Wanderer sails away with invited guests in expedition
Captain Fox entertains Lea Hedges Ellen Condit and others on the Wanderer with a grand shipboard party. As dusk falls Fox reveals a hidden plan to sail for Montauk while Denham and Sea Hawk crew plot a deck escape through a bulkhead opening aided by the cabin boy Don amid tense warnings from Captain Denham.
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Puns and Prophetic Cracks in Early News Collage
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers highlights wordplay and humorous takes on writers, poets, gears of society, and a note on the Chicago Public Library. The anecdotes mix puns about publishers, cyclists, sailors, and politicians with a casual tour of library facilities and offerings.
City Library Expands With New Home and Rich Collections
The library offers wide access to leading journals and special departments rich in civil war history and the French Revolution. It now occupies the City Hall top floor while a $700 000 building rises in Dearborn Park near Randolph and Washington and Michigan avenues. The annual salary bill is about $60 000 with five branch reading rooms and 560 760 volumes delivered per year.
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Giant stone structure aims for Chicago elevated rail line
A five story, about one hundred foot square stone plant sits off the road ready for operation. Officials believe elevated rail will yield large returns in Chicago, following the success of the World’s Fair line and its ability to move crowds cheaply and safely.
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West Division
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Disguises fail to aid criminals says Irish Times
The Irish Times notes disguise often fails to deceive justice. Police can spot disguises such as shaved beards as criminals commonly lack unique features. Vigilant detectives have detained suspects disguised as women and men with false facial hair, with two cases ending in lengthy penalties.
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Irish Times
Volcanic Fires Mark Active Pacific Regions And A Child Author
Volcanic activity marks the Pacific islands and coasts with persistent eruptions at Sangay in the Andes and Stromboli. Kilauea’s crater provides a near constant glow for sailors. Mogren Tannot Wimuson, a nine year old English girl, has written travel guidebooks. The first table knife made in America is noted in Greenfield Massachusetts.
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Greenfield, Mass
Southern Georgia town claims meanest man in county
A Southern Georgia town touts a local man as the meanest in the county after he gave wood to a poor widow and then hired a colored man to steal it back. The hired man was arrested for theft and sentenced to two years in prison.
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Georgia
Jars In Church Walls A Sounding Architectural Oddity
The article describes jars embedded in church walls across England and Western Europe dating from the eleventh to seventeenth centuries. Necked openings face interior spaces to supposedly improve acoustics, with examples such as a Leeds church housing over fifty jars and Angouleme Cathedral nearly two hundred.
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Handshakes and character traits from a Cincinnati Star observation
A physician explains how grip and manner of a handshake reveal character. Strong, sturdy pressure signals frankness and health, while timid or reluctant grips suggest evasiveness or ill health. Nervous, limp, or overly forceful shakes are linked to temperament and deceit. The anecdote critiques snappy talk versus genuine restraint.
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Cincinnati Star
Watch Quality and Timekeeping Nuances Discussed
The article explains watch performance depends on construction and finish. It notes oil changes, temperature, and humidity affect running, and even top watches and chronometers require regulation per standard tables. A fragment from Clothier's Weekly follows, mentioning rag trade and a humorous exchange.
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New York Times
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