Poison Rings Through History and Mythic Uses
A summary of poison ring myths and history. From ancient figures like Alaunital and Demosthenes to Renaissance lore of the Borgias, rings served as concealment for poison and even as weaponized devices with bezel designs. The article notes variations including sliding poison compartments and lion-shaped bezels.
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Alaunital
Demosthenes
Mentor
Time
Peison
Cesare Borgia
Renee Eter
Ramatie Pau
Exhibition of Fakes to Help Out Critics
An exhibit in London displayed counterfeits and copies of art works across media to aid students, collectors, and critics in understanding quality, originality, period, and school. The show compared copies with originals and included restorations, duplications, and records, noting forgers find it easier to mimic tonal qualities than true drawing and design.
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London
Colevtorm
Island of Legend Seven Cities Founded by Exploring Navigators
The Island of the Seven Cities tale describes a magical isle visited by explorers in Columbus era. Seven steps settled there after a voyage from Spain and Portugal under Moorish-era influence. Bishops supposedly burned ships to prevent returns and founded seven cities. Later navigators were said to be barred from rejoining their crews.
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Sears
Fragmented weather notes on rainfall and field conditions
An unclear fragment describes weather impacts on land and field conditions with mentions of snow and moisture. Names, dates, or places are missing, leaving only a general sense of precipitation and its effect on a local area. The readable pieces imply a report on environmental conditions rather than a specific event.
Bees That Lay Eggs in Bricks and Wood
A detailed account of mason and carpenter bees nesting habits. The mason bee hollows brick or mortar joints, seals the nest with saliva and clay, stores food beside each egg, and leaves eggs to hatch. The carpenter bee bores into wood, deposits eggs with mud and wood chips partitions, seals the cavity, and the hatchlings chew their way out.
Meissonier Refuses 30 Foot Drop Curtain Price
A famed painter Meissonier, then at peak fame, is approached by a wealthy patron with a private theater at his chateau. The curtain would be 30 feet high by 35 feet wide. Meissonier coolly notes painting such a drop would take 30 years and cost him one sovereign per square inch, signaling a costly misfit.
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Meissenier
Meissonier
Counting the Cost
A mother sternly warns the child Bertha not to fidget with a chocolate box lid during a dull movie. Bertha struggles to concentrate and, despite warnings, returns to toying with the lid while considering a hairbrush or dusted hand as a temptation.
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Bertha
Ancient Bithynia And Nicaea In Early Christian History
In ancient Bithynia, Nee w or Niewea was a Roman province and seat of government. Nicaea hosted the first general church council in June to August, producing the Nicene Creed. The creed defines the Trinity and has shaped Christian belief globally.
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Niew
Niewea
Estearm
Bithynia
Asia Minor
Cmpire
Sea of Marmera
Nicaea
Ehatel
Unclear OCR Clip Describes Horse Incident
An irregular OCR text fragment signals a horse related incident with names and places garbled. It references a head trainer or official, a fall down stairs, injury to a horse, and possible subsequent events in a public setting.
Pinafore Opera Appears For Two Days Here
Local performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Pinafore listed with cast roles and numbers in Act I. Highlights include Little Buttercup, Ralph, Captain, Josephine, Sir Joseph and the chorus, with notable arias and duets such as Now Give Three Cheers and When I Was a Lad.
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Ralph
Buttercup
Joseph
Hebe
J. Porter
Josephine
Joseph Porter
K. CB
the Admiralty
Lenore Kitto
Cocroran
H. M.S. Pinafore
Arecciateenels
Evelyn Larson Ralph Rackstraw
Violet Heindricks
Dick Deadeye
Ellen Harrio
Ekileen Pender Josephine
Margaret Lester Here
Sir Joseph
Anna Maccani
Little Buttercup
Portsmouth
Isabelle Mayer
Glove History From Antiquity To Modern Times
The article traces glove use from ancient scorn to medieval adoption in England around the 14th century. It notes materials for leather gloves mainly include deer, sheep, goats, and kids, with kid leather highly valued though most gloves use sheep hides. It also mentions a lone June 1923 trade returns copy published by the Japanese Government Printing Office, mailed to the U.S. Department of Commerce before a quake that destroyed the others.
