Items of Interest from a Dizzy World
Jerome and Thaw argue over who is crazy while 10 000 idle actors await their chance to elevate American drama. Paris reports Walter Wellham has not found the North Pole as December promises Congress and Santa Claus.
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New York
Paris
Walter Wellham
North Pole
McClellan
Panama
Congress
Santa Claus
Milwaukee
Manila
John D. Rockefeller
John
Odd Jobs on Warships and Extra Navy Pay
Sailors earn extra on ships through tailor work, repair jobs, barber duties, prize money, and even selling letters about cruise experiences. Submarine crew members receive additional monthly and daily submerged pay, while others gain from laundering, signaling, and washing services. Letters about ports and customs are sold to crew for 50 cents to $1 each.
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John R. Cox
National Magazine
Ship and rail Connections at Ashland and Washburn Schedule
Morning and afternoon boat connections tie Ashland and Washburn to NP and Omaha trains. Multiple transfer times link 6:15, 7:15, 8:30, 11:30, 2:00, 4:20, 6:00, 7:25 and 8:00 p m boats with Duluth Omaha St Paul Hurley and local lines. Capt John E Doherty is manager with new phone 141 No7 Fifield Place Ashland Wisconsin.
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Ashland
Washburn
N.P
Omaha
Duluth
N. P
John E. Doherty
Fifield Place
Wisconsin
Noted by a Tourist Delays and Cultural Shifts Abroad
A travel sketch recalls stamps and rates in Cairo, the confusion of Belgian postal terms, and life in Constantinople. The author jokes about Ramadan, muezzin calls, and dogs on city sidewalks while noting shifts in identity from Kalamazoo to North America as the journey unfolds.
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America
Cairo
Wereldpostvereeniging
Constantinople
Kalamazoo
Mich
Michigan
United States
States
Tuscany
North America
Delineator Magazine
The Kingfisher Observation in Quiet River Aisle
Naturalist notes reveal kingfishers hunt with calm ease rather than patient stillness. The bird scans, preens, and abruptly dives from a willow perch into the water, then disappears with a swift, turquoise flash in June light.
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London Chronicle
The Withering Wind Karmattan Details
The Karmattan is a period wind from interior Africa toward the Atlantic during December January and February. It brings fog or dry haze that can obscure the sun for weeks and withers plants and grass rapidly. Exposed skin can burn and natives suffer skin loss in its dry heat.
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Karmattan
Africa
Atlantic
Gout Compared to a vise in a minister’s quip
A renowned English minister who died recently suffered gout. a friend asked him to describe it. He replied with a grim analogy, saying rheumatism is like a hand in a vise and gout is pressing harder, a vivid image of severe pain.
Why He Came Back Pastry Cook Mix-Up at Door
A wanderer returns to a house and teases about a new pastry cook, prompted by a neighborly question from the woman at the back door. The playful exchange appears in the Yonkers Statesman.
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Yonkers Statesman
The Surer Way Said In Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal note parodies social persuasion with lines about persuading a woman. The quoted exchange centers on framing a cause as worthy, popular, and fashionable to engage interest.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
One of the luckiest things that can happen to a man is not to count on his luck
Quote from New York Press highlights the value of tempering reliance on fortune and trusting steadiness over luck in life.
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New York Press
Prideful ascent and humility in David A. Wasson poem
The verse explores a soul that seeks limitless height and starry separation yet ends in meekness. It frames a contrast between celestial ambition and humble equality, placing the subject beside the beggar and the lowly as a moral culmination.
Heavyweight Pugilist Considers Quitting Editorial Post
A famed boxing star who once led a sport page laments writing duties. He quips about avoiding pen work and jokes about needing an amanuensis, but dismisses various tools and contemplates stepping down from the editors chair.
He Knew He Was Alive From a Coma Story
A young man lay in a coma while friends believed him dead. He later revived before burial and explained he knew he was alive because his feet were cold and he was hungry. He used a paradox to reflect on heaven and hell.
Prize change request at Indian garrison stirred by humor
General Creagh awarded a carving set to a private who then asked to swap it for a knife and fork sized for meat. The anecdote contrasts military formality with practical humor amid garrison life.
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India
Creagh
General Creagh
How to Make a Noise
Highland Harry aims to make a splash in England and asks a famed Scotsman how to gain notice. The elder Scotsman leans in and simply answers with a single commanding word, setting the tone for Harry's bold, noisy plan.
