Height of Waves and Their Behavior at Coastlines
The article explains wave heights, lengths, and periods in various waters. It notes waves in deep water average about transcribed lengths with heights around a few feet, while extreme sea waves can reach tens of feet. As waves enter shallow water, heights rise sharply, sometimes to forty feet or more, due to increased resistance. The longest sea waves on record reached around two feet crest-to-crest, with periods near twenty two seconds, and typical wave trains exhibit periods of about ten seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenti
Wien
Porfirio Diaz's Poetic Prophecy
A fragment from Youth's Companion recalls Porfirio Diaz, Mexico's long time ruler, as an absolute dictator who foresaw unrest. He warned that liberal change would come, predicting that when these snows melt the mud will be deep in Mexico.
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Porfirio Diaz
Uortirio Orax
Mexico
Amo
Infallible Sign and a Spoiled Return Tale
A quirky tale notes how a boyish figure and family affection affect a child's behavior. The piece mentions a father and grandmother’s influence and references an event where a delay causes concern before a parent’s return.
Diplomat Introduced at Court of VE cona Empress
On arrival a former French ambassador was presented to the empress. The wags recalled the prior day’s chatter about Countess X, who was named the most lovely woman. The diplomat bowed and affirmed the impression with grace.
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VE Cona
Xie
Mjesty
Concert Pitch Signals In Baseball Pitching
Exploring why a pitcher uses arm cues before throwing the ball and how signals coordinate with the catcher. The text describes the sequence as a concerted action between pitcher and catcher, with the tee mentioned as part of the setup.
Cherry Tree Tale Clarified by Washington Star Exchange
In a brief Washington Star exchange, a man recalls George Washington telling the true story of the cherry tree. The responder confirms Washington’s candidness and mentions his savvy with immunity, framing the legendary anecdote.
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George Washington
George
Washington Star
Faint Praise and Trust Wording Found in Muddled Dialogue
Fragmentary quotation shows uncertainty about a boy’s trustworthiness. The speaker expresses limited confidence, noting visibility or perception as a factor, with a garbled closing line implying caution or doubt. The passage reads like a depreciated personal assessment.
Muzeting the dogs of war and the mazzies
A quirky note on the challenge of staging conflict using “mazzies” as a playful term for tools or encouragement, implying wartime efforts depend on the right supplies or incentives. The tone is humorous and stock-empty without clear real-world entities.
French court procedure mirrors a football game
A humorously biased note compares French court procedure to a football match where the average plaintiff in a breach of promise action favors money over principles, highlighting the melodrama and perceived theatrics of litigation.
Timeworn Saying Misses Point in Brief Note
A fragmented line notes a time when a fellow could reach the bottom but ends with a new phrase, hinting at transitions or closures in local discourse. The readable fragment offers no clear names, places, or events to anchor a fuller report.
Surprising Ways Workers Dodge Tasks Spotlighted
Readers note how many people employ clever tactics to avoid chores at the workplace with mixed results. The piece surveys common methods and the impact on productivity and morale.
Fragmentary Note Describes Stout Bargain Turning Sour
A garbled line hints at a stingy person and a failed deal. The readable text suggests a dispute over a cent or value, ending with questions about money and motive. No clear names or places are recoverable.
Nerbing Makes Angry Man Reveal Big Details
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a dispute where an angry man confronts Nerbing and Doree Nate over a matter described as big. Details are unclear due to garbled transcription.
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Doree
Nate
Big
We live and teem but those who live jie Tudest dou
A fragmented phrase notes a busy population and sharp feet, with unclear context. The line emphasizes activity among residents and a mysterious reference to Tudest dou, suggesting a local saying or place name without full details.
When the wolf comes to the door be Gorey ther us with letter
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a warning about danger at the door and suggests maintaining a written message or letter for safety. The readable text is garbled, offering no clear event, person, or place details.
Inventor of the phrase its just one denied thing after another
A cryptic note credits a person with coining the line its just one denied thing after another, reflecting on continuous obstacles. The attribution remains informal and unverified, with no clear source or date.
Better to Strive to Improve Than Always Try
The fragment urges choosing consistent self improvement over constant striving. It emphasizes steady effort and practical progress rather than empty or repetitive attempts. No specific people places or events are named.
World Treasures of Happiness Elude Wealthy Elite
A pithy reflection notes that true happiness remains scarce even for the rich, contrasting wealth with contentment and suggesting money cannot buy genuine joy. The line underscores social contrasts and universal pursuit of well being.
