Mad Dog Victim: William Fairchilds Shot Dog After Bite
Saturday A Gunn and his wife of 406 East Front Street took a pet dog berrying when it bit Mr Gunn and foamed at the mouth. William Fourchilds dispatched the animal with a revolver but it proved fatal. Cleveland, passing, fired at the dog with a rifle. Hydrophobia possible. wound cauterized by Dr Holliday.
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William Fairchilds
Gunn
A. Gunn
East Front Street
Rose and
Wellington Street
Gun
Wm Fourchilds
Cleveland
Fairchilds
Fairchild
Dr. Holliday
Monster Sea Serpent Spotted Near Omena This Summer
The Sea Serpent, long described by visitors, appeared near Omena Inn and was seen by two carpenters. The creature is reported healthy and likely to greet port towns including Traverse City during the season.
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Omena
Omena Inn
Traverse City
Glorious Williamsburg Celebration Attracts Hundreds
About 600 gathered in Williamsburg for a rousing Independence Day style event. Trav erse City visitors included Frank Hamilton and John Loranger as speakers. The day featured a baseball win for Williamsburg, races, greased pig antics, a balloon ascent, fireworks, a tent show, and music by the Williamsburg band.
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Williamsburg
Traverse City
Frank Hamilton
John Loranger
West Side
L. L. Lydell
Roy Winnie
Whitewater
C. E. Smith
Eastport
A London Lad’s Prayer by W P Ridge
A London boy in a Ridge story offers a humorous prayer asking for strength and curb on expense to buy a cricket bat. The tale notes a measurement of health through Burdock Blood Bitters, with the boy named Elfred Martin of 48 Co 3 street near Surrey side of Soutash bridge.
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W. Pett Ridge
London
A. Martin
Elfred Martin
Street
Surrey
Soutash Bridge
Munn & Co
Scientific American
New York
F St
Washington, D
Pleasures of the Fourth on Traverse Bay Coast
Coastal picnics and fireworks mark a festive day as sixteen youths enjoy East Bay and Acme luncheon. Edgewood hosts fireworks and merry beach gatherings with about twenty M. O. B. Club members at Neah Ta Wanda. Car Lake camping parties entertain visiting families and a Carp Lake camp Dewey group reports a fine outing. Local clubs and residents spend the day at cottages and parks enjoying music, refreshments, and games.
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East Bay
Acme
The Monkey as Broadway Character in New York World
A New York World cartoonish portrait depicts a monkey as a charming, mischievous figure thriving on Broadway. It satirizes imitate mimicking Hinglish speech, casual dress, and social climbing, while noting monkeylike foibles, short lifespan, and parental discipline.
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Broadway
New York
Mamma
Papa
New York World
Ann Arbor Endorsement Highlights Doan's Kidney Pills
Ann Arbor resident Edwin Wooley voices Michigan public support for Doan's Kidney Pills, sharing a personal cure from backache and kidney discomfort after using the product. The note cites Fo ster Milburn Co as U S sole agents and echoes the campaign of the “Little Conqueror” label. Also included are tests on cycling power in watts and observations from Cornhill Magazine on salt cod traditions during Ash Wednesday and Shrove Tuesday.
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Edwin Wooley
Ann Arbor
Army of Michigan
Fountain St
Wooley
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Egents
U.S
London
Cornhill Magazine
Goulds Great Work Honors American Astronomy
Professor T J J Lee lauds Dr Gould for transforming knowledge of southern skies equating it with northern stars. The Atlantic cites Gould as a monument to pure science whose devotion overshadowed fame, securing a place among the era's foremost astronomers and boosting American prestige.
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Dr. Gould
T. J. J. Lee
Atlantic
Gould
England
Newton and Herschel
France
Lagrange and Laplace
Germany
Copernicus and
Kepler
Italy
Leonardo and
Galilei
America
Pierce and Gould
The Carbuncle on My Nose and Public Opinion
A London Truth essay satirizes consulting a Christian Scientist for a facial carbuncle. The narrator notes belief shifts as friends mock the supposed flaw, leaving the delusion persistent and prompting a joke about charging the circle of acquaintances.
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Brown
London
Earliest Known Pianoforte Mention in 1767 Playbill
A May 16 1767 playbill for The Beggar's Opera notes Miss Buckler singing a Judith song accompanied by a new instrument called pianoforte. Cast includes Mr Beard as Captain Macheath Mrs Stephens as Mrs Peachum and Mr Shuter as Peachum. The Pittsburg Dispatch reports the historic reference.
Amoy Paper Use Valued Near Ten Million Dollars
Report asserts Amoy China consumes about 10 million dollars worth of paper annually most of which is produced locally. The Chinese prefer domestically made paper and shun foreign varieties.
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Amoy
China
Pig Sticker Refuses Quiet at Stockyards
A Chicago Tribune passage recalls a pig man at stockyards who silences squealing hogs as they pass him in the slaughter process. The horrified visitor notes the grim scene while the worker explains the “rendering houses” are the truly trying places.
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Scott
Chicago Tribune
Old Mission Notes Miss Lulu Dana in Traverse City
Old Mission Correspondent reports Miss Lulu Dana visiting Traverse City with other locals enjoying a summer season. Immense strawberry shipments, fragrant roses, and a large cherry crop mark busy times as resorters gather at the deck to greet the Petoskey each Sunday.
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Lulu Dana
Traverse City
Gipsy Holmes
Frank Stones
Will Parmalee
Petoskey
Old Mission
Beginners' Cycle Club Colors Prompt Question
Sprocket states Black and blue as the colors for the Beginners' Cycle club after joining. Handlebar asks for color details while Sprocket confirms. The Chicago Record records a casual dialogue about club identity and membership.
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Chicago
The Prime Consideration in a Comic Exchange
The dialogue features Mrs Lakeside and Jambleton in a comic proposal exchange. Van Pullman quips that she wanted time to consider likely implying the amount of alimony. The humor centers on the question of what to consider and the financial stakes involved.
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de Palmer
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Bere
Traverse Bay
Edgewood
M. O B. Club
Ne-ah-tawanta
Bertha Hedden
Washington Street
W. O. Holden
H. D. Alley
W. Tinkham
C. E Murray
Helen Stout
Margaret Holden
Carp Lake
Murray and Son
Trix Tinkham
J. W. Travis
Ninth Street
Chas. Wilhelm
Frank Votruba
A. W. Bartak
J. A. McManus
Dctionary Club
the Monkey
Carpenter
Cornell
Codeu
O.d Mission
Mapleton Boys
Grange
Wickwire
Mudge
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chichester
Thilada
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
M. V. McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit
Mich. D. Caven
Bad Axe
J. Orieves
Reed City, Mich
Castoria
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachuseotts
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Te. D
BPARM
Pioneer Livery
B. Morgan, Propr
Harpers Bazar
Bazar
Traverse Bay Eagle
Wm. Black
Mr. Black
Wm. Dean Howells
Harpers
Eagle
Grand Traverse Region
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