Reclusive Eddy Rumors Stir New York News
The World accuses Mary Baker Eddy of being guarded by an impersonator and fears of a hidden fortune while detailing Estate Pleasant View, trustee Frye, and Leonard control. The New York Sun confirms Eddy alive but frail and grants an interview at Pleasant View amid witnesses.
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Calvin A. Frye
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Boston
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Loan and Trust Savings Bank
New York Sun
Mary Baker Eddy
When the light went out in Birmingham theatres and streets
A Birmingham Age Herald account describes a city power outage at 10 30 pm causing darkness in theaters and on streets. Audiences reacted with fear and confusion as stories of phantom apparitions and religious phrases circulated among reporters present. The piece ends with a brief quotation about divine protection.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Fighting Families Find Navy And Army Aristocracy
The article traces multi generational service in the U S military emphasizing families like the Perrys Lees Selfridges and Porters. It highlights ancestral lines through admirals captains generals and midshipmen and notes sustaining dynasties across wars and academy generations.
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Navy
Perrys
Rhode Island
Oliver Hazard Perry
William C. Perry
Japan
Georgia
Thomas Perry
Newman K. Perry
Lake Erie
Macaulay
Scotland
Argyles
Admiral Casey
Rogers
Fred Grant
Admiral Taylor
Lees
Crowninshields
Harry Lee
Colonial Service
Robert E. Lee
Cuba
Fitzhugh Lee
Lee
Gates
Saratoga
Greene and
Schuyler
Arnold
Doubt Facts of History and Miraculous Beliefs
The writer notes believers cling to miraculous claims about famous figures and events. Ney possibly escaped to America, an impostor heir claimed Napoleon, a Kansas man rumored as Wilkes Booth, and Fitzherbert paper legends persist despite proof. The piece contrasts credulity with evidence across cases.
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Marshal Ney
Luxembourg
America
North Carolina
Germany
Duke of
Reichstadt
Napoleon
Europe
Cheap Living in Spain Travel Costs
Traveling in Spain costs little with comfortable hotel charges around $1.35 a day. The note highlights affordable lodging and economical travel options for visitors on a budget.
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Spain
Average Sand Depth in African Deserts Estimated
A study estimates desert sand depths in Africa range from 40 to 80 feet. The finding notes broad variation across regions and may influence climate and ecosystem models.
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Deserts
Africa
The Man That Whistles Delights in Cheerful Male Spirit
Milwaukee Journal notes that habitual whistling signals a cheerful heart and honest character. A whistling father teaches his son in daily tasks from making fires to early morning coffee, shaping a boy into a cheerful, capable man.
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el Capitan
Johnnie
Milwaukee Journal
Holland's Colonies Vast Compared to Mother Country
Report notes that Holland's colonies in the region are sixty times larger than the homeland, highlighting the empire's extensive overseas holdings and influence.
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Holland
English bibliophile uncovers rare 1626 Shakespearean poem sold for 19000
John Loveday finds a brown volume with a 1626 Shakespearean poem among other early works. The collection includes Marston and Spenser pieces. the prized item, a third edition of the Shakespeare poem, may be among the few surviving copies. The book was sold for 19000, with the find moving to America alongside another early quarto sold for 8750.
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John Loveday
England
James Gresham
Venus
William Jaggard
Bodleian
Charles Isham
America
Great Missenden
Ohio Man Promises Large Prohibition Donation
J B Martin of Ohio who owns extensive mining properties in Alaska pledges 500000 dollars yearly to the prohibition cause asserting strong support and intent to fund enforcement and advocacy activities.
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J. B. Martin
Ohio
Alaska
Educated men on farms and the farming shift
The article argues farming is changing into an educated, profitable enterprise. It cites Century Magazine on trained leadership, notes rising rural institutes, and suggests college graduates increasingly return to farming, challenging the idea that urban careers dominate.
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The
Century Magazine
Institute
Grange
Song of the Western Land from Saturday Post
Poetic excerpt praising western landscapes and nature. References to mountains plains rain and a wish to rest in a western land after death. The verse evokes imagery of western stars fir and pine and a mountain stream with coyotes.
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Saturday Post
Notable Banter Between Jackson and Flushly in London
The Detroit Free Press quotes a playful exchange where Jackson and Flushly joke about their English and money in London. Flushly asserts that despite teasing about American speech, the one thing they didn’t mock was money.
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Jackson
London
Detroit Free Press
An Incomplete Reformer in Wordplay
A Washington Star quip notes a reformer debating spelling changes. The exchange jokes about approving reform yet lacking time to rewrite correspondence, highlighting satirical views on linguistic reforms.
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Washington Star
Erupt and Run Quip Sparks Volcano Mountain Joke
A Detroit Free Press quip questions Mahomet and mountains with a witty volcano reference. The remark plays on the old proverb about mountain meeting a man and offers a tongue in cheek take on expectation and nature.
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Mahomet
Detroit Free Press
Paraded Too Much Father Calls Doctor Over Sleepless Baby
A Detroit Free Press blurb notes a baby sleeping thirteen hours straight raises parental alarm yet mother says no danger while noting the child wore his first pair of pants yesterday.
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Detroit Free Press
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