A Hunt For An Explosive
A colonel relates a perilous anecdote of seeking nitroglycerin across wartime Britain. He describes thwarted private access to explosives, a London chase, a Birmingham mine purchase, and a narrow rescue aboard a crowded express as the Gladstone bag carries a dangerous cargo.
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Paris
Waterloo Station
India
War Office
Versailles
French War Office
Majendie
London
England
Birmingham
Gladstone Bay
Varis' Express
Dover
Gladstone bag tied to a journey with dynamite fumes
A passenger recalls a perilous Atlantic voyage with a nitroglycerin filled Gladstone bag. Feverish, he notes seven ill men by Dover, a near customs delay at Calais, and a Paris finale storing and exploding the charge in Versailles. He questions British officials' sense of humor.
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Dover
Calais
Custom House
Monsieur
Paris
Gare du Nord
Versailles
Majendie
London
A clash of wit and sarcasm in a drawing room
Mme de Stael fumes at Count de Choiseul over sharp jibes as they meet after a long absence. The pair exchange barbed pleasantries, the Count bowing out after a stinging insult. A Georgia inn tale shows Tennyson outranking the poet in local humor as a traveling scholar’s quote backfires.
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Mme. de Stael
Count de Choiseul
Nobody who loves a woman asks why he loves her
A reflective quote on love and perception, contrasting why men love women with how women respond to flattery, attributed to the New York press. It notes happiness in misery and the ambiguity of earnest compliments, illustrating social attitudes toward women and affection.
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New York Press
Tender Mercy of Ascetidem Monastery Death Notices
Letters arrive at the monastery announcing relatives’ deaths. The abbot notes losses at chapter with a brief prayer for the departed, but a Trappist never learns until death that he prayed for his own mother, in Lipincott's Magazine.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Testing Paris Green Adulteration and Alfalfa Prospects
The report covers simple color and flow tests to detect adulterants in Paris Green, including a glass plate streak test and ammonia solubility, plus a microscope check for arsenic compounds. It also reports New Jersey alfalfa findings: soil minerals, weed control, harvest timing, yields up to 20.6 tons green forage per acre by year three, and economic value of alfalfa protein for dairy rations.
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Woodworth
Californian Station
Paris
New Jersey
Voorhes
Macaroni Wheats and Varieties in Don Territory
The article discusses durum or macaroni wheats, their climate and soil sensitivities, and the Gharnovka and Arnautka varieties. It notes Yellow Gharnovka as a notable strain, mentions designation by the department of agriculture, and lists regions like Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona as adaptable. It also references farm experiments in North and South Dakota and mentions related agricultural interests and maple sirup production in Ohio and Vermont.
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Nincaron
Azoysen
Gharnovka
Glarnovka
Don
Department of Agriculture
M. A. Carleton
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colorado
Great Plains
New Mexico
Arizona
Russia
Carleton
North
South Dakota
Amautka
Texas
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as curing irregularities and womanly diseases. It claims the medicine heals inflammation, ulcers, and weakness, with testimonials from women and mentions the Pleasant Pellets for digestion and liver health. The piece emphasizes reliability and urges avoiding unknown substitutes.
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Isoure
Luce
Willie
Ati
Vieree
Ile
Pierce
Tina
Notice for Letting Out Caroline County Roads by Contract
The Caroline County Commissioners invite sealed proposals to repair and maintain public roads and bridges across districts. Proposals due by 2 am on April 5. bids may cover entire districts or miles, with payments phased by completion milestones. Contract requires bond, detailed conditions, and completion by June 1903. full text available at the Denton commissioners office after March 25.
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Caroline County
Saulsbury
Denton
Citas
JE. Whithy
Henry R. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Arlington
Sandy Island Bridge
Goldsboro
Maryland
Sandtown
Delaware
William Urice
A. Z. Gottwall
T.P. Richards
Sewall
T. P. Richards
William Mace
Geo. I. Smith
Agt
Wnrkce
Walter Sapp
Jonn Scott
License Warning Advises Caroline County Businesses
In Caroline county, persons and bodies corporate or politic engaged in business or occupying premises for any purpose requiring a Maryland license are warned to obtain or renew a license before the stated deadline. The notice emphasizes compliance with licensing laws and the necessity of proper authorization for continued operation.
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Caroline County
Maryland
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Melvin Steele & Johnson
Atlanta Constitution
Tennyson
Georgia
Liois
HIGHM
LOW
ENTEN
SDEN
LU Buc Uscopl
Ohio
Genuga County
Vermont
Cornell
United States
G. K. Ebling
Ridgely
Aid
Sterling Rewedy Company
Cucago
New York
Feick
Nevius & Frampton
Easton Md
Standard Oil Co
Harvey M. Thawley
Contractor
Carpenter, &c
Hpary AL Lewis
T. Alan Goldstorol Gil
Lewis & Goldsborough, Attorneys-At-Law, Denlon, Marylynd
Caroline
Aljoining
Wiodie
Gold Medal Bakery and Grocery
A. Roo
F. P. Roo & Bro
Admiral
Centennial
Maine
Durkee
Jen & Derrin
Campbell
Heinz
Wagner
New Orleans
Field & Willis
Hillsboro
Queen Anne
Wathes
H. Bullock
Journal Building
Nisi
Henry R. Lewiz
T. Alan Q Goldsborough
Thaddeus Snowburger
Circuit Court
Charles W. 1Lobbs
Charles W Hobbs
Merchants, Traders, & Others
General Assembly of
Baltimore
Court of Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas of
Isaac L. Dukes
Carolino County
Jet Sun
W.J. Blackiston
Denton, Md
H. C. Wilson
Nutwood
Old Russell
A. J. Smitie
Denton Bridge
E. M. Noble
Alday Whitby
P. R. Fisher
Jas. H. Nichols
G.T. Redden & Co
Gay Street
Martha E. Fisher
H.C. Fisher
M. M. Mowbray
Drs. W. T
L. D. Keltey
Easton, Maryland
Preston
Federalsburg
East New Market
TNOS
Wright
Concord, Ma
Fidelity & Deposit Co
N.W. Cor. Charlie and
Lexington Sts
Bartimone, Mo
Edwin Warfield
Tiarry Nicodemus
Sec
Treas
Treplevin
Asan
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Deweese & Owens
Gilbert Hagadone
James Swann
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
OF New York
Washington County
Coulbourn & Noble
J. AH
M.l.goulbourn
Coulbourn & Waller
Front St
the Depot
Geo.h. Berry
Canton
Theo
the Talbot Savings Bank
OF Easton, MD
Omim
Do. Deen
Denton Creamer
I. S. Towers
Fowling Creek, MD
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