Circus Surprise Sparks Runaway Marriage Plan
Jim Jeters proposes a circus honeymoon with Drucilla Chesney defying Silas Chesney who bans the match. Drucilla and her mother flee to marry at once, aided by Jim who offers a farm stake, promising to pay the egg money as dowry. Silas confronts them at the gate and Jim declares they will move away with Mrs. Chesney.
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Drucilla
Mrs. Chesney
Tia
Silas
Jim
Drucie
Hank Festis
Hank
Chesney Place
Bilas
Center Mills
Martha Chesney
Martha
Crucie
Silas Chesney
Tim Newbury
Marthy
Crown From Cannon Crown for Roumania’s King Carol
The Romanian king Carol I, reluctant to crown, was forced to accept a ceremonial crown. He ordered a cannon melted for a royal crown as a symbol of liberty. Carmen Sylva noted the crown spoke loudly with roar and flame.
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Carol
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
Alexander
Bucharest
New York Times
Weather Lore on Storms and Lightning Distances
The New York Herald explains storms travel against surface wind due to a higher altitude countercurrent. Thunderstorms, not fog or rain, often move contrary to wind. Sheet lightning is a reflected fork flash. distance is measured by seconds between flash and thunder, about one mile per second.
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New York Herald
Parsimony Means Health Prompts Diet Discipline
A New York physical culture teacher argues parsimonious, regular diets promote health and long life. He cites examples of wealthy individuals relying on tea and a doughnut or apples, and says sticking to a fixed, economical routine saves time and money and strengthens constitution.
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New York
New York Press
Encounter with a crocodile on a Ugandan expedition
An explorer recounts a close brush with a twelve foot crocodile while tracking from a lake inland. The creature forced him aside and brushed his leg with its scales as his companions fared oddly in brambles and mud. The tale ends with an unrelated drug advertisement for Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup at Sweet’s Drug Store.
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Uganda
Khartum
Ne Inep
Kennedy
Sweet’s Drug Store
The Sneeze A Curious Tale From Milwaukee Chronicle
A Milwaukeeitem recounts sneezing customs across ages, noting Greek omens, Hebrew blessings, and Indian myths. It tells of a schoolmaster who taught politeness by prompting applause after sneezes, ending with his perilous fall from a well and a tongue in cheek fate.
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Greece
Xenophon
India
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Swords Bent Double to Test Them
London Chronicle notes a brass disk set into naval swords just below the hilt. The disk marks a test where the blade’s point is bent back to touch the hilt to prove the weapon’s reliability. Ships and military sourcing rely on swords that survive this severe bending test.
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London Chronicle
Cake Dispute Over Kitchen Snack Sparks Family Lesson
A Chicago News item notes a boy Willie eating cake from the pantry against his mother’s warning. Three hours after she left, he claims the cake did not make him sick, challenging her warning and prompting a quiet domestic moment.
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Willie
Mamma
Chicago News
Too Willing Old Lady Demands Poison for Fido
An elderly woman in tears pleads with a chemist to poison her perro. The chemist replies softly and she objects angrily, insisting she will not have it done. London Answers reports the exchange in a dramatic humorous tone.
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Fido
London
A Fast Train Joke Quip Cited by Judge
A humorous exchange about a fast train ends with the passenger asking if it stops for dinner and the brakeman replying no. The judge remarks the line defines a fast train, highlighting the pun in a courtroom setting.
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Nabh
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Washburn
Washburn Printing Co
Shoop
Sweet’s
Cc. Dewitt & Company
Chicago
Ill
END Pharmacy
Rogers Bros
International Silver CO
Meriden Britannia CO
Meriden
Conn
Matt J. Johnson
M. M. Sweet
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