Lost Valuables and Timely Warnings in Verse
A reflective poem laments lost belongings and wasted time while contrasting personal carelessness with ships that wander off course. The speaker warns against neglect, noting how hours slip away and comparing daily losses to missing vessels at sea.
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Grant Wich
Majestic death tale of the king of birds and its decline
An ornate meditation on an eagle's death and downfall as diseases and fate claim the mighty claimant to the skies. The piece likens royal power to a dying bird, describing weakness, predation, and the final collapse before predators and scavengers.
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Tagles
Ife
Eyrie
Knoll
Fadog
Waterproof Coats for Cattle and Sheep in Britain
Waterproof coats for cattle are common in Thoiland and England where cows wear rainproof jackets through winter and show cattle favor stylish outfits. Jersey cows carry a chest with sleeping jacket brushes cosmetics horn protectors, and a daytime jacket for draughty stands. In northern England lambs pasture on hills receive waterproof coats.
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England
Judicial Tangle Over Hen Theft Exhibit A and Egg
Police in Hong Kong face a puzzling theft case after a hen and basket were stolen. The magistrate orders the egg to be labeled Exhibit A 1 and decides the egg should not be charged as part of the theft. The odd ruling highlights a humorous legal controversy.
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Hongkong
Sen
Rats Devoured Pigs in Welsh Farm Horror
A sow at Llangibby in Monmouthagire Wales reported a pig went missing one morning leaving four young pigs unaccounted for. Rat holes were found 850 yards away and opened revealing the remains of the piglets. Also a note on Pulagi claimed as world’s smallest capital housing 3 white residents and a few Chinese officials.
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Monmouthagire
Wales
Llangibby
Pulagi
Solomon Islands
Lost Stranger Seeks Help At Police Station
A disheveled man enters the police station asking for the sergeant in charge. The uniformed sergeant remains seated, writing in a ledger and offers to take up a case only if someone proves a missing person.
Expansive Love and Tiny Apartments in a Playful Exchange
In a short dialogue couple Fthel and Viance spar over living in a small flat after marriage. They joke that marriage creates both affection and old scores as the couple quibbles about space and love. The scene closes with a pun on a bridge game and rusty memories.
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Fethel
Richard
Viance
Fitts' Nursery promotes established Georgia business
Fitts' Nursery in Dahlonega, Ga emphasizes years of service in the county and thousands of fine trees sold. It highlights a large variety and reasonable prices and invites calls or letters to C.N. Fitts & Sons.
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C.N. Fitts & Sons
Dahlonega
Auto Salesman Debates Car Details in Humorous Exchange
A seller and owner joke over a car trade asking for the motor number rather than the date. Ethel and her aunty scene adds a light domestic moment as a baby sister is teased about joining the family.
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New York Sun
Brother
Ethel
Shopper complains of fast colors washing out
A dissatisfied customer returns a purchase noting that the colors ran after the first wash. The counter clerk replies that perhaps stationary tubs were not used, highlighting a mismatch between expectation and product performance.
Unclear Transcriber Note Highlights Sin and Repentance
Fragmentary OCR text references a vicar and sinners, Mary, and a beggar woman, with notions of washing whiter than snow and repentance. Boston Transcrint appears as a source tag and suggests a religious or moralistic excerpt.
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Mary
Boston
Letter from North Carolina man praising Black-Draught liver medicine
Mr. F. Mintz of R F D 2 Leland North Carolina writes that he has used Thedford's Black‑Draught for over 18 years as a daily home remedy. He claims it prevents illness and reduces medical costs, noting a dollar package often suffices.
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F. Mintz
Leland
N.C
Thedford
Eee
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