When Ellen May Prays Across Miles in a Flood
Ellen May and her salesman husband communicate through nightly prayers at nine thirty as a river flood strands trains and wires. In a dim hotel, neighbors await word at the station while prayers turn to shared hope across hundreds of miles.
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Avery
Elen May
Los Angeles
Ellen Blay
May
Ellen Muny
Eion May
Amile
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Food District
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Elon
Ellen
Chow
Calida
Benny
Tao
Fragmented portrait tone from a 19th century style reminiscence
The text reflects a male centered description of character traits, contrasting roughness with gentleness and humanity. It appears as a reflective, possibly dialect influenced, meditation on masculine virtue and social behavior.
Gold Loss and Legacies Surface in Ocean Wreck Tales
A London Opinion piece muses on lost fortunes from treasure ships and sunken vessels. It cites wrecks like the Do Brook, Hussar, and Lutine, noting vast sums of gold vanished and recovered from sea depths, while reflecting on gold’s wear and return to earth.
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England
India
Do Brook
Erith
Hussar
London
The Coaster Beaten and Parsnips in a Carriage Tale
A railway carriage discussion shifts from gardening to oversized parsnips grown in the United States and a failing attempt with patent fertilizer. Perkins recalls rabbits eating root ends, while a dream of parsnips outgrows all records then dies. A patient writes of asthma relief from Kellogg's Asthma Remedy.
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Derrick
Perkins
Australia
Hans
J. D. Kellogg
Han Itor
Hla Wholenaler
Printing in the Americas Claims Made by Mexican Historians
Mexican historians claim the first printing in the American continent occurred in Mexico City in 1639, with the press building still standing, while New England saw its first printing in 1638. The Florida Times Union notes the rivalry in early colonial printing and cites a quip about the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seta
Mexico
Atill
United States
New England
Great Comic Berry and a Grocer Bill
A humorous snippet recalls a great comedian served by a grocer named Terry. The bill arrives due and the comic mocks it with a playful exchange about paying only when due and not caring for straw. Also references a brain workers pill claiming to aid digestion and mental fatigue with Parmoloe’s Vegetable Pills.
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Terry
Berry
Herry
Devoted Mother Cat Climbs Fire Rescue Heroic Fireman
A London fire in a crowded house saw a brave fireman rescue a tabby cat and her kittens. The cat refused to abandon her brood, guiding the climber to the basement where mother and babies were saved. The crowd cheered as the cat, nearly drowned and roasted, was dried and kept safe.
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London
England
Jenkal
Jenks
Tiresman
Areman
Uttle
Didney Clarendon
Canada’s Courage and France’s Defense in World War I
The piece extols Canada for its self-reliance and sacrifice in the war, contrasts Britain and France’s roles, and praises Canada as a mighty force defending freedom and humanity. It lauds Canada’s loyalty to Great Britain and its example as a bright jewel in history.
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Canada
Mar
Great Britain
Germany
Stritain J
Ordova
France
Italy
Britain
Treajl
Oklahoma
Heview
Levinsky Denied Raise After Jewish Boss Convoluted Rationale
A worker named Levinsky sought a pay raise from Goldstein at 316 a week, but was rebuffed after a long, numerical calculation of days off. The boss deducted weekends, holidays, lunches, and Sundays to argue Levinsky did not work enough, concluding no raise was deserved.
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Levinsky
Goldstein
Mr. Goldstein
Abdidateln
Baya Levinsky
Vich
Lavinsky
Nationa
Ford
Going to Extremes in Weather and Winds
A lively chat between Gotham and his western cousin notes extreme winds and high costs. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph reports the notion that weather and prices are making daily life and even house upkeep nearly impossible in their regions.
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Gotham
Pittsburg
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