The Night I Tried to Enter Unnoticed
A narrator recounts a midnight burglary escape story in which he slips into a house by a bedroom window, wakes a sleeping child, triggers a chaotic chase through neighbors, and ends up hiding behind a wardrobe as the governor and townsfolk storm the house. Pie theft and a missing thimble are noted. a sensational press report followed, then the incident faded from memory.
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Tom
Thad
Darky
Zip
Ing
Tran
Tompkins
John
Everbody
Miss
B. Tompkins
Enq
Humorous Fragments and Jokes From Obscure Publications
A collage of quips and wits from various 19th and early 20th century papers. Jokes touch on cow lips and tulips, cy clones, barbers, dentists, and shopkeepers. The compilation blends puns, light satire, and playful misreadings, echoing the era’s humor spirit.
Birds and Their Feathers
A Charles Whimper quotation from Magazine of Art details how birds display plumage during courtship, with elaborate tail and head plumage shown to mating hens. The piece notes male birds exaggerate features for female attraction, including chest and wattles, while describing the seasonal peak of feather display. Also mentions a French missionary in China claiming absinthe cures cholera and the idea that sincere people should resist climate influences.
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Charles Whimper
Magazine of Art
Deformed by Fashion Shifts in Female Posture
Uniontown Press laments fashion’s long skirts forcing girls to bend and hobble their gait. It argues girls age is more affected, causing visible lopsidedness and skeletal strain. Critics milliners and designers for shaping harmful forms.
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Worth
Uniontown Press
Treatment of Scarlet Fever by Ammonia and Remedies
Dr A W Jackson of Brooklyn endorses a scarlet fever treatment first publicized by Dr Peart of England. The regimen uses three to seven grains of carbonate of ammonia hourly for day one, then less often, with purgatives avoided early. He adds fluid extract eucalyptus internally and as a gargle, uses carbolic acid iodine in glycerine on exudation, and treats rash recession with mustard poultices or hot blanket wraps.
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A. W. Jackson
Brooklyn
Jackson
Public Lands Disposals Reveal Rapid Loss of Domain
Washington report outlines four year trend of U S public lands being transferred or sold, totaling about 20 to 25 million acres. It compares state by state disposals, notes major contributions from Dakota Nebraska Kansas and California, and provides figures by act type and revenue.
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United States
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Myst
Dakota
Illinois
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India
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Michigan
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Florida
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Prominent Washington Residents Buy Homes in Capital
Washington special reports that senators, secretaries, a general and other notable figures have erected or purchased houses in the city. Names include Logan Manning Whitney Garland Endicott Vilas Miles, Greely Thomas Edmunds and more, with Hendricks still a prospective buyer.
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Washington
Washington Special
Senator Logan
Manning
Whitney
Garland
Endicott
Vilas
Nelson A. Miles
Lieut. Greely
Thoman
Edmunds
Hendricks
Bayard
Massachusetts Avenue
Lamar
Vermont Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Scott Circle
Connecticut Avenue
New York
Dupont Circle
Albany
Roumelia Revolt Sparks Bulgarian Union Amid European Tension
Eastern Roumelia rebels seize the Governor General, establish a provisional government and vow allegiance to Bulgaria. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria mobilizes troops, with Russia Germany and Austria suspected of backing the move. Berlin treaty implications loom as Europe fears a wider conflict.
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Philippopolis
Roumelia
Bulgaria
Alexander of
Porte
Alexander
Bulia
Turkey
Roumelian
Philippoplis
M. Strausky
Voices From The Grave Austerlitz Of An Ohio Widow
A Toledo telegram reports a Monclova farmer died and buried thirteen years ago still writing to his family. A widow, seeking pension, receives letters from him postmarked in Colorado Texas New York with details of home life, yet no traceable location. Experts deem it a mystery that has ruined her life.
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Washington Telegram
Toledo
Monclova
Ohio
Sunday Capital
Pension Office
Duman
Eugene Sue
Virginia
Adjutant General's Office
Colorado
Texas
New York
Washington
New York Premium Tied to One and Two Dollar Bills
GoopuuvE County in Minnesota proudly claims banner status for wheat. In Boston, 1,843 women registered to vote this year vs 271 previously. Swiss army grows to 477 officers with 200 754 effective personnel. The top rank in wartime is colonel.
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New York
Goopuuve
Minnesota
Boston
Coonel
Indiana Swindlers in Canada Said to Be Abroad
Indiana Polis Journal reports details on Pollard and associates involved in a large swindle. Trustees and family members, including Campbell and Brown, are said to be abroad near Hamilton and London. Warrants and bonds circulate, with totals around hundreds of thousands, and police watch for counterfare while Pollard fears exposure. A separate note covers telegraph firm disputes in Evansville and a court case in Marion.
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Indiana
Canada
Hamilton
Pollard
Brown
John Crosby
Campbell
Chicago
New York
Ohio
Indianapolis
Canadas
Journal
Vincennes
Knox County Man Sued for Assault and Slander
Thomas Winemiller Sr a longtime Knox County resident faces a $10000 suit for allegedly assaulting Miss Beile Gray. He is also sued for slander while his wife Rachel Winemiller sues for divorce and alimony.
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Thomas Winemiller
Knox County
Beile Gray
Winemiller
Rachel Winemiller
Fox
Scattering News Notes From Indiana G A R and More
The Indiana G A R membership totals 16363 with 9787 north of Indianapolis and 6576 south. Hon C F Mosier of Bristol named Assistant Inspector General on the national G A R staff. Miles Anderson injured at New Castle fairground when his leg was caught by a stand, bone broken in two places. The sixteenth annual Indiana Y M C A convention will be in Fort Wayne October 1 2 3 and 4 with invitation to pastors and laymen.
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New Castle Fair Ground
Miles Anderson
Young Men's Christian Associations of
Indiana
Fort Wayne
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