Gossip about Dermitoisp Eyebrows in Baltimore Rumor
Gossip column notes much chatter about Dermitoisp eyebrows and the idea that appearance and perception are linked to identity. The piece mocks how impressions and rumors spread through urban gossip networks in Baltimore.
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Dermitoisp
Levereprows
Baltimore
The Whales Blow Porpoise Ring Shout
A cryptic note mentions Dio and Ee Huang amid a flurry of notices and remarks about extraordinary feats and ongoing displays. The text weaves marine imagery with abrupt shifts, suggesting a fragmented folk style or recited chant without clear events.
Long Service Celebrations At Canadian Pacific Railway Leaders
David McNicoll retires from top posts at the CPR after a long career starting as general passenger agent in 1883 and rising to vice president and general manager by 1900. George J. Pury, born in Montreal, 48 years ago, ascends through CPR ranks to become vice president and manager of western lines and later Western divisions chief.
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David McNicoll
CP. KR
Toronto Grey & Bruce
C.P.R
St. John Bridge & Railway Co
Mount Aea
Order of St. John
George J. Pury
Montreal
Chalk River
Cartier and
the Sea
Fort William
Cranbrook
B.C
Laird Superior Division
Winnipeg
Western Lines
West
Bury
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
The
Sir William Whyte
Toronto Trades Patchwork With New Industries
Under Joseph Marks of the Toronto Industrial Banner, workers including tin polishers and carpenters produce toy engines stoves and bake-wagons at St Andrew's Market. Women in the Toronto Women's Patriotic League craft rag dolls and dresses for sale, while loom-weaving ventures may start with the Women's Art Association alloting space.
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Joseph Marks
Toronto
St. Andrew’s Market
Board of Trade
Eastern Avenue
Toronto Women’s Patriotic League
Sherbourne Street
Women's Art Association
Quebec
Ontario
United States
Will Blake K C Opens With Prayer In Will
The probate of Hon. 8 S. H. Blake K C in Toronto reveals a deeply religious opening of his will. He renders thanks to Almighty God and invokes the phrase Into Thine hands I commit my spirit as in olden scripture.
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S. H. Blake
K.C
Toronto
Canada Knitted Mittens Annoy Soldiers on Salisbury Plain
Soldiers appreciate the woollen mittens sent from Canada for troops on Salisbury Plain. Letters from the men praise them but request about half an inch longer cuffs to prevent the rifle butt from striking skin. Wrists are noted as the correct length.
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Canada
Salisbury Plain
Radium in Canadian Spring Water Under Investigation
Mines branch probes Ottawa and Montreal spring water for radium traces. Ottawa shows slight radium presence. Study aims to judge potential healing value of radium in the water, not feasibility of extraction or radium source.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Carlsbad
Germany
Inland revenue decline in October liquor sales Dominion
The Dominion reports October inland revenue from liquor beer cigars and tobacco totalled 1 726 197 versus 2 041 921 a year earlier signaling reduced consumption.
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Dominion
Portrait of Mme Scarron and Mme de Maintenon
The passage describes Mme Scarron in her youth and her later status as Mme de Maintenon wife to King Louis XIV. It notes her beauty dark eyes and hair, her gravity and decorum, and a contemporary remark that she did not smile once a year yet remained not gloomy but spirited in her wit.
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Mme
Scarron
de Maintenon
Kiv
Romance and decline of Esquimalt Naval Town to wartime revival
The Canadian Courier recalls Esquimalt once a British Admiralty station thriving with naval social life. After the navy left, the village fell into decay with shuttered shops and empty cottages. War return sparked a swift renewal as Britain and Germany faced off, reviving lights, docks, and military presence.
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Esquimalt
Canadian Courier
H. M
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Victoria
Esquimalt Harbor
Pacific
England
Esqualt Harbor
Naval Station
Victoria Harbor
British Columbia
Britain
Germany
Reasonable Enough Objection to the Farm
A terse note reads Objection to the farm filed with local authorities. The text is fragmentary, offering little detail on the grounds or parties involved while signaling a formal challenge within the ongoing dispute.
Obstinate Fred and Ned Debate Beliefs in Aged Exchange
Odd dialogue fragment shows Fred and Ned arguing about belief and appearance. The tone hints at stubbornness and miscommunication, with a skeptical edge about trust and truth. The scene lacks clear context or outcome.
Eating in Berlin A Humorist's View of the Natives
Irving Cobb observes Berlin diners and habits in a humorous travel sketch. He notes average Berliners’ physiques and eating patterns from morning pastries to late suppers, describing meals, beverages, sausages, and a pheasant dish, with social humor about restaurant charges.
