Wood block street paving urged for noise and dust relief
Letter from Joel O. Shoup of Dayton to Mayor Samuels discusses cost and benefits of creosoted wood block paving as a quieter, cleaner alternative to brick. He cites examples in New York and St. Louis and suggests Kreolite blocks as a top option, arguing the long run cost is favorable.
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Banks Shine in City’s Strong Financial Health
Readers are reminded of four bank statements in this issue. The banks, described as splendidly managed by efficient gentlemen, are a credit to the thriving city. The note mentions Old Maud missing the Democratic convention and a public service opportunity.
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HIOCOUGHED FOR FIVE YEARS Ib Se pomrrene be peel trail
An elderly man endures a five year cough mystery as readers glimpse a fragmented report. The text presents garbled phrases that hint at a health or travel scene without clear names or places.
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Peel
Lone dog defeats wildcat on Oregon ranch
Punch the four year old hound owned by F J Steward treed and killed a full grown wildcat on H O Akin's ranch after trailing the animal in light snow. Akin, unarmed, witnessed the fierce battle as Punch finally finished the cat in a dramatic lurch during the cor T Sherid an correspondence.
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Oregonian
Spoonerisms Recap From England and Swiss Travel Laughs
A compact note explains Spoonerisms as accidental word swaps. Examples include a traveler saying rambling up the scalps for Alps and a vicar leaving rags and a bag for a bath of milk and a glass gun. It recounts famous slips during lectures and travels.
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Martha Teaches Arithmetic To Her Mother In Mini Lesson
Martha hears her mother belittle arithmetic and sits beside her to demonstrate subtraction. She takes four from fourteen leaves ten and then from eight leaves five, from five leaves one. Martha remarks, with quiet dignity, that some lessons have been learned.
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Lippincott’s
Trained Turtles Perform Tricks At Home
A well known American naturalist trains three turtles to move in unison on spools to reach cabbage. The largest rings a bell using a fore foot. Turtles live in the owner's house and help control vermin in the kitchen while a smaller one pulls a garden cart.
Public speaker fined for provoking breach of peace in Hyde Park
John Bon nar Thompson faced a fine of 40 shillings or a month in prison after being charged with acts calculated to provoke a breach of the peace during a Hyde Park lecture. Witnesses testified to taunts about Queen Victoria and calls for corporal punishment as a crowd grew riotous.
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John Bonnar Thompson
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William Buckley
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William Hollins
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Mr. Mead
London Daily News
Canal Zone Police Keep Peaceful Canal Frontier
Describes American side police in khaki uniforms as former U S cavalrymen who curbed brigandage on the Isthmus. About two hundred constables guard 400 square miles, likened to the Northwest Mounted Police, keeping the zone as peaceful as a New England village.
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United States Cavalry
St. Nicholas
Cats Must Wear Collars In Bern To Curb Stray Felines
The piece notes Munich's cat tax and reports Bern officials debating a similar rule. Citizens decry stray cats and argue collars would show ownership or label strays as rogues, reducing destruction of birds in Switzerland.
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Berne
Rare Jewel Quotation Sparks Debate on Truth
In a heated exchange Dobbleigh claims others have spoken on consistency while Sin questions the ancient law. Sinnickus-Harper's Weekly notes that women are fond of jewels, prompting lingering doubt about the claim's accuracy.
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Sinnickus
Harper’s Weekly
Slot machines as savings depositories tested in Budapest
A Budapest bank uses street slot machines to collect small deposits. Receipts are issued and exchangeable for bank books or withdrawals, aiming to boost savings by removing bank visits and encouraging coin deposits. The bank reports a remarkable increase in deposits since starting the program.
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Savings
Primitive Coffee Mills Still Use Old Methods
Primitive coffee mills rely on manual pulping to remove the bean covering before drying. Despite modern plant machinery in South America, remote areas still practice labor intensive coffee handling methods.
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South America
How clear the horizon is humorously quoted
A comic fragment presents a sweeping statement on a clear horizon with playful wording. The line pair acts as a humorous companion piece, contrasting an inquisitive phrase with a quirky “eye” pun.
Firemen Fight Blaze in Bird and Snake Store
Firemen battled a San Antonio store fire that released reptiles into the room. Tarantulas and other insects scattered as water flooded the cages, killing 350 snakes and suffocating 500 parrots while copperheads and rattlers escaped to roam the floor.
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Tex
Governor and orderly quip over horse half of the team
A lively Capitol scene has an orderly delivering messages to the governor, often joined by Louis Halle. When Yates remarks that Halle need not accompany every errand, Halle replies the horse is the other half of the team, to which the governor agrees.
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Yates
Halle
Helle
Chicago Pest
Longest-Living Physician Dr Edgar Jones Reaches 103
Dr Edgar Jones M R C S is credited as land's oldest doctor and likely the oldest practitioner alive. He recently entered his 103rd year at Great Burstead Essex. Jones is an Essex magistrate who last March completed sixty years on the bench. His family history shows exceptional longevity with parents and siblings all approaching or reaching the nineties.
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Edgar Jones
Great Burstead
Essex
Jones
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