Homeseekers Excursion by Minneapolis and St Janis R R
The railroad offers round trip excursion tickets on the flat and third Waesdays of each growth month to many regions. Fare is one fare plus $2 with stopover privileges. Tickets available to Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Wyoming, and more. Contact agents or A B Cutts GP and S A Minneapolis.
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Aévch
Minneapolis & St. Janis Railroad
Northwest
South
Southeast
Minnesota
North Dakota
Arizona
Arkansan
Colorado
Yudaho
Indian Territory
Iowa
Kansas
Louisians
Mexico
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Wisconsin
Michigan
Wyoming
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Rat Performs Trapeze Act Above West Baltimore Street
A gray rat walked 30 feet above ground on an electric wire as thousands watched from West Baltimore Street. The feat, described as extraordinary, drew crowds from early evening until eight o clock, while English sparrows mobbed the performer. The rodent maintained balance amid distractions and attempted to ward off the birds with careful movements.
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West Agltimore
Three Standard Bred Stallions for 1907 at Rose Barn Estherville
A. D. Rose barn announces three standard bred trotters for the 1907 season at Estherville. Franklin Audubon and Nanny Audubon hold Louisiana and Texas state records, with Roberta A a dam of a 2:29g filly. Also listed are Pathologist and Armand G two Arab Porcheron sires, plus Docile and others. The department of agriculture acknowledges the horses. visitors may inspect posted certificates.
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Thave
A. D
Estherville
Town
Franklin Audubon
J. J. Audubon
Aire
Nanny Audubon
Louisiana
Texas
Roberta A
Buzetta
Honey
Howard Yorke
Mighty Onward
Quoty
Kentucky
Prince
Hambertonian
Balsire
Eleetioneer
Beautiful
Bell
Barron Wilkes
Aliso
Armandg
Calypso
H. G. McMillian
Rock Rapids
Sampson
Department of Agriculture
State
Scallop Plantation Fails After Quick Die Off
A Frenchman tried to establish a scallop plantation on a New England beach but found thousands of scallops in shallow water died overnight. What to Eat notes the scallop’s full grown ability to swim by opening and closing its shell valves, a curious fact unknown to the planter.
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An & Quist
New England
Misread remedy leads to odd fatigue cure tale
A reader recalls a printed tip misread as holding the face in mustard water for ten minutes as a fatigue cure. The woman tried it but did not endure the full ten minutes and then refrained from shopping for several days after the misread instruction.
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Abe
Melon Case in Court Overrun by Law and Mischief
In a Macon County Missouri dispute Timothy Kain claimed ten watermelons trespassed onto Felix Hopper’s land. Squire Easley ruled the melons belonged to Kain but Hopper claimed 20 cents per melon for storage. The court noted law supporting both sides and balanced justice with Hopper guarding the crop.
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Solomon
Macon County
Timothy Kahn
Hasley Township
Felix Hopper
Kain
Hopper
William Bailey
Kaln
Squire Easley
Mitchell
Guthrie
Kanzas
City Star
A Definition of Success From Uncle Remus Magazine
Joel Chandler argues that real scientists are believers who recognize divine power, while skeptics who reject inspiration publish many books and gain fame but fail if they do not benefit humanity. True success is measured by tangible human benefit, not wealth or ignorance.
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Joel Chandler
Uncle Remus
The gocart is Killing says four writers in New York Press
Four writers in the New York Press condemn the gocart for forcing excessive sitting. They decry infants kept upright for long hours and urge letting a baby lie flat to sleep. They describe fatigue and health concerns, advocating immediate removal of the gocart.
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New York
Equatorial
Vindication or Luck Vary in Jury Room
After acquittal, the prisoner thanks the jury for vindication. The foreman quips that the defendant mistakes vindication for a streak of good luck.
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Fetter
Got-Rich Quick Scheme Joke in The Circle
A humorous exchange in The Circle features a man touting a shave savings line and Mrs Knicker responding with a witty retort about shaving five times to save more, highlighting light newspaper humor and dialog tone.
