Blackbeard’s Death and the 1718 Virginia Pursuit
The London Globe recounts Edward Thatch known as Blackbeard, his rise with Stede Bonnet, the Bathtown plunder, and Maynard’s punitive voyage. Thatch dies after a fierce duel, Maynard hangs his head at the bow, and Virginians retake the pirates. Israel Hands survives on pardon.
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Edward Thatch
Blackbeard
America
Captain Widd
Thatch
Bristol
Jamaica
Stede Bonnet
Barbados
Bonnet
Bermudas
Bathtown
N. C
Charles Eden
James River
Maynard
Virginia
Israel Hands
Bolivian land sale by transmuta tion of possession described
The article recounts a Bolivian land sale near La Paz in which ownership passes through a mass ceremony called reoffment. A buyer receives earth and grass from the seller in the witness of villagers, with a notary recording the transfer as the crowd witnesses the possession taking.
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Bolivia
la Paz
Boston Post
Affable Clerk Asks About Room Bath Availability
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Record Herald shows a polite clerk asking about a bath room while a man with a canvas telescope retorts in a playful Tuesday remark. The cartoonish dialogue captures city humor.
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Chicago Record-Herald
How to Cage a Bear in Breslau Zoo Story
An autumn incident at Breslau Zoo is recounted in a periodical tale. A man on the Oder bank reports seeing a bear escape after gates opened. The story portrays a calm, methodical recapture effort, with officials pursuing the imprisoned animal.
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Zoological Garden
London Field
Breslau
Oder
Dream Warning Before Paris Lift Tragedy
A Paris hotel lift accident killed a man and his wife when a warning dream guided her to refuse the ride. She spoke of a dreadfully named man seen in the dream and in the lift, a vision tied to a funeral procession led by a dark man in a sombrero. The tale appeared in London Notes and Queries as a chilling premonition.
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Paris
London
From Youth to Gentlemen The Lost Real Kids
A Walt Mason quip in Emporia Gazette laments gone are the muddy world of boys scrapping and girls dancing in alleys replaced by polished Sunday clothes. He recalls carefree play and rough humor now rare as real kids vanish.
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Kansas
Cadiz
Walt Mason
Emporia Gazette
Difficult Examination for Royal Veterinary College Candidates
The Royal Veterinary College in London requires candidates to pass exams in English grammar and composition Latin mathematics and either Greek a modern language or logic. The matric tests include finding the center of gravity of a uniform wire bent as three sides of a square. Once enrolled the Vet student studies chemistry physics biology botany histology physiology bacteriology materia medica toxicology hygiene dietetics clinical medicine meat inspection and horseshoeing.
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Royal Veterinary College
London
London on American Clothes
The London Chronicle comments that in London a man earns respect by having clothes tailor made, while a non millionaire New Yorker buys only store clothes. It argues ready made American garments reveal wealth, offering a blunt contrast between cultures and status.
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London
London Chronicle
New York
America
Soldier Balks Death Pilot and Health Claims
Civil War veteran J. A. Stone of Kemp Texas argues a plot between lung trouble and death failed. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for restoring health after a stubborn cold and weight gain from 130 to 178 pounds. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic.
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J. A. Stone
Kemp
Tex
Dr. King
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworth
Bee Metaphor Shaped Mr Dustin Stax’s Diligence
A Washington Star excerpt features Mr Dustin Stax comparing himself to a busy bee and touting his industrious storage of life’s goods. It notes that anyone attempting to hinder him would likely be stung.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Three Gs in the Signalers Charge
A London Punch quip notes the oddly phrased "Captain of Signalers" line with Signaler Higgins stuttering on the three Gs as a comic mispronunciation amid military talk.
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London
Revolts at Cold Steel
Detroit woman Mrs. M. E. Fisher suffered severe rectal trouble and was told an operation was her only hope. She then used Dr. King's New Life Pills and was wholly cured. They prevent appendicitis and cure constipation and headache, 25c at all druggists.
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M. E. Fisher
Detroit
Mich
Dr. King
Hat Dye Dilemma Highlights Thrifty Spirit
In Cheyenne a hatter recounts a visitor who asks to dye a hat gray to match his hair. The man balks at a dollar for dye, claiming he can dye his own hair for a quarter, underscoring frugality in daily commerce.
