Joe and the Seal and Other Tales from St Nicholas
Joe and his father meet a young seal on the beach near California. The father calms it, explains flippers and sea life, and returns the creature to the ocean while Joe learns to value wildlife over hats. A woodland tale follows about a boy named Tommy who slips in a rotted tree hollow, is rescued after a long effort, and faces his mother’s anger despite saving him. The narrator notes family strains and a plan to move in with Susan’s husband after her marriage.
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Jonah
Joe
Little Seal
Papa
Father
Sam
Tommy
Sue
Mr. Travers
Susan
Harper
Immy
Sarah
Cain
Sam McGinnis
The Young Man’s Struggle with Deceit and Gratitude
A reflective piece by Jimmy Brown in Harper s Young People recounts distrustful views on ingratitude and deceit, contrasting generous gestures with petty criticism. It weaves in family dynamics, Aunt Sarah s favoritism, and a bee hunting episode with Tommy, illustrating a child s view of moral behavior and authority figures.
Postal Telegraphy Prospects at Burlington Gazette
The Burlington Gazette reports a new postal telegraph company led by president J. B. Keene claiming advantages over rivals with patents on the Gray harmonic, compound wire, and Leggo automatic systems. It cites high costs, projected saves, and a plan for postal telegraph stamps as part of a broader, weather-resilient network.
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Burlington Gazette
Postal Telegraph Company
J. B. Keene
Western Union Electricians
Gray
Western Mon
Keene
Leggo
New York
Boston
Arabian Nights and the World's Folklore
The article argues that the Arabian Nights are not uniquely Semitic but a composite of stolen goods from Persia India Europe and beyond. It claims the tales are a palimpsest with Arabyan colorings, tracing origins to diverse cultures and household lore. It notes recent critiques revealing falsehoods and forgings about Haroun Alrashid. The piece concludes that discovering sources enriches the stories and that no more connections would be a genuine loss.
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Persia
India
Europe
Bazra
Thei
Vaslum
Indian Ocean
Haroun Alrashid
Asia
Saturday Review
Woman Farmer Mrs Osgood of Minot Center Featured
A Lewiston Journal piece at dusk profiles Mrs. Osgood a woman farmer from Minot Center. She describes mowing forty acres, growing onions potatoes and beans, raising sheep hens and two cows, with help only from children. She emphasizes self sufficiency and personal effort without complaint on rights.
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Rota the
Lewiston
Mr.) Journal
Boston
Osgood
Minot Center
Sword Fish Trophies Take Market Stage
New London Day reports Captain Henry Chapel's Chapel Brothers cruise yielding five swordfish, the largest near 300 pounds, sold fresh and salted. They note the sport and method of spear fishing from a bowrest, securing the fish after pulling the barb into the flesh. Swordfish migrate from Block Island grounds in June down the coast to Maine into September.
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New London
Henry Chapel
Chapel Brothers
Block Island
Maine
Onion Crop Fails to Please Davenport Growers
Davenport Democrat notes Scott county onion raisers face poor prospects due to early excessive growth from wet weather and later drought. Bulbs stunted after a heavy start, causing widespread trouble and uncertain yields as the season progresses.
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Davenport
Scott County
Onion Crop Outlook Amid Flood Losses and Labor Demand
Farmers report strong demand for labor in patches while flood damage hits onion regions in Illinois and Missouri. In this county, more acreage is planted this year due to high prices, though yield per acre may drop about a quarter. Overall output could match last year despite losses.
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Illinois
Missouri
Propagating Roses in August by Slips and Frames
The August timing favors rose propagation. Nurserymen prefer slips in sand and water in saucers, renewing water daily, using the youngest wood. Private gardeners can use a cold frame or loose soil, watering daily, then transplant after about a month. Cut below a joint, leave one or two eyes, and remove leaves. Younger wood prospers.
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Germantown
Ancient Egyptian statues found near Meidum tombs
In Wasta, near Cairo, the Meidum site reveals a tomb chamber with life-like statues of Prince Rahotep and his wife Nefert, preserved for 5,600 years and now housed at the Boulak Museum. The scene includes a playful moment of two children in the garden and a digressions on local customs and curiosities.
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Blackwood's Magazine
Wasta
Cairo
Fayoum
Alfresco
Meidum
M Daminos
Ismail Pasha
Daminos Bey
M. Daminos
Boulak
Rahotep
Seneferoo
Nefert
Be Wise and Happy in Using Nature's Remedies
A fragment urging readers to abandon expensive doctors and “cure-alls” and rely on simple nature’s remedies. It argues Hop Bitters as a great remedy and warns against calumny, presenting a tonic’s authority and advice in a period voice.
Escalation Dilemmas and Cousin Tensions in Verse
A fragment depicts a speaker pressed by a cousin named Pretty Jennie seeking meaning of escalation. The speaker, with parental absence and liberal views, contemplates temptation while acknowledging Jennie is also a cousin. The poem hints at moral conflict and occultation.
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Jennie
Cousin
Darling
Home Fun And Plant Notes In Old Column
A lively home life exhortation urges families to enjoy indoors and keep spirits up with merry routines. It also describes a peculiar strawberry vine and details glucose manufacturing from corn with steps from soaking to filtering. A correspondent reports on Ichternach’s dancing procession and its medieval roots amid Whitsuntide crowds in Luxembourg.
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Ichternach
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Whitsuntide
Abraham
St. Willebrod
St. Vitus
Luxembourg
My Wife's Birds and Other Fragments From A Galveston Page
A pasted miscellany features Phill Robinson's tale My Wife's Birds about a wife buying groundsel to justify wanting a bird, plus theatre notes on Oxford amateurs staging Sophocles and Shakespeare, a moral verse fragment, and a Galveston school scene ending with a carpenter joke and a runaway boy seeking a better show.
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Galveston
Okee
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Baby
J. G. Holland
Joe and the Seal
Jimmy Brown
James Carlyle
Nan
Khemi
Democrat
Pwn
Phill Robnson
Sophocles
Oxford
Imperal
London
Shakespeare
Sopheles
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