Burglar Lovers? Miss Prindle Guides Escape
Miss Prindle discovers a burglar and helps two lovers elope. Arthur Higgins hides under a bed delaying police pursuit while Mamie Buckley and her fiancé plan to flee in a green auto. Aged Mr Crandall assists, leading to a chaotic court outcome and a suggested marriage proposal.
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Central
Prindie
Mamie Buckley
Miss Prindle
Mr. Higgins
Mantie
Mamie
Arthur
Aunt Jane
Eppard
Mr. Crandall
Jerry
Liberty
Jeremiah Crandall
Steering an Aeroplane and the Human Element in Flight
The article argues that piloting a plane demands more nerve and vigilance than driving a car and compares early aviation to taming a horse and learning to sail. It notes the public is more drawn to the flying man than the machine, contrasting this with the overwhelming public interest when railways and steamships first appeared.
Moving Day Prank Ends With Furniture Drive
A curious neighbor confronts a loading furniture van, asking if the residents are moving. The carter coolly replies that they are merely taking the furniture for a drive, turning the inquiry into a street side quip.
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Carter
Pir
California fruit flavor comes to Chicago markets soon
Chicago readers will see California peaches oranges and grapes more widely, plus Hawaiian pineapples and other distant fruits, as railroads open precooling plants in Roseville and Colton, Cal. The system cools fruit for long trips, keeping them fresh.
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Chicago
Pacific
California
Sandy
Rocky Mountains
Far -West
Roseville
Cal
Colton
Ibex Hunting Trip Brings Fame From Thian Shan Peaks
Benjamin Chew and G L Harrison of Philadelphia return from a six month ibex hunt in China. They trekked 800 miles by wagon and 450 by pack mules to reach Thian Shan ground at 10 000 feet. Chew describes hunting large ibex herds and filling his trophies while enduring harsh conditions and hunger.
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New York
Benjamin Chew
G. L. Harrison
Philadelphia
China
Mr. Chew
Rocky Mountains
Africa
White Nile
Thian- Shan
Khan-Tengri Park
Mr. Harrison
Deadly ganjah smoking warned as menace from India
A British Honduras planter warns ganjah or Indian hemp smoking is spreading from the Canadian border to Panama. He describes how inhaling ten to twelve puffs causes a buoyant rush, aggression, and possible murder then notes repeated use weakens the brain and wrecks the body.
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California
Central America
West Indies
Canadian
Panama
India
Ganjah
Austria Urges Extermination Of Snakes In War On Snakes
Austria’s new territories report a high count of poisonous snakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 1906 provincial rewards prompted mass snake killings, with 280,718 snakes killed in 1907. Despite ongoing extermination, poison bite deaths have fallen from 206 in 1907 to 140 last year.
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London
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pie keeps Belleville man 97 says longevity secret
Benjamin West, 97, of Belleville and Minneapolis, credits longevity to pie. He claims any pie type boosts life and sticks to three large meals daily with vegetables, milk, and eggs. Once a Belleville merchant, he retired in 1884, visits his son twice yearly, and predicts a forthcoming centennial.
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St. Louis
Belleville
Benjamin West
West
Washington
Minneapolis
Robert
Medicine wagon scheme ends in fraud accusation in Olivia
In Olivia Minnesota last November a dapper man secured agency for a medicine house with M. E. Olsen, a farmer, and papers promised a medicine wagon for selling stock. Goods arrived in several tons last week and a claim for 38,000 against the Olsens emerged. consignees refused to accept the goods or pay the claim.
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Olivia, Minn
Olsens
Consignees
Water Trick Delights Penn Steel Workers
At Chester Penn steel casting works workers drank spring water from a whisky barrel after a local firm supplied an empty barrel. Officials found whisky left in the receptacle, making the spring water unusually palatable and attracting many ill workers.
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Chester
Penn Steel Casting Works
Bitter dog fight disrupts Ovid court hearing
In Ovid Michigan a dog harboring case erupted as Mrs Mae Cameron faced trial for keeping a sheep killing dog. Her dog fought another in the courtroom drawing screams and a melee before judges found her guilty and fined 38 dollars 40 cents.
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Ovid
Mich
Mae Cameron
John Holland
Cameron
A Prayer From the Egyptian Book of the Dead
The text honors a virtuous soul who fed the hungry and clothed the naked and kept pure thoughts and deeds. It speaks of divine judgment, eternal reward, and the beloved mortal’s kinship with God, praising the righteous for grace in the afterlife.
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God
Mule and mule Maud save farmer in bear encounter
Huntington Pa witness Daniel Shawley recounts fleeing a bear attack as his mule Maud intervened, striking the bear with both hind heels and killing it. Shawley, who has lost several sheep to bears, says Maud’s action saved his life during a hunting trip gone wrong. The dead bear reportedly weighed 393 pounds.
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Huntington
Daniel Shawley
Shawley
Maud
When Poetry Is Popular
The piece argues poets struggle to gain printing and hearing in a world that rarely makes poetry popular. It claims popularity comes not from poetry itself but from universal emotions expressed in measured cadence, and that complaints about publishers reflect a petulant mood rather than truth.
Pirates in Class Explain Customs Agent Role
A teacher in a lower grade class described a customs department scene aboard an ocean liner in Philadelphia. A student named Tommy quickly suggested the man in uniform is a pirate, reflecting a humorous misinterpretation of the customs officer’s duties. The exchange captures classroom charm.
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Customs Department
Philadelphia
Wendy Hand
Tommy
Dearest Wife Finds Hard Life in Factory Town
A wellborn wife and her dejected husband adjust to a harsh factory town existence. He laments dragging her into hardship while she, loving yet ill-fitted for chores, endures scorched hands and scorching eggs in the kitchen. Their luxury fades against wage labor realities.
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Halsey
Peace Factory
Reader
How He Got It
A hungry hobo receives a sandwich and pie from a kind woman who asks if he is married. He explains he is hunted from place to place by the police, sharing his plight in this Illustrated Sunday Magazine vignette.
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H. H
Jock
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Doan's Kidney Pills Bring Relief Says Plattsmouth Reader
A Glenwood back pain relief notice extols Doan's Kidney Pills as prompt aid for kidney trouble. J. Hall of Plattsmouth recalls strained back and swift improvement within 48 hours after first dose. Endorsed again in 1908. price 50 cents. Poster Milburn Co. is U S sole agent. Remember the name Doan's.
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Glenwood
Dean
Hall
Sixth St
Plattsmouth
Neb
Baevara
Doan
Hart
Poster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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