Eye for an Eye and a Silent Ride Through Winter
A rural Christmas scene centers on Alice guiding a sleigh horse Tony toward the Junction to collect a debt. A masked stranger follows, seeking Silas Perry’s money, but Alice’s quick thinking and Tony’s sudden, trained fear of the pursuer divert danger as she spots a hidden satchel with the cash and prepares for a safer homeward turn.
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Alice
Dora
Allan
Wallie Burch
Sarah
Silas Perry
Tony
Gyp
Bess
Mr. Leavett
Silas
Jony
The Perry Farmhouse Mystery Ends With a Fainting Woman
Grace Adele Pierce narrates a tense scene near the Perry farmhouse where Alice confronts her parents after a violent incident. The next morning a satchel reveals a revolver, knife, and lantern, while Alice mockingly asks if someone enjoyed peanut candy before fainting.
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Perry
Tony
Sarah
Waille Burch
Alice
Grace Adele Pierce
Los Angeles Times
Peculiar Elevator Lifted Bishop Potter Guest
A hot summer week in North Washington saw Bishop Henry C. Potter hosting a distinguished English bishop. The guest, rheumatic and unable to climb stairs, rode a hand-powered freight elevator. Two young men hauled the ropes as the portly visitor ascended, joking about water power while perspiration did the work.
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Potter
Henry C. Potter
North
Washington
House of Lords
Bishop Potter
New York Mail and Express
A Perfect Gentleman Story at Bala Euchre Party
A young woman recalled calling on a lady in Denver where Willie and George, eight and five, visited. Willie was well behaved while George caused trouble, breaking an ornament and quarrelling with his mother. The hostess praised Willie as a perfect gentleman, and George quietly observed that Willie was indeed a perfect gentleman while he felt he was making a fool of himself.
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Bala
Colorado
Denver
Willie
George
Can't Mail His Kitten at the Omaha Post Office
A colored boy tried to mail a tagged kitten through the Packages window. Clerks refused as the animal could not pass the slot. He demanded straightening the matter, insisting it was a gift for his aunt and that he had paid for stamps.
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United States Mail Service
Omaha
Whimsical crafts and curiosities for girls and bikes
The piece describes craft projects using cardboard, velvet pieces, and wax to create decorative flowers and hats. It then notes Africans’ use of old bicycles for status and bells, followed by morbid folklore about “death by own action wind” in Brazil and related criminologist interest.
Testing Lung Strength With Paper Bag and Weight
A paper bag placed under a weight tests respiratory power. Blow gently and steadily to see the object topple, revealing lung strength.
Course of the Cable Across Continents
The Northwestern Christian Advocate recounts a telegram’s voyage across the globe through Hongkong Singapore India Madras Bombay Aden Suez Malta Gibraltar Lisbon London, then Atlantic to New York and Washington. The message was transcribed at least fifteen times, illustrating how many hands it passes before reaching its recipient.
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Hongkong
Singapore
India
Madras
Bombay
Aden
Arabia
Suez
Africa
Europe
Malta
Gibraltar
Lisbon
London
New York
Washington
Tricks to Fool a Boy With Chalk and Cups
A playful set of childish challenges tests a boy’s belief in simple tricks. It suggests chalk circles, trapped jackets, and bending rules like stepping out while hands are joined. The text presents a jokey demonstration of illusion and response.
Hawaii Postmaster Resigns Amid Staffing Struggles
A Maui Maui island postmaster, David Kaphokehoakimohokeweonah, resigns after holding the office since Hawaii became a territory. The fourth assistant postmaster general reports no successor found, with the incumbent having left for sugar plantation work earning $32 monthly while previously drawing $24 yearly. The lineage claim ties him to King Kaliapokamikokiwealoha. The notice notes ongoing vacancy and staffing challenges for the Keokes post at Maui.
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Hawaii
David Kaphokehoakimohokeweonah
Keokes
Maui
David
Kaphokohoakimohokeweonah
Kaliapokamikokiwealoha
Who Skated Firat in Early History
The article notes doubts about who first skated but cites prehistoric traces across the north and bone runners from whale bone. Danish historian references 1134 skating, and Fitsstephen's History of London claims twelfth century youths strapped animal leg bones to feet to slide. Bone skates from that era are in the British Museum. It suggests Londoners may have adopted the idea from Holland via Lincolnshire where fens froze long ago.
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North
Fitsstephen
London
British Museum
Holland
Lincolnshire
Dancing Doll From Cardboard Craft Idea
A simple cardboard craft describes making a pull string dancing doll with removable limbs. The activity uses separate leg and arm pieces joined by thread and painted as shown. Pull the string to make the doll move.
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Biich
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Bing Bing Prison
Durance
Cosgrove
Fire Department
Grand Central
Pete
New York Times
LCL
Woudlg Readers
Central
Richard Burton
Corshill
Brazil
South America
Seth
Jenale
Heth
Blake
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