Sailor-Turned-Minstrel Spurs Job Offer in San Francisco
In a tale from the past, Billy Emerson is approached by a red beard sailor claiming a job opening. The admirer persuades Emerson to test him at a theater saloon where the minstrel show ends. The sailor reveals himself as Tom Dizon, a famed tenor who once traveled to Australia, returning as a seaman with a distinctive tongue and whiskers. No job is confirmed.
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Billy Emerson
San Francisco
Emerson Thétar
Emerson
Tim
Baya
Ewerson
Tom Dizon
Theo the Great Minatre
Tenor
Australia
Billy
Edward le Roy Rice
Chicago Journal
Not American at All Story Pattern Found in Chronicles
The excerpt argues the sudden-conclusion storytelling style often claimed as American predates the United States, citing II Chronicles 16 12 where Asa’s disease and reliance on physicians precede a fatal outcome, attributed to a Ladies' Home Journal reference.
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America
Asa
Ladies’ Home Journal
Man Plans Long Leave to Visit In‑Laws in Refusal Notice
A humorous note from the Ohio State Journal jokes about future plans to take a year off work and spend time with wife’s relatives. The speaker contemplates splitting the duration between relatives, staying half as long with each as they normally stay with us.
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Ohio State Journal
Not Quite. A Modern Lover’s Sleepy Quip
In a wry aside quoted by the New Orleans Times-Democrat a modern lover quips about sleeping with letters under his pillow and muttering that going to sleep over letters is the same as sleeping with them, a tongue in cheek remark on romance.
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New Orleans Times- Democrat
Once Was Enough Dishwashing Quip
Mrs Church-Did you ever get your husband to try to wash the dishes Mra Gotham-Only once Why only once Because the pert day we had no dishes. Yonkers Statesman
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Yonkers Statesman
Humorous Quip Highlights City Gossip About Looks
A Chicago Record-Herald item quotes a poor woman laughing at a man’s appearance and noting his wife believes every other woman is after him. The brief gossip tone captures domestic satire and public whimsy.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Tan cent of those crimes, Seneca quote on conviction
A fragment reflects Seneca’s remark that many people claim they are the innocent in crimes they cannot be proven guilty of, outlining a classic defense of presumed innocence. The line discusses judgment and accountability in legal thought.
Birds Divorce and Domestic Life in the Avian World
The piece notes birds form permanent bonds with devoted mates and show mourning after loss. Parrots illustrate sacrifice as owners free a caged mate to reunite, while males court during incubation. It also cites occasional bird divorces where either spouse severs ties or the family is disrupted by weakness or neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo
Olive Thorn Miller
Strength of Eggshells Under External and Internal Pressure
London Globe reports tests on eight hen eggs showing external surface pressure cracking at 400 to 675 psi. Internal stresses in twelve eggs caused failure at 32 to 64 psi, with crushing pressure between 40 and 75 pounds. Average shell thickness measured 0.013 inch.
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London Globe
The English of It in a London Shopping Scene
A mother and her small son shop at navy stores in London. The boy asks who the purchases are for and the mother says for father. A friend shares the remark with an Englishwoman who sighs and says the mother is “wrimired twice.”
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They and Navy
London
Heaven
India
Cutting the Finger Nails in Ancient Rome
The passage presents nail cutting as the barber’s essential service in ancient Rome. Martial jokes about a fop dodging a barber with plasters for a beard, and Plautus's Aiser uses collected nail plugs to make something, implying he never considered DIY nail cutting.
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Martial
Plautus
Mme de Stael and Bonaparte in Exile Power Rule
Bonaparte said France could not hold both him and Mme de Stael and exiled her. She ranked as the era’s most influential figure beside Bonaparte through her salons. Tease once quipped she would command Stael to talk forever if empress of the world.
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Bonaparte
France
Mme. de Stael
Mme
Disappointed Lovers Recount Marital Rift and Regrets
Wife laments to husband the betrayal of trust and money tensions that led to a broken proposal and a shattered relationship. The couple reflects on choices and consequences, revealing strain from debt and closeness to finances.
Fragmented exchange echoes family insult claim
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker recounting a teacher’s remark about another person’s childhood, concluding that “stupidity must run to the family.” The text preserves a tense, accusatory tone without clear context or full names.
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Pop
Orders and a Man Unable to Catch Up
Fragmentary lines describe a man with wife and a crowd, unable to keep up with orders. The tone hints at a local or humorous anecdote about a craftsman or merchant. No clear names, places, or dates are identifiable.
