Coulter Hell Story and Other Briefs From Milwaukee
A Milwaukee gathering heard a minister recount Coulter's hell tale of the Lewis and Clark lost man. The oddly described ascent into a strange, feverish land led to Yellowstone Park fame. Also noted: Fox and Adam debate powder, a poem line about the old piano, and a sharp quip from the Baltimore American.
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Milwaukee
Coulter
Northwest
St. Louis
West
Hell
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Milwaukee, Journal
Frederick the Great and a Loyal Officer Dramatic Tale
Frederick the Great shows a dramatic temper in a tale where a discharged lieutenant colonel begs reinstatement and earns a royal reward warning. The officer hands in his life for honor while asking to send the reward to his wife as the king orders the punishment at Spandau. The letter promises future command to the bearer, and the story ends with Frederick naming a new Berlin governor. The piece appears in Youth's Companion.
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Fredérick the Great
Frederick the Great
Leutenant
Frederick
Frederick Nelsom
Hheler
Spandau
Berlin
Hands Not Clean Even After Washing Say Scientists
Health note cites Dr Cummins from the British army who reports hands in contact with disease germs cannot be truly clean. Experiments show typhoid bacilli persist after multiple washes, with contamination transferring to soup. The piece includes humorous dialogue about late hours and breakfast.
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Honda
Borgeon. Cumming
Cummins
New York American
Scared the lion a tale of brave women in Africa
In Hunting the Elephant in Africa Captain OC B Stigand notes thrills of lions and recounts a heroic Nyasaland tale where a village wife bites back a lion with a burning fagot, frees her husband, but he dies soon after as she escapes. A second item explains how a thimble and a worn needle hole led to the gas jet invention.
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Africa
OC. B. Stigand
Hert Mangoche
Nyasaland
Abe
Boty
British Commercial Gas Association
Wivlan Lewes
Clegg of
Redruth
Lewes
London Globe
Surf Birda And The Hawaiian Island Paradox
The piece describes surf birds and their migrations from the Hawaiian Islands toward Alaska, highlighting the 4000 mile annual journey and the paradox of the paradise Pacific yet hosts a distant wildlife trek. It weaves in quirky quotes and terse asides about family pets and observational humor from the Dundee advertiser and London Telegraph fragments.
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Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Alaska
Corner Lots For Sale In Heart Of City At Leonard Corner
A two story brick storefront on a corner lot near the Gov Post Office in the city center. Listings mention terms, and a W. L Stowarp of Iowa Falls and a 5 HP Strat-tlass gasoline engine in Bret elsas condition. Also notices about selling old newspapers and an advertisement for barber trade teaching.
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Khown
Gov. Post Office
Terme Tesult
W. L Stowarp
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Bretelsas
Ackley
Haniin
Adoye Ane Victor Oi! Company
Cleveand
U. Fof
Ackiey
Wm. Martens
Stone of Infamy Punishers Bankrupts by Public Bump
The stone of infamy or pietra de farore was a public punishment in Verona Florence and nearby markets. On carnive week bankrupt traders stood at its center to hear a failure report and endure creditors warnings. After time, officers lifted and bumped each bankrupt twelve times to symbolize the twelve apostles while creditors crowed.
Diet for Workers Diet Divides Diet Between Meats And Vegetables
A renowned scientist recommends a diet split evenly between meats and vegetables as optimal for working people after extensive research. The proposal emphasizes balanced nutrition to sustain laborers through long shifts and demanding tasks.
Acking Suffering Warned About Adler-i-ka Remedy
Local druggist H. N. Sennitz promotes Adler-i-ka as a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture for stomach and bowel trouble. One dose supposedly relieves sour stomach constipation and gas quickly, claimed to be a thorough bowel cleaner.
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Adler-l Ka
H. N. Sennitz
Druggtat
Fragmentary Note From Public Transit Inquiry
A garbled report recounts an attendant asking if a library was a grocery store. After questioning, it was learned she desired "Reottiah Chiefs." The fragment hints at an interview or inquiry process within a transit or public service context.
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I. A
Poetic Echoes of a Farmer’s Long Daydreams
A fragmentary remark from Toledy reflects on a man who after twenty years in town reconnects with rural scenes he could not appreciate while toiling sixteen hours daily on the old farm. The lines hint at enduring love for landscape beyond urban life.
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Toledy
Memory as a Vast Gallery in the Mind
A reflective meditation on the brain as an inner Louvre where life’s images—autumn leaves, childhood dews, sunsets, and all recalled scenes—are stored. The poem suggests solitude and a quiet mind allow one to rest in God’s sufficiency, resisting meddlesome meddling in creation.
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Louvre
Edward Rowland Sill
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Brooken
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Adam
Prince of Wales
Fitzgerald
New Orleans Picayune
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Indy
Bobby
Dundee Advertiser
London Telegraph
Eve
Hye
Theodore Zolkoske
A. B. Moler
Moler
Extra Choice
Don M. Leach
A. J. Banks
Montour
Poland
China
Macy
Woth
Wolbh
Sorre
Tolta
McCormick
John Deere
Sattley Ois
Michael O’neill
J. W. Brown
S. S. Trainer
Frodden Lumber Company
Immortal Galleries
Hayling
Ban Fa
Wetnessy
King Lee Laundry
Ofor Salet Sane
Charles Dyksta
Chimney Sentinel
Auk
AL Y Expe
Uaivanaite Eee
Expe
Carstens Brothers
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