North Georgia trip tale ends with omelet prank
A Canal Street business traveler recounts a practical joke from North Georgia. A tobacco salesman bet a local hat owner 20 cents that an omelet could be cooked in the crown of a top hat without damage. Eggs were broken into the crown, the hat ruined, and the Georgian declared the trick a failure and paid for cigars, while the narrator notes the man later regretted the foolish stunt.
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Canal Effect
North Georgia
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Ascigar
Dhum
Govel
Baby Quinn Born With Two Teeth in Brooklyn
A two month old in Brooklyn, son of Mr and Mrs Christopher Quinn of 444 Bushwick Avenue, displayed two front teeth and recovered from an extraction plan. Dentist Dr J C Mapp advised removing the teeth but the baby remained calm through the proceedings. The World interview noted the child healthy and growing. Also described is the largest flag from the Spanish American War era, to be shown by the Daughters of the American Revolution, with 225000 stripes and a 100 by 65 foot banner.
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Quinn
Bered
Christopher Quinn
Bushwick Avenue
Brooklyn
Tarly
J. C. Mapp
New York World
Daughters of the American Revolution
Tr Syas
Josephine Mulford
Madison
N. J
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Wedding Drama and Disappearing Groom Baffles Town
A troubled wedding tale unfolds at the Harris home as Madore Moore vanishes on repeated postponements while Miss Hughes awaits a ceremony with Mr Porter. Friends await, illness excuses arise, and July 6 plans vanish as the groom remains missing amid a courtship doomed by mystery. The report shifts to note Ceylon elephant shooting and government regulation of herd numbers for conservation.
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Munele
Almand
Herrishome
Sierre
Sith
Saya
Fessia Hughes
Frank Porter
Harris
Ilila
Misa Harria
Madore
Stil Moore
Mise Hughes
Mr. Porter
Miles Harris
Aml
Dye
Moore
California
Rhines
Harrie
Muora
Inquirer
bin Treat
Gontl
Ceylon
Alderney cow treated by spiritual healer in Crawford NJ
Christian Science correspondent reports Benjamin Fytailey with an Alderney cow that fell ill. A healer named See and a church reader named Abe assessed the case, claiming the cow’s sickness persisted despite rubbing and prayers. Local residents question the efficacy of the treatment and the healer’s claims.
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Anpretel
New York Press
Crawford
New Jersey
Benjamin Fytailey
Ma. Lovitey
Joseph BK. See
Crauford
See
Dailey Stable
Jess
Lee
Briley
Abe
Traveling men confuse Boston depot in deaf convention prank
A parlor car crowd en route to New York misreads six traveling men as delegates to a deaf and dumb convention in New York. They joke about depots until the conductor reveals the gag, leaving the old man puzzled and the group laughing at Jersey City. A separate report tells of a Dutch steamer steward who tossed a $20,000 cash box overboard in the Red Sea and was captured at Port Said.
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Biltimore O
New York
Dhe
Minneapolis
Whelan
Boston
Doston Depot
the Inquirer
Moston
Nita
Minneapolia
Ibn Deaveeler
Aurea
Toston
Jean
Jersey City
Bax Annic
Nottom
Brugsels
Hetna
Regonte
Batavia
Antwerp
Red Sca
Port Said
Enterprising Beggar Tales From Chicago Hotels
Richard W. Smith of Boston recounts meeting a famed Chicago beggar who feigns need at hotel lobbies. The shabbily dressed man asks for stamps after claiming a penny short for mail, then thanks the donor and departs. The anecdote notes the beggar's notoriety and earnings.
Coreave Invention: Fest Bom and Mortar Spark War’s Early Fire
The Coreans reportedly invented improvised artillery using a fest bom and mortar. Destructive weaponry escalated as war progressed, with the enemy unleashing explosive devices and lethal pinpowder despite primitive pebbles and rudimentary missiles. Records describe a penetrative ordnance capable of tossing Haelf Lodtly, signaling rapid arms development in the conflict.
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