Dear Bonnet Drives Upward Bills for Boobingle Wife
In this humorous tale Mr Boobingle laments stock declines while his wife demands a new bonnet. After sparring over price she pins him to a $50 hat bill paid on account $35, prompting a moral about the high cost of fashion and pride.
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Mr. Boobingle
Klondike
Joseph
Neighborly
Blodgett
Bowler Bachelors
Samuel Sweetyouth
Susan Sweetyouth
Buncombe Bowler
Susie Sweetyouth
Buncombe
Bachelors’ Club
Benedicts
Raters’ Club
Quickaway
Boobingle
Mrs. Boobingle
The Locusts Song Echoes a Heat Wave
The Washington Post recounts Mammy shelling peas as she predicts continued heat. A locust cry punctuates the scene, with Mammy insisting the hot weather lasts, and the bug’s shrill wail likened to a fretful baby.
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Washington Post
Mammy
Chile
Impostor arrested as confidence man in Boston Transcript item
A man claiming to be from Kentucky and inviting no drink aroused suspicion. Police were called and the suspect was arrested for im posture, described as a clear confidence game by the Boston Transcript.
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Fuddy
Duddy
Kentucky
Boston Transcript
Not Their Language Dialect Surprises Dorothy About Hens
Dorothy reveals surprise when a grandfather's hen hatches goslings. She remarks they may not understand her dialect, noting the unlikely bond between barnyard creatures and language. The judge comments on the humorous misunderstanding.
Prince of Wales Granted Rightful Seat in Lords
The Philadelphia Record notes that a prince of Wales comes of age from birth and a chair is set for him on the right of the throne in the House of Lords.
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Ace
Prince of Wales
House of Lords
Philadelphia
Vaccination hailed by German example amid Wallace attack
A London Lancet correspondent reports Dr. Rizzozero of Rome praising Germany’s 1874 vaccination law and its impact, noting reduced smallpox deaths from 143,000 in 1871 to about 116 annually. He contrasts Franco Prussian war outcomes, with vaccinated Germans suffering far fewer casualties than French.
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Alfred Russel Wallace
Rizzozero
Rome
London
Lancet
Italy
Germany
Edison claims perfected kinetoscope with color fixtures and phonograph
Edison describes perfect 4 by 5 inch photographs for the kinetoscope with color reproduction and notes the plan to film a grand opera using his phonograph. He asserts tone reproduction rivals live singing and envisions a cheap setup with curtain stage, two operators, and low admission so the public can hear great singers for a song.
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Mr. Edison
Melba
Nordica
Eames
de Reszkes
German Thimble with Turnable Knife Cuts Thread
A German inventor introduces a novel thimble equipped with a movable knife. By opening the knife with a small handle the thread sits between the cutting edges, and closing the knife severs the thread. It aims to replace biting threads with teeth and seeks popular use across Germany.
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Germany
Gas Explosions Warned As Common Household Danger
The article warns that gas explosions in private homes are common and largely preventable with careful handling. It notes the frequent recurrence of such incidents and urges readers to exercise safety practices at home.
Novel street car transfer device tested on line
A new transfer system for the city street cars uses a compact magazine loaded with 250 transfers. The conductor sets a route pointer and turns a time dial to issue a date stamped transfer ticket, reducing errors in dating time and destination.
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Yaitroad
New Man Stopping Bullet Trial Report
Experiments at Birmingham tested a new 80 grain man stopping projectile from West ley Richards & Co. The bullet forms a large entrance hole, mushrooming on impact and resisting with an air chamber. It penetrates less than a standard Mauser but causes major bone damage and wider entrance holes, drawing praise as an improvement.
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Birmingham
Leslie B. Taylor
Westley, Richards & Co
Inventions for Bicycles and Kitchen Cutter Patents
A spring attachment for bicycle rear forks reduces rider shock. A new vegetable cutter uses a hopper over knives with a side lever to push vegetables between blades. A gearless bicycle drive system uses a two-shaft crank and short cranks to move rods to the rear hub. A cold weather driving mitten features a palm bar and cam action to grip reins and free fingers.
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Reoettt
He Who Is Ashamed Of His Father's Pedigree
This quotation notes that a person who rejects their inherited lineage will not leave a legacy for their children to brag about, emphasizing pride in ancestry and its lasting impression.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Poem by Dunbar
A fragment from a Cleveland labor page features Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem about confinement and longing. The piece frames labor struggle with metaphor of a caged bird seeking freedom and resilience.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
Labor's Cause and the Cleveland Streetcar Boycott
The Cleveland street railway strike and boycott have disrupted city life. Merchants refuse to serve riders and families linked to Consolidated cars refrain from purchases, while open conflict clouds the outcome. Analysts warn of lasting harm to organized labor and note past strikes ended by terms offered to avoid broader harm.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Big Consolidated Company
O. K
John McBride
United Mine Workers of America
McBride
Productive Co operation ahead of scale risks
This piece argues that large scale productive co operation clashes with laws focused on capital over individuals. It notes co operative schemes treat contributors as money rather than people and warns that bigger ventures increase risk and misalignment with production, distribution, and trade laws.
Co operative production and state control of transportation
The author argues that cooperative ventures face collapse as wealth grows and private interests seek control. He warns against large scale co operatives without state oversight of transportation and natural monopolies, suggesting lasting success only under modest aims or after law changes creating new conditions.
Conclusio on Olalla cooperative colony by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella Wheeler Wilcox discusses the Olalla Washington cooperative colony and notes that genuine cooperative brotherhood will bring progress toward a higher humanity but requires generations. She argues old adults cannot quickly change, yet children raised under a better regime would show the benefits and cooperative living fosters less selfishness.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Co-Operative
Olalla
Wash
Co-Operative Brotherhood
Bor
Roosevelt Orders Steps Over Ten Hour Act Violations
Governor Roosevelt directs state factory inspectors to thoroughly investigate charges that New York and Brooklyn street railway firms violate the ten hour day law and report findings. The report aims to curb labor abuses and enforce working hours across transit services.
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Roosevelt
New York
Brooklyn
Rhode Island
Vanderbilt
Electrical Farm in Canada Runs Entire Property by Electricity
A Canadian farm operates entirely on electric power. Waterfalls furnish the central power, устра moving machinery like a ten horsepower mowing unit and a log saw. The system lights the house and grounds, claiming labor savings of about 2500 dollars.
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Canada
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Diana
Marlo? Labor Bulletin
Electrical Farm
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