The Hour Glass and a Soldier's Time Echo
Bertram Eastford buys an old hourglass from the Finchmore street curiosity shop. A young officer, Lt Seniore, arrives claiming the glass, recounting a 1706 siege led by General Trelawny and Marlborough. The tale centers on Gretlich Seidelmier, Burgomaster’s daughter, and a staged feint to draw forces as the glass marks time.
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Dertram Eastford
Globe
Bertram Eastford
Eastford
Curio Dealer
Finchmore Street
Trelawny
Great Marlborough
Blenheim
Hartford
Casper
France
Europe
Brabant
Duke of Marlborough
Elsengore
Seidermier
Mier
Gretlich Seidelmier
Gretlich
Missing Stradivarius Recovered in Brooklyn Shop
In New York on August 18 a $5,000 Stradivarius violin believed lost for five years was found in the Brooklyn shop of Mrs. Amelia Springer who bought it for 300. Victor S. Fletcher, a noted instrument connoisseur, had earlier tracked the case while police deem Mrs. Springer innocent and no arrests made.
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New York
Prof. Bott
Victor S. Fletcher
Amelia Springer
Brooklyn
Roosevelt's Swing Through Key Campaign Stops
Chicago August 18 Henry C Payne vice chairman of the Republican national committee lists Governor Roosevelt's confirmed itinerary with no deviations. The path includes Saratoga September 5 Detroit September 6 Grand Rapids September 7 South Bend Indiana September 8 La Crosse September 12 Fargo September 14 Bismarck September 15 Helena Montana September 17 Butte Montana September 18.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Henry C. Payne
Republican National Committee
Saratoga
Detroit
Grand Rapids
South Bend
Ind
Lacrosse
Wis
Fargo
N. D
Bismarck
Helena
Mona
Butte
Mon
The Future of Our Legs by Professor Yung
Professor Yung of the University of Geer, Switzerland, warns that in a thousand years humans may forget how to use legs as travel becomes common. He argues locomotion will fade, arms grow longer, and future humans resemble apes due to evolution’s shifting role of limbs.
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America
Tts
McKinley
Yung
University of Geer
Switzerland
Yang
Retaliation tale ends in courtroom shooting
A southern gentleman quotes a New York Tribune anecdote about a famed Mobile lawyer known for his fights. In a past suit, the loser swore revenge and confronted the attorney in his office. The lawyer, saying he retreated as far as possible, drew a derringer and killed the aggressor. he was acquitted as witnesses testified to his retreat.
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James
New York Tribune
A Cold Night In Canada Observed In Winter Chill
A narrator describes a frigid Canadian night with deep blue skies, bright stars, and dancing northern lights. Snow particles glitter in the wind as the cold drives people indoors to seek warmth, recalling battened rooms, blankets, and distant cannon-like sounds from the night.
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Canada
Facing the Horses: A Rail Travel Health Tip
The article recalls John Cook a famed travel agent who endured decades of railway journeys. He discovered spinal trouble from sitting with his back to the engine and found the risk vanished when facing the engine. The piece urges regular riders to adopt this facing posture for health.
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John Cook
Fragmentary World War II era dialogue excerpt
A jumbled dialogue scene shows characters expressing strong dislike for a partner and identifying a rival. The voices hint at acrimony and misidentification in a chaotic exchange.
No Encouragement in Chicago News Script
Dialogue shows Mrs Shoert and Mr Short wishing for wealth and noting they can still do good now. They discuss whether anyone will take their chance, reflecting a light social scene from a Chicago News item.
Butter Talk On A Biscuit Quest
A brief Chicago News snippet shows a humorous exchange about butter preference between a dealer and a new wife. The dialogue reveals a domestic moment centered on butter for biscuits.
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Chicegso News
Drowning Report From North Dawson Launch Wreck
Dawson advices dated Aug report five drowned after the launch Aquilla struck a rock in Healy bay while bound for Eagle City. Names listed include S R Hibbard Maurice M Marsden Jack Lawrence R F Steeley Amial Graf ton all Dawson residents.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson
S. R. Hibbard
Maurice M. Marsden
Jack Lawrence
R. F. Steeley
Amial Grafton
Healy Bay
Eagle City
Sickness at Nome Report From Revenue Cutter Service
Telegram from Lieutenant Jarvis reports Nome at Aug 6 with illnesses limited to measles pneumonia and smallpox under isolation and convalescence no typhoid fever. Treasury confirms current sickness at Nome unfounded and notes twelve measles and eighteen pneumonia cases with six smallpox in isolation.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Jarvis
Revenue Cutter Service
Nome
Alaska
Treasury
Cincinnati Volunteers pledge for Weldom benefit boxing show
Cincinnati volunteers respond to Columbus promoters call for the Weldom benefit carnival to be held in Columbus on August 30. Ring artists signed to take part include Gene Bezenaty Ancy Dezer 2h Kid Ashe Tommy Atson the Southern champion Kid Johnson and J Black.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Weldom
Capital
Gene Bezenaty
Ancy Dezer
Kid Ashe
Tommy
Atson
Kid Johnson
J. Black
United States Wins Grand Prizes at Paris Exposition
Paris August 18 The United States secured 1981 awards at the Paris exposition with 486 grand prizes 422 bronze medals and numerous honorable mentions. American farm products mines forestry cottons woolens silks harvesting machinery sewing presses arts and transport receive top honors.
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Sam
Paris
United States
Callahan Wins Lively Philadelphia Boxer Beats Gardner
There was a crowded bout at the Broadway Athletic Club in New York with Tim Callahan of Philadelphia defeating Eddie Gardner of Wheeling. Gardner’s brother Oscar known as the Omaha Kid leaped into the ring in the thirteenth round to save his brother from a knockout. Callahan proved the cleverer boxer with a sharp left jab and hard right hand body blows while Gardner fought as the better infighter.
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New York
Broadway Athletic— Club
Tim Callahan
Philadelphia
Eddie Gardner
Wheeling
W. Va
Gardner
Oscar
Callahan
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