The Bride who Changed Her Iylind
A bachelor recounts six months later how a chance July train meeting with a pretty woman in a first class smoker led to a fleeting romance. They bonded over mutual acquaintances and plans to meet in London York but kept to a casual reunion, naming her as Phylliss. He hints she will soon be Mrs Julian.
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Fred Julian
Scarborough
King’s Cross
F Peterborough
Yook
York
London
Julian
Penny Pictorial Magazine
Embarrassed Bride on Express Train Incident
A man on an express train notices a girl’s mortified blush over a smudged smoking carriage sign and a wedding plan complication. An elderly matron offers reassurance while a bemused fellow passenger snickers as the bride’s blushing aftermath unfolds and a wire to York is advised.
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Peterborough
York
Thunder Thrown on Slow Train Sparks Passenger Fracas
A Washington Star quip recounts a quarrel aboard a sluggish passenger train. The irate conductor blasts the schedule as useless while complaining about water, cleanliness, and tunnels. A passenger reacts that the trip is an outrage, noting the speaker endures long daily journeys.
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Washington Star
Amusing a Princess and Wood Pulp Clothing
Amusing a Princess recalls a Balmoral childhood moment where a princess asks to dance on a nurse’s bed and is granted permission. The second item notes Japan’s use of wood pulp paper for military cloth ing, praised for toughness and warmth with good stitching.
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Henry of Kattenberg
Balmoral
Outrunning a Horse: Cuba’s Fast Land Crab Surprises
An old report notes that while ostriches are renowned for speed the land crab of Cuba can rival and outpace a horse in swift runs, challenging assumptions about which creatures claim the fastest ground movement.
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Cuba
Notable Dead Lie There at Boston King’s Chapel
King's Chapel Boston at Tremont and School stands as a historic church first built on 1689 site land taken from a burial ground by Governor Andros. It hosted Britain’s officers, housed New England’s first organ in 1713, and saw Washington attend its 1789 completion. Burials include Shirley, Winthrop, Leverett, Mary Chilton, Lady Andros, and General Warren.
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King’s Chapel
Boston
Tremont and
School Streets
Andros
New England
Thomas Brattle
Shirley
George Washington
Halifax
First Unitarian Church
John Winthrop
John Leverett
Mary Chilton
Anne Andros
Edmund
Lady Andros
Joseph Warren
Bunker Hill
Perez Morten
Scarcity of Rubies and Emeralds
A New Orleans jeweler notes rubies and emeralds have no fixed value as mines exhausted long ago. Prices are arbitrary, reflecting buyer demand. Emeralds and rubies differ in quality. a four carat emerald may fetch vastly different sums, from 100 to 6000 dollars, despite identical size and color.
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New Orleans
Siam
New Orleans Times- Democrat
The Work of an Oak Shows Forest Rain Cycle
A Scribner's remark by Frank Fresch notes a large oak can lift 123 tons of water in leaf months. Evaporation from trees and undergrowth forms rain clouds and feeds springs and streams, illustrating forests smoothing evaporation and precipitation to prevent floods and droughts.
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Frank Fresch
Scribner’s
Russians as Fish Eaters in Europe Russia
A brief excerpt notes that European Russia leads in fish consumption due to the Greek church's many fast days. Meat is restricted on about half the year, boosting fisheries that provide fish for 98 million people. The piece adds a humorous aside about social manners and house-renting habits.
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Russia
Lee
Insect introductions and Arctic life aid China Sea to jungle
A collection of brief notes reports insect spread in California and gutta-percha production near Singapore. Arctic and Antarctic life notes, globe color effects on mood, and tornado patterns in summer. Gold sands at Norton Sound may be glacier transplanted. U S labor report on machine efficiency contrasts with European gains. A baseball account describes McGuggenheimer’s power and a wild game ending 49 to 7 with cracked boards.
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California
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
South Pole
Singapore
Washington Department of Agriculture
Brazil
Para
Parville
Lis
Gulf States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Norton Sound
Cape Nome
Alaska
United States Commissioner of Labor
Carroll D. Wright
America
Europe
United States
Some Extraordinary Batting How a Baseball Game Was Won
A colorful baseball tale recounts Plunk McGuggenheimer replacing an injured player for the Hurtling Lilacs in a bid to reach a 50 game winning streak. The story highlights a triple play by the Lilacs third baseman and a close rally after a wild pitch, emphasizing extraordinary hitting and bold baserunning.
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Plunk McGuggenheimer
Plunk
Whistling Thistles
Unusual Large Gold Mass at Mint Described in Ledger Letter
A New York Ledger letter reports a lump of British Columbia gold weighing 7,897 ounces valued at 135,275 dollars, shaped as a cone 13 inches high with a 34 inch base circumference. It notes mint handling limits, typical brick forms, and that most refined gold comes from assay offices, with several bricks shown valued around 5 000 dollars each.
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New York
Ledger
British Columbia
United States Mint
Denver
Mint
Alaska
Seattle
Sfor
Philadelphia Ledger
Heroic Cure for an Itch in Serio-Comic Road Agent Tale
A road agent story recounts a California stage robbery where a robber threatens with a shotgun while enforcing raised hands. One passenger claims his itching nose must be scratched, and the bandit humorously offers to scratch it with the shotgun muzzle, ending the tale with a sharp punchline.
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California
Knight of the Road
Troy Press
French executioner builds fortune with guillotine work
M Deibler, the French executioner, has amassed 500000 francs from guillotine skills. At a Paris execution some time ago he brought his young son, suggesting plans for the child to join the trade.
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M. Deibler
Paris
Cossacks Shun Trade Despite Large Military Force
A fragment notes that Cossacks disdain commerce even with a sizeable armed force. It states they maintain about 60,000 fighting men and can muster 128 in an emergency, yet only 40 of their own people are engaged in business.
Monkeys in India Entertain Travelers With Humanlike Behaviors
A world traveler recalls northern India where monkeys mimic humans in antics at breakfast on a veranda. The account describes temple communities with thousands of simians and a "May dance" in a field as monkeys join hands in a circle while crows contest meals.
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India
Rai
Law and Taxation Equality and Court Decisions
Summary of several legal opinions: equal protection of taxation including inheritance taxes. Norfolk v Young deemed unconstitutional for due process. contracts to develop mining properties and erect a mill. railroad commissioners' authority to order depots. tie-breaking in elections for justice of the peace declared unconstitutional with note on a tied vote scenario.
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Io Drew
Tift Minna
Norfolk Vs. Young
Stanton Vs
Tompkins
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Company
S. C
Justice of the Peace
Strate
Made a Strong Plea on Education and Law
A curious essay notes rapid educational progress in the South with Black students seeking law and public roles. It recalls Samuel Jackson, a layman who faced a judge over a minor matter, quipping about guilt on the facts and insisting on innocence on the technicalities. New York Life mentions irrigation plans for Northern Mexico.
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Samuel Jackson
Samuel
Sam
New York Life
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Iylind
King's Chapel
Jetty
McGuggenheimer
Thistles
McGuynheimer
McGuggen- Helmer
Mexico
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