Deacon the Post Office Horse Delivers Christmas Spirit
In Havertown a patient old horse named Deacon stubbornly completes the Christmas mail run despite a new, tired driver and heavy snow. He leads the way through a long route to deliver a crucial letter to Josiah Braisted, whose grateful family gains renewed hope for a convalescing father.
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Deacon
Uncle Sam
Havertown P
Havertown
Dan Sweeney
Dan
Danny
United States Mail
Joel
Powers
Josiah Braisted
Braisted
Boston
St.Louis
Globe
Williamsport Bear Attack Rescue Ends Fatal for Predator
Ammon Hearer of Liberty Township and his brother Ellery Harer fought a large black bear at the Harer farm near Liberty. Ellery was dragged from the doorway and mauled as Ammon fired a single shell at the animal. The brothers pursued and Ammon killed the bear with an axe after holding Ellery to safety.
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Williamsport
Ammon Hearer
Liberty
Ellery
Harer
Ellery Harer
Hater
Brain
Brother emerges as good Samaritan in Redondo Beach
Mrs. Lottie Goodrich, visiting Redondo Beach, fought off a roving thief while protecting her purse. A ragged passerby aided, helped her home, and turned out to be her brother, long estranged since boyhood. He walked from Montreal to seek work and health. He learned he was a joint heir to a $35,000 legacy from their father.
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Redondo Beach
Cal
Lottie Goodrich
Boulvard
Charles I. Martin
Waterloo
Montreal
Lost Legs While Gathering Coal In Sioux City
In Sioux City Iowa a coal shortage hit the Hulenberg family as November weather worsened. Five year old Anna was sent to collect coal from fallen chunks at the St Paul railway yards. a switch engine struck her, severing both legs above the knees. CAT RIDES THE FLYWHEEL.
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Sioux City
Hulenberg
Little Anna
St. Paul
Wisconsin Woodmen's Cat Survives Nine Minute Flywheel Ride
Tom the woodmen’s pet in Sheboygan Wisconsin rode a 16 foot flywheel at 71 revolutions per minute for about twenty minutes. The car covered 12½ miles before the engine stopped and workers found Tom apparently dead. He revived within an hour and ate a heavy meal.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Tom
Brothers Reunite After 57 Years at Nelson Anniversary
During John M. Nelsons golden wedding in New York Henry J Nelson a San Francisco ship owner entered the celebration and greeted his brother for the first time in 57 years Both had believed the other dead in a remarkable family reunion two continents apart.
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New York
John M. Nelson
Henry J .Nelson
San Francisco
Man Shoots Self After Refusing Bath, Landlady Says
In Chicago authorities report Jacob Micheler aged seventy four killed himself with a gun after his landlady ordered him to take a bath. The note quotes a directive he had not followed in seven years.
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Bath
Chicago
Jacob
Micheler
Western Canada Dominates at El Paso Dry Farming Fair
Western Canadian farmers swept top prizes at the El Paso International Dry Farming Congress winning for wheat oats barley and rye. They also led in root crops and beets while Pacific routes and new rail links open markets. The Dominion Government offers free 160 acre farms and affordable land near railways with easy terms.
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Western Canada
Western
Canada
Texas
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
el Paso
Chicago
Hudson Bay
Bay
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Dominion
Peace River
Sizing Up Yourself for Better Conduct
A Pittsburgh Dispatch inspired reflection urges readers to evaluate their own mind and manners. It asks if they are bright and alert in ideas, patient with others, and grateful for small courtesies. The piece emphasizes self growth, humility, and ethical conduct.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Jottings on Humility and Temptation in Social Wit
A string of satirical maxims on gender roles, temptation, and social vanity. Witty quips compare humility, enthusiasm, sense, and dollars to human folly. The pieces lampoon misunderstandings between husband and wife and the odd logic of desire.
High Cost of Living Ad Offers Budget Meal Tip
Serious note on rising food prices urges cutting costly meat dishes and promotes Skinner's Macaroni as cheap nutritious option. Advertisement invites writing Skinner Mfg. Co. in Omaha Nebr for a free cook book. Also notes British navy workforce exceeds one million and ends with a sociable motto.
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Skinner
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Adv
Schwab's Rules of Success
Charles M. Schwab, steel industry figure, offers maxims for success. Be a gentleman at all times, value honesty and integrity, cultivate a pleasing personality, take reasonable risks, and treat workshop and university boys as equals. Stand tall when speaking to men of affairs and keep a stiff upper lip.
