Explosion on Grove Street Sparks Afro-American Humor in 1890s Clip
A Detroit Free Press anecdote from Grove Street features a police inquiry about a supposed explosion. A "colored man" explains powder in a stick caused a stove blast, but a passerby claims no knowledge, recalling a Toledo incident that taught caution about explosive wood. The piece blends a racial caricature with a newsy tone reflecting late 19th century press style and audience.
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Grove Street
Detroit Free Press
de Pusson
Toledo
Look Up and Let the Sky Lift Your Burden
A reflective lyric urging readers to escape earthly confines of brick and stone. The speaker praises looking to a quiet sky and distant clouds to carry away worry, offering healing breath and renewed peace beyond control.
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Fred J. Warris
Widow Blinkins Tale From Mountain Road
A traveler meets a mountaineer near a gap and learns Bill Blinkins is alive but kept by his widow. The widow allegedly drove Bill from the home after a timber dispute, and a plan to visit her is considered as the traveler heads toward the nearest house. The tale unfolds in a Detriot Free Press style anecdote from a rural mountain setting.
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University of the State Missouri
Columbia
University of the State of Missouri
Mayferd-Smith Academy
Marble Hill
E. R. Graham
Graham
Frederick C. Hicks
University of Missouri
Widder Blinkins
Sam Blinkins
Shad
Sam
Pineville
Bill
Gill
Wieder
Detruit Free Press
The Lawyer and the Witness
An attorney questions a witness in a courtroom exchange marked by misreads and misfires. The witness remains polite while giving terse, evasive answers about his name age and residence, revealing the lawyer’s growing frustration.
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John Smith
Balange
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