Fortune Hunter and a Rope in the Swiss Alps Rescue
In Interlaken a party led by Lord Boyingham and guides attempts Jungfrau ascent. Pendleton and Miss Delia Denton clash with a rival in a romance amid peril. A rope breaks, rescue ends both men saved, Lord Boyingham flees, Pendleton exposed, Denton later wed.
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Swiss Alps
Interlaken
Eiger
Jungfrau
Monch
Scheidig
Delian Denton
New York
Archie Pendleton
Chicago
Miss Denton
Pendleton
Europe
Lord Boyingham
John Bull
Boyingham
Hans Dyckman
Delia Denton
Hans
Brouwer
Mr. Pendleton
Lordship
Mr. Bowers
Dyckman
Lowers
Bowers
Ife
Bowers Augers
Kella Denton
First Cup of Tea Brewed on Shapleigh Estate
The Boston Globe notes the first cup of tea in this country was brewed at the Shapleigh estate in Eliot Maine early in the 1600s. Nicholas Shapleigh, a wealthy tea dealer from England, funded an expedition in 1628 and settled in what is now Eliot two years later., The estate remains in his descendants' hands.
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Shapleigh
Eliot
Nicholas Shapleigh
England
New World
Kittery Point
Nicholas
Boston Globe
Save the old things cherish memory and heritage
The Wichita Beacon argues against discarding heirlooms such as love letters a baby’s shoes and old bonnets. It praises Mount Vernon Independence Hall and the Alamo as pivotal American symbols and urges readers to preserve sentimental keepsakes to keep sweetness and heart in the world.
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Daby
Chuck
Washington
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Texas
San Antonio
Sound advice in rail crash moments
A Cincinnati Times-Star reader notes what passengers do in rail disasters, often shouting in panic, and cites an engineering journal urging people to drop to the floor or cling to a seat. The writer warns that calm confidence is unreliable, and a true test might reveal startling mental reactions.
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Cincinnati Times- Star
Wasted Ability at Town Hall Concert
Mrs. Norton attends a concert by Mlle. Faure, a young Frenchwoman aided by summer residents after a city studio fire. She criticizes the performance, then opines she would rather roast the butter fingered Clancy girl who pretends to help with kitchen work so boarders eat on time.
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Clancy
Facts About Animal Structure
The text highlights the vast complexity of biology with figures on a caterpillar’s muscles, human perspiration glands, and a long network of ducts. It notes hundreds of millions of blood cells and retina and brain cell counts, implying remarkable scale and intricacy.
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Meinert
Fragmented meal prompts comic debate on atomic fragments
In a London Tit-Bits piece a waiter cries Hash for one as a diner meditates on the joining of atomic fragments. The exchange Playfully stacks wit on a restaurant bill of fare reflecting a science joke among patrons.
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London
The Fluent Speaker Quips on Honest Talk
A Leslie's Weekly quip ponders the value of a fluent speaker who voices statements that never alter the listener’s mind. The humorous line cites a speaker whose remarks align with the hearer’s existing views.
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Leslie's Weekly
Terrified Rider Rides Fast Car Dialogue
A London Punch cartoon caption shows a terrified passenger in a hired motorcar pleading with the chauffeur who reassures him that they insure passengers as they speed along.
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London
Money Maker Smith-Tie Holds Great Wealth Mystery
A riddle from New York Americana notes that Smith-Tie is not rich yet earns far more than he spends. The punchline: Smith works in the mint, explaining his surprising fortune.
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Smith
Tie
Jones
Mint
New York
Americana
Auction at A. V. Scott farm near Prairieburg and Monticello
Public sale Friday February 10 at 10 o'clock features 1 head cattle including 10 milch cows, 24 horses with multiple ages and breeds. 64 hogs with brood sows and shoats. 40 sheep plus 20 bred ewes and lambs. and numerous farm implements. Mares are bred to Belgian horse Ong. Proprieter E. He Prosser. auctioneers F. A. Doolittle and Frank Byrne.
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A. V. Scott
Prairieburg
Monticello
Monticello Road
Denver Republican Notes Legal and Civic Services
Notice lists where to call for leases mortgages deeds marriage licenses and hunters licenses or insurance at D E Pond in the Lowell Bank Building. Includes brief quips on Colorado fashion and political chatter from Washington Post and references to T R and Mr Bryan.
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D. E. Pond
Lowell Bank Building
District Court of
Iowa
Jones County
W. W. Stickford
Monticello
Jones
State of
Iens
State of Iowa
District Court
Said
Anamoga
W. W. Stirford
E. E. Reed
Poverty's Inevitability Says Johnson
Apparent quotes trace a discussion on poverty and dependence attributed to Johnson. A London Answers exchange mocks language confusion in teaching French and air pronunciation. A Cleveland Leader note hints at jealousy and envy in a humorous snippet.
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Canewell
London
Old Acquaintances in Comic Exchange
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a past life joke about a stray cat in a medieval alley. The banter mentions a gentleman in a purple velvet doublet who opened a castle casement and flung a boot jack, claimed by the speaker as himself.
Card Party Quips Highlight Husbands Losses
Detroit Free Press records a playful exchange about a card party in which a husband admits losing five games he won’t blame his wife for, reflecting lighthearted domestic humor of the era.
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Detroit Free Press
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A. W. Cramer
Scotch Grove Township
Wm. J. Corbit
Onslow
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J. B. Moses
J. W. Hoult
Harvey Oil Co
Cleveland
Condon
E. Reed
Martin Guyan
Eaat
Minnesota
Kansas
Colorado
J. A. Voorhees
Perkins, Eclipse and Star
Leroy Clark
Loocher Bros. Music Store
Edison
Victor
Singer and Wheeler & Wilson
Richland Township
George M. Hein
Will
David Sutherland
Peter G. Hagen
Anamosa
Loyal Order of Moose
James J. Davis
Bakewell
Pittsburg
E. He, Prosser
F. A. Doolittle
Frank Byrne
Thos. Arias
Concord, Mich
O. H. Soetje
Paul Mathbulka
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. King
Pilla
DR. A. M. Maurice
Dod. D. Ss
Lovell
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Prop
Denver
Washington Post
T.R
Bryan
Tone Bros
Des Moines, Iowa
Tone Bros. Spices
Chamberlain
O. H. Soetie
Just
Central Lumber & Coal Co
G. P. Rockstad
Johnson
Eclipse Lumber Co
Dr. Hess
F.K. Barnes & CO
Bell Telephone
Universal Bell Service
Jowa Telephone Company
Mary Smith
H. M. Larpenter
Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart, Atty’s
Galveston News
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