The Fairies Gain Formosa Spiridine in One Body
In a park a countess rescues a beetle from red ants and a fairy rewards her with a prophecy. A snake warns that one daughter will lose half her beauty, leading to twin daughters Formosa and Spiridine. Spiridine's wit and Formosa's beauty charm Gloridan, but a magical cat restores one soul to both, uniting them as a single daughter and enabling a joint marriage.
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Sofridine
Formosa
Spiridine
Gloridan
Fermosa
Spirridine
Soiridine
Cioriden
Spiridins
Black Cat
Khormosa
The Cruel Shepherd Transforms Into a Ram and Finds Love
A wicked shepherd named Gerimel beats his flock until a ram flees, pursued into a narrow pass where Gerimel is transformed into a ram. The real ram becomes gentle, helps his master reform, and the two families learn the truth. Jacinthe ends up marrying the reformed Gerimel, now with a kind heart.
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Gerimel
Gemmel
Kear
Eleet
Sheram
Bnet
Ram
Erd
Patisn
Jacinthe
Tam
Ete
Rimel
The Big De Bangé Gun at Paris Exposition
The New York Herald reports the De Bangé 12.6 inch gun at the Paris exposition draws crowds. It is 41 feet long, weighs 47 tons, and fires 880 pound projectiles at 2132 feet per second with a range up to 11 45 miles at 30 degrees. It pierced armor 32.62 inches at short range and 10.69 inches at 1500 yards. A ship-based version could drop 880 pound shells on New York City.
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New York Herald
Calais Proving Grounds
Coney Island
New York City
She Was Proud of Him
A traveling man discusses athletics with Miss Twillick and explains his new fitness. He boasts of leaping a 10 foot fence and outrunning dogs, while she muses that his success owes to her father.
The Bordone Girl and the Telfer Resolve
Dick Telfer and Nora Wemyss reunite after five years, revealing a past engagement to marry quietly abroad. Dick confesses a prior attachment to Nora, while Mrs. Wemyss negotiates a future under family scrutiny, and Raynor's influence wanes as Nora accepts Dick’s proposal.
Mystery of a Lady's Letter in a Shared Quest
A letter from 14 Eaton Square surfaces as Lady Telfer seeks help for Mrs Wemyss. Dick shares lingering suspicions and Nora reacts with a mix of embarrassment and humor. He contemplates how folly and fate shape happiness, asking Nora to consult her aunt and offering to alter the social form.
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Adela
Bordone
Dick Telfer
Raynor
Nora
Shane
Sam
Tsay
Mr. Raynor
Telfer
Mrs. Wemyss
Ladbroke
Buistrode
Richardson
Tivs
Zack
Mr. Telfer
Bordone girl. x = Beefsteak Civs
Hon
Earl of Ladbroke
T. KR
W. Telfer
The Cause of Mirage by Emil Sorelia La Nature
A brief physics explanation of mirage phenomena. The author notes days when weather and curvature of the earth extend visibility and uses refraction as the underlying cause. An analogy with coins hidden in empty vs filled vessels illustrates light bending and the mirage theory attributed to Monge.
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Emil Sorelia
Nature
Monge
Mirage Phenomenon Explained By Atmospheric Densities
A historical explanation cites heat and density layering in the air as causes of mirages at sea. When the atmosphere heats while sea and earth stay cool and the air strata stack, light refracts, making distant ships appear above the horizon. Mariners report multiple stacked images on favorable days.
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Earth
Ile
A Railroad Census on a Transcontinental Journey
A gentleman on a Northern Pacific train logged passenger origins and travel aims. Among 21 US states and five South American divisions represented, travelers hailed from Asia Minor, Russia, Turkey in Europe, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Spain, France, Prussia, Belgium, Great Britain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and an Algerian. About 70 percent planned to stay in the West, 20 percent were tourists, and 10 percent had temporary business along the line.
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Paul Globe
Northern Pacific
Asia Minor
Russia
Turkey
Europe
Switzerland
Hungary
Austria
Italy
Spain
France
Prussia
Belgium
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
United States
Unlucky Day Anniversary in St Louis Visit
A comical Illinois man visits St. Louis each birthday, his name appearing in the dispensary book on the same date yearly. He has mishaps each year, including a broken ankle and a pistol accident, and he predicts another injury around July 16 next year.
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St. Louis
Illinois
Brick
A Serpentine Circle and a Harvard Puzzle
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports on a Harvard Observatory problem about three two foot snakes forming a six foot circle and each swallowing the one in front. Answers claim the figure could place some snakes both inside and outside their fellows, challenging views of progress and the good old days.
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Harvard
Pittsburg Dispatch
Harvard Observatory
Inventor at East Point Aims to Revolutionize Baseball
Ex professional player Quellman, at East Point, works on a patent ball tosser or pitcher to remove umpire influence. The device will propel balls anywhere from knee to waist, with regulated velocity, allowing a single pitcher to dominate by precise throws. It could raise walls batted and change the game’s skill dynamics.
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Atlanta Journal
East Point
Quellman
Salaries for Wives Survive Supreme Court Test Case
The Iowa Supreme Court rules a husband may breach a contract paying his wife for home keeping. In the Miller case Mrs Miller was promised 200 yearly or 16.46 monthly for fulfilling domestic duties, but the court voided the agreement as against public policy. It held wives should work for home welfare without formal compensation.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Supreme Court of Iowa
A $2000 Watch in Cincinnati by Peter Gibson
A Cincinnati jeweller notes the city’s most expensive timepiece owned by Peter Gibson. Made to his order in Switzerland, a $1000 watch, and a $2000 follow up is expected this fall. The complex model tracks time and moon phases and other astronomical phenomena, all designed by Gibson.
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Cincinnati Inquirer
Peter Gibson
Switzerland
Modern Superstitions About Gems in Jeweller's Weekly
The article surveys beliefs linking gem possession to luck and romance. It notes large diamonds securing wealth, a ruby gift foretelling marriage, crystal pieces improving sight, rhinestones as deceitful charms, a sapphire signaling discernment, and leaving a fine ti re to an uncle bringing misfortune.
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Cruel Shepherd
Bordone Girl
Fred K. Boyle
Thorburns
Wenty-Two
Wong
Richard Wyatt Telfer
Sir Thomas
Richmond
Adela Ladbroke
Raynorne
Paris Bordone
Iack Telfer
Mordone
Ciry
Telferhurst
Wemyss
Sarah
Smaid
Sarah Jane Nokes
Hope
Lime
Bordoneul
Ick
Ynor
Laddbroke
Fito
Eaton Square
Dorothy Lappaoxs
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