The House Across the Hall Murder Mystery
A dramatic scene unfolds in a city building where a dead man is found and Mrs. Atkins becomes central. Detectives question her and staff about a Tuesday night meeting, a missing old friend named Allen, and a possible link to a Boston trip. The coroner presses for answers as staff and visitors are scrutinized, with several witnesses hinting at secrets and a tense desire to protect someone.
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Mr. Merritt
Mrs. Atkins
Allen
Adam
Mandarese
Boston
New York
Mr. Brown
Jane
Stuart
Jeanne Alexandrine Argot
Mr. Stuart
Sar
Celestin Marie Argot
Deshabille
Jim
Joe
Tony
Mr. McGorry
Chinese restaurant keeper hides leg injury and resists doctors
Hung Fei Chow, a Washington restaurant owner with many white customers, broke his leg in several places but refused a surgeon and kept the injury secret behind his dining hall. A white nurse aided him and a doctor was eventually summoned. the man remains crippled, drawing censure from fellow Chinese for yielding to medical help.
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New York
Washington
Hung Fei Chow
Not Necessarily Cohesive in Civil War Era Bombardments
The Elmira Gazette recalls two wartime bombardment anecdotes: American fire on a Cuban port allegedly killed a mule, and German fire on a Venezuelan port said to have killed a German soldier. The piece cautions against using these events to gauge relative effectiveness between the two powers.
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Buffalo Courier
Elmira
Song of Sleighing and Wedding Bells Verse
Poem fragment celebrating sleigh rides with Mabel and a fast horse, contrasting with motor cars and noting bells at a wedding. Includes a side jab about an automobile era with a typewriter bell joke. Clinton Scollard prose poem from Collier's Weekly presented as literary verse.
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Mabel
Clinton Scollard
Collier's Weekly
Keeping Roots in Winter and Poultry Industry Shifts
The article explains root cellar design to preserve roots through winter with ventilated pits and soil layers, plus mentions the poultry industry’s shift toward cold storage and centralized packing. It notes the rise of refrigeration changing production away from local fishers and toward distant markets, with larger packers like Armour and Swift shaping supply and prices. It also touches on soil formation and geology as a study for farmers and their sons, highlighting the role of glaciers and state geological reports.
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Corn Belt
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Armour
Swift
Mississippi
Missouri
America
Europe
Indiana
Economy of Shelter and Horse Mange Disease Notes
The Philadelphia Record discusses sheltering livestock to reduce feed needs, noting warm dry quarters boost growth and reduce food use. It also summarizes Purdue University bulletin on Texas itch in horses, its symptoms, spread, and effective treatments, urging state-vet quarantine when needed.
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Philadelphia
Texas
R. A. Craig
Purdue University Experiment Station
A . Bitting
Lafayette
Ind
Forest foresters aid farmers with free advice on woodlot care
A Bureau of Forestry bulletin notes farmers own about 500 million acres of woodland, far larger than federal reserves. The bureau provides free expert forester visits to help manage timber, a service now oversubscribed. One visit is usually sufficient, with subsequent trips charged for travel and living expenses.
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Agricultural Department
Bureau of Forestry
Bureau
Ith
Maneen
Invasion of Women Forces Roosevelt to Flee White House
Detroit Tribune describes a wave of women’s clubs invading the White House, demanding changes from portraits to bed arrangements. The piece notes President Roosevelt fled to Virginia with his family for quiet, unable to address the flotilla of club demands and reforms.
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Detroit Tribune
Roosevelt
Arbitration Commission
Venezuela
White House
Lucy Hayes
Kite House
Virginia
Salary Debate in Congress on pay and perquisites
Washington Post discusses the salary question in Congress with proposals from flat $7.50 yearly pay to eliminating mileage and allowances. Journal notes the imbalance between members from different regions and the political risk of modifying compensation. The piece mocks crude claims and ends with a garbled line about trades and goods.
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Washington Post
Congress
Capitol
Maryland
Virginia
Rocky Mountain
Navy Rule on Liquor Endangered Reed’s Career in 1880s
Boston readers learn how Captain Allen Reed enforced naval liquor prohibitions in staterooms, faced repeated trumped up charges, and was eventually withdrawn from promotion and forced to retirement despite merit. The piece notes Navy and Congress inconsistencies, with Reed returning briefly during the Spanish American War before being shelved again.
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Boston Advertiser
United States Navy
Porto Rico
Navy
Army
Congress
Cleveland
Allen Reed
Reed
Washington
Department
Navy Department
Herbert
President Cleveland
Eee Board
Paris
Dr Lorenz miracle told at Boston Herald
In Salt Lake City Dr Lorenz recalls a sixteen year old girl who wept after years on crutches for a hip injury that did not exist. He examined her, removed the crutches, and she walked freely, calling it the only miracle he has performed in America.
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Boston Herald
Salt Lake City
America
I Will Cure You of Rheumatism by Dr Shoop Offer
Honest offer from a rheumatism specialist claiming 100000 cures with a German chemical. He guarantees trial mail order six bottles for $5 if successful. if it fails he pays the druggist and you pay nothing. He asserts no dangerous drugs and promises a blood cleanse that cures chronic cases.
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Germany
Dr. Shoop
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Elizabeth Kent
Hans ‘Bone
Opt
Tose
Forestry
Congres
Smen
Wes Sons
Dr. Lyon
Atkins
Barry
Pearson’s Piano House
Indianapolis, Ind
Mederine Remedy CO
Duluth
Minn
Orwego
B. T. Smederine Remedy CO
Ceres
Sam
Geo. R. Wassom
Henry J. Hyder
Washington and
Pennsylvania Sts
C. Aneshaensel & CO
Ohio Street
Penn. and
Court Sts
Coburn Coal CO
W. H. Roll’s Sons
Wass
Indiana Dental College
Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
Delaware and
Ohio Streets
Lilly & Stalnaeker
East Washington
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