Five Men Struck by Lightning On Way Back From Town
Colonel Childs recalls a night ride with a group known as the weent ranch. A foreman reports Yuba Jin struck and unable to work, while Dan Scott loses a thumb to lightning and Big Jim suffers hat holes and a leg injury. Four men are disabled, with Little Joe hit in the cheek as the marshal’s pop gun fires.
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Oly
Colonel Childs
Yuba Jin
Dan Scott
Big Jim
Tom White
Joe
Mr. Shine
Prayer for Air and Aid to City Poor Children
A reflective verse pleads for fresh air and relief for starving city children kept in crowded tenements. The speaker urges sharing blessings and ministering to the least, tying earthly care to heavenly giving and a call to action.
Red Line 6055 Mystery and a Maine Romance
A railroad clerk foils a lost freight car mystery by tracking the number 6055 to a Maine pulp mill romance with Nellie. In a gorge, a wrecked box car bears the clue, revealing the fate of the missing “Red Line 6055” and leading to a joyful reunion before Christmas.
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James C. Whittemore
Daily Story Pub. Co
Motley
Maine
Consolidated Roads
Toledo
New England
Maine ‘Woods
Nellie
Thad
son learns path to high pay jobs from father talk
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet a father and son discuss career options. The son jokes about seeking easy work for big pay. The father suggests a corporate lawyer path, while the son contemplates becoming a medical specialist.
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Corporation
Cleveland Plain Dealer
And He Never Smiled Again
Dramatic vignette from a Philadelphia Bulletin page set at 2 AM in a dim parlor. Ailed by fatigue, a lover woos with grandiose talk while the beloved sleeps. A passing street scene notes that a man has seen great sorrow, ending with a humorous train car exchange about a seat.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Earth
Olympus
Casey
Dreamland
Sample Home and Courtroom Exchange Cited in Tit-Bits
A dialogue from Tit-Bits recounts a courtroom exchange where counsel presses for a full record of conversations with Mr. Jones. Witnous resists, claiming nothing of consequence was omitted and quotes Jones asserting there is nothing to hide and daring any inquisitive lawyer to seek the full tale.
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Mr. Jones
Witnous
Jones
Brown
Yee-Hawin
Dawdles Starts Business with All-Day Office Hours
The Washington Star notes Young Mr. Dawdles has become industrious in business with office hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Miss Cayenne confirms the setup and mentions he raised his office boy’s wages to keep staff available while Dawdles steps out, planning to return by 11 a.m. next day.
Phrase muddled joke echoes historic highwayman motto
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes Mr Pitt and Mr Penn in a quip noting the odd parity between a lecturer's motto and the highwayman's motto. The punchline hinges on "Stand and deliver" as the well known highwayman phrase.
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Pitt
Penn
Pittsburg
See Saw on Market Mood Ends Marriage Plight
A humorous Brooklyn Life note cites a couple debating a trip to Shelter Island contingent on stock prices while eloping leads to frugality. The piece hints at darker deeds eventually surfacing amid funds running low and a biscuit craving.
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Bhelter Island
Brooklyn
Thy caddy's Preference plays out on the course
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humor moment contrasts a caddy's loyalty with a golfer named Mr Bickel. The caddy jokes that watching him play is more entertaining than collecting tips, underscoring the odd camaraderie between handler and player.
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Mr. Bickelhump
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nobody understands me Dost cries and contemplates acts
A fragment depicts Dost lamenting misunderstood motives. He declares a plan sparked by legal and pride constraints, noting it is illegal to beg and that he rejects simply conducting readings as a path forward.
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Dost
Siberian Mammoth Expedition Heads Overland to Yakutak
The 1900s era Arctic expedition from St. Petersburg aims to recover a fully preserved mammoth carcass from Kolynsk on the Arctic coast. The overland trek from Yakutak spans about 1800 miles and about two and a half months, with the team hoping to return with a specimen showing preserved hair flesh and even undigested food.
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Siberian
Arctic Ocean
Koling River
Arctic
Fartheast Siberia
Yakutak
Detroit Free Press
A Temporary Croesus in a Wichita Falls Postmaster Visit
Postmaster Canfield of Wichita Falls Texas toured the subtreasury and handled one million dollars in small bundles for a minute, recalling the thrill of being a millionaire. He described swelling with pride then quickly returning to normal as the money was returned and he prepared to handle postage stamps again.
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HH. T. Canfield
Wichita Falls
Texas
Mr. Canfield
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Osmium versus carbon lamps tested for efficiency
Report compares osmium and carbon lamps on two circuits. An 16-volt osmium lamp produced the same illumination as a 100-volt carbon lamp while drawing only 40 percent as much current. In another trial an osmium lamp yielded twenty candle power against six candle power from a carbon lamp with equal consumption.
Bad Taste for a Widow in Second Marriage Rings
A Louisiana style note argues it would be bad taste for a widow to wear her first wedding ring at a second marriage. After the ceremony she may wear both rings, but the new husband likely prefers the frat ring kept out of sight. Tri Montana women may vote on local taxation.
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Ross
Brick
Kelley
Nellie
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Wren
Amiles
Allroad
Sgent
Ehouh
Brick’ Kelley
Hagearty
Ine
Nellie Saya
Peviune
Janice
Mrs. Jones
Smith’s
Croesus
Tri
Montana
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