Dead Man’s Spring Tale of a Bald Head and a Snake
A traveler recalls a Venango county tale from oil country days. A grizzled driver and a bald headed gambler named Dan Mitchell discover Dead Man’s Spring after a rogue rattler bites a packer. The crude grease cure, a bent hair tale, and a fatal rattlesnake encounter shape the legend of the spring’s name.
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Venango County
John Gilbert
Taid
Dan Mitchell
Dan
Rattler
Dead Man's Spring
N. Y. Sun
Polite Cigar Smokes Up Hartford Visit Details
The Hartford Courant recounts how Bishop Potter arrived for a Working Men's Club meeting invited by John Gunshanan. Gunshanan and Judge Prentice planned a smoke free ride to avoid churchmen, but all four men ended up smoking. Each man lit several cigars, discarded some, and finally proceeded to the hall with air to smoke on the way.
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Potter
Hartford
Workingmen's Club
John Ganshanan
Hartford Courant
Bishop Brewster
Judge Prentice
Gunshanan
Bishop's
Dangerous handshake prank warned in juvenile guide
A passage describes a “devil's handshake” trick where one boy harms another by twisting the victim's arm during a handshake. The method uses a rigid left arm to force the right arm up, causing pain and potentially forcing the victim to leave, framed as guidance for older years.
Training the Faculties in Prague Tales of Observing
Nikola Tesla recalls student days in Prague with an eccentric professor who urged use of perception. A brown pot of vile-smelling substance was passed around as students tasted it to sharpen observation, only to discover the professor tricked them by using his finger without dipping it into the pot.
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Nikola Tesla
Prague
Didn't Applaud on Sunday Concert Programme
Yonkers Statesman notes dialogue about concert etiquette where a performer explains not applauding or expressing feelings. one says he hissed instead, while the other recalls the programme forbidding applause.
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Yonkers States
Migration of Sharks from East Across Seas
A war time phenomenon is driving sharks toward European waters. Submarine explosions have frightened the creatures, causing them to pass via the Suez Canal and wreak havoc among Adriatic fishes. Fear of Black Sea invasion arises.
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Farest
European
Suez Canal
Adriatic
Foxing in Fishing Bait and a Sand eel Case
A reader describes an observed behavior dubbed foxing in live bait for bass and pike. Three sand eels in a floating box appeared lifeless before being released. each revived immediately in water, suggesting possible deception. The note contrasts this with a village prank and calls for corroborating observations.
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America
Corn
Hil
Eal
Toothbrush rack from Farm and Fireside
Simple wooden toothbrush rack project. Cut two matching blocks about seven and a half by two and a quarter inches, groove them, sand smooth, fit pieces into grooves, and nail from the back to finish.
Baby's Grammar by a Four Year Old Prodigy
A short verse celebrates a preschool child who masters grammar beyond her years. The speaker notes the young girl correctly uses verb tenses and articles with precision, contrasting common errors and praising her linguistic instinct. The playful satire highlights early language mastery and the humor of child prodigy logic.
A Smart Boy From Camp Witty Tale
A boy named Johnny impresses men on his first day at camp by staying dry. A rainstorm soaks everyone else, yet Johnny reappears with clothes dry as a bone. He explains he met work off his clothes and sat on them, keeping dry as the rain stopped.
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Johnny
Johny
Bishop Credits Pe-ru-Na For Health Longevity
A preacher credits Pe-ru-Na with health and life, noting public speaking strains the throat and bronchial tubes. He warns of catarrh among clergy from crowded crowds and air quality, praising Pertina as a popular remedy.
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Bishop
Pe-Ru-Na
Pertina
Peruna Promises Prompt Relief for Catarrh in Ads
Letters praising Dr Hartman and his Pernna remedy flood the file. Advertisements claim Peruna is the surest catarrh cure and a ready aid for emergencies, with readers shown only a glimpse of the vast grateful correspondence.
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Hartman Ta
Tickelesome Tales and Fielding Laughs at Westminster
A collage of humorous anecdotes about the late Dean Hole disciplining a groom in boxing fashion, Col Henry Watterson recalling a down south tale of whisky and snakes, and a London Globe note about Westminster Abbey and Edward II. The verger’s dry reply explains why Edward II’s tomb remains unfound.
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London Globe
Westminster Abbey
Edward II
What a crooked title man Stivers is in dispute
The Houston Post quotes a reader remark questioning the credibility of a title holder named Stivers and joking about Mrs. Stivers possibly having influence over him during her automobile trips.
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Stivers
An Old Man's Tribute To Kidney Pills Cure
An Ohio fruit raiser aged 78 from Mentor Ohio reports cure after ten years of kidney trouble. He suffered pain kidney region, back ache, dropsical swelling, and discolored urine. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief after a half box and permanent cure after three boxes. Trial free from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. Price 40 cents.
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Ohio
Sidney Justus
Mentor
Dean
Justus
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Sudealera
Prica
Discomfture of David and the Goliath the tale
A fragmentary recount portrays David misfitting amid giants and jesters. The hero feels out of style and fades to the background as doubts and cleverness mingle in a Sun era tone.
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David
Alata Goliath
Sun
Unreasonable Mr Newly Wed in Comic Exchange
A sharp stage quip shows a profane tramp confronting a groom about swearing before his wife. The tramp retorts that he could not know the wife would insist on swearing, delivering a brisk, witty exchange typical of comic theater.
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Perune
L. H. Halsey
M. E. Church
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Perdre
BP. C. M. E Church
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Col
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