Ironic patient defies doctors and lives on
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece recounts a man who defied medical odds after doctors warned him of a week to live. He discarded medicines, embraced fresh air, and within a year was in sound health, claiming science can slip up. The item shifts to a Science Siftings note about primitive pipes and cigarette origins among Indians and ancient Romans, and a debunking of rice paper myths.
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Lower Prospect Street
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eye dilating myths in animal fright tales
Forest and Stream recounts a man claiming animals’ eyes dilate under surprise, turning the pupil into a magnifying glass, making a wildcat appear as big as a tiger to a horse. The writer doubts the tale yet pictures stone age storytelling fueling wonder.
Editor's Reformation Over false exchange items
The Roscoe Ledger denounces past copying of a western exchange item about a woman made of 480 muscles 320 bones and 250 pins. The woman accused the ledger of lying and revealed she had 560 pins hidden on her person.
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Roscoe
Modern Elopement Pursuit and a Daring Battery Swap
An agitated girl flees with Algernon after a cloud of dust rises behind them. The couple notes a storage battery swap, claiming the rival pursuer will be left behind as the car distances the frustrated parent. The Chicago Tribune reports a dramatic escape scene amid a mix of unrelated stamp trivia.
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Algernon
Pap
How to Treat a Felon on the Finger
Guidance from Youths Companion on recognizing finger felon infections. Symptoms include intense pain swelling heat and fever with pus forming under the periosteum. Early cold applications with the arm raised may help, but once pus forms the finger must be cut to drain to prevent spreading infection and blood poisoning.
Chinatown Lottery Described in San Francisco Quarter
A Chinatown lottery uses square yellow papers with eighty characters in a green border. No name or location appears. locals know the office. Twenty characters are chosen, wagers placed, and prizes vary from restitution to twentyfold, with stakes from ten cents to five dollars.
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Chinatown
Portrait of Poe Told by Harrison in Studio Tale
Gabriel Harrison recalls Edgar Allan Poe in the 1840s sharing stories of refusals to sit for portraits due to shabby clothes. He describes catching Poe in a rare calm mood, obtaining a wall engraving, and notes Poe's poverty three years before his death. They walked downtown, Poe grew dizzy, and they refreshed with wine and a biscuit after not eating since morning.
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Gabriel Harrison
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Elephants Hate Camels and Clash in Combat
A dramatic animal confrontation describes elephants reacting with alarm and roaring trumpeting as camels stand defenseless. The elephant charges, trampling the camel into fragments, illustrating a violent struggle between two species with stark contrasts in behavior and size.
Dinner Test Reveals Bride's Training in Siberia
A Siberian custom requires a bride to cook dinner for her husband’s household as a test of her education. Success proves the young woman’s ability and serves as a recommendation of her entire family’s upbringing and instruction.
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Siberia
Examined for West Point cadet selection in South Dakota
Seventeen youths faced a physical and mental test for West Point entry after most applicants withdrew. Emil Laurson led in physicals with near perfect marks. Stuart had the top overall score and was named appointment holder, with Laurson as alternate. Examiners included Dr. Robinson and Dr. Bobb, and the mental test was conducted by Graham, Quigley, and Smith.
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West Point Military Academy
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Burke
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Pierre
B. A. Bobb
West Point
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Luke E. Smith
Elkton
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Tyndall
Roy Wilson Flower
Huron
Oscar E. Stuart
Heston
Brookings College
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Quigley
West Side High School
Graham
Dakota University
Frank B. Smith
Stuart
Laurson
Smith
Flower
Daniels
Trumbo
Healey
Mr. Burke
Dr. Robinson
Braden Seizes New Captaincy and San Francisco Muster Plans
Major J Q A Braden reports South Dakota volunteers ordered to quarters at Santa Mesa on June 11. Regiment down to 283 men yet not sick, worn out from work. Most voted to be mustered out at San Francisco, except twenty, with Col Frost named captain in the regular army. Braden expects ongoing Philippine troubles akin to Indian wars.
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Santa Mesa
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