Fervent Judge Recalls Starvation Protest for Love
In a July veranda tale three men Judge Barron Parson Miller and Col Gherkins recall a past love plot centered on Miss Lou Dexter who spurred a dramatic self starvation to win her. The tale ends with marriage and a revived medical career as the stakes fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Barron
Parson Miller
Col. Gherkins
Barron
Gherkins
Lou Dexter
Veal
Thad
Lou
Pred Barron
TP O
Pikes I
Uss
Horrific Wolf Trap Tale and Odd Self Harm Incident
A forest trap maims a French forester as wolves circle him and his survival hinges on luck and a stray hatchet. Nearby a Hungarian engineer survives a suicide attempt when the pistol bullet hides in his waistcoat. The London Telegraph notes oar rates. the Chicago Tribune quips on practice strokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temesvar
Bacehus
London Telegraph
Two Nobles Clash Over Honor in a Turbulent Duel Tale
The account recounts Marquis de Vubuse and Count de Merc in a Frenchman clash over honor after a night of Burgundy and gaming. The Marquis defends his actions and insists on obeying honor laws, offering a public challenge to any Frenchman who doubts him. The scene ends with a pledge to fight if needed to defend a friend’s memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geuthanan
Marquis de Vubuse
de Merc
Burgundy
Daeckgaummon
Dienor
Hener Aml
France
Ruskin's Harsh Notes Boost Auction Prices
Ruskin reportedly weeded his library and several of his books sold for inflated sums due to their ownership rather than merit. He left sardonic inscriptions on rejected volumes, calling Demosthenes trash and Pliny poor stuff, which heightened collectors' interest and profits for dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ruskin
Ruskin
Demosthenes
J. R
Pliny
Bald Headed Man Revealed by Church Remark
A wife comments on a bald headed man after leaving church and jokes about age and baldness while a distant Adelaide post office chime note travels through an improved telephone line to Port Augusta, 240 miles away.
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Adelaide
Australia
Port Augusta
Flower Acrostic Poem Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text presents a disrupted verse about a flower and garden imagery. The readable lines reference a flower growing, streams, and distant scenes with partial words suggesting a nostalgic or dreamlike tone. No clear events or identifiable entities emerge.
Pleasantries and Oddities From a Curious Page
A kaleidoscopic fragment mix of quips, misprints, and anecdotes. It ranges from a hanging tale and a farmer's years at sea to a dying joke about recreation and a boardinghouse mishap. The piece also recounts a comic exercise with a prince of music and a note on coral divers armed against sharks with bamboo cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Yi
Stearns
Warren
Furst
Brows
Sue
Coromandel
Also Mentioned on This Page
DR. LA Moille
Earth
Desert
Suazsona's Grove
Tul
Gher
Whitworth
Dexter
Len
Fred
Dr. Miller
Dias
Hhum
London Lance
Chicago Tribune
Germantown
England
Emwa Clark Whitney
Ehade
Honasett
Huis
Tansen
Noah
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