Elopement Comedy Tangles Bride and Chauffeur in City
In a tangled tale of mistaken licenses Edgar Clark Stewart and Cynthia Geddes wed as planned while a second couple Willis Rathbone and Cynthia Geddes marry separately after a mix up with a wedding license. The bride’s elopement plan leads to a chaotic chase and a split ceremony amid wealth and social standing.
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Cynthia B. Gedden
Edgar Clark Btowart
Cynthia B. Geddes
Mlco
Mise Geddes
Esther Geddes
Osage
Calauffeur
Denythy
Willis D. Rathbone
Cynthia Geddes
Geddes
Miss Geddes Junior
Doctors Against Scientists in New York Legal Showdown
In New York, April 24, doctors and scientists clash as Winthro Phoron Winslow faces a magistrate for allegedly violating state law by fracturing tradies without license. Will Vernon Cole is also under arrest as trials unfold to test Christian Science exemption claims.
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New York
Cyomee
Christhia Gelenee
Winthro Phoron Winslow
Eddy Ealt
Howse
Medien
Christian Science
Ineiata
Sperial Eeseione
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stateswide
A magazine style notice proclaims Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to cure the constitutional disease. It offers a $1000 reward for any case not cured and directs readers to send for testimonials while noting the product sold by druggists and recommending Hall’s pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney &O
Toledo
Shailenberger
Riding the Buzzard A Free Ride Curious Bird Drama
A New York Tribune note explains how small bee birds ride on buzzards to gain a free lift. The tiny birds cling with their beak and feet as the buzzard glides, seemingly for amusement rather than necessity, a common Carolina scene observed in certain sessions of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
Grim Fife
Indian Death Customs Among Hopi and Navajo
The Hopi bury deceased in a sitting posture facing the Grand Canyon with a pole and string to guide the soul to its eternal home after four days. Navajo mourning includes avoiding hogans with a death site and placing openings on the north side to prevent haunting, with hogans facing east.
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Grand Canyon
Dillon Wallace
Early Domesticated Dogs Seeps Through Ancient Cultures
The article notes possible dog domestication traces on Bueyprian monuments dating to 3500 B C, shows dogs praised in antiquity, and mentions mythic and historic figures such as Ulysses’s Argus, Alcibiades’ mutilated tail, Myron’s marble dog, and Alexander the Great’s lion-tackling veteran.
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Flavres
Komoenhnat
Ulysse U
Argus
Plutarch
Alcibades
Myron
Atomans
Pell
Alexander the Great
Long‑lived geese reported in Britain and Scotland
A London Field note recalls a venerable goose in Westmorland living for decades and fond of beer and gin. Another account from Stirlingshire tells of a goose that survived in one place for over eighty years before a fatal accident.
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Stirlingshire
Scotland
London Field
Skating on a Tennis Court
A practical guide suggests digging a rink beside a tennis court by 6 to 12 inches, extending 25 feet beyond the lines to create an 11 000 square foot space. Flooding is achieved via house faucets after saturating soil and freezing.
Deafness Tendency in Blue Eyed White Cats
The note states most blue eyed white cats are deaf while all white cats are not. It notes no known cause for this tendency and that yellow or green eyed white cats are not deaf except by accident. St. Nicholas.
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St. Nicholas
Duty and the call to hear her voice
A concise quotation from Prancis Peabody about duty as a near and clear duty, inviting those with the will to listen to enter and be a ready guest.
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Prancis Peabody
Streetcar Hits Cartridge Wounds Man in Buffalo
A Buffalo street car on Seneca street ran over and exploded a cartridge, wounding Arthur B. Dover who stood a block away. A policeman found a 2 caliber cartridge shell wedged in the tracks, likely placed by mischievous boys.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Seneca Street
Arthur B. Dover
Mischevious Boya
Train Plunges 250 Feet in Cape Town Gorge
A passenger train on the Konjera line wrecked after Plasunkrantz bridge collapsed twelve miles from Grahamstown. The crash sent coaches into a rocky gorge about 250 feet deep. thirty passengers are believed killed though casualty details are not yet available.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Konjera
Plasunkrantz
Grahamstown
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Proce
Melthinney
Colpons
Blowster Weile
Leesdey
Seaman Syndicate
Ithe & Trust
Edwin S. Thomas
Aqt
Carter
Moothart
Edgar Clark Stewart
Physical Science and Christ
Theal
Toners
Delaver
Honda T Bass
Chicago
Fairbanks-Morse
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
Washington National Bank
St SV Wae
Shallenberger
Washington
Washington, Colenso Hotel
W. E. Shallenberger
Lake Avenue
Drexel State Bank
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