Poem Excerpt and Nursery Rhyme Style Verse Poem
A mixed excerpt shows dialect dialogue from an aunt and child about discipline, followed by a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar and a farm verse by Lalia Mitchell. The fragment jumbles authors and works, presenting urban speech and rural imagery.
Baby trainer and elephants playmate Evan stars with Basil and Babe
In a Glen Island scene, four year old Evan Healey, son of trainer Frank Healey, is treated as the elephants Basil and Babe become his guardians. The two giants perform playful stunts, lifting him and ensuring his safety as he navigates their massive bodies. Evan plans to follow his father into animal training.
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Babe
Basil
Frank Healey
Evan
Healey
Mr. Healey
Elephant House
America
Willis Avenue
New York
Glen Island
Kipling
Tooman
Asia
Africa
Cuba
South America
N. Y
Kansas City
Strawberry Barrel Garden Novelty and Odd Legal Anecdote
A flour barrel strawberry bed houses about a hundred plants for tiny spaces and sun tracking. Also recounted is a Berks County courtroom anecdote about a judge correcting a misquoted remark with a witty apology. An M.K. and T. Ry seaside excursion to Galveston offers affordable travel with special train service and berths available through Mr F. B. Drew.
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New York Herald
Galveston
F. B. Drew
Parsons, Kas
Katy
Honest Reflection on a Rival's Struggles
A fragmented verse from the Washingt on Star laments a rival's ongoing misfortune and the reader's repeated sympathy. The piece contrasts personal loss with broader hardship, noting the sting of a frigid meal and public attention.
Night of Hatteras and lines of hopeful verse
A night at sea given by a lightship glow and calm waters, followed by poetry excerpts from Clinton Scollard, S. E. Kiser, F. L. Stanton and J. S. Redmayne. The pieces celebrate faith, endurance, and the promise of brighter days beyond darkness.
The Song Unsung and Lament for a Nation
The poem reflects a nation gathering around a poet’s grave while labor seeks a land where life sings. It contrasts silent lips and shattered love with collective longing for work and dignity across a country.
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Charles W. Stevenson
NYT
Oba
The Story of B and P in Youth's Companion
A verse from Laura G. Woodberry in Youth's Companion narrates a playful admonition about a swarm of B and P disturbing PPP. The speaker warns that harming PPP or the sweet things TT will lead to banishment of the first little B, sent straight over the ccc.
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Ccc
Laura G. Woodberry
One on the Grocer Boy Uses Arithmetic Lesson
A boy enters a store and orders sugar rice tea coffee and milk with prices as a classroom exercise. He pays himself and explains his mother did not send him. the grocer grants the bill and offers cigars to nearby customers. The tale ends with a quip about there being more than one way to skin an eel.
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N. Y
Texas Legislature Passes Prairie Dog Extermination Law
The Texas legislature approved a new law aimed at eradicating prairie dogs. The measure seeks to regulate and enforce control across affected regions, signaling a state wide effort to curb prairie dog populations.
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Texas
Dog Saves Wood Hauler Buried in Woodpile
Frank Mullen a Joplin wood hauler credits his faithful dog Bruno for finding him after a wagon load collapsed and trapped him under cordwood near Shoal Creek. Mullen survived with a bad shoulder wound and near starvation, rescued by his wife guided by the dog.
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Frank Mullen
Joplin
Kan
Shoal Creek
Mullen
Bruno
Onion Juice Advances Document Bonding Method
A historical note describes using onion juice to secure Paste and Paper by gumming to Inetal with onion juice assisting the adhesion. The method suggests a chemical aid for binding materials in a workshop context.
Peach Orchard Planting Tips Still Worthwhile Despite Past Disasters
The article argues peach orchards should be planted widely to balance lean years. It notes soil texture and drainage matter, advising against hard clay, basins to keep roots moist, and avoiding waterlogging or drought. Moisture aids winter hardiness. texture must support water movement and capillary action for healthy roots.
Egyptian and Assyrian debates on ancient tech
An Egyptologist argues that wires in Egypt prove electricity, while an Assyriologist counters that lack of wires in Assyria implies knowledge of wireless telegraphy. The exchange frames a humorous take on ancient tech progress.
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Egypt
Assyria
Chicago ads and quotes echo 1900 era nostalgia
A collage of vintage ads and quotes from 1900 including laxatives 25 cents Piso Cure for consumption and fashion lines. It features trains Chicago to the West Union Pacific North Western Line and pithy sayings about self made men and happiness.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Chicago
Union Pacific
North-Western Line
Markets Report from New York and Various Cities August 25 1903
Commodities traded include flour wheat corn and oats with prices listed for No 2 red wheat and No 2 yellow corn. Livestock prices show cattle calves sheep hogs and lambs across New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and East Liberty with ranges for steers veals lambs wethers and pigs and notes on cash quotes and farm market activity.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
East Buffalo
East Liberty
Lydia E Pinkham remedy praised in testimonial
Mrs Laura L Bremer from Crown Point Indiana testifies two years of spinal pain and poor health improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports cleansing effects and renewed vitality after three bottles and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura L. Bremer
Crown Point
Indiana
Ladies Relief Corps
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Doan’s Kidney Pills Claim Quick Relief for Aches
Advertises Doan’s Kidney Pills relieving back pain dropsy signs and rheumatic pains while easing urinary issues such as brick dust sediment high colored urine and dribbling frequency. Promises relief from heart palliation sleeplessness headaches nervousness and dizziness.
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Doan
Harvesting a Bean Crop for Winter Use
Dry shell beans can be stored in the field on the plant or after pulling when pods dry. In clear weather spread thinly to dry and thresh later in a fanning mill. Seed is cleaned and straw fed to livestock. wet weather requires hand gathering and careful drying.
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E. Dol
Darlington
Fordhook Seed Farms
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E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
J. S. Redmayne
Chambers’ Journal
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Peach Orchard
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Ocean Grove
N. J
Bacon
Toledo
Promulsion Food Co
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Elgin
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Tracy, Mina
Gaines
Sam
Dean
Eta A. Mattison
Galespura
Lmer Warrpel
Isaac W. Stevens
Idean
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