Trial at Old Pop Castle Ends Without Hanging
A warped war era trial unfolds beneath the oak at Old Pop Castle where magistrate Uncle Cephas and his jury prepare to hang a prisoner. Nickydemus evades capture as the grapevine rope snaps, and a wild chase ends the attempted execution with no death.
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Vold Pop Castle
Ceplas
Bolden
Uncle Cephis
Mistah
Hyere
Nickydemus
Nicky Demus
United States
Gentermans
Nicodemus
Uncle Cephas
Pop Castle
Uncle Ceph
Timothy Dexter of Salem and His Pun Time Capsule
In Salem Massachusetts a noted old merchant Timothy Dexter authored A Pickle For the Knowing Ones a punctuation free work except for final pages packed with commas colons semicolons and periods inviting readers to mix them themselves Dexter also shipped warming panes to the West Indies and earned profit as locals repurposed lids to scoop molasses.
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Timothy Dexter
Salem
Mass
West India Islands
Rermiiss AB
Iigator School Distriot
Gantt Bohol Diacroe Mebh
Araillt College
Willinaphon
Dintin
Of 21
Cabalt Bo Bay
Sie
Old Noldtnra
Ako
Iva
Audi- Mor
St Yu
Pausliva
Clarke
Lisbio Wis
AM Payne
Foley
Bride voiced doubts on demonstrations of Henry's affection
The bride tells her father after the wedding that she has no doubt about Henry's love but sometimes wishes for more demonstrative affection. A Chicago Tribune exchange captures the humorous dispute over expressions of devotion within a new marriage.
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Henry
Chicago Tribune
Fragmented OCR cartoon dialogue slips into garbled text
The readable fragments show a rough dialogue between Diggi and Biggs about money and spending. There are stray references to a cure all day products and notes about a key and a father, but the text is largely unreadable.
High Priced Corn Baffles Banker Then Surgeon Charges
Neleton, famed surgeon, arrived at a wealthy banker’s home to be asked to perform a foot operation. The banker insisted on removing a coin lodged in the “corn” of his foot. After the surgeon performed the painless removal, he billed $1,200, insisting he was a surgeon not a pedicure and teaching a costly lesson that the banker paid.
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Neleton
Pertogs
Nelaton
Noelaven
The University at Cairo and its 24 Fi Tags of Islam
The Era describes Cairo University with its 10,000 students and a central sunlit square. It notes twenty four fiwaks each representing a nation of Islam where youths study to chant the Koran and pursue careers as doctors lawyers kadia and rulers. It contrasts Sunni and Sufi sects highlighting tensions and varied customs including dress and head coverings and even views on onions and garlic.
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University At
Cairo
Mohammed
Invention of Washing Machine Sparks Club Talk
A fragment describes a club chatter about a washing device for people and babies. Remarks imply skepticism toward women's sincerity as a man sits reading his paper, while an exchange hints at husbands or companions reacting to the novelty with humor or discomfort.
English Sportsman Warned By Keeper After Missing Ammunition
An Englishman, a keen sportsman but a poor shot, faced misfortune and danger after a prior incident left him crippling a gamekeeper. In a later hunt, his morning yielded nothing and his keeper warned him that his ammunition was spent. Upon discovering a bag of cartridges, the keeper declared they were not for him, but for another man who had been shot.
Babylonian Women and Jewelry Found in Tomb Jars
Professor Specht, exploring Nippur, reports ancient women and modern women as “sisters under their skin.” Coffins yielded jars with jewels, trinkets, and belongings, including scent bottles and toilet articles, reflecting beliefs that the departed require adornment in the afterlife.
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Qspecht
Nippur
Area x
Mysterious Wartime Memoir Fragments Hint At Coded Warning
Fragmentary notes mention a remedy for cold and a dramatic line about a man named Smith facing hardship. Other garbled passages reference a girl and a severed separation, with hints of a coded message or telegram style warning amid unclear dialogue.
Government clerk wives quit to keep jobs amid rule
Decades of policy curb on married workers in federal posts prompts a divorce by a Post Office Department clerk who chosen to keep her $1,400 pay while her husband’s $2,100 salary would vanish. The Postmaster General’s directive triggers breakups and even secret marriages to dodge the rule.
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Washington
Sam
Post Office Department
Grosa
Abe
Mending Broken Cast Iron Discovery Gains Ground
A German in Philadelphia has developed a brazing process to repair broken cast iron. He holds patents in thirteen countries and has formed American Erasing Company with Philadelphia HQ to arm small blacksmith shops nationwide. Agents will repair farm tools and other cast iron items, saving farmers from recasting.
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Philadelphia
Germany
United States
Consoling the Dying Story From a Clergyman
A young clergyman recalls a village scene as a dying man dies after a late arrival. A church member claims to have given spiritual consolation, while the story reveals a jarring exchange about heaven and hell. The piece ends with a wry, bittersweet aside.
Why They Married and the Postal Card Inquiries
A humorous survey asks married men why they wed, with responses ranging from practical to playful. Quips touch on matchmaking motives, parental pressure, companionship, and the humor of marital life. Odds and ends include reflections on love, luck, and the differences between friends and enemies.
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Macried
Sarah
Land for Rent or Lease in Elbert County
Land for rent near Savannah River in Elbert County offers two one-borke carne and one-uu mile from the river with four and two room houses, strong well-watered timbered land at 800 be lint cotton per annum. Another three-horse farm two miles from Elberton with fresh land, 25 acres of creek bottoms, a seven hundred dollar house and two room cabin, good pasture, 1000 Ibu hint cotton per house. Mrs Kate Gaines, Alberton, Dec 10, 1902.
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Savannah River
Elbert County
Elberton
Kate
Gaines
Alberton
Notice of Annual Meeting of Anderson County Board
County commissioners will meet at the county offices on January 6 at 10 o clock forenoon. Claimants against Anderson County must file proven claims with the Clerk of the Board by January 10. Magistrates are to have criminal dockets ready for examination. By order of the Board, J F Clardy Clerk.
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Anderson County
Mhneeday
Tee Sik Gay
Tancary Kohrt
Janus Bt
Thin County
Board of County Commissionals
J. F. Clardy
State OF
South Carolina
Anderson
Ziv
Court Common Pleas
Junie Clarke
Jennie L Ralf
Platalds
B.J. Clarke
R.N. Clarke
Sala
Indoron
Andersen
Aida
Church Atreot
Jemima Negothhola
Rosa H. Webb
Torme
Balanca
Probass
Bpsclal
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