Mirage Peak of Tenerife Haunts Seafaring Tales
The false peak near Tenerife misleads sailors by a mirage that appears opposite its true position. Captains warn that the illusion can drive ships off course while the real peak lies miles away. Mirages near the Dardanelles distort reflections of visible objects, sometimes showing ships in the sky.
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Tenerife
Greenhorn
Dardanelles
Syrian
Dar- Ganelles
New York Press
Timely Travel Deals and Yellowstone Visit Encouraged
Timely travel tips highlight low rates for selected dates at California stations with encampment details and stopover rules. Yellowstone Park is promoted as a summer outing reachable via Salt Lake City with round trip rates from 70 dollars, plus notes on the Salt Lake Route and through sleeper service.
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Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Denver
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Chicago
St. Paul
Riverside
Cal
T. C. Peck
A Faithful Friend Remedy Endorsed by Travelers
A longtime user from Oakland Ind Ter praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a faithful friend after decades of use. The testimonial notes the product’s quick cures and mentions it is sold at the RooF billings drag store.
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S. Nichols
Oakland
Ind
Billings Drag Store
Richest U S Men List Compiled by New York Bank
The Kansas City Journal reports a list of the wealthiest Americans led by J D Rockefeller with a stated fortune of 100000000 dollars. The compilation is attributed to a New York state bank.
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United States
Kansas City Journal
J. D. Rockefeller
United States to Plant Eucalyptus Trees
The Cleveland National Forest in Orange County will plant eucalyptus this winter as part of government timber and watershed protection policy. Seedling boxes will be set up this month and six week old plants moved to further boxes before transplanting to planting sites after the first rains.
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Cleveland National Forest
Orange County
Forest Service
Chain CH Dowser’s Coke Cure Featured by Express Co
A Chicago Express Co. note credits Chain hydrochloride Coke for relief from chronic diarrhea. The letter cites a General Superintendent Mr Quick who handed a bottle and reports cures among railroad workers. An elderly veteran from the 25th Ohio Regiment is mentioned as a patient with chronic diarrhea. Local druggist F Billings is noted.
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Edward E. Henry
United States Express Co
Chicago
Quick
Herlain
Rutherford Hayes
William Mckinley
Ohio
The Lion's Attack Described by Selous
The excerpt cites Fred erick Courteney Selous on how lions kill. He notes a lion targets the head when preying on humans and the muzzle area for large mammals. Single lions typically break necks or let the prey break itself with weight, while multiple lions bite and tear, taking longer to kill.
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Frederick Courteney Selous
Mr. Selous
Curious old laws of Nepal and India described
The article cites archaic rules in Nepal and India, noting that cow murder carried capital punishment and marriage rites tied women to betel fruit. It also mentions a method for divorce via a betel nut and describes Nepal’s peculiar way to mark dawn by counting roof tiles or hair against the sky.
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Nepal
India
Training Proves Key as Police Commish Praises Officers
A police commissioner cites training as vital, saying his force works well due to thorough preparation. He recalls a quip from two doctors about a nurse who, reportedly, was engaged to the richest patient after a brief hospital stay.
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Washington Star
A Limited Luxury of Sleep
Two Irishmen discuss sleep jokingly, one noting it as bald nature's hair restorer and the other calling slumber a grand luxury. They lament waking just as a short nap begins, exclaiming with a laugh that it is morning.
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Judze
Gallant Lover in Philadelphia Press Line
A brief clipped exchange shows a playful back and forth where a woman chides a youth for taking offense, noting her sharp words were in jest as she admits she was spoiling. The fragment reflects social flirtation in a Philadelphia press snippet.
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Philadelphia
Press
Right Overtrained Turns to Ver Spanish Proverb
The fragment discusses a turn of phrase referencing a Spanish proverb and hints at a language note or translation challenge. It lacks clear people, places, or organizations and does not present a concrete news event or context.
Sarcey’s Librarian Fates Remembered In Paris Tales
Parisian lore recalls Francisque Sarcey and his book guardians. A released convict fled with Sarcey’s volumes after reform promises faded. Debris the dramatist, despondent, died after a fall blamed on Sarcey. Bernard rearranged shelves, vanished next day. A Polish helper perished in the charity ball fire.
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Barcey
Francisque Sarcey
Paris
Sarcey
M. Sarcey
Larcey
Bernard
Notting
Peculiar Marriages of Hopi and Navajo Tribes
A. W. Dimotk notes in Outing Magazine that Hopi marriage involves parents arranging unions with the couple moving to the groom’s home to grind corn for three weeks while he crafts a sash. Navajo rites are more elaborate with a toll of twelve horses for a first bride, nine for a second, and later entries free, as tribute to the mother in law.
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A. W. Dimotk
Outing Magazine
Coral Island Annihilated by 1905 Marshall Atoll Storm
A 1905 hurricane in the Marshall Islands obliterated a coral atoll. Waves near forty feet swept over the land, destroying all vegetation and life with no survivors. The island’s upper coral was shattered and later only calm sea remained where it stood.
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Marshall Group
Music Advertises Classical Pieces with Illustrations
An advertisement lists several musical titles sold for 50 cents or included with accompaniment. The catalog features "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming" with illustrated cover, "Trust Her Not" at fifty cents, "I Would Not Live Always" without accompaniment, "See the Conquering Hero Comes" with full orchestra, "There Was a Little Fisher Maiden" in three parts, "The Tale of a Swordfish" with many scales, and "Home Sweet Home" in A flat.
Let Him Off Easy
Reported excerpt notes Lola persuading Borem to start for home while Gra and Lola discuss the plan in a Chicago News style fragment. The brief lines show dialogue about easing a pursuit and beginning the return journey.
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Lola
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