Snake Corner Turns on Stage Driver and a Ring
Ike Williams drives a mountain stage with Debby Bowne aboard. At Snake Corner a rock hides a large snake and a visiting conjurer distracts the reptile. Debby and Ike reconcile after the grateful pause, and the line ends with Debby’s quip about snakes around the corner.
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Ike Williams
Snake Corner
Cherry Brook
Wimmen
Mr. Williams
Debby Bowne
Ike
Hull
Willow House
Little Mountain Inn
Ike Wiliams
Debby
Miss Bowne
Rou
Nonsieur
Whippoorwill Lane
Brue
Willow Inn
Snake Rock
Monsieur
Depressing Influence of the Professional Optimist
A Washington Star quote questions the value of a persistent cheerfulness advocate. Mr Growcher mocks the routine optimism urging people to constantly strive to cheer up despite troubles.
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Mr. Growcher
Washington Star
Up to Scratch at Amateur Theater Elicits Encore Question
Mrs Na glory asks shyly if an encore is expected at the amateur theatricals. Mrs Korstic replies that it will be easy and that cat calls will signal approval in courtly fashion.
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Mrs. Naglory
Inter Oceon
Weiekly Inter Oceon
Farmer
Two Young to Smoke Lamp Question Sparks Silence
A witty exchange from the Pennsylvania Punch Bowl features a child asking how old a lamp is and the mother declaring it too young to smoke, a light moment reflecting family humor.
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Pennsylvania
Boy's Idea Sparks Harvester Breakthrough in 1880
George P. Stratton credits Obed Hussey of Ohio with inventing the first U S reaping machine using scissor like blades after a boy suggested large scissors on a bar and a sliding bar. The quick adaptation transformed farming by yielding the modern cutting device used in harvesters worldwide.
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Obed Hussey
Ohio
Hussey
George P. Stratton
St. Nicholas
Lightning Surprising Health Boosts Reported in 19th Century Notes
De Quatrefages cites a Strassburg telegraph worker struck senseless and paralyzed until the next day who then recovered to better health. In Martinique M Roalde lost limb use for three hours but emerged stronger. Authors link lightning to rheumatic cures, while a poplar near Tours struck by lightning grew vigorously, outpacing neighbors.
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de Quatrefages
Strassburg
Martinique
M. Roalde
Avago
Tours
Augustus Thomas Remembered Dinner Moment
The New York Tribune recounts a Hoboken Chowder Club dinner where Augustus Thomas faced a pressure to speak on politics. He warned the chairman not to call him up, but the chair insisted, calling his moment the proper zoological moment as he prepared to retreat from Moscow.
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Augustus Thomas
Hoboken Chowder ‘Club
Moscow
Thomas
New York Tribune
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Endorsed by Sizable Crowd
Don’t rely on temporary relief from stomach medicines. Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy targets catarrhal conditions and chronic inflammation to aid the entire digestive tract. One dose can prove health restoration, with endorsements from Congress members and professionals, and booklets available by mail. For sale in Monticello Ia by W. W. Stickford and druggists nationwide.
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Mayr
Congress
The
Supreme Court
Geo. H. Mayr
Whiting St
Chicago
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Houston Post
H. C. Bohlken
Lincoln
Chamberlain
Nora G. Hagerty
Neb
Kettlitz & Kay
Monticello
W. W. Stickford
Harry E. Netcott
Independence, Iowa
Hereford Bulls
Hereford
Norway
P. H. Schmalfeldt
Onslow, Lowa
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
J. E. Bateman
Iowa
M. W. Herrick Ree
Reed Herrick & Reed Attorneys AT Law
Monticello State Bank
Rogers Bros
International Silver CO
Meriden, Conn
Meriden Britannia Co
Yaratissa Companies
USA
Eclipse Lumber Co
East Side Yard
J. H. Henry
Mer
American Can Company
Chicago, Ill
Locher & Dewitt
Inter Ocean
Tome Health Club
Weiekly Inter Ocean
West
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