Result of a School Love Case on the Prairie
Ensign Schuyler Noble of the US battleship Prairie fends off a two-girl dilemma after Lucy Archibald snares a souvenir spoon from the officers’ mess. Lieutenant Mansfield exposes theft by disguising detectives among guests, forcing a public break with Lucy while Noble finds a new ally in the admiral’s family.
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Torigino
Schuyler Noble
United States
Prairie
Noble
Lacy Archibald
Naval Academy
Declne
Élang
Lucy
Camelia Trrae
Union
Schuyler
Leutenant Mansfield
Mansfeld
Mansfield
Fred
Lucy Archbald
Ensign Noble
Miss Trine
Maus Bell
Lucy Archibald
Indies
Miss Archibald
Beatrice Tucehr
Composite Names in Puget Sound Placemaking
A Puget founder explains how regional toponymy differs east and northwest. The passage cites Skikomishes Snohomishes Snoqualmies and Wabkiakums, noting Bucoda in Pierce County, naming origins from Northern Pacific workers Buckley Coulter and Davis. Bu roda arose to fit town needs and Pacific terminology.
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East
Northwest
Puget
Northern Pacific Railroad
Pierce County
Wash
Thei Nores
Puget Sound
Beggars on Horseback In Transcribed Tales
A storied dialogue contrasts beggars on horseback across regions. The narrator and Hal recount beggar caravans traveling from town to town in Aoosta and Argentina, noting differing poverty images from China to Malta and Malta avenues while a sailor sips an ice cream soda.
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Aoosta
Caravuns
China
Malta
Inter
New Orleans Times-Democrat
An Unaccountable Failing
A father laments his son's forgetfulness over election figures, wondering where the memory lapse came from. He criticizes the idea of relying on memory and suggests writing figures down to finish duties early.
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Mr. Harding
Mrs. Harding
Lim
A Dance Trick With Candle Smoke Rekindles Wick
A tale describes blowing out a candle after burning to create white smoke that will, if fame is applied from a short distance, cause the flame to rekindle the wick. The performer must avoid drafts or swinging doors while the smoke rises.
Verger’s Comic Reply At Bishop’s Request
In a London Telegraph excerpt, Dean Pigoc recalls a verger answering a bishop who asked when he should appear. The verger says he will set the choir, seat them, then return to conduct the bishop to the chancel, a remark that underscores the humor in clerical ceremony.
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Dean Pigoc
London Telegraph
Expected Reduction in a London Punch Potshot
Grandfather and Donald debate a simple arithmetic point with a playful exchange. Grandpa Macpherson-How many do two and two make. Donald answers four and jokes about being beaten down. The snippet captures a household banter moment from a London Punch context.
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Grandpa Macpherson
Donald
Donela
Grandpa
London
Compass Reveals How a Swindle Fleeced Gambler
In 1865 or 1886, a civil engineer aboard the Union Pacific recalls Julesburg’s rowdy gambling den where loaded dice, a telegraphic magnet under a dice table, and a hidden battery controlled outcomes. A plainer rival, a pockmarked man, fled as the plainsman recovered losses and offered a reward for the compass trick, which the narrator declined.
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Civ
Union Pacific Railroad
Julesburg
Sodom
Laramie
Jim
North Pole
Yaan
Soong
Thare
Hunter Halsey
Mulberry Tre Bk Industry and Odd Local Vignettes
A fragmented 19th century slice describes Mulberry trees in northern Italy used for worms and charcoal, then shifts to anecdotes about a gentleman with a bucket shop and a Colorado voter registration scene where a woman hesitates to declare her party. The text preserves quirky local color and partial dialogue.
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Italy
Not Listed Wall Street Operator Attends Waldorf Gathering
A renowned Dig operator on Wall Street, famed for his success, joins the Waldorf coterie at Mr Boldt pig hotel after the market closes. A recent dinner outing featured a young lady unfamiliar with Wall Street as he guided her toward literary topics, asking if she liked Balzpe. She replied she avoids curb stocks.
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Wall Street
Waldorf Coterie
Ebyaning Fort
Notice to Bidders for Fifth Street Water Main Digging
Notice is given that bids are invited for digging and laying approximately 50 feet of iron water pipes on West Fifth Street from Walnut to Wisconsin, with fittings and hydrants. Bids due 7 PM July 31, 1908, to the Water & Light Co. Bid deposits equal to 10 percent of bid, certified for Water Commission, Marshfield. The Water Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated Marshfield, Wis., July 18, 1908.
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West Fifth Street
Walnut
Wisconsin Street
Water & hightoMea
Fifth Street
Stps
The
Water and Light Co
Water Commission
Marsh
Water & Light
Marsffield, Wis
L. Dorschel
Construction of Concrete Spillway Bid Notice
Novice is advised that sealed bids for construction of a concrete spillway at the reservoir on the waterworks grounds will be received until July 31. Envelopes must be marked Bistor Construction of Concrete Spillway and delivered to the superintendent of the Water & Light Company Marskiefl Wis. A bid bond of percent of the approximate gross amount must accompany bids. deposits forfeited if bidder fails to sign contract. The Water and Light Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated March 1, 1908, Marshfield Wisconsin. Dor schel Superintendent.
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Floam
Warner and Hehnome
Iestor
Water & Light Company
Whiting
Weeouidudebeck
Water Commission
Marskilels
Wis
Shatagrou
Forfelt
Water
Neht Commission
Wny
Wll
Marshfield
Widay
U. L
Dorschel
Government Land Opening in Tripp County South Dakota
The government land opening in Tripp County South Dakota is expected around October 1st, opening about eight million acres to settlement. The Rosebud extension of the Chicago and North Western Railway connects to this land, with tickets to Dallas as the North Western terminus near the reservation border. The US Land Office may be located there and free descriptive pamphlets detailing how to obtain a quarter section are available from any C N W ticket agent.
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Tripp Co
Orteber
Rosebud
Chicago & North Western Ry
Dallas
North Western
United States Land Office
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed By North Carolina Man
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve the world affords stating it cured a felon on his thumb and always heals any sore or wound it is applied to. Available for 25 cents at Sexton Bros. drug store.
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Bucklen
J. W. Jenkins
Chapel Hill
N.C
Tom
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Northwestern Line Offers Low Round-Trip Fares for G A R Camp and Knights Conclave
Low round trip rates announced from points on The Northwestern Line for the G A R encampment in Toledo Ohio August 27 to 30 and Knights of Pythias Conclave in Boston Massachusetts likely August 3. Full particulars from Chicago and Northwestern Ry agents.
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Toledo
Ohio
Knights of Pythias
Boston Mass
Italy
Chicago & Northwestern
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W. L. Littie
Tiffault & Kamps
R. Connor Co
Strateford, Wis
Pexkx
Marshfield Banner Mills
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Ratate Exchange Co
Turnaam & Ebge
Marshfield, Wood Co
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