Rabbit and Lynx Encounter in Snowy Tent Tale
A trapper recounts a near fatal snare incident in Telequamenon river country where a foxlike hare fled inside a tent pursued by a lynx. The hunter dodged and fought amid darkness, the rabbit escaped, while the lynx lay stretched. The tale ends as the hunter bears scratches. Also included are a parlor joke about a kiss and a railroad fare notice for travel from Utah and surrounding regions to Missouri river points with specific sale dates and return limits.
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Barth Woods
Utah
Wyoming
Missouri River
St Louis
Memphis
Chicago
St. Paul
C. F. Warren
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Call of the Wild Notes in Birds from Country Life in America
John Burroughs notes that most song birds sing three notes expressing love alarm and fellowship with the distress call of terror when caught by art or hawk. He describes the last note as a simple screech of common terrified nature, nearly identical across species.
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John Burroughs
America
Russian Refugees Sent Back and Shot at Frontier
In a recent speech Hon. W. Rothschild MP stated that within two months many Russian refugees were sent back to England and that he has evidence every one of these men was shot at the Russian frontier without trial.
Bird Haven on This Farm by John H. Dorris
Harrisburg reports from a Pennsylvania farm owner, John H. Dorris, who protects quail on his northwest-deployed acreage. He argues hawks cause little damage compared with quail benefits, noting tame birds visiting the yard and his careful care for a nesting quail, which hatched a brood.
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John H. Dorris
Harrisburg
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Hoban
Dorris
Mr. Dorris
Mr. Darris
Vineyards in Portugal Face Distress and Unemployment
Distress grows across Portuguese wine regions as farmers hold back harvest labor and slash hiring. Vineyards fold back boeing and essential tasks, causing thousands of seasonal workers to lose wages. Hunger and misery spread. some men turn to theft and begging amid financial strain.
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Portugal
Crisi
Boeing
Sermons in Stones Hint At Jewel Character and Truth
A Paris professor argues stones reflect temperamental traits and even test genuineness, noting sapphire attracts dark eyed types and emerald suits nervous temperaments. Diamonds allegedly favor blue eyed with long lashes, while turquoise may reveal artificial stones. The piece also reports Chicago plans a monkey language study with three Central Africa monkeys shipped for observation and potential transcription of their conversations.
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Paris Conservatory of Arts and Crafts
Chicago University
Central Africa
Chicago
Bald-Headed Bridegrooms in a Curious Debate
A public discourse treats bald headed men as subjects of humor and social reflection. It argues women marry for companionship and men similar motives, while bald heads are described as conspicuous symbols of civic virtue and scrutiny under social gaze.
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Bali
Stara
Manchester government treated as a business by elect auditors
The article argues Manchester runs as a business with assets about 147 million dollars and liabilities near 3156 million, noting a city council managed system. Two elected auditors publish weekly reports in the Manchester City News to ensure transparency and restraint.
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Manchester
Samuel Merwin
Success Magazine
New York
Chicago
Newark
Difcult
Hens of Hawaii Fail Spur Island Egg Shortage
In Honolulu chickens reportedly refuse to lay eggs, boosting demand for laying hens in San Francisco. The San Francisco Examiner notes large shipments depart for Honolulu, with climatic conditions blamed for the odd failure. California and Midwest flocks supply about 400 carloads of dressed poultry and 760 carloads of live birds yearly to the islands. A commission man says top laying stock is being shipped to Foreula, as Hawaiian hens are not strong producers.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco Examiner
Middle Western
California
Islands
Tve
Forolula
Germany to Make Automobilists Pay Life Annuities
The German government proposes punishing motorists who injure or kill countryside residents by obliging them to pay life annuities to dependents or permanently injured. Responsibility lies with farm owners, not chauffeurs, with annuities assessed by the courts.
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Germany
Seismograph records San Francisco quake from Washington station
The seismograph at Washington recorded the San Francisco earthquake with precise, long white lines on the paper chart. Prof Willy Moor heads the seismographic division and the instrument, one of the finest in the world, has drawn public interest as it tracks earth vibrations hour by hour.
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San Francisco
Washinnton
Beedie
Willy L. Moor
United Sister Weather Hiirent
Earthuake Ot Welsmographic
Burr
C. F. Mary'n
Seismograph Advances Earthquake Measurement
The seismograph, a precise instrument developed from 1880 by James A. Ewing, records earth movements with extreme sensitivity. Installed in the Weather Bureau basement on solid foundations, it detects even minor disturbances caused by observers shifting weight on the floor.
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James A. Ewing
University of Tokyo
University of Cambridge
England
Gray
Omort
Weather Bureau
Bulding
Marvin
Of Course Young Patient and Dr Inevitable Debt
Excerpted dialogue shows a patient balking at medical charges while a doctor asserts failing to accept the agreement means no obligation. The exchange hints at bargaining over healthcare fees and patient responsibility. Royal Magazine style interjects with a breezy closing that echoes period voice.
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Royal Magazine
Navajo Pastoral Life and Settlement Patterns Across Canyon de Chelly
The Navajos are a pastoral arching people whose culture centers on seasonal moving between mountain tops and plains to find forage. Flocks are driven from desert pastures to higher moist uplands, with winters spent in wooded meadows to access wood and snow. The typical family maintains three homes for summer crops, irrigated plots, and orchards in Canyon de Chelly, a scenic center of Navajo lore.
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Nave
Tin
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon Fe Uhelly
Celery Gains Popularity Across Seasons and Regions
Celery, a European staple now grown in Florida and California, broadens from holiday salads to year round use in American tables. The Rocky Mountain variety, praised by connoisseurs, remains scarce and pricey due to mountaineers’ limited cultivation.
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Europa
Philadelphia
Florida
California
Rocky Mountain
Pneumatic tubes as a city travel novelty
A youth's companion recounts experiments with pneumatic tubes in Philadelphia. A bantam rooster rode the tube to a distant station and crowed loudly on exit, followed by two poppies, two guinea pigs, and a glass bowl of water with goldfish. No injuries were reported to the creatures.
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Philadelphia
Jury
Whipping Post Debate Echoes in Brook lyn Dialect
In a sharply phrased reply a muscular speaker from Brooklyn Engle counters a slum sociologist’s question about corporal punishment for wife beaters. He asserts belief in a hospital for any wife beater who confronts him, framing the exchange as a test of justice and deterrence.
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Ire
Wald
Brooklyn Engle
Quotations and a Sausage Joke Stir Mild Banter
A Chicago Daily News snippet features a man famed for handing out quotations claiming death alters aversion into love. The ordinary observer replies with a humorous remark about his lack of antipathy or hogs and a fondness for sausages, reflecting light city wit.
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Chicego Daily News
In Constant Agony and West Virginians Distress
A mixed set of items including health claims for kidney trouble cure by a Buffalo company and a garbled scene of social jokes. The text references W Jackson of Parkersburg West Virginia and various scattered phrases about prices and personal interactions. The fragmentary nature limits cohesion but preserves named places and a medicated product claim.
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West
Cure for eczema with Cuticura Remedies
A Swestwater Oklahoma reader Mary Metzger describes severe eczema on the body with itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Remedies as directed she experienced great relief and says she would recommend them to others.
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Mary Metzger
Swestwater
Okla
Judge Mocked As Wives Question Proves Engagement Claim
An audience reacts as a lecturer quips about nine out of ten women proposing to engaged men. Married men are urged to have wives who “popped the Question.” A hush and sibilant whispers follow the quip amid courtly banter and comic exchanges.
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Judeed
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