Two-letter name Hart County milliner patent cork bonnet
A Hart County Ga man uses a two-letter spelling for his entire name. Bob Bobo a milliner invents a cork bonnet made wholly from cork bark, noted for its lightness. The column also cites social woes of marriage, a portrait placement in New Hampshire Capitol, and other brief items including a British guards height rule, West Virginia cedar cigar boxes, and naval engineer Bourke’s promotion after Apia harbor escape.
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Hart County
Bob Bobo
Bourke
Calliope
Apia
New York Woman Seeks Quiet Ride on Elevated Cars
A young woman in New York complains that she cannot ride the elevated cars without being nudged by rude men who sit beside her or block her path. She suggests disguising herself as an old or plain woman to avoid harassment by chivalrous New Yorkers.
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New York
Sensation in Wichita over alleged suicide turned shooting case
A Wichita man recovering from a self inflicted death claim says he was shot by a debtor who owed him money. The shooter reports the victim faced financial embarrassment, while the foreman of a Tombstone office sparked controversy with a wedding notice misprint. The piece also surveys animal homing instincts and mentions the Shah’s guard uniform in Russia, the Hell Gate Tower, Mormon exodus plans, and other brief items.
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Wichita
Kansas
Arizona
Tombstone
Mona Caird
Puzzling Snakes at Dwellings and Other Oddities
A collection of curious notes mentions a method using two isolated electric wires to deter snakes in Indian homes, the poppy's unexpected role in soil stabilization, and a long anecdote from Mrs. Preston on Gen Lee. It also recounts a bizarre church meeting lapse and a murder case in which a loaf’s bread imprint aided identification, leading to a death sentence.
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India
Gen. Lee
Margaret J. Preston
Tam
Lianty
Obituary Writer Tricks Woman With Death Line Joke
A Texas Sift item recounts a con man posing as a obituary writer who roams distant areas seeking business. He Forlornly asks a sobbing widow about lines for her husband and is told a single line proves too much as the tale ends with a grim pun about a lynching and a canal mule.
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Texas
Then and Now Lake Ode of Kentia Love
Poetic reminiscence contrasts a pale lake before winter with a summer scene of golden lilies and bright moonlight. The speaker recalls shared fear and loneliness, then rejoices in distant beloved seen as a star. Victory and peace accompany the memory as a prize is won.
Angel of Sorrow: The Artist and the Italian Girl
In Manhattan Broadway at night Geoffery Vail, a famed artist, meets Consuelo a teenage organist he persuades her father to let her sit for a portrait. He falls in love, she flees, years pass as he completes the celebrated Angel of Sorrow. Foreign visitors later inquire about the painting, hinting at a concealed connection.
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New York
Broadway
Madison Square
Geoffery Vail
Geoffrey Vail
Geoffrey
Consuelo
Paradise
Angel of Sorrow
Consuelo Returns to Parents and Finds Love in Studio
In a New York studio Consuelo, who was kidnapped from Italy and believed to be the daughter of a noble, reunites with her father and Geoffrey. The pair confess past misunderstandings, the family approves the match, and Geoffrey begins a dual portrait as the couple’s wedding plans unfold.
Taxation Abuse and Farm Struggle for Fair Land Levy
The essay argues real estate taxes harm farmers who do not own mortgages, calling mortgage interest sweat money and mortgaged property tax blood money. It urges farmer associations to pressure candidates for redress via legislation, warning that neglect will leave farmers robbed and underpaid, a burden worthy of vigorous agitation.
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Rome
How to kiss a girl the Detroit Sun way
A Detroit Sun reader Clara Louise offers guidance to young men on courtship. The essay warns against rough advances and prescribes a gentle, respectful approach using a sleeve, arm positions, and a soft kiss, insisting girls prefer calm, considerate behavior and mutual consent.
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Directoire
Amelie Rives Chandler
Clara Louise
Detroit
Understanding Consumption Its Causes And Susceptibility
Dr Arane argues consumption is not just from bad luck but a germ needing a susceptible body. Inherited or acquired delicacy may predispose, with poor health from overwork or malnutrition increasing risk. Most colds and pneumonia do not lead to consumption, though fear persists. next week’s continuation promised.
Table Etiquette for Children from Good Housekeeping
A collection of old rules for child table behavior detailing seating, napkins, serving order, manners, and leaving the table properly. It contrasts with a note on Chinese medicine using coral, rubies, pearls, emeralds, musk in smallpox cases, praised by doctors for its gilded prestige.
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Gen. Butler
New Hampshire Capitol
Gen. Dix
West Virginia
Ory Tecumseh” Sherman
West Point
Tur
Port Hope
United States
Bishop
Waar Most
Imperial Horse Guards
Hell Gate Tower
Moses
Mexico
Dominion of Canada
Utah
England
Kentia
Papa
Mr. Vail
Italy
Colli
DR. Arane
von Hinkelsteinhatsenbloser
Ohio
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