Bloody Pool Guardians and Papal Gossips
A fragment from a historical column recounts a sacred pool in Burma’s northwest frontier said to redden its waters when a murder occurs. Guardians and kin pursue culprits, with absolution or death tied to ritual washing. It then shifts to anecdotes from Eugen Wolf’s 1895 Rome visit and editorials on carelessness in Harper's Magazine and London Glebe.
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Vtuk
Burma
Shearpaniai
London
Eugen Wolf
Rome
Germany
Bismarck
Friedrichsrub
Holy Father
Windthorst
Sidney Whitman
Harper's Magazine
Butter on the Atlantic ship and a private token
A New York Journal tale recalls a married couple aboard a British steamer who shared meals with a mound of butter. They found a pasteboard card reading Private Butter Keep Off the Grass, prompting neighbors to abstain per the hint. Also cited: English army pay woes reveal low lieutenant wages after heavy education and outfitting costs. A Washington Star quip then notes a chronic misanthrope finding a cold world to ease his loneliness.
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Sam
New York Journal
Attorneys Question Witness Over Age In Mock Courtroom
The exchange opens with a lawyer pressing a witness on her age while the Witness nonchalantly notes she was born before the war. The attorney then asks if she means Spanish or civil law. A Philadelphia North American item then cites a modern dentist's case containing 300 to 400 instruments and a note that the Chinese preserve eggs by mud coating.
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Philadelphia
The Trading Rat and A Photo Likeness Debate
A collection of quirky notes on portrait beauty and a Wyoming trading rat. The text contrasts how beauty in photographs often misleads due to nonvisual traits, recounts Maude Branscombe’s fame versus her quiet real self, and ends with a Wyoming trading rat that hoards and stores food, building tall nests and showing a taste for red objects.
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Maude Branscombe
United States
Nan
Miss Branscombe
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Rocky Mountains
Highlands
Wyoming
Philadelphia Inquirer
Me and Maria Signature Fools Hotel Clerk
An elderly man and his wife enter a hotel and face a long signature task. The pen trembles as he writes in large script, finally producing the unusually lengthy inscription Me and Maria. The clerk, puzzled, nearly laughs at the paired names in the lobby.
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Maria
London
Decline of Swearing and Drinking Cited by Edward Bok
Edward Bok notes swearing and excessive drinking are diminishing as men seek self control amid business pressures. He suggests material factors drive change, with society yielding to impatience toward lack of equipoise and a demand for moderation in all things. The piece also comments on Beethoven violin concertos and a quip about a man named Tom, semirelated humor from newspapers.
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Edward Bok
Ladies Home Journal
Clemency Argument Echoes in Courtroom Exchange
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a judge offering 80 days in the workhouse and the defendant thanking him for clemency. The judge adds that six months would be fair, provoking a wry reply about becoming accustomed to the punishment. The exchange highlights tension over sentencing.
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Indianapolis Journal
Dogs on stage and legend mingle in theatre history
The tale of Dragon a dog in the French army and the crime around Lieutenant Macaire ends in the dog’s loyal mercy. The story spans Waterloo era and London stages with Carlo the trained dog and Buckstone’s Peckham debut linked by a legend of a sick tragedian.
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Dragon
Moidier
Thiseoe
Lamb
Emmett
Carlo
Marylebone Theater
London
Joe Cave
Tray
Peckham
John Baldwin Buckstone
New York Times
Holograph Will Demand Triggers Farmer’s Anger and Fraud Suspicion
A Canadian farmer visits a barrister asking for a holograph will, grows furious when told it cannot be made, and threatens to die if denied. Another man seeks a deed over to himself, arguing to touch the property, then sues the lawyer when refused, amid a string of exaggerated claims and distrust.
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Cornhill Magazine
Mascagni's Family Scene Shows Music and Mayhem at Home
A Pall Mall Gazette excerpt paints Mascagni composing with fervor as his wife Lina and children—Mimi Dino and Emilia—dawdle around. The scene repeats with laughter, scolds, and a chaotic family rhythm until Signora Mascagni postures discipline. Also noted: the maharajah of Nepal’s brutal reaction to smallpox disfigurement and desecration of idols, followed by a Dickensian clock joke from Gradgrind.
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Mascagni
Signora Lina
Mimi
Dino
Emilia
Signora Mascagni
Pall Mall Gazette
Maud Changes Wedding Day Amid Rollers Bargain Day
In a brief notice, Maud changes her wedding day due to a sale at Roller's on bargain day. May notes the Jewish Comment by raising the sale as the reason for the shift.
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Maud
Roller’s
The Mexico and St. Louis Limited Schedule
The I G N R R announces a new schedule effective Saturday at 12 01 am introducing The Mexico and St. Louis Limited. The train runs from Laredo to St Louis via San Antonio Austin Palestine with through coaches and Pullman sleepers, reducing travel time from six hours. For details contact the nearest I G N RR ticket agent or G P A D J Price Palestine Texas.
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Mexico
D. J
Best Reading for the Family Offer Ends Year Deal
The notice promotes a combined subscription for Texas Berm and Ranch and The Bryan Weekly Eagle at 1.25 for one year. It touts Texas Farm and Ranch as the premier agricultural stock and family paper printed on calendered paper with attractive visuals. The appeal targets all family members seeking practical farm news.
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Texas Berm and Ranch
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Texas Farm and Ranch
Southwest
Texas Fawn and Ranch
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Tom
Boston Transcript
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Nepaul
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Gradgrind
Foreman
Mamma
Bessie
Tacoma Ledger
Chicago
High Flyer
Llall’s Drug Store
Bryan, Texas
H. At
R. R
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Texas
GR HaSs
Houst
Houston
Denver
Ennis
Ft. Worth
Galveston
Deniso
Louis
Austin
C. W. Brin
M. L. Ronprys
W.S. Wilson
Houston Bryan
R. M. Wilson
John M. Caldwell
Cole Bros. Hardware
Bryan
James & Castles Furniture & Undertakers
Cry Bakery
Froor
Joan M. Lawrence & Co
Paul M. Baylor
James Drugstore
W.H. Lawrence
Munn & Co
Scientific American
All Law York Muan & Co
New York
Washingtor
Patry
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