A Western Canyon Skirmish And A Mysterious Hampton
In a desolate canyon a fractured company of 16 soldiers and civilians under Sergeant Wyman fights for survival against hidden Sioux fire. Hampton, a composed stranger, reveals his sharp mind and a plan to rescue Gillis and his girl ally as Gillis dies and the group endures a brutal, drawn out stand noted for courage and grim humor.
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Hampton
Old Fort Bethune
Syd. Wyman
Bear Water
Gillis
Wyman
Heaven
Hell
Blaine
Endicott
Beres
Byittle
Pierce
Pate
Bob Hampton
Crawford Attacks Spiritualism at New York Dinner
F Marion Crawford criticizes spiritualism while recounting a cautionary tale. He describes a husband who accompanied his wife to a medium's seances and received messages from his deceased first wife, illustrating his skepticism about the practice.
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F. Marion Crawford
New York
Crawford
Concrete Lighthouse at Point de la Coubre France
A tall concrete lighthouse rose at Point de la Coubre at the Gironde estuary in France. The structure stands 225 feet high and about 35 feet wide at the base. It was completed in nine months at a cost of $90,000 to prevent sea erosion of the old beacon.
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Point de la Coubre
Gironde River
France
Fire Sail Joke Stirs Laughs At Harbor Emporium
The Insurance. . quote frames a curious remark from a man whose commercial emporium burned. He plans to try his new yacht this afternoon, while a friend quips about a fire sail. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the humor lands best in print.
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Philadelphia Leeger
Kidney Pills Save Life Says Napoleon Woman
Ten years of kidney pain led Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio to suffer with backache poor eyesight dizzy spells and immobility. After fifteen years of trouble Dean's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and eventual cure she reports. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milling Co Buffalo NY.
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton St
Napoleon, O
Dean
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Kiss in Japan
A Japanese college student recalls the kiss as a Western gesture newly popular among the aristocracy. She notes initial shock, comparisons to traditional customs, and how maidens later become advocates of the new embrace, describing it as stimulating and alluring.
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Paris
Japan
Giving Him A Chance
Mrs Wilson fears burglars as her husband returns late from New York. Hearing a stranger on the stairs she shouts she may shoot, unsure if the man is her husband or an intruder. The tale, cited by Youth's Companion, captures a tense domestic moment.
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Henry
Willing Hands and a Hushed Threatful Wakeup
A Pittsburg tale from Harper’s Weekly recounts a young former stock broker who squandered thousands in spring speculation. After a late night in bed, he wakes to a hoarse voice threatening death if he moves, while he replies with humor and asks to light a lamp as he assists in the search for money.
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Pittsburg
Harper’s Weekly
What's In a Name Why Amy's Arrest Sparks Magistrate Critique
A Baltimore American quip recalls Old Amy, famed for arrest notoriety. It notes her arrest again, weighing nearly 300 pounds and resisting force required to place her in a wagon. The joke pivots on whether the magistrate who sent her to jail should face arrest for “big Amy.”
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Amy
Big Amy
Baltimore
Subservience of Ambition Mentioned in Commencement Essay
A dialogue recalls a daughter's June commencement essay. Mr Comrox notes the piece reveals interest in destiny versus personal desires, specifically contrasting serious themes with simple pleasures like ice cream soda. The remark underscores the daughter's varied mindset.
Why a Girl Shows More Affection to a Dog When a Young Man Is Present
A reader asks why girls seem kinder to a pet dog in the company of a young man. Psychology suggests social display, grooming, and selection effects influence affection. Presence of a potential suitor may heighten demonstrative behavior toward pets as a signal of nurturing and suitability.
Qualities of Wit and Humor
A passage noting wit as an intellectual trait and humor as an emotional one. It explains wit as recognizing resemblance and humor as perceiving contrast between ideal and real. An anecdote about a New England farmer and a horse illustrates incongruity and a gentle, surprising moral twist.
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Atlantic
New England
Baby Saved By Cuticura Remedies in 1905
Mrs Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Conn recounts a year and a half battle with rising facial sores that spread to arms and chest. To stop scratching she bound the child's hands at night and after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about two months the sores vanished. The family credits the remedies with saving the child. April 22, 1905.
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Egbert Sheldon
Woodville, Conn
Bible Names for Cotta Hostler in New York Stable
A Blue Grass hostler newly employed in a New York stable shares a humorous tale. His southern master named horses Faith Hope Charity Bustle Stays Crimetime, while the man improvises at a piano. A hall boy overhears a quick tease about returning to the hall.
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Cotta
Blue Grass
New York
A Young Composer Faces Publishing Quirks
A 12 year old girl named Rachel wrote a wild flowers composition praising arbutus, Hverwort, spring beauty, blood root and other blooms. Her editor father notes she wrote on both sides of the page and she retorts that publishers print on both sides too.
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Rachel
Hell and Dale
Cats as Plague Preventive
An Italian correspondent of the North China Daily News argues for reviving the ancient Egyptian cult of the cat in India to curb plague. He suggests households aid cats and notes the claim that killing rats may drive rat fleas to feed on people.
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North China Daily News
Egypt
India
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