Newspaper Laws and Local News Highlights
The editorial page reports on subscription terms for the periodical, warns subscribers about payment terms, and outlines liability for nonpayment. It also covers Detroit coal purchases for the needy, Ripon council actions, a vetoed electric railway ordinance, and a Palmyra women’s deadly family tragedy. Additional items note Milwaukee discussions on extending county superintendent terms, David Evans Jr.’s stance against Spooner, and a Stevens Point graphite company forming with a $500,000 capital. The brief closes with a note promoting Fuller & Hathaway pasteurized milk.
Milwaukee Will Leaves Estate to Mrs Bradley and Kin
Bradley Lett Wilt details a Milwaukee will dated August 30, 1879. It leaves the greater part of the estate to Emma A. Bradley the widow, plus her two brothers Edward and James and her adopted son William T. Bradley each an undivided fourth. Emma Bradley died last November, and two days before Mr. Bradley’s death he married his secretary. No provision is made for the widow. Witnesses were James and Thomas Pereless of Milwaukee.
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William Hi. Bradley
Milwaukee
Emma A. Bradley
Edward
James
William T. Bradley
Some More Lively Jeems From a Hustling Weekly
The Arizona Kicker parodies readers and local happenings with mock news items. Major Underbilt visits the Kicker office but misses a shoot, Grass Valley Tagle suspends, Indian chief and others are mentioned in humorous vignettes. Local figures like Jon Halton and Tohu Calhoun appear in spoof notes about gold, cigars, and prospecting.
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C. B. Lewis
Major Underbilt
Kicker
Lone Jack
Literary Influences and Office Reading Habits
A critic questions a boss about an office boy who reads dime novels constantly. The proprietor acknowledges the habit and notes the predecessor's success with similar stories, suggesting the boy’s reading could impact his own opportunities within the business.
Curtain Chaos at Theater Prompted by Falling Pole
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes manager furious after a curtain collapse injures a man with a granite head. The incident disrupted a show and led the manager to vow no more freaks in his theater, blaming a broken ten dollar curtain pole for the trouble.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
No Call Por Leluure Story
Indianapolia News reports a quirky, largely garbled exchange about an apparent fall and an accident insurance matter. The dialogue hints at work return for Pete and a misspelled name, reflecting OCR garble rather than clear facts.
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Indianapolia News
The Mother's Rave Pere Book Introductory Exchange
In a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph fragment Mr Sanges places a book on the table and expresses a wish that Lucy read it while Mrs Saugse forbids her from touching it in a brief domestic dialogue.
An Endless Chain Weary-Ah Ma am Career Checkers
A short New York Journal item notes a chess style exchange with a weary feel, mentioning a checker named Mrs. Nitt-Well and the phrase its your move in a playful, syndicated style.
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Nitt
New York Journal
Samuel Dolby and the bear tale at the farm
Deacon Samuel Dolby faces Mrs. Dolby’s charges from Mrs. Winders tales about a past misstep. She recites incidents from the last year including a fall into a rain barrel, a roadside fight, and dog chasing chaos, while the couple weighs morality and community judgment. The story blends rural life, humor, and long tenure in the church.
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O. B. Warner
Bacon Dolby
Mrs. Dolby
Samuel
Wiver
Ohio
Shmuel
Mrs. Dalby
Ebenezer Clark
Ebenezer
Clilar
Deacon Dolby
E Nenezer
Bulis
Miranda
Joab Green's
Breakfast Food’s Value in Patent Morning Meals
The Eskimo couple argues over dwindling supplies with the husband lamenting no blubber and thin boots. The wife asserts the value of patent breakfast foods found in magazines and advertisements and suggests serving a dish of flaked snow for breakfast as a clever, if cold, solution.
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Ts Teving
Verile oper prima donna discussion quoted
A Chicago Post excerpt notes a prima donna in a discussion about restraint and abandonment. She initially insists it would be utterly impossible to throw her feet up with abandon, then says she changed her mind after attempting to shave alone for the first time.
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Chicago Post
Alama Son and Cyrus Debating Quacks
A fragment from Chinage News shows Alama Son and Cyrus arguing about so called quacks. A man named Silas is mentioned as having a wart removed, with a bizarre note about using it as a collar button.
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Alama
Cyrus
Hiram
Silas
Chinage News
Unpleasant Thought From Cleveland Honeymoon Note
A clipped dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer hints at discomfort after a honeymoon. The exchange suggests lingering regrets and reflections on future possibilities, with a brief, uneasy exchange between the unnamed speakers.
The Zoo Race Story Told by Animals in Verse
In a playful Baltimore scene the monkey acts as referee while the camel, elephant, peacock, leopard, kangaroo, and others take part in a whimsical race. The hippo totes a horn and the giraffe wins, as all characters boast and blame in a humorous tally of speed and wit.
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Palmyra
Amelia Roller
David Evans, Jr
Waushata County
John C. Spooner
Madison
Plainfield
Evans
Spooner
Mr. Evans
Stevens Point
Junction City
Fuller & Hathaway
Bradley
Arizona
Grass Valley Tagle
Brother Watkins
Weeps
Jon Halton
White Wolf
Ig 2
Joe
Inez
Nebraska
Tab
Tohu Calhoun
N. Quad
Deacon Dolvy
Samuael
San Prancisco Examiner
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Marashileld, Wis
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Woon
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Looman
John Therolf
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