Goose as Stage Star and Fractured Advice in Odd Tales
An eccentric collage recalls a trainer claiming geese can perform on stage after about 60 hours of preparation while ducks and chickens need days to months. a goose is praised for intelligence and affection, with Leslie's Weekly citation. A skewed exchange about marriage aims to illustrate risk, but ends with garbled text and unrelated fragments.
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Clyde Powers
Powers
Selen Grant
Leslie’s Weekly
NOT THAT KIND OF TIES Youth Unaware of Nature of Job He Asked For
A Boston youth sent to Spokane for health and fortune misreads a job board. He asks for a tailors task but is told workers are railroad ties. The recruiter reveals the position by humorously describing a heavy job with a wild mustache clerical desk scene.
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Spokane
Wash
Boston
Hoston Werald
Virginian recounts election fraud probe and ballot security
A prominent Virginian recalls a probe into lower state election frauds noting ballots in a key precinct were not sealed after the final count. An investigator pressed the election judge about securing ballots, joking about obtaining mucilage wax or resin and whether local pines could provide sealing materials.
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Virginia
First of all God made the world and all the feasts
A Sunday school teacher asks what God last crafted and a child frets over a garbled reply. The fragment references creation and a misheard line about Wille and a teacher’s house, with a cryptic Philadelphia Pros insertion.
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Philadelphia
Growth of World's Commerce 1850 to Year Estimate
The piece estimates world internal commerce will reach 25 billion dollars this year, a vast rise from 1850 when international commerce totaled 4 billion. The half century increase exceeds 600 percent, reflecting dramatic global commercial expansion.
Paprika the Thing in a Humorous Exchange
A playful exchange from Hallimore American features Mrs Flatbrane and Mrs F discussing paprika as a staple seasoning. The line hints at hospitality and preference, portraying a light, cheeky tone in a social kitchen chat.
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Dancedon
Remarkable Railway Teems Through Alps to Trieste
The Wotheimer Jelly from Aas ting to Trieste traverses a portion of the Alps featuring 47 tunnels and 728 bridges. One bridge boasts the largest stone work span with a fig 270 feet plus length.
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Aasting
Trieste
Alps
Theater Manager Refuses Seat To Patron Over Drink
An inebriated metropolitan theater patron asked for an orchestra seat. Manager Henderson declined and, after repeated questions, admitted the refusal was because the patron was drunk. The guest responded with pride in his drinking.
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Henderson
Metropolitan Theater
Strenuous Treatment of Children in Milwaukees Child Reform
A Milwaukee report details harsh methods used on children to prepare them for life. It notes skepticism about the methods and contrasts them with the health and vitality of well cared for youth. The piece mentions cold weather and inadequate clothing but asserts some children thrive under proper care.
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Milwaukee
John Worden
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