Pokurnville Across The Train Ride Odd Tale
An narrator recalls a whimsical trip aboard a train stopping at Niagara Falls and the Pacific. Nonsensical scenes include references to water, mountains, and humorous mispronunciations as Jim and others comment on Pokurnville and various places. The piece reads like a playful travelogue with quirky dialogue.
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Ben Ates
Pokurn Ville
Niagara Falls
Rocky Mountains
Jim
Pacific
Chicago
Tom the Soldier and His Little Mother Promise
A New England mother bids farewell to her son Tom as he heads to war. Tempted by alcohol at a battlefield camp, Tom recalls his vow to abstain for his mother’s sake. He refuses the drink, leads the charge, and dies a sober hero, leaving a grieving family and a nation scarred by war.
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Tom
Sone Compabions
Capt
New England
Warner
Cap'n
Bat ‘Yom
Upton
Homecoming Tommy to Little Mother After War Bond
A sentimental scene unfolds as a widow mourns her son killed in war until a returnee appears at the kitchen door. The soldier Tommy reunites with his mother, recounting how love and faith kept him through temptation, and she blesses his safe return. A brief note follows about Irish shrewdness stories from station depots.
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Tommy Iy
Tom
Fouth
Old Colony
Boston
Boston Advertiser
Mamma
Mary
Detroit
Mfree Press
Missouri Pacific
Hartford
Conn
Cincinnati TimesStar
Wall Street
Sacred deer in Japan and other oddities
Former Santa Barbara resident Humphrey B. Kendrick describes Nara Japan, where deer roam freely and torches and sacred temples abound. He notes tame deer that beg for gingerbread, stone lanterns, and bronze temple treasures. The piece also recounts a journalist’s humorous encounter with the Sphinx and memories of Blue Gulch gambling. An artist, M Munksesy, works on a massive Neuilly studio canvas, 13 by 45 feet, raised by machines.
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Humphrey B. Kendrick
Santa Barbara
Cal
San Francisco
Japan
Nara
Mr. Kendrick
Holland
M. Munksesy
Neuilly
Monkey talk experiments in Africa captivate scientist letter
Professor Garner describes his coast visit and a chimpanzee that can say a Maori greeting, a Fiji word, and German phrases after hypnotic training. He notes near 200 one word records and a gorilla with twenty words, plus a female bee possessing learned phrases.
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Prof
Garner
Australia
Africa
Quivina
Ares
Tanner Und Blitzen
Achru
Birds on the Defensive and Marriage Motives Explored
A Corwith writer notes self preservation in birds from eagles to owls and how captivity alters plumage and behavior. The column then critiques marriage for money, describing fortune hunters and the unhappiness of heiresses and widows tied to mercenary matches.
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N. S
New Use for Old Rails in Colliery Sleepers
A Lancashire engineer devised sleepers from old disused rails. Cut rails to length punch two holes in the web insert tail pieces of a fastening clip to form sleepers in place. No nails to drive and easier when rails are moved. claimed to be durable and cost effective versus wooden sleepers.
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Globe Democrat
Man buys wrap for wife leads to comic miscue
A fourth avenue man seeks a wrap for his wife but misreads a shopkeeper's term conceit. The tale unfolds with a humorous exchange as he tries alternatives, revealing his ignorance of wraps. A Detroit Journal fragment follows with notes on Putnam county and antiquated science.
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Fourth Avenue
Detroit Press
Putnam County
Ilinois
Virdem
Putnam
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