A Bag of Coffee A Story of the Confederacy
A Confederate veteran recounts surrender and parole with a mule and a bag of coffee. He trades for a better mule, wanders at night, and encounters a hungry old woman who, after coffee and meat, feeds him and his animal. The tale ends with the old woman brewing ginnywine coffee as dawn breaks.
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Bio Pencil Brigade
Johnston
Lome
Tring
Sath Ca
Lina
Sherman
Charlotte
Townson
Saint Voix the Poet Shaves Before Creditor Crowd
The celebrated French poet Saint Voix visits a barber as a creditor confronts him over debts. The poet remains calm, agrees to delay payment, and leaves with a towel wiped and a beard remaining until his days end.
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Takan
Saint Voix
Saint Foix
Rules for ice strength and load bearing limits
The text explains ice sustaining power across depths from two inch ice for infantry to 36 inch ice for railways. It lists capacities for various loads: four inch for horseback or light guns, six inch for heavy field pieces, 10 inch for an army, 24 inch for loaded railway carriages after a 60 foot fall, and 36 inch ice for railways. It mentions pressure ranges of 167 to 250 pounds per square inch.
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Remarkable Oddities From Old Charlotte Press
A fragmented excerpt recalls quirky items from a past Charlotte paper including misread names such as Prof E W Scott and EE W Hcott, a High Point boy drinking twelve sips in eighteen minutes, and a local verse about someone kicked. The text hints at typographical slips and playful misprints from bygone editions.
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Charlotte
E. W. Scott
EE. W. Hcott
Joly
Song of the River Fragmented Verse by Charles Kinguley
A fragmented verse titled Song of the River appears with archaic phrasing and unclear lines attributed to Charles Kinguley. The text references river imagery, a church bell, and maternal themes, but readability is limited by garbled OCR.
Reading Character From the Countenance and Hands
An excerpt from Leslie's Weekly outlines how facial features teeth noses eyes and eyebrows reveal personality traits. Long teeth indicate liberal views and heroic virtues while evenly growing teeth suggest a better mind. Descolored eyes denote truthfulness and affection, and a curled eyebrow signals jealousy.
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Leslie’s Weekly
Lightning Forms Glass Tubes Fulgurites From Sand
Scientific notes describe how lightning can heat sand to melt silica and form glassy tubes called fulgurites beneath the surface. These glass sheaths vary in diameter from a quarter inch to three inches and can extend depth up to 30 feet, occasionally recovered for study in laboratories and museums.
Queen Victoria's Humorous Remark About Lord John Russell
Queen Victoria joked about the diminutive Lord John Russell after his engagement to a tall widow, remarking he would be known as the widow's mite. The joke surfaced only after Russell’s death, linking the monarch’s humor to his royal status and personal life.
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Queen Victoria
John Russell
A Dog Was Their King In Ethiopia
In Ethiopia the people once elected a dog named Irept as king. Surrounded by a large guard and officials, the dog was treated with royal pomp. When he growled, it was understood he disapproved of the government, and his signals were obeyed.
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Ethiopia
Fallacy In Education Story From A French Girls School
A tale describes a French girls high school visit where a pupil is asked how long to soft boil an egg. Answers range from 5 to 45 minutes and 20 to 30 minutes, revealing varied reasoning. The pupils, despite inconsistencies, understand the egg from a scientific standpoint.
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Ay Snepeotag
Hidden peril on a precipice faces a big Bini ghastly clash
A fragmentary note describes a tense confrontation on a cliff with a formidable Bini figure. The cryptic text references a political crater and the whald as a sputter of phrases, hinting at a larger, unnamed struggle.
Tale of a 19th century shipping blunder on Monhegan coast
The tale recalls 1870 when the coaster Jonathan Bell mistook a tramp steamer light for Monhegan lighthouse. A masthead lantern position caused the error, sending the Bell 50 miles off course and delaying entry into Rockland, ending the captain’s job.
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Jonsthan Bell
Boston
Rockland
Monhegan
Galt
Monhe
Applause on Treat in Jules Simon's Anecdote
In Jules Simon's Premieres An tees a Brittany candidate received over an hour of applause and was carried back to his hotel in triumph. A friend noted the crowd size, remarking that most did not understand Trench, and Simon admitted the ovation was earned on trust rather than understanding.
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Jules Simon
Brittany
Trench
Jules Simons
Hit Him Back
A famed English general, hero of two eastern wars, nears health failure under long service and sails home. On embarkation day, a crowd accompanies him as he gives away tokens, joking with the bishop of Calcutta about bequeathing his entire stock of impudence.
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England
Calcutta
Eval
Pindchen
Amusements Planned for Southern Interstate Pair in Atlanta
The Southern Interstate Pair organizers announce a full amusement program in Atlanta this fall. Activities run from 11 o'clock to 11 o'clock with continuous entertainment and attractions across the event.
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Atlanta
Human Daring and the Rise of Death-Defying Feats
A 19th century style discourse lauds extreme risk acts for public applause. It highlights Charles Kilpatrick for bicycle and famed automobile stunts, praising daring combined with apparent ease, and notes sensational performances drawing crowds in New York and beyond.
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United States
Charies
Kilpatrick
Capitol
Washington
Kittrickees
Fy Ronson
Nebranks Sod House Shown At Pan American Exposition
A Nebraska sod house built near the Indian mound by A Q Morrison and linked to Mrs I Howser is showcased at the Pan American Exposition. The rustic structure, three feet thick walls and one room, features lime soil walls, sod roof, and a connecting rustic restaurant run by Mrs Bowser.
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Indian Mound
Buffalo Express
Isis
I. Howser
Omaha
Buchanan
A. Q. Morrison
Borner
Nebraska
Wuffalo Ias
Bowser
Woman's Home Journal
Machines Save Brains in Banks and Shops
A New York World report notes machines in Chicago banks weighing and sorting coins and reducing clerical error. Adding and counting machines, cash registers, and patent scales free workers from tedious mental tasks, expanding mental freedom and efficiency in business.
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Tix Clerka
Chicago
New York
World
Woman Judge Observes Neighbor Backyard Display on Wash Day
The report notes a woman judge observing a neighbor's yard display during wash day. It contrasts two types of men, noting that dogs owned by one type refuse to follow their masters. It also recalls a belief that many men marry young because they lack life experience.
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Bradfisld
Farmer
Anderson County
J. C
Eald
F. Farmer
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