Piper Farquharson's last tune in the veldt tragedy
In a moving World War I scene, Piper Duncan Marquharson and his laird share a final reel as dawn breaks. The laird falls after a midnight march led by the piper, while the old musician plays Lochaber No More, and the veldt echoes with sorrow as Boer sentries watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angen
Dirdia
Duncan
Piper Farquharson
Dromdale
Perth
Strathspeys
Kopjo
Redbnck
Chen
Duncan Marquharson
Highland Brigade
Detroit News
The Laird and Piper At Magersfontein
During the Magersfontein battle a wounded Piper Duncan Farquharson struggles to reach the laird amid night fighting. He risks life to bring water and aid, while the laird, dazed and cold, recalls old fishing days and shares a brief, bleak bond in the firefight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magersfontein
Black Watch
Wighland
Piper Duncan Farquharson
Ufe
Duncan Wags
Laird
Piper Dun‘arqubargon
Duncan
Duncan Farquharson
Jock Scott
Magersfonten
Pipes Farquharson
Pela
What Is a Mystict What In a mystic
A fragmentary reflection on mysticism in language and belief. It contrasts dictionary definitions with personal, symbolic understandings of mysticism, citing examples from theology, philosophy, and poetry to show how definitions shift with individual perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Nicodemus
Jacob Behmen
Bwedenborg
Not Altogether Shaw Merchant I Think V Have to Re
The fragment hints at a dialogue involving a merchant and a friend about pacing and fatigue. Names and places are unclear, but mentions Philadelphia Press as a source or attribution. The readable text centers on quick weariness and a cautious, hesitant mood without a clear narrative.
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Shaw
Merchant
Iney
Pio
Philadelphia Press
The Gambling Worm and the Bolivian Duelist Tragedy
A veteran traveler recalls a lavish silver service and a fatal roulette tale from Bolivia. A Bolivian planter, famed for dueling, builds a fortune by betting on seven black until a single ruinous night ends with his suicide and a final payment arrangement. The narrator mentions a mysterious worm in furniture and a journal detailing acute hearing and a hollow ball sound that foretold the doomed bets.
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Atlethan
Hahd
Bolivia
Bogota
Chile
Tie
Louisville Evening Post
Not cosponsible kicks in with voters remark
In Indianapolis a dialogue unfolds as a tall man defends kicking claiming no vote rights absolve him of elected officials' actions. A companion questions his stance about voting and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Indian Apolis Press
Coronachtg 9 Name in Highlander Dirge History
A fragment notes Coronachtg 9 as a name once used for the fanrrai dirge among the Irish and Scottish highlanders. The item says the dirge was disused in Britain and is partly known in Ireland as the “keen.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bkrotland
Ireland
Croker Targeted by English Ostracism over Boer War Ties
London reports warn that Tammany Hall led by Richard Croker faces ostracism in England for hospitality shown to Boer delegates. The piece claims Croker poses as an English country gentleman while supporting England's enemies, compares him to the Duke of Orléans, and notes his London residence Wantage and Monthouse. A physician’s aside on effort to climb stairs is appended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany
Krugers
Londo
Wixpress
Stehard Croker
England
Tnammany
Tammany Hall
Richard Croker
Tig
Croker
Duke of Orleans
Orleans
New York
United States
Best selling bitters and patent remedies boastful ad claims
An 1890s style drug advertisement touts Electric Bitters, Dr King’s Life Pills, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and Rocky Mountain tea. It claims health boosts for stomach, liver, kidney and nerve disorders, cures headaches, indigestion and fatigue, and markets various nostrums with price notes and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Hare
Kellaville O
Price
Prander & Hackrott
Central Bank to Resume Operations After Short Suspension
The Central Ravings Bank at St. Joseph Missouri will resume business on Monday after an eight day suspension due to regulatory rules. The era includes assorted medical product notices and testimonials for remedies like Catarrh Cure and One Minute Cough Cure from local druggists, with varied endorsements and local anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ravings Bank
St. Joseph
Africa
M'Pfau
Haw
Masco
Tise
Prince of Wales
George Washington
Westminster Abbey
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Eczema and Sores
A reader from Mor ganton Tennessee recounts a horrible outbreak with large sores on the daughter’s head that developed into a scald head. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve completely cured her, advertised as a guaranteed remedy for eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers and piles, priced at 25 cents at Prander & Hackrott’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D
Morganton
Tenn
Bucklen
Prander & Hackrott
One Minute Cough Cure Traced in Local Adnote
Mrs Calvin Zimmerman of Milesburg Paysay endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a speedy, unequaled remedy for coughs colds croup and sore throat. The product is praised as pleasant for children and capable of immediate relief, claimed to prevent consumption and cure bronchitis pneumonia grippe and throat lung diseases. J M Nix supports the claim noting moderation in presenting offers and free samples.
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Harriet Evans
Wasdale
Ill
J. M. Nix
Calvin Zimmerman
Milesburg
Paysay
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Crokze
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Plunder & Hackrott
Lewis Ackerman
Goshen
Indiana
DeWitt
Jd.m
W. E. Sitter
W. Caton
N. Y
Rocky Mountain
Mae
Madison Medicine Company
Camtoriza
I. J. Gheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cnenny & Co
Dal
Chamberlain
Nix
Hartgeriing
Overisal
Michigan
Brice Bald
Okey Antacy
H. Althaus
Presbyterian Church
Attorney AT Law
Ackley
T. J. Symington
AED
Queen's University Canada
Citica
Hirst House
Town
DR BM. Kamm AN
Nichols
Nix's
J.J. Miller
Deutscher Arz
Whiteside
Oilica
Jacob & Jenksinas
Towa
J. A. Jones
D. D
North Delty
Dubuque
Zetatek ‘Expors
UE Malting CO
Iowa
Scena
Ibuse
der Fallons
Tribune
Ince
For
P.c.bakker
Wilson
Nans
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