Bailor Superstitions of the Sea and Sailor Beliefs
Lieutenant J D Jeol Kelley surveys maritime superstitions in a Century piece noting how wooden keels, blessed ceremonies, and portents shaped ship fate. He recalls beliefs about lawyers clergy women and animals causing ill luck, with anecdotes from the flagship Franklin and sea lore about bells and figures.
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J. D. Jeol Kelley
Fiddler’s Green
Davy Jones
Congreve
Lapland
Scarborough
Franklin
Mediterranean
Baill
Ticonderoga
Thetis
Hailstorm Observed by Costa Rica Mission Staff
A letter from a Museo Nacional associate in San Jose, Costa Rica, printed in the Atlanta Constitution, recounts a catastrophic hailstorm on the southwest coast. The account describes a westward storm cloud bringing immense ice chunks, some weighing up to twenty three pounds, with jagged forms containing earth, leaves, fish, frog spawn, and other debris.
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Museo Nacional
National Museum
San Jose
Costa Rica
Atlanta Constitution
Missouri
Hanseta
International Marriage Bureau Proposal in Berne
Proposal to establish an international marriage bureau with headquarters at Berne aims to regulate marriages between natives of different countries and prevent cruelties and anomalies that arise from such unions.
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International Marriage Bureau
Berne
Longest Continuous Street Railway Opens Between Lowell and Haverhill
Completion of the Lowell to Haverhill street railway creates a forty two mile line, claimed as the nation’s longest continuous street railway.
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Lowell
Haverhill
Mass
Detroit Builder Praises Dr Williams Pink Pills
Levi Elsey a longtime Detroit contractor recalls his eight week siege with varicose veins. After reading of a friend’s cure he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He reports rapid relief, renewed strength, and urges others to try the medicine. Pills are sold at 50 cents a box, six for 2.50, by Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Detroit Evening News
Iiratiot Avenue
Levi Elsey
Gratiot
Elsey
Moran Street
Detroit
Campan
Newberry & Me Mullanks
America
Evening News
Avenue Merchant
Northrup
Woodward
Dr. Williams
Woodward Ave
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Wisdom Bits and Odd Facts Parade in Public Notices
A hodgepodge of witticisms and observations: lines on honesty and self, a joke about Jerrold and a Sahara troops plan, plus social cue quips. Advice on morning vitality suggests drinking water before bed to aid morning energy. mixture reads like a miscellany column from a late 19th century paper.
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Iceland
Greece
Charles Dickens
Jerrold
Sahara
France
Exploration In Palestine Dig At Jerusalem For Two Years
Start of two year dig under firman permits the Palestine Exploration Fund. Mr Bliss begins on Zion and moves toward Ophel, probing the area between Jerusalem's south wall and the Hinnom and Jehosaphat valleys.
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Palestine
Firman
Palestine Exploration Fund
Jerusalem
Mr. Blss
Zion
Ophel
Hinnom
Jehosaphat
Running Antelope Flower Described as Brazilian Bloom
A fragment describes a flower named the Running Antelope from Brazil. Its white petals bear dark lines and dots that resemble an antelope in flight. The piece includes a dialogue about approval and family approval of a courtship, interwoven with the flower reference.
Terrapin in a Tin Bucket Sparks Judge Debate
In a Washington Star snippet Uncle Eben cautions against judging by appearances while noting terrapin served in a tin bucket. The piece reflects local humor about appearances and safety, with observers wary of misreading a dish and the temper of terrapins as depicted.
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Eben
Washington Star
Silk-Spinning Spider of Madagascar Achieves Long Silk Run
A Madagascar spider, famed for producing fine strong elastic silk, is used by natives to fasten flowers to sunshades. One female spider reportedly spun two miles of silk in twenty seven days.
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Madagascar
Dava
Hymns and Their Authors Through the Ages
A compact survey lists famous hymns with their authors from Newton to Heber and Wesley. It notes origins, publications, and anecdotes including Milton at fifteen, Newman's voyage, and the 1779 Perronet hymn. The piece mixes biographical details with publication history and a few quirky facts.
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John Newton
Cowper
John Milton
Thomas Moore
Cardinal Newmar
Mediterranean Sea
Sinai
Montgomery
William B. Collyer
Evangelical Magazine
Reginald Heber
Christian Observer
Charles Wesley
Jesus
Edward Perronet
Sarah Flower Adams
W. J. Fox
Toplady
Life's Kaleidoscope and railway notices in brief
Gypsy notes describe women in dairy work adopting men’s dress in Ebling Germany and a Lexington girl dying from grief after arm amputation. An New York farm produce dealer advertises special eggs for invalids with certificates of freshness. The Chicago Great Western Railway touts Kansas City depot and Maple Leaf service with excursions to Pittsburgh for the G. A. R. Encampment. Also mentions baldness, probate wills, and vacation spending.
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Ebling
Germany
Lexington
New York
Chicago Great Western Railway
Kansas City
Second
Wyandotte Streets
Maple Leaf
F. H. Lorn
Chicago
Anecdote of William II and the alarming clock
A Berlin tale tells how William II arrived at a dragon regiment barracks at 6 am to observe maneuvers. The delinquent officer waited in fear for disgrace while the emperor watched in silence. An alarm clock parcel later revealed the supposed fate, though no message accompanied the gift.
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Berlin
Alf
Detectives and a Bellboy’s Quip at No 35
A clerk recalls discovering the man in No 35 was Slam the great detective after a bellboy explains he rang for help to fetch a towel. The exchange highlights a sharp witticism about recognition and status in a lodging scene.
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Slam
Excursion fares south via Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR
Ads promise one fare round trips from Chicago stations to Kentucky Tennessee and many southern states on select 1894 sale dates with twenty day return. Stopovers allowed. Also Louisville Nashville offers Aug 7 trains at one fare round trip. Additional notes promote Salter wheat and various patent remedies and ads. Includes generic aphorisms and light editorial notes.
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Pittsburgh
Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chica Greatestern Railway
Chicago
FB. H. Lord
Chicago, IL
A. W. Noyes
T. A
C. d. Brooks
C. Pp
Fourth Street
Kirkwood House
Des Moines
Iowa
C.& Vl.le.r
Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
G & Elr
Chicago City
Clark Street
Charles IL. Stone
Dearborn Street
Gulf
South
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
P. ‘Atmore
Louisville
A Flourishing Business
Comic exchange from Texas Siftings where two men discuss work with a fellow brother-like partner. The dialogue hints at a busy venture, with banter about shared labor and mutual involvement.
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Cholly
Etiquette Lecturer Rushed To Deliver Dis course
A figure at the next table hungrily eats while chatter notes he conducts lectures on etiquette at a Ladies Fashionable seminary. He risks lateness for his afternoon discourse on The Art of Polite Deportment.
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To Ladies’ Fashionable Seminary
A Friend of Man Social Freedom Quip in Court
A humorous exchange unfolds as a well used judge known for divorce cases responds to a question on social freedom for women. He counters with a witty claim that he has contributed much to the emancipation of man, implying gender roles and legal progress with dry humor.
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