Venture from Welsh roots to H M Stanley's rise
Born Rowlands in Wales, Stanley left the workhouse as a youth and worked as a shepherd and butcher. At sixteen he sailed to New Orleans, found work with Henry Mortlake Stanley, and after his employer’s death adopted the surname Stanley, becoming H. M. Stanley.
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Stanley
Rowlands
St Asay
Liverpool
New Orleans
Henry Mortlake Stanley
the Inquirer
H. M. Stanley
Ruskin on Right Dress for National Life and Style
The essay argues that proper dress fits social station and tasks, emphasizing simplicity, cleanliness, fit, and ease. It praises beauty in color, harmony, and hand embroidery as desirable in national attire across all classes, and asserts gradual change aids healthy national development while obedience to fashion is wrong.
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Ruskin
Parcel of English work linked to mystery voyage
An English lady in Norway keeps a parcel left by an English woman named Miss C in a seaside inn. A captain’s wife is introduced aboard, revealing the parcel’s intended owner. The tale intertwines with Jamaica’s earthquake losses and a piracy-era search for papers aboard ships Nancy and Nandy, ending with a captain exposing papers lost to the sea.
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Norway
Englad
Misa C
Jamaica
Nancy
Port Royal
Kingston
Henry Canght
German Engineer Claims Shifting Ship Stability Device
Inventor Otto Schick introduces a turbine mounted at a vessel’s bottom to prevent rolling. The Sphere device, linked to gyroscope theory, aims to counteract roll during motion and torpedo dredging. demonstrations occurred aboard the Seebaar with German Naval Secretary present.
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Otto Schick
Fiim
Malde-Mer
Warnhins
Repose of Manner and Voice in an Ancient Text
Fragmentary account describes a scene of ritual cadence and reverence, mentioning a calm kingly figure, a forthcoming renewal, and a dreamlike procession. The piece hints at themes of home, rest, and spiritual refuge amid shifting power.
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Fideriit
Anfayancy
Leopen
Tuy Viet Hurenm
Unclear Market List Includes Clothes Boots and Haberdashery
An overly long OCR catalog item describes men and boys clothing, drapery, boots, shoes, paints, furnishings, and household goods with numerous brand-like terms. The fragment lists fabrics, window items, oils, sewing machines, and teas, ending with scattered phrases about purchases and merchants.
Second Best and a Nightly Rethink in Daily Life
A reflective piece urges readers to strive beyond second best, review the day before sleep, and avoid wasting opportunities. It includes a humorous tale of Old Jasper Belding and his daughter Mary, where suitors face warnings about temper, honesty, and reputation, ending with a playful exchange about which relative influences a suitor’s fate.
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Jasper Belding
Mary
Yurimpa
Abe
Mruter
Tyan
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Pegtal Notre de
Smith
Benalla
Wickes
Han Jak
Gachier
Aline
Frayne
E. Ryan Camp
Benalla West
Black Hart Dairy
Higa
Bioture
Rothermmne Pouta
E.R. Ware
Ofall Ox Hierva Clippers
Hous
Calcutta Castor Olle Rivet Oil
Cainont
Kandy
Aguot
Exployea
Mancror
Standard
Orion Ftovna
New Zealand
Eich
Chad
Sonim
Lnk
Chile
Mialain
Lake Ees
Davin
Leon
Garter Bros
Fife
Eure
Blennerhassett
Bridge Street
Ie ‘ Sa Wann
Australia
The
Standard Office
Nunn
Taos i Nidhi
Robby
Sarah
Tale
Joncas
Nore
Mia Nye Fm
Jones
Victoria Hotel
Carrier Street
W. Chandler
Cleny
Siconsee
Carrier St
Gabbott
Parsten
Axp
Carnot
Bridge Stool
Wes
Abbott
Bridge-Street
John Trewinogy
Tenalla
Base Latyirsn
Tr. Martie Byes
Massey Harris Brideh Baily
Mount Lyall
Manures
Imperial Fire Insurance CO
Ruddock
Hepburn
Ryan
Jangoy Harris Co
Wangaratta
Savings Bank Bridge Strews
the Ridd Company Ltd
Bourke Street
Melbourne
the National Mutual Life Association OF Australasia Limited
Victorian Producers’ Go-Operative Company Ltd
Polia Freien
Beason
Peenar Ir
Wien
Whitey
Lewis
Rhubard
Grawan
Wall
Ack Hing
James Lawene
May Ba
Grainger Aurtral House
Burgery and
Mextletae
Canton
Vina
Sin Ning City
Maley
Mamanton
Feramcoeo Go Vran
Hanlon Suilder
WW. Siggy
Tio
W Mitchell Hairdresser & Tobacconist
Betalle
Hehdge Strout Anc
RAZOM
J. Farantuad
Payne
Cook Tin Charg
Payen
Nouries
D. L. Stewart
Bunalla
Logal Beuresen
Yorkshire Insurance Company Limited
Tenmete
Plewp
Ayeanbt Lee
Bid
Edray
J. Wylie Meadows Ayrithine Run
Tv Remi
Ral
Thos, Grainger
Hne
Porveny
Broken River
Melroy
Swanpool
Hoge
Mev
Swann
Bridyn
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