Backed Whig Player Faces Banishment in Russia
In Petersburg Archbishop Antoni lashes out at card players, banishing Fr. Komendantoff, a renowned school chaplain, for his vint whist. The aristocracy and foreign diplomats circulate a petition urging mercy to spare the beloved priest and keep him in the capital.
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Petersburg
Antoni
Russia
Komendantoff
White Sea
Metropoltan
Rattler's Crown of Thorns Myth Told by Explorer
In a tale told by friends, a Nature faker narrator recalls a Southern California trek. He describes finding circle of thorny prickly pear around rattlesnake skeletons as proof of road runner vengeance. The crowd reacts with skeptical whistling at the strange legend.
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California
Cat Returns From Deep Mine To Ashley Owner
After two years in a coal mine James Warke of Ashley reclaimed his cat famed as a thief. Attempts to abandon it failed and he once sealed it in a bag to cast it down into No 20 colliery. The cat thrived on mine rats until the mine shut and grain ran out, then it reappeared at Warke's home. How it escaped remains a mystery.
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Rennoster
Antal
Carrolton Avenue
Baltimore
Howard
Baltimore Dispatch
Washington Post
James Warke
Ashley
Warke
The Schlafschen Nap In German House Hold
An observer describes the schlafschen a German afternoon nap between dinner and coffee at four. Cavalry officers dash off in sight tunics and rattling swords to return within an hour sleepy yet ready for conquest of the fair. Students professors matrons and workers all take their 40 winks and awaken energized for tasks.
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Germany
I Had Rather Be First Here Than First in Rome
Plutarch attributes to Julius Caesar a maxim about preferring local leadership. The tale recounts Caesar answering a skeptical companion in an Alpine town that he would rather be the first man in a small place than the second in Rome, underscoring ambition over distant prestige.
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Rome
Plutarch
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Alpe
Evarts and Egypt in a Literary Sketch
Harriet Quimby in Leslie's Weekly reviews William Evarts as a scholar and sharp wit, noting his Greek boast and Tudor architecture quip. The piece sketches Egyptian travel, Cairo to Luxor, and jokes about backsheesh as well as the enduring, unchanged life of upper Egypt in a colonial lens.
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Mena House
Sphinx
Saqqata
Cairo
Egypt
New York
Mohammed
Luxor
Kom Ombo
Harriet Quimby
Leslie
Weary Traveler Returns From Holiday
A tired man alights from a train and, after climbing to the waiting-room, asks for a hansom and help with his bag. He insists he is not ill, just fatigued, claiming he will be well in a week or two after returning from holidays. An elderly gentleman offers assistance.
Strange Antiquity of Egypt Tourists in Cairo
A travel note describes visitors who reach Alexandria by Mediterranean crossing then take an express three hour ride to Cairo and settle in fashionable quarters. The account highlights the allure of ancient sites and the bustling urban scene awaiting explorers.
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Mediterranean
Alexandria
Cairo
Trade Secrets Show Court Rules Against Use by Firm
The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals ordered American Can to purge an eastern rival’s trade secret methods. After an employee defected to American Can and shared rival Vulcan Detailing’s processes, American Can adopted them. The court held American Can had no right to use the rival’s methods after years of litigation.
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Court of Errore and Appeals
New Jersey
American Can Company
Vulcan
Pecrata Ofta
Boo-Hoo Fever Described By A Hot Philippine War Captain
A young captain explains boo-Hoo fever a heat induced illness among soldiers in the Philippines. The fever rises with extreme heat causing delirium and emotional outbursts as patients cry and weep in hospital wards.
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Philippines
The Selfish Two Step In Social Life
Society warns that modern two step dancing breeds selfish pleasure, with couples enjoying music while avoiding broader social interaction. The piece contrasts it with old square dances seen as communal and reflecting collective life.
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