Cistern Font Legend Sparks Comic Editorial History
The quirky tale recounts Hector Scribbilitte Writeington and the “Weekly Agitationtat” crew in a farcical rush over a misplaced font. A cellar mishap involving Stubble, Foreman Gibbe, and a cistern font births a nickname and a running joke in the paper’s backstage world.
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Meetor Scribblius
Agitationtat
Anon A Heetor
Hector Scribbilitte Writeington
Stubble
Writeington
Theo
Rowing on Day Land Unique Contrivance by Mr Charles Courtney
An odd tricycle inspired rowing device named a rowing machine is described by inventor Charles B Courtney. He trains the Cornell University crew using a seated rider who propels a boat like oar handling a rounded wood handle and a strap over a pulley at the rear axle.
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Charles &. Courtney
Hells
Ttm
Charles B. Courtney
Cornell University
Wits
Early rowing machine demonstration by inventor's nephew
A spring and ratchet drive a winding strap, uncoiling when released and powering a rowing machine. Claire Courtney, the inventor's ten year old nephew, reportedly can row a mile in ten minutes with little effort on one such machine reported by the New York Herald.
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Ware & Boat
Claire Courtney
New York Herald
Hale and Happy at 101 Old Lady Inalste She Growe Stronger
Mrs Thyrza Beckwith Gray of Oswego New York celebrated her 101st birthday with a family party at her home in Tallman and West Seventh streets. She sits for a photo with her 76 year old daughter Mary Case and 65 year old son William Gray. She remains in good health, enjoys cooking mince pies, recalls War of 1812 memories, and has spun flax and woven linens in the past year.
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Thyrza Beckwith Gray
Owego
N. Y
Tallman and Weat Seventh Streets
Mary Case
William Gray
Oswego
Engineer Warboy Trains Ahead in San Bernardino Run
Engineer Warboy sped the San Bernardino to Los Angeles charter, finishing 9 minutes early on a 60 mile leg. Mr Lowe offered 50 per minute saved, and the journey reportedly ran at a steady pace with fast segments, while an odd note about pigeons and horses appears amid garbled text.
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Warboy
Lowe
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Warbay
Russian Women Doctors Rise In Russia’s Medical Field
Northern women doctors are increasingly visible as Russia expands female medical education. In 1897 Russia had 997 women doctors, with numbers steadily rising as they build large practices in major cities and gain employment with municipalities.
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Russia
Most Brilliant of Fireflies in Tropics Provide Light
The article notes fireflies deliver the brightest light among tropical insects with thirty eight yielding one candle power. Photographs were made with two minute exposures of a dromide platen to their luminescence. People in Cuba use them in paper lanterns for night travel and indoor lighting. They tie insects to feet for guiding paths and use them as dress and hair ornaments.
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Tropics
Cuba
Found It 80 McCormick Adopts Kidney Cure Letter
Miss Ethel Bradshaw of this place writes of kidney trouble and a cure using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The letter says the remedy is affordable and effective, with Dr. Dunaway of Benton, Illinois endorsing it as the best medicine for kidney troubles and claiming it can cure diabetes in late stages.
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McCormick
Ethel Bradshaw
Dodd
Dr. Dunaway
Benton
Ill
Get More Power From Coal Engine Boilers Improve Efficiency
Such a statement notes that engine boilers and fire boxes have advanced to yield nearly triple the power per pound of coal compared with fifty years ago, reflecting significant efficiency gains in coal usage.
Jackson Breathitt County names town marshal
Joseph Newland accepted the town marshal post in Jackson Kentucky amid danger, being the sole volunteer for the role as other marshals face fatal risks. The piece notes his temperance, church membership, and no prior killings or shootings in five years.
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Joseph Newland
Jackson
Breathitt County
Kentucky
Sémon
Newland
Bis
Winston
Monkey as savings bank hid money in stuffed primate
Paris Mier reports a curious death reveal from Youtig Kerki who died apparently poor while clutching a stuffed monkey. A gendarme found a slit in the monkey skin and pulled out a letter explaining the saver hid cash and securities inside the figure. The monkey opened to reveal $1,000 in banknotes and $5,000 in securities.
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Paris Mier
Parin
Youtig Kerki
Protecting Books in China
A Philadelphia Record excerpt describes how Chinese readers varnish books to protect them from insects like a beetle that eats paper. The article notes readers mix varnish from creosote, resin, and alcohol to coat volumes, creating a practice tied to preserving literature from decay and pests.
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China
Hurspe
America
Philadelphia
Deafness Cure Claimed and Other Medical Bits
A collage of medical advertisements and notes discusses deafness treatment claims, then shifts to brief items on a sea shore cottage trend near New York, knife and fork surgery as Koenig’s sterile approach, Eskimo Bible translations, a cure for consumption, a scandal rumor about a Rochester father, and social notes on divorce and dampness in Ceylon affecting paper and cameras.
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New York
York
Koenig
Berlin
Backache Cure Praised by Satisfied User
Eugene Wi Larto of Th entieth Avenue Denver says Dean’s Kidney Pills relieved his severe backache after long sitting and he would recommend the remedy to others. He reports never having a pain since using it. Free trials mailed nationwide. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Price 60 cents per box.
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Tlae
Eugene Wi. Larto
Thentieth Avenue
Dion
Denver
Col
Lberty
Dean
Kinney
Mr. Lario
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Three Million Club Renamed by Chicago Boomers
Chicago boomers reform the Two Million Club as the Three Million Club and pledge allegiance to a constitution requiring each member to claim Chicago has at least three million residents, signaling a boastful civic stunt.
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Chicago
Lake City
October literary notes from prominent magazines reviewed
A summary of October issues across The Century World’s Work Country Life in America Outing and Cosmopolitan. Highlights include Marian Warners That Deer and The Human Legacy of Jonathan Edwards, plus articles by U.S. government officials, a water problem discussion, and extensive notes on fiction and design for country homes.
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United States
Jonathan Edwards
Edith A. Winship
America
Octave
West
A Misguided Thunderbolt at Janta Constitution
A stray remark from a Billville exchange recalls a Georgia mule struck by lightning last year. The mule survived the shock, and residents note no further lightning has appeared nearby since.
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Billville
Georgia
Janta Constitution
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