Oyster festivities in Colchester crowned with grand banquet
The Westin ter Gazette notes Colchester hosts a record oyster feast with a special London guest train. Duke of Cambridge, London lord mayor and Edinburgh lord provost attended as the town celebrated a corner stone laying for Tower hall and a grand banquet.
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Colchester
England
London
Westinter Gazette
Duke of Cambridge
Edinburgh
Old Town
Begland
Holland
Idande
Zeeland
Uyder Zee
Rik Jages
A Terrible Plant in the Tala Patch of Mexico
A decipherable fragment describes a strange plant with toxic effects likened to legendary waters. It allegedly erases memory of the past when consumed, altering emotional response while leaving the eater physically unchanged, with obscure references to time and memory.
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Mexico
Texas
Tala
Centenarian Nuns Questioned As Spanish Treasury Probes
A 1837 Spanish law on state annuities for nuns prompts a 1898 circular seeking proof of life. Youngest nun would be 78, eldest 127, with 61 years of uninterrupted survival noted. Treasury questions the 96 000 franc cost and demands living proof or they face presumed death.
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Ministry of Justice
Spain
War memories on a streetcar and Abe Tompkins
An elderly passenger, 66, reads aloud about American wars from 1776 to Cuba while another man objects. The scene hints at a dose of history, rival egos, and a plan to stump Abe Tompkins in a game of checkers that night.
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Ladk
Sid
Begdi
Abraham Tompkins
Abe
Colonies
Moe
George Washington
Paul Jones
Gen. Jackson
New Orleans
Mexico
Warre Scott
Taylor
Grant
Sheridan
Lee
Cuba
The Hardtack of Today in Veteran Tales
Veterans recount the old hardtack saga while praising current official hard bread. The article notes today’s hard bread as a palatable, easily eaten item made from fine wheat flour and water, cracked and baked into one inch by one inch pieces, sealed airtight.
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Deligh
May
O.M. Smith
Chicago
The
Chronicls
Washington
Birone
Champion Sneezer and a Mountain Town Court Sneeze
A Louisville Post tale recalls an eastern Kentucky incident where a farmer’s powerful sneeze interrupted a creuit court charge. The judge fined the man, then remitted the penalty after testimony of his good character and a line about a barking cow and camp meeting disruption. Heykens carpets advertised nearby.
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Louisville Post
Kentucky
Creuit Court
Grand Jury
For Sale Classified Items At Ackley Area
Old papers for sale at this office 25 cents a hundred. For sale gentle pony at a modest price. Fing farm 300 acres four miles from Ackley. Real estate lots for sale six within three blocks of Main Street. Help wanted and loan offers available at local offices. Various names and contact notes appear in the humble listing style.
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Tate
Berliineyr USA
Plymouth Rock
Hunt
Avery
Blondin
Fing Farm
Ackley
D. Dribcoll
Thrae
Main Street
Glte
A. Aurionse
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Wolf
N. ¥. Tribune
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Heykens
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Jowa
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REA Estate
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Lusen, Martin
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John Rath
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TLE Ty
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Pase Oee
Roosevelt Brothers
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