Robin Hood and a Spider Snare Among Odd Tales
A historical miscellany recalls Robin Hood as a self-made English outlaw who twice stumbles on reform and wealth. the piece notes his legends, adventures, and deathbed bleaching in a convent. It also narrates a Mossy Creek photographer capture of a venomous snake caught in a spider’s web, its defiant glare after restraint, before its final death.
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Robin Hood
England
Hood
Robin
Ile
Lithard
Cear de Lion
Richard
Sherwood Forrest
Pope
Keno
Congress
Radical
Rebin
Soly
Legion
Riding Hood
Mossy Creek
Jefferson County
Messrs
Johnsondé Branner
Yong
Ger
Rafter
The Bavarians in the Prussian Army
The Barstians in the Prussian army are described as good natured and kindly yet hot blooded and quarrelsome. They potter and seek discipline, like Highmen, and some stories claim after Woerth they boasted of a glorious task. A variant soldier is noted in relation to the Crown race and the obscure reference to Bosh Iy and Michigan.
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Woerth
Betes
Cost of the Army in Time of Peace and Radical Expenditures
The article questions why peacetime army costs are so high five years after the war. It cites 1879 expenses of 37.6 million, contrasts with England’s 75 million for 100k troops, and argues U.S. spending rose under Radical rule. It compares 1860 and Mexican War-era costs, noting higher peacetime costs under the current administration and calls for economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Alsan
Mexico
Fitt
Contagion and Atmospheric Dust Spread Findings
At a Regent Society of Arts meeting London scientists discussed how street dust rich in organic matter acts as a ferment in solutions. Experiments showed dust from theatres contains 30 to 50 percent organic material, suggesting airborne particles aid in disease spread.
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Society of Arts
London
Tichborne
Cota Brest
A Romance Founded on Absolute Pact in Belleville
In Belleville Ontario a hardworking maid rises to hotel work and faces scandal over a believed lover. She travels to Watertown where the accused man proves innocent, then marries a widowed farmer with five orphans, promising to care for them all. The tale ends with a cheerful rural union.
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Belleville
Ontario
Watertown
Iutertown Zimes
Wit and Wisdom from a Bygone Dispatch
A wry collage of maxims and anecdotes from midwestern towns and public life. Notes on judges, betting, marriages, ministers, and local curiosities are scattered with references to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and California, highlighting quirks, manners, and small town events.
Salt Water Bore Hits Subterranean Sea in Lincoln
Work lasting eighteen months in Lincoln Nebraska reached a notable result at six hundred feet depth a sandstone layer yielded a salt water body with briny torrents shooting eight to ten feet high experts expect a water jet up to fifty feet when tubing is inserted making a world class salt water well in the capital city.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Avant-garde plan for Paris defense with beasts
An eccentric correspondent proposes arming Paris with beasts from the Jardin des Plantes to defend the city. The letter envisions sending tigers and other animals to farms for supply and using disguises to trick approaching forces in a speculative wartime scenario.
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Arenenaiain Berchoudiein
Porte Liborie
Gely
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Bers
Why Jewesses are Beautiful in Chateaubrand’s View
Essay-like critique notes a French writer praising Jewish women as more beautiful than men. It cites biblical scenes where women and Jesus interact, mentioning Bethany, alabaster vase, Mary Magdalene, and the mercy shown to several women. The piece argues beauty reflects divine favor rather than curses.
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Chateaubrand
Bethany
Christ
Nain
Martha
Lazarus
Simon
Jerusalem
Calvary
Mary Magdalene
Mary
Mary Magdmene
Berald
Jesus
Amusing Scene on East Tennessee Railroad
The Knoxville Press describes a strange incident on the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia Railroad near Caswell's Station. A woman on the road signaled the stopped train, claiming she was Wotan and asking for someone aboard the train, with a sister's misidentified claim. The piece includes unrelated quips about bed, cork shavings, and skin health.
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Knoxville
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Caswell’s Station
Heya
Malyany Thompson
Keers
Sary
England France pontoon rail link proposed across the Channel
A plan to connect England and France by a Dover to Boulogne pontoon rail service seeks government and private funding. The scheme envisions sixteen hundred horsepower vessels and floating platforms each carrying twenty four cars with trains and tenders. Estimated cost totals about 3.5 million dollars for embarkation shelters and 0.6 million for vessels.
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England
France
Dover
Etngland
Andreecclles
Bologne
Poppy Cultivation Trial Yields Large-Scale Growth Prospects
A new experiment by Ty Wilson of Monklou in 5 Siete produced about six acres of poppy plants in 1588. The juice from the opium capsules yielded 540 pounds, with potential for greater output. Druggists in New York reportedly paid high prices, attracting chemists and pharmacists to the issue.
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Wilson
Monklou
Irishman Thrusts Bottle of Liquor in Drugstore Scene
A man bursts into a druggist shop and offers a soda-water bottle filled with liquor to a doctor. The doctor tests it and finds it genuine whisky. The man jokes that the priest advised drinking only if obtained from a doctor and to share health between paper and priest.
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North Side Public Square
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FHD
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Atventic Building
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Common Council
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