Safety First Prompts Reforms After Train Accident
The Pekin Advance reports a fatal rail accident on train No 5 near Sand Pit caused by con demning orders and lack of control. Fairfax Harrison, president, urges stricter safety measures and training to restore public confidence and prevent future incidents.
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Frantic barbering scene ends with Thompson’s odd demand
In a chaotic shop Thompson demands wood for relief after neuralgia as barbers, customers, and a cigar counter react. He leaps to a shampoo chair, grabs under a stool, then hurries to the cigar counter to strike a wooden frame. The room erupts as the barbering continues amid the odd scene.
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WIGS OF SPUN GLASS REVIVE ARTIFICIAL HAIR TRADE
A Harper's Weekly extract notes a shift in wig manufacture as spun glass hair replaces horsehair. New methods let producers craft finely finished, hygienic synthetic hair at low weight, reducing scarcity and price. Swindlers exploit the boom, while some claim the product imitates human hair well.
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Haif
France
Mada Eelans
Wueter
Harper’a Weekly
Bermuda Lily Grower Plants 16000 Bulbs In Bermuda
A Bermuda lily producer reports planting about 16 000 bulbs across fields. The effort reflects large scale bulb production typical for Bermuda growers aiming at substantial seasonal yields.
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Bermuda
Onguma
Dentist Was Jolly Soul Fifty Years In Prison
Harlan recalls a dentist misadventure with a tooth he could not locate and a humorous exchange over the tooth’s grip. An elderly London convict pleads guilty to thefts, receives reduced sentencing after past treatment cited by the judge, expressing gratitude.
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Otis Harlan
New York
Cincinnati Times Star
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Jake
Thash
Sid
Warlah
London
George Lawrence
Chelsea
Jude
Brouch
Murat and Caroline's Union and a Queen's Gift
Murat, famed cavalry leader at Marengo, married Napoleon’s sister Caro Une, linking the Two Sides of Joachin I. A birthday gift from the Tarento bishop, a Simon Vestre Book of Hours printed in 19s by Pierre Pigoucher, later sold at Sotheby’s for £25. Rumors place Murat and Caroline’s son Napoleon Achille traveling to America to wed a Washington relative.
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Murat
Marengo
Bonaparte
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Tarento
Simon Vestre
Pierre Pigoucher
Paris
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Sotheby's
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America
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Napoleon Achille
Washington
London Telegraph
Test of Friendship and Black Wolves Born in Captivity
A Newark News retells a Sumner Avenue School incident where a boy explains a friend as someone who knows you well yet likes you. The Columbia Gardens Zoo reports five black wolves born, with Bess the mother celebrated. black wolves have become rare and the animal’s history includes a prior capture for sale.
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Sumner Avenue School
Newark News
James L. Hays
Hays
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Galden Urchin
Columbia Gardens Zoo
Bess
Crow Reservation
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Big Horn Canyon
Billings
Degrees In Horse Trading
Judge A A Adama of the Indiana appellate court notes a man failed to grasp his profit percent due to lacking math education. The man bought a horse for 375 and sold it for 175, asking the teacher for the real profit percent. The teacher replied that it was not profit but a theft.
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Indiana Appellate Court
Indianapolis Star
Adame
Advice for Men Travelers on Room Sharing Abroad
A broker warns two companions against sharing a hotel room while abroad, recalling an experience in London. He notes foreigners avoid such arrangements and recounts a maid joking about wearing the same shoes. The piece mocks Americans for duplicating shared rooms, suggesting it robs men of freedom and invites ridicule.
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London
Jock
Discount for Rent and Unpaid Returns
A curious letter discusses rent payment norms in New York Tenants pay thirty days in advance while merchants offer cash discounts. The writer mocks the idea of a rent discount, questions economic fairness, and asks for a presidential candidate to explain the issue in clear terms.
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Usue
Advan
Sticking Up for Socrates at a Royal Gathering
An account of a Tiritist meeting near St Davids where Bishop Thirlwall invited leading men to an entertainment at the palace. Dr Forehammer was not invited after defending Socrates the bishop refused to host him and a poet promised to set it right.
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St. Davids
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Forehammer
Monckton Milnes
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Dundea
What Gold Filled Actually Means in Watches
A Barpor’s Weekly explanation clarifies that gold filled involves sheets of gold with a colder coated core sandwiched between them. The metal is heated and pressed so the layers are welded together, forming a durable outer gold surface.
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Barpor's
Shantymen of East Canada and the woodmen's craft
British Columbia Magazine notes the shantyman of Quebec as a genial, hardy laborer skilled with ax and forest lore. It traces legends of rough frontier heroes to modern lumbermen, saying log making in eastern Canada has remained largely unchanged for about 60 years with British, Columbia Magazine.
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Quebec
Conteurs de Conte
British, Columbia Magazine
Protection for harmless snakes gains support nationwide
The Chicago Record-Herald argues for laws to shield snakes that aid farmers by controlling pests. Prof Dallay cites king snakes, milk snakes, and others as valuable allies, urging education to curb fear and encourage coexistence in fields and gardens.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Record-Herald
H. D. Ballay
Muhrenberg College
Pennsylvania
Dallay
Oldest European actor celebrates 60 years at one theater
Herr Bernhard Baumeister, aged 84, marks sixty years with the Imperial Court theater of Vienna, a record in Europe for length of service at a single stage. He appeared as Falstaff in Henry IV and received a standing ovation. The Emperor congratulated him and pledged a lifelong pension to his wife, whom he married two years ago.
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Imperial Court Theater of
Vienne
Baumeister
Europe
Henry TV
Austria
Blumeister
Uncertain About Hla Nang In Milwaukee Man Seeks Mother Name
A Milwaukee man, unable to recall his name, pleads with police for help locating his mother in Los Angeles. He believes his name may be Alfred Nebring and seeks any clues to his birth family after being separated as a child. He provides phonetic spelling Nebring and asks authorities to assist in reconnecting with relatives.
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Milwaukee
Alfred Nebring
Los Angeles
Cal
Fourth Floor Visit to Marriage License Bureau
A man assists a woman to the fourth floor of city hall where an elevator delays before a van with the young woman proclaims the destination. The elevator man signals departure as the couple becomes the sole pair exiting toward the Marriage License Bureau in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Record
For Sale House and Lot in Pekin Price on Application
For sale a house and lot in Pekin. Price available on application to serious buyers. Address: 16. Skiles. All indebted parties must settle by August. Collectors are handling remaining accounts. ROE. Blvd.
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Skiles
ATL Ates
ROE. Blvd
Thief Left Pawn Check For Arrow Bicycle
A Peoria postmark letter claims a stolen Arrow bicycle found its owner via the dealer’s records. The writer offers to return the wheel for a check plus four fifty, but gives no name. The Pekin Advance notes the incident tied to an Indianapolis theft and a local dealer.
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Pearle
Indianapolis
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