Passepartout Joins Japanese Acrobatic Troupe in Yokohama
In Yokohama Passepartout seizes a chance to work with the Honorable Batulcar troupe after disguising himself as a Japanese. He becomes a base in a human pyramid on stage, but a collapse forces him and his masters to flee to an American steamer bound for San Francisco. Fogg and Aouda pursue the trio as the voyage across the Pacific begins aboard the General Grant.
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Passepartout
Ken
America
Francisco
Pacific
Japan
New World
Will
Wekoheme
Yokohama
William Batulcar
United States ¢ OF America
Gop Tinger
United States of America
Batulcar
Empire of the Sun
States of the Union
Mr. Batular
Barnum
Batalear
Wender
Paris
France
Stroéng
San Francisco
Europe
Yoses
Eepone
Passepartour
Phileas F Ogg
Mr. Fogg
Hanghai
Tankadere
Yokoda
Ward
Phileas
Ohn Bunsby
Aouda
Ste Mediately
Fogg
Fix
Red
Ater
Artout
Oyage
General Grant
Phileas Fogg
New York
London
Pacific Ocean
Esides
Ronda
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Sulphur and Alum Cave Attraction Described By Correspondent
A correspondent details the Sulphur and Alum Cave in Truckee Valley. The ascent requires a forty foot climb and the cave extends about eight hundred feet inside the mountain. The air is heavily sulphuric, with a water vein on the floor and rare cave life observed. The writer experiences nosebleed and exhaustion, with high altitude affecting visitors. Nearby resident notes tourist handling on exit.
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Truckee Valley
Aentleman
The Hero of My Tale Faces an Eastern Threat
A fragmented verse recalls an army of brave men marching toward a quiet sleepy town. Glittering troops descend and fill the streets with fear while most residents hide. One hero stands firm, refusing flight as danger nears.
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Tsay
The Sleigh Ride Then and Now
An 1834 tale of a wary old driver and a wild school group racing a crowded sleigh. A frightened horse and blanket of snowballs end in a lesson on kindness and restraint, as the instructor recalls a parallel cautionary ride.
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Red
Salem
Ced
New England
Boston
Ammonia and Nitrification Observed on Pic du Midi Summit
Researchers Muntz and Aubin studied air and precipitation at Pic du Midi height about 9,590 feet. They found ammonia levels similar to low ground but rain snow and fog largely lacked nitrates due to scant thunderstorm nitrate formation above 7,700 feet.
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Pic du Midi
Muntz
Aubin
Plantade
Pic
London
The Man Who Heard In Detroit Court
Thomas Andrews feigns deafness to avoid a drunkenness charge in a Detroit court. The judge and officers misread his ploy, while Andrews declares he came from Rochester and plans to Chicago. The exchange ends with Andrews being remanded for sixty to ninety days.
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Thomas Andrews
Thomas
Rochester
Detroit
California
Pye
Oregon
Chicago
Tomas
Bijah
York
Detroit Free Press
Miserly funeral profits spark legal threat in New Haven woman
A New Haven area widow, inheriting substantial property after her husband’s death, cut funeral costs by hiring a grave digger for a shallow grave. After interment the digger demanded more, she claimed the depth violated the law and threatened legal action.
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New Haven
Threshing Machine Replaces Rural Thrills with Labor
A Boston Tribune script notes the threshing machine has taken from country life many joys once enjoyed in the barn. The writer contrasts the quick excitement of barn work with the longer grind of modern field labor, lamenting lost rural exhilaration.
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Diamond Field
Boston Tran
Postal Worker Reads Card Fines Predicted in Debt Talk
A Boston Post note contends a postal employee reading a communication on a postal card may face a fine, withholding a bold claim as the national debt sees a notable reduction.
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Boston Post
Facetious Baker Puffs New Yeast Lightens Bread
In Auburn a facetious baker advertised on a conspicuous placard that his yeast made bread so light a pound would weigh twelve ounces, a joke noted by the Albany Journal.
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Auburn
Albany Journal
The Danger of Using Arsenic for the Complexion
Public warnings warn against arsenic use to improve skin tone. Medical authorities urge practitioners to combat this dangerous trend amid reports of arsenic in cosmetics and wallpapers.
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London Lancet
Nonsense Snippets and Jokes Across Newspapers
A collection of humorous clippings shows quips about exile to Ceylon, piano automation, new coal names, boot maker nails versus soles, perpetual motion, and clockwork satire. It includes a grim aside on a drowning rumor and a misfired hunter incident with a warning to a boy about shooting a dog.
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Arabi
Ceylon
Chicago
Boston Transcript
N. O
Portland
Ore
Chicago Herald
Connecticut
Gilhooly
Austin
Puck
Sherman opposes charging Signal Service Bureau to the army
Gen. Sherman objects to billing the Signal Service Bureau to the army. He likens it to charging a match factory’s expenses to the army and says the signal service does nothing but report the weather, questioning its relevance to military needs.
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Sherman
S¢nar Service Bureau
Army
Chicago Tribune
Elegant Philadelphia thief caught with dummy hands in muff
A well dressed faceful woman in Philadelphia was arrested after police found she wore a muff concealing a pair of dummy hands used to steal diamond jewelry and other items. Her true hands were busy pilfering valuables.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
Superstitious Engineer Refuses Trains After Cat Crossings
A New York Central Railroad engineer declines to operate any train on days when a white cat crosses his path. He has blocked trips three or four times and reports accidents each time, according to a graphic note.
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New York Central Railroad
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