Burlesque Burglar Capers End in Calaboose Mix Up
In a moonlit village mix up, Bunch Jefferson’s disguise as a burglar tangled with Harmony Diggs and the village police. The scene ends with Bunch revealing the prank and the real burglar, as Diggs chases the fleeing suspect toward the southeast, while the narrator face-paints his misadventure and backs away toward sunrise.
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Jefferson
Clara J
Tacks
Bunchi
Bunch
Diggs
Harmony
Bar of Justice
Brace
Jiggersville
Bunch Jefferson
John
The
Law
Mr. Slick
Foreigners Favor Hot Air Cooking Progress
Foreign cooks push a simple hot air system to replace coal and gas flames. Steam is sent to a super heater and heated to 1000 degrees with no pipe pressure risk. The system aims to roast, broil, and heat rooms with minimal fuel waste and fumes.
Gethsemane’s Ancient Olive Trees Stand by Mount Olivet
The piece describes Gethsemane at the base of Mount Olivet near Jerusalem. An almost square enclosure houses eight ancient olive trees, possibly dating to Jesus’ era, with trunks reinforced by stones and flowers around them. Monks tend the site and offer visitors a small bouquet for a donation. A tall wall encircles shrines and painted stations of the cross, with a large cross etched with crucifixion tools.
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Gethsemane
Mount Olivet
Jerusalem
Christ
Titus
Christian Herald
Milk Route Of Morningside Church Provokes Debate
The Morningside Presbyterian church in New York City ran a milk route for poor babies funded by a $30 000 bequest, with some parishioners now opposing it as lacking church dignity. Similar objections were raised years earlier by Massachusetts church parishioners to a pastor selling milk.
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Morningside
Presbyterian Church
New York City
Massachusetts
Pen and Ink Line Drawing Method for Clean Papers
Instructions describe using an ordinary ruler on a blotter to guide a straight ink line. Align ruler edges parallel to blotter and hold the pen so its side projects onto the blotter, ensuring a clear, smooth line without ink smears.
Cents Minted in Philadelphia Near Record Total
The Philadelphia mint produced 146 million cents last year and is expected to surpass 160 million this year, signaling strong coin output and continued demand for small denomination currency.
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Philadelphia
The Most Thankful and Joyful People We Meet
A reflection on grateful hearts found among those with little to smile about, noting that true happiness often blooms from humble circumstances and steadfast goodness. It speaks to the spirit of gratitude amid scarcity.
Birth and death rates in English towns 1909 report
A historical note records in 1909 birth rate across 76 English towns at 25.7 per 1000 and an average death rate of 14.7 per 1000, reflecting population dynamics of that era.
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England
The London Times Solves the Big Hat Mystery
The London Times editor proposes a theory on why hats dominate women’s dress at social events. He suggests women wear large hats to express themselves while men focus on games like lawn tennis, a view met with mixed public reaction and noted satire.
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Ondon
Munoen
London
Ford Myor
Great Britain
Murdoch
Orew House
Firghip
Minnesota
Virius
France
London Times
the Thunderer
England
Printinghouse Square
Times
Tolstoi
Ha Times Resolution
Times Mall
Explorers Eat Dead Whale in Arctic Trek Return Imminent
Reports from the Stefansson Anderson Arctic expedition say explorers will return to New York within a month. They lived with the Kogmallik in the Mackenzie delta, ate frozen whale and blubber for 16 days, and gathered thousands of specimens to illustrate Eskimo life.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
R M. Anderson
V. Stefansson
Stefan
Son
Stefansron-Anderson
Bat Stelangson
Anderson
Nuna'na
Kindness to Aged Woman Brings $5,000 Bequest
Elina Klein, then 14, helped Mrs. Elizabeth Devinney in Glendale Missouri. now 20 and a Muskogee stenographer she receives a $5,000 share from the Devinney estate. The orphan plans to invest the windfall in a home after the settlement of the estate. Mrs Devinney died two years ago after forming the will, and executor Morris D. Clary sent the news and the $5,000 draft in a recent letter.
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Morris D. Clary
Dog and Cat Win $400 in Paris Court Case
Eleven year dispute ends with the court ruling in favor of the dog and cat, heirs defeated after long contest. Both animals are long dead, leaving the legacy to the protection society.
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Paris
Mme. Allegre
French Society For the Protection of Animals
Russia's Wealth in Crops and the 1911 Budget
The budget presentation by Finance Minister Kokovtseff in Saint Petersburg emphasizes harvests as Russia's wealth. He notes a revenue increase of about 1.365 billion and a four percent long term rise linked to abundant crops, with higher ordinary and extraordinary expenditures supported by strong mid year treasury results and gains in rail, liquor, and sugar revenues.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
M. Kokoviseff
Asia
Treasury
Rich Boy Alda Workers at Lime Rock Wharf
Newport crew under the Lime Rock waterfront project includes a wealthy youth Joan Nichola Brown said to be the richest boy, with a large bank balance, serving coffee daily to workers while a 1000 foot seawall is built. The scene blends opulence with labor duties amid a crowded job site.
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Newport
R. I
Joan Nichola Brown
Lime Rock
Wise Maine town puzzled by repeated funeral viewing
In a Maine community lifelong attendees treat funerals as social events. An undertaker watched a woman gaze into the coffin and remark Wow changed repeatedly. He realized the mix up when she learned the deceased was John Sawyer rather than Maria Brown, whose funeral was nearby.
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Creally
Maine
Wonetn
John Sawyer
Maria Brown
Meen of Her and Mrs Galey Discuss Open House
Mrs Galey asks if open house was kept during her absence from the mountains. Galey replies he locked every door at nine each night, insisting no Wight was left unlocked.
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Mrs. Galey
Galey
Louise
The Significant Wink and a Worn Exchange
A weary stranger proposes a vague plan to move on as a back driver named Jookead questions the aim. The dialogue hints at uncertainty about whether to seek a hotel or a drug store, revealing a transient route and unsettled purpose.
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Jookead
Unclear Phrase on Tears and Perspiration Compared
The fragment reads as a stylistic line contrasting angels with bears and tears, mentioning perspiration and a phrase about tears. It appears to be incomplete and lacks concrete events, names, or places for a fuller news summary.
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