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Charles M. Schwab
Opalized Woods of Montana Highlight Unique Petrified Forest
The Montana petrified forest rivals Arizona's in size and wonder. Unlike the agate-formed fossils in the Southwest, Montana's trees have transformed into opal, producing a rare and beautiful ornamental stone.
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Montana
Arizona
Carranza Bans Bullfighting in Mexico Decree
The decree by General Carranza abolishes bullfighting, condemning it as dangerous and cruel and arguing it harms the poor by diverting essential needs from food and clothing. The El Paso Herald notes the shifting morality and recalls a Diaz-era quip about choosing a bullfighter.
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General Carranza
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Diaz
Bambito
RANDOM SHOTS QUOTE COLLECTION
A set of aphorisms on self love wealth talk and judgment. Each line offers a wry observation about human behavior, social vanity, and the outcomes of easy living. The collection uses concise quips with a light dismissive tone.
The Headdress Fixes Age Washed In Castle Style
A Louis XV type woman with gray hair and bright eyes loses youthful charm with a heavyCastle style headdress adding years. Proper diet, public conduct, and updated coiffure can keep a forty or fifty year old woman looking young, per Lucile in Harper's Bazaar.
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Lucile
Harper’s Bazar
Paderewski Asked to Play Daughter's Music at English House
Walter Damrosch recalls a visit by Paderewski to a country house. A countess asked the pianist to play, and he answered that he did. She then requested him to turn her daughter’s music, highlighting the master’s readiness to be useful.
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Walter Damrosch
Paderewski
Mr. Paderewski
How to Treat Dandruff with Cuticura Kit
An old advertisement recommends Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching and Cuticura Soap for the next morning shampoo with hot water. It claims a clean scalp means healthy hair and relief from dandruff burning crustings and scalings. Free sample by mail with Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
An Ardent Wooer and a Bold Elopement Venture
A dialogue snippet shows Jack pressing Bess about eloping as she objects, noting his imagination running away with her. The exchange appears in Town Topics as a light theater or society item reflecting romantic tropes.
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Jack
Bess
A Few Foolish Facts
Ornamental penmanship is a flourishing industry. And there's many a penitent, man in the penitentiary. The easier it is to reform a man the oftener you have to do it. And it sometimes happens that when a woman loses her husband the loss is fully covered by insurance.
Tragedian Flubdub’s Acting Critique Sparks Wry Remarks
A playful exchange questions Tragedian Flubdub's talent with friends in the audience feigning admiration. The piece then notes a French invention of Candie lamps suitable for bicycles and motorcycles. An amusing aside suggests artists see things as they should be cut from alcohol.
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France
Husband says he works on a morning newspaper
Dialog shows a wife probing for excuses as her husband stays out late. He bluntly replies that his work keeps him at the newspaper, offering no other justification.
Fragmentary Verse Reflects on Wealth and Final Gift
A terse musing notes that bankruptcy harms the rich least while fools suffer, and that life’s grim finale offers the marble shaft as a final gift in a hard world. The speaker contrasts fortune with folly and hints at mortality.
A Bold Statesman Quips on Capitalists
A dialogue notes a congressman's courage in voicing favorable words for the country’s capitalists, highlighting a clash between political ideals and business interests. The exchange implies public scrutiny of lawmakers who defend capitalist ties.
Man Struggles With Easy Habits And Poor Focus
A man reveals a pattern of failing to pursue effort over comfort. He admits loving easy outcomes and admits that this mindset hinders growth and lasting progress.
Wireless link between Japan and U S via Honolulu opens
The new cable free route starts November 15 from Bolinas ridge to Kahuka and continues to Fienabashi near Tokyo totaling 5442 miles with one relay. Marconi offers two services California to Japan with expedited 80 cents per word and deferred 40 cents per word, lowering the cable rate to $1.21 per word.
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Japan
United States
Honolulu
San Francisco
Bolinas Ridge
Kahuka
Fienabashi
Tokio
Marconi Company
California
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
French insurers kept dental records to identify deaths
Several large French insurance companies maintain client dental records to aid identification after death. The practice ties medical history to identity, aiding in postmortem recognition and claims processing across the industry.
Payment perception shifts when checks cover expenses
The remark notes that people often overlook costs when paying by check, implying lower immediate concern for expenses compared with other payment methods. It suggests the form of payment can affect perceived affordability and awareness of outlays.
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Brother
Brute
Wisconsin
Samuelfo
Castoria
Schwab
Carranza
H. W. Bove
Cascara E
Maine
Open Wireless
Boschee
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Pany Itil
C. E. Leslie Music House
South Dearborn Street
Watson E.coleman
Washington, D.C
Orange
Bowres
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