Grant at West Point Then and Now
The passage recalls U.S. Grant as a West Point cadet excelling in math and horsemanship. He once cleared a five feet six inches bar, a school record and near national best. During a ride with the harsh Hershberger, the horse balked and the girth ruptured, leaving Grant knocked down and issued six demerits for dismounting without leave.
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West Point U. S
Grant
Academy
America
Nicholas Smith
Hershberger
Night Flight of a Silent Patrolman Tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a veteran detective recounting a trickster sergeant who died before the officer’s report reached the station. The tale contrasts a night voyage with bleak images of the night’s primitive power and a restless hero named John Strong orbiting darkness.
Weel, Sir Greville I dinna think much of the turnip
A Scots estate tale from Sport In the Navy recalls Thomas a sixty year old gamekeeper who fell ill with measles. Sir Greville sent fruit, and when asked his verdict he said the plums were good but the turnip not to his taste.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thomas
Sir Greville
William Kennedy
Ulterior Motives In City Pie Dispute
A Chicago News brief reports a kindly woman accuses a husky hobo of exploiting kindness by sending friends daily to obtain pie. The hobo insists those visitors were his enemies, claiming no wrongdoing.
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Chicago News
Not Familiar With the Quotation in Cleveland Caption
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item quotes a humorous exchange where a man named Mr Blinks misreads a compliment about his heart on his sleeve. He awkwardly jokes about his red flannel underwear drawing the attention.
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Mr. Blinks
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Bed Paradox
The quote describes the bed as a bundle of paradoxes, inviting reluctance at sleep yet regret upon waking, and the tug between restless nights and lingering mornings as Colton notes. It reads as reflective meditation on sleep and awakening.
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Colton
Earthquake Joke About Real Estate From Early Republic
The Secretary of Agriculture asks the Weather Bureau chief for a definite statement on earthquakes. The reply is a witty quip defining an earthquake as a great movement in real estate, reflecting a humorous newspaper anecdote from the era.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
St. Louis Republic
Wives Respond To Husbands Awakened By Night Out
Mrs X refuses breakfast for a husband who stays out all night while Mrs Y says his all night absence makes him not want to try. The brief exchange shows domestic roles and reactions to late nights.
King’s New Discovery Cures Coughs and Lung Ailments
Dr King’s New Discovery promises at home relief for lung troubles and chest illnesses. Testimony from W R Nelson claims dramatic weight gain after recovery and many lives saved. Sold 50c to $1.00 with a trial bottle free at O N Soetje’s.
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Dr. King
W. R. Nelson
Calamine
Ark
O. N. Soetje’s
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Evangelist George Stephens
H. L. Stevens
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Chicago
W. A. Mirick
South Cedar St
Monticello
Iowa
Fred Puleston
Ellera & Bolton
W. E. Daly
Actioneer
Amber
H. MM. ReaLty
James Remley
Remlay & Remley
Anamona
Laws
Main Street
Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart
J. W. Doxler
Probate
Lovell Block
Lowa
E. EB. Reed
Burrishter’s Drygoods
Monticello, Owa
Frank Carroll, M. D
DR. A. M. Maurice
Dre. Dalbey & Carrol
Ely Grock
South 3Rd Street
Cedar Rapids
Lovell
D. E. Pond
Lovell Bank Building
J. E. Bateman
Chaler II
W. First St
Monticello, Iowa
M. A. Breed
R. V. Porter
J. W. Innes
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