California Legends and Ghosts of Mount Shasta
A compilation of California legends recounts the ghost of Thomas Bowers and a haunted mine near Pike City, the New River spring tale, Death Valley curses, Santa Barbara island ghosts, Kern County origins, and a Mount Shasta creation myth. The piece blends eerie miner lore with desert fables and a LA Times attribution.
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Tom Bowers
Lofty
Mount Shasta
Thomas Bowers
California
Vike City
T. B
Convenient Banking Joke From Treasury Examiners
Treasury examiners recount a small bank deficiency of 100 dollars. The cashier drains a private drawer to fix the balance claiming the drawer is the outs and over. He explains the surplus goes to the same drawer, a humorous explorers note on bank procedures.
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Treasury Department
Harper's Weekly
Origins and Roots of Classic Nursery Rhymes Survey
The piece traces origins and dates for many famous rhymes and fairy tales from medieval to early modern times. It notes sources such as Wayland Wood Norfolk for The Babes In the Woods and attribut es Fifteenth to seventeenth century origins for Little Jack Horner Old Mother Hubbard and others.
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Humpty Dumpty
John
Wayland Wood
Norfolk
Jack Horner
Miss Muffet
Mother Hubbard
Lucy Locket
Charles T
Cinderella
Jack the Giant Killer
Bluebeard
Tom Thumb
Charles Perrault
London
Fish Stories and the Growth Tale
A playful exchange notes that fish growth varies by storyteller and education, with a wink at urban journalism. The Chicago News frame highlights how perception and invention affect reported facts.
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Waal
Chicago News
Fresh baked goods and events at the Vienna and Johnson’s
Fresh angel and devils food available at the Vienna this evening. Johnson’s French bread is popular and featured with pies of all kinds. Mrs. R. T. McCall leaves for Des Moines on business. Chrysanthemum show at the Baptist church Friday at 5 pm with music and refreshments. Dutch supper planned, bargains in furniture, and pay for what you get.
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R.T. McCall
Des Moines
The
Baptist Church
the Baptist Church
Academy Defeats Haskins in Baseball Exhibition
The Academy team played Haskins at Ainsworth on Saturday. Haskins held a slight lead at the end but Academy showed improvement over last week. The lineup included Boyer Spalding Jones Richards Guthrie McConnell Dodds Green Wooley Lathrop Brown Foster Thompson Badham Koch Crawford Trotter Tom Lathrop. Umpire was Professor Rhea.
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Academy
Ainsworth
Haskins
Washington
Spalding
Boyer
P Spalding
P Jones
Richards
E Guthrie
Ib McConnell
Ib Dodds
Green
Wooley
Sb Art Lathrop
Brown
Sf Foster
Ss ‘Thompson
Rf Badham
Rf Koch
Crawford
Cf Trotter
Tom Lathrop
Academy Haskins
Flagman's Neglect Fatal in Lanark Railroad Crash
A flagman's failure to signal led to the wreck of the eastbound South West Limited on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near Lanark Illinois. Clyde Coyler of Elgin was crushed after the rear sleeping car struck by the engine while the local train sat on the siding. Engineer Lowerdy and fireman Johnson of Savanna were slightly injured. The accident happened at 6 30 in the morning and the track remained blocked until noon.
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Lanark, I
Southwest Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Freeport
Hagman
Clyde Cyler
Elgin
Lanark
Coyler
Limited
KE. Lowerdy
Savanna
E. W. Johnson
Married Men versus Single Men Bowling Challenge
The Commercial club plans a bowling contest between married and single men tomorrow evening at the club alleys. Captain J A Cunningham notes Johnie Kling has returned after a long absence and supports another battle. Johnson's bakery advertises fine cakes rolls buns and bread.
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Commercial Club
Johnie Kling
Married Men’s Club
J. A. Cunningham
Married Men‘s Club
Johnson's Bakery
Free Ames trip offered to top corn judge at Farmers Institute
Keck banks sponsor a December contest for best farmer boy corn judge at the Farmers Institute. Winners under 21 receive a free trip to Ames for a January short course. Prior short course attendees or those with corn judging diplomas are ineligible. Participants must bring 10 ears of corn to the Commercial club on the institute’s first day.
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Keck Banks
Farmers’ Institute
Ames
Commercial Club
Reception for Lieut George F Johnson at Gray residence
Resident members of the 19th Iowa host a reception for Lieut George F Johnson of Emporia Kansas at Captain John S Gray residence this evening at 7 50. Johnson will return home tonight on the Milwaukee.
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19Th
Iowa
George F. Johnson
Emporia
Kan
Company C
John S. Gray
Johnson
Milwaukee
Typhoid Pursues Platt Family In Broad New York Note
New York reports Henry B. Platt second son of Senator Platt stricken with typhoid fever. The Platt family has suffered prior typhoid cases including Frank H Hiatt the senator’s oldest son and the couple’s daughter. Henry T Platt also ill. the sequence of illness and deaths cited in a grim family pattern.
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Platt
New York
Henry B. Platt
United States
Frank &H. Hiatt
Henry TB. Tmatt
Woman Killed Crossing Tracks in Wabash Incident
Miss Cathrine Preshour was killed and Ozro Mason fatally injured when struck by a car at a crossing of the Port Wayne and Wabash Valley division line while crossing the road.
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Wabash Ind
Catherine Preshour
Ozro Mason
Port Wayne
Wabashe Valley
Milliken Elected President of Mercantile National Bank
Seth E. Milliken has been elected president of Mercantile National Bank to succeed Augustus Heinze. A report that Comptroller Ridgely had accepted the presidency was a mistake, as he declined the offer.
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Milliken
Ridgely
New York
Oet
Seth E. Miliken
Mercantile National Bank
Augustus Heinze
Comptrotler Ridgely
Rail tragedies in New York September toll 56 dead
New York City reported 56 deaths from railroad incidents in September and a total of 4,006 accidents. The figures reflect ongoing dangers on urban transit networks and railway operations.
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City of
New York
Local events crowd headlines at Keck garden and Johnson bakery
Keck Floral Co offers 20 percent off bulbs and free admittance to chrysanthemum show at the greenhouse. Johnson bakery announces more of his French bread and oyster patties for tomorrow. Local residents Mrs Chas Needham Miss Eunice Scofield Mrs Anna Fleming Stone and John Park with wife are noted visitors and travellers. DOUGHERTY BROS announce a special suit sale with guaranteed fit.
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North Side
Johnson
John Park
Texas
Panhandle
Canon City
Colo
Gladys L. Logan
D. H. Logan
Chrysanthemum Show at Keek greenhouse
Residents invited to view 10 000 chrysanthemums in bloom at the Keek greenhouse with no admittance fee. Proceeds from flowers and refreshments fund park improvements for the town. Evening viewing will move indoors due to limited lighting.
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Keek
Free transport to chrysanthemum show offered from Keck greenhouse
Transportation from the Keck greenhouse on West Washington street will be provided from 2 p m through the afternoon and evening. Public-minded citizens owning carriages are urged to offer their services to the transportation committee at the downtown greenhouse. Any help is appreciated.
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Keck
West
Washington Street
Transportation Committee
Studebaker Wagon Sold by Mason Transfer Co
Advertising copy touts a Studebaker wagon for sale by Mason Transfer & Storage Co with medical quack claims about Dr Shoop's Restorative curing stomach and kidney ailments via nerve control. The text blends vehicle sale with unsolicited patent remedy language.
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Studebaker
Mason Transfer & Storage Co
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Professor Rhea
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Keck Greenhouse
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Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
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