Dorothy in China Country on the Road to Oz
Dorothy and companions reach a land of miniature china people after leaving the Emerald City journey. They meet a princess and a cracked clown, learn the fragile nature of the china folk, and face mishaps from a fallen milkmaid’s cow and a smashed church as they press south toward Oz. The tale unfolds with caution and whimsy as they continue their quest to reach the Wizard.
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Dorothy
Kansas
Henry
Wicked Witch of
East
Emerald City
Wizard of Oz
Scarecrow
Tin Woodman
Land of Oz
Wicked Witch
Woodman
Glinda
China
Mender
Joker
China Wall
Ladder Made From Forest Wood In Myths Tale
Dorothy rests after a long walk while the Lion sleeps beside her. The Secrecrow doubts the wall blocking passage. The Wood man urges patience as he completes a wooden ladder to help them climb over the barrier.
Brief Names Across Lands and a Cross Sign Story
The article notes brief proper names appear in places from Y in the Zuyder Zee to towns named Y in Amsterdam and China and U in Honan, France, Sweden. It recounts Theresa O in Brussels and a Mme O in Paris, and an amusing case where a son drafted into military service signed with a cross because he could not write.
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Zuyder Zee
Amsterdam
China
Honan
France
Sweden
Rue de Louvan
Brussels
Theresa O
Mme. O
Paris
Definition of Echo By A Little Boy At Play
A young boy amused himself by hallooing for an echo in a hallway. He asked his mother what an echo is and listened as she explained. After a pause he noticed his shadow and joyfully declared that echo is the shadow of our voices.
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Dorothy
Mr. Joker
Regulations bar Italian women from night industrial work
Wise Stalian notes that regulations forbid Italian women from engaging in any industrial pursuit occupying their time at night. The rule also bars males under 15 from night work.
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Stalian
Hobo Snoozes in Local Millinery Store Display
A homeless man named John Sweeney, 62, slept in a Morris chair at Allen and College streets millinery. Neighbors alerted police after a neighbor noticed the snoring, and officers arranged transport to the station for the man who asked to be laid away to continue sleeping.
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Affalo
Miss Godfrey
Allen and College
Morris
Tim Canty
Allen
College
Alt
Mahaney
Mahoney
Fifth Precinct
John Sweeney
How Much Is a Silk Kimono Worth
In Otisville Kentucky five men and three women at the customs office and a Louisville silk buyer appraised a kimono arriving from Japan via Somerset. Officials debated its nature before valuing it from 1.50 to 160 dollars. a department store silk buyer valued it at 14 dollars. Duty was set at 8.20 to be charged to the owner.
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Otisville
Custom House
Louisville
Surveyor of Customs
Thomas
Somerset
Japan
Surveyor Taylor
Zanzibar
Clay Miller
Sam Barber
Bath County
Burke to keep police pension life after uncle’s Irish fortune
NYPD veteran Diamond Billy Burke learns his uncle Martin Burke left him a fortune of about 1 million dollars or more in Ireland. He will remain in Brooklyn with his married sister to continue drawing New York City pension, claiming the city’s money as his own.
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York
Diamond Billy" Burke
Ireland
Burke
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
City of New York
Tipperary
Millonaire
Martin Burke
Tallavara
Templemore
Dyes Tails of Hens Stir Up Brooklyn Poultry Row
Mrs Frederick Albers of Flatlands Brooklyn dyed her white hens tails green and purple to outshine neighbor Carey s flock. Henrietta the prize hen was killed after a clash with Carey s birds as the yard s simple life faded under flaunting colors. News notes say the tragedy began from adornment and may lead to further hens being endangered.
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Mrs. Albers
Carey
Henrietta
York
Frederick Albers
Kings ‘Highway
Flatlands
Brooklyn
King’s Highway
Carey's Place
Absent-Minded Electrician Declared World’s Most Absent Minded
Francis Wilson of New Rochelle narrates a tale of an electrician friend whose doorbell failed to ring. Wilson recalls asking for repairs, but days later the electrician says he visited the house and rang the bell repeatedly, yet no one acknowledged him.
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Francis
Wilson
New Rochelle
Land hunger and new flags in the Canadian west
A reader from Iowa explains why midwestern farmers rush to Saskatchewan and Manitoba for land, family settlements, and the chance to keep sons on the farm, trading Old Glory for cheap land and a shared future with new homesteads as the frontiers shift westward. The piece contrasts Canadian expansion with American roots and notes the broader migration from Iowa Kansas and Minnesota into the Canadian west.
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Iowa
Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Cear
Saskatchewan
America
Kansas
Minnesota
Mid-West
Canadian
King
Toronto
Ontario
Globe
Advertising Puff Prices Clash in Morning Banter
In a witty exchange Wiley-John and Bedleigh contrast pricing for tobacco puffs with Bedleigh offering six for a dollar while another line boasts ten cents for a single puff. The dialogue captures playful market talk and rival claims.
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Wiley—John
Bedleigh's
Scott
Snow Poems Hidden by a Relenting Failure
A reflective note on how a stumble preserves the allure of the “beautiful snow” poems, keeping them from publication or public gaze as failure lingers. The line hints at creative restraint following setback, suggesting beauty endures in reserve.
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L. Frank Baum
The
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Frank Baum
Denslow
Desnthy
Lion
Toto
Lady Fair
the China Clown
Hobo
Western
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Harry
Isabella Allen
Isabella
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
Grand Island
Silas Allen
Oklahoma
Society
P. O
Omaha
Nebr
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cooney
Watoine
Kinnan & Makvix
Hall
Ripatien
Pierce
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