Miners Rest opens to wayfarers in romance and debts
Ralph Brunton loves Juanita in New Mexico while a distant fiancée Mary Leeson faces bankruptcy. He returns to Mary in New York and learns she has married another, yet she reveals her wedding and the pair plan a honeymoon at The Miner's Rest in New Mexico.
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New Mexico
Ralph Brunton
Santa Fe
Juanita
Ralph
Mary Leeson
Mary
Grand Central Station
New York
Albany
Ralp
Father
Recocious Job and the Talking Baby Tale
Ethel questions when baby brother will talk and asserts Job talked as a baby. Father explains babies cannot talk while Ethel recalls a Bible line about Job cursing the day he was born as cited in Stray Stories.
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Job
Ethel
Stays His Hand as Sister Sings in Troubled Times
Franz Labordi, separated from his sister the French nightingale, wanders through memories of France and vineland melodies. He confronts hunger and frustration at a Chicago talking machine firm, pleading for work and big money before a volatile outburst ends in a dramatic, trance like moment as opera music soothes him.
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Chicago
Franz Labordi
Vineland
Labordi
Talking Machine
Fie
Silent record shop manager unlocks police call
In a whisper a man recalls his sister singer and prompts more operatic records by Labordi. Police are summoned after Labordi escapes, while Mrs Valerie Bell questions him and he admits squandering 30,000 francs from Lucienne Breval. He says she now sings in Buenos Aires’s largest opera house.
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Valerie Bell
Mile
Lucienne Breval
Labordi
Buenos Aires
Buck deer captured in surf near Westport in football style
Dr. Paul Straits captured a two year old buck deer stranded in the surf south of Westport. The deer fought the waves and struggled on the shore before Smits waded in and made a flying tackle to seize the animal by its hind feet.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Westport
Paul Straits
Smits
Coffinmakers’ Strike Postponed to Summer
In New York the coffinmakers union has postponed its planned strike until mid summer due to too few deaths to sustain a successful action.
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Coffinmakers
New York
Coffinmakers’ Union
Brakeman's Real Life Rescue Echoes Movie Thrill
Indianapolis observer L A Campbell a Monon railroad brakeman thought he spotted a woman on the track and prepared a heroic rescue. As the train neared the spot he found the figure was a white and black pony which calmly stepped off the rail leaving Campbell relieved and joking that no more movies for him.
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Indianapolis
Campbell
Stork Saves Dad From Jail In Chicago Tale
A tiny baby girl helps a man named Rokoezure avoid jail for stealing six potatoes from railroad yards. In court the judge asks about his marriage and child, and dismisses the case saying the baby counts as a blessing. The judge even orders a grocer to bring goods to the newborn.
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Chicago
Rokoezure
Trains Colts to Kick Rats in Klondike Stables
Klondike Wisconsin resident Hiler Oswailer trains his horses to kick rats as a pest control method. He observed the colts kicking at nothing, tied a dead rat to a whip, and rewarded successful kicks with corn. The tactic has reduced rats in his stables.
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Klondike
Wis
Hiler Oswailer
Hiler
Oswailer
Thief Read Bible While Robbing Man In Canton
Abraham Tanner was eating when a stranger asked if he was a Christian then read from a small Bible and stole Tanner’s purse. The man fled into a policeman’s arms after a brief pursuit.
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Canton
Abraham Tanner
Tanner
Stuttering Advice Emphasizes Patience and Early Causes
The article argues stuttering arises from nervousness and breathing coordination issues. It urges patient handling, slow enunciation, and thinking before speaking to avoid ridicule. It notes failure to do so increases mortification and that stuttering often begins in early childhood due to stress or illness.
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Laterife
Cuttlefish Delicacy Amid Smyrna Turkish Rule
A fragment notes Smyrna under Turkish rule facing peril of silting and loss of its Greek majority. It highlights a favored dish, cuttlefish, and alludes to Aristophanes style curses about a prized octopus dish. The piece wryly contrasts old world appetite with a modern Greek restaurant scene in Smyrna.
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Smyrna
Ephesus
Epicure
Manchester Guardian
Slate roofing gains praise for fire resistance and color variety
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes slate’s non absorbent fireproofing and versatile color palette from red to green to purple. It cites fire prevention drives and building codes as pushing roofs toward fire safety, while war pressure reduces tobacco spending as soldiers save money at the front.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
San Francisco
Chicago
Chelsea
Salem
Europe
Uncle Sam
Parrot Worries Spark Birthday Boardroom Banter
A New York woman recalls a tale of a conscientious egoist who distrusted others to handle routine work. His brother, entrusted with a parrot on a Westbound trip, faced a telegram asking to feed the bird. The brother replied that the parrot was hungry again and sought further instruction.
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New York
Chicago
Bird of Evil Omen Among South Scotland People
The lapwing is viewed as an evil omen in the South of Scotland. This belief traces to Charles II era when Covenanters hiding on the moors were exposed by lapwing flocks circling above, guiding pursuers to them.
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Scotland
Charles II
Pleasant Advice and Quick Dishes From Old Columns
A collection of aphorisms and practical recipes. guidance on temper and duty sits alongside recipes for dates with whipped cream, ginger puffs, chop suey, tomato cucumber salad, fish chowder, Japanese eyes rice bake, egg relish, and creamed salmon in peppers. Segments note authors like Disraeli and Jean Ingelow.
He Explains Why nautical miles Differ From Land Miles
A man explains to his wife that a nautical mile is about seven percent longer than a land mile. He notes water reduces compression and expands distance, calling it a wonder of measurement.
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John
Fragmented overheard exchange hints at a quick marriage
Fragmentary dialogue suggests a rushed wedding between two people, with a wary widower commenting that love matches burn out quickly and the romantic pursued partner replying with a terse acknowledgment.
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France
Woman
Stork
Dad
Wisconsin
Pickpocket
Canton, O
Testament
Lewis Jones
Disraeli
Jean Ingelow
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