Milk Producing Cow Tree and Stinging Queensland Tree
An 19th century survey describes the cow tree with its milk yielding sap tapped from incisions, its bark fibers made into cloth, and a whistling gall produced by insect activity. It also details the stinging tree of Queensland that causes extreme pain without a wound, and its aggressive reactions when disturbed across Nevada, eastern California, and Arizona.
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Nubia
Sudan
Feetibe
Otsbaite
South Sea
Queensland
Nevada
California
Arizona
Philadelphia Times
Hungarians in Smalltown Stir Churchgoers with Formal Salutes
A Hungarian noble visiting a Smalltown girl caused a buzz as he attended church in a striking red coated uniform. He bowed formally to the girl's father and mother, a display of foreign manners that astonished locals and drew much interest from the community.
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Smalltown
Hungaria
Stualltown
Detroit Free Press
Mostem s Rosary and Muslim Bead Practice
The text describes a 90 bead rosary used by many Muslims in upper and middle life. Each pass between the fingers is paired with two words declaring praise to God. After completing the beads for prayer time, the wearer folds hands, prays for blessings for self and household, then strokes the beard and says Praise be to God.
Honest Parents Speak in Campaign Gaffe During Debate
The Indianapolis Journal quotes an orator claiming his opponent’s mother “took im wanking” and “sent it back,” alleging such evidence proves honesty and duty. The item reflects a brutal blast of campaign rhetoric and personal attack in a political contest.
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Indianapolia Journal
What Jones Did Insulting the Judge Sparks Days of Controversy
A fragmentary report suggests Jones faced a judged insult and a consequence of sixty days as stated in a terse exchange. The wording reflects a courtroom or disciplinary context with unclear identities and dates.
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Jones
A Life for Love Song Fragment from Atlanta Constitution
Fragment of a poetry piece titled A Life for Love appears in the Atlanta Constitution. The lines describe a world below and a heaven above, urging living and loving, with imagery of sunlight, rivers, red roses, and a first sweet kiss reflecting romantic longing. The text features repeated misspellings and archaic phrasing typical of literary verse.
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Greast
Rivera
Atlanta Constitution
Wanted Burglars Advertised To Call For Heirlooms
A Chicago couple seeks burglars to phone and arrange a visit to steal heirlooms from their Ashcourt home. The man drafts a costly advertisement while an editor questions tone. He jokes about legacy fears and family silver as motive, and vows to pay for the insertion.
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Eraatus Brown
Ashcourt
Qilver Cromwell
Paris
Chicago Times-Herald
Eighteenth Century Stagecoaches Sparked Contention in England
In 1762 England had just six stagecoaches as public travel, sparking pamphlets from John Crosset who argued they lured gentlemen to London for trivial reasons. He warned of wives joining long journeys for fashion and pleasure, fostering idleness and costly habits. Even steam car visitors were said to be similarly affected.
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England
John Crosset
London
Wealthy Men Learn Beginnings From Harried Merchant
A reporter asks a rich merchant how he began his career, seeking a candid start rather than a polished biography. The old man welcomes honesty, offering a plain account of his early life and ascent.
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Chicago Post
Meanest May and Curious Historical Snippets
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet recalls a boastful liar about an Indiana case where a wooden leg was forged for a crippled boy, hoping the leg would grow with him. It notes Sweden and Norway exporting cod liver oil and matches to the United States and mentions gypsy origins tied to India rather than Egypt.
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Indiana
Green Willow
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sweden
Norway
United States
Unfortunate Editor Edison and His Early Ventures
A life story of Thomas A. Edison highlights his rough start as a news seller who became editor and publisher. His makeshift Grand Trunk Herald operated from a dilapidated luggage van on the Grand Trunk railway. His Paul Pry column pried too freely, angering readers. A phosphorus bottle fire destroyed his lab on a train, leaving Edison broken and stranded as the train moved away.
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Edison
Sarah A. Tooley
Guarrison
Tom Edison
Prosa
Hia
Story of a Man Who Thought the Financier Gould Steerer
Jay Gould once visited Margaretville with a physician and private car and called on George Decker, a former Gould clerk. Decker mistook a confident visitor for a stranger, while Gould revealed himself with a playful greeting. The anecdote, retold by the Philadelphia Press, highlights Decker’s skeptical recognition.
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Jay Gould
Margaretville
N. Y
George Decker
Gould
Roxbury
Decker
Mr. Gould
Hallo
New York
Broadway
Mr. Decker
Metallized Wood Invention Impresses with Metal Like Finish
Les Mondes describes a multi stage process by Mr. Rube ick to metallize wood. It uses caustic lye bath, hydrosulphite of calcium, sulphur in caustic potash, then acetate of lead, each at high temperatures. After drying the wood gains a bright metallic luster and a burnished mirror like surface.
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Rube
Les Mondes
Tennyson and Birds Focused by Agnes Weld
Agnes Weld, niece of Tennyson, quotes The Contemporary Review on how Tennyson noticed every tree and bird. She notes his fascination with a caged linnet losing its red plumage after captivity and his wish to write a poem about liberty. He frequented Freshwater and climbed Bancon Hill to view sea gulls over the cliffs.
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Tennyson
Agnes Weld
Bancon
Contrary Infant and the Concert Croup Joke
A Chicago News quip notes a wife missing a concert due to a baby threatening croup, then the baby proves healthy. English farmers reportedly use ferrets to drive rabbits with a tin horned horn in a barrel to allure bunnies out.
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Chicago News
Gningt
Uly
Out of the Fire with Dexter the Loyal Horse
A governor recounts how his flue brick driving horse named Dexter calmly followed his master through a burning stable. Dexter’s obedience and steady whinny saved them both, contrasting the belief that flames make horses panic. The tale likens their escape to Shadrach and Abednego.
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Bexter
Dexter
Cleo
Bone
Mnu
Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego
A Thorough Cure for a Failing Mind
A husband fears his wife’s mental decline and is told by a doctor that only extravagant social life can rekindle her brilliance. The doctor prescribes lavish gowns, horses, carriages, jewels, and a $260000 receipt, leading to the wife becoming the social queen of the circle. The tale ends with a mutual wink between couple and doctor.
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Grizler
Grigzler
Detroit Free Press
Parliamentary Pinot
The London World notes Justice Darling's sharp humor in parliament. It recounts Gladstone yielding lead to Harcourt, and Darling provoking Harcourt by quipping that the opposition has a greater light to rule the day and a lesser light to rule the night, a quip that drew fury.
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London
Justice Darling
Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
Sir William Harcourt
Mr. Darling
Sir William
Disappointed traveler counters clerk at hotel
A he arrived at the hotel and refused to be turned away shouting I won’t submit. He displayed a roll of bills insisting he is flush while the clerk noted the hotel is full. The exchange captures a tense moment at the front desk.
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Philadelphia
North American
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