Desperate Knife Throwing Girls At Barnum Show
Clara O'Brien and Kate Gilbert perform knife throwing stunts on stage with Barnum & Bailey, placing knives within inches of Kate as she stands still against a pine board. The English duo, both under 19, showcase precision with 20 ounce blades. Clara explains technique and danger is minimized by skill and calm targets.
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New York Sun
Mexico
Cuba
Clara O'Brien
Kate Gilbert
Clara
Kate
Tve
Conkaw
London
Paris
The Latest Hotel Swindle Heard at City Hotel
A bell boy is handed a key by a clerk who discovers the room key belongs to a guest in the parlor. A female racketeer uses a quick exchange trick to steal from rooms while clerks are distracted, then leaves claiming it was a mistake. The hotel bears responsibility for the loss.
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Front
Detroit Tribune
San Francisco Chronicle
The Coreans Puzzled at Washington Social Dress
A Christian at Work Washington letter recounts a Corean Embassy visit where women wore en decollete gowns. The Corean guests marveled aloud if they might look, then noted a shivering lady with a long train by an open door. The ambassador asked why she did not lift her dress from the floor.
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Washington
Christian At Work
Old Man Lewis Powell Fills Corner Lot for Fourteen Years
A long Georgia street tale follows old man Lewis Powell who labors to fill a fifty by eighty corner lot with dirt stones and bricks. His wife Jenny recalls the couple bought the property fourteen years ago and lived through mockery until the banked pit became a usable yard. The man’s steady work by hand, cemented by hope and debt freedom, transforms the site into a future valued corner lot while the family nears old age and eventual rest.
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Atlanta Constitution
Spring Street
Spring
James Streets
Lewis Powell
James Street
Jack Smith
Jenny
Joe
Stella
Powell
Soldier recounts first battle from steamer deck
A civilian on a steamer witnessed a heavy skirmish on shore about two miles away. After the action, he was seen writing in his notebook and said he was composing letters home about his feelings and experiences in his first battle.
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Dourtixe
The Joker's Budget
A compact item notes political or fiscal intrigue titled The Joker's Budget. It hints at hesitation and strategic choices by individuals named or implied, with a tone of conflict and compromise within a public or organizational budget context.
Fragmented Parade of Humorous Anecdotes and Misread Dialogues
A collage of lighthearted vignettes from a past era features lovers mispronouncing lines at a wedding, a banker dismissed as a street car driver, a landlord's rent notice, and various comic exchanges. Characters include Sawyer, Fanny, Joe Barker, Mr John Smith, Mr Umpah, and a mix of unnamed narrators across several locales.
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John Smith
Smith
Tesus Siftings
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the Veteran
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Loston
Omaha
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Boston
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Boston Globe
Umpah
Grace
Papa
Katie
Enthusiasm
Allegheny
Tommy
Hugo Stanley
Miss Hummel
Hugo
Teras Siftings
Grocer
Rastus
Weill
Repartef
Jove
Poston Courier
Young Ladies’ Seminary
Amazemen
Couise
Puck
Mra Kendricks
Dumley
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