Absurd exam questions haunt 19th century applicants
A crowded wartime style report describes brutal, ridiculous test items for job exams. Applicants faced impossible tasks such as naming electoral votes by state and recalling dozens of state tallies amid harsh weather. The piece contrasts the absurdity with a tragic tale of a family, a wedding, and a witness to a life altered by poverty and misfortune.
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Tuet
McKinley
Bryan
A Hore Remedy for the Cold and Cough
The article discusses a home remedy approach to treating colds and related symptoms. It mentions facial greases and various tonics, touting a supposed cure and warning that neglecting rest worsens illness. It also notes methods like nasal lavage and mild treatments, claiming benefits for throat and chest discomfort.
Shape of Animals Found in Wisconsin Mounds
A strange discovery near Wa vonsin reveals two mounds with animal shapes. Descriptions note a deerlike figure about 25 feet long with a 30 foot neck and antlers, plus a large head and other features measured across the field.
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Aada
Fascher
Armenian Conspiracy Reveals Cyrlish Statecraft and Massacres
Eyewitness accounts describe police complicity in massacres during the Armenian crisis. A northern Turkish minister admits serial instructions to police to supervise killings. The article portrays a grim regime under the sultan and Viceroy, detailing arrests, murders, and mass violence along the Bosphorus.
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Thad
Vis Oler
Helms
Bosphorus
Night Watch Keeps Torch Burning At Shipwreck Scene
Report describes a storm battered coast and a guiding beacon at a lighthouse where keepers stayed through peril. Shoreward rescuers and families assisted as waves raged and ships burned, with ashore parties sent for aid and shelter during a tense night.
Natural Oddities And Quinine Trees In Central America
Three rare locations in Central America are described where a tree bark yields quinine and fire uses exist. A specimen near Momit ffeela, lee lani, another fourteen miles east at the mouth of Ure Obi, and the third near Quito, South America. The bark supposedly produces quinine when planted in a non-tmarital district. the rest asserts the bark is a poisonous source. Also noted are remarkable golden beetles valued at 75 to 100 dollars, and a large luminous antlion specimen in Natal with a bell shaped horn and strong odor that attracts carrion feeding bids.
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Ure Obi
Quito
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Natal
Plight of two society men on train misadventure
A New York Mail and Express account describes two society men who improvised evening attire in a luggage car after a long delay on a train. They changed clothes amid shattered garments as the conductor entered, prompting laughter as their dress crises unfolded during the journey toward a scheduled event.
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