A Fair Kleptomaniac in New York Book Store Details
A New York correspondent reports a case of kleptomania in which a wealthy woman allegedly steals high value items while shopping. Her husband covers the bills, and a system of tracking theft exists with a guard and account book to ensure prompt settlements.
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Abe
New York
Ami
Tates
Kisptomania
SETOS
Orie
Broadway
Elthough
Tler
Girls Talk of Vivisection in the Woods
In a sensational affidavit style excerpt from the New York Mail and Express, girls recount a vivisection of a frog in the Marlem woods last October. They discuss dissecting the frog’s heart and organs, describing the surgery and the frog’s temporary response before it hopped away.
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At-The- Normal College
Norrs
Marlem
Aspeeting
Cirl
Ida
Jin
Ami
New York Mail and Express
Bear and Train Collision Ends in Fatality in Louisiana
A bear raided a turnip patch on a Louisiana plantation near Bayou Goula. A colored man tried to drive it off, but both were struck by a fast express train approaching the tracks. The bear was killed. the man escaped with minor injuries.
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Paris
Bayou Goula
Ma. Bruin
Bruin
Darkey
Anders
Sambo
Wil Yong
Han
Terapia
Provids
Isles of
Lberville
Ladoutie
Dakota
Iowa
Sioux River
Eranger
Telli
Waltanaere
Shis
Maller
Corsets and Such at a Boarding School
A former student recalls a long held habit of loosening corsets for study at a girls' boarding school. The practice, observed during a secret inspection, drew laughter and shame as girls considered a German scientist's claim that 92 diseases stem from corset wearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Whislléwarte
Toronto
Why Americans Die Young
A Boston Courier remark highlights the English view that American vitality is tied to climate and size. The joke suggests Americans die early not from climate but from public spirit and frugality, implying adults “die early” to make room for the next generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Boston Courier
Sparrow Saved. Granville Maxim and a Continental Melody
Early Buck field resident Granville Maxim, noted for unusual genius and a deep grasp of music, became a prominent composer of widely beloved melodies later known across the state and nation. A serious love disappointment in youth marked his troubled start before he faced a life of eccentric fame.
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Sparrow
Nes
Buckfield
Granville Maxim
Death Bearded Man Lifts Mystery Of Thirteen Year Beards
Carson special to The Examiner reports Hal Clayton a gambler, buried thirteen years ago, with a glass tomb and a diamond watch. recently his cemetery keeper found his beard and mustache grown to knee level under the glass coffin. The tale notes a Southern romance, a devoted wife who funded the vault, and the beard’s mysterious postmortem vitality.
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Hal Clayton
A Carson
San Francisco Examiner
Ayas
Eric
Clayton
George Dobbs
Sketchordering dinner by drawing in Nasmyth's travels
The article notes James Nasmyth ordered meals in Sweden using sketches in a notebook. He drew a table with a hot cooked fowl, vegetables, bread, cheese, salt, and a time for service, then indicated the hour with a clock gesture, ensuring clear understanding. He also sketched a horse and carriage to request travel and was always understood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nasmyth
Sweden
Mexican Mustang Liniment Advertised in Fragmented Text
An OCR fragment lists a range of ailments and products associated with Mexican Mustang Liniment. The garbled items include rheumatism burns burns and various skin and joint issues, with scattered brand-like terms and misspellings.
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A_SPARROW
Growhi
Carson
Mustang Liniment
oCanRas
Ped
Dr Clarke
Clarke
B.D. Clarke
Clark St
Chicago
Ill
Radway
Wee
H.-H.green
BONS
M. D's
Marietta Treet
Atlants
Gure
Pearl St
New Yorke
Petit
Ca Bexs
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