Siege at Lucknow and the African sharpshooter tale
A vivid eye witness account from the Lucknow siege describes an African sharpshooter perched atop a clock tower directing precise rifle fire. Shells burst overhead, splinters fly, yet he remains hidden in a carved ravine until target after target falls. He is finally killed, rifle and telescope at his side. The piece then shifts to cookbook items and recipes from Cadets of Cold Mutton, including mutton dish, nut cake, scones, baking powder, and a cool drink recipe.
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Oeermandad
Hower
Carillon
Notable World Masters of Industry Deliver Short Counsel
A garbled historical excerpt presents tips from famed shipowner Alfred Jones and merchant Thomas Lipton, urging diligence, temperance, punctuality, and integrity. It emphasizes steady work, prudent spending, timely decisions, and treating rich and poor alike, reminding readers success comes from consistent effort.
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Alfred Jones
Thomas Lipton
Renemter
Orkman
Wiliam Whitely
Adolph Tuck
Thorondhness
Strength of Character in Moral Measure
A fragmentary discussion defines strength of character as the power of will and self restraint. It argues that true strength shows through steady conduct, discipline, and forbearance, contrasting strong individuals with weak ones who yield to impulses and external pressures.
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Jos
Choosing a Husband in Har Voyage Among Sailors
A fragment suggests a heroine faced with sixteen suitors aboard a voyage, seeking advice from her chaperon and captain. The chaperon mentions overboard options and selecting the calm, dry sailor after the hunger for haste and risk.
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Spiain
Ter
Lily
No Use For It There There, A Uttle Invention Tale
A garbled article recalls a con man offering an invention for gas bills and worthless schemes. A narrator, a clerk, and a countryman discuss paying for imagined improvements as a railway worker and villagers observe. The tale centers on a mock invention and a humorous street exchange.
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Bears
Brown
Mat Son Geslight Company
Dusheds
Animals Suffer Seasickness in Humorous Observations
A historical narrator notes that animals experience seasickness as humans do, describing lions, tigers, monkeys, and dogs reacting with misery. The text compares their distress to human discomfort, detailing facial expressions, paw clutches, groans, and contortions seen on deck during rough seas.
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England
His Grim Revenge
A doctor tells a gravely ill man to change his entire diet and suppliers as a cure. He lists new grocer, butcher, baker, and to follow the prescription strictly. The doctor suspects prior patients received the same advice, predicting future regret from the suppliers by month’s end.
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He-Man
Scrage
Dusty
Arius
Aml
Why He Was Late Prisoner Confesses Hose Duty Questioning
A prisoner faces disciplinary questioning after being late to duty. He explains he wandered toward barracks, paused to light a pipe, and realized he had circled back to his starting point due to not turning round. The captain presses for a clearer reason.
Thought on the Wing and the Value of Timely Insight
Emerson Burns Milton and other thinkers cited as examples of catching ideas on the wing. The text argues timely jotting of thoughts maximizes success in business and life. Emphasizes patience, connection of ideas, discipline, and thrift of time as essential to mental energy and outcomes.
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Emerson
Burns
Scotland
Hig Plough
Milton
Narrow Escape on a Night Coast Road in Cornwall
A parson in Cornwall recalls a midnight encounter in a lane where he faced two paths to his rectory. Choosing the longer, drier route, he saved himself from a fatal cliff-side cargo disaster that might have occurred if he had taken the left-hand road.
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Cornwall
Nankerutl
Evolution of Marine Engines From Side Lever to Steam Turbine
The text traces marine engine progress from side lever to oscillating, then screw and vertical engines. It notes the compound engine, triple expansion, and twin screws on modern warships. It highlights Parsons steam turbine and its adoption in the battleship Dreadnought, stressing higher speed and compact shaft power.
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Admiralty
Bull
Mr Parsons
Not What He Expected From a Quaker School Scene
A school incited pupils to answer fire drill questions with a chant about forming a line and descending stairs. A government inspector tests the masters. pupils shout a chorus teaching emergency escape. William Penn anecdotes illustrate Quaker reform influence amid a drinking discussion.
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Thijs
Chinese Doctor and Herbalist Practices in Benalla
A fragmented notice describes a Chinese doctor and medical herbalist from Taam Lamse consulting at Grainger Australian House in Benalla. It mentions examinations in Canton and China, hospital work in Lan Ning City, and claims successful treatment of various diseases with moderate charges.
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Grainger Austral House
Benalla
Awandee
Canton
Lan Ning City
Benalla Camp Store Ad Offers Wide Goods Line
E Ryan Camp Store lists clothing drapery boots ribbons prints and a broad range of goods for sale. Includes farming supplies seeds paints hardware tools furniture wires seeds stoves sewing machines bicycles oils and household items with Melbourne price mentions and Australian agency products.
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Aleobaa
Maze
Black Horse Dairy
Reid's
E.P
Expirovan Co
Orion
New Zealand
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Lucknow
Yakel
Tessar
Pater
William Penn
Penn
Pang
E. Ryan Camp
Benalla West
Sutis
Melbourne
Eally
Fvw
Progressive
Nunn Street
Motor Spirit
Vacuum Oil Company Pry. Ltd
Henry Vallender Draper
Nunn ST
Ma Childe Mou Auy
Caildeoo
Portant
Nevier
Bird
Myre
Tatiala Pew
Bridge Street
Cyegareiny Chenin
Troumueitien
Ollw
Bridneetmart
Dp Blages HK Wheelwright
Veen Rat, Mutneiling, A
Joan Mdonald
Harses C. Shad Shod
WOOL
Mar
Naeep To
Dalgety Iro
Newmarket Wool, Grain, & Produce Brokers
TATU
Quibeil
Kemp
Nobel
Glasgow
Bourke Street
Local Age
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