Man Behind the Pick Honored and a Street Car Accident
A poem lauding the laborer behind the pick contrasts with a Me corner Clare Street incident in Clonville, where George Beall and Tom Brooks were injured aboard a Painer ville car after Beall fell from the vehicle. Beall suffered multiple injuries including a broken back, while Brooks endured facial gashes and a dislocated shoulder.
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Stronen Cntttefon
Clare Street
Tols Street
Clonville
George Beall
Painerville
Tom Brooks
Beall
Brooks
Mouse Surprises Cook in Kentucky Strawberry Harvest
Capt P B Thompson of Harrodburg Ky bought two or three gallons of strawberries from a Garrard County man. The berries were unusually large, some as big as a hen's egg and sliced for serving. When a large berry was opened a full grown mouse jumped out, frightening the cook.
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P. B. Thompson
Harrodaburg
Garrard County
Unavoidable love quarrel in a family scene
A dialogue highlights a child choosing between father and mother. Charlie declares love for his papa, while his mother expresses surprise and affection, prompting a humorous exchange about family loyalty and parental bonds.
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Papa
Charlie
Clare
Charle
Mamma
Brown's Original Wife Joke Turns on a Line
A brief anecdote recalls Brown praising his wife as the most original woman on earth after a marriage proposal. When he hesitated, she quipped that the moment was about time, saying it was “about dime,” a humorous turn of phrase that delighted him.
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Brown
Inntead
Bill
Quips on War Causes and Manila Window Oysters
The article surveys trifle sparks behind wars from Bismarck to Pompadour and the Seven Years War, then shifts to quail migrations and coastal hunting, and ends with a note on Manila’s window oysters used as delicate, sliding window panes and their glasslike interiors.
Ice wagon delivers woman to her door in heat
A warm day in the northwest brings a striking scene as an ice wagon stops at a large apartment building and a overheated woman is placed between two ice blocks at her own door. She escaped heat exhaustion by riding the wagon rather than waiting for a carriage and credits the ice ride with saving her life.
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Washington Post
Squirrels Take a Bath at State House Grounds
Officer Lovelace observed a troop of eight or more squirrels daily in hot weather near Columbus. They crossed Capitol grounds, climbed a telegraph pole, moved west along State street, then slid down to the riverbank and bathed for about ten minutes before returning in order.
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Lovelace
Columbus
State House
Capitol Grounds
Catne
State Street Bridge
Capitol
Cosmical theory and ancient bedstead contrasts
The cosmical theory outlines nebula collapse into a semi gaseous globe forming a crust and shells, leading to oceans and mountains, vegetation, and higher life. English beds are the largest. German beds are short and often use a large pillow. Tropics favor hammocks, Asiatic portable charpoys, Japanese mats, Chinese low beds on mats, Greeks and Romans used frames, Ayepians favored a couch.
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England
Our Names and the Burdens of Hawaiian Pronunciation
A writer in Lippincott discusses how American names will burden pronunciation with new places like Hawaii and Puerto Rico. He cites misreadings of German and Hawaiian names, noting shifts from Kalakaua to Kalackaway and predicting Haawall may become Ilan waya or Hay-way-eye.
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Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Lippincott
Mule Rampage Triggers Police Call in Macon County
A mule owned by a Black man in Macon County Missouri charged through town, killing one horse and severely injuring another before officers subdued it with a club and bricks. The assailant mule drove the town to flight as police attempted to corral it, with one officer taking shelter under a house to escape. The beast was finally captured by lawmen after a half hour of chaos.
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Authente
Macon County
Darky
St. Luis Republic
Nue
Arm of the
Law
Manila hemp yields two qualities with industrial uses
The Philippine Manila hemp provides two distinct fibers. Coarse strong fiber yields sailcloth and cordage, resistant to salt. finer stalk fibers create soft, tight textiles rivaling Russian hemp. Manila hemp can produce up to 3000 pounds of fiber per acre, with 5 to 6 million bales exported in the past decade, though the industry remains nascent.
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Phillippines
Manila
Remarkable carp anatomy outdoes human skeleton
People marvel at the mechanism of the human body yet the carp dwarfs it. The fish moves thousands of bones and muscles with each breath, possessing 4,386 bones and muscles, 4,320 veins, and 99 muscles, far surpassing human counts.
He Had the Letter On a English Estate a hawk nests with a letter
A hawk on an English estate carried a nest containing a sealed letter without a stamp. The nest was dismantled and the letter revealed a note from a guard to a railway man. The writer named Harrke was identified as the head addressed, a curious coincidence.
