Castle in Spain and the Boston crime tale
A fragmented prose piece blends a romantic ode to a Castle in Spain with a long Boston detective tale from 1882. An inspector recounts tracking a Harvard student crime from the West End scene, linking crimson bow evidence, an ax, and a blue suit to identify the culprit, who is fined despite the twist of a dummy victim.
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Sherlock Holmes
Milk Street
West End
Boston
Joy Street
Rbbon
Atian
Yale
Harvard
Sporting World
The
Crimson
Cambridge
Craigie’s Bridge
Statehouse
Sherlock Pe
Homus
Andersen
Boston Globe
Blue Grass
Kentucky
Sturday
Detrat Free Press
Driver ants purge tropical home in one night
A vivid tale by Eugene M. Aaron recounts driver ants overrunning a tropical village, stripping shelves and even a chest of beetles, leaving a spotless scene but with torn boxes and emptied pin Displays. The narrator notes the ants' thorough cleaning as both astonishing and unsettling, followed by a humorous anecdote about a preacher and a flubbed Jonah joke.
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Eugene M. Aaron
Thad
Tropics
Herald
Vaive
Atleman
Ace
Hera
German Barber Parrot Sings in a Chicago Shop Card
A Chicago Tribune item describes a narrow Cottage Grove street barber shop run by a German barber and his wife. The parrot in the nickel slot earns pennies as it mimics tunes like To-ra-ra and Die Wacht am Rhein, while patrons receive shaves and haircuts for 15 to 26 cents. The piece blends quirky local color with varied anecdotes about customers and the talking bird.
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Chicago
Cottage Grove Avenue
Twentyninth Street
Polly
Golombi
Dot Barrot
Sherman Barrot
Chicago Tribune
Irrigation and Eden in Wyoming Narrative by Owen Wister
A Harper's Magazine excerpt recounts Wyoming drought and irrigation dreams. The Governor hosts a New York visitor at Cheyenne, contrasting eastern skepticism with western potential. Wister notes vast plains, forthcoming parks, and the promise of irrigation transforming the land into an Eden in contrast to nonbelievers.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
New York
Alleghany Mountains
Altother
Bear Creek
Delaware
Hudson
Formative Tales and Oddities From Far Lands and Home
A collage of anecdotes and comic tales from travels and public life. A viceroy and M de Lesseps recall a Suez voyage with a chipped dinner service and a stubborn dromedary load. A Kentucky farmer debates bicycles versus horses, while a clever door confrontation offers a lightning camera. Casimir-Perier's Medal tale echoes justice and spectacle in postrevolution France.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
M. de Lesseps
Desert
His Highness
Professor Hyrtl remembered for learning and kindness
A long obituary recounts Professor Josef Hyrtl a famed anatomist near Vienna praised for linguistic skill teaching fairness and benevolence. It notes his anti vanity generosity toward orphans and a playful anecdote about a bone exam plus his humane acts and charity.
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Josef Hyrtl
Seut
Vienna
Prof
Hurtl
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Thita
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Krethren
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Bigler
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Harper's
Magasine
de Lesseps
Lesseps
Wayfarer
M. Casimir-Perier
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Tommy
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