Ghost testimonies and gallows in a Scottish case
In England and Scotland a chilling tale links a supposed Bloody apparition to murder and justice. A farmer and accomplice were hanged after a ghost claimed the victim’s body lay buried at a described spot. A juror swore he saw the dead woman’s child on the farmer’s shoulder, adding sensational drama to the trial and testimony in Edinburgh despite a Gaelic language twist that saved the accused due to skepticism of an English ghost speaking Gaelic.
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London Standard
Anne Walker
Scott
Bramar
Hill of
Christie
Court of Judiciary
Edinburg
Lochaber
Astonishing but True Electrified Life Preview
A vintage list extols electricity from 25 years ago changing daily life. It notes telephones, electric streetcars, wireless messages at sea, electric clocks, cars, cooking, ironing, heating, elevators, and power transmission transforming homes and cities.
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Telhay
Meier
The Ponsibility Stage Manager Grout Nakes Bio
The Kansas City Independent notes a stage scene moment with a careless stage manager shouting words about Juliet in a tomb. The dialogue hints at a staged mystery as a tomb scene prompts warnings against moving props to avoid disturbing a supposed dead character.
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Kansas City
Grout
Camphor Farming in Texas Sparks Promising Growth
The Southwest reports camphor farming expanding in Texas to hedge against global supply disruptions. Wharton’s camphor experiment grows shrubs, while Dr. Watkins proposes sowing seeds and mowing cycles that yield camphor with annual harvests. He predicts high profits per acre but prices may fall as cultivation broadens.
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Bet Temans
Texas
Wharton
Watkins
Formosa
Southwest
Interview with ailing Robert Louis Stevenson
A famed journalist visiting San Francisco sought a quick interview with Robert Louis Stevenson. Unable to meet, she reported to his room with a brief note. Stevenson, in bed and pale, began knitting as he asked if she knits, prompting an awkward, truncated scene before the interview ended.
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San Francisco
Robert Louis Stevenson
California
Stevenson
Cthierin
The Blessings of Today Poem Fragments
Fragmented text from a poem about cherishing the present over longing for the future. Reflects on weariness, joy, and reading love in another, with lines from The Buried Life and reflections on days, music, and nature’s gifts. Ends with urging gratitude and patient effort to remove obstacles.
The Power Of A Mother's Voice By Richard Realf
An excerpt passages the contrast between hidden depths and outward beauty. A mother’s song shapes a child’s memory, while anger marks a man’s heart. The verse then guides the reader to inward calm as life’s flow reveals itself. From The Buried Life.
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Devine
Richard Realf
Local parish scolding ends with a promise
An elder in a southern Scotland village reproves an elderly woman at the parish church for drinking. The exchange turns into a humorous quip about Sarah’s self-control and ends with a jest that she will be “none the want o’ another Mutter.”
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Scotland
Sarah
Opinions and Japanese Immigration Reflections
The piece contrasts Grant era uses of government ships with today and discusses express company profits and anti-competitive ties. It highlights Japanese immigration as a debated issue, arguing American law must govern despite fears and local biases in cities like San Francisco. The commentary cites sources such as the Brooklyn Bugle and St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Grant
Potomac
Metcalf
Dolphin
John Roach
Robeson
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Japan
United States
Schmitz
America
Louis Globe-Democrat
Croker and the British at Epson Downs
The New Orleans Starters notes British reaction to Croker's triumph at Epson Downs. It argues it was unlikely an objectionable horse with American ties, ridden by an American jockey, would win the blue ribbon. The piece suggests the crowd lost large sums and laments the defeat as a human folly.
The Careful Guesser
A poem showing odds on life events from a Philadelphia Bulletin feature. It notes: one man in 208 is over six feet, one in 109 women carries insurance, one man succeeds in business for eight who go bankrupt, one sudden death among women to fight among men, one cold taken out of sal where nine are taken indoors, and one in 1000 couples celebrates a golden wedding.
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Sal
Philadelphia Bulletin
Current Interest Notes From a City Science Page
A miscellany reports on the decline of country doctors, rapid nail growth rates, and vast paper bag expenditures. It notes asbestos deposits in Northern Luzon, a French mission to study American women workers, and mushrooms grown in tunnels in France and Scotland. It also mentions Italian graphite pencils once called molybdena and a hot water city system in Rome.
Land Sale in Chancery Court Tennessee Notice
In the Chancery Court Tennessee a land auction is set for August 17 at noon. A tract of acres lies in the South by Robert Jameson and other boundaries. Sale on credit for 12 and 24 months with one third cash, notes bearing interest, purchaser to provide good security. sale free from equity of redemption.
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Richard, Bauen
Chancery Court
Tennessee
Ulus
Snd Civil Terre
Robert Jameson
Weema Norwood
Anderson
ARIS
Greenland Whale Age Shrouded in Long Years
Yonkers Statesman reports a curious exchange between Mr Crimsonbeak and Mrs Crimsonbeak about the Greenland whale. The couple discuss the creature's reputed four century lifespan and the need for water to sustain such ages, reflecting local maritime lore.
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John
Mr. Crimsonbeak
Greenland
Land Sale Notice in Maury County Chancery Court
Land sold to satisfy decree from April Term 1907 at Colaba Tennessee. Sale August 17 1907 at 12 noon at the Court House Columbia Tennessee. Land described as 106 acres bounding Mitchell and Cox lines. Terms credit six and twelve months with interest and security.
Land Auction in Maury County Tennessee Chancery Sale
In Columbia Tennessee the Chancery Court set for April 1907 a sale of land in the old 10th now 8th Civil District Maury County. The 50 acre tract lies in Parson and Linck lines with public road and Mrs Anderson lines, blocks and corners described, to be sold to the highest bidder at noon at the courthouse with terms of credit and security. Conducted June 14 1907 by Akin and C&M.
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Sadie Cox
Chancery Court
Colaba
Tennessee
Columbia
Lath
Maury County
Mary Cox
W. J. Cox
Dorcus E. Cox
Jacob Cox
Dorcus B. Cox
Sassafras
Thos. Mitchell
W. J Mitchell
Craig
Wood
J.T. Mitchell
Mattie Hood
Court House
Parson's
Parson’s
Linck
Bree
Akin
C&m
Jumping Foretells Change in Lonelyville Farming
In a brief exchange, two farmers discuss a town named Lonelyville. The first asks about conditions while the second claims everyone is “on the Jump,” implying a rush or trend. The dialogue hints at modernization as automobiles arrive in the community.
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Lonelyville
Yooke
Statesman
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Mme. Fiedler
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