Absentminded Stranger and a Missing Suitcase Twist
A man buys a ten diamond cross for his wife and travels home by train. A forgetful fellow passenger, who borrows the valet case, steals the narrator’s luggage by mistake. On arrival the narrator learns his own case is missing and later the police return his suitcase with no wedding gift inside, leaving him and his wife distressed but the other man relieved.
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Hiu
Hum
Tle
Lay Guisaman
Cuba
May
Valde
Elioe
Este
Vale Valle
Caba Tam
Vetera
Wetral
Unevar
Tts
Aeeleg Inc
Varie Biel
Serenity
John T. Efkelman
When We Ware All Tenors From Pearson’s Weekly
A dated excerpt discusses voice types across races and ages. It claims Europeans began as tenors and descended to baritones and basses over time, asserting racial differences in vocal timbre and temperaments. It mentions postprandial pitch shifts and cautions about reliability of such generalizations.
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Europe
Pearson's Weekly
Ayer
Way of Hunting Among Ancient Peoples Described
The article explains how Dogri Inv dians track deer with two hunters using coordinated ambush tactics. It notes ostrich hunting by South African Bushmen, Eskimos mimicking seals, and Australian natives using a spear lure with a bird cry to bring young Kangaroo within range.
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South Africa
London Strand
Farsighted Economy in Magazine Reading Debate
A Chicago Tribune piece argues against subscribing to first class magazines, warning that annual costs grow. It notes binding and shelving expenses, totaling about sixty dollars over ten years, and suggests borrowing magazines instead to avoid wasteful spending.
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Chicago Tribune
Tale of the Telescope Crowd and a Moonlit Misperception
A group boasts of owning the largest telescope until a quiet man recalls a personal sighting. He described looking through a scope that seemed giant enough to reveal the moon and a man gesticulating and crying, believing a cannon was aimed at him. The crowd falls silent.
Gravitation Explained in Newton’s Classic Words
Newton states that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other with a force along the line joining them. The strength is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of their distance.
A Fitting Theme and Witty Exchanges Cited
A Washington Herald note jokes about restrictive laws becoming popular by penalizing a Saturday afternoon haircut request. A Baltimore American quip mocks a poet Rhimer, suggesting his poem title would satirize universal ownership. The Horace quote closes with a civil wisdom about wealth tied to need.
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Statesman
Abner
Washington Herald
Adam Palas to undergo eye operation in Milwaukee today
Adam Palas travels with Dr. H. A. Lathrop to Milwaukee where eye surgery will be performed today by Dr. Wardemann, a noted specialist. Palas has long suffered eye trouble, and friends hope the operation will restore and greatly improve his sight. Banner Mills Buckwheat flour is guaranteed pure. The forestry debate on abolishing wooden Christmas toys is dismissed by sensible foresters who note wood aids overall enjoyment. Charles Wild Rose Music Co of Baraboo welcomes C. J. Johnston as successor to William Alton, bringing Michigan experience and strong piano sales credentials. The firm, with branches across Wisconsin, plans growth in 1908.
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Adam Palas
H. A. Lathrop
Milwaukee
Wardemann
Paulus
Banner Mills
Charles Wild Rose Music Co
Baraboo
Wis
C. J. Johnston
William Alton
Johnston
Michigan
Wisconsin
First National Bank of Marshfield to Elect Directors
Notice states a meeting of stakeholders at the bank office in Marshfield Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon January 14 1908 at three o clock for election of a board of directors for the ensuing year and for other business. B F McMixan president H G Haserhut cashier Marshfield Wis Dec 9 07.
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First National Bank of
Marshfield
Wis
B. F. McMixan
H. G. Haserhut
Seventy-Seven Homeopathic Remedy Ad Claim
An old advertisement for Humphreys Seventy-Seven promises relief for grip and colds without morphine or habit forming drugs. It claims to act directly on the affected area and to be harmless, offering a free manual and stating it is manufactured under the Food and Drug Act. The ad lists Dengetsts and the New York company address.
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Humphreys
Allapice Pimento Described as Cinnamon Clove Nutmeg Mix
Allapice or pimento is a small dark berry the size of a pea with calyx remnants and a fragrance akin to cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Jamaica is the sole country exporting pimento, while an inferior variety reaches Mexico and parts of Central and South America.
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Mexico
Central and
South America
Jamaica
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Ireland
Thit Island
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
Leith
Rerfjavik
Horace
Food and Dry Act
Humphreys' Homse
J.C. Ayer
Lowell
Christensen-Abel Co
Vedder
C. S. Vedder
E. F. Mechler
John A. Hoffman
J. W. Thompson
Alber’s Drug Store
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