Veranda Nerves Test Drummer Under Fire
An incident at a western hotel veranda sees Reston drummer recount how a native with a gun fired at him while he smoked a pipe. He describes the shock, the pipe bullet passing through the bowl, and his dramatic reaction before the shooter revealed it was imitation. He later recalls the numb fear and a lingering sensation near his nose from the ordeal.
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Battin
Far Western
Reston
Eile Bart K
Yale
Prairie dog hunting and planting bulbs from old notes
A compilation of archaic notes describes Navajo methods for catching prairie dogs including a mirror trick and rain hunts leading to mass killings. The piece also discusses bulb storage timing for October planted bulbs, advising a gradual light and warmth schedule to promote continuous bloom through winter.
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Lippincott
Unclear quarrel leads to barter over whipping
A report from the Pittsburg Daily Telegraph describes an Emorsworth family scene where a father disciplines a son and the boy offers to forgive a past whipping if the father cooperates on a favor. The unusual bargain reflects tense family dynamics and social norms of the time.
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Marnanimliy
Papa
James
Pittsburg Cioulle-Telegraphi
Suburbanite Residence Sparks Patience Debate
An exchange over education and interest reveals a suburbanite viewpoint on children’s patience. The Washington Star quote contrasts perceptions of intellect and worth as a suburban resident explains his motive for living on a suburban car line.
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Buixon
Washengton Star
Death Gulch and Elephant Labyrinth Sink into Wilds
A gulch in Ballowstone Nation Park Wyoming earns the grim name Death Gulch as poisonous vapors kill intruders seeking shelter. In another area near Ayuihia, a double-row labyrinth of limmenge trees traps elephants by narrowing passages, ending with tamely led elephants locking captive foes before the wild beasts retaliate.
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Ballowstone Nation Park
Wyoming
Cache Creek
Vor
Rocky Mountains
Ayuihia
Sian
Prosecution Attacks Defendant With Colorful Adjectives
In a court case the prosecuting attorney mocked the defense by labeling him with a string of insulting terms. The opposing counsel retorted by suggesting the adjectives were taken haphazardly from a dictionary and ordered alphabetically. The courtroom laughed and the defendant lost the case.
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Alpintethal Aluane
Jury Disagreement Ends Maine Trial After Four Hours
A Maine trial with an 11 member jury lasted several hours before the jury retired to deliberate. After four hours the jury reported a deadlock and was discharged, with the prisoner returned to jail. Attorneys later asked a juror about the vote. he said ballots showed 12 votes for conviction each time but never 12, prompting a disagreement report.
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Ian Tarceny Eso
Maine
Aittle
Bowery Dialogue Reveals Hoodlin Banter Aboard Car
A Pittsburg Commercial Gazette New York correspondent reports a Bowery exchange between two hoodlums. They discuss shiny black trousers with taunting slang and wit. The brief dialogue captures metropolitan street humor and style in a dated urban scene.
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Boga
New York
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
How to Quit Chewing Tobacco Substitute Cure Worthy Of Attention
A Mobile citizen, a long time inveterate tobacco chewer, reports trying a substitute cure. He quit chewing, chews pine stick instead, keeping a bit of wood between his teeth during waking hours. The Mobile Register notes the odd habit and its claimed effects after many years of tobacco use.
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Mobile
Mobile Register
Fragmentary note hints at turtle order delay and apology
A fragmented line mentions a planned wait of nearly half an hour and an apology for turtle order delays, with unclear names like Walter and Ovetomer-Waiker. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete facts or context.
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Walter
How Gont Mahncd Saved Tim Anecdote of Courts and Clemency
A fragmented 18th century tale recounts a rebel named Mr. M who faced execution in 1745 near a tower with others named Kinmarnock and Baltherh. A passing remark from a windowed lady spurs a response that moves her to mercy, leading to royal clemency for Mr. M and a pardon later preserved by his descendant. County figures Ross and Sutherland petitioned for the pardon as Andrew Longaunin’s name appears linked to the account.
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Tim
Mn M
Kamarnock
Baltherhne
Mr. M
Mr. Mf
George TE
Ross
Sutherland
Andrew Long
Longaunin
How to Grow Short Alpine Climber Height Decline
A fragment notes climbers shrink in height when ascending mountains. Height loss reaches three quarters of an inch, possibly more with heavy packs, and may take hours to return to normal after descent. Medical theories cite posture and atmospheric pressure as factors.
Wing of Virginia and royal titles across colonies
A Liverpool Post note recalls how English sovereigns linked colonies to crown realms. Spenser and Elizabeth are cited for naming England, France, Ireland and the Dominion of Virginia. Virginians resisted Cromwell, and upon Charles II’s restoration Virginia was proclaimed king of Great Britain, Ireland and Virginia. Coins from 1773 show quarters of Virginia with England Ireland and Scotland.
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Virginia
Elizabeth
Spenser
Great Britain
Ireland
Charles
England
Scotland
George
Turkish Dank Note Prompts Imperial Green Paper Currency
An imperial green Turkish note bears the sultan's toghra and a Quran quotation. It reads twenty plasters as payment to the bearer without interest and claims to substitute gold at the Bank of Constantinople. The mint seal and treasury seal appear beneath, protected by senior mint officials.
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Turkey
Bank of Constantinople
Mint
Getting at a Fact The colored witness on time in court
A courtroom colloquy presents a colored witness recalling his youth as freedom broke out. He identifies the era as when the Yankees came, saying it was around hog killing time. The exchange highlights imperfect time understanding and wartime memory.
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Sub
Atlania
Nut Foods and Coffee in Early Turkish Culture
Nut foods contain high nitrogen and fats with minimal waste. nutrition is concentrated, best paired with other foods. The text notes the meaty quality of nut kernels and a Turkish coffee tradition from Constantinople around 1554, widely used in Muslim regions by the late 1500s. A Turkish law once allowed a man to supply his wife with coffee as grounds for divorce.
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Constantinople
Quotation Snippet Reflects Witty Dialogue Across Papers
A garbled exchange cites humorous lines about dinner invites and a cat versus dog sympathy. The Detroit Free Press and Atchison Globe fragments show fragmented quips, illustrating light social banter and newspaper collage style.
Scott's Emulsion Advertises for Children Nutrition
In an old style advertisement a horse feeding comparison is used to sell Scott's Emulsion as extra nourishment for children. It claims the product brightens, strengthens digestion, and increases appetite, likening it to grain for horses and noting benefits like red blood and flesh gain. The ad promotes a free sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
New York
Soc
London Stock Collapse Ties 43 Failures to 29 Members
The London and Globe Finance corporation collapse tied 43 failures on the London Stock Exchange to 29 members. The rest of the text promotes various patent medicines and colonial news, including eel-like health claims and notices of end of Ashanti rebellion, with references to Wisden Indiana and Holiman Schultz Pfander store.
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London and Globe Finance Corporation
London Stock Exchange
A. “Et
Handley
Wisden
Indiana
Rod
Winges
Holiman, Schultz & Pfander’s
Doing the Right Thing in Coughs and Dyspepsia
An old newspaper ad warns a throat tickle may become a winter cold and touts Perry Davis painkiller as a cure all for coughs and croup, claiming rapid relief. It also promotes Kadol dyspepsia cure as a superior digestive aid, with user testimonials from Alabama.
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Perry Davis
Ecaudh Or
Croup
P.thomas
Sumpterville
Ala
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