Lamps Crooked on Broadway Street in Town Debate
In a parlor discussion sparked by Mr Judson and Mrs Judson, residents rail against crooked street lamps downtown. Judson notes nineteen of twenty two lamps tilt or droop, sparking a city lamp debate and Mrs Judson's vow to reconsider her prior judgment of her husband.
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Tateon
Riedson
Daropa
Judson
Dinrepute
Etra Litien
Aga Jucin
Indean
Tim
Harry
Judeph
Judeph Was Right Nineteen Out of Twenty-Two Snipes Were Crooked. Mre. Jidson
Potatoes Turned to Fuel and Firelight in German Industry
German uses for potatoes span food, starch, sugar, alcohol and fuel. Reports claim potato alcohol powers lamps, heating and locomotives, with markets growing alongside starch and ethyl products. Officials say potato–based fuels rival coal and electricity in certain applications.
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Germany
Brigham Young in Port Byron 1830 Roots Unearthed
A Port Byron reminiscence recounts Brigham Young as a carpenter settling in the village around 1830. He lived with Squire Pine near Pine and South streets, built a modest hut after toiling clearing woodland, and later moved to Seneca Falls before leading the Mormon movement in Utah. He returned to settle old debts years later with interest.
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Brigham Young
Port Byron
Rochester
Touchevilly
Young
Squire Pine
Pine
South Streets
Pine Bourne
James D. Dixon
Monsy
Kirk Lvery
Heigham, Jr
Salt Lake City
Buckville
Seneca Falls
Utah
Squire Pine Tor & Large
One Woman’s Clever Idea to Avoid Fibbing About Age
A speaker with gray hair explains how she stops lying about her age, claiming no deception is needed if one accepts aging honestly. Her friend reacts with curiosity as the exchange reveals a humorous stance on aging and truth.
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Myo
Weil
Reading His Age: A Witty Exchange With Dear Women
The speaker notes the burden of guessing age falls on the questioner. He says when a curious female friend asks his age he replies he is about a year older than her, then she underestimates by more than he dares to admit. The exchange highlights social norms about aging and flirtatious banter.
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Dan Patch
Brighton Beach
Stalion
Dan Pateh
Myron McHenry
Dan
Not an Unknown Quantity Mint Bed in Editor Yard
The Mobile Register editor states he has discovered a mint bed growing spontaneously in his front yard. He conveys certainty about how to care for the mint and how to use the unexpected growth.
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Mobile Register
Be Good Friend of the Turf Dead in Death of Hiram J Scroggan
The obituary mourns Hiram J Scroggan a trusted race horseman known for integrity and restraint in betting. He stood for pure breeding and honest sport influencing the western turf and echoed the era’s southern gentleman ideal.
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Hiram J. Seargan
Quilet
Scroggan
West
Scraggan
Fas
The
Stars and
Steipen
Two Minute Trotter Lou Dillon Brings Mile Under Two Minutes
Readville Mass witnessed Lou Dillon, the two year champion, win the mile in two minutes with Crescens dethroned. The mare paced by handlers, facing a strong tail wind and two pacers, left judges impressed by the speed and stamina displayed during the August 24 event.
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Lou Dillon
Readville
Mass
Crescens
Dan Patch and Meriwether Star Pointer Pace Innovators
The passage praises Joe Patchen 2:01%4 as sire, credits Intelligent training by McHenry for Dan Patch’s rise to pace, and predicts potential 1:58 speeds and impactful breeding. It notes Star Pointer’s extraordinary 29 second quarter, on the same finetuned track.
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Joe Patchen
McHenry
Dan Patch
Board bill squared and a smallpox ruse aboard
A New York gambler and his wife stay at a dull hotel. A "doctor" in a white hat visits the gambler, claims a smallpox case in room 47, pockets a ten dollar bill, and the landlady expels the couple. The pair ride the train together back to New York, leaving the house to recover its business.
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Scott
New York
Miy
Elrl
Basiliena
India Board
No. 47
Philadelphia Daily Telegraph
Bookworm Verses and a Hungry Reader
A narrator describes Thad bating of novels on a table and a bookworm who lunches, devouring margins rather than text. The tale blends whimsy with a playful critique of unread volumes, ending with the bookworm confessing he has eaten the margins but not the text.
When Dr Theobald Smith Heads a Message Mixup
A boy delivers a note meant for a relative in Washington to Dr Theobald Smith of Columbian University. The note is found to be for him after confusion with another Dr Smith. The boy is told he mixed up the bald Dr Smith with the correct recipient. The doctor explains the name mixup amid the argument.
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Theobald Smith
Columbian University
Washington
Dr. Smith
Corncob Sidewalks Devised by Iowa Traveler
A traveler reports in the New York Tribune that he toured much of Iowa and saw several grain shipping towns with corncob sidewalks. He notes the cobs feel rough at first but become smooth once trampled down, making a surprisingly usable path.
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Iowa
New York Tribune
Trade with China Yangtse River Dominates Nation Shares
A consular report on China's Yangtse trade shows Britain holding 61.2 percent, Germany 17.5, Japan 10, and the United States only 1.6. The Yangtse drains the largest and most productive area of China, making it the key conduit for Chinese commerce.
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Yangtse
China
United States
Dry District Buse. Drug gist’s soda straw liquor scheme
Rodrick describes a druggist scheme to soak straws in liquor causing customers to taste it and mistake it for the glass. Van Albert questions the plan as a trick in a lighthearted exchange.
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Buse
Rodrick
van Albert
Returning Youthfulness Walter Craig of Cadiz regains dark hair
Walter Craig of Cadiz Ohio aged 36 has seen his hair and beard, once snowy white for several years, rapidly turn black again.
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Walter Craig
Cadiz
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