Grandmother Princess Charms Europe With Circus in Breslau
The German empress’s sister Charlotte of Meiningen, now about 40, staged an amateur circus in Breslau’s riding hall. She directed trained horses in daring feats, wearing a blue swallow-tail coat and ostrich plumes, while her husband Bernhardt watched from a distance. Count Bill Hohenau and Baron Roeder assisted as strong man and clown.
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Saxe-Meinsingen
Europe
Breslau
Venus
Hohenzollerns
Bernhardt of
Saxe- Meiningen
Bill Hohenau
Baron Roeder
Duke of Schleswig
Dorothy
Saxe-Coburg
Louise
Belgium
Hanover Stud
Lightning Strikes Home Burns Roof Wounds Resident
A lightning bolt struck the James Jimer residence in Larned Kansas last night tearing a roof hole and sparking a fire. Jimer was knocked senseless but revived. burns were reported on his back arm and leg as fire was extinguished and medical help arrived. The blast left charred shoe and torn clothing as the victim recovered consciousness.
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Larned
Kan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
James Jimerson
Aya
Jituerseau
Peeters
Sitnes
Iece
Fee
Vastly Different in Use of Muscular Resources
A club member finishes a long swim in a basement tank and is told by the instructor that breathing management reduces fatigue. The instructor notes upper body muscles used in swimming resemble those used in sawing wood, prompting the swimmer’s witty deflection that he relies on someone else’s muscles for sawing.
Minister Sparks Talk of Power and Charity in Community Debate
A local minister is described as a powerful preacher by some while others doubt his political insight. Report notes he delivered sermons on better life and Christian charity but said little about current political matters.
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Nibbs
Giblets
Boston Transcript
Western Canada
Department Interior
Otetawa
Canada
C. J. Broughton
Monadnock Block
Chicago
Lyons Trials with Glass Pavement in Rue de la Republique
Lyons France experiments with devitrified glass as street paving since last November. Glass blocks eight inches square form a draughtboard surface with no water seepage and claimed resistance to wear cold and microbes. It is said to be more durable and as cheap as stone with less dirt retention.
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Lyons
France
Rue de la Republique
Wrong Hat First Guest S
The exchange centers on a hat dispute between two guests with the first claiming the hat, the second insisting it is his. The first pounces, shouting Thunder and claiming ownership of the hat as he realizes he is sitting on it, prompting comic confusion.
Joke on cashier causes bank mix up of assets and liabilities
A New York Journal item describes a bank president telling a joke about a cashier who mistakenly “carried off the Habilities instead of the assets” when he fled to Canada. The quip reflects a comic misunderstanding over liabilities and assets.
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Stoelktholder
Canada
New York Journal
Mits Tit: Wife Helps in Social Chase While He Writes
A dialogue shows Wim Hibbler asking if his wife assists his work. Scribler confirms she does by visiting friends while he writes, illustrating a domestic routine tied to his literary activity.
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Hibbler
Scribler
Letter from a Cat and Other Oddities
A cat fable asks why a mirror cat imitates the real cat while a humorous, cryptic tale sits behind a frame. The item then shifts to a death anecdote of St. Nicholas and a story about Solomon and Azrael, ending with a moral from Youth's Companion about living plainly and avoiding fret.
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Beaport
St. Nicholas
The Spider's Tower Legend in Dead Man's Canyon Arizona
An Indian legend tells of a sandstone spire in Dead Man's Canyon Arizona called The Spider's Tower. A cave-dweller fled hostile tribes using a silk cord dropped by a grateful spider then descended to safety. You may visit the site and see the tower today.
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Arizona
Dead Man's Canyon
Woman Keeps Son From Water After Family Tragedies
In a seaport town a mother vows her son will never drown. After losing relatives to the sea she keeps him inland and away from boats. As a youth he works as a teamster, but a runaway wagon leads to a deadly accident under a plank bridge.
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Boston
Bildad the multitasking cat from Stockton
Near Stockton California a cat named Bildad helps with almond harvests by filling a basket with ripe nuts and signaling when it is full. The clever feline also helps churn butter using a treadle, detects butter readiness by milk sound, and then signals his mistress with a bell.
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Stockton
Cal
Bildad
Angie Eddes
Eddes
Russian Doctor Claims Horses Count Better Than Other Animals
A Russian doctor reports research on animal counting. He notes parrots count up to four, cats six, crows ten, dogs twenty, and horses count far beyond. One horse completes field plows exactly twenty times, another counts miles by 25 mile posts, and a horse eats when the town clock strikes twelve, listening at eleven and loud at noon.
Bear Thief Stacks 200 Pounds of Maple Sugar
In a Vermont sugar camp owner Mr Forsythe’s cake sugar vanished. Bear tracks led to a hillside cave where nearly 200 pounds of maple sugar lay piled. Mr Bear appeared on foot tall as a man carrying more sugar. he dropped his haul and fled when confronted by the camp men.
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Vermont
Forsythe
Bear
Mr. Bear
Wise Squirrels Outsmart Kansas City Schoolboys
In Kansas City a park near a school shelters many clever squirrels. They scamper in the trees with wary eyes until the school bell rings and boys rush out to scorn them. On Saturdays the squirrels hide, a tactic learned to avoid the boys’ stones.
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Kansas City
Long-Lived Prime Ministers and Lord Salisbury
The London News notes Lord Salisbury enters his 70th year on February 3 and remains a youthful British statesman among elder premiers. It compares his age and career with peers such as Harcourt, Peel, Melbourne, Aberdeen, Russell, Palmerston, Derby, Gladstone and Disraeli, and recalls Salisbury’s long Commons tenure since 1853 for Stamford.
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Lord Salisbury
London News
Sir William Harcourt
Peel
Melbourne
Her
Lord Aberdeen
Lord John Russell
Lord Palmerston
Lord Derby
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Disraeli
Stamford
Grain-O new grain drink offered as coffee substitute
Ad claims GRAIN-O is a pure grains beverage replacing coffee with milder stomach impact. ROMATICO style roast described, price 15 4 and 25 cents per package, sold by all grocers.
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Guy
Romatico
If you won't stand up and fight shouted by soldier
A Chicago Tribune excerpt portrays a confrontation where an American soldier urges a surrender while a Filipino replies with fatigue and continues running, capturing a tense moment in wartime dialogue.
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Chicago Tribune
Allen’s Foot Ease Powder Promises Quick Comfort
Advertisement notes Allen’s Foot Base powder for tight shoes and hot sweaty feet. It claims to cure corns bunions swelling and sweating and lists Druggists and Shoe Stores as sellers with samples available. Includes a puzzling contact address and a stray quoted breakfast exchange.
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Allen
FAO
Alien
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Promises Daily Bowels Health
An old advertisement extols Lane's Family Medicine claiming it moves the bowels daily for health and gently cleanses the liver and kidneys. It promises cure for sick headache and lists prices at 25 and 60 cents. It also notes time heals wounds but life on earth is limited.
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Lane
Earth
Cascareta Candy Cathartic Advertisement Notice
A Pure Vegetable Compound. No mercurial or other mineral foray is in Cascareta Candy Cathartic, only vegetable substances, late Medical discoveries. All druggists, 10c, 2c, 500. The giddy girl makes a merry companion, but a sorry wife.
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