Mule Eats Wagon Tale From An Old Courthouse
The Charlotte Observer reports a curious tale of a mule allegedly chewing an entire wagon after escaping a stable. A witness recounts a war era commissary mule feeding spree and notes mules that ate wood and spokes without dying, while questioning the death of Mr Harris's mule.
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Saya
Charlotte
Oberver
Cam King
Squire Maxwell
Observer
Sam Harris
Sam
Staunton
Mr. Harrin
Maori use volcanic heat to cook potato dishes in New Zealand
The text describes Maori cooks using volcanic heat to bake vegetables underground. They dig a pit deep with straw, place food inside, cover and pray, then leave. Heat rises from the ground to cook, and people retrieve the food later when ready to eat.
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New Zealand
Detroit
Marriage as Lottery in Chinese Betrothal Customs
A passage from La dies' Home Journal discusses marriage as a lottery for Chinese girls. It details betrothal negotiations, go-betweens, fortune tellers, and the exchange of two sacred cards, marking a multi-step binding process and eventual betrothal completion.
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Sui Sin Far
Ladies’ Home Journal
Thiya
Wireless telegraphy promises faster, cheaper global contact
Tesla predicts stationary earth waves will carry signals without cables across oceans and enable precise remote effects. He argues cables limit speed and cost, while a properly designed wireless plant could surpass cable capacity. De Gallifet recalls wartime bravery and a silver stomach substitute after a 1863 injury. The piece also notes horse prices rising despite electric transit and includes ads for Elixir and teas along with local real estate and banking notices.
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Hesserat
Trial by His Peers and Paine's Court Defiance
The Massachusetts bar recalls Harry W. Paine as fearless and sometimes reckless in court. He defended a 15 year old charged with arson, urging to prove him an idiot, and refused a new trial against a jury verdict of guilty. Paine quarreled with the supreme court and valued the supreme court reports over law books.
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Memher
Massachusetts
Harry W. Paine
Paine
Ansewer
Supreme Court
Boston
Cambridge
Harvard
Poaching Tactics and Deep-Water Diving Notes
Poachers in New York use a stick with a hook to snag trout and sturgeon in streams, a method harming sport by luring wary fish. Reports describe divers unable to reach beyond 200 feet, encountering severe trouble and loss of consciousness, while Alaska shows 10000 square miles of cultivable land attracting farming interest. Administrator notices in Oregon list Estates and creditors with six month claim deadlines.
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Adirondacks
New York
Anay
Andy
Troll River
Lake Superior
New York Times
Doctor Adopts New Name and Practice Address
A. B. Stone M.D. now operates as Abana Onrcox from an office at City Drug Store. He will answer calls day or night, continuing to provide medical services.
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A. B. Stone
UIS
Abana
Onrcox
City
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