Fiddler sought as rail passengers stage impromptu dance
On St Patrick day 1894 five stalled Oregon Short Line trains at Glenns Ferry Ida waited for track repairs after rockfalls near Posatello and Indian Creek. A long haired man with a fiddle agreed to play for the crowd including soldiers, wives and travelers in the station. The improvised performance featured waltzes and the Blue Danube with the fiddler earning advance pay and drawing praise from dancers and musicians alike.
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St. Patrick's
Oregon
Union Pacific
Glenns Ferry
Ida
Posatello
Indian Creek
Glenns Perry
Glenns
Ash
Snake River
Ewitebman
Bool
Lancers
Asi
Francisco
M. Ysaye
Berlin
Washington Star
Trapping Crows for Sale in a Shooting Match
A Philadelphia Record summary describes crow trapping methods to supply birds for shooting matches. Trappers lure crows with meat bait, use sapling frame nets, and spring the net as crowds gather. Captured birds are bagged and carried off, with 40 to 60 crows pulled per harvest, though two net springs in a day are rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sper
Hough House
A Story of Longfellow and Mr Fields Anecdotes
A story recounts Mrs Fields presenting an interesting anecdote about Longfellow and Mr Fields. It recalls his patience with interviewers and subterfuges, including a man who arrived with a crowd of ladies and others who sought water for a weary woman. The tale leads to an English hod carrier’s simple request at Windsor Castle during Longfellow’s visit.
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Longfellow
Engi
Ival
Windsor Castle
Han
Was the Alexandrian library destroyed by fire in 640
The New York Times notes debate over the fate of the ancient Alexandrian library. It discusses sources by Gibbon and Taylor, odds of a Serapeum library, and whether Arabs caused destruction in 640, with recent archaeology finding no Serapeum remains.
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Alexandria
Gibbon
Taylor
Juiesar
Serapeum
Theophilus
Theodosius
Egypt
India
West Indies
New York Times
Royal Corner Tale: An American At A London Royal Wedding
An American guest at a London royal wedding unknowingly intruded into a royal couple's corner. Acquaintances discreetly diverted attention, and whispered that the American faced royal scrutiny. Guests kept distance, fearing offense as the royal presence drew gaze and restraint.
Need for Sleep and Fatigue Recovery
The article emphasizes sleep as the chief remedy for fatigue effects. It notes brain recovery increases with rest, and inadequate sleep lowers mental vigor the following day, with experiments showing diminished task performance after sleep loss. It discusses how fatigue rises later in the day and lasts several days if sleep is poor, citing a study from Popular Science Monthly.
Notable Observations On Officials And Ice Related Quips
The text contrasts officials without office roles to editors without papers, noting their reliance on indulgence and the risk of starvation for the inactive. It mocks the watermen and mentions a salary around £50 yearly. It adds quotes about ice’s ruinous effects and private affairs overshadowing public ones, ending with a US court statistic.
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Queen's
Shyness and Its Varied Forms in Mental Health
A long discussion on morbid shyness as a mental condition, its links to dementia, insanity, and personality, with notes on how fear of social contact affects women more, the risk of confinement, and advice from Dr. Henry Campbell on its dangers and misperceptions.
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Leon Discovereason
G Ness
Ibis
Melaly Etzong
Man O
Saici
Henry Campbell
Northwest London Hospital
New York Journal
Puzzling Paris House with Dual Spiral Stairways
A New York Journal description of a Paris residence near Palais Royal with two spiral stairways serving alternating floors in a nine story house. Entrances at 3 Rae Radzmil and 18 Rue de Valois. The design, by an architect, allows wrong-side ascent creating confusions for visitors. The feature is famed for its simple elegance over secret doors and is a popular visit for intoxicated guests and friends.
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Paris
Howe
Rae Radzmil
Rue de Valois
Palais Royal i
d’Orleans
Marier
Hce
Birute
New York
Grape Industry and Market Costs Highlighted
An article discusses the grape growing business in detail noting foreign owners leasing large land tracts and employing many workers. It covers basket production costs distribution to markets mainly west of Chicago and the need to earn at least a cent per pound for profitability.
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Chautsagan
Chicago
Chautan
Holiday News From Newton and Surrounding Towns
Numerous short items describe visits and holidays in Newton circuit areas. Names such as Milt Vanscoy, Mildred Zink, and Uriah Davis appear among travel, schooling, and social notes. A sudden obituary notes the death of Mr. Bennett of Kellogg, with family details. An evening event at a chapel featured music, recitations, and positive audience response.
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Milt Vanscoy
Stel Murphys
Anitala
Rev. Handy
Newton
Selby
Robber misled by sausage crack in Canadian escape tale
A St. Louis Republic tale recounts McNab the Scot facing a highwayman in a Canadian forest. With Bibles and a string of frozen sausages on his saddle, he considers offering the meat as payment, but the robber flees after mistaking the crack of the sausages for a pistol. The piece ends with an evening church notice and a sale for a Polish China sow.
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Seymour D. ‘Thompson
St. Louis Republic
McNab
Bally
Special Hat Sale at Wagley Drug Store Corner
Mrs J C Thostpsos advertises a special sale of med hats and Pall Styles for 1.00 at the door to Wagley and Smead drug store.
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J.C
Wagley & Smead’ Drug Store
Strayed or Stolen Animal and Colic Remedy Ad
Strayed or stolen 1000 pound animal, no special mark, missing between Friday and Sunday night. finder paid on notification to N L Panso. Also a testimonial on Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy by Wm H Penn of Des Moines, praising relief from indigestion with standard pricing and availability at WaGley and Sneed.
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N. L. Panso
Wm HI Penn
Des Moines
Lowa
Chamberlain
Wagley & Swead
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Paris Figaro
London
Hus
Ind
Ron
Enghiel Hing
Englis
Hout An
Cholly
Chicago Tribune
Lord Melbourns
United States
Voterunner
Denentia
Vermout
Iunati Enquirer
Sheba
Solomon
Louise
Cincinnati Enquirer
Esworth Murphy
Vanecleve
Buena Vista
Mildred Zink
Kellog Stuart
Henry la
Bennett
Kellogg
Phood
C. E. Soe
Exch
Hermil Murphy
H.C. Dunsmore
Garnett
Kant Congregational Church
Poland
China
Farrow
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