Johnsons Prince of Boston Fake Welcome in France
In La Pauline a five man American party sing and pressure a quiet Johnson to join in. They plan a staged princely welcome for Johnson at St Raphael, with telegrams to marshal a costly reception. The ruse backfires when real officials and a large crowd appear, forcing Johnson to endure a grand but costly show before continuing to Cannes.
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Johnson
France
Amer
America
Kennan
Siberia
Marseilles
Eeseilow
Old Johnson
Boston
Ohnson
Hne
J. Prince
Prince
Collete
Cannes
Pal
St. Raphael
Fes
Brown
É Berwan
Borate
Strom
St. Raph
Prince Johnson
Raphael
Atlas
London
Detroit Free Press
Retrospective from The Arizona Kicker in New York World
The Arizona Kicker recalls early hardships and its motto to tell the truth without fear. It denounces The Great Arizona Home Provider Company’s Blue Hill City scheme as a fraud and warns readers against investing. A rough town tale follows with threats of confrontation and a planned public event on Pawnee Square Saturday evening.
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New York World
New England
Arizona
Blue Hill
Chicago
Fighting Creek
Steve Johnson
Smoky Tiger
Rocky Mountain
Kit Carson
Pawnee Sq
Essay on Flies and Their Tricks
The piece extols fly senses and behavior, noting their compound eyes and quick reactions to sugar and threats. It cites tea and sugar as a fly deterrent, claims rapid reproduction and meal patterns, and presents competing theories on how flies walk on ceilings.
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Chicago Herald
Hetween
Old Rockaway Exchange Cheerful Farewell
Fragmentary overheard exchanges show Glad and Hoffy greeting each other amid slang and laughter. Rocky jokes about leaving, mentions a hanging phrase, and bids farewell as they move on, with playful taunts and affectionate banter.
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Hoffman Howes
Rocky
Rockaway Beeche
Hoffy
Heffy
Old Chappie
Fiegende libetter Ancient beau Emma accepts proposal?
Fragmentary text mentions Emma, a proposal of marriage, and a monetary figure of 2880, with unclear context or full names. The readable items are Emma, intention to wed, and a money amount. No clear event date or place specified.
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Emma
Hey Rube tale from a veteran circus rider
In a Chicago Tribune reminiscence two old army veterans recall a late night hotel reading room chat. A young man claims he never fought in war yet endured brutal Hey Rube battles as a circus performer. He recounts joining a southern tour, a deadly Arkansas street clash, and the brutal chaos of a hostile audience.
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Rubes
Rube
BP Y H
Reyas
Ogme
Ohio River
Arkansas
Empress
Gal
Gome
Sfonds
Willie
Scannemrnna
Arkansaw
Meee Koeper
Chivalry of the Pep Kan Baw and Fierce Experiences
The passage recalls intense encounters in a pont with a focus on chivalric sentiment and the readiness to settle disputes. It notes that despite not involving great loss, the exchanges were as fierce as any. The speaker affirms satisfaction with the experiences and the resolve displayed.
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A Pont
The Awkward Not Always Simple Swindle at Hotel
A timid man confronts a hotel clerk over a forged check for Armand Withersbee. The clerk exposes the scam and the man suspects a genuine victim. The scene ends as the con artist and accomplices attempt a quick fleece before the lift.
Verbal Origins Derivation of Common Words
A condensed discussion from the St. Louis Republic tracing word origins. It links everyday terms to Latin, French, and Anglo-Saxon roots, noting shifts such as thimble from thumb-bell and lord from Klaford while touching on words like dandelion, vinegar, biscuit, villain, and pope.
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St. Louis Republic
London
Ines
Roinglis
Dent de Leon
Hasen
Papa
Knave
Gemini
Apa
Castor
Pollux
Artificial ice making by evaporation methods in restaurants
The article explains that evaporation absorbs heat, cooling surrounding liquids and enabling freezing. Ether or alcohol chills water when applied, producing ice in decanters set in brine. For large scale ice, ammonia or sulfurous oxide substitutes ether due to cost and non flammability.
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A. Fernald
Popular Science Monthly
Jelous Misinterpretations Of Character And Motives
A New York weekly snippet reflects on jealousy and virtue. It argues that perception often skews judgment, that manners outweigh matters, and that curiosity drives enterprise more than need. It notes few never err and critiques hasty distrust and vanity.
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New York Weekly
Manny
Alwas
Fragmented Life Page Dialog Between Rosalie and He
A distressed exchange unfolds as Rosalie explains a fearsome bug crept down her back, leaving both characters anxious and needing to reach home soon. The tense moment hints at a broader domestic scene.
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Rosalie
Fires in Tokio and a Briton Photographer’s Escape
A New York Recorder piece describes fires in Tokyo during a festival, detailing bamboo ladders, paper standards, and fire brigades. Henry Savage Landor, artist and grandson of Walter Savage Landor, joined the blaze, sketching amid flames and narrowly escaping injury. The account highlights Japanese fire methods, guilds, and the New Year procession with acrobatic ladders and banners.
