BAME, BIRDS AND ANIMALS IN ISLANDS HUNTING IN PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO
The Field and Stream essay by William Gilbert Irwin surveys game life in the Philippine islands. Deer, wild boar, monkeys, flying squirrels, bats, parrots, and waterfowl abound, with hunting by soldiers in Manila era noted but risk from bands and brigands persists, especially near Laguna de Bay and along rivers.
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Orient
Philippine Archipelago
William Gilbert Irwin
Kizgon
Manila
Eighth Army Corps
Volunteer Army of Occupation
Luzon
Mindanao
Negros
Panay
Dewey
Manila Bay
Laguna de Bai
Pasig
Laguna de Bal
Voltaire and the Quaker at Ferney dinner tale
Voltaire hosts diverse guests at Ferney with famed ease. Claude Gay, a Philadelphia Quaker, refuses to be irreverent, and exits after Gry challenges Voltaire’s stance. The scene ends with an uneasy reconciliation and lingering tension.
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Voltaire
Penney
Geneva
Lake Geneva
Europe
Claude Gay
Philadelphia
Ferney
Yale
Altaire
Gry
Gay
Ram's Horn Blasts Reflect on Friendship and Silence
A reflective column urges choosing friendship over argument and warns against mistaking noisy activity for real church or social progress. It contends wise men stay silent on some topics and that true service comes from sympathizing with others rather than coercive tactics.
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Ram
Foolish heir schemes to steal elder fortune end in moral punch
An aging Wisconsin residenter transfers his land to son Joel who schemes to place him in a home and drain assets. The old man outwits him with legal tricks and bold spending trips, ending with a sharp moral about one’s duty to bunking relatives and the perils of greed.
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Joel
Qld
Joan Hancock
Tam
Wisconsin
Palm Beach
We freed Cubla but we didn’t free much more
Mr Dooley laments the paradox of freedom for Cubla and the beet as a national symbol. He argues emancipation raised expectations that cannot be met by mere liberty and a few groceries, comparing it to feeding a hungry freeman with empty promises while the beet remains central to national identity.
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Cubla
Mr. Hennessy
Mr. Dooley
Regaards
Santiago
Plymouth Rock
Hogan
Dan'l Webster
Abraham Lincoln
Hianissy
Dooley and Hinnissy Debate War and Freedom
Dooley voices defiant resistance to oppression comparing Beet tyranny with serfdom. He vows to start a war for freedom, organizing Rough Riders and aiming for San Juan Hill as a symbol of ending Beet domination. Dooley and Hinnissy discuss Washington and the Philippines as the two conflicts loom.
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San Juan Hill
Mr. Hinnisay
Mr. Dooley
Life Has Just Begun Poem Excerpt by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A fragmented verse urging focus on today over yesterday or tomorrow. The speaker celebrates the present moment and the soul’s potential, invoking God and the human will to attain purpose in the now.
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Tran
Ella Wheeler Wildox
Fragmented OCR Passage on Mrs Litewalte Wept
A garbled OCR fragment describes a scene with Mrs Litewaltewept down an avenue and the speaker’s unusual remark about a woman and her actions. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or dates.
Not Usually That Way Memphis Scimitar Oyster Tale
A small girl on the east side was served raw oysters at supper. She ate one, rejected the plate, and grimaced. Her mother asks why. The child replies the oysters were too fresh.
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Memphis Scimitar
Katy
Ely's Cream Balm touted for nasal catarrh cure
Boston Transcript readers discuss Ely Brothers Cream Balm for nasal catarrh and hay fever with claims of quick relief. A trial size costs ten cents, full bottle fifty cents, with testimonials praising its effectiveness after long catarrh battles.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New Fall
Mit
Olive
Ark
J. M. Scholtz
No Cozy Corner Detroit Free Press interaction notice
A fragmentary Detroit Free Press passage mentions a flat earth theory exchange between Tom and Dick and cites a testimonial from Mrs. Morgan of Berkeley California regarding Piso’s Cure for Consumption. It notes a historical remark about Alexander the Great’s neck mole as a sign of luck.
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Detroit Free Press
Tom
Alexander the Great
Remarkable testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs J E O'Donnell praises the remedy for eight years of female troubles and womb issues claiming a seven month cure with lifelong health benefits. An Oakland Woman's Riding Club president endorses the product and suggests women consult Lydia E Pinkham for relief. A claimed $5000 forfeit signals authenticity concerns.
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Lydia HB. Pinkham
Mis
Jenniz E. O'Donnell
Oakland Woman's Riding Club
Edin KE
Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Jexxie O'Donnell
Blab St
Chicago
Ill
Lydia E.2pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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Hunter's Paradise
AKC
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Pittsburg
Gilbert Irwin
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Perio
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Grand Canal
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Casa d'Oro
Lébo
Syndical
Progress
George Wall
Ely Nail Force
Thirteenth Street
Sam
Fall
Yao-as
Yas
Ya-as
George Ade
Ft. Lh, Turs
Mual
F.p.dunne
Robert Howard Russell
Ayer
Adilvang
J.G
Lowell
Winslow
Boston Transcript
Hanson
Pugleigh
Tryster
J. E. O'Donnell
Duan Mas
LaGrange
Gread
Yohn A
Satie Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
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