Disappointed Man Terrorizes Western Town
The "Terror of Bloody River" roams New Mexico to foreclose a mortgage, fires a wild yell, and is shot eighteen times. the coroner deems no inquest necessary and humorously notes the Terror's era is over. Dispatches claim sheriff raids, Postmaster woes, and shifting town politics as residents debate duty and loyalty. The piece concludes with a Detroit Free Press price note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
New Mexico
Bloody River
Jackass Hill
Gen. Featherstone
New York
Philadelphia
Archer
Tuscon
Col
Jim Drake
Omaha
Jim
Detroit Free Press
Banking rules contrasted with England's system
The speaker compares U S and English banking practices noting that England allows indorsing checks to others without ID and minimal bank responsibility. He praises U S rules, cites Bank of England currency handling, and describes how old notes are retired rather than kept in circulation. The passage ends mid thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Bank of England
Bank Note Practice Cited By Globe Democrat
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes a practice where a bank does not issue the same note twice and cuts a light coin in half to issue a new note, calling it an instance to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawis Globe-Democrat
Maton
Masked Music Lesson Scheme in Old Squire’s Parlor
In Orrisville Breeze the young music teacher seeks Mollie Gub bins as a pupil and is confronted by the old Squire who imposes a strict masked “courtesy” arrangement. The suitor debates the odd terms and the plan collapses as the teacher reconsiders his chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokes
Gubbins
Mollie
Mendlesohn
Orrisville Breeze
Unbonneted Women of Strasburg Reflect on Bonnet Folk
A Boston Transcript reader letter extols German and Hawaiian women without bonnets, praising independence and practical work like cart driving selling vegetables knitting and walking. It contrasts their modest appearance with heavily ornate bonnets and laments the bonnet as an erratic social symbol.
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Honnet
Sandwich Islands
Frau Bode
Boston Transcript
Photographer Admitted After Profanity Record Cleared
In a humorous exchange from the Osion Courier a man seeking entry as a "good living man" is told his record shows profanity. He explains he has photographed many babies in the baby department, which leads St. Peter to grant entry and remark on the life he has led.
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St. Peter
St. P
Osion Courier
Customer disputes at night drugstore over paregoric
A druggist wakes to a caller demanding ten cents’ worth of paregoric. The clerk refuses, clarifying he does not open at night for such small business unless the person is a customer. The caller insists he has shopped there weekly to browse the directory, prompting humorous dialogue.
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Dbosion Courier
Blue Day and Undertaker's Funeral Inquiry
A poem style passage contrasts blue mood with a line about business before pleasure. A speaker pretends to view life through blue spectacles while a man asks the undertaker’s charge for his mother in law’s funeral, revealing dark humor.
Boyish troubles and family pity echoed in a column
A column urges sympathy for boys amid trouble and danger, warning against harsh relatives who overlook their pain. It recalls a tale of a man and his forgetful wife, then shifts to a medical ad pitch and a quiz about cousins, ending with a radical epilepsy cure claim from H G Root.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
H. G. Root
M. C
Pearl Street
New York
Make No Mistake on the Detroit Street Car
Three or four passengers on the Woodward avenue car witnessed a man clutching the railing and declaring that though the conductor might be drunk his breath pervades the atmosphere. He warned passengers not to blame the conductor for the smell.
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Woodward Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Cancer Cured by Dr Pond at Aurora Cancer Hospital
Dr F L Pond reports wonderful cures of cancer at the Aurora Illinois cancer hospital. Multiple cases praised as successful and urged to seek treatment at once. For information write Dr F L Pond Aurora IL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Pond
Aurora, DL
Aurora
The Freight Conductor Duties and Demands
The freight conductor is a high grade of brakeman with supervisory and clerical duties. He keeps train records, times, car counts, and guides brakemen on speed. He spends much time with time tables and watches, calculating for efficient trips, facing risks on single and double tracks and telegraphic instruction changes. Adams Jr. notes that this role requires sharp math and vigilance, even more demanding than passenger conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams, Jr
Scribner's Magazine
Statesmen and the Drama in Early Theater Guesses
Sunset Cox favors French comedy and light opera while Ingalls enjoys Shakespeare and comedy. Reagan prefers opera, Tim Campbell attends New York premieres in the bald headed row, Cullom is a tireless first-night patron, Gray favors old English comedy, Hiscock leans to English opera and Shakespeare, Evarts watches Joe Jefferson and The Cricket on the Hearth amid likened looks to Caleb Plummer.
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Sunset Cox
Senator Ingalls
Shakspeare
Reagan
Tim Campbell
New York
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Senator Gray
Delaware
Washington
Senator Hiscock
Senator Evarts
Joe Jefferson
Jefferson
Caleb Plhuumer
Mashington
A Poor Excuse and Theater Life Snippets
A collage of theater chatter and cartoons notes a failed lead due to wardrobe loss, a burns and hotel fire tale, and a talky exchange on truth. It also lists Washington Territory demographics and lumber output while a joke about a man who never lets truth escape adds a wink.
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Beaver—Harkins
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Strasburg
Mrs. Poots
Central Park
Stranex
Aving
Poots
Mr. Poots
Tenvas
Heliogabalus
Agrippinus
San Francisco Examiner
Germany
Lavine
Mile
Sprite
Dunseuse
New York Weekly
Washington Territory
Territory
Hood
Austyville
Long Island
N. Y
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Curtis & Warcun
Broadway
Costoe
Yorenayeke
Truk & Co
Auguste
Eh Jacobs
Jno
H. Wall
Boston
St. Jacobs
Divclists
Charles A. Voge
Alees
Charles A. Vogeer CO
Baltimore
Mai
Penant
Boartessollege
Buffalo
Brewster
Holly
Mich
F Rai Siowensee
Ilestown
Wample
Centent Manufacturing Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
EK. Ross & Co
Toledo
P.o.addrees
Siscum
Plao
Re. E. T. Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
B.s.ville
Tex
Veany & Iter
Rich Hill
Cy Sutterers
Swlep Specific CO
Drawer St
Atlanta
Ely
Crean Balin
D. G. Davidson
Druggiata
BLY Brother
de Warren St
Scott
I, Lindley & CO
LaSalle St
Chicago
YALE
Salzer
CIA
John A. SA
la Crease
Wis
Minnesota
Ashington
Oregon
Chas
B. Lamborn
WSR
Revolver &Wess
Smith & Wesson Arms
Smith Wesson
Smith & Wesson
Springfield
M. W. Dunhams
Oaklawn Farm
Brilliant
Americas
Bunham
Wayne
Turnerdane
Emmert Pro- Prietary Co
Wibconsin
Mndera
Wisconsin
The
Cramer, Aikens & Cramer
Milwaukee
Wia
Sran2 Chemical Co
G. H. Ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
D. R. Dyche & CO
Iil
Droggiste
Chicago Ledger
Chicaco Ledder
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