Wilderness Trapper Mystery Draws Old Cy Near Hidden Cavern
Old Cy returns to the woods and uncovers a hidden slate cave behind two abandoned canoes. Inside a dim grotto he finds a rustic camp and hints of a violent past, suggesting the trapper McGuire or Bolduc hides there as the story continues.
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Chip McGuire
Tim
Maine Woods
Pete Bolduc
Martin Frisbie
Martin
Raymond Stetnon
McGuire
Chip
Tomah
Ray
Levi
Bolduc
Old Cy
Amazi
Greenvale
Aunt Comfort’s
Hannah
Beane
Comfort
Judson Walker
Vera Raymond
Abby
Mandy Walker
Christmas Cove
Qid Cy
Jake
Halfbreed
Angie
Scott
Ginger
Curis
Sartin
Honolulu to Haleakala and Back in a Wry Travelogue
Marshall P Wilder humorously recounts Honolulu sightseing from harbor to aquarium and volcanoes. He mocks Hawaiian language quirks with K heavy puns, notes colorful wreaths, street vendors, and chaotic scooter antics. He praises island life, contrasts with mainland bustle, and cites Charley Stoddard’s glow.
London Johnny Demonstrates Oversized Walking Cane Trend
The New York World reports a London fad where self styled Johns carry 46 inch walking canes and extend the horizontal staff into crowds at crossings. Critics doubt American cities will embrace such sticks as trains and streets grow crowded, warning of hazards on subways and Broadway corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Johnny
New York
Willie Boy
Broadway
N. Y. World
Careless Husband Compared With Dressmaker in Heartache
A brief item notes that a careless husband will cause four times the trouble of a careless dressmaker, highlighting moral behavior and consequences in a concise domestic anecdote.
Judging by the Results
Col Colonel John F Bishop deputy surveyor of the port recalls a Tennessee childhood tale about a villager seeking conversion in a humorous exchange. The anecdote contrasts the villager's drunken request with the grandfather minister's wry humor about divine influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Bishop
Tennessee
Ted
New York
Levening Telegram
Three Cures of Eczema and a Cure Testimony
A reader recounts three summers of eczema for a brother with a back rash and credits Cuticura Ointment with full recovery. Another Indiana mother reports Cuticura Remedies curing her son of severe eczema with lasting remission, noting dates in 1907 from Coldwater Michigan.
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Indiana
Sarah BH
Lusk
Coldwater
Mich
Automobiles in Borneo Trigger Wild Men Debate
In a brief exchange, Wille notes cars arrive in Borneo, while T. T. M. asks about likely outcomes. Wille predicts a rise in encounters with wild men as technology spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Wille
Borneo
W. Willie
What Did He Mean
A long running feud between Browns and Perkinses ends with a peacemaking note about Brown’s old cat dying. Perkins replies with a wry misreading implying Mrs. Brown’s illness, reflecting the neighbors’ entrenched hostility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkinses
Brown
Mr. Perkins
Furnished room to let proves roughing it for large family
A father and mother travel with six children. They seek cheap lodgings and find a furnished room to let. The landlady notes only one bed, but the father replies they are used to roughing it and the wife and children will sleep on the floor, per The Tatler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud
Uncle Jud
Aunt Abby
Chip
Abby
Bayport
Cyrus
Judson Walker
Judson
Amanda
Capt
Bemis
Ballins
Tatler
Price Explains Tariff By Comparing It To Lovers
In a Sunday Magazine piece Prof Price presents both sides of tariff debate to a receptive audience of the Woman's Current Events club. A club member praises his talk and likens free traders to rival girls in a playful metaphor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Sunday Magazine
Doctor's Gift Highlights Grape- Nuts Health Claim
A Pennsylvanian recalls relief from chronic indigestion after adopting Grape-Nuts. Within a month symptoms faded and two months brought renewed vigor and mental clarity, with the endorsement attributed to the Postum Company and the slogan There's a Reason. Read The Road to Wellville in package promotions.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Charles Clark Munnaoe
Lothrop, Lee
Hawaii
Marshall P. Wilder
Joseph B. Bowles
Honolulu
Empire State
Peter Dalley
Pete
Aquarium
Sing Sing
Kaluhui
Kalahul
Kala
Haleakala
Lfe
Stumps
Stump
Kilanen
Kukui Place
Charley Stoddard
OF the
Lord
Johnnies
Mean
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