The Indian papoose and the Washoe vegetable vendor
In a western hotel yard a vegetable vendor Wong and a guard of Washoe ladies interact with a frightened infant carried by schemes of a mischievous negro porter. Miss Hobart and Maggie shelter the child as Injun Jim nears with a curious bargain. The story ends with the chieftain leading away the boy and a grateful observer remarking on the child’s beauty.
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Wong
Darky
Orce
Sumin
Maggie
Charles
Savage
H-e-a-p
Hobart
Charley
Jim
James
The Pump Handle Told Tales of Married Life
Uncle Hiram shares a humorous aging joke about marital progress seen in a man’s water bucket routine. He notes differences from three months to three years married, highlighting changing behavior and mood as time with his wife grows longer.
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Hiram
Kansas City Journal
Prison for Kissing a Man in Prague
An 18 year old waitress in Tetschen Prague was jailed 14 days for kissing a stranger at the railway station. The magistrate added four days and ordered banishment from Bohemia to Dresden after the sentence.
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Tetschen
Prague
Bohemia
Dresden
Love and valor in rescue as San Francisco burns
Special correspondence describes couples and volunteers racing through smoke and ruins to aid refugees after the city fires and earthquake. Governors offices, passes, and military control shape frantic rescues. Oakland records 79 marriage licenses amid disaster as lovers reunite and vow new beginnings.
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Mars
Eros
San Francisco
Mss
State to Advertise Bids for Texas Institution Supplies
The State purchasing agent of Texas will publish an annual bid advertisement for supplies to eleemosynary state institutions for the year starting September 1. About $600,000 in staples and other items are bought yearly, with bids opening June 28 and contracts awarded shortly after to ensure September deliveries.
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Austin
Tex
State Department
Memorial at Lexington for Turf Leader Ends Estate Plans
Maj. B. G. Thomas of Lexington died last week leaving about 60 000 dollars to Aunt Margaret Pryor a 66 year old faithful turf servant. Other bequests favored the black employees who served him during his racing career.
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Lexington
B. G. Thomas
Nestor
American Turf
Margaret Pryor
Megro
State v Wirt Terry arraignment in Cameron Texas
The case State vs. Wirt Terry was called in Cameron Texas this morning. A venire of 150 men appeared and three jurors will be chosen. Witnesses testified on the motion for change of venue but it was not filed. The defendant announced ready. He is charged with killing Hon. O F McAnally.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Market Street
Cameron
Tex
Wirt Terry
Anf
Booth
Veniremen
O. F. McAnally
Judge Boarman Opens Regular Term in Lake Charles
U S District Court in Lake Charles convened its regular term with a grand jury impaneled and in deliberation. Horace B Ferree former Jennings postmaster was arraigned on two indictments for embezzlement and pled guilty to both with sentencing deferred.
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Lake Charles
Aleck Boarman
United States District Court
Horace 8
Ferree
Jennings
Local Union Raises Relief Funds for Brethren in San Francisco
Laredo AFL union collected one day’s wages from each member, totaling $318.65, to aid brethen in San Francisco and sent the sum to the order’s general secretary in Washington City.
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Laredo
Tex
Union of American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Washington City
Revival Dinner Supports Colorado Baptist Tent Association
Bay City Tex ladies hosted a heavily patronized dinner Friday to support the Colorado Baptist Tent Association. Revival services begin Sunday at 11 o clock with Rev M M Wolf of San Antonio preaching.
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Bay City
Tex
Ladies of the Colorado Baptist Tent Association
M. M. Wolf
San Antonio
East Texas district meeting closes at Christian church
Timpson Texas report on the East Texas district meeting at the Christian church ending Monday the 1st with visiting preachers and delegates in attendance and a notable program carried out.
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Timpson
Tex
East Texas
The
Christian Church
Progressive Club meeting outlines business propositions
Flatonia Texas report notes that the Progressive Club held an important meeting last week. Several business propositions were discussed and applications were presented, with expectations that plans will take shape soon.
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Flatonia
Tex
Progressive Club
Laredo Money Order Business Expands Roles
The international money order business in Laredo Texas has grown so much that Postmaster Gray seeks an additional clerk to handle the workload.
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Laredo
Tex
Gray
Department
Texas game law appears to boost quail in Williamson County
In Taylor Texas observers note more quail on prairies and hedges after the Texas game law takes effect. Sour Lake reports rain began yesterday afternoon and continued through the night benefiting garden crops and farm trucks locally.
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Taylor
Tex
Williamson County
Sour Lake
Twice Told Testimony Woman Finds Kidney Relief
Mrs Jane Farrell of Jersey City testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills eased heavy backache swelling feet puffiness dizziness and irregular kidney action. She says she is now a well woman and credits the pills for maintaining her health. Sold by all dealers five cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Jane Farrell
Ocean Ave
Jersey City
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Fragrant Mosque of St Sophia Defies Freshening Musk
The St Sophia mosque in Constantinople remains perfumed through the centuries as its ancient bricks were set with mortar containing murk rather than added fragrance. The curious scent has persisted since its ninth century construction, with no effort to preserve it.
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St. Sophia
Constantinople
McCane’s Detective Agency Promises Competent Opinions
Houston based agency touts largest force of detectives in the south and offers written opinions on cases not handled by its staff. They stress reasonable races as part of their service.
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McCane’s Detective Agency
Houston
Texas
South
New Yorkers Pronounce Coupons Inquiried By Globe
Quote from the Boston Globe noting New Yorkers refer to coupons as newpon and questioning the strange peculiarity of the city speech. The remark highlights the enduring quirks of regional pronunciation.
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New York
Boston Globe
Mammoth Clock Works for French Cathedral Described
The article describes a massive clock built for the St. Gervais cathedral in France. It notes two ton main works, five sets of wheels, and a bell over six tons struck by a 22 pound clapper. Quarters and carillon use 22 bells weighing from 1,300 pounds to two tons with four faces.
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St. Gervais D’grandhes
Boos
Bridegroom Repeats Plain Wedding Note Amid Sarcastic Muse
A comic aside in Punch reflects a registry scene where a bridegroom jokes about preferring a plain chapel marriage over prior religious rites. The line hints at possible misfortune should he wed again, with the bride suggesting caution and humor about lasting vows.
Poisonous Primrose Scent Caused Woman's Death
The London Lancet reports a woman died after a scratch on her nose while smelling a Chinese origin primrose. The note indicates this is not the first such case linked to this plant.
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Central
China
Long-Lived People and Brain Workers
A study of 533 eminent men and women shows brain workers have a life expectancy around 68 years. The data rely on the duration of life of the subjects as the measure of longevity.
Bread Dyspepsia and Grape-Nuts Digestive Claim
The article explains bread dyspepsia from starch digestion in the intestines and promotes Grape-Nuts as a naturally pre digested alternative. It asserts the food preserves wheat and barley parts and uses moisture and heat to develop diastase outside the body, turning starch into grape sugar. It claims benefits after days to weeks of use.
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Devoe and
Masory
Moulton, Texas
Joseph B. Bowles
Mr. Hobart
Cupid
California
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Philippines
Aldice Gould Eames
City Hall
Governor Pardee
Flatonia Progressive Club
Tella
Mammoth Clock Works
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