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Nenophon
England
Trade Returns
Government Printing Office
United States Department of Commerce
Marriage Licenses Issued at County Clerk Office
Marriage licenses issued list. John Taumi and Olga Niemi of Bessemer Mich Ernest Korpf and Trni Keves of Lromwoor Mich Charles Allen and Elsie Otte of Wausau Wis Elmer W Winter and Elaine O Connor of Kennan Wis Joseph C Webster and Rose Van Buren of Ashland Wis William E Allen and Lydia E Prie ster of Minocqua Wis Osser Sturkel and Vienna Stenrose of Kimball Wis
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John Taumi
Olga Niemi
Bessemer
Ernest Korpf Arnt Trni Keves
Lromwoor
Charles Allen
Elsie Otte
Wausau
Wis
Elmer W. Winter
Elaine O’connor
Kennan
Joseph C. Webster
Rose van Buren
Ashland
William E. Allen
Lydia E. Priester
Minocqua, Wis
Osser Sturkel
Vienna Stenrose
Kimball, Wis
Prairie Chicken Delays Canadian Train by Striking Headlight
A prairie chicken tied to the headlight of a fast Canadian passenger train caused the locomotive to extinguish its headlight and led to a delay for the service.
Pinafore Act II Musical Numbers Listed
Fragmentary OCR lists scenes and songs from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pinafore Act II including Buttercup Josephine and Captain with numbers such as Fair Moon Song The Hours Creep On Space Song On Tip Toe Stealing He Is An Englishman Farewell My Own Baby Farming Song O Bliss O Rapture Recitative and Finale Scene Quarterdeck of H M S Pinafore Noon and Night
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Bell
Josephine
Captain
Sir Joseph I
Sie Buttercup
Merry Maiden
Deadeye
Captain Inaagi Soli
Ship Built and Painted Under Supervision of James Talama
A historical note lists dramatists, directors and an accompanist with the manual training department credit. The entry highlights James Talama overseeing ship construction and painting activities, noting the involvement of a makeup and school accompanist in the project.
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James Talama
Chorus Members Named In School Play Cast
A regional newspaper lists chorus members for a school production. Sopranos include Bonetti Erickson O Brien Beckman Kangas Pazdernik Brusso Maki Paulson Cochran Mannie Rosemargy De Stasio Wozniak Supercynski Gervasio Sherman Altos 1ili Erickson Sofio Buchko Kruzona Sofio Sielecki Kondziela Springhetti Cindel Pazette Winkoski Le Diasi St. John Novak Basses. The group includes numerous women and a few men, with several clarifying notes on roster.
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Sopranos Bonetti
Mary Erickson
Jennie O'Brien
Bernice Beckman
Gladyce Kangas
Jean Pazdernik
Agnes Brusso
Perina Maki
Alli Paulson
Ena Cochran
Kathryn Mannie
Mildred Rosemargy
Ethel de Stasio
Antionette Wozniak
Genevieve Supercynski
Clara Gervasio
Lena Sherman
Clara Altos 1Ili
Victoria Erickson
Elsie Sofio
Philomena Buchko
Anna Kruzona
Members of Orchestra Strike Up A Local Ensemble
A list of orchestra members includes violins such as Lorter Raymond Shetka John Sharsi Mac Kaye Sam Tidseo and Alphonse Gustafson with Polini Jozwiak Walter Cornets Detranek Peter Ite Nick Hiigen Jones piano Kivelendole drums Martina George Chubb and Very.
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Lorter
Raymond Shetka
John Sharsi
Mac Kaye
Sam Tidseo
Alphonse Gustafson
Carl Polini
Mario Jozwiak
Walter
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Ernest Ay
L. F. van Zelm
Ilind
Inveeowe Octet
Eene
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Mke-Up
Ae Hool
Ee Eeette
F. C. Gorman
Strid Tansen
Joan O'Brien
Milwaukee
Gecil Lobb
Mamie Vigo
Saxophone
Detranek
Peter
Ite
Nick
Hiigen, Jones
Kivelendole
Martina
George
Chubb
Mr. Reader
The
Bessemer Herald
Firestone Gate
Bessemer Auto Service Co
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