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Wombet
Languages of the World Count Revised
A precise computation by Adelung estimates 3 424 937 Asiatic languages, 687 European, 276 African, and 1 624 American making a total below the true number. The observer says the figure is far too small and cannot be exact until every unknown tribe has been cataloged. The essay suggests the world’s language total is likely greater than the presented sum.
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Adelung
European Policemen in London Paris and Berlin
Percival Pullard compares police everywhere in Vagabond Journeys noting London officers excel at traffic control and politeness while Paris cops appear sloppy yet loud about street rules. Berlin police are cleaner and more orderly though mechanically inflexible, with little human judgment. Italy and France are deemed more humane in policing.
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London
Berlin
Percival Pullard
Paris
I’nris
Italy
France
The Gold Test and Cold War Era Brain Diagnostics
A Saturday Evening Post article describes the gold test and related methods to detect insanity and brain diseases. It explains using graded gold salt solutions and spinal fluid to identify meningitis paresis and other disorders by color changes, with blood tests and brain tissue samples as corroborating indicators.
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Saturday Evening Post
Being Lucid and the Nature of Clear Writing
The text argues that lucidity in writing means producing clear exposition that earns agreement from supporters, while dissenters reject the term. It reflects on how critics praise lucidity only when they agree with the subject. The piece also notes gendered usage in phrasing and the social framing of lucid praise.
Something Explained. Church What do you think
The Yonkers Statesman notes a figure cited in Gotham about women spending a portion of a ten billion dollar annual U S outlay on food clothing and shelter raising questions about wage spending and economic roles.
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Church
United States
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
One on the Teacher
A child Esther returns from a fret day at school and tells her mother the teacher could not read her writing. The remark highlights concerns about teaching quality in a city school as reported by the Indianapolis News.
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Esther
Indianapolis News
After Thirty Daughter Buys Enniches for Birthday Cake
The Pittsburgh Post recalls a line about a daughter who barely seemed economical, noting she bought enniches for her birthday cake in a wry vignette about budget and taste.
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Ititsburgh Post
A Zoological Break in Birmingham
A Birmingham Ace Herald excerpt explains a boomer ang as a short creature that can climb trees. Teacher-Tommy attempts to define it despite garbled text.
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Tommy
Birmingham Ace Herald
What the Old Man Feared
A Washington family patriarch is approached by his soon to be adult son Wattier seeking guidance on the future. The father reluctantly consents, warning against overreaching, while stressing prudent counsel and respect for limits.
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Washington
Wattier
Lippia
The Year of Railways in Canada Promises Grand Expansions
Canada readies two transcontinental trunk lines the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern, with a second BC crossline from Calgary to Vancouver. The Canadian Pacific expands toward double tracking, while the Hudson Bay route aims for faster shipments and dramatic gains in global grain trade. Seven lines to Hudson Bay are forecast within five years, linking to multiple points and enabling vast new settlements and traffic gains.
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Canada
Canadian Northern
Canadian Pacific
British Columbia
Calgary
Vancouver
Great Northern Railway
Quebec
Pacific
Port Mann
Brazeau
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Circle Lake Winung
Fort Churchill
United States
Hudson Bay Railway
Hudson Bay
Alzo
Thua
Canadian Prairies
Scotch Presbyterians and a 30 Cent Rebate Joke
A Scottish Presbyterian at a Canadian Presbyterian congress proved thrifty by swapping a 30 cent meal ticket for a 20 cent meal, then requesting a 10 cent rebate from the cashier after eating. The tale, relayed by Rev. J M Glassford, highlights frugal wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterians of Canada
Trento
J.M. Glassford
Shipped Kosher Meat Misdeclared in Ontario Case
A group of Jewish residents in the Porcupine mining area of New Ontario had meat imported from a Toronto kosher butcher to comply with religious dietary laws. parcels moved daily through express without provincial officials noticing. An officer inspecting a parcel found liquor disguised as meat.
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Porcupine
Casmo
New Ontario
Toronto
Secret Reflections On Women And Secrets Dialogue
A dialogic exchange contrasts views on secrets with witty lines about women. Sparks contends women reveal everything. Parks counters that a woman either cannot keep or must share something too good to hold back.
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Sparks
Parks
Boy
Day Secures Funds for Mortgage Relief
A brief note indicates Day has obtained money for mortgage payments or relief. Specific source names, amounts, or dates are not provided, but the item centers on financial support for housing obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day
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