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Harrke
United States Leads in per Capita Consumption of Sugar
Economic data shows the United States using the most sugar among countries with about 10 billion units required during the year, equating to roughly 133 units per inhabitant. The figure highlights high domestic demand and potential policy implications for food supply and pricing.
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United States
Widow Francola Fracniques Sued for Slap Damages in Louisiana Case
Origin of Nimage Suit Mre. Francola Fracniques, a prominent New Orleans widow, faces a novel Louisiana court action. Bantiste Mehin claims $2,000 for humiliation after a slap during an Orpheon Pranealse ball. he alleges he was chairman when Fracniques struck as he laughed at her daughter falling.
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Francola Fracniques
New Orleans
Louisiana
Bantiste Mehin
Orpheon Pranealse
Melin
Wranciniques
Ephengssanlt
Froneinioves
Melnn
Curia A resident’s rare button linked to Washington era
A Bristol Pennsylvania resident owns a copper button said to have been worn by Washington era servants. The vircosity shaped piece is about one and a half inches wide with intricate engraving and the motto Long live our President. A G W monogram centers the piece, among only about three exist with two owned by Washington family members.
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Bristol
George Washington
United States
G. W
Washington
Editor Receives Two Yolks Egg Currouguy Tale
Uncle Dick Compton sent a curious specimen to the Kenton Argus editor. A single egg measured eight inches in circumference and held two yolks and two whites. Another egg of ordinary size accompanied the odd specimen.
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Dick Compton
Kenton (Tenn
Argus
City Officials and Lodges Named in Troy Local Record
A list of Troy city officials and staff is presented, including Mayor W Rawson and ward representatives, city clerk, treasurer, attorney, and department heads. Also listed are numerous fraternal lodges and labor groups meeting schedules, officers, and locations.
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W. Rawson
Aldarmen
Norbury
Mendonal
Wm. Hamper
Wm Kimberiing
Tf. Hoge
H.C. Gerfen
F. GC. Gates
F Anwarter
C. EB. Riteher
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Jimmy
Johnny
Fay
Bismarck
Palmerston
Europe
Schleswig-Holstein
Frederick the Great
Prussia
Mme, Pompadour
France
Pompadour
Russia
Catherine II
Austria
Maria Theresa
Frederick
Johin Bright
Aeterward
Sheridan
Kaspar
Blenheim
Veterkin
Pliny
Pantine
Sicily
Poland
Turkey
Rumenia
Astad
Bosporus
Greece
Archipelago
Egypt
Spain
Moses
Paris
London
Berlin
Jean
Manfin
Sur
Philippines
China
Governor's Palace
Mule
Henry Schuler
Pound Master
Fred Schater
Troy Lodge
A. F. i& Alm
Masonic Hall
W.M. C
Smart
Neilson Lodge
IO. O. I
John
Perrisan
N. G. Ihea
Williamson
Pisgah Engcampment
SO. O. I
J. J. Haguxn
C. P. Row
R Williamson
Reberkah
Odge
Pride of the West
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Cona Gruancek
N. G. Mins Mauarr Riga
Mentor Lodge
Castle Hall
Schott’s Wuilding
Etary Blonday
Acbeut Winn
C. C. Antoun Horsey
K. of R
Amilty Camp
Drou’n Hall
Esin
V. de AuGuat Duoun
Germania Lodge
No- 66
O.L. B
Freil Kiffert
Fe D Eveem
R.S Henman Switu
K. of H
Bosomworth
T. A. Riggin
Thos. H. Bell
Troy Dist
C of H
Droll’n Hall
G. L. Exirott
Chara Evtiorr
P. Hall. Wiabauer
See
D. G. Jones
United Mine Workers of America
Troy
Moneta
Central Hall
G Jones
Unag
Wandling
R.S
American Federation of Labor
Evry
Peter
Stan. Ritcher
Rol. Dawson, R
Bap Twist
Bywala
Oelock
Rey Jas. Osborne
G. 3. McCullum
Ad Bytertan Church
J. G. Reynolds
G. Plaassman
Sv. Paul
L. W. Dornsell
Padetpaht
Tundias’ Mite Society
Troy Cemetery
Julia A Batl
Wild
Polic School
Rol Na Sontonnee Ith
Boro Lite Bist
Lollis
McCgray-De Why Agadl Mey
Buttare
Information Enti Ou
W Edwards
Princips
Isago W. Cook
Wier
Board of Bau
Wollee
Marcing
Presa
Smith
Eve- Membera
Worrawaon
TW. Cook
Jan. Collins
R. Renfro
Siian Shadwick
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