Smiths Sad Story of John Smith and Ill Morning
A sober factory foreman John Smith wakes groggy from a supposed four week spree he did not take. His wife insists on breakfast while he battles a sick stomach and a stubborn illusion that he is dying. He endures a day of misfortune misread signals and blunt jibes from bosses and acquaintances.
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John
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Dumlock
Ahene
MS. Chantran
M. Chantran
Woodward Avenue
Elizabeth
Detrot Free Press
Sickness in a Car Ride Ends in Sudden Death
A man named John suffers a rapid decline after a crowd jostling incident on a streetcar. He seeks help from a physician who minimizes his illness, and a policeman helps summon an ambulance. He dies on the curb before transport, with an undertaker noting the corpse later.
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Jenks
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Mahaffy
Undertaker O'Gool
Smiths
Never Fixed to Hit What Comes Along
A man recounts pressures from railroad officials after his and others’ trunks were burned in Cincinnati. A young man tries to pressure him to inflate losses, arguing either way to settle for lower sums, and the speaker laments being unable to “scoop” the railroad or claim fair payment.
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Cincinnati
Weill
M. Quad
Ice Matec
Orange Street
Lewiston
Lewiston Journal
Old Georgia Senator Brown Sparks Washington Scandal
The piece recalls Joe Brown of Georgia trading sharp words with Kansas Senator Ingalls in Congress. Brown’s reply drew intense attention and telegraphic notice nationwide, followed by his Atlanta return amid condolences. AnOrange Street tale about a Y M C A badge triggering a comic drugstore misadventure in Lewiston ends the column.
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Joe Brown
Georgia
Kansas
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Washington
Atlanta
Ingalls
Cork Leg Creates Dinner Party Fracas
A Washington Evening Star anecdote recounts a man boasting of a cork leg at a dinner. He recalls flirting with a damsel, her silence, and his foot accident while describing the moment she revealed the cork limb. She forgives him yet laughs at the episode amid embarrassment.
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Washington Evening Star
Chemp and Chump in Royal Betrothal Debate
A 19th century critique notes the idea the Engish prince is underdone and dull, calling him a chump in sharp satire. The piece contrasts with a geological feat as a 120 foot rock moved in Mexican Southern railway work under General Lamar. It recounts Lamar’s blast clearing the line and the big boulder, and a line about Jay Gould savoring fine cigars for friends.
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Goi. Lamar
Unclear transit notice from Ocean Grove area schedule
Fragmentary OCR shows times and fares around Ocean Grove and Plainfield with Sunday references and scattered numbers. The readable items include multiple departure times and a $48 rate, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent structure or complete details.
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Ocean Grove
Plainfield
Ocean Rove
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