Polar bear tale on a freighter with a sea storm
Captain Franke recounts a wild incident aboard the steel freighter Karthage during a December gale. A polar bear, mistaken for a block of ice, toppled from a berg after impact with an iceberg. Crew tied the bear, kept it in a hog pen, and planned to deliver it to Hanbury animal gardens.
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New York
Zoolog Ideal Gardens
Filte Franke
Karthage
Franke
la Hoboken
Hanbury
Sleeper Locks Self in Garbage Can at Union Station
A man who gave the alias Tony Kirshmeir crawled into a basement garbage can at Union Station in Pittsburg and woke to being covered by dumped trash. A bystander alerted Officer Andrew Welsh who found him inside. He was taken to Central Station and charged with vagrancy.
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Pittsburg
Tony Kirshmeir
Union Station
Banning
Dortor
Andrew Welsh
Central Station
Rabbit Leaps In Auto Dog Killed By Fumes
New York man Charles Crampsey driving near Caldwell New Jersey witnessed a dog chasing a rabbit jump into his moving car. The rabbit vanished inside the sedan while the dog fell dead from gasoline fumes. A veterinary attendant ruled the dog died from asphyxia due to the chase and fumes.
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New York
Charles Crampsey
Newark
Caldwell
N. 3
Sergia
Mr. Crampsey
Orampsey
Bullfrog in Trouser Pocket Causes Comical Farmhouse Fire
Hardy and Mrs Maud Pepoon awaken to a bullfrog seized from the husband's pocket. The chase ends when a black bear charges the couple as their Blue Clay Creek home and kerosene lamp setup catch fire. Neighbors shoot the bear, saving the pair, but the dwelling is destroyed.
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Hardy
Maud Pepoon
Henry Pepoon
Blue Clay Creek
Poppon
Pepponis
The Irony of Fate Re Did She Wins Tobacco Packs
A reader notes a humorous line about the fate of a character, claiming she won five packages of tobacco and the company’s congratulations. The brief lines resemble a playful contest or promotional toasting moment.
Novel Submarine Problem Solved by Lincoln Invention
Denver report by Robert Lincoln describes a new submarine craft with a revoluble hull and screwless propulsion using hydroplanes and turrets. The design claims subsurface observation, ease of steering, and use as a life preserver, with torpedo tubes and reinforced inner and outer hulls. Also notes a Pa. case of Dora Yockey’s oversized casket for a 30 stone body and elephantiasis-like disease.
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Denver
Robert Lincoln
War Department
Lincoln
Comprassod
Nestle
Bea
Alter
Kittanning
Dora Yockey
Trimmer Band aims to coach Iowa boys into thrift and study
Des Moines native Samuel Saundersman launches The Trimmer Band to recruit boys aged nine to sixteen, offering 1.50 to start a savings plan and a penny daily for three years plus a final dollar. Participants must save nickels and dimes, fund a college path, and learn economy, finance, and morals. Saundersman, valued at about 1.5 million, funds $6,000 in the scheme.
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Bez Moines
Lowa
Siamuel Landerman
Des Moines
Saucermian
The
Trimmer Band
Thia
Nobel laureate Bucken speaks on free Christianity in Boston
Prof Rudolph Bucken of the University of Jena, Nobel prize in literature, did not attend in person at the Fourth International Congress of Religious Liberals in Boston September 22 to 27, 1907. His paper on what free Christianity requires to become victorious was read in Pigina Hall. Bucken has authored major German works on religion and life.
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International Congress of
Religious Liberals
Boston
Piigrina Hall
Department of Religious History and Philosophy
George A. Gordon
Charles W
Kidney Pills End Long Suffering Says Mrs Wrecht
A Mitchell South Dakota woman recounts ten years of kidney trouble improved by Doane Kidney Pills. She describes back pain dizziness and irregular kidney secretions ending with relief and better health. The ad notes price and distributor details. The second item is a humorous note about a wealthy Kansas City family seeking a single painting of all family members with painting cost tied to size.
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John H Wrecht
East First St. Mitchell
S. D
Remedies for Dandruff and Milk Crust Captured in Ad Copy
A collage of 1908 era testimonials tout Cotl euré remedies for dandruff and milk crust on babies. The letters claim scalp relief and hair retention after using Cutleura Soap and Ointment, attributed to Mrs. J A Daring of Carthage Illinois and a Boston company promo.
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J. A. Daring
Fifth St
Carthage
Ghlo
Potter Crow & Clana. Corp
Boston
Rosy and Plump Health From Right Food
A reader testifies that Grape-Nuts and cream restored strength after months of illness. The letter says his wife regained her rosy health and vigor, crediting the product as a genuine, proven remedy. It references Postum Go. and The Road to Wellville as well.
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Eixteen
Postum Go
Wellville
Deep Appeal Of Western Canada As Land Frontier
A State Register writer argues Western Canada offers land at low prices with good climate similar to Minnesota and the Dakotas. Letters from former U.S. residents describe favorable soil, water, and potential for settlement, noting government support could attract capital and make the region a viable garden of Eden.
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Tews State Register
Western
Canada
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Western Canada
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. R. Conley
Lougheed
Detroit
Capitel
Foe looking maid hired amid sharp talk in Houston
A fragment from a Houston clipping shows a humorous exchange about a maid described as highly recommended yet seeming ignorant of duties. The dialogue mocks knowledge of service norms and hints at hiring judgments.
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Law of the Just
Klas
Houston
Distemper Cure Claims From Europe Mentioned
A Vienna writer praises SPOHN'S DISTEMPER COMPOUND as a standard European remedy for distemper and throat diseases in horses and humans. Advertisers tout relief of suffering and significant profit for owners, with prices at 50 cents and one dollar per bottle. SPOHN MEDICAL CO. Goshen Ind.
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Jon
Emi Kving
Vienna
Aus
SPOHN
Europe
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
Mabel’s Wish and the Creamery Question
A fragmented dialogue shows Mabel asking about buying cream at a creamery and whether the seller would include freckles, while references to Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a Peoria factory hint at a broader, vivid era setting with informal family talk and product mentions.
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Mabel
Goma Tanate Tannery
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Bruin
Aoy
Holpa Lada
Samuel
Aucerman
Bucken
Rudolph Bucken
University of Jens
Prof Rudolf Eucken
Chicago
Kansas City
Painter
Ilfe
K. C
Columbia
Harper's Weekly
Cutiura
Mies Hash
Daddy
Irma
Father
Castro
Holland
New York Times
Mportant
Motnera
Beamin
Christian Missionary Alliance
Garfield
Garheld Tea O
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
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