River of the Lost Souls and the Purgatorio Tale
A Colorado feature recounts early Spanish expedition legends around Trinidad and the Rio de Las Animas. It traces the vanished soldiers near the Raton Pass and the river’s three names Purgatorio Picket Wire Las Animas, noting local lore and memorials in Trinidad newspapers.
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Raton
Trinidad
Raton Can
Rockies
Raton Canyon
Santa Fe
St. Augustine
Iron Shirt
Rio de Las Animas
Sublette
St. Vrain
Las Animas
Washington Star
Silent Telegrams Spark a Royal Forgiveness Tale
A well dressed woman at Charing Cross telegraph office wrote three dispatches to Manchester. She discarded the first two and sent the third. The telegrams promise Never let me hear from you again No one expects you to be Corrie home dearest All is forgiven The note is cited as a Pearson's Weekly item.
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Charing Cross
Manchester
Corrie
Pearson’s Weekly
Realism Noted in Detroit Tribune on Atmospheric Depiction
The Detroit Tribune discusses a realistic painting labeled from the so called real school. The article highlights the convincing atmosphere created by artificial means like an air pump in a basement.
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Echool
Detroit Tribune
Of Contemporaneous Human Interest Phrase
A Washington Post excerpt discusses Augustin Daly’s phrase Of contemporaneous human interest. The critic notes the line’s durable impact on English despite initial ridicule and its frequent modern use in describing plays suited to human concerns rather than trees or cattle.
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Augustin Daly
Daly
Washington Post
The Shooter Hies and the Angler Hies In Print and Field
A Forest and Stream note contrasts how the sportman and his dog hurry about. It says the dog rarely moves outside print while the shooter and angler hasten to the field to pursue game, yet neither eats a meal without accounting for it.
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New York
Bowery
Boiled Contact Advised To Fight Disease Says London Truth
A London Truth excerpt warns that air water milk butter oysters mucus and many ordinary items can spread disease. It urges continuous immersion in boiling water and total isolation as the only safe life span, noting past generations thrived under unproven scientific laws.
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London
Cold In the Arabian Desert During Nolde Expedition
Nolde’s 1893 desert expedition describes severe cold in the Nefud at 8000 feet with nights 6 to 10 degrees below zero. A February 2 snowstorm coated the desert in several inches, surprising Bedouins who note such snowfall is unusual for the region.
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Nolde
Nefad
Arabian Interior
Nefud
Preventive Mouthwash Formula by Professor Miller
A Berlin authority Professor Miller presents a teeth decay prevention wash with thymic, benzoic acid, eucalyptus tincture, menthol essence and other components. The instructions advise rinsing with a few drops in water several times daily and emphasize brushing to remove particles before use. The quote ends noting that those who admit possession of a secret reveal much about a treasure.
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Miller
Berlin
Ephraim and the Bear A Father Wins Bitter Fight
A Cincinnati Enquirer account recalls Ephraim Hatfield engaging a yearling bear in a brutal hand to hand combat. He destroys the animal after a grueling struggle, while his sons and dogs retreat. He bears deep wounds yet boasts of the victory and his lifelong pride in whipping the yearling.
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Ephraim
Pap
Hatfield
Cinginnati Enquirer
Ninepins tale in imperial city ends with beheaded victor
A criminal condemned to be beheaded asks to play ninepins at his execution. Granted, he plays while the sheriff arranges the stroke. As the executioner strikes, the head falls and he proclaims I have won the game. The tale is attributed to Germany.
Miserly man pays dentist after 15 years debt
Brown, famed for frugality, owed a dentist 22 for a gold tooth filling for 15 years. After the filling fell out he had the gold valued, then sent a check citing $3.50 material, $5 labor, $5 for 15 years of use, totaling $13.50, and return of gold with a $10 balance.
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Brown
Washington Post
Her Choice and Language Reflections Provoking Comment
A lecture recounts a woman’s remark that Japanese has no impolite word and that escalation is a pleasure unknown there, followed by an audience reaction. An old woman proclaims she prefers a country where they kiss and cuss, in a loud aside to the crowd.
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Japan
Atlanta Constitution
Rubens Caps Won't Fade From Antwerp Streets
In Antwerp schoolboys wear large dark cloth painters caps with a small top tuft, resembling Rubens’ era headgear. The caps are common among art students and nicknamed painters caps, seen in varied styles from eyes covered to rakishly sideward. The habit lends a Rubénsean air to city youth.
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Rubens
Antwerp
Christopher Columbus
George Washington
Towne
St. Nicholas
Buff and Broom Game as Forfeit Trick Fun
In a ring children pass a broom while reciting Buff says Buff to all his men. If Buff laughs or smiles the round restarts. a solemn stance lets him pass the broom and claim his forfeit. The piece also notes diving technique and a radish trick called the Hercules radish.
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Wattie
Saunders
Buff
Broomie
Kennebec Journal
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Nixon Waterman
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Maynard, Mass
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Morgan
Thomas
Evans
Acme
Champion
Tiger
Oliver Chilled
Imperial
Centennial
North American
Yankee
Lufkin
National
Syracuse
TIMES
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Warner
Concord Junction
Mass
Toma
Railroad Crocers
Main Street
Maynard
Drs
Concord
DR. Stetson
Eee Ion
Ashler Pier
John J. Flannery
Bedford St
H.P.N. Dahl
Riverside Block
Maynard Mass
James Mullin
Hapgood
Stow
Anterprise
Horace Tuttle
W. A.cunningham
Walden Street
Concord Mass
J. C. Friend
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