Laws of Heredity in a Humorous Family Study
Orridge believes he will eradicate heredity after studying his relatives and drafts a plan to eat only raw fruit. Loreton, skeptical, attends a lunch with an Australian uncle and a private notebook on family traits resurfaces as a joke that risks friendship.
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Loveton
Thore
Orridge
Tim Pow
Loreton
Nsual
Loréton
Gregory
Switzerland
George Orridge
Rath
Yaste
Ori'dge
Caise
England
Tecan
Samuel Orridge
Abbert Hall
Albert Hall
Uncle Sam
Sam
Hatter
Loretan
Mystery spider web clue clears murder case in Toledo
Toledo residents flocked to Canton avenue near the courthouse where a spider web bore the words My Jim and Murder. The web appeared at the home of Jim Lee, a colored man recently killed, sparking belief the message was not humanly made.
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Toledo
Canton Avenue
Jim
Jim Lee
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Waif's Revenge Ragged Child Pleads in Bank Directors Room
A truncated tale from the New Bedford Chatterer describes a waif in shabby clothes entering a bank directors room during a meeting. The girl offers the men small cakes of soap, surprising the directors and interrupting the business proceedings.
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New Bedford
Hoston Herald
Spider Web Letters and Deception Legend Unfolds
Mrs. Leggett, from Detroit, admits her husband crafts letters from fibers of spider webs used to spell out names for a deceptive advertising ruse. A servant girl, unsettled by the tale, recites the bizarre method while the alleged inventor directs the scene with cool calmness.
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Leggett
Detroit
Lee
Hysteria Debate Highlighted by Dr Dimopoulos Case
A medical practitioner named Dr. Dimopoulos from Kutahia in Asia is cited amid a controversy described as a queer form of hysteria. The report notes striking patient behavior labeled as remarkable and ties it to local medical commentary.
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Dr. Dimopoulos
Kutahia
Asia
Not Dexterous at Forty: Brain Over Brawn in Work
The piece argues that aging shifts the balance from hand skill to brain power. It notes many men stay active when mental work remains, while a craftsman’s finest skill often lies before age 40. After forty the hand loses dexterity, yet trained intellect can sustain output.
Epidemic of Hiccough Like No Modern Case Reported
A Smyrna summary describes an epidemic among women with uncontrollable hiccoughs and animal sounds, likened to a forest menagerie. Doctors suggest imitative hysteria while noting varied symptoms and social impact, including aging workers whose manual output declines significantly.
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Smyrna
London Pall Mell Gazette
Dimopoulos
The Comely Woman and the Broiled Spring Chicken
A young woman in a cream colored shirtwaist at a downtown restaurant fights a broiled spring chicken with knife and fork while a middle aged man beside her offers etiquette help. She finally declares the man’s advice saves her life and resumes eating.
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Chicago Tribune
Ake
R. i
Red Moon Cheyenne Chief Dies On Washita
The Red Moon Cheyenne leader died at sunrise about three weeks ago near the Washita. He bore many wounds, respected his people, and refused government schools and rations. He was buried in Hammond Oklahoma near age seventy.
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Washita
Red Moon
Oklahoma
Hammond
Cantonment
Monkeys and wives spark violent jungle battles in India
A Strand essay depicts baboon packs led by a dominant male raiding orchards. Hunters trap leaders with a sand-filled noose and pulley, subdue them with soap and shaving, then release them. The defeated male loses mates, and the pack disbands, while urban rooftop dwellers in New York are noted for a different quiet colony.
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India
Bengal
Strand
Vilage
Supreme Courts Link Earnings to Health in Quote
A fragment quotes a court saying life is worth what a man earns, tied to health and digestion. An advertisement for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claims it improves digestion and strength for ailments like dyspepsia and constipation. A satirical note follows about Latin poetry and rural life, mentioning Horace and winter milking.
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Wali
Supreme Courts
Dandruff Cure Claims by Herpicide Highlighted
A Chicago Tribune excerpt quotes an advertiser touting Newbro's Herpicide as the only product that kills the dandruff germ, promising healthy hair growth once the cause is removed. The piece also notes a courtroom interruption during legal argument.
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Sean
Newhro
Union Pacific Rail Improvement Excursion Recaps Major Track Modernization
A recent excursion documents the massive Union Pacific project from Grabs to Ogden, detailing curve eliminations, new cutoffs between Buford and Bear River, and tunneling through solid rock. Officials like Horace G. Burt note reduced grades, savings in operating costs, and shorter travel distances amid extensive earthwork and concrete construction.
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Ateake
Dean
Errs New Co
Qground
Andred
Fit Carate
Great Union
Grabs
Ogden
Buford
Bear Sirens
Utah
Lesa
Haford
Laramie
Horace G. Burt
Inion Pacific Railroad
Union
Uiaion Pacific
Fao Boraszs
Darlow
Rida
Fragmented School Tale Prompts Witty Classroom Debate
A disjointed Sunday school scene features a teacher prompting children to finish her sentences amid a chaotic chant of “Wipe It” as a stray toy reference echoes through a distracted moment. The piece then shifts to a real estate pitch about Marinette County farmland and rail access, urging buyers to secure affordable land.
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Phes
London
Fragmented quotes and ads from newspapers
A collage of fragmented newspaper snippets features literary phrases, stray quotes, ad blurbs, and references to products like Piso's Cure and Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. Includes mentions of Philadelphia Press and Philadelphia Retards with scattered lines about cigarettes and sneering social remarks.
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Chicago Daily News
Hale
Pike
Dessete
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Williston
Coretino & Owenson
Williston, PN
DAK
Amelia Pain
Thomas Lipton
Boston Globe
Kuehne Beveridge
Europe
Edward VII
Scripe
Tilmots
Beveri Beveridge
Charles Coghlan
Quaintance
Ft. Moat
Rovel Photographic Industry
Aeticgabalas
Heliogabalas
Womsn
Hesgry
White Mar
Chicago Post
Glee
Bing
New York
Homer
Broadway
Gozens
Heeger Monthly
Chicago
Daily News
Haesee
Florace
Blank
Horace
Sharke
BIG
Marinette Conn County
Mlacorale
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Miller
Pasenger Cesttvanker
St. Paul Railway
Harold Spooneigh
Ae Tyee
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia
John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Tool
Indianapolia
Putnam
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