A Fly Paper Folly in a Love Triangle
Samantha narrates a humorous quarrel over two suitors for Janie Smith. Augustus Meezik pretends devotion but is exposed when a slip of fly paper clings to him during a garden visit, revealing his vanity. Jack Wilson remains steady and wins Janie’s favor.
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Marietta Holley
Josiah Alens
Betsy Bobbetts
Samantha
Saratoga
St Louis Exposition
Joseph B Bowies
Janie Smith
Janie
Augustus Meezik
Jack Wilson
Pelek
Han
United States
Augustus
Pizen
Billy
Uncle Pelek
Honey Dove
Jack
Holt
Augustuses
Baile
Tennyrate
Janice
Séretie
Fig Lansing Fable Ends in Engagement After Fly Paper Incident
The narrator recounts a comic tale where Augustus Meesik is ditched after a fly paper misadventure. Janie and Jack become engaged following a picnic. Uncle Pelek and Aunt Billy celebrate with a wedding, a new house, and plans for furniture gifts.
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Augustus Meesik
Josiah
Janie
Augustus
Jack
Uncle Pelek
Aunt Billy
Pelek
Secret of Mori Indians Poison Antidote Mystery
The ArizonaRepublic reports Superintendent B F Daniel recalls a Mexican snakebite cure found in a rattlesnake sac near the intestines and used by Mexicans and Mokis. The fluid, stored in a cartridge shell, allegedly prevents swelling and pain if applied immediately. Dr J Miller studied the rites but died without learning the antidote.
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B. F. Daniel
Territorial
Mexico
Arizona Republican
Daniel
J. Miller
Victoria Falls Compared With Niagara by Traveling Missionary
The article recalls Dr. David Livingstone reaching Victoria Falls on November 22, 1855 during a long expedition from Kuruman. It contrasts the falls with Niagara, noting Victoria Falls as a dramatic, unique phenomenon rather than a picturesque scene. Also mentions wedding gifts from pets as charming social notes.
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David Livingstone
Zamesi River
Victoria Falls
Theodore F. van Wagenen
Kuruman
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Kimberley
Bulawayo
Niagara
Victoria
Colorado Forest Reserve System Expands Near 7 Million Acres
The forest reserve system in Colorado now covers about 7 million acres, nearly doubling the size of any other state’s forest reserves in the United States.
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Colorado
State
The
Union
Modest two story house plans and material prices 1904
Listing of excavating masonry framing and finish materials for a two story dwelling with detailed unit costs. Includes foundations walls joists rafters sheathing siding flooring and finishing moldings plus trim pieces and decorative components alongside total framing lumber and sheathing totals.
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S.s
Hodgson
Frederick J Drake & Co
Chicago
Simple Rheostat Described for Stable Electrical Current
L. H. Batchelder of Hamline University in Saint Paul Minnesota explains a simple inexpensive rheostat shown in the illustration. The device is wired in circuit to maintain a steady current at a fixed value as indicated by the ammeter in use.
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L. H. Batchelder
Hamline University
St. Paul, Minn
Wood anatomy photographs reveal tree rings via contact images
A Col lers Weekly report describes photographs made by placing wood sections in darkness on photographic plates. The images reveal annual rings and growth activity, varying by species from active oak to inert elm, with resinous compounds driving the effect.
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Coller
Unusual Smuggling Case Aboard Marseilles Ship
A large quantity of opium was found on a French steamship Touraine in Marseilles. The entire ship crew, not a single person, was fined £2000 collectively with each man assessed according to wages.
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Marseilles
Touraine
Aluminum foil production and thinning process described
Aluminum foil is made by rolling metal into thin sheets. One kilogram yields about 32 square meters of sheet, with some sheets clumping together and becoming powder used in various applications.
Aftershocks Persist After Assam Quake of 1897
After the June 12 1897 Assam earthquake tremors continued for days with about 200 shocks daily, later dropping to 20 or 30 daily by mid July. Residents remained accustomed to daily quakes for two years, though the aftershocks were not dangerous.
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Assam
Hour-glass girl remark stirs doctors debate
A quarrel over a playful jab about an hour-glass figure escalates between doctors Dr Pills and Dr Billa. One mocks the other's patient while the other defends medical propriety in a Louisville Courier Journal dialogue.
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Billa
Louisville Courer- Journal
High Finance and a Locked Door Weave Through City Headlines
In a fragment from Philadelphia Press a quirky commentary notes a locked door in a house and the idea that high finance could lift people to Heaven, reflecting social satire of the era. Bridget-Ye and Mary Te Pith appear as playful names in the narration.
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Bridget
Mary
Philadelphia Press
Dodd's Kidney Pills Endorsement by local Justice of the Peace
Breed Wis June 26 Special Chas Y Peterson Justice of the Peace for Oconto Co has delivered a verdict praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as the best kidney medicine. He testifies backache improved after one box and notes kidney disease risks if untreated. The piece cites Bright's disease diabetes and rheumatism as potential outcomes.
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Dodd
Bright
Allen's Foot-Ease and Household Goods Ad
An 1880s style advertisement lists Allen's Foot-Ease cures for foot ailments and promises easy shoe fitting. It also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and mentions sample free offers with a U S address in Le Roy New York.
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Allen’s
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Happy Couple Credit Pills for Restored Health
Mr. and Mrs. H Goldstein of 88 Gore Street East Boston credit Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring their health after years of weakness. He reports renewed strength within a month and full recovery within a year, while she also improves quickly after starting the treatment.
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Mr. Goldstein
Goldstein
Dr. Williams
Iever
Mrs. Goldstein
Que
H. Goldstein
Gore Street
East
Boston
Maia
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound A Trusted Cure
Mrs Pinkham offers free advice to women with female illnesses from her Philadelphia based client letter cases. Over 100000 annual cases safeguard confidentiality and testimonials cite successful cures for infertility and related conditions. Directs readers to write to Lydia E Pinkham Lynn Mass for guidance.
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Josiah Allen
Ali
Victoria and Niagara
Garpenter
Worle
Ned
Puck
Milkins
Bilkins
Chicago Daily News
Agaiin
Wife
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fred Seydel
Austin, Tex
Las
Tex
Guthrie, C. T
Houston, Tex
Texas
Berceee
I Antonio
Maine
McAlester
ITI
Tulsa
J. Oklanoma City
C. T
Ahoma
Irritory
Katy
P. S
Finn Fitzgerald & CO
Nex K
A.n.kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adame Street
N. K.C
Lion Coffee
Ae Teanven
LION
Fieon
Grocers
Everywhere Woolbon Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
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