Debacle of a Ruraldene Mayor Debate and Ice House Escape
In Ruraldene a joint mayoral debate between Uncle Peter Grant and Bill Gray collapses as Gray misses the event, a Bubble blower ferries Uncle William to the square, and the crowd sees no candidates. The caper ends with Gray later approving the campaign and planning a January wedding for John and Alice.
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Bill Gray
Peter Grant
Ruraldene
Peter
New York
Uncle William
Punch
Bunch Jefferson
Uncle Illiam
William Gray
Grant
Bunch
Wnece
Uncle Peter
Scott
John
Gray
Alice
William
I Co
Peaches
G. W. Dillingham Co
Bride and groom in Philadelphia trip message
A newlywed couple in Philadelphia stops at the station to wire their mothers. The bride drafts a telegram to her mother noting their location Bellevue Stratford Atlantic City and plans to write again on Monday. She jokes about needing to copy it as the writing would reveal her handwriting.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue- Stratford
Atlantic City
Ethel
Protest Against Scavenger Music By German Teachers
At a Berlin congress of German music teachers an earnest protest was raised against what was called scavenger or gutter music. The principal speaker condemned operettas of a degrading and silly character saying art diminishes when it degrades composers performers and listeners who hear the words sung to popular tunes.
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Berlin
Not Altogether Lunch at Willard Sparks Teeth Wig Claim
At a Washington luncheon in the New Willard a group of statesmen debated a millionaire. Representative J F Johnston teased that the man boasted of being self made but admitted to buying his teeth in Chicago and his wig in London.
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New Willard
Washington
J. F. Johnston
Chicago
London
Mine grown mushrooms could shake market
A writer notes miners’ coal chambers may become mushroom beds in Pennsylvania. Mushrooms, once priced high, now sell for 25 cents a pound as supply grows. Commercial interest rises from mining sites, with growers embracing cost saving through steady mine temperatures and mule manure.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Flipped Coin for Millions Uncovers Oil Gusher
In Bakersfield country four investors Clarence Berry John D Spreckles Jr William Maguire and Charles Holbrook stake a claim after a coin toss to select land. Oil pours out at 4000 barrels daily from the field discovered by that flip and engineers rush to keep pace with the gush.
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San Francisco
Bakersfield
Clarence Berry
John D. Spreckles, Jr
William Maguire
Charles Holbrook
Spreckles
Dentist Seibert Seeks First Patient At 185 Sherman
Dr Fred Seibert of 185 Sherman avenue seeks first patient now missing from public notice. The patient had poor habits incl beer and cigarettes and agreed to a front gold tooth crown as a student project. The long gold crown supposedly made the patient the neighborhood's aristocratic dog.
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New York
Fred Seibert
Sherman Avenue
Pin Through Body: Californian Swallowed Pin Traveled Nine Years
Francis McMann a Philadelphia native swallowed a black headed pin while pinning a dress for a niece nine years ago. The pin wandered through his body from left lung toward the heart, then diaphragm and back muscles before ending in the calf. Surgeons at the county hospital removed the pin after a long perilous journey.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ulysses
Francis McMann
McMann
Philadelphia
Maier Brewing Company
California
Girl in Blue Silk Pajamas Rides Car in Omaha
A 21 year old Omaha girl Misa Sadie Allen dressed in blue silk pajamas rode a Harney street car to the business district at midnight. She awoke from sleepwalking, was treated by physicians, caused hysteria, and was carried home wrapped in cafe tablecloths and placed in an automobile.
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Omaha, Neb
Misa Sadie Allen
Omaha
Harney Street
Sugar as a Heart Tonic Affects Weakened Patients
New York reports on sugar as a heart tonic as argued by Sir James Sawyer in the British Medical Journal. He recommends pure cane sugar to aid wasting disorders anaemia adynamic rheumatism and neurasthenic conditions with patients weighing gain and increased vigor.
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Henry L. Stimson
Jacob M. Dickinson
New York
Dix
Mr. Stimson
New York City
Philips Academy
Yale
Harvard
Elihu Root
United States
Roosevelt
Sugar Trust
Charles W. Moore
New York Medical Journal
British Medical Journal
James
Sawyer
Luther Letter Sold in Florence Auction
An autograph sale drew a Florence dealer who paid 25 500 dollars for a letter written by Martin Luther to Emperor Charles V. The historic document fetched a high price amid collectors and dealers at the event.
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Leipsic
Saxony
Martin Luther
Charles V
Florence
Onlookers Tale of Arkansas Official and Drink
The poem imitates a political confrontation in Arkansas where a reform group targets a beleaguered official Cannel Templin Tott. The speaker jokes about his drinking and vows to force him from office if intoxication recurs, noting the official’s claimed restraint and the public demand for reform.
Foolish wager over marriage sparks tense family clash
A young man argues with his lover's father about their engagement. He claims his fame would compel nationwide notice if they wed, but the father remains unmoved. The exchange highlights class and name as obstacles to their union.
Her Mailed Knight Delayed by Returned Post
A fair damosel waits for her mailed knight who never arrives. She despondently suspects a delay in transmission after sending postage to a matrimonial agency and receiving no reply.
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Damosel
Hyphenations in Social Card Etiquette Gossip
In a dining hall exchange a guest jokes that a renowned beauty has married six to eight times. The reply notes she lists all husbands' names on her cards and uses hyphenation to extend names without altering punctuation.
Blue blood and hotblooded questions echo in tale
A playful exchange asks if blue blood implies fashion, anger, or heat. The boy Bana and Johnny discuss whether a blue blooded man can be hotblooded, and if that explains the phrase mad as blue blazes.
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Bana
Johnny
I Don’t Want No Goo Goo Glance Ballad Controversy
A young singer pines for the love song titled I Don’t Want No Goo Goo Glance When You Will Look at Me. Papa notes Mr. Fedderhed wrote it for ten dollars. The dialogueSuggests stronger penalties for the author.
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Papa
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