Hot Springs and government rule shape Arkansas wonder
The piece outlines Hot Springs as a national sanatorium owned by the U S government since 1832, detailing Uncle Sam’s parks, drives, and regulated baths, plus the city’s hotel life and the Ozark setting. It also touches on Army hospital origins, water flows, pricing, and a brief note on notable legal and British figures.
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Comprim
Hot Springs
Arkansas
United States
Uncle Sam
Washington
Ouachita Valley
Central
New York
Service of the Republic
Tie Springs
Ozark Mountains
Springs
Iron Mountain
Mississippi
Open American Yard Impresses English by Houses Without Fences
An English visitor at the Waldorf-Astoria tells New York Herald how American homes lack walls around yards, contrasting with English practice of tall surrounding walls. He notes American life visible through windows, children's play on lawns, and domestic scenes as evidence of open living. The piece mentions Bethlehem, Pennsylvania resident John Pritz advocating applied science for healthy mental activity.
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The
Waldorf-Astoria
New York Herald
England
John Pritz
Bethlehem
The Triumphs of Women Displaying Hidden Courage
A Brooklyn scene recounts Mrs Lennie Kelley leaping into a runaway bogey to seize tangled reins and save her aged father on Coney Island boulevard. The incident prompts comparisons to famous heroines and highlights unexpected female courage.
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Brooklyn
Mra
Lennie Kelley
Coney Island
Pamelia
Clarissa
Mme. de Stael
Delphine
Brains and Longevity in Mental Industry Cite Health Age
A Modern Society writer argues mental industry promotes healthy old age and cites iron and steel leaders. London Iron and Steel Institute council members include Sir Lawthian Bell, 87, still active in British iron and coal knowledge.
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London Iron and Steel Institute
Lawthian Bell
Sharks Dominate Gulf Waters Off Mississippi Coast
Reports from Horn Island in Harrison County and Ship Island reveal extraordinary saltiness and new deep-water fish sightings in the Gulf. Devil fish up to thirty feet and man-eating sharks appear as fishermen recall a New Orleans party’s three boats snapped loose by a shark that dragged them out to sea and wrecked them ashore.
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Mississippi Sound
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gulf
Horn Island
Harrison County
Miss
New Orleans
Ship Island
New York
Vivid Imaginations and Ocean Messages Across Seas
A curious tale links a New Jersey resident who felt the Martinique earthquake to a woman in Cape May who sealed a message in a beer bottle and cast it into the sea. The bottle supposedly returned many days later in the belly of a shark aboard a British warship Thunder off Portugal, a tale reported with vivid maritime imagery.
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Cape May
Portugal
New Jersey
Martinique
Bluff To Seek Forgiveness From Woman Proves Futile
A man’s bluff at wanting forgiveness from a woman backfires as the ruse reveals his true intent. The incident underscores cautious courtship and consequences of deception in personal relations.
The Ransom of an Overcoat and a City Letter
The tale follows Wilbert Marsh who loses his overcoat after a ballgame bet. A flirtatious young woman slips him a letter then vanishes as rain begins. Marsh later tempers hope with a risky pledge of his coat for gambling winnings, only to discover the letter reveals a deception involving Ollie and Sam Baum.
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Wilbert Marsh
Sam Niebaum
Sam
Fred Cromble
Fred
Brooklyn
Theo
Ollie
Fred Crombie
Miss Ollie
Miss Oille
Bam
Overcoat Ransom Mistakenly Recalled by Stadium Bleachers
A confused tale follows a girl who loses her umbrella and purse in a rainstorm after a game. Eli Marsh returns with ransom money for an overcoat, only to find the same girl absentmindedly left with her belongings and a forgotten letter. He realizes the letter was never mailed and the mystery dissolves as he leaves.
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Hutchine
Wilbert Marsh
Statra
Aince
Eli Wilbert Marsh
Jim
Iady
Chinese and His Pen A deft anecdote from the Record
A Philadelphia records story recounts a Chinese man in town who knew a stylographic pen inside out. He disassembled and reassembled the device quickly, noting its value but proving a simple mechanism. The tale contrasts his skill with Irish or American fault lines, highlighting cross cultural quickness with tools.
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Litte
Moe
Philadelphia
A Child’s Faith in Dad Shines Through Moon Tale
A Philadelphia politician recounts his young daughter's faith in his powers after she misinterprets the moon as broken. Her mother’s quip “Too bad, déniée—too bad” is followed by the hopeful line that “papa will mend it when he comes home.”
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Luna
Close worker in money matters inherits house in dispute
A young man in Cincinnati, living with his wealthy father-in-law, explains his financial luck. Though the house he inhabits is technically owned by the father-in-law, he has not accepted it yet because accepting would shift taxes to him. He would only gain ownership after the old man dies.
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Sir John
Cincinnati
A Unique Procession to the Madonna di Pompeii Shrine
A London Graphic correspondent describes pilgrims visiting the Madonna di Pompeii shrine in Valle di Pom peu in southern Italy. People come from distant regions and Sardinia, wearing colorful costumes as contadini walk on foot or in ox drawn carts, singing and playing instruments. Some girls with hair down and barefoot march to intercede with the Madonna for the sick parade. The note closes with a caution that family disputes may lead to intra familial injuries.
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London Graphic
Valle di Pompeu
Madonna di Pompeii
Italy
Parte
Sardinia
Lhe Contadini
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