Mystery Love Aboard A Steamy Atlantic Crossing
Dorothy Shaw, a wealthy passenger, befriends an Englishman aboard a voyage to England after a stray red tam connects them. A jealous pursuit, a storm, and a found and lost tam drive romance as they finally meet again near Nantucket light and face the pier customs together.
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Dorothy
Dorothy Shaw
Srie
Boston
New York
States
England
Sherwood Stoberts
Jed
Hly
London
Hyde Park
Roberts
Scott
Hoberts
Tam
Tie
Nantucket
An Eye to the Future Dressers Loyal Reply
The story recalls Wilson Barrett’s stormy rehearsal mood and his dresser’s calm quip about wearing the hat someday. The dresser notes the dresser’s root in Barrett’s classic clothes, hinting at a future fate tied to the master’s line.
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Wilson Barrett
Barrett
Fle
Death of Francis Bacon and snow preservation idea
The article recounts Francis Bacon's death in 1626 from bronchitis after attempting to preserve animal substances with snow during a country excursion. It notes his frail health, his death at Lord Arundel's home, and his burial at St Michael's church in St Albans.
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Francis Bacon
Lord Arundel
St Michael’s Church
St. Albans
Innuendo About Chickens Quips Across Gossip
The Washington Star records a playful quip about chickens and owners in a slangy exchange. The banter questions whose chickens belong to Colise and notes the joke hinges on a chicken not running when its owner whistles.
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Washington Star
Settlement Work Tale From Town Tonics
A quip recalls Muggins taking up settlement work and notes he typically settles creditors for fifty cents on the dollar in a wry local joke from Town Tonics.
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Muggins
Energy of the Sun and its Light Compared to Earth
A Philadelphia Inquirer summary notes how experiments measure solar intensity, equating noon sun light to 75 electric lights at three feet, and sunlight to Sirius being 20,000,000 times brighter. It discusses solar heat variation and estimates the annual heat melting ice on Earth, then compares the sun’s hourly heat to burning coal sixteen and a half miles thick.
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Sirius
Tyndall
Philadelpha Inquirer
Conceited Jailbirds In Nigeria A Prison Status Tale
London Times notes that jail residence in Nigeria is often seen as culture. An official prison environment grants perceived status, even among fashionably dressed workers who insist on authority, highlighting class and power dynamics in colonial terms.
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Niger
P. Amaury ‘Talbot
London Times
Stigmma
Nigeria
Cnainbar
Wild gunfight ends with Yaqui rescue and Mexican lord dead
Bud Hooker and Amigo fight off three Mexican desperadoes in a canyon ambush. Hooker disables a rifle with a pistol shot that saves his life and the chief is killed when a Mauser fails. Amigo then hunts the fleeing attackers, returning with clear vengeance as Bud contemplates the violent outcome and the gun’s repaired action.
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Hooker
Lud
Hud
Amigo
Bud
Amilgo
Hal Pendejo
Amico
Two Crops at Once on Majorca Old Story of Tree Agriculture
In Majorca nearly nine tenths of arable land are devoted to orchards yielding almonds olives figs and carob. Beneath the trees grain is grown, creating a second story of farming. The orchards are ancient with some trees dating before Columbus, enduring through generations while wheat oats barley beans and peas grow at their feet.
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Majorca
Columbus
Genoa
Gibraltar
America
J. Russell Smiuth
Clothes Make the Man or Break It in Public
Maurice Switzer argues appearance alone rarely helps interviewing or success. He notes vanity leads men to overdo attire, but true impact comes from intelligence and character, not fashion. He cites employers and clothes makers who do not wear their own styles publicly.
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Maurice Switzer
Lesile’s
Sawing the Wood Dinner Tale
Mrs Cutler, a kind faced elderly lady, accepts rare invitations and attends a dinner with the Joslins. Deaf and unable to join conversations she quietly answers her daughter when asked why she is silent, replying that she will saw wood while they talk.
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Mother
Mabel
Buffalo Express
Wealthy church sexton seeks raise with joke
A colored sexton from a wealthy church requests a salary increase after noting his domestic income barely covers expenses. He sends a letter to the committee ending with a quip about keeping a seal skin wife on a muskrat salary, as reported by the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
Salt decides legal disputes in Borneo drops of salt
In Borneo a novel judicial method uses two identical lumps of salt. Each party drops a lump into water at the same time. The one whose lump sinks first is deemed wrong and loses the case.
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Borneo
That Made Him Tired
Reported dialogue from a Boston Transcrint snippet shows Bobbie and Bobble discussing fatigue and a claimed meeting last night, with reference to a heavy load carried by Bibble. The quirky exchange hints at a larger social or literary fragment rather than a complete narrative.
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Bobbie
Mr. Bibble
Bobble
Causo
Boston
Inglish Lecturer Praises Progression Note on Rain
A British lecturer argues that humans are inherently progressive while other creatures are stationary. He cites the ass as a stark counterexample, claiming it remains a “Bile creature” and returns a stubborn image of stationary nature.
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Rnch
Maryland Governor orders publication of 1914 sheriff amendment
An 1914 act amending Section 44 Part VII of Article 4 to submit a constitution amendment on sheriffs to voters is proclaimed by Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough. The notice directs publication in Maryland newspapers and sets the general election timing for the submission in 1914 with the ballots labeled For or Against the constitutional change. The proclamation attaches the chapter details and the governor's seal.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
State of
Baltