Wealth, manners, and curious tales from Bombay and beyond
A jumbled compilation notes Bombay’s Parvoes, Dubetanes, and Bhadew as wealthy, noble, and prudent residents, contrasting them with Hind neighbors. It recounts a parish tale of a frightened man and a pastor, a London tailor turned Welsh squire, and a boomerang story. It adds African clay eating in Senegal and Sudan, and a note on fish sighting by refraction, illustrating curiosities from travel and science in Youth’s Companion.
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Dubetanes
Bhadew
London
The Good and the Bad Balance Character Essay
A quotation contrasts balancing good and bad traits with life duration to judge character. It cites Greek historian Palmybius on not blaming or commending a person all the time, since no one remains perfectly right or wrong always.
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Palybius
Fenton
Downey's Drug Store Notice At Sea Ra IN'SR.CICO
A damaged OCR fragment notes a drug store listing Downey's Drug Store at a place likely Sea Ra IN'SR.CICO Colum Oak. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a local business notice or listing in a newspaper column.
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Lunacy Serape At Sea Rain
Cico
Colum
Oak
Downey's
Stora
Ready For It in a City Journal Snippet
A fragmented OCR item from Kan 466 City Journal notes a car or vehicle element and a financial gesture. It mentions a person named Bobby and a checkbook, with unclear dialogue about ownership and payment. The readable phrases suggest a local matter but lack clear context or outcome.
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Lin
Bobby
City Journal
Senators Readings Prompted Mild Senate Fracas
A Senate reading interruption sparks mild dispute amid reporters and clerks. The episode, noted by the Washington Post, shows friction over daily chronicle duties. In Somerset England, a village with a clergyman named Duck misses service as the clerk signals his absence.
Fragmentary Entry on Pi Nuts and Local Use
The readable lines describe odd nuts called Pi Nuts and pill nuts with two to two finding. They are brown and hard to break with a stall that is difficult. It mentions mentia of color and dollclows and notes they are not used for commercial phones but eaten by natives of Strwtts Settlements cienge and Fashion.
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Africa
Upper
Senegal
Miger
Plekuy
Sudan
Ton
Strwtts
Guarding London Treasures and Secret Alarm Network
The National Gallery protects its treasures with a secret alarm system and patrols by twenty-two constables and twenty-five employees. London guards at major institutions number over two hundred assistants including department keepers, clerks, attendants, and laborers under watchful eyes. An estimate notes 88 percent of land used by German peasant farmers is owned by the farmers themselves.
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London
National Gallery
Tve
London Telegraph
Being Happy A Duty Inspires Positive Living
Quote from Robert Louis Stevenson on happiness as a duty and its unseen benefits to others. A happy person radiates goodwill and inspires others, illuminating lives like a lighted path.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Shuster Threatened as Teheran Turmoil Intensifies
American minister at Teheran warns Persian authorities that the United States will demand protection for Mr Shuster, the American treasurer general, amid a string of attacks. A former premier, Dowish, was murdered and an ex-prime minister, Moshir ed, was wounded in related shooting near his dwelling yesterday morning, amid turmoil linked to the former shah’s followers.
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Teheran
United States
Shuster
Asnasaine
Alb2
Shnater
Mairod Dowish
Prajier Moshir
Daweh
Motinnimed Ail Mirza
Knox Action Demands Persia Protect Shuster in Teheran
The United States State Department is seeking protection for W. Morgan Shuster, American auditor general of Persia, amid reported threats in Teheran. Officials say Washington will press Persia for full safety guarantees for Shuster and his family as U S authorities pursue safeguards through formal channels. His parents, W. Morgan Shuster and Clement Le Bote, fear for his safety after recent attacks and have filed a formal request through the State Department.
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WIIL
Persia
Shuster
Teheran
Ubartos W. Russet
Ourreine
State Department
Mr. Shister
Teherai
United Stats
Russia
Mr Shuster
Whlivm Bh. Shustpt
Tity Cits
Clement le Bote
We Moran Shuster
Tis
W. Morgan Shuster
Owls
Attaoks
Toheran
Russia to Act Swiftly in Persian Ultimatum Standoff
Czar refuses to extend the time limit on the Persian ultimatum as Britain seeks action. An interview with Morgan Shuster spawns denials of responsibility for pamphlets published in the London Times. Russian troops near the Persian frontier press on, with parliament backing the government. A London report notes Shuster to continue duties until Russia acts. Separate item mentions Mrs. Farrar renewing U.S. plans with her brother. dialogue hints unrest over a cook.
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Teheran
Nee
Howard Grey
Persia
T- 18
Morgan Shuster
Publica Nonth Persia
Shuster
London Times
Piblicalon
Ruads
London
Tebermn
the Times
Shueter
Russia
Hts
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City
Tess
Missouri
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Corry, Pa
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Aquinea
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Maid the Friend
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Senate
Washington
Somerset
England
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Duck
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Cleveland Phin Denier
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