The End of the World and Von Minden’s Steam Cure
In a summer tale set on June 21, Anson and scientist Von Minden witness a mass delusion called lunacy. A strike riot erupts, steam antidote debuts, and nationwide madness crescendos to a July 4 Independence Day march on Washington. The crowd's frenzy turns to self-destruction.
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Anson
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United States
Washington
Washington Monument
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The Wrong Number
In a railroad yard Patrick, off duty, answers a ringing phone at the yard office. He pretends to speak with a caller and mistakes the line, encountering a humorous exchange when the voice asks for a box car. The anecdote captures a misdial moment from Harper's Magazine.
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Patrick
Hillo
Harper’s Magazine
No Poetry in His Business
A brief dialogue contrasts a poetic youth and a practical youth. The practical youth cites his father’s coal business as a buffer against despair, implying wealth or industry dampens sentiment and bleakness.
Would Not Break Friendship
An editor recalls Oliver Herford avoiding harsh critique saying he preferred to keep relations friendly. A visiting novelist asked for candid opinion on a new book and Herford urged maintaining friendship over blunt judgment.
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New York
Oliver Herford
Herford
Fire resistant treatment tested for Bordeaux exposition materials
Deputy commissioner general of the international maritime exposition in Bordeaux plans to use a new ignifuge to treat wood, textiles, and paper. Formula uses ammonium sulfate borate boric acid and water to render pine shavings wood paper and cotton fiber nonflammable. Demonstration showed treated materials blackened and charred rather than flaming. Orders issued to treat all construction wood and textiles for the exposition.
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Bordeaux
Fulton
Open House Ring Sets Dinner Rules
A father interrupts to set social boundaries at a family meal. Maud explains that her suitor will call after dinner, and the exchange reveals a playful dynamic about dating etiquette.
Trade at Home Promotes Local Merchants Over Catalogue Firms
An advocate argues farmers should spend at home to defend rural stores against city catalogue houses. It warns that supporting distant suppliers depresses local business, lowers property values, and weakens towns by starving taxes, sidewalks, roads, schools, and churches, urging farmers to keep dollars local.
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Alfred C. Clark
Mr. Farmer
After Years Meeting in Print
A 20 year gap closes as Father Time and a former partner meet by chance. He is a scarred but still active fighter aged 45. she is a 40 year old spinster with weight and aging altering her looks. She recalls his past proposal and he admits it remains a happy memory.
His Fall Tit-Bita
Fred reports a fall last night that left him unconscious for hours and prompts a curious exchange with Charles about where he fell and whether he slept.
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