Williston Merchant Rescues Burglars by Trusted Teen
A stout farm boy named Joshua Griscom is hired as a care-taker for a Williston man's empty home. When burglars break in, the boy hides, overhears their plans, traps them by door, and later phones no one, choosing to wait. By morning he reports two burglars in custody and presents a receipt for the sale.
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Joshua Griscom
Griscom
Perrysburg
Josh
Patrick
Guesa
Tse
Richard Carter
Morrow Street
Sam
J. Griscom
Parisian Courtship Frayed by a Jaded Suitor
Algernon Elliott struggles to win over Miss Elliott and her mother amid social missteps and mock elegance. He lodges hope in postponed dinners and antique keepsakes, while the family’s disdain grows from his foppish behavior and teasing wit.
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Algernom
Elliott
Miss Elliott
Mrs. Elliott
Algernon
Minot
Dolley
Kittieh
Facial Washing Do and Donts Advised in Beauty Routine
Adela O Lehr in Chicago American outlines facial care tips including avoiding a sponge a crash wash cloth and very cold water. She recommends tepid to hot water depending on outing followed by antiseptic gauze and camel hair brush for cleansing and exfoliation.
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Blackhead
Adela O. Lehr
Chicago
A Klondike Romance of Mrs Beck and her Fortune
The San Francisco Call recounts Mrs. Nowell Beck, once a San Francisco dressmaker, who from penniless poverty rose after marrying Klondike mine owner Joseph Beck. They moved between Dawson and California, expanding a fortune with Gold Run claims, 7000 acres near Red Bluff, and plans to retire to California with a grand residence and gold jewelry keepsakes.
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Joseph Beck
San Francisco
Nowell
Nowall
Dawson
Beck
Old Dominion
Red Kintff
Becks
Red Bluff
Old Dominion Inn
Mirror deception hides true color in pure white drapery
A fashion tip advises draping a mirror with pure white gauze to reveal true complexion and features as others see them. It frames the glass and supposedly flatters the wearer, a millinery trick used to present patrons in the best light. Also reports the death of William Dowling from eating four hard boiled eggs in Delta Missouri.
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William G. Dowling
St. Loui
Delta
Kate Shelley Bridge at Boone Des Moines Viaduct Nears Completion
The New York Tribune notes a near finished double track bridge over the Des Moines river at Moingona four miles west of Boone. The viaduct spans 7685 feet, rises 185 feet, carries two tracks on a 30 foot deck, and will cost about 1.1 million dollars with 6000 tons of metal. A hero tale recalls a 20 year old rescue by a girl named Kate Shelley.
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Boone
New York Tribune
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Des Moines
Moingona
Ogden
Moingens
Kate Shelley
Hoone
Upjohn in hospital after streetcar crash and bite
A Chicago Tribune style dialogue describes Mr. John A. Upjohn being hospitalized with four broken ribs one leg in a sling and a dislocated nose after a streetcar incident. He is expected to recover within a month amid inquiries from a worried caller.
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Marin
Johnny
Joba
Chicago Tribune
John A. Upjohn
Mirage of a sea serpent over water in a whisky haze
A column of quirky cartoon captions and dialogue bits from Chicago papers features comical exchanges about mirages, misquoted language, and social foibles. Characters debate atmospherics, pie theft, engagements, and breach of promise with humorous slang and dated references.
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Chicago.Tribune
A Time for Everything and Off Duty Discourse
A dialogue from newspapers reveals a French physician touting yawning as healing while a citizen asks why a well person becomes calmer after evening visits. A police officer admits drunken insult off duty and his critic suggests the boy’s lecture on imprudence.
Quick Witty Snippets From Earnest Pattertales
A collage of short cartoon captions and quips from multiple papers. Pieces poke fun at shirtwaists, boastful types, polite beggars, love and money, and humorous missteps in daily life. Classic one liners show up from Brooklyn to Chicago across light jokes and social vignettes.
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She’ Milliston Graphic
Doruros
Ar Ore Williston
Philadelphia
Ant
Madge
Marjorie
Junge
Tet Alcer
Dresamdker
Par
Kama
Mestad
Shining Glass Io
Briggs
Oves Griggs
Detroit
Bateshelley Bridge
Alter
Gat Downs
Ritter
London
Spi
Griggs
Boston Transcript
Amos
Henry
Nell Waddington
Mr. Grumpleson
Gladys
Smith
Feeonsay
Chicago Record-Herald
Hariem
Bhe
Ally Sloper
Anya
Goed
Miss Ayers
Mr. Goodhart
May Brightley
Catholic Standard and Times
Brown
Land Ang
Chicago Journal
Ieee
Pearson's
Washington Star
Philadelphia Press
Otted ON
Iir
Schermerhorn
Brooklyn Engie
Green Goods
Bunes Sherpa
Lea
Lestie
St -Washington Star
Bipert Actice
Herai
Jack
Mand
Office
Mann
Office Boy
Man
Tupion
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