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Harry
England
Estate of Henry Houtary Probate Notice
Estate of Henry Houtary deceased in Bayfield County Wisconsin. Creditors must present claims by August 10 1909 for examination and allowance. The County Court will hear claims at the Washburn court house on the first Tuesday of March 1910. Dated August 10 1909 Wm S Irish County Judge.
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State of
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Henry Houtary
Oulu
Sourt House
Washburnin
Irish
Adamses sue McClure in Bayfield County court
State of Wisconsin Bayfield County circuit court action from August 12 to September 16 lists Cuyler Adams and Virginia B. Adams as plaintiffs against Emma A. McClure as defendant in a civil proceeding.
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State of
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Cuyler Adams
Virginia B. Adams
State OF Wisconsin County Court
Wisuunsin
Carrie P. Merceus
Eimern N. Vistad
Alice Geneva Vistad
Raymond Palmer
Carrie Pv. Mertens
Pialotifi
Bayfield County Land Company
John Walsh
Washburn
Duchess of Chartres and Paul Jones in Legendary Gift Exchange
The Duchess of Chartres hosted Paul Jones in Paris. He returned her gift with the sword of Captain Richard Pearson from the Serapis, after boasting to lay an English frigate at her feet. The tale recalls their famed luncheon, the Bonhomme Richard victory, and a grand banquet in Paris.
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Duchess
Chartres
Paul Jones
Captain Jones
France
Paris
Lorient
Richard Pearson
Doctor Tries to Find Patients by Following Cucumbers
A doctor in a London Anglian column notes his plan to seek patients. He observes a cucumber buyer, follows home, and asks for a patient at midnight, only to be met with a firm no and a quip about more cucumbers.
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Mahomet
Mahonet
Mignetain
London
Couldn't Forget It
Silas recalls a theft of a full cord of wood. His friend asks if he tried to forget, and he explains attending church on Sunday failed as the choir sang The Lost Chord, prompting him to leave. The judge notes the comic misfortune with a wry remark.
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Silas
Luncheon Debate at Boarding House Cooks Up Lesson
A witty exchange from a boarding house features a quarrel over lunch versus luncheon. The characters insist luncheon is a separate meal from lunch, sparking a playful bite about meal naming.
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Puck
Cure For Lonesomeness Quotation Snippet
A Baltimore Sun quotation notes a redheaded girl as a winner and the man who wins will not be lonely, while a clever line from Houssaye contrasts erudition with its concealment and a foolish man dressing himself in it.
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Baltimore Sun
Houssaye
Foley's Kidney Remedy Advertisement Claims Cure
An advertisement features Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia reporting kidney disease symptoms and complete relief after Foley's Kidney Remedy buying a one dollar bottle and part of a second. Q W Frost endorses the product.
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Foley
S. L. Bowen
Wayne. W. Va
Q. W. Frost
Dean's Kidney Pills Backed by Washburn Testimony
A Washburn reader endorses Dean's Kidney Pills claiming relief from two to three years of weak kidneys. The ad cites Dr Frost's Drug Store as supplier with 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole US agents.
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Dean
Washburn
N. Larson
Pine St. Washburn
Wis
Frost’s
Foster-Milliuen Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean's Re gulats Cure Constipation for 25 Cents
Advertises a mild easy action of the dowels and a single dose of Dean's Re gulats as a cure for habitual constipation priced at 25 cents a box. Claims Burdock Blood Bitters purify the blood and restore health by improving complexion headaches and digestion.
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Dean
Notice of Appointment of Administrator for Nelson Ferguson Estate
At a special term of the County Court in Washburn on July 17 1909 ten oclock A M the court will hear Fred W French's application to be appointed administrator of Nelson Ferguson estate late of Iron River Wisconsin. The entry dated July 20 1909 bears the order of County Judge Wr H Irish.
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Washburn
Fred W. French
Ashland
Wisconsin
Nelson Ferguson
Iron River
Said County
Wr. H. Irish
Fox Bros Guarantee Tar Syrup Refund Promise
A Card promises refunds on Green's Syrup of Tar bottles if they fail to cure coughs or colds. It offers a 50 cent bottle with money back and a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory, the Fox Bros guarantee.
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Fox Bros
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Emerson
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Catlin, Butler & Lyons
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Belle Fourche Valley
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St. Paul, Minn
M. C. Lincoln
Washburn, Wis
The
Pioneer Store
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W. Corning
Clausen
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Pacific Colonization Company
West 2Nd St
Martin Holvick
Pu Baking PO
Chicago
CL. Willey’s
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