Choice Miscellany and Potatoes From Abroad in 1900s Broad Street
A Philadelphia era miscellany opens with a comic scene of a freshman and sophomore at a Broad Street hotel. It then shifts to potatoes from Uruguay, praising a purple green tuber immune to blight, and ends with notes on German activity in Jerusalem, then U.S. presidential family etiquette and Miss Roosevelt.
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University of Pennsylvania
Broad Street
Tom
Philadelphia Record
Mercedes River
Uruguay
Philadelphia Post
Roosevelt
Hoosevelt
America
Woman bronco busts team with fearless ride in Modesto show
Mrs Matilda Lopez, wife of Phil Lopez of Nevada, rides a wild horse to tame it in a dramatic display. She handles the quirt and saddle with a calm, precise technique, ending with the animal submissive and ready to be ridden home by the crew.
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Matilda’ Lopez
Phil Lopez
Nevada
Mrs. Lopez
Mra. Lopez
Modesto
Rogues
Galery
George
Stone
Islesboro Crew Rescued After Hurricane Ordeal
The schooner Islesboro, en route from Savannah to New Bedford, was wrecked off the Virginia capes in a hurricane. Captain Trim and seven crew endured extreme cold, sleet, and improvised shelter before being rescued by the British steamer Atholl after thirty hours of peril.
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Islesboro
Savannah
New Bedford
Trim
Atholl
New York World
Virginia Capes
Leeward
Winning a Husband Original
Aunt Jane counsels on how to win a man by creating rapport and strategic dating. The narrator explains her method: charm, staged meetings, near moments, and careful manipulation to secure engagement, asserting that success depends on outmaneuvering rivals and shaping the man’s perception.
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Jane
George
Panin
New Years Day In Canada and the French Canadian
New Years Day in Canada is described as a domestic feast, akin to Thanksgiving for New England. The day centers on home life and family celebration, aligning with the French Canadian tradition called le jour de Tan.
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Canada
New England
Subscribers Free Column Aims Big Supposed Yet Vague
Subheads mention a free column for subscribers with references to various names including Mrs Annie L Vi and Plymecth Rack Sowle. The text appears garbled with scattered terms about weighing work and a Bentley mention, offering little clear event or outcome.
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Annie L
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Hertlein
Conrad Hertlein
Springfield
Kentucky
Germany
Jerusalem
Wand
Goodrich Freer
Freer
Jeruso
Fair Sex
Manila
Texas
Lake
Tore
Atatle
Drusilla Yarreson
Sun
Res
Bardstown
Louisville
Harry O’nan, Jr
Springfield, KY
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