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Household Journal
No Burglary. Speech in a jailhouse exchange.
The prisoner argues in dialect that the alleged burglary is invalid because the chicken coop was unlocked, no alarm existed, no guard dog was present, and no traps were in place, asserting it was merely finding chickens.
Not So Here. London Punch on marriage odds
A London Punch quip notes that if a man reaches 3 p.m. without marrying, ecclesiastical law grants him safety for that day, reflecting humorous social attitudes toward marriage and fate.
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London
Driven to Drink. A Cab Approaches a Watering Trough
A cartoon dialogue presents an artist naming his next work Driven to Drink and a friend guessing a “powerful portrayal of baffled passion.” The artist corrects it as a cab approaching a watering trough.
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Academy
Gifted Lunatics and Acute Remembrance in Insanity
An 19th century survey notes specific cases where isolated senses or memories dimly function amid broader mental impairment. Examples include a music-keen imbecile who recalls tunes after one hearing and a memory expert who, despite foolishness, recalls burials by date and mourners. At Earlswood asylum records of such uncanny faculties are noted.
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Thatch
Earlswood Asylum
England
Remarkable Memory and Senses Highlight Intellectual Variants
Noting cases of repeated reading by the insane, imbeciles recalling sermons, and blind individuals with keen senses. Julia Brace, a deaf and blind woman, could distinguish relatives by smell and recognize people she knew by odor, illustrating exceptional perceptual abilities. Philadelphia requerer.
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Julia Brace
Philadelphia
Rhymed Motto Spurs Steady Work In Artist Studio
A studio on Madison Avenue displays a rhymed motto urging immediate effort. The printed sign reads Begin at once and do it and workers nearby say the verse keeps them alert, preventing restlessness as unfinished tasks nag.
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Madison Avenue
Paralyzed Man Stays Seated During Revival Husbands Night
In a revival meeting scene, a preacher asks all married men troubled by fate to rise. Everyone stands except one man who explains he cannot rise because he is paralyzed, prompting the preacher to declare him a one in a million while the congregation looks on.
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Ahal
Ancient Egyptian surveyors shown on tomb walls
Captain H G Lyons describes ancient Egypt’s land measurement system in royal society speech. Wall scenes from Menna and Amenhotep tombs at Thebes depict chainmen with cords, officials, a boy, and a peasant, illustrating early land registration methods.
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Royal Geographical Society
H. G. Lyons
Survey Department of
Egypt
One Menna
Sheik Abd el Qurna
Thebes
Amon
Amenhotep
Tomb of
Menna
Thankfulness Amid Common Sense Note in World
Arnele Eben says thankfulness is the common sense needful to recognize many good things in the world. The Washington Star quotes Eben praising ordinary grateful recognition.
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Arnele Eben
Ain’ Nuffin
Washington Star
Seeing the Scenery in a Busy Lens Trip
A brief glimpse shows a wife preoccupied with adjusting her camera as companions discuss Swiss scenery. The line hints at travel moments and observational humor from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
No more divorces with Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea
L. M. Bosworth proclaims that husbands will be faithful and wives devoted if they drink Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea. The ad-style claim markets a tonic as a cure for marital strife and guarantees perpetual bliss through a simple product.
Morning Register and Leader Deliveries On Rural Routes
Special announcement notes the Morning Register and Leader are delivered on the same morning as printing. Read this paper for details.
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Register
Leader
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New York Press
Ancient Surveyors
Tain Tea
Mecewilliam
Ames
Hese Ae
M. J. Adams
Tor Ali Yuasa
Amkes
Crary’s Hardware
Story
Boone, Iowa
F. H. Waters
Bakers Jewelry Store
G. J. Snyder
Gamble's
Mutual
Iowa
E. F. P Jsegate
M. H. Kelso
Hamilton
J. F. Tilden
Odd Fellows’ Building
Daniel McCarty
J. Y. Luke
McCarthy & Luke
Attorneys At Law
Story County Bank
Ames, Iowa
C. G. Tilden, M. D
Earl B.bush, Ph. G
M.D
Keedick’s” Store
J. H. Hadley & Co. Pianos
Eldora
Oskaloosa
Above Co
McPhail Piano
Boston
U.S
Evelyn Compton
Sherman Ave
Dr. Shoop
Joel E. Cagwin
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