Dying Judge Tenney Weighs Gracious Favor For Case
In a deathbed scene Judge Tenney hears from Jim Perkins about an unjust 300 dollar damages ruling from April. Perkins urges reopening. Tenney, close to death, agrees to consider the case and says he will consult Judge Wallace before concluding.
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Justice Tenney
Tenney
Jit Perkins
Mim
Jim Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Judge Tenney
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Jodge Walllace
Jme
Silas Hummer
Judge Wallace
The Spendthrift and the Burning Piano Joke
A parlor scene centers on a gleaming square piano bought at auction for four dollars. A bachelor plans to burn the net and fuel the fire with logs while guests depart, mocking those who think him rich for burning a piano rather than cheaper wood.
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Agrate
Fawn Faces the Camera in Pittsburg Dispatch Tale
Farmer B N Rogers in Shirkshire district found a doe and a fawn in his meadow. The fawn, fearless, allowed caressing and posed for a photo at Shelburne Falls with Rogers’ two daughters. The doe fled and the fawn later rejoined the group in the meadow.
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Fawn
B. N. Rogers
Shirkshire
Pittsburg
Snalty
The Egoint Mistress-Bridget Line Sparks Banter
Fragmentary lines reveal a playful exchange about mistresses and cooks with Irish flavored banter. Names and clear context are sparse, but the snippet hints at social gossip or humorous dialogue from a period piece.
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Bridget
War play promise sparks audience theater clash
A brief exchange hints at a playwright and manager debating a war themed performance. Harper's Weekly frames the scene as an in theater debate about staging conflict with the audience to witness the action.
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Harper’s Weekly
Chicago Policing Emphasizes Soldier Like Fitness and Civil Service Tests
The piece portrays Chicago's police and fire forces as highly trained, physically demanding careers. It lauds civilian civil service exams, medicals, and height weight standards, noting about 6,000 men tested yearly with roughly half passing. It highlights Maj. Boudet and the beauty squad practicing military tactics to improve discipline and efficiency.
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Westiske
Chicago Evening Post
Civil Service
Horan
Fire Department
Chicago
Chicago Police, Fire and Stationary Engineers
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Evil Service Commission
Civil Service Body
Beauty Squad
Coppers
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Boudet
Maj. Boudet
1St of Chicago Policemen
First Clinois Infantry
First Regiment
Eien
Health and happiness through trusted products
An advertisement notes the value of essential health information and world approved products, highlighting Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an ethical family laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. A humorous comic sketch follows about a minister and a rod borrowed for a sermon, ending with intent to improve behavior.
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California Fig Syrup Coy
Mike and the Signboard Prank at the Hill
A joke from Harper's Weekly tells how Mike placed a warning sign at the hill’s base causing a mix up over where accidents occur. In Magee Tennessee Mrs. H J Gates has been elected one of the six aldermen after an aggressive campaign, with supporters hopeful she will excel in educational work.
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Mike
Harper's Weekly
H. J. Gates
Mages, Tenn
Magee
Tennessee
Astonished the Doctor by Nourishing the Body
A New York woman reports her 71 year old grandmother who had been labeled invalid for 18 years with consumption of the stomach and bowels. After starting Grape-Nuts she gradually increased servings, kept food down, gained strength, and recovered entirely. The doctor was astonished as health returned and life was saved.
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Ena
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