The Time of His Life A Klondike Day in Seattle
A Seattle tale from 1897 tells how Jerry struck it rich for a single day when the Portland brought gold seekers to the city. He bought flash outfits for his wife and children, attended a feast in a fine restaurant, then returned to ordinary life, having had one glorious day of wealth.
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Jerry
Edward Hughes
Seattle
Portland
Seattle Harbor
Skagway
Hackman
Johru
Jerrys
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Paris Poet Piron Questioned by Night Watch
The French writer Piron is taken by a night watchman in Paris and brought before a police lieutenant. When asked his business he answers I am a poet. The magistrate retorts are you a poet and Piron replies I have a brother who is a poet and a fool.
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Piron
Paris
Tam
Putting Up a Bluff By a Young Doctor
An old physician stops a young one with a group of shabby companions and learns the plan to impress a potential rich patient by seating them in the reception room. The judge comments on the ruse.
Oxygen Gas Discovery and Early Separations
A fragment notes that oxygen was first separated from mercuric oxide by Dr Priestley in 1774 and by Scheele, who was unaware of Priestley’s prior discovery, in 1775.
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Priestlcy
Scheele
Priest Tey
The Rope Walk and the Atlantic Cable Feat
Harper's Weekly recounts the rope walk craft from Boston and the breakthrough by John Good who designed machinery to twist a single rope for the 1860s Atlantic submarine cable. His invention made possible a 17 000 foot rope, enabling repair and telegraphic links between old and new worlds.
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Boston
Tlis
Atlantic
Harper’s Weekly
Supporter of life and of combustion most abundant substance
The text notes a supporter of life and combustion as the most abundant substance, constituting about one third of the solid earth, nine tenths of water, and one fifth of the atmosphere. It also mentions that oxygen was liquefied by Kaont Tichet at Geneva in 1877.
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Kaont Tichet
Geneva
Cheney's Expectorant Arrives In Local Stores
A 30 ounce bottle of Cheney's Expectorant is now available at local druggists. The cough remedy targets lagrippe symptoms with a potent formula, promising relief for shoppers seeking fast-acting relief from chest congestion and persistent coughs.
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Cheney
Old Time Feast: Thirty-Two Dishes in 1675 Caper
Harper's Weekly recounts Gervais Markham’s 1675 feast plan noting a master should pick sixteen solid dishes per course, with twenty two to thirty two dishes on a full table. It lists roasted beef tongue goose swan turkey venison pasty olive pie custards and more as examples of plenitude and show for guests.
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Gervais Markham
Harper’s Weekly
Supposed Ad Fragment Signals Indigestion Aid
Fragmentary note mentions a product for indigestion or upset stomach with unclear branding. No clear dates, organizations, or named individuals readable from the text.
Burrow in the rocks Tunis cave dwellers described
An article details Tunisian cave dwellers carving homes from rock on a plateau arid land near the Sahara. It describes a cave city with 3,000 residents, dug shafts and multi level chambers for living storage and shelter, with light shafts to upper exits and the dangers for visitors crossing from plateau roofs to inner caverns.
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Tunis
Sahara Desert
Africa
Chicago News
Knives and Forks Through Early Food Tools
A quirky note traces how distant ancestors lacked knives and forks while Voltaire claimed continental use in the thirteenth century though the claim is disputed. The snippet hints at the evolving dining customs and the debate over early utensil history.
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Voltaire
Lavish Entertainments in Royal Palaces of France
In royal days lavish entertainments were common as monarchy showcased power. Comte d Artois redecorated his palace for a queen at 900 workers around the clock. Marshal de Soubise hosted Louis XV for a day and night costing 2000 francs. A servant joked about debt as the marshal spoke with the king.
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Comte d’Artois
Marshal de
Ocean gold could supply 80 pounds per person
Harper's Weekly notes that sea water contains 40 to 50 milligrams of gold per ton. Although small per ton, the vast oceans mean a total amount of gold could, if mined and divided evenly, provide roughly 80 pounds for every person on Earth.
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Harper’s Weekly
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