Birds and beasts converse in Kipling and Scheherazade
A literary discussion compares animal dialogue in Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Books with Scheherazade’s tales from The Thousand and One Nights. An antique Arab fable about a peacock, a peahen, and a wild goose detailing Ibn-Adam, a feared man, illustrates storytelling’s power to tame fear.
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Rudyard Kipling
Jean Jecquen Rousseau
Scheherezade
Donyazade
Omar-el-Noman
Allah
la Fontaine
Prenchman
Markas
Ibn-Adam
Meebie
Yiason
Wild Goose
Prince and the Beasts Against Ibn Adam Tale
An old lion, a horse, and a carpenter union as a grove of talking animals plan to resist the tyrant Ibn Adam. The horse speaks of abuse, the mouse-like carpenter pleads for protection, and a camel and others join the tale in a desert pursuit for freedom.
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Goves
Nherry
Lam
Tha-Adan
Nsa
Liscara
Ibn-Adam
Hon
Ibo-Adam
Novo
Peacock
The Carpenter and the Goose House Tale
An old tale recounts Ibn-Adam commissioning a carpenter to build a trap house for a powerful sovereign. The carpenter encases the man, who at first scoffs, then enters the narrow box. The door is sealed and the house is set aflame, ending in the sovereign’s fatal death and Ibn-Adam’s triumph.
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Carpenter
Adam
Hon
Hou
Ford
Languer
Ula
Ibnn-Adam
Tou-Adam
Ibn-Adam
Tha-Adam
Lonton
Allen Kelly
New York Sun
Singers of Gracious News and Red Haired Lasses
A fragmentary local column blends a humorous scene in a store where a woman asks to view the city directory before buying stamps. It shifts to a tale from Auburn about a red haired cousin and a fishing trip ending with a misadventure under a steamer wake, noting the clash of auburn and blue styles.
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Alice
Enti
Nie
Washington Star
Exlake
Bay City
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Undertaker Delays as Funeral Party Waits
An old undertaker and mourners await the hearse at a relative’s home. The late train delays the arrival, unsettling the gathering. The undertaker paces and finally appears at the dining room door, addressing them as the group contemplates the dreary wait.
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Brienda
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In a cluttered line of OCR text a crowding phrase remains unreadable. The fragment nonetheless hints at a place or group, but lacks clear names, dates, or actions suitable for a fuller summary.
The Russian cabman and his droshky lore
A detailed portrait of the avoshtehiles, two man droshky teams, and the nomadic Moscow and Petersburg coachmen. Describes their attire, living habits, and the open market for fares as drivers form limited liability carts and cycle between day and night shifts.
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Jeliu
Goth
Moscow
Petersburg
Thie
Mussa
Rumen
London
Trent
Lavoshtchik
Lim
Tox
Acd Cox” Wl
Ols Partier
Tome Tavern
Noir
Moujik
Russia
Nya
Isvoabteblk
Yanke
Uttla John
Lanidon Field
Marriage and Winding Lane Wedding in Parisian Style
The article recalls a whimsical Parisian wedding at the Pipetet home with a grand glass coach procession, lavish attire, and playful mishaps. Helene weds amid friendly crowds, a ceremonial feast, and a lively afterglow that features the wedding party, a honeymoon around Bois de Boulogne, and festive rides through the city.
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Epleerié
Mouxlour
M. Wipelet
M. Pipelet
Pipetet
Father Pipetet
Mme. Pipatet
Klondike
Father Pipelet
Mohalotr
Monsieur
Pipelet
Eelene
Bois de Boulogne
Byan
Mra
Helene
Eplecta
Parjo Cor
London Preas
Snake Interferes with Telegraph on MKandT Line
A four foot snake climbed a telegraph pole between Vinita and Adair on the Missouri Kansas and Texas Mailroad last Sunday. It wound around the wire and near the lower conductor creating a current path that shorted the circuit, cutting off telegraph messages between the two towns until workers removed the animal.
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Tintta
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Vinita
Adair
Linoan
Brothers Reunited After Nineteen Years Absence
In May 1851 George Hemington, brother of Teteren Hemington of Galesburg Michigan, enlisted and later discharged for disability. A Kalamazoo phonograph exhibit revealed a stammer like his brother, leading to a long quest that ended in a reunion of the two brothers after nineteen years.
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George Hemington
Tetereningtin
Galesbore
Mivh
Peter
Kalamazoo
Chative
Southern Hallway to Sell Site From Fading Routes
Reduced Hates and the Sothern Hallway will sell site Win HekGts from Charleston Ohio, on a path to St Augustine, Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans, and other southern cities. Pickets will be old July 29 with tickets issued at depots. agents will supply tickets and return. Travel plans outline fares, schedules, and departure points for destinations including Bristol and Chattanooza with various rates and terms.
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Charleston
St. Augustine
K. Penricola
Mobile
Alta New Orleans
Duc
Bristol
Aide Tin Dicks
Recoinia
Prof Langston Advertises Remote Treatment by Correspondence
An ad states Prof Langston offers absent treatment for Pernona living at distant areas via correspondence. All communications will be confidential. Call or address Ottica-Thampson Building near Vablio Square. Anderson and C. Lhasaay list contact details and proceed.
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Pernona
Tia Methol Iy
Ottica—Thampson
Southeuse
Vablio Square
Langston, Anderson
C. Lhasaay
Marsolouy
Nayti
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