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Douglas Slader
New York Recorder
Tokio
Grand Hotel
San Francisco
Japan
Asakusa
Amos
New York
London Graphic
Landor
Ozaka
Liverpool
Jirotei
Lauder
London
Fersons Peris
Wale
Popping the Question in a Roundabout Way
A dated advice piece on proposing gently at the right moment. It urges a private night setting, careful pacing, and prompts the suitor to read the woman’s cues, suggesting the line of dialogue and the timing to ask her to be mine. It ends with the expected romantic reply.
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Jake
Susie
Under the Earth Explains Volcano Heat and Volcanic Formation
The article discusses how deep Earth heat is not directly from molten interior, how steam from buried sea rocks drives volcanoes, and how volcanic energy yields fertile lands in places like New Zealand and the northwestern United States, noting mining heat and industrial implications.
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Goldthwaite
Europe
Comstock
Sterenberg
Berlin
St. Louis
Ocean
New Zealand
Curious Fish Parents Do All The Caretaking
The piece surveys fish intelligence and family life, noting male catfish guarding nests and fanning water, teaching young, and guiding them. It highlights sticklebacks in Germany with fathers collecting materials and guarding eggs, and describes other species like seahorses and the Australian marsupial fish, all illustrating surprising parental roles and ancient lineages.
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Sidney H. Smith
Detroit Free Press
Kentucky
Europe
Germany
Inca
Somavinnes I
India
Bee
Aquarium
Mr. Krefft
Quecraland
The Talent of the Dancer Is Born Not Made
The article argues that natural dancing talent exists and cannot be fully created by training. It compares dancers to singers and prima donnas, noting training strengthens technique while raw material may emerge and demand spontaneous, divine movement. It describes a mystic pulse in the dancer that animates movement and connects to deeper musical spirits.
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San Francisco
Een
Piri
Salome
John the Baptist
Initiation Trials Delayed At Goat Bunting Brotherhood
A friend and novitiate discuss the lengthy and daunting initiation rituals with fear and humor. The dialogue conveys anxiety over the late hours and disruption to home life as candidates endure trials. The scene suggests a secretive society with strict rites and emotional strain.
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Goat Bunting Brotherhood
Fortune teller warns bride of a sudden change
A servant girl who has given notice for her wedding two weeks away recounts visits to fortune tellers and clairvoyants. She describes dreamt hair, a sign book, and astrologers, claiming they advise against marrying in a cautious, reserved tone.
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Harper's Bazar
Jennie
The Candid Little Boy
A Texas Siftings excerpt presents a Sunday school scene where a teacher asks a pupil to define hypocrisy. The boy mispronounces the term and offers a humorous reply about speech and affection, illustrating a light, old time humor capture.
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Texas Siftings
Texas
In Church in Brooklyn Life
In a Brooklyn Life page dialogue Ethel notes harmony in color while Margaret asks why the sexton does not wear stained glasses revealing a quiet, humorous domestic moment.
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Brooklyn
Ethel
Margaret
Sexton
Fragmentary Brooklyn Life exchange hints at a meeting
A clipped Brooklyn Life snippet hints at a private encounter between two people. The dialogue suggests recognition and mixed signals as one character mentions seeing the sister and the other responds with vague denial. The fragment preserves a moment of social tension without full context.
Boston Maiden Sees Self Rebuilt Every Seven Years
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a visitor greeting Miss Tickle and insisting she has not changed in a decade. The Boston woman retorts that science proves the human body is completely reconstructed every seven years. The quirky dialogue hints at recurring identity themes and scientific talk.
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Chicago Tribune
Street at Smiths Good News City sportsman
Mountain boy asks about a nearby hotel. They spot curling smoke by the forest edge and identify a hunter s camp. The city sportsman notes they lack supplies like potatoes, canned corn beef and crackers, planning to seek game there.
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Smith's
Two Babies
Mrs. Newman praises Mrs. Winkler's baby describing a perfect cherub with delicate features and eyes of heavenly blue. The vivid compliment highlights the infant's loveliness and charm in a brief social glimpse.
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New York Weekly
Mrs. Newman
Mrs. Winkler
Moon and Lover In A Springtime Dream
A fragmentary verse collage describes moonlit lovers, cherry blossoms, and a playful spring image. It mixes romantic scenes from nature with a mythic reference to Endymion and a flirtatious refrain about not telling. The piece blends lyric snippets and magazine style captions from New York Truth and the Atlanta Constitution.
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la Pauline
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Toulon
Jas
Someon
Sen
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Vege Ely
Prnson
Sncateh
Pitlace
Fen Brown
Tra-la
South
New York Tribune
Armand Withersbee
Armand Witherabee
Fourth National Bank
Withersbee
Armand Withers
Josh Billings
Philosophy
Native Fire Engine
Under
The
Dancer
Street & Smith
Little Boy
Ye Mighty Hunter
Tom Hall
Munsey’s Weekly
Gallatts
Chopin
New York Suns
Forseoth
Theanon
M. Falconer
Grace MacGowan Cooke
Swift
Moon
Atlanta Constitution
Tam
Birds of Love
John Paul Bocock
Barcelona
Castile
Bacchante
Kiiss
Lovers
Guadalste
Doloso
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