Mock Trial on Ship Ends in Dramatic Farce
A shipboard mock trial on La Verne and Dr. Martin spirals into role play and melodrama. La Verne, cast as defendant in a desertion case, pretends to plead guilty to wife abandonment as the audience cheers. The joke extends with a staged fortune and backstage papers, leaving passengers laughing at the playful courtroom spectacle.
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Anrison
Japan
Harrison
la Verne
Martin
Shanghai
Dr. Martin
Mr. la Verne
Honolulu
Tam
Tcon
Singapore
Consul
John A. la Verne
Mrs. Muttsford
AG Verne
Jene
George
Chicago Tribune
Saint Stoddard the Avenger on a Moonlit Virginia Picket
A Civil War vignette from Suffolk Virginia 1863 where Union pickets face bushwhackers. Cavalryman Stoddard is killed by a hidden assailant, his riderless horse returning bleeding, and a swift counterstrike by the narrator's detachment tracks and shoots the guerrilla dead, avenging the fallen rider.
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Suffolk
Virginia
Norfolk
the James
Monroe
Blackwater River
American Tribune
Franklin Road
Company M
New York Mounted Rifles
Stoddard
Warren County
New York
Deserted Farmhouse Poem Fragment
A fragmented verse depicts a deserted farmhouse overrun by burdock and wildlife. The catbird, rabbit, and quail brood amid sagging floors while the sun surveys the bare interior. Wind, sleet, and nocturnal creatures move through the empty halls and rooms.
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Clematis
Old Home Remnants and Quiet Country Peace
Poetic reminiscence by Edwis L Sabin in Farm Journal contrasts villagers coming and going along a winding road with a ruinous old house still standing. The verse traces seasons from spring through fall, noting health, plenty, and memories tied to a cherished rural home.
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Totow
Edwis L Sabin
Farm Journal
A Keen Eyed Gunner at Vicksburg Tale
An anecdote from the Vicksburg battlefield recalls friendly exchanges between opposing soldiers, deserters joining Union lines, and a dramatic cannon shot by a gunner in General Grant's sight. A Confederate commander's house was felled by the gun in a wager with Grant, ending with both men staying in the Union Army to war’s end.
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Vicksburg
Enys
Confederacy
Grant
Gen. Grant
Narrow escape near Confederate lines at Peeples farm
Pennsylvania major recounts a narrowly escaped encounter with a Confederate ambush after probing the Weldon railroad front. He rode through woods, avoided surrender, and reached Union lines unscathed as Bartlett’s men prepared to attack. The exchange over sutlers drew a polite military rebuke from Bartlett.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago Inter Ocean
Peebles’ Farm
Weldon
Nartlett
Fifth Corps
Army of the Potomac
Wartelt
Bartlett
Bright Eyes Birthday Ball
A mouse family plans a grand birthday party for Bright Eyes with food and invitations in “Mr Mouele’s hall.” The crowd scatters as Floss the cat interrupts and the guests flee, leaving Bright-Eyes distressed about the impending public reveal.
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Mrs. Mouse
Mr. Mouse
Mr. Mouele
Bright-Eyes
Floss
Pussycat
Largest captive bear Monarch in San Francisco Park
A giant grizzly called Monarch, captured in the Sierra Nevada and presented to San Francisco, resides in a steel cage at Golden Gate Park. Estimated weight near 1,200 pounds, the bear is kept in rolling fat, enjoys baths in a water-filled iron box, and is a major park attraction.
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San Francisco
Monarch
Ingenious drawers and shelf unit for bedrooms
This Washington Star item describes a compact three-piece storage project for a boy or girl. It calls for boards to form two drawers and a top shelf, with end pieces for depth, corner supports, brads, and decorative balls. A brass rod and bronze brackets finish the hanging curtain feature.
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Washington Star
Flightless Birds Awe Naturalists Across Continents
A Galapagos waterfowl discovered on Albemarle Island is flightless and remarkable among cormorants. New Zealand hosts the famed flightless petrels and the giant moa as extinct reminders of avian loss. The great auk, last of its kind, vanished after egg and feather demand, with remains preserved in museums and auctions.
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Galapagos
Albemarle Island
Terra Firma
Charles
Chatham Islands
Java
Ecuador
Sam
New Zealand
Brith Museum
Dresden
Apteryx
London
Funk Island
Newfoundland
Kansas City Star
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Philip Manila
Baid
THE
Emma
Pont Stoddard
Chicago Journal
Bush
Oslo
Dinarderiy
Chicago Daily News
Lide
Carners
Isabel Hurrell
Casseil
Taci Slaters
Ita
Renador Waa
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