Little Bobby's Troubles in Uncle Will's Lion Tale
In a tender scene from St Nicholas, Bobby seeks comfort after a spanking. He and Uncle Will read about lions, discuss danger and hunger, and reflect on kindness and forgiveness. Bobby confesses love for his uncle as the tale closes with a tearful, protective bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Will
Uncle Will
Corkery
Ali
Tate
Philippines
Dade Will
Laddie
R. B. Richardson
St. Nicholas
Superstitious Hunter Bags Rare White Quail Near Tropico
George C. Morris, amateur taxidermist, shot a rare white California quail in a canyon near Tropico. He injured his ankle chasing the bird, used his gun as a staff to reach a rancher, who transported him to Tropico station. The mounted bird has soft plumage and typical quail form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
George C. Morris
Tropico
Locked Girl Trapped In Bank Vault Prank
Miss Nora Click, worker at White Front restaurant in Conat Dover, locked inside a vault used as a cellar after friends closed the vault door during a joke. The space was nearly airtight, leaving her weak before a banker finally freed her after difficult efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora, Click
Conat Dover
Frou Valley Bank
Click
History on a Watch Face
A Belgin astronomer Jonzeau argued for decimal time and explained why clocks show two sets of 12 hours. Mesopotamians used 12 for arithmetic reasons, counting 12 hours day and night by sun and stars. The system endures, leaving watch faces as a relic of ancient timekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonzeau
Mesopotamia
Parlor Barbs and Political Edges Across Newspapers
A collage of light social quips and political snips from New York papers notes a UK MP’s unexpected election while abroad, a jest about a man’s marriage hindering him from feasts, and a humorous exchange with a mounted policeman. Alaska horse values and a dog’s price finish the collection.
Discovery of Kidney Cure After Ten Years Echoes in Granton
E H Gosney of Granton claims a decade long battle with kidney trouble ends with a complete cure after trying Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says prior medicines failed, but after beginning the pills he recovered and is now fully well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granton
Okie
E. H. Gosney
Dodd
Hearing Sensitivity of Girls Confirmed by Michigan Professor
A University of Michigan professor reports that girls have more acute hearing than boys. The finding suggests young women may detect even the faintest whisper of a crucial question, illustrating the benevolent wisdom of nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Almanac for 1903 from Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway Almanac for 1903 is ready for distribution. It offers reliable information on southwestern Missouri the Cherokees and Choctaw Nations in Indian Territory western Arkansas eastern Texas northwestern Louisiana and the Coast country. It invites readers to write for copies and lists contact details for Warner G. P. A. K. C. S. Railway Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Southern Railway
Missouri
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Warner, G. P
K. C. S. Railway
Kansas City
Deluded narrator elicits mock confession in Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record presents a brief humor piece where Mrs Muggins questions her spouse about knowing him before marriage. Buggins admits total ignorance, joking that he believed he knew him when in fact he did not. The exchange underscores satirical social wit of the era.
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Muggins
Buggins
Philadelphia Record
California Low Rates Begin February for Colonist Micketa to California
The M., K. & T. Sty. plans lowered fares effective February 16 on the Colonist Micketa to California with St. Louis 20 dollars and Kansas City 25 dollars. A Tourist Car to San Francisco departs St. Louis Tuesday at 8:32 p.m. Inquiries should be with Katy agents or James Barker, Genl Pass Agent, M. K. & I. Ry., 202 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis.
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California
Micketa
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Katy
James Barker
Wainwright Bidg
Chicago Daily News parodies and patent medicine ads mix in cash line
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News itemizes satirical quotes and notices about prices and marriage plans, paired with various advertisements for patent medicines, dyes, and local notices. The jumble includes product pitches for Mother Gray's Powder, Piso's Cure, and Laxative Bromo Quinine, alongside brief quips and a per acre cash balance note.
Beauty and Purity in Skin Cure Promises from Cuticura
A historic ad touts Cuticura remedies for skin diseases and blood humors. It extols Caticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as flawless, universal cures, promising instant relief from eczema and disfiguring conditions, with claims of global popularity and yearlong success.
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Socrates
Plato
Theocritus
Theophrastus
Carneades
Homer
Ovid
Aristotle
Hosta
Cuthura
Cuticura
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Hunter
Chicago Post
Alfred Pease
M. P
Clevelend
Pease
Joseph Pease
Arden
N. Y. Press
Alaska
Canadian Plains
Chicago Chronicle
Louis
Anbas
Chatea
Stasaya
Uisville
Wedocesert Co
Cood
Chicago Daily’ News
Chicago Daily News
Town Farms
Mulhall
Sioux City
N. W. Sammel
Ocean Grove
N.J
Indianapolis
Ens
Chicago, St. Paul-Minneapolis
Chicago & North-Western
Ream
Putnam
Farm Journal
America
Ita Hogan Ty
John A. Salzer Seed CO
de Crosts
Wis
Chicago
Val Mall
Paxtine
Jan A Paxton
Columbus
Mallegy Kiweyaper Co
Walnel St
Canada
Siena
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