasure at hearing from her and humorously noted the note on the egg dated a year ago.
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Thirty-third
Cumberland
Philadelphia Record
Peroxide of Hydrogen Urged for Wound Care
An editorial fragment warns families to keep peroxide in medicine chests as essential to treat skin abrasions. It states peroxide kills germs on contact and should be applied immediately to minor cuts and pinprick wounds, noting hidden dangers in small wounds and potential infection.
Navel Kite Game and Vakala String Tricks
The text describes a kite game called Navel Kite Game with Vakala as an example of how kites are manipulated. It mentions squads of ten or more using Indian kites, paper, and reels, and notes techniques to cut an opponent’s string by slowing and undercutting with Red Crane kites.
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Vakala
Leta
Reseren Weing
Telepathic Warnings In Odd Parlor Exchange
A fragment shows a girl and hostess discussing telepathy and premonitions as a scene opens with uneasy dialogue. The brief exchange hints at prophetic sense and looming visit, with garbled wording suggesting OCR damage.
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