Distrust in prune crop plan and brisk 1904 notes
A Silver Messenger column from Challis Idaho surveys diverse tidbits from finance to society. It notes distrust of a prune crop proposition, cautions about bets by bankers, praises thin watches, comments on meat morality, jokes about Mrs Chadwick, and records a flood of quaint anecdotes from New York and Pittsburgh about editors, autos, and social fashions. Multiple named figures and places appear, including King Leopold, J Pierpont Morgan, and Oberlin students.
Census Budgets, Central Busy as Telephone Calls Surge
Tensis bureau statistics show United States telephone users shouted Hello Central 070,654,563 times last year. The census bureau reports no figures on how often Central replied The Vine is busy indicating gaps in central exchange data and response tracking.
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Tensis Bureau
United States
Central
Census Bureau
Springtime of Love Lost in Fragmented Verse
Fragmented lines speak of love and longing during springtime. The speaker recalls previous loneliness and hunger for affection, then hints at renewed feelings and a mysterious meeting. The text references love, paradise, dreams, and a person named Sherman in a lyrical, dreamlike mood.
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Kina
Ter Sherman
Voyage of discovery aboard the brig Agait
A wheelman bound in the cabin was freed and sent ashore. A new crew was shipped as the brig Agait began its voyage of discovery. The doctor and professor clash over a plan and a joke about marrying Miss Annie prompts playful banter.
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Agait
Annie
Theatrical Manager's Clever Idea Kills Show
The former Bennett and Moulton Opera founder Beth C. Hennett recalls a costly stunt. She hired Searle to print red bells on half sheets for The Bells of Corneville to advertise the juvenile company. The sensational paper misled audiences who assumed it was a bell ringing act, causing the show to fail.
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Beth C. Hennett
Bennett and Moulton Opera Company
Pinafore
Bells of Corneville
Searle
Boston
Noboy
Mutiny Aboard the Brig Palos Ends in Clever Escape
On the brig Palos bound for guano shows, mutineers seize control aided by a ruse. Dr Bland and Professor Simpson orchestrate a bold deception aided by Annie and the mate in disguise to outwit the mutineers. The brig reaches Wilhelmstadt with the mutineers dispersing into the sea.
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Isin
Lord
Palos
Hugh Bland
Euclid Simpson
Annie
Bland
Cap'n
Sees Profit in Llamas at Philadelphia Zoo Visit
A visitor, unnamed, toured the Zoological Garden in Philadelphia and asked about llamas He proposed stocking a western ranch with llamas at about 20 dollars each He argued llamas could yield wool comparable to camels and be more profitable than sheep despite uncertain markets
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Llamas
Philadelphia
The Sea Serpent Tale From a Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral Merry sailed from New York for Genoa and spoke of the sea serpent. Some claim to have seen such a creature, and the tale echoes a haunted house exchange where belief hinges on personal sight rather than hearsay.
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Merry
New York
Genoa
Roosevelt’s Rough Rider Ties and Secret Trail of Ritchie
In Washington President Roosevelt warmly greets surviving Rough Riders. Major Llewellyn recalls comrade Ritchie of the regiment, who reportedly wandered into Colorado and was chased out by Sheriff Bell after getting too bold.
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Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Washington
Major Liewallyn
New Mexico
White House
Seaid
Ritchie
Llewellyn
Colorado
Sheriff Bell
Women's clubs flourish in Buenos Ayres and influence ties
Women s clubs in Buenos Aires number twenty seven with many acting as powers in the arbitration treaty between Chile and Argentina The United Association publishes a Review of the National Council of Women extracts of which have been translated for Mee Car Tie Mhapr
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Buenos Ayres
Chile
Argentina
United Association
National Council of Women
The Singers by Henry W. Longfellow Od Sent
A poem describing three singers sent to earth by a master to touch hearts and lead souls to heaven. The youth with a golden lyre performs in groves, the bearded man sings in the marketplace, and the gray old man chants in vast cathedrals. The master notes no best form, only varied gifts to charm strengthen and teach. The three chords form harmony when heard with proper ear.
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Henry W. Longfellow
Tribute to Great Poet in Country Editor Tale
A country editor recalls farmer Loftin who insisted Shakespeare “knowed hoss.” The tale, revived with Tulla Marlowe and B. H. Sothern in season, likens the bard’s reach to horse descriptions in Venus and Adonis. Loftin praised Shakespeare and his knowledge of horses in a plain spoken, humorous anecdote.
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Hoss
Tulla Marlowe
B. H. Sothern
Loftin
Sign of Moonshine Whisky Explained by Commissioner
H A Wilson, a longtime United States commissioner, describes a moonshine sign in Chilton County. He recalls an ear of corn atop a gate post with a wire and a 25 cent stake as a secret advertisement for mountain dew whiskey to be collected two hours later. He notes moonshiners see alcohol production as a revenue law violation, not a moral wrong.
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H. A. Wilson
United States
Chilton County
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
A Woman of 30 and the Unknowable Woman
A fragmented analysis argues that age defines women's character and behavior. It claims unmarried women around thirty hold the greatest allure and nuance, while married women reveal telltale data through their children and ages. The piece notes ambiguity and social speculation about what being "about 30" truly means.
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Indianapolis News
Inga
Grotius and Delft Tombs Honor Dutch Liberty Martyrs
The article recalls the burial of Grotius in Delft near the church and the laying of his remains in native soil after a long journey. It contrasts Grotius with William of Paris in the apse canopied tombs, praising their roles as leaders in liberty and justice. Both are described as martyrs for liberty, their memory guiding modern civil and religious rights.
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Plest
Rostock
Germay
Andrew
Delft
Dutch Republic
Uberty
William the
Grotius Scription
Teason
Salt as a Necessity for Man and Animals
The article argues salt is essential for health in humans and animals, noting animals cross deserts for salt, rock salt is fed to livestock, and salt forms a major part of blood and gastric juice. It discusses salt’s economic value and its role as a condiment in diets.
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Chicago
Sears
Asia
Europe
Epitaphs and Secrets at Mount Auburn Cemetery
A fragment notes enigmatic epitaphs at New England cemeteries where guides point to Mary Preston and relatives buried nearby. The text references Amole cage like crumbling markers and a Charlotte memorial near the Mount Auburn common, mentioning multiple deaths and a guide’s remark about the next grave.
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New England
Mary
Charlotte Memorial
Mount Auburn
Preston
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King Leopold
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