Fragmented 19th century political speech by Mississippi figure
A lengthy rhetorical address critiques Governor McLaurin, defending the speaker’s independence from the Y and MV R R Co. He defends his Mississippi record, counters insinuations of lobby influence, asserts no state political contact, and reflects on Mississippi’s senatorial legacy from Lamar to Walthall. The speech also includes dramatic narrative excerpts and a separate tale.
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Jetter
MV. R. B. Co
Futur
MclAurir
Ita Tools and Opera
Mississippi
Meridian
Bean
McLaurin
Winonn
VRRA
Washington
Lamar
George
Walthall
Lance
Duck Raising in Munich Bavaria Markets Global Dining
Raising Backs Without Water, do not weed water to thrive. There are many duck-raising plants to use a country where thousands of the fowl are bred each year for market, and where there is not even a puddle for them to scudder in. One of these forme in credited with an output of 1 000 ducks a year. Munich, Bavaria, restaurants are be coming more and more International. Some of them now have American bars and English grill rooms.
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Jesses
Juanita
Harding
Don Jose
Weimaelf
Walt
Pedro
Attie
Son Joue
Hardin
Santa Maria du Americano
San Carlos
Tedro
Mesien
O11
Mexicor
San Carlow Taelf
Sere Juanita
Cerro Gordo
Old City of
Mexico
Broad
Gray Mountains
Old
Mother Earth
Justn
Jusnita
Vilage
Abe
Theo
Munich
Bavaria
The Comte RTed Praray and Other Tales for Young Folks
A cornucopia of short pieces for children includes The Comte RTed Praray drawing moral from talking garden plants with a king, Comical Combat about a clever parrot Polly, and Lassie the collie dog who plays piano and acts as a patient. The vignettes mix fables, humor, and animal antics to engage young readers.
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Lassie
Abe
Palanes
Muffy
Lassie Rescues Maffy’s Kittens From Drowning
A dog named Lassie retrieves all four of Maffy’s kittens from a perilous brush with drowning. The master praises the loyal animal, and Lassie nuzzles the kittens with pride, as onlookers marvel at the scene and the family’s bond.
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Lassie
Lee
Maffy
Pany
Mariners and ancients clash in naval history tale
The article traces the long rivalry between marines and sailors from Greco Phoenician fleets to modern times. It notes oarsmen as slaves, soldiers afloat as proto marines, and figures like Cleopatra Blake and Nelson illustrating evolving naval roles and command.
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Phoeniciana
Cleopatra
Blake
Holland
van Tromp
de Royster
Nelson
New York
Tinea
Growing Dates in Arizona from Desert Palms to Fruit
The Spanish residents of Arizona have long believed in date cultivation in the southwest. In Yuma trees bear for 10 to 15 years, and seedling palms near the territorial prison reach 25 feet and bear for 15 years. Glendale and Phoenix produce yields around 300 pounds from seven-year and older trees. The date palm has two sexes, with female trees bearing fruit. white and brown dates differ in sweetness. Bees can fertilize blossoms when pollen is scarce, enabling fruit production up to half a mile away.
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Arizons
Arizona
Yuma
Territorial
Glendale
Phoenix
Washington Star
Scientific Bread Making From a young lady’s view
A young woman at a science school explains bread making as yeast ferments and gas forms the structure. She recalls a discussion in the St James Gazette about British cooks and notes the sponge is prepared by cooks, tested with instruments, then handed back for final steps to produce a fine loaf.
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St. James Gazette
Ami
Winter Storms Batter Maryland as Lightning Strikes Claim Life
Three severe weather events sweep across the Chesapeake Bay region. Electrical storms and rapid temperature drops followed a brutal 24 hour period. A colored girl named Ruth Morlock was killed by lightning near her home in Dorchester County, while a Black man in Howard County died when a road accident was split by a bolt.
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Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Ruth Morlock
Lowe
Dorchester
Howard County
Telephone in Hawaii Shows Social Life and Power
A Honolulu correspondent describes how telephony shaped politics and daily life in the Hawaiian Islands. With hundreds of phones, Central coordinates ship alerts, funerals, markets, and news, linking residents from Honolulu to Hilo and traces of Kalakaua’s dethronement talk through rapid word spread. The piece notes Mauna Loa steamship routes and the central role of the telephone in governance and public life across Oahu and Hawaii Island.
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Mtv
Havwaii
Osh
Hodoluls
Intreducsa
Honolua
Diamond Head
Ingrousela
Central
Board of Health
Custom House
Electric Grit Company
America
Australia
Koke Head
China
Waianae
Zealandia
New York
Chicago
Honolulu
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Kalakaua
W. H. Castle
Cahn
Hawai
Hilo
Loa
Kipau
Leewani-Side
Bret
al Parte
Mortimer Tuft
Isinsid
Plagues of introduced creatures and their strange results
A retrospective on acclimation efforts from Jamaica to Massachusetts and Madras. The mongoose against snakes and birds, gypsy moths from six eggs, prickly pear and the cochineal beetle plan. Notes caution on unintended consequences and mixed outcomes across colonies.
Bear taunts spark local trade talk in Detroit dairy feud
A board of trade anecdote recounts Blank buying a cow to silence a neighbor who refused to curb a nuisance. The cow trespassed repeatedly, and after Blank offered $20 for its removal, the animal was sold to the opposite neighbor for $30. The twist: the scheme escalated into a suburban price flip and anger at Blank.
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Dargeia
Board of Trade
Boulevard
Highland Park
Peter
Black
Blank
Alpee
Detroit
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U. S. Senate
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Hanet
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Auarita
H. A. Webster
Yale Courant
Jacob Titus
Spring Valley
Cooma
Brooklyn
Huy
Polly
Poll
Telephone
Ite Mattitarions
Iew
Fee
Newillwill
Hapalel Chicago
Eugene Hoggen
City Hospital
Io Mme
India
Roggva
Switzerland
Olpelpgat
Swarts
Roggco
Jamaica
Rete
Massachusetts
Madras
Bourne
New York Times
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