King Don A Story Of Military Life In India
The Indian captain grapples Don on a vessel amid a perilous sea rescue as Lil lies nearby in anguish. Don, severely wounded, is saved but near death, while Lil’s devotion and the shipboard doctors shape a loyally steadfast vigil. The narrative follows the couple through weeks of feverish recovery, memory, and looming separation, culminating in Don awakening and asking where they are.
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King Don
India
Don
Lil
Bosun
Lillie
Vic
Lie
Dream in the Solent Ends in a Promise of Stay
A couple aboard a drifting ship near the Solent share a tender moment as illness and fatigue loom. He, fading yet hopeful, asks her to promise not to leave him until the end. Tears fall as she vows she will never depart, and he falls asleep holding her hand. The scene ends with a note that the story continues.
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Christ
Redeemer
Solent
Southampton
Roddy
Isle of Wight
Don
Lillie
Rich in Memories The Long-Neglected Warrison Mansion
The Harrison mansion at North Bend Ohio has been sold to Mrs. C. H. Hall of Cincinnati for 15000. The house built in 1814 by Gen. William Henry Harrison became a symbol of hospitality and hosted many guests. Once home to Benjamin Harrison, the estate has dwindled to seven acres and long stood vacant with overgrown gardens and silent rooms. The new owner plans preservation to honor notable occupants.
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Warrison
Harrison
North Bend
C. H. Hall
Cincinnati
William Henry Harrison
White House
Benjamin Harrison
Tecmseh
Gen. Harrison
John Scott Harrison
Indianapolis
Magic of figures in simple subtraction trick
A vintage illusion explains how a three digit number can reveal the whole total. By transposing digits and subtracting the smaller from the larger the result is a three digit number with central digit always nine and end digits summing to nine. Knowing one end or the middle can yield the entire number.
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Yvtek
Growth of a Gas Town Parallels Sunflower Blooming
An Idaho man planned a town plot years ago and fifteen additions have since come to the city. New lots keep arriving so fast he cannot predict when the task may finish. The article likens the town’s rapid growth to a sunflower, noting the sign is right.
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Ldla
Towa Republicans At Des Moines State Convention
The Des Moines convention opened with H. Weaver presiding, prayer by W Bayard Craig, and speeches by G Cousins and others. Delegates-at-large include Shaw Young French Smith with district picks across Iowa, adopting resolutions backing McKinley administration and Republican policies.
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Weaver
Lon. BR. G. Cousins
Fifth
Cousins
McKinley
A. B. Funk
Dickinson County
Permaunent
Dolliver and
Lacey
Geo. D. Perkins
Sioux City
Leslie M. Shaw
Denison
Lafe Young
Des Moines
George W. French
Davenport
J. WH. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Charles M. Junkin
Fairfield
FM. Epperson
Ottumwa
H. G. Venrose
Yuma
T. E. Purcell
Lampton
Warren Beckwith
Henry
James Eliricks
van Buren
J. N. Rumple
Iowa
W. L. Roach
Muscatine
G. A. Albrook
Hardin
GC. R. Ranier
Buchanan
E. 0. Warden
Mayd
J. J. Marsh
Winsneshiciy Wirth
E. M. Sargent
Grandy
M. J. Iovin
Benton
C. ML. Hinsdale
Jasper
J. A. Dunn
Davis
W. C. Payne
Story
Sehamel
Dallas
Wm. Eaton
Juwa
Republican Party
McKinies
Republican Congress
Henderson
Senate
House
Philadelphia
L. M. Shaw
M. J. Tobin
Vinton
George M. Christian
Grinnell
J. M. Shaw
National Committee
Ernest BR. Hart
Bluits
Wart
Pottawattamie County
Ninth
State Central Committee
T. W. of. Roach
York Coming to America Ahmed Pasha to Visit United States
May 1 report from Constantinople notes delay in indemnity settlement as Ali Ferrounh Bey seeks a short postponement. Ahmed Pasha has departed for the United States with proposals aimed at settling claims indirectly, with failure ports resuming talks with the Porte. Germany not involved in the deal. May 12 dispatches deny a European note to Kruger about protecting or destroying gold mines.
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Ahmed Pasha
United States
Imbusny
Constantinorle
Washington
Ali Ferrounh Bey
Constantinople
Ahmed
Alamed
Germany
Bewuin
Kruger
Foreign Office
Telegraph Poles Disturb Wildlife In Early Scandinavian Use
A London paper notes that early telegraph poles in Norway puzzled bears and woodpeckers, who associated wind and insects with a food reward. Birds and animals adapted, using wires as nesting sites, with one Natal bird even expanding its wire nest for security.
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London
Norway
Natal
Long sieges in history include Candia and Constantinople
The account lists Candia Crete besieged 1645 1669 with 40 000 Christian and 120 000 Turk deaths. It mentions Constantinpoleon and sieges of Gib ral tar Olmutz Lucknow Ladysmith Herat and Parry. It notes Constantinople besieged 26 times and Parry 11 times.
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Candia
Crete
Constantinople
A. D
Gibraltar
Olmutz
Lucknow
Ladysmith
Herat
Afghanistan
Death of Frederic E. Church Doubles Fame of American Artist
Frederic E. Church, famed American painter known for The Great Fall of Niagara, died in New York on the 7th at age 74. Born in Hartford, Conn, he trained with Thomas Cole, joined the National Academy in 1849, and created celebrated works from Icebergs to Niagara that toured the U.S. and Europe and earned a Paris Exposition medal in 1867.
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New York
Frederic E. Church
Church
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Cole
Catskill
N. Y
National Academy
South Africa
Labrador
United States
Europe
West Indies
Holy Land
Niagara
Corcoran Gallery
Washington
America
Great Waterfall
A Foreign Tongue On Wie Strength Of A Story Printly
A Washington Star piece reflects on vernacular and dialect, noting how language marks identity and echoes the speaker's cultural background as a mother and child navigate schooling and speech. The fragment hints at regional speech and education shaping how dialect is perceived.
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Washington Star
Pla
Jim
Health and alliance notes in a fragmentary column
A garbled voice opines on manners and alliances with England. It suggests health is safeguarded by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and promotes ground oats for calf feed. The piece blends social commentary with veterinary and medicinal advice, reflecting a fragmented 19th century newspaper tone.
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England
United States
Allen's Foot- Ease powder advertised for foot relief
An old time advertisement extols Allen's Foot- Ease powder to ease tight shoes and cure corns bunions and sweaty feet. It promises free samples and lists 25c price sold at druggists and shoe stores. Also touches on marriage and a German wire trust formation in a fragmented newspaper snippet.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Kemp
Germany
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Morley's Sarsaparilla Ad
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with internal use and Morley's Sarsaparilla and Iron to heal a chronic leg sore after 20 years. It cites J Richardson and J B Nunnally druggist of Hartford as endorsers and mentions sales by agents in every town. Some quip about hair dye and gray matter closes.
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Searca
White
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Lille
Towa Republicans
York
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Hood
W. E. Baker
Milford
Ohio
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Hall
Price
Security
Carter
Seer Eee
Carters
Michigan State Board of Health
Apy Coe
Radapis Li Waren
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