Autophobia Man Attacks Pedestrians Over Cars
A self described reformer recounts his vice of autophobia and argues motorists must have rights over walkers. He proposes banning pedestrians from streets during peak driving hours, urges legal limits on shopping by foot, and criticizes joggers, children, and elders as hindrances to motor traffic. He recalls buying a car after years of letter writing and brags about a changed view of automobiles.
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Paar
Land of Ours
Bis Man
Inaamuch Ag
Moreoer
Merry Methodist Ministers at Christening Feast
A preacher recalls a lively christening supper in a southeastern Methodist community. Elders share tales of Rev Peter Cartwright and a Dutch couple, one with a mischievous wife, as laughter fills the gathering. Clergy then swap jolly stories of travel to a Northern church dedication, ending with a merrier, wiser group returning home.
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Celate
Peter Cartwright
Cartwright
Holland
Tim
No Cheap Imitation at Yonkers Theater
A fragment suggests a Yonkers Statesman note about a theater show featuring an auto drum device that failed on stage. Ethel recalls asks if it was realistic and the reply implies the machine broke down before the scene.
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Yonkers
Ethel
Cure for eczema praised by attorney in report
A сообщ pharmacist touts DD Prescription as a home cure using oil of wintergreen with thamel and glutenmne, claiming Henry Byank of Swats BW was cured in 20 days after years of suffering. He says the itch vanished and scales dropped, urging other eczema sufferers to try the remedy at Peoples Drug Store 847th St aw.
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Foc Batriken
Moline
Grirsweites
Batrkken
Henry Byank
Swats
Peoples Drug Store
847Th
Diet Fads For Women And The Physicians Profit
The piece surveys New York society’s health fixation and diet obsessions among women. It notes dinners adjusted to vegetarian and special- diet rules, social lectures on digestion, and a prominent physician thriving on wellness fads while guests bring own foods amid a fashion for valetudarian appearances.
Bilingual in Gestures Reveals Early Spanish Fluency
A child raised among Spanish speakers acquires flawless bilingualism, speaking Spanish perfectly with expressive hand and arm gestures. In English conversations he remains restrained, but Spanish dialogue erupts with animated movements, making his bilingual nature striking to observers.
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Liam
A Poker Tale of Ben Twister and Moral Dilemmas
In a tavern discussion, old man Greenhut narrates how Ben Twister, shaped by poker, religion, and hardship, struggles with reform. The tale contrasts Ben with his twin Bill, whose poker path leads to moral transformation, while Ben’s life spirals despite religion and remedies.
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Greenhut
Twister
Ben Twister
Barth
Ben
Ike
Little Rock
Mr. Owen / Pepper
Jake Winterbottom
Greenhay
Old Man Green
Blasdell
Sam Pearsall
BNL
Beut
Gill
Mike
Bill
Iim
Hull
Bill Twister
Jake ‘Winterbottom
Hot Springs bath house remodeled at great cost and new facilities
Hot Springs Arkansas reports the Park Hotel and New Bath Palace rebuilt at an expense of 100000 dollars. The bath house now offers Emlyothere therapies, therapeutic baths, improved showers, a spinal slot, and centralized controls by hydrotherapist experts. It is described as the only bath house in Hot Springs with these features, plus indoor and outdoor recreations and mineral water baths.
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New York
Tebruary
Park Hotel
Bath Palace
America
Kurigean
Ookler
Lersee
Mgr
Arkanses
Mourning Woman Recalls Death Story in Street Chat
In New York a mourner recounts a southern tale overheard near Eighth Avenue and Eleventh Street. One woman, in mourning attire, asks about a man who died in the height of his zenith, reflecting on euphonious speech used without clear meaning.
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New York Times
Eighth Avenue
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