Indian bootblack Montezuma of Carlisle fame rises in Philadelphia
Sitting Bull's eldest son Montezuma, Carlisle graduate, tries many paths but becomes a shoe shiner in Philadelphia. He buys a kit, sends for his fiancée Winonah from Rosebud, and builds a growing business from a modest soapbox to a handsome stand. He credits Carlisle with teaching him to do things well.
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Sitting Bull
Montezuma
Carlisle
Philadelphia
Winonah
Rosebud
A Chinese Sawmill in an Ancient Empire
A observer describes a Chinese sawmill where a nearly naked worker stands on a square log and uses a large saw as the power source, selling lumber per trade demands. The piece notes the uniqueness of such mills in China, attributing it to vast population and very cheap labor.
The Woes of a Writer
Henry Watterson describes his lengthy drafting process from idea to final print. He explains writing, revising, pocketing pieces, and sending proofs to the printer, lamenting repeated misprints despite multiple edits.
Secrets of Secretary Shaw Dinner Story
Secretary Shaw recalls a dinner for Iowa farmers featuring terrapin canvas back duck and a water melon stuffed with two quarts of champagne. The farmers enjoyed the feast and saved melon seeds to grow the same fruit on their own farms.
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Secretary Shaw
How Grand Viziers Die
A historical note surveys the fate of Turkey s grand viziers noting that among two hundred officials not more than twenty four died naturally. One hundred were poisoned and thirty six others were beheaded or drowned. The remaining forty have unknown causes of death with likely unhappy ends. one vizier served four hours and another ten minutes before being strangled.
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Turkey
Bosporus
Senate banter captures Kentucky accent mockery
Frye and Blackburn friends in the senate recollect a marble room quip about Senator Hoar. Blackburn allegedly replied in a Kentucky drawl that Hoar is not on the floor, saying he went out that door at half past four.
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Blackburn
Frye
Senate
Kentucky
Hoar
Fleas Classified as Wild Animals in Swiss Menagerie
In a Swiss customs decision a package marked Trained Fleas sent to Geneva was examined. Officials compared them to June bugs previously ruled edible. After transfers and deliberation the ruling placed the fleas under wild animals in a menagerie, finalized at Berne headquarters.
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Switzerland
Geneva
Berne
Three Chinese Fables and a Clever Cat Lesson
A collection of fables from The Lore of Cathay describing a tiger wary of a donkey a monkey luring a tiger to an ass and a cat teaching tricks. The tales illustrate wit warding off danger and a cat’s hidden knowledge outsmarting the tiger in a lesson about cunning.
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W. A. P. Tartin
Cathay
Ring Off Please You Have Got Connected With the Wrong Number
A playful Salt Lake Herald snippet features a telephone girl and a bill clerk planning a future together. Their talk turns to housework with the man declaring a wife should light the fires in the morning. She smiles, rings off, and points out the wrong connection in a witty aside.
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Mal
Salt Lake Herald
Chemical Effect of Lightning Breathes Sulphurous Odor
A Chambers' Journal note explains lightning’s chemical impact. It emits a sulfur like odor and can saturate air with fumes. Water recalls a storm on the Darien isthmus that spread a strong sulfur stench through the woods. The Monmouth ship Montague was struck by globular lightning leaving a sulfurous scent and suffocating all aboard.
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Darien
Chambers’ Journal
School board member tests drill with class prank
A Baltimore school board member visited a class and after a guest speaker spoke the children were asked what they would do if the board member made remarks. The children replied in unison, Fall into line and march out.
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Baltimore
Superfluity Compared To Beard and Necktie Strait
A man on a soap box and a ragged speaker discuss the term superfluity with a local jargon example. The exchange suggests the label refers to excess or unnecessary adornment. The dialogue contrasts a necktie worn with a beard as a simple illustration of superfluity.
Fascination of Diamonds Draws Eye to Window Displays
A Washington Post report describes how people gaze at diamond displays daily, often rushing to choose stones they like but seldom buying. Jewelers note most shoppers lack gem knowledge and that many buyers inspect stones inside the shop, with notable purchases of a $300 diamond and a $15 small stone.
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Washington Post
Health for 10 Cents Promises Quick Vitality
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a fast path to lively liver pure blood clean skin and bright eyes claiming perfect health. It notes genuine tablets stamped C C C and warns against bulk sales with a price of one dollar per box?
Thousands Have Beer Sold
Milwaukee Sentinel arranges with manufacturers to furnish gilt framed porcelain plaques at no extra cost beyond express and delivery. Subscribers pay 30 percent and send a photo to receive a plaque. non subscribers can join Sentinel for three months and add 30 cents plus express and delivery. Plaques guaranteed to be exact likeness and never fade. photos returned within thirty days.
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The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Express
Sentinel
Catalogue Mailed During July at Dearborn Street
A mailed catalogue campaign covers 257 to 261 Dearborn Street in Chicago during July. The notice highlights a mailing effort aimed at cost savings for residents and local businesses.
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Dearborn Street
Chicago
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Newark
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Montreal
New York
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the Times
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Bayfield
TIMES
Tiser
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