Locket Lead to Square Living for Stub and Old Gentleman
In a crowded city, a hungry boy named Stub finds a gold locket on a streetcar. An elderly man, owner of the locket, questions his honesty, learns Stub’s story, and after a chance meeting they share truths about poverty, family, and acting square. The tale ends with Stub finding a new home with a kind grandfather and a return to dignity.
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Yune
Jimmy
Ann Stub
Hue
Stub
Genteman
Stab
Bin
Disbro
Stanley Disbro
Shadow Land
Act Square
Chicago Record- Herald
Humming Birds in This Country
A New York Evening Post summary notes that seventeen hummingbird species reach the United States, seven resident species, most migratory. The western states host more, with the Auna hummingbird wintering in California valleys and the rufous backed wrencher traveling from Alaska to Mexico, over 2000 miles.
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United States
California
Mexico
Alaska
New York Evening Post
Turtle Worship and a Sea Turtle Rite in Kotron
A Lethean account describes Kotron on the French Ivory Coast where locals fear retribution for harming a turtle. A washed ashore turtle triggers ritual acts, white cloth, plantains and palm oil before the creature is released back to sea amid songs and dances.
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Kotron
Ivory Coast
Howden Express
Child Wives in India Census Highlight Early Marriage
Government census shows 6,016,759 girls aged 5 to 9 already married in India. Of these, about 170,000 are widows, signaling deep social challenges and the impact of early marriage.
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India
Lightning Peril Less in Modern Cities Says Expert
Chicago Post reports City Electrician Ellicott debunks myths about lightning. He says urban construction with numerous conductors scatters discharges, reducing destruction and loss of life in storms. Wires rails and metal structures aid dissipation. trains have not shown lightning damage in records.
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Ciy
Ellicott
France
Chicago
Yrothey
Chicago Post
Change of Residence Ruse in Insurance Office
A Chicago Tribune item recounts a caller asking about reporting residence changes. The agent queries the move, and the caller explains painting the house light straw and adding a jack to the kitchen chimney as the change. The exchange ends with polite farewell.
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la Salle Street
Chicago Tribune
Water composition and a boy who avoids doors
The passage notes water makes up most of the earth and human bodies, saying eight of eleven parts of body weight are water. A boy never uses his hand to open doors that can be kicked open, and a line reflects on home team pride spurring talk.
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UN Boy
Vast Coal Reserves Question Alarm Over Exhaustion
The article argues against imminent coal exhaustion despite rising prices. It compares last year’s US output of 250 million tons to a 71,000 mile long train and 1,420,000 ships, then notes total coal reserves worldwide could last 450 to 1,000 years. It cites China Japan and other nations holding most coal, with US unmined stock around 500 billion tons. It concludes innovation will offset shortages while prices rise.
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Pennsylvania Grit
Williamsport
United States
China
Japan
India
Russian
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Tidewater
World coal supply questioned by vast volume estimates
A statistical flourish compares annual and historical coal output to massive scales. The piece notes 1900 output of 7,000,000 tons would fill a one mile by one mile by one mile block on surface, and expands to thirty-year totals. It cites Edward II proclamation against sea coal and lists 1899 world production by country, totaling about 727.6 million metric tons.
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Tson
London
Edward II
Edward the I
Japanese Fuel Crafted From Grain Dust and Charcoal Balls
The article describes making fuel in Japan by mixing charcoal dust with chaff from wheat and barley and chopped straw, forming it into billiard-ball sized balls and drying them. It notes that advice is often given but fools ignore it while the wise do not need it.
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Japan
Amusing Tales and Historical Snippets collide in oddities
A collage of anecdotes recounts Falstaff’s suspended nose during a performance, George Moore mistaken for Shakespeare at the Odeon Paris, the Pekin siege melon misfire, Havana bell lore, and a railroad pig scare misread as a danger, with a red shirt flag adding humor.
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David S. Bispham
Palstuty
Falstaff
Mr. Bispham
George Moore
Odeon
Paris
Moore
M. Shakespeare
Pekin
Henry Savane Lander
Trewesseneer
Nmpress
Havana
Tle
Patrick
Fin
Krakes
Submarine Photo Device Captures Rio Bay In Light
A Rio de Janeiro inventor introduces a diver’s photographic rig using a headlamp with reflector and rubber encased camera. Power from the surface boat lights the setup as divers press buttons to shoot through the rubber envelope, enabling underwater images of Rio de Janeiro Bay at ten to twelve feet as clearly as daylight.
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Rio de Janeiro
The Goat and the Boy Tale in Veiroit Journal
The Veiroit Journal recounts a dark fable where a goat eats lighted firecrackers and a boy mocks it before the goat refuses to respond. The boy speaks of celebration and mockery ends with the goat doing nothing.
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Veiroit Journal
Jonah Leaves Town After Whale Tale Unspoken
After three days with the whale, Jonah plans to return home and tell no one about his experience. A moment passes and he decides to stay silent but the tale eventually leaks out despite his resolve.
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Jonah
Foreigners Decreasing in France Report
A Paris news item reports that foreigners in France have declined by 74 000 over five years, now totaling 1 027 000. The article notes public indignation and mentions a girl at the door bell during the period of observation with 60 express messengers nearby.
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France
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Seaboard
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