King Don A Story Of Military Life In India
In a storm bound voyage, Don and Lillie wrestle with love, guilt, and fate. He pleads for mercy and reunion while she insists on separation, fearing judgment and ruin. As terrifying seas rage, Lillie fears for Don and a hidden danger lurks beneath the deck in darkness.
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King Don
India
Don
Lillie
Christ
Lilie
Litlie
England
Southampton
Ever
Anon
Luke
Don at Sea on the Great Ship
A tense scene unfolds as Lilith cries Don as an Indian knife sinks into Don’s breast. The struggling pair stagger amid a stormy deck while the ship rolls. The combat intent remains unresolved as the tale continues.
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Lilith
Don
Color Sense of Savages in Primitive Color Language
Dr. W H R Rivers discusses primitive color vision at the Royal Institution noting four vocabularies from Australian and Torres Strait peoples, and a progression of color terms matching Geiger’s evolution theory. He contrasts Eskimo and tropical languages, cites tintometer findings on blue, and weighs objections to historical color sense development.
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Royal Institution
W. H. R. Rivers
Gladstone
Geiger
Seven Rivers District
Fitzroy River
Kiwal
Fly
Murray Island
Mabing
Rivers
Torres Straits
London Times
Needle's Eye and Proverbs Across Religions
Bill Arp in the Atlanta Constitution notes a reader asking about the needle's eye parable. He recalls a saying about a camel and gate passage, explains it as a metaphor for the difficulty of riches entering heaven, and surveys proverbs from Jewish, eastern, and Islamic sources. He observes proverbs persist and cites lines like A penny saved is two pence gained.
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Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
Jerusalem
Job
Solomon
Confucius
Mahomet
Heaven
Richard
Broken Heart Healing in Folk Remedy Tale
A quip about healing a broken heart cites old time folk medicine. The speaker claims binding fractures with a gold ring and bathing with orange blossom water, followed by plenty of raw rice, will restore health in a month. The dialogue hints at quirky cultural beliefs about recovery.
Unreasonable Remark Sparks Debate in Yonkers
A Yonkers Statesman item quotes Mr. Crimsonbeak denying the idea that all dogs are growlers and Mrs. Crimsonbeak retorting that not all growlers are dogs in a lighthearted exchange. The brief exchange highlights playful citizen discourse in Yonkers.
Hoping for the Beast. Benham quotes baby resemble kin
Mrs. Benham argues the infant may outgrow the resemblance while the family discusses hopes tied to a newborn. The exchange centers on parental sentiment and a debated likeness between baby and father.
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Benham
Almond Blossom in the Land of Silver Shadows
A tale follows Sum Lee nicknamed Almond Blossom born in Pell Street New York to seek her late mother. She visits a joss house on a quest to reach the Land of Ceaseless Shine, finds the shrine locked, and spends hours with wood gods while growing hungry and curious about her fate.
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Sum See
Miss Sum See
Pell Street
New
Sun See
Hip Sing
Joss House
Sum Lee
Sum
Hip
Josshouse
Lee
Joss
Sam
Silver Shadows
Almond Blossom
Almond Blossom Returns from Magic Land Rescue
A New York Herald account describes Almond Blossom waking from a prolonged absence in a magical realm. She is believed dead by townfolk who later discover her alive, well fed, and restored to her family after mysterious rites at a temple and a private exchange with Sum See, the Ruler of Destinies.
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Almond Blossom
Sum See
Sum Lee
New York Herald
Cuban teachers to study at Harvard summer program
Alexis El Frye, Cuba’s superintendent of schools, arrives in Boston to finalize plans for 1000 Cuban teachers to attend a Harvard summer instruction course. President Eliot supports the project, promising help to secure instructors, with tailored courses for language barriers and a chance to tour eastern to western universities.
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Alexis EL Frye
Cuba
Boston
Harvard College
Boston Transcript
Eliot
Frye
Cambridge
United States
Fishing in Polynesia and the Nana Maga Island Net
Native anglers in Nana maga of the Ellice group prepare to fish at windless, moonless nights while noting that fish will bite on normal starlight. They use cocoanut sennit lines, strong enough to haul a fifteen-foot shark, and wooden hooks about one inch and a half wide with a curved barb lashings.
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Mttle
Nanamaga
Ellice
Chamber
Political Philanthropist Crusades Against Policy Evil
Capt. IP Norton Goddard described as a young New York World millionaire reformer who funds families after policy arrests. He funds the jailed man’s wife and children, continuing his single minded campaign against bad policy in the city.
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New York World
Norton Goddard
Capt. Goddard
Roses That Change Color Captivates Japanese Florists
A remarkable rose bred by Japanese florists shifts color with light, appearing red in sun and white in shade. Meanwhile a Redditch, England factory produces over 70,000,000 needles weekly, reflecting the era’s industrial reach.
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Redditch
England
Ginti ot Dry Gratn ot Aggle Your Grocer To day
An ad touts GRALN-O dry drink as a substitute for coffee with a mochalike flavor from pure grains. It claims a gentle stomach with no swelling for children and adults. Priced at 16e and 25¢ per package, sold by grocers everywhere. Biography and autobiography snippets appear in the copy.
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Childrem
Alli
Java
Wall's Gatarrh Cure and Allen's Foot Ease Ad
An old advertisement promotes Wall's Gatarrh Cure described as a constitutional remedy priced 750 with a claim on foot relief and a sample offer. Allen's Foot Ease powder is sold for 25c to ease tight new shoes and corns bunions and hot sweaty feet. The page cites endorsements and addresses in New Jersey Minnesota and LeRoy New York with a Versailles garden cost figure.
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Allen's
Allen S.olmsted
LeHoy
N, Y
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Liverpool
C. H. Marshall & Co
Chicago
Parkin
Washington
Oregon
St. Paul
Third and
Rosabet Streets
St. Paul, Minn
R. E. Werkman
Isa
Oholes
Ty Walter Bakar & Co. Lu
Dorchester
Wit
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Tolle
Hillton St
Philadelphia
Adiania
W.dlokais
Ension
Eluluis
Byron Good
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