Cupid as Jockey in a Humorous Upwater Will Prize
In Upwater a late widower bequeaths a prize of 1000 dollars to the town’s prettiest woman judged by elderly married men. Mary Bennett unexpectedly wins, revealing Richard Gordon’s secret love. the town’s reaction grows from scandal to celebration as Cupid proves the jockey of romance.
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Sears
Upwater
Richard Gordon
Mary Bennett
College Town
Gordon
Richard
Mary
Bertha Klendenning
Katherine
Dora
Bertha
Rey
Cupid
The Editor Demands A Drunken Husband Sketch
A cartoonist resists adding details to a depiction of a drunken husband in a squalid home. The editor pressures for a table and whisky bottle, then a distressed wife and children. The artist argues readers will imagine the rest.
Twenty Letters in His Name Chicago Businessman Noted
A Chicago businessman Savaspanagiotopuvois was listed in the city comptroller records after paying 3 75 for inspecting electric light wires at his billiard room. The surname, twenty letters long, was used to distinguish him among two million residents. The ledger occupied much of a page and an official commented on the cost of collecting the city’s mission.
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Savaspanagiotopuvois
Chicago
Costume of the Orient in Indian dress described
A New York Press note describes Burmah women with a waist split garment and revealing style while men wear sarongs. In Cochin and Vancore native women reportedly wear nothing above the waist except nose rings. Syrian Christians wear a jacket and a curious Coch in tail on their skirts.
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Orient
Burmah
Cochin
Vancore
India
Nippon
N. Y. Press
Balloon Shape Debate in Belgium Contradiction Report
A fragment discusses a spherical balloon base and claims that upward pointing balloons rise vertically with greater speed than standard spheres. It suggests they are steadier in air, though the text is garbled and difficult to parse.
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Belgium
Immense Lumber Field Records From Puget Sound Ten Acre Tract
The log scale records 5 100 766 feet from 561 trees on a ten acre tract on Puget Sound. The ten acre yield average is 610 076 feet per acre. The record acre produced 535 048 feet, far below a normal acre of teak and under the expected 23 145 feet for a single acre.
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Puget
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Howellea How Earns More Than Spouse
A Chicago Daily article notes that Mrs Howellea asks about her spouse’s weekly earning. The piece states that the husband earns between 15 and 25 dollars less or more than her stated income.
TEACH IN FAR NORTH They Tutor in Old Russian Settlement at Afognak Alaska
Mrs C W Hammond and her daughter teach at Afognak Alaska the government native school with 81 pupils. The article notes Afognak is an old Russian settlement, types of natives from Aleuts to mixed bloods, and praises the poetry drawing and music favored by students.
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Afognak
Alaska
Little Island
C. W. Hammond
United States
Pacific
Diller Hotel
Hammond
San Juan Island
Washington State
Going Away to Salem West Virginia
A brief note states that Little Bessie's family plans to move to the small town of Salem in West Virginia with a farewell exclamation expressing relief at the move.
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Little Bessie
Salem
W. Va
Lumber Measuring Device Description
Fragmentary note describes a machine for measuring lumber. Mentions a roller engagement and a device used for recording measurements of timber. No clear inventor or origin identified.
One Kidney Gone Sylvanus Reports Recovery With Kidney Pills
Milford Maine resident Verrill says five years after a bad injury he regained strength and freedom from pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He continued use, was able to walk without crutches as his kidneys improved, and was cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Sylvanus
Verrill
Milford
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Carlyle Wedding at Craigenputtock
The wedding took place at Craigenputtock the home of the Carlyles where Barth er Resartus was written. Bride Mary Carlyle of Craigenputtock is the grandniece of Thomas Carlyle. Pingle in Dumfriesshire near Ecclefechan is cited as the rural setting central to the Carlyle family.
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Carlyle
Craigenputtock
Bartor Resartus
Mary Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Pingle
Dumfriesshire
Ecclefechan
Sartor Resartus
London Standard
Hobo Steals Soap Box from Freight Car
A hobo found a soap box in an unguarded freight car and carried it away. He dumped it in a river saying it lessens the visible supply. The ad copy notes Lewis' Single Binders, cigars, and factory products.
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Lewis
Electrified Water Used In Washing
A Hungarian washing machine uses electrified water to aid cleaning. The system claims enhanced washing action with water energized during the cycle.
Hide & Fur Co. catalog offers guns and traps cheap
Minneapolis based Hide and Fur Co. advertises catalog 1065 selling guns and traps at low prices. The copy targets “true blue” buyers seeking bargains and long time customers.
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Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Iron path to health cited by a friend in clan talk
A fragment notes a clan member must endure an iron treatment to recover while a friend mentions this in a casual, conversational tone. The readable text is brief and lacks names, places, or dates.
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Anna McClure
Shortstory Pub. Co
Jenkins & Bart
Far North
California
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