Airship Moon Travel Dreamed By Scientist Onboard La Provence
New York Mail reports astronomer Garrett P. Serviss envisions future airship voyages to the moon with electrical propulsion and air filled vessels. He notes no Mars inhabitants, critiques Lowell, and discusses improving life support for long space flights.
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New York Mail
la Provence
France
Garrett
P. .Serviss
Moon
Serviss
Mars
Lowell
Wish We Were A Giant The Editor’s Late Evening Call
The editor recounts a chance evening encounter during an occasion when a giant figure looms in memory. Unsure details hint at a reflective incident tied to a newsroom moment and personal observation.
Hospitable Kachins and Frontier Charity Turn to Court
A frontier meeting highlights Kachin hospitality as they welcome travelers and share grain and cotton work. A transfrontier case shows a guest injuring himself after dinner and suing the host, who settles the matter by paying up and a sacrificial pig being offered.
The Great Storm and the Returning Bricks
In Dublin a renowned lawyer and his irritable neighbour, a retired major, clashed daily. During the great storm the major’s chimney toppled into the lawyer’s house, wrecking floors. The lawyer, seeking revenge, received a note demanding the bricks be returned or an attorney would be involved.
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Dublin
Judicial Banc
Ireland
A Righteous Kick Complains of Transit Grievance
A caller to Friend of the People airs a grievance about crowded seating on public transit. The five foot four man complains a large fellow overcrowds and invades his space, prompting the desk clerk to direct him to the correct department in room 20.
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Friend of the People
The Fat Rooster Gains Witty Feathery Fame
A rooster proves clever by hiding grain in a wood pile after feeding and eating it later, causing the owner to joke that the bird has more than its share of common sense as it grows plump from stored feed.
A Thorn in the Flesh
Mistaken conversational fragment hints at a dramatic scene with a mistress and a hesitant partner. The text appears as partial dialogue, lacking clear names, places, or dates to identify a full event.
Is She A Suffragette In Quandary
A dialogue notes a woman who desires suffrage but cannot decide which party to support. The exchange questions if she can vote Republican or Democratic and highlights indecision about political allegiance.
Cut It Out The Appendix And Hanging Story
A terse exchange suggests trimming content due to space limits. The dialogue proposes removing the appendix and a report about a man who hanged himself, reflecting a newsroom coping with space constraints and sensitivity in coverage.
His Mistake Turns Opportunity Into Success
A social misstep, not being at home when a visitor arrived, becomes the chance encounter that changes a man’s fortunes. The line, unlucky or not, hinges on a single moment of availability and message.
Desperate Black Hawk War Patrols On Wisconsin River
Lieutenant Jefferson Davis led U S troops in pursuit of Indians along the Wisconsin River. Indians fought fiercely while using bark canoes and ponies to reach an island, then opened fire as they crossed back and forth, the action unfolding amid rapid river maneuvers.
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Jeferson Davis
Wisconsin River
Rene
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Dempster
Keystone Side
J. A. Pickard & Co
Diller
Nebraska
Hfe
New York
Boston
Pacific Coast
Cody
Gardiner
Handbook of Colorado Resorts
Hot Springs
S. D
Black Hills
Big Horn Mountains
Sheridan
Ranchester
A. T. Watson
Neb
L. W. Wakley
Omaha, Neb
W. A. Macy
Joseph B. Bow
Chase
Diller, Nebr
STARR
J. G. Neely
Packer’s Restaurant
Dilter, Nebraska
Frank T. Pearce
Bauguess
Diter, Nebr
Claude Ellis
Diller, Nebraska
Odell
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