Died Like a Dupont Heroic End at Powder Mill
The article recounts Alexis Dupont, a Clarendon-era dynamite worker linked to the Dupont powder family in Wilmington, who perished heroically at a Brandywine mill. Facing a fire that threatened a nearby powder train, he organized a bucket line, fought flames on the roof, and went down with the blaze, dying as a Dupont.
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St. Nicholas
Duponts
Wilmington
Alexis Dupont
Dupont
Two Mascot Monkeys Charm New York Firehouse
Jennie the mandrill and Chipper the Java monkey reside at No 20 Mercer Street’s hook and ladder house. Jennie, eight years old and 30 pounds, beasts about with the horses, looting milk, soap, and bananas while plotting escapades. Chipper, younger and gentler, follows the fires, riding with the driver and enjoying the thrill when the 85 foot ladder head out. Their keepers report both primates exhibit affection for Frank Murphy and often mischief as Jennie studies every chain link and tamper with gas fixtures.
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New York
Jennie
Chipper
Frank Murphy
Mr. Murphy
N. Y. Tribune
Physic Street in Canton Fully Occupied by Drugists and Dentists
The street in Canton China is described as Physic Street for its full occupancy by druggists and dentists. The brief notes the unusual naming reflects the dominant trades on this thoroughfare.
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China
Canton
Centralized schools praised for better attendance and unity
In a Rural New Yorker letter, John Gould argues centralized rural schools unite neighborhoods into one community, raise attendance by up to 25 percent or more, extend schooling by about two years, and cut transportation costs though not always. He notes ongoing evolution and overall better education for rural children.
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John Gould
Ohio
New Yorker
The Mule Defended on Tennessee Farm Opinion
The Tennessee Farmer defends the mule as an easy, hardy, economical farm animal. Mules eat less than horses, endure hardship, pull more per size, stay with work longer, resist disease, are easier to train, and remain useful longer despite plain appearance.
Keeping the Cows Clean and Grooming Methods
The article argues brushing cows is essential for milk quality and comfort. It compares cow grooming using brush and currycomb to scrubbing with a Sprayer, noting labor may seem wasteful but would yield more milk and butter. It emphasizes cows shed dirt more than horses, contaminating milk.
Misapplied Advice Sparks Lesson in Self-Reliance
In the Richmond Dispatch excerpt Mamie seeks maternal help for a simple task and faces a rebuke that she should learn to assist herself. Her mother recalls scolding her the previous day when she helped herself to the preserves, highlighting a conflict over independence and guidance.
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Mamie
Richmond Dispatch
Hat and clothing inspections bar union reps in meetings
The sergeant at arms enforces a three month old resolution requiring labor delegates to reveal union labels on hats coats pants and shoes before entering weekly New York Central Federation meetings. Delegates face deprivation of seat and vote if clothing is not union made according to the rule.
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New York Central Federation Union
N. Y. Sun
Portrait of Joseph Chamberlain at sixty five
In broad daylight Joseph Chamberlain appears much younger than his age of sixty five. He seems alert and slim, with only a hint of gray in his hair over the last few years.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Matrimonial Agency Quip Slinks Through Store Aisle
A bachelor asks for a button sewing machine and a floorwalker directs him to the matrimonial agency in the third aisle. The exchange, printed in the Philadelphia Record, reflects a playful nineteenth or early twentieth century department store scene.
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Philadelphia Record
Brews and Distilling Echoes Run Rural Debate
A judge quips that ranch life shares trouble with moonshine in Kentucky. The exchange frames a rural clash over brewing and distilling culture.
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Kentucky
Mayflower era humor quoted in Spokane Chronicle
Miss Emerson of Boston asks if the Mayflower lineage applies to Miss Triplex of Minneapolis who replies their family is from the famous ErGeere flour line. The brief exchange appears in the Spokane Chronicle.
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Emerson
Boston
Miss Triplex
Minneapolis
Spokane Chronicle
Could Not Escape Isaacs-Myers Dot Bankruptcy Confronts Him
Brooklyn Life reports Isaacs and Myers facing a bankruptcy obstacle once again as Cohen and It appear unable to avoid a clash with him.
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Isaacs—Myers
Cohen
Brooklyn
Markets Report Across Cities With Grain Livestock Prices
New York markets show flour and grain ticks with No 2 red wheat at 74c and corn at 62c. Livestock trades yield steers around 4.60 to 5.75, sheep 2.25 to 3.65, lambs 4.00 to 4.37, and hogs 6.70 to 6.80. Other cities record mixed cash prices for wheat, corn, oats, butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, and multiple cattle and hog quotes across Cleveland Toledo East Liberty East Buffalo and Cincinnati.
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New York
Oct
Cleveland
York State
East Liberty
East Buffalo
Cincinnati
How He Lost His Chill
A Brooklyn Citizen joke recounts a man predicting an early winter after a Philadelphia trip. He recalls entering a saloon for hot Scotch but the bartender plates a fiery lava drink with peppers, horseradish and tobacco sauce. The tale ends with the man wearing an alpaca suit to stay cold.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
October at the Pan American Exposition travel by Lackawanna Rail
Less than 30 days remain before the Pan American Exposition gates close Buffalo enjoys crisp October weather. The Lackawanna Railroad promotes scenic daylight trips east to Buffalo via Delaware Water Gap and Blue Ridge, with six vestibuled daily trains to New York and through service to Chicago and St Louis. Observation dining and Pullman cars supplement comfort. a illustrated guide will be mailed for two cents.
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Buffalo
Lackawanna Railroad
Lackawanna
Delaware Water Gap
Blue Ridge
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
T. W. Lee
Shaggy-haired orator rails at capital foes in heckling exchange
In a Detroit Free Press style vignette, a shaggy-haired speaker denounces hirelings of capital while jeering minions offer mock threats. The exchange pivots on freedom of speech and mentions powder as a symbolic weapon in the clash.
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Detroit Free Press
Beautiful Steel Engraving Offer for Two Cents
A post office offer provides a miniature steel engraving of the New York Central Empire State Express for two cents. The engraving affixed to a letter guarantees delivery to any location in the United States Canada Porto Rico Alaska the Hawaiian Islands Guam or the Philippine Archipelago.
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United States
New York Central
Empire State Express
Canada
Porto Rico
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
Guam
Philippine Archipelago
Of Two Evils Quotes About Truth and Lies
A Philadelphia Press exchange reports a politician and a loyal friend debating media lies. The friend taunts the publicizing of scandal while the politician laments that revealing truth would invite more truthful stories.
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Philadelphia Press
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease offered in Le Roy NY
An advertisement invites readers to write Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York for a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It claims to cure sweating damp swollen feet and to ease breaking in new or tight shoes. Available at druggists and shoe stores priced 25c.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim and Refund Note
An advertisement promises a one day cure for cold symptoms using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a full refund from druggists if it fails. The ad cites a price of 25 cents and ends with an aphorism about reasons versus excuses attributed to a Chicago Daily News style.
Cure and Prevent Pneumonia With Hoxsie's Croup Cure
An advertisement praises Hoxsie's Croup Cure as infallible for cure and prevention of pneumonia, priced at 50 cents, with a note on stage realism as a drawback in Chicago Daily News.
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Hoxsie’s
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