How We April Fooled Uncle Jed
Clara Augusta Am recounts a tall tale of Sam Jinks and Maud playing April Fools on Uncle Jed Bent. They craft two deceptive love letters to Miss Wiggins and Jed, hide in Robinson Park, and set up a romantic rendezvous that ends with a comic misread. Uncle Jed, infatuated, confronts Miss Wiggins, only to discover the joke when April fools are revealed, leading to Jed marrying Almiry Wiggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Bent
Adama Monroe
Sam Jinks
Hugins
Jed
Dobson
Maud
Eva
Han Get & Beau
Mand
Wille
Willie
Robinson Park
Asar Om
Robinson's Park
Breom
Mulligan
Tim
Electrica
Mike Wiggins
Towser
Uncle Jed
Wall
Robinson’s Park
Merrill House
Jenkins
Lam
Sam
Stickney
Miss Wiggins
Lord of Love
Misa . Wiggins
Jerry
Jerry Bent
Almiry
Almiry Wiggins
Judas
Abe
Miga Wiggins
People's Home Journal
A Song of Saturdays in Youth's Companion
Poem fragment celebrating Saturdays as bright, joyous days with lines about Pearla, Rose, and a band of fifty two. Mentions Pink or blue or gray, the merriment of Saturdays, then a pause for breath before continuing the weekly cycle. Attributed to Abbie Farwell Brown.
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Band of Fifty-Two
Pearla Upon
Abbie Farwell Brown
Night With Hungry Lion in Desert Tale
A hunter recalls a close encounter with a lion stalking him near a ravine while chasing ostriches. He uses a coat bluff to lure the beast away, escapes to a ledge, and endures a night of fear before the lion injures itself and the hunter finishes the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Gilmore
Ever
Anow
Albatross Cake Walk On Laysan Island
Sailors visiting Laysan in the Hawaiian group observe Laysan albatrosses perform a curious two bird dance dubbed cake walk by Mors. Birds bow nod, cross bills, puff chests, and snap while repeating the display. Occasionally three engage. spectators note the extreme politeness of the birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Laysan
Companica
Fun for the young studious makers triangle glass toy
Instructions describe forming a triangle from two glass strips and a black cardboard side. The long sides meet at 60 degrees and are joined with glue to create a triangular tube, slightly longer than the glass pieces, as shown in the referenced figure.
Improvised Kaleidoscope from a Home Craft Idea
A Cincinnati Enquirer note outlines a simple kaleidoscope. Construct a tube sealed on one end with a centered viewing hole. Place inverted glass discs at the other end with gravel and colored glass between, covered by a second disc. View through the tube to see ever changing, lovely patterns.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Jumping jack fisherman helps cold days on ice
The Buffalo lake scene showcases inventive youths using a jumping jack device to signal bites through a baited hook beneath ice. A simple tie up pole also uses a flag signaling system to indicate a nibble, allowing skaters to keep skating while fishing.
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Buffalo
Journal
Disgraced Dog Dies of Grief Over Absence of Deputy Sheriff
A bulldog owned by Edgar Cave of Liberty Missouri, a deputy sheriff and Dewey murder witness, died of grief after long absence. The story notes the dog's reaction to Cave's absence and includes a second anecdote of a small girl lamenting her bedtime after mastering catechism, saying she must obey but feels days are still short.
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Edgar Cave
Liberty
Kansass
Dewey
Cave
Self Propelling Vehicles In Electric And Gasoline Fields
The article notes New Yorks annual auto exhibition with 50 electric and 175 gasoline cars. It mentions a German made order for 60 motor cars, a revived souvenir craze at shows, and motorcycling gaining traction in Chicago and nationwide.
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New York City
China
Germany
Motor Age
America
France
England
Automobile
Chicago
New York
Burley B. Ayers
United States
League of American Wheelmen
Ira H. Whipple
Industrial Notes From The Era And A Mexican Gauge Change
A Swedish government committee urged state railways to adopt electricity as motive power after a wide inspection across Europe and the United States. Despite a drop in pig iron output, 1903 set records with 17 949 008 tons produced, and 1903 output reached 7 821 307 tons while 1901 total was 15 278 354 tons. The gauge change on the Mexican National railroad to standard gauge from Laredo to Mexico City cost 15 million gold dollars, transforming the world’s longest narrow gauge line. A wooden monument marking the Tropic of Cancer crossing was erected nearby, standing 12 feet high and 24 feet long with two arms toward the zones. It sits on desert ground south of Cat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Railwi Iban
Mexican National Railroad
Laredo
City of
Mexico
Cat
Fun On A Street Car On Walnut Street
On a Walnut street car two women recognized each other amid a humorous exchange. They teased about a past with playful mispronunciations and banter, Millicent being spelled out in light gossip as they laughed and teased about finances and remembered shared acquaintances.
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Walnut Street
Brown
Mr. Brown
Millicent
Not Superlatively Poor in Elmo County Land
Bourke Cockran rails against a popular novel in New York Tribune style while locals mock a land claim in Elmo County. A farmer overheard the critics and countered that he does not own the land, calling out amid a scene of poverty and weeds. Spring health notes praise Dodd's Kidney Pills as a tonic and spring medicine.
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Bourke Cockran
Cerne
New York Tribune
Elmo County
Darren
Mr. Cochran
Lowndes
H. C. Harty
Dodd
Tese
Jeas
Philadelphia Press
Bald Heads Covered By Cuticura Treatments
An old medical advertisement touts Cuticura for hair loss dandruff and scalp healing. It claims complete external and internal kits including Soap Ointment and pills priced at $1.00, plus a shoe remedy Allen's Foot-Ease. The copy blends product pitches with stray casual text and questions.
Reach the Spot The kidney cure for rheumatism
Charles Bierbach a stone contractor in Erie Pennsylvania recounts two years of kidney trouble with severe loin pain and fatigue. Doctors failed to help but Dean's Kidney Pills relieved him quickly and his wife also recovered from backache. A free trial offer via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 14201. Sold by all druggists at 59 cents per box.
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Dean
Charles Bierbech
Cheatnut St. Erie, Ps
Mr. Bierbach
United States
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Clara Augusta
Old Maid ‘Wiggins
Peal
Uncle Ted
Hungry Lion
Tella
Central Africa
Buffalo Boys
Philadelphia
Nta
Allen
Allata
A.B
le Roy
N. Y
Sonia
Eastern Dept
Martford, Coan
Eymers
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