Colored Man's Explanation of a Peculiar Wifes Name
Dean Schneider recalls an Maryland scene with a colored couple in New York continuation schools plan. He asks for a name and hears Clara Peters Burgee as the wife gift from her father who read books and named his children after folks. The tale ends with a playful explanation of how the name Clara Peters Burgee arose.
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Hermann Schneider
College of Engineering
Univerity of
Cincinnati
New York
Maryland
Dean Schneider
Tom Burge
Clara-Peters
W Burgee
Claraeters Burgee
Clara Peters
Peters
Elevator in the Divide floods Upas City wheat crop tragedy
In early Upas City a grain elevator filled with fermenting wheat breaks, lifting Karlson Nan and Sim Thompson toward a roof and then plunging them into the Divide river. Surviving, Thompson saves Nan and Karlson from the floating wheat island. Thompson plans a patent on the extraordinary crop prospect.
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Upas City
Divide
Karlson
Nan
Sim Thompson
Thompson
Mr. Karlson
Old Karlson
Price
Sim
W. G. Chapman
Milk Bottle Shortage Cited as Britain Seeks American Supply
The London Globe notes Britain’s milk bottle shortage easing as imports from America become available. Austrian bottles, once dominant, are being replaced by U S products of equal quality. The shift aims to stabilize supply with reduced costs and maintain freedom from breakage.
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Britain
Austria
Wwenie
London Globe
Frog in Coal Seam Mystery Stuns Forest of Dean Readers
The London Globe reports a frog found in a coal seam at Trafalgar colliery Forest of Dean baffling observers. Initial theories of surface entry collapse as the hollow is reexamined suggesting the creature may have lived there since the coal formed. Skeptics doubt a frog could remain unfed for ages enduring millions of years without sustenance.
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Trafalgar
Forest of Dean
London Globe
Egypt's Famous Mosque Reversion to Type Note
Egypt's historic mosque is discussed as a symbol of revival under sultans. The piece notes how the nation’s architectural heritage reflects a pattern of restoration and traditional authority, connecting past rulers to present cultural identity.
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Egypt
Sultan Hussein
Care of the Flowers by Helen Watts M'Vey
Garden guidance covers weed control pruning soil care and watering. It advises trimming Rambler roses and staking climbers while warning against overfeeding and neglecting mulch and drainage for vigorous bloom.
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Helen Watts M'Vey
Unperturbed Poem Fragments Surface in Fragmentary Lines
Fragmentary OCR text presents scattered lines about feet and spring. The readable portions describe hard lines in feet and advice to take care, with incomplete phrases suggesting a poem or verse fragment. The piece lacks full context, authorship, or a clear narrative.
Cuticura Soap Baths and Ointment for Baby Skin
Advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Baths followed by Cuticura Ointment for infants delicate skin. Claims soothe tender skin, provide comfort and rest, speed healing, and relieve sleep disrupting skin troubles. Promotes free samples by mail and nationwide sale via postcard to Boston Department XY.
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Cuticura
Dept.xy
Boston
The Bill Climbed
A humorous exchange casts a light on travel expenses. A remark about climbing the Alps abroad leads to a wry joke about simply running up a bill.
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Alps
Fletcher's Castoria Use For Over Thirty Years Ad
Important to mothers examine every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. It bears the signature of Qu 54 ICRI and has been in use for over thirty years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Twelve year old Dragoljub Jelititch serves in Servian army
Dragoljub Jelititch, aged twelve, is documented as a soldier in the Servian army, reflecting a historical note on youth military service.
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Dragoljub. Jelititch
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