Eagles Fight Over Chicken Threat Near Rappahannock
An old Virginia farmer recalls a dramatic aviation battle between a bald eagle and a gray eagle by the Rappahannock River. He describes wing clashes, talon strikes, and a lengthy exchange that ended with the bald eagle prevailing as the other bird veered off, while noting eagles’ nuisance to farm flocks and poultry.
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Rappahannock County
Rappahannock
Old Bundy
Jelunie
Washington Star
Yacht Racing History Traces Expensive Sport to England Roots
The piece surveys yacht racing origins from royal vessels in England to the 17th century Dutch influence. It notes Charles II’s early yachting bets, the Royal Cork Yacht Club’s 1720 formation, Cowes clubs, William IV’s royal cups, and America’s rise with the New York Yacht Club in 1814, framing yacht racing as a long, international sport.
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England
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Mary
Charles
London
Evelyn
Dutch East India Company
Charles II
Phlovas Pett
Gould
Duke of York
James I
Cork Harbor
William IV
America
New York Yacht Club
Amertenan Yaochting
Lawyer Challenges Cigar Storekeeper Over Illegal Trade
A Philadelphia lawyer cross examines a cigar storekeeper near a major hotel. The keeper admits selling cheap five cent cigars to hotel guests who pay fifteen or twenty five cents, saying customers cannot tell the difference. The exchange highlights how the seller made a living from the shop for a year.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Inquisitive Jury Seeks Spelling On Pneumonia
A London Globe note reports a jury asking how to spell pneumonia during a trial when discussing whether pneumonia may have caused death. The exchange shows the jury seeking precise wording rather than evidence.
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Pheumonia
London Globe
Ape
Jack Masons Wager on a Dandified Morning Hunt
A Virginia tale recounts Jack Mason wagering his horse to hunt on a Scotch Covenanter’s land. The next day a dapper intruder arrives, dressed as if from Warwick Hall, and shoots quail with flawless skill while a hidden groom hides the game. The Scotsman, impressed by the display, learns the intruder’s name and that night Mason has won the wager.
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Jack Mason
Alexander Hunter
Virginia
Joe Mason
Warwick Hall
Charles Li
Bin
Marster
Rupert
Cromwell
Jack Mazon
Diet and Disposition in The Food We Eat
A Pittsburgh Chronicle opinion argues diet shapes temperament and behavior. It cites bread and milk for docile pets and raw meat for aggressive dogs to illustrate how food influences mood in humans, urging focus on human nutrition as well.
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St. Bernard
Tittsburg Chronicle
A Serpent's Appetite and Odds and Ends
A quirky clipping presents a tale from a former Brazil resident about a fifteen foot snake that chased a hunter. After firing twice, the man climbed a tree. the beast followed before the rubber boot thwarted it. The boot later turned up in a swollen dead snake, oddly intact. The page also includes jokes and brief quips from various newspapers.
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Brazil
Jena
New York Times
His Second Stomach Smugglers Use Elephant Deception
A Paris gate scene reveals smugglers hiding brandy in an elephant by enlarging the animal’s skin to pass inspection. A keeper fed the ruse, concealing volumes of liquor in four tiny barrels that fell from a wound when probed. Spectators reacted with horror yet the elephant showed no pain as the trick unfolded.
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Paris
Custom House
Desperate man and odd clipped anecdotes in a jumble
A chaotic collage of fragments from a newspaper page includes a desperate man in a restaurant arguing about baby care, remarks on the phrase "with a grain of salt" dating to 63 B.C., a hairdresser's hurried shampoo critique, a young historian claim about Allen Welsh Dulles, a Washington Star quip about punctiliousness, and various verses and odd facts about Manchuria, animals, and human anatomy.
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New York Press
Chicago Tribune
Allen Welsh Dulles
J. W. Foster
Harrison
Washington
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Manchuria
Banchuria
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Atoro
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Boston Traveler
Mike
Hogan
Mika
Zaith
Chicago News
Amy
Pompey
Mithridates
Farott
Berar
Natural History
Kansas
Charles Elliot Norton
Thomas Moor
Rod Son
THE
Iowa Lumber CO
Robertson, Iowa
L. Pelz
Bakker
Furnitur
World Office
Goettel’s
the World
Imielresiou
Waterloo
Hi. Ail
THAUS
Presbyterian Church
T.J. Symington
Raduate
Queen's University
Canadaan
Bret House
Bowth
Ackey
Towa
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