A Jericho Meeting Sparks Talk of Jericho Guards
Pap Perkins recalls Bill Lapham pitching a grand idea to form the Jericho Guards as a civic volunteer escort for a future official, with Deacon Spooner and townsmen offering support while Lapham claims leadership. dissenters joke about readiness and mock the crowd with practical worries about fitness and readiness.
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Pap Perkins
Lapham
Lish Billinge
C. B. Lewis
Tarrytown
Bil Lapam
Bill
Jericho
United States
Pan
Spain
Bill Lapham
Mexico
Canada
Deacon Spooner
Sons of Freedom
William Lapham
Geese
Goslin
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Jericho Guards
Willin
Abner Jones
Monmouth
Abner
Ghal
Moses
Lish
M. Quan
Mules Rats and Men Wisdom of Miners in Mine Cautions
Denver Post reports on miners heeding signs in mine dangers. An inspector argues rats and mules detect trouble before men, who often ignore early warnings. He cautions against dismissing warning noises and animal behavior as superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Post
Cruel Joke Unsettles Yale Summit Household
A Yale Summit girl plays a cruel prank by reading a love letter her father wrote to her mother aloud with altered names. The mother reacts with anger, forbidding any romance with the letter’s writer. The daughter then hands the letter back, leaving the house oddly quiet as a cat quietly plies outside.
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Saltsbury
Down and Up
A brief Albany Journal dialogue has Hello greeting Mike and noting ongoing work as he remarks about cutting down a tree and plans to cut it up the next day.
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Mike
Albany Journal
False friendship fades like ivy on a wall
The Chicago News quotes a reflection on friendship, contrasting false ties that decay a bond with true friendship that revitalizes what it supports, urging resilience and the idea that true friendship endures while “expire” would be a misnomer for dying ties.
Freaks Of The Campaign Parade On Odd Bets And Tours
The article catalogs whimsical political bets and antics around the 1896 campaign. Winsted bets a ram batting match if McKinley wins, while Bryan backers wager cider and headstands. Other quirks include Stebbins supporting a mother in law for Bryan, and Wilkes hiring Cartwright as a nurse for twins in exchange for grooming and grooming favors. Tall Beaver campaigns in Indian costume for Bryan, and Missouri Governor candidate Joseph Flory tours Missouri by railroad velocipede. Edward Earl Britton and his wife back a trolley campaign to help win the nomination, with plans for active involvement in Washington.
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Kinley Junction
Ind
Henry Winsted
John Barnes
McKinley
Barnes
Winsted
Bryan
Burr Oak
Mich
Arthur Williams
George Stebbins
Stebbins
Williams
Finois
Horace Wilkes
Peru
Walter Cartwright
la Salle
Wilkes
Cartwright
Tall Beaver
Oklahoma Territory
Stevenson
Democratic National Committee
West
Haskell Indian School
Joseph Flory
Missouri
Flory
Edward Earl Britton
Brooklyn
Edward Earl
Washington
What the Tailor Sees Peculiarities of Men Being Measured for New Clothes
A Boston Herald excerpt reveals tailor quirks in fitting men. It notes how customers falsely pose and how tailors assess truthfulness, adjusting coats to fit natural posture and prevent future complaints. The piece lampoons vanity, slips of shoulder, and the difficulty of achieving perfect fit amid deceitful postures.
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Mr. Jones
Boston Herald
Sam and Jenny Banters Over a Horse Marriage
A bachelor farmer, hard up and eager to wed a neighbor famed for wealth, marries quickly. He buys a horse with part of her money, and she exclaims the horse arrived thanks to her silver. He retorts that her presence is owed to her money. The comic exchange ends with a sharp quip about fortune and marriage.
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Sam
Loudon
Lily of the Valley Deemed Poisonous by German Papers
The lily of the valley, praised for fragrance, is denounced as deadly by German papers. Both stems and flowers reportedly contain prussic acid, risking poisoning if sap enters a lip crack. Caution urged to avoid placing stalks in the mouth and to keep dead flowers away from birds and poultry.
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Home Guards
America
Chicago News
Wheeling
W.va
Lhe Midway
A. Reyman
Geo. Hook
H. A. Bowers
East Greenville
West Main Street
Massillon
G. F. Breckel
Mgr
Lester Kutchin
U. 8
Chicago
Maplewood Sanitarium
Will
Ohio
Columbus
H. Lester Kutchin
Kutehin
Ghia
Kutchin
Alc
Kutechin
C. QO
Conrad
Oarville
Mansion House
H. Leater Kutchin
Sumaner
Alliance
Independent
Spa
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