The Clever Sign Language Tale of Geordy the Butcher
A London T. P.’s Weekly recounts a tale where a Spaniard ambassador seeks a professor of signs. In Aber deen, Geordy the blind butcher impersonates a professor, proving signs can mislead. The ambassador misreads gestures using fingers and objects, while Geordy taunts him with imagined insults, ending with bravado and a threat.
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James I
London
Europe
Columm
Aber- Jean
University of Aberdeen
Avich
Saent
Geordy
Jyol
Ile
Voaak
Ich
Ain
Indies
London T. P
The Wily Owl Reports Horsemen Alarmed by Rattle
Four horsemen traveling along Bridge ereek in Weroming heard a rattling sound and feared a snake. The noise came from a burrowing owl in the prairie dog burrows, often linked with rattlesnakes. The party sent a scout and noted the owl’s rattle warning as the horses veered off the track.
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Bridge Ereek
Bad O Water River
Weroming
Beware of no man more than thy Poll we Terence
A brief quip cautions readers against trusting others over one’s own judgment, echoing a classical proverb about self reliance in civic or personal affairs. It emphasizes vigilance and personal discernment in evaluating influence and advice.
Poets and Historians Swapped Slain Groans for Absurdities
George Seibel in the Pittsburg Gazette-Times muses on ancient poetic slips where slain groan and battleground miracles collide with historical misreadings. He cites Macaulay and a German schoolmaster as examples of rhetorical lapses and playful irony.
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Macaulay
House of Commons
Lake Ragillus
George Seibel
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Greatest wonders and odd tales from travel and crime
A collage of travel musings and anecdotes spans the Zambezi Falls and Niagara comparisons, a fakir’s capture, swan temperaments, winged birds, Disraeli lore, lawyers’ bills, a cavalry rookie quip, and a detective’s mistaken familiarity as told in Washington Star and New York Globe.
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Zambezi River
David Livingstone
Africa
Niagara
Travel Magazine
Broadway
New York Globe
Do Fish Feel Pain How Sensitive to Pain Are Fish
A reader describes catching trout and finding a broken warm hook in a big rainbow, plus a March brown fly hook in another trout's lip, arguing by implication that a fish with multiple hooks may be impervious to pain. The correspondent questions whether fish feel pain as humans do.
Don't Bear Malice Says Atechison Globe
Atechison Globe warns against harboring malice as it leads to fights and possible deadly outcomes. The piece advises ending hatred to avoid misery and trouble and stresses choosing peace over long term rancor.
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Atechison Globe
Water Lesson Sparks Odd Quip at Dundee Adverter
In a light classroom exchange, Smil and Grubby Urchin challenge a schoolmaster with a riddle about water. The moment turns humorous as the pupils claim water turns black when touched, a quip retold by Dundee Adverter.
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Dundee Adverter
Attire Fuels Confusion Over Distinguishing Convulsion
The piece notes that clothing choices or appearance may mislead observers about whether an event is a convulsion. It discusses how misperceptions arise from visual cues and the challenge of accurate interpretation in hurried readings.
Washington State Democratic Party Calls State Convention May 1908
Notice from the Washington State Central Committee announces a May 18 1908 Spokane meeting to elect ten delegates for the National Democratic Convention in Denver July 7 1908. Delegates allocated by county and votes cast for 1906 Supreme Court candidates with 1908 totals listed, headed by A R Titlow as chairman. A patronage note from Herald Printery follows.
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Washington State Central Committee
Democratic Party
Tacoma
Washington
Washington State
Democratic Central Committee
State of Washington
Spokane
Denver
Col
United States
Supreme Court
AGAMS
Bowwde
Slincol
Benton
Smason
Chehalis
Okanogan
Chelan
Columbia
Cowlitz
Douglas
Garnelds
Spoarston
Island
Yakima
Klickitat
A. R. Titlow
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England
Danny Old Scotch
Literary Boous
He Were
Nincompoop
Washington Star
Francis Thompson
Florence
Castellari
Disraeli
Hamburg
St. James’ Gazette
New York Times
Choice Inside Residence Corner
Wishkah and Park Sts
Wishkah Street
the Herald
ASA Choice
Democratic Party of State of Washington
Carl D. Eshelman
The
Herald Printery
S. K. Bowes
Patterson & Locke Co
South G St
East Wishkah ST
Jno
J. Carney
E. Wishkah St
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