Diverse items from ancient to modern world notes in Missouri press
The column surveys varied items: jewelry insured for 75 pounds, a Bulgarian Roman chariot found near Philippopolis with arms and remains, New Jersey’s largest white oak near Mickelton, and remarks on brain prices and a million-dollar steel salary. It covers archaeology at Peabody museum, U.S. exports to Argentina, cremation trends in Paris, a Pullman wireless line, forestry plans near Millinocket, and AFL labor debates in Louisville plus ad regulation and early artificial limbs costs. It also mentions a Jeffersonian tone on postal arrests and wartime generals’ kin in Virginia.
Haunted House and Aussie Cousin Arrive at Hollow Ash Hall
In a moonlit scene at Hollow Ash Hall the plaid cloaked Marjorie and her husband Charles Cowley arrive. Rose and Katharine host as a ghostly mood shifts to a tale of ghosts, Vernon history, and a cradle that rocks in the night, linking to tales from Australia and Banley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Marjorie
Hollow Ash Hall
Cowley
Charles
Mr. Cowley
Dloor
Mise Mar- Jovrie
Marjorie
Mr Cowley
Ani
Snatker
Queen Beda
Rowe
Miss Rose
Austra
Hose
Elsabeth
Nose
Charles Cowley
Australia
Mra, Cowley
Indy
Melbourne
Sydney
Lough- Snur
Charlest
Banney
Ghostly Rocking in the Old Kitchen
Conversation centers on a rocking apparatus believed to rock nightly at nine in the kitchen. Roser, Cowley, and others debate its reality and danger, while a young lady recalls warnings about love making. Aunt Catharine and Mrs Macarthy react with fear as the scene ends unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Roser
Mr. Cowley
Experi Oiece
Oradie
Rowe
Catharine
Charles
Mrs. Macarthy
Dad Ross
Superstition Among Educated Women Is Noted
A writer observes superstition persisting among educated women who read Spencer Browning and Emerson and keep a dreambook with their Bible. Some dream and fear foretold misfortune while others mock the fear yet remain nervous, with one intelligent woman troubled by infant dreams and persistent prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Browning
Emerson
Dave
Man Cuts Off Foot To Free From Bear Trap
Milford lumber dealer John McLeod recounts a wild incident in which his wooden leg saved him after a bear trap closed on his leg while traveling between landings. He used a jackknife to free himself, leaving a shard in the trap, and with a stick and cane hobbed back to camp. A French crewman quipped about losing the whole leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
John McLeond
Milford
Township
Athabasca
John
McLeod Fins Witter
The Growing Tongue Reverses Language Power
A historical note claims English has surged to 180000000 speakers, 76000000 in the United States and 40000000 in Great Britain and Ireland, while German Russian French and Spanish trails, with Spanish chiefly outside Europe. The text discusses shifting linguistic dominance across Europe and the globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Argetine Republic
America
Argentine
England
Europe
Great Britain
Ireland
The Dest Hair Tonic Sun Bath Folklore Tale
The piece touts sun baths as the best tonic for hair and cites Greek maidens as an ancient example. It notes hair care with washing near a window to catch extra sunlight and mentions brushing afterward. It ends with an odd line about a harbor buoy as a child of the en.
Misread Verses and Parlour Tales in Column Mix
A collage of humorous verse and sketches includes a warning about growing up from a poem by Arthur Stringer, a slice of domestic anecdote about a baby’s wardrobe, a dental tale from London Tit-Bits, a mock foreign letter translated in slang, and a comic boarding-house anecdote from the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Newspaper Bite From Wolf Creek Gazette
An eccentric local voice vents at society in Givesdom Gulch, claiming sole status with a white shirt and ink buttons. A wild Apache avenue incident ends with a gun misfire by lawyer John Shayne, who collapses after a staged confrontation, and Wolf Creek searches uncover a missing man Thomas White beyond bear tracks.
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Givesdom Gulch
John Shayne
Whyster
Apache Avenue
Wolf Creek
Simday
Thomas White
Winchester
Thomas
C. B. Lowry
Chicago
Dilly Newa
SAMPLES OF CHICAG MODETY Aunt Anecdote
An Oak Park girl recalls a relative described as an old maid who kept a late vigil one night with the curtain down to her room. The reminiscence hints at quirky, private habits and a sense of family lore.
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Oak Park
Stray Jokes and Snippets From The Times
A humorous snippet collection features a debtor joke about kidnapping a cook, a child’s playful art quip on dye, and an astral skeptic's take on reincarnation. A quip on germ theory shares a health anecdote, while a note mentions Pennsylvania railroad trains running at an average speed of by miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
London Daily from a London tea party guessing game
A fragment discusses guests guessing book titles from stray clues with prizes for most titles and hardest to read. A comedic exchange follows about scientific notes and Jupiter in opposition, with lines from a nephew and an old lady reacting to the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leneue
London
Veen
Eryetel
Satan
Jupiter
Douglas shoe factory to expand capacity and output
W J Douglas plans a 14000 square foot factory expansion with a new 400 hp engine and 160 hp boiler to support future growth. Startup in July targets 600 dozen shoes daily and a weekly payroll around 22000 dollars. advertising spend will rise, with half page ads in major city papers.
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W. J. Douglas
Douging
Douglas la
Brockton
Mass
Times
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Missouri
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Anerraile
Airake
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Fee
Tonch
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New Jersey
Mickelton
Gloucester County
New Steel Corporation
Conduras
Peabody Museum
Cambridge
Paris
Cemmery
Pere la Chaise
Pullman
Wash
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Millinooket
Department For
Gifford Plochot
Labor Organization
American Federation of Labor
Louisville
National Liquor Dealers’ Association
Linia
Frances E. Willard
Organized Labor
Knights of Labor
Euch
George H. Thomas
Will
Bouthampton County
Virginia
Miss Judith
Mia Annee
SRE
Mee
Austrailia
Ming Marjorie
Comina
Lmeat
Rose
Mrs. Cowley
Mra. Magnum
Rosy
Papa
Charlie
Tiny Oo
Askes Rose
Mr. Vernon
Weverty
Vernon
Banley
Mary
Arthur Stringer
New York Commercial Advertiser
Everett
Abe
Brolettaddieh
Lalay
N.hl
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Prince Sing
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago Record-Herald
Architectural Wiscove
Milwaukee Sentinel
West Side
Neem
Yong
Talnisterial Naped
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wdiner
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Tommy
Dod
Arizola
Arron Ricker
Mistle
Chiwaeshing Co
Ciantty
Chiteago
Astart
New York
St. Jacobs Oil
Bears
W. L. Douglas
Ohbet
Urn
Alee
Bola
Goodyear West
Weiner Cealer
Milo
Farteby
Doudlas
Hawt
Hissta Banerald
Mien
Tokova River
Hisalan
Ekaterinoslav
Joe Bac
Fie
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W Kise
Gereate
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Iland
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Hio de la Plata
Douglas Factory
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Choate
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
FA. Miller
Philip Aetley
Woldler
Lawbeth Lovdon
Poole
Patuda
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Department of Interior
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Canada
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W. Nisin
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Bi.t. Holmes
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