Thumbs Down Tragedy Report From Detrait News Tribune
A Detrait News Tribune item recounts a Putavia woman attempting to decapitate with an ax and severing her left thumb instead. She refused to faint and reattached the digit at the first joint, with strong hope for full restoration. The incident highlights risky acts by a woman in a grim anecdote about luck and recovery.
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Thebes
Putavia
Detrait News-Tribune
Quigley Warns Wife On Three Month News Ban
Timely precaution as Mr. Quigley bursts into his home and asks Mrs. Quigley to vow not to read papers for three months. He reveals he has just been nominated for public office and fears how his character will be portrayed.
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Maria
Mr. Quigley
Shrewa Game Newsboy Echoes in Minnespolls Journal
A terse street exchange in the Minnespolls Journal captures a bright newsboy shouting extry news while an old man questions the odd phrase terble wompty er e. The boy repeats his urge to buy a paper, conveying small town cadence and curiosity.
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Sonny
Minnespolls Journal
When Rest Is Needed In Performance Of Routine Work
A physician warns that chronic uncertainty in routine tasks signals overtaxed systems. A man, nervously checking windows and routines, narrowly avoids a breakdown. the tale serves as a caution against overstrenuous living and neglect of rest.
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Towns
Uyself
Sue
Wim
Éares
New York Press
Toughening Up Foot Soldier Advice from Today’s Youth
A boy is urged to toughen his feet with salt water soaks, and he admits nearly facing a whipping. He adds that tomorrow he plans to try it again, mentioning the New York Sun as a reference.
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New York Sun
The Same Thing in Twaddies Family Dialogue
In a Cleveland Leader snippet, Pa and Ma Twaddies argue about speech rules while Tommy questions the room’s etiquette. The exchange centers on what can be said during a conversation and who should speak when.
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Abe
Tommy
Cleveland
Spicy Belle Browning Meets Farnsworth at a Society Reception
Farnsworth slips away from Mrs. Gilder's party and hides with Spicy Belle Browning in a green room. She serenades him then joins him in a secret finale, revealing plans to elope and flee to South America as he declares her his own bride.
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Farnsworth
South America
Amazon
Belle
Juanita
Spicy Belle
Miss Browning
Tye
United States
Tor Wight
Sleep Dream Resolves A Debt Case And Papers
A man, sued for a debt contracted in his father’s life, dreams his father paid the debt and that papers lie with a solicitor. He recalls the Portuguese money incident, confronts the lawyer, finds the records, and escapes a heavy loss.
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Macuish
Slightly Mistaken at Mount Vernon Tomb
A Mount Vernon groundskeeper finds a weeping woman kneeling near a monument. She says her patriotism overwhelmed her at the tomb of the Father of His Country, but he corrects her, saying she is before a house rather than Washington’s tomb.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Fee House
New York Times
Wager of Battle in Early Italy and Duels
The Cornhill Magazine account traces early Italian duels from a Camel manuscript describing a father and son clash in the era of the Emperor. It notes Charlemagne era wagers among Lombards, Otho II restoration in 988, and norms where women and priests avoided participation. The piece recalls brutal dueling practices, Florentine feuds, and the phrase la scienza cavalleresca as coined for the craft.
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Italy
Millingen
Camel
Theodoric
Charlemagie
de Medicis
Florentine Dis
Mugelle
Otho II
Ponent
Beccarin
Brantome
la Scienza Cavalleresca
Cornhill Magazine
Drink More Water Eat Less Says Rheumatism Guide
An old advice piece urges readers with rheumatism gout eczema and neuralgia to drink more water and eat less meat and concentrated foods. It claims excess nutritive material and salts in blood fuel these conditions and that stopping the source of urate poisoning through hydration and reduced intake can cure them without drugs.
The Gentlemaply Leopard and its Polite Cave Visit
Three Calcutta visitors seeking shelter from a sudden storm found a cheetah calmly guarding a cave at Ootacamund. The beast, wearing something like a waistcoat, sat outside in the rain and then guided the guests inside with a friendly mew before departing to his “house.”
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Calcutta
LL Station
Tin Will
Adien
Asian Magazine
How to Succeed In Literature Quote
John Oliver Hobbes argues that success rests on imagination and broad world knowledge, plus concentration and hard work. He warns authors must resist agents' dictates about reader expectations, insisting independence in writing preserves a lasting career.
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John Oliver Hobbes
Rainy day money and muddy track horses confession
A prudish relative asks if the husband saves for emergencies. Mrs. Torkins affirms, noting he spoke about several horses that supposedly run best on a muddy track, cited by the Washington Star.
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Manny
Tooth, Will It Pay or Is It Right The Choice
Dhurt quotes a young man debating life choices with humor about paying and doing right. The exchange centers on weighing practicality against ethics, ending with a resolve to pursue the second option if affordable.
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Honsten
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