Diet of Maine lumbermen praised in USDA memoir
The USDA memo by Woods and Mansfield describes Maine lumbermen enduring cold and wet toil with a staple diet of pork or beef, sour dough biscuits, tea, molasses, and beans parboiled in the forenoon and cooked with salt pork, ashes, and earth. The diet is noted as high in protein and energy and costs about 25.5 cents per person ash.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Woods
Mansfield
Maine
Bay of Wisard Power and Harbor Threats in Flood Era
Fragmentary report describes tidal power and flood threats along the Bay of Widat. It mentions cofferdams and water levels reaching thirty five to forty five feet, the potential destruction to basins and harbors, and a rising need for protective measures against incoming tides and wave surge.
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Rey
Bay of Widiat
Fragmented Observations From a 19th Century Essay
A garbled page excerpt presents scattered notes on anatomy and vision defects, listing finger speeds and eye asymmetry, then shifts to biographical notices and literary references. It mentions Weir Mitchell and various authors, with stray lines about silkworms, silk production costs, and theater performances.
Vigne’s Picture Shown Amid Courtroom Oddities At Fair
A fragmented description recalls Vinge as a figure with pierced shields guarding golden hair assets. The scene includes a dinner with gilded chopsticks, a dramatic courtroom mood, and a crowd reaction as Hans answers with one lifted wheel. Weather lore and a rain forecaster joke frame the travelogue. Louisiana editor Harry Mason touts prize poultry at the fair.
Max Villiers Finds Love After Struggling Strands of London
In Trafalgar Square and the Strand Max Villiers, once a famed author now touring Rutlandshire, helps two hungry children, endures a chance encounter with a struggling artist Miss Blanche Tempest, and learns she once saved his last sovereign. A chance repayment unites them as he proclaims love and she returns the coin with a humorous demand for interest.
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Max Villiers
Trafalgar Square
Strand
Valees
Villiers
Peter Lore
Bevbeeks
Mas
Max
Rutlandshire
Miss Tempest
Rovereign
Max Villers
Blanche
A. B.C
the Strand
Dreas
Max Willers
Villier
Sam
Max Wil
Pink N Rays Said To Reflect Character, Hooker Claims
London Cible cites Dr. Hooker in The Lancet about three years of Blondlotg Nrays experiments. He asserts rays emitted by the body vary by temperament and color, from red for passion to pink for goodness, blue for deep thought, yellow for art lovers, and muddy brown for debased life. He notes rays are not heat, can pass through a corpse’s forearm to intensify luminosity on paper, and may be produced by objects in contact with the body.
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Dr. Hooker
London
New York
Mvs
Hooker
St Ss
Aetter
Swallowed Up by a Little Failure Suve
A didactic 19th century meditation contrasts resilience with ruin. It urges readers to persevere after business setbacks, panic, or adversity, warning that despair can swallow identity and hope. It stresses personal grit and self-belief as the path to recovery.
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Suve
Ing
M Gripele
Liere
Bos
Allus Findin Fault Washington Story
A Washington story notes a man who always finds fault, praising Uncle Even for selecting an easy job while implying a clever ease in the act. The piece uses dialect to critique perception and effort in public life.
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Washington
The Poacher Rector Of Guntersdorf
In a mountainous Thuringian village in the 1840s a poor minister Gotthardt, mocked as a revolutionary anarchist, faces transfer due to poaching scandals. A courtly intrigue with the prime minister and prince shifts him to Guntersdorf as rector, where years later a royal pardon and a Golden Cross seal his rise, while the real poachers are finally caught and exposed.
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Meare
Thuringin Hved
Gotthard
Nelda
Yeipeety
Gotthardt
Mina
Tome
Persom
Mon Grata
Lamar
Wualfershausen
Serene Highness
Waltershau- Ren
Gottharat
Guntersdorf
Guntershardt
Bim
Huey
Serene
White
Karren Leubeth
Gunteredorf
Kin
Jett
Ted
Walterhausen
Waltershausen
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Leubiach
Leubach
Ccame
Order of the Blue Pelican
Buick
New Jersey Wife Seeks Divorce Over Midnight Laughter
A New Jersey wife petitions for legal release from her husband who wakes at night and laughs loudly in a nightly display of mirth. He refuses to explain the joke, offers no compensation, and imposes a harsh domestic discipline that harms her health. The case centers on redefining the marriage bond under harsh, nocturnal theatrics.
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New York Times
New Jersey
Judge Rules on Juror Excusal for Language Gap
A prospective juror asks to be excused by claiming poor English. Judge Knox reassures that language issues are acceptable and downplays the need for perfect English in court proceedings. The exchange highlights accessibility concerns in juror selection and courtroom communication.
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Pelease
Knox
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