Colorado mining camp ordeal ends with marriages plan
In a Colorado mining camp tale a plan to solve unrest over isolated women escalates. Miss Amelia Bowers arrives with twelve women. contests for suitors ensue, fights erupt, and Miss Riggs becomes a focal point as Parkhurst and Huggins navigate warding off tragedy and securing wives.
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Last Hope
The
Parkhurst
Colorado Minin
Darkhurst
Alr
Amelia Bowers
Fill
Misa Bowers
Eloysius
Huggins
Mr. Parkhurst
Hugenus
Efm
Graise
Gati
Frisco
Chia
Red Weir
Hecky Liggs
Miss Riggs
Elder Huggins
Thermometer Fragments After Fall Break
A family joke about a thermometer falling claims it broke on the porch. Little Willie notes it fell about five feet and struck the floor, prompting a punchline from Pa.
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Wille
Wile
Willie
Fragmented dialogue on fishing and hunting in old column
A playful exchange references fishing before catching Papa and bear hunting. The text echoes a Josh Billings line about things greasing as Iwan declines, reflecting a humorous, informal tone and dated dialect.
Village saga of Butterworths and Dyer sisters in decline
In KudéMey a postmaster and Deacon Carder spark a feud over new tenements and river land while Jack Butterworth courts Miss Analine and Miss Caroline. The plan to move the elderly Dyer sisters and sell the farm unfolds amid domestic humor and a traveling car dream.
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KudéMey
Carder
Hutterworth
Jack Butterworth
White House
Kurt
Mr. Butterworth
Coraline
Japan
Miss Auuline
Jack
Enderley
Misa Analine
Ald
Caroling
Notton
Butterworth
Caroline
Analine
Butterworth Company
Jacl Butterworth
Snooks
Cray
Attica
Coulumne
Chaling
Uderley
Hemener
Caroline Dyer
Carder Farm
Grandma Skillins
Analine Dyer
China
Minister Tests Bobby With Spells
The minister chides Bobby about school progress and asks him to spell, noting Bobby claims further advancement and offers to try him with the word catod Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Ke Six
Catod
Chicago News
Great Thinker Ponders His Craft In Brief Excerpt
A short quotation reveals Briggins dedicates time to thought after brief work, noting he spends ten minutes working and an hour and a quarter thinking. A narrow escape is also hinted with a witty remark about marriage and widowhood in a Bon Vivant style snippet.
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Briggins
Frugality Founded on the Principle of All Riches
A Cleveland Leader satire contends Freddie delays decisions due to minimal material to work with. The piece, labeled Frugailty 9, mocks delayed judgment as a principle that wealth requires limited resources, citing Amltise Burke.
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Freddie
Cleveland
Burke
Enmity, Deception, and Notable Duels Across Courts
Vivid snippets recount rivalries and sharp wits from Victorian courts and society. A pale mock tragedy unfolds as Jones and Smith feud until a friend reveals Jones’s death, while a London publican story tests honesty. Curran and Lord Clare clash in chancery with a comical bench duel over a stray Newfoundland.
Two Smart Actors Read It to The Emperor
In a historical drama the Napoleon actor is given a blank page when the original document is misplaced. Berthier reads aloud the lengthy script, but the moment reveals a comic twist as the supposed reader admits he cannot read, prompting a witty exchange about being a “poor soldier of fortune.”
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William Jones
John Smith
Jones
Smith
Napoleon
General Berthier
Generali Berthier
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin touted as safe child laxative
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the best and safest way to cure stomach and bowel irregularities in children and adults. It claims the product relieves constipation without gripes or strangles, offers a free trial bottle, and provides medical advice at no charge. The address given is Dr W B Caldwell 500 Caldwell Bldg Monticello HL.
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Plainville
Ind
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
Bmonticelo, HL
Warned by Kidney Trouble Ads Urge Prompt Treatment
An editorial style snippet, recalling C. J. Dudling of Washington and B. L. Hig, warns of hereditary kidney disease and touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a cure after four bottles were taken. The piece also critiques American eating habits and the season’s lure of overeating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Dudling
Washington
B. L
Foley
Too Much Bad News Dilutes Good News Message
The quote notes a tension between people amplifying negative reports and seeking to prove their affection for positive events. It highlights how constant gloom can overshadow hopeful developments and goodwill.
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American Fresh Association
Miss Higgs
Coepete
Nick
Henry F. Cope
Ehief
Crook
Emmy
Matma
Qlondon WM
Josh Billings
Iwan
American Press Association
Rajal
London Globe
Victoria Falls
Sarah Wilson
B. F. Kelley
Springfield
Bean
Hee
Tootey
de Kruif & Lubbers
Sioux City
Gatalogues
Ownaliy
Sioux City Seed & Nursery Co
Iowa
Bulen
Poleys Sedney Priseys
Buapoce
Mr. Ik
Kotoma
Gaya
de Kroir & “Ubbers
Fletcher
de Kruif
Lubb
Poles Goring
Foo Stomanen
Taosie
Condgers
Toley
Bright
Dekruif & Lubbers
Gates Hancock
Mina
Draggitata Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Lake Street
Hivaga Ee
Swanson
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