Tale of Homesick Pony Makes 500 Mile Texas Return
A native Texas pony named Tale of Homesick Pony escaped in Louisiana and wandered toward Texas. It twice headed back toward home, covering about 50 miles one escape. In January it vanished. a search failed to locate it. An old friend in Menard County later reported the pony had returned to Texas after a 500 mile journey across the plains, reuniting with its origin after twelve years.
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Louisianna
Lawrence
Menard ‘County
Plains of Texas
Louigina Point
Menard County
Magpie Aids Six Thieves In Paris Shoplift Plot
In Paris six youths under sixteen plus a magpie staged a shoplift. The bird acted as a distraction by performing tricks while one boy looted the till. The group fled with stolen goods after a whistle brought the bird down. All were captured except one traitor tradesman’s deceived trust.
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Paris
Sign Over Dairy In Kioto Prompts English Oddities
A photo shows a dairy sign in Kioto with English text rendered in unusual phrasing. The caption notes the phrase “English as she is spoken in Japan” and highlights the sign’s quirky form.
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Kioto
Japan
Abs
Majputens
Majputena
India
Nurse Tricks Father With Swapped Baby Ruse
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale recounts a nurse convincing a new father that his infant resembles him. The doctor-facilitated joke uses a phony baby substitution to test the father's trust, ending with the man feeling deceived and disillusioned about humanity.
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Nursin
Nur
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bride Discovers Husband's Poker Quirk at Club
A town bride boasts she knows her husband never plays poker when he stays at the club. She relies on conversations with club members to confirm his habit, highlighting a playful domestic tale of trust and secrecy.
The Preponderance of Evidence Confronts a Fast Driver
A constable accuses a driver of speeding at 60 mph while the driver offers a ten dollar bill to prove innocence. The constable accepts the money and declines trial, claiming 12 to 1 in favor of his case. The exchange appears in Harpers Weekly.
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Harper's Weekly
Uniting a Family by Washington Man Brainerd H Warner
Brainerd H Warner of Washington hosts a reception focused on introducing attendees to each other. He enjoys enabling social connections and aims for everyone to meet all his friends, acting as an enthusiastic personal introducer.
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Brainerd H. Warner
Washington
Troubled With Black Hana Asks About Amet Aieake
Fragmentary text references a question about Black Hana and a vague inquiry into amet aieake ene. No clear events, names, places, or dates are established.
Gypsy the pup recovers after foreign object removal
Miss Mabel Barnes treats her American bull pup Gypsy who ingested random objects for weeks. A swelling appeared and a sharp point was found in the left side prompting removal with forceps after a hypodermic syringe was used.
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York
Gypsy
Mabel ‘Barnes
Miss Barnes
Gypsay
Philadelphia Sucker Not So Easy
Thirteen New York men lured by a Philadelphia con man scheme to tap wires and bet on horse races. undercover Western Union operator McDonald set up dates in Philadelphia and New York. Police raided the two dens, and the group was arrested after a staged $20 bet led to a larger $20,000 temptation.
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Hiladelphia
New York
Philadelphia
Isharles McDonald
McDonald
Waiton
Breslin
McCormick
Women Lead in Texas Dairying and Ranch Work
In Lone Star State, women top dairying and rural routes, riding on ranch roundups and handling cattle as deftly as men. A Texas cowgirl reportedly roped and tied a steer in under a minute, inspiring a national artist’s canvas.
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Texas
Menget
Los Angeles Bonds for Water Aqueduct 250 Miles Long
Los Angeles voters approved a 24 million dollar water supply bond issue to finance an aqueduct from Owens Lake. Begun after 15 months of planning, the 250 mile system includes reservoirs and storage facilities high above the city and must carry machinery and construction materials through a sparsely inhabited, rough terrain.
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Los Angeles
Owens Iake
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