Padded Athlete Archie Ferguson Faces Downfall in Wadham
Archie Ferguson, a boastful padded athlete, impresses Wadham society with bulging muscles and rough tactics. He schemes to sideline Dick Jones over Ada, but a street confrontation exposes his fraud. Jones defeats him with superior skill, and Archie vanishes with Travers, leaving Beauty the dog injured and Ada grateful to Jones.
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Archie
Wadham
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Dick Jones
Nina Swift
Archie Ferguson
Rovers
Travers
Miss Swift
Ada
Young Jones
Ter
Beauty
W. G. Chapman
Heroic rescue as owner saves poodle from oncoming car
A large woman with a small white poodle on a long chain crosses a busy street during noon rush. A dog from the opposite direction blocks the car tracks. the motorman waits. The owner quickly swings the poodle to safety, earning cheers from bystanders.
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Pennsylvania Street
Washington Street
Otoko Yama the mountain hunter in Japan
Americans visit Otoko Yama a famed bear hunter of Hok kaido island in Japan He uses a bow and arrow and once tried a muzzle loader He leads mountain districts and is counted by seasons not years Major Wigmore and C J Arnell accompanied him on a bear hunt in the Hokkaido mountains He counts his age by herring and salmon seasons rather than years
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Yokohama
Japan
Hokkaido
Otoko Yama
Otoko, Yama
Brain
Otoko
Yama
Major Wigmore
Tokyo
Cc. J. Arnell
Hokkaido Mountains
Two Year Old Severely Injured by Baltimore Rooster Incident
In Baltimore Maryland Margaret Baum two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick K Baum was badly lacerated after a game rooster owned by Edward Ousborne attacked her in the areaway between the Ousborne and Hagan homes. The child received care from Dr Arthur L Tubleson and was returned to her grandmother before being taken home.
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Baltimore
Margaret Baum
Frederick K. Baum
Gough Street
Edward Ousborne
Ousborne
Elizabeth Ousborne
Trautfelter
Sarah
Hagan
Ousborne Yard
Steer Calms After Lariat Ties Up Wild Ride
A ranchman pins a wild steer with a tight lariat, ending the bucking attempt. The animal collapses, grunts, and cannot rise, while onlookers joke about the origin of the modern skirt as the steer writhes.
Church Snoozers Are Men
Milwaukee pastors studied church behavior and found the ratio of women to men who fall asleep during sermons is about one to two hundred thirty four. They conclude women are not brighter or more attentive and that the snoozing tendency is tied to self control and focus rather than gender.
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Milwaukee
Enraged Bull Kills Woman in Indiana Farmyard
Mrs. Philip Lembarger, wife of a wealthy farmer near Wabash, Indiana, was killed when a bull gored and trampled her as she crossed a pasture. Dr. A E Rodgers, aiding her, fought six maddened steers and was nearly killed before help arrived. Lembarger died from multiple injuries.
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Wabash
Ind
Philip Lembarger
A. E. Rodgers
Doctor Jrodgers
Bum the Bee Who Outlived Generations and Fell in with Robbers
Chicago beekeeper recounts the tale of Bum born in 1894 who refused to work himself to death. He survived five seasons by lazy habits, then joined a gang of robbers and was killed in a dramatic hive battle as the guards chased him.
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Archie Ferguson
Redfern Academy
Archie
Haven Springs
Bob Travers
Bob
Chicago
F. L. Stuebling
West Pullman
Stuebling
Mr. Stuebling
Bum
Isuin
Sams
Thief Snatches Shoes From Dead Man in Toledo Chapel
In Toledo, Ohio, a thief entered an undertaking chapel where the body of William Steinhauer had lain for over a year and removed the shoes from his feet. A note found inside read I need the shoes more than he does.
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Toledo
Willam Steinhauer
Mrs Charles Stebler Granted Divorce After Alleged Habits
In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Mrs Charles Stebler obtained a divorce claiming her husband refused to work. She cited heat in summer and cold in winter along with health and sports related complaints.
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Pittsburgh
Charles Stebler
Warm Light Makes a Home Beyond Furnishings
A quotation by William Channing Gannet argues a home’s warmth comes from kind eyes and thoughtful manners, not just decor. It compares interior charm to morning sunlight, stressing daily gentleness and forethought in interpersonal ease.
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William Channing Gannet
Practical Household Tips and Quotations From the Era
A collection of domestic hints on travel aprons hairpins washing gingham and starch tips plus kitchen hacks for turning mattresses dishwashing and shortcake. It ends with a quotation by Lowell urging courage and justice.
Asparagus Recipes From Simple to Elegant Dishes
A vintage cooking note outlines preparing asparagus until tender and using whole stalks for white sauce on toast. It includes Asparagus Cream Soup with onion, milk, butter, flour and an egg cream finish, Mock Duck on Casserole with seasoned breadcrumbs, and baked New Beets served with butter lemon juice and pepper.
Punctuated Schoolyard Exchange About a Blue Cow
A fragment describes two children in a school setting punting pictures in books. One notes a blue cow in ink and then recalls never seeing such a color. The other offers a quick fix, saying the cow will be cold, in a lighthearted exchange.
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Ite
Height of Meanness in Bluffing Style Poker Standoff
The New York Globe notes a taunting jab about a man who settled $1,000,000 on the count and allegedly refuses to play poker with him. The line mocks arrogance and money power in a confrontational comment from the 1980s era.
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New York Globe
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