Jabe Hawkins Wins Hetty Allen After Hypnotic Power
In Maple Run a homely man named Jabe Hawkins, once feared for ugliness, gains confidence and reputation after a hypnotist reveals Jabe’s hidden power to bend others. He courts Hetty Allen, the prettiest girl, eventually winning her and fathering seven blue-eyed children, despite prior marriages and family whims.
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Hawkins
Uncle Ben
Julie
Maple Run
Jake
Si Peter
Dad Harris
Mirandy
Jim Damm
Jabe
Allus
Sun Must Have Distinct Blue Hue in Space View
Professor S P Langley of the Smithsonian argues from above the earth that the sun appears distinctly blue to the naked eye. He insists the sun’s proper color is a true blue, not merely bluish.
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S. P. Langley
Smithsonian Institution
How a Bullet Travels Lessons for the Soldier to Shoot
A Pearson's Weekly piece explains bullet trajectory and the forces acting on a round. It details gravity air resistance and propulsion, noting drop at range, bayonet effects, typical and maximum ranges, penetration, wind drift, rifle individuality, and the need for practice to adjust aim.
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Pearson's Weekly
Incident in Haiti Reveals Treating Customs in Vosque
In Haiti a caste of native creoles are praised as refined hosts while white residents, described as bold characters, lure guests with cocktails. A visitor and host share two drinks, the first paid by the guest and the second, by the guest again, exposing a pattern of unforeseen expense.
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Haiti
Henry Sandham
Harper’s Magazine
Chickens In Haiti Reflect Color of President’s Rule
In Haiti chickens are described as color coded to the president in power. Yellow legged Dominique birds flourish under a yellow president, while black legged fowl are slain. black legged birds dominate under a black president, with similar patterns in Santo Domingo. The piece notes language quirks and local speech about Eye-ta.
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Haiti
Yaller
Santo Domingo
Victor Smith
New York Press
Smelling a Railway Tale From Westchester County
A blind man walking with a friend in Westchester last week detected a railway track by scent. He smelled the rails and described an odor like heated iron filings, confirming the train's presence despite no audible signal.
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Westchester County
New York Herald
Ill wind blows no body some good then cyclone tale
An Ohio State Journal quip contrasts weather lore from Arkansas and the East. A cyclone past brought a horse, wagon, cow stable, and a steady farm hand, gifts long desired for two years. The exchange highlights rural attitudes toward storms and luck.
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Arkansan
Ohio State Journal
Nosebleed Treatment Advice From Times
A New York Times tip recommends stopping a nosebleed by placing a one inch square blotting paper rolled to pencil size into the bleeding nostril. The hollow fills the space and coagulates quickly to halt bleeding.
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New York Times
Massillon Picnic excursion a memorable Euclid Beach outing
The Russell & Co. Employes Mutual Benefit Association annual excursion to Euclid Beach, with Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway service for fifteen hundred travelers, featured excellent track and fast return times. Despite minor miscommunications at Cleveland depot, attendees enjoyed beach, boat ride, Ferris wheel, theaters, and Massillon city water, with praise for organizers led by Howarth.
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Russell & Co
Mutual Benefit Association
Euclid Beach
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company
Massillon
Gleveland
Navarre
Cleveland Oi
Cleveland
G. A. van Dusen
Ontario Street
Hinhking
Park
Sou
Kent
City
Old
Erie
Cuyahoa Riter
Situ
Eden
Lake Erie
Inach
Russell
Howarth
Beauty and health claims for Knox Stomach Tablets
Claims that pure blood and a healthy liver and stomach produce clear complexions. Advertises Knox Stomach Tablets purifying the blood and removing poisons causing pimples and blotches. Fifty doses priced at fifty cents from druggists.
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Knox
British Doctors Extend Free Treatment to Septembers End
Delay is dangerous and free medical services are extended to September 29th at Suite Wand 18 Werner Block Canton Ohio. The British Doctors offer consultation examination minor surgery with no charges for three months for all invalids who call before the deadline. They treat all diseases and guarantee cures, advising against useless treatments if incurable. Office hours 9 am to 8 pm. no Sunday hours. stamps accepted for home treatment questions.
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Wand
Werner Block
Canton, O
Canton
Penny Headache Cure and Diamond Digest Tablets Ad
Dr. John McGlade of Mt. Zion Missouri endorses Diamond Digest Tablets for gastric ulcers and dyspepsia. The Diamond Drug Co. offers penny headache tablets from 2 cents and a free sample, with a guaranteed cure of stomach and bowel issues in two weeks and money refund if not satisfied.
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StRone
Diamond Drug CO
A Charming Life and Four Legged Weather Prophets
A tale from Historical Sketches of Kentucky recalls Jutham Strout's miraculous rescue after a 170 foot fall from a cliff by a buckeye tree near Harrodsburg. The piece notes the man survived with minor bruises, joking that he had a charmed life. It also cites tortoise weather predictions along the African coast and broad animal premonitions of rain.
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Kentucky
Harrodsburg
Hudson
Jutham Strout
Bottow
Mr. Stront
Mr. Strout
Chicago
Cool and Methodiess Lawyer in a Midnight Burglary
A distinguished New York lawyer and his sister live in an old mansion. She narrates how he calmly investigated a possible burglary waking at midnight. He confronts a rough intruder in the back hall, guides him to the correct door, and quips that it slides back. The tale appears in Harper's Round Table.
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New York
Harper’s Round Table
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Hall's Cure
Notice warns against mercury containing catarrh ointments and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. It cautions about internal mercury dangers and urges buying genuine Hall's Cure from druggists with testimonials available. Also mentions Grain-O beverage preferred for health and children's welfare from Genessee Pure Food Co Le Roy NY.
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H.all
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Washington, D.C
Genessee Pure Food Co
le Roy
N. Y
F. Myers
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Ixce
Allman & Putman
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