Miller Announces Governor Candidacy in Northern Indiana
An Indiana journalist notes Colum bus native Lt. Gov Hugh Y Miller of Columbus announces his bid for governor. The piece contrasts him with local rivals Charley Miller of Goshen and other candidates, reflecting on public attention to notable figures and the balance of good and evil in society.
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Gao Hugh Yh
Miller
Columbus
Ind
Charley Miller
Goshen
Indiana
Hugh Th
Japan Reaps Million-Year Seaweed Trade Gains
C I Davidson, British embassy attache, reports Japan earns about $2,000,000 yearly from seaweed. Over fifty varieties are used for food and manufacture. Dried seaweed hangs at stalls, kelp fertilizes fields, and villages rely on seaweed fishing and processing for export to urban plants.
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Japan
C. I. Davidson
Tokyo
St. Louis
Mrs Ansett the Queen of Cooks in Cedarby
A neighborhood depiction from Youths Companion praising Mrs Hanson Ansett as a master of oyster dishes. A neighbor recalls her method: a small dish with alternating layers of oysters, seasoned crumbs, and milk, yielding a moist result.
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Cedarby
Torelli
Mrs. Hanson
A Welsh Sermon and the Ark Narrative
The passage describes Welsh fondness for sermons and music at a national festival. It recounts a preacher noted for vivid, practical Bible exposition and a jocular tale from Walter White Journals about Noah delaying on woodwork to hear offers of hunting and beer, ending with the flood and Noah’s departure.
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Walter White
Noe
Red Lion
Unclear fragment hints at Detroit Tribune line
Fragmentary text mentions a person and a newspaper, with unclear quotes and references to heaven and a suicer idea. No clear event or outcome is discernible.
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Paw
Kittle Fred
Sreee
Ike Seren
Detroit
Tribune
Lady de Vere and the mockery of names in fiction
The text recalls Lady de Vere as the only living figure who objected to her name being given to the villainous Lady Clara in Tennyson’s fiction. It notes Tennyson’s verses and his claim that he did not make the namesake ugly or stupid, only wicked.
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Vane
Clara
Tennyson
They Needed the Medicine The Greased Boots
A Scottish railway funded medical care by a weekly penny from workers. No illness or accident occurred in warm months until a harsh winter, when workers used castor oil from their bottles to grease boots, prompting the doctor to seek more supply from town.
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Scotland
London Chronicle
Barber's shaky morning ends in odd gag
In Indiana a barber, tired after a late night, cuts a patron's cheek four times. He jokes while blood is wiped away. The patron, silent at first, tests his mouth at the water cooler by tossing water and answering the barber with a quip about a toothache.
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Indiana
Philadelphia
Ill fated wedding tale ends in awkward joke
An English clergyman visiting this country recalls a parish sitting for a marriage that never happened. The bride and clergy man waited alone as the bridegroom failed to appear on two scheduled afternoons. At five, six, the bride finally cried out, blaming the missing groom with a quirky line about trousers she bought.
Willis Is Barking in Parliament Riff on Barkis Quote
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens the youngest son of the novelist emigrated to Australia and died in Sydney at fifty one He served six years in the New South Wales parliament During a Sydney address he was repeatedly interrupted by a member named Willis Dickens paused to invoke the famous Barkis lines and quipped Willis is barking provoking laughter in the house
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Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens
Australia
Sydney
New South Wales
Wills
Dickens
Speaker
Barkis
An English Fling Joke From The Yondon Mail
An American mocks English buildings and recalls a New York upper level lift scene where a tan wearing bearskins explains he dives from the top of a building where it is supposedly snow bound year round. The anecdote contrasts climate notions and height perceptions.
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England
New York
Yondon Mail
The Nurse's Part in Child Rearing Debate
A mother asks why many keep nurses for their children and a man replies that nurses let a crying baby be sent away from the mother’s hearing, leaving it on the sidewalk to annoy neighbors, per the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Fire on Broad Street Sparks Lurid Reporters Rhetoric
A fire on Broad Street last night was quickly controlled. The Loudon Standard questions whether such sensational prose from the new reporter constitutes journalism.
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Loudon Standard
Hats That Improve With Age
A Los Angeles Times essay praises silk hats as durable and adaptable. It compares a well cared for silk topper to fine wine, noting it can be resurfaced, repaired, and worn for years in England and beyond. The piece emphasizes longevity, ease of upkeep, and enduring shine.
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England
Los Angeles Times
Anatomy of a Violin Parts and Woods Used
A list details violin components with counts for each part including back, belly, sides, neck, finger board, nut, bridge, tailboard and more. It notes three woods maple pine ebony and assigns specific parts to each wood type. Maple for back neck sides and bridge. pine for belly bar linings and sounding post. ebony for finger board tail board nut guard pegs and tailboard button.
They Make You Pee Good Purgative Tablets Ad
Pleasant purgative Pills advertised to improve stomach and liver function and mental well being. Price 25 cents. Free samples at E. T. Scotts drug store.
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Price
E. T. Scott’s
Notice of Administration in LaPorte County Estate
The undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of LaPorte County State of Badiana Administratrix of the estate of Ben Amani Daggy late of LaPorte Causty deceased Said estate is supposet to be solvent Hattie Haugs Administratrix.
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LaPorte
Badiana
Ben Amani Daggy
Jumping Cats and Ear Cut in Barber Shop Incident
A barber calmly responds to a victim in a chair who protests an ear injury. The exchange centers on the cut ear and the barber quips that the result looks better than the other ear.
His s Thrse Laughs at What He Does Not Understand
A fragmented verse snippet reflects confusion and mockery as a speaker mocks another's lack of comprehension. The tone is humorous yet derisive, suggesting a moment of miscommunication or critique.
Lake Shore introduces new signaling system on lines
Henry Reynolds traveled to Chicago via Michigan City last Tuesday. Joseph Shifkoekt and Augusta Rush wed at the Catholic Church last Wednesday morning. Mr and Mrs Witte hosted visitors from Michigan City last Sunday. Marcel Lal Ritenour of Rolling Prairie visited town last Sunday. George Day of Burdick was struck by a train and injured near East Bouch Mall. John Gill near Beatty's Corner broke an arm and sustained other injuries during Monon Bridge construction. A card from Mr and Mrs Wade of Ekhart Ind recalls son William Wade died last September 11. Leroy family hosted friends and relatives with cards and refreshments Tuesday night.
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Lake Shore
Electric Bitters boost aged mother and weak individuals
A Dublin Georgia man praises Eletric Bitters for his eighty three year old mother as she improves appetite strength and sleep. The remedy is claimed to help female weakness debility and even weak children with stomach liver and kidney issues. Sold by E T Scott Druggist.
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W. B. Brunson
Dublin
E. T. Scott Druggtist
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