Giant Elephant Arena Clash Described in Exotic Spectacle
A vivid report details a vast elephant combat arena with two bulls chained at opposite ends. A crowd fills balconies around thick walls as handlers, armed with lances and whips, provoke the elephants. After a tense clash the victor is restrained and a second-act assault by fuse-bearers follows, with spectators wagering on the outcome.
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Thay Pigbe
Manjane Bruce
Wayer
Bitter
Peppe
Hin
Spain
Pach Muahont Xéata Limdalf
Wew Mahdi Rise in West Africa Aligned With Sultan’s Court
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the Wew Mahdi, born in Burma to a slave mother, rose with a mission to restore a prophet’s influence. He gained power across Bornu in West Africa after travels and conflicts, gaining favor with Britain who purchased his friendship.
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Kingdom of
Burma
Borns
Nan
Wiewet
Egmuidon
Aaid
Orn
Senegal
Uuiler Christ
Royal
West Africa
San Francisco Chronicle
Favorite Gypsy Haunt at Kirk Yetholm Chronicle
The article recounts the Scottish gypsies at Kirk Yetholm tracing their origin to border lord protection about 200 years ago. It notes the large Gypsy settlement by mid-19th century, with hundreds of families, and mentions leaders William Fan and Charles Blythe, plus princesses Father and Helen, who influenced their royal standing.
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Kirk Wetholm
Kirk Yetholms
William Fan
Yetholm
The Home of Lacemaking Belgium a global lace leader
Belgium is described as the greatest lacemaking country with superior fineness and variety. American lace production is deemed negligible, while immigrant Belgian lacemakers face low pay and slow progress. Fine pillows yield quicker results, but overall demand and fragility affect durability. Chicago Post.
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Belgium
Europe
United States
America
Chicago
The Fatal Ring Curse Across Paría Family Line
Vanity Fair recounts a century old mystery from Parlé where a plain gold ring is found with every family suicide. The tale pins doom on the ring, passed father to son, mother to daughter, with the last bearer buried with the ring.
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Paria
Parlé
Vanity Fair
Beggar Relief Fund Found in Durand Estate
Nearly twenty thousand dollars in half-franc coins were found hidden in the wall of M. Durand a wealthy solicitor who died at his residence in Paris The discovery reveals a large stash intended for beggars and charity within the day to day life of his fortune.
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M. Durand
Bia
Pars
Cotstas
Fragmented Readable Bits From a Turbulent Time
A garbled historical page offers a collage of quoted lines and ads. It mentions audience reactions to a play, a store clerk cash incident, and testimonials for patent medicines such as Prickly Ash Bitters and Dobbin Electric Bone. The text hints at public figures and social topics of the era.
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New Fork
Bemtson
Frank Griggwhy
Dodge City
Kaw
Home seekers urged to attend parcel sale notices
Fragmented OCR reveals a local legal notice about property sales scheduled for Tuesday October 1. The document references beneficiaries seeking to settle claims and lists addresses and officials, with garbled names and incomplete phrases. The readable bits point to a public auction of a listed property and reminders of location and time.
Wingara Courier Delivers Fragmented Local Speech
A garbled OCR fragment shows residents discussing a career path and a past event at Wingara. The readable portions mention carriage men, a question about making out, and a vague plan or response, with little concrete detail.
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Piso
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Hooh & CO
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Mane
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Tone
Gyeing
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Coles
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Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
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Council
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John Sebastian
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Uilie
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Eatiadal
Lydia Ee Pinkham
Lymn
Mase
Titi Times
Webster's
International Dictionary
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Pyrae
Soidny
Pearse
Chambers’s Encyclopedia
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Hein
Ton Valine
Onli
Eofergie
Kussirota
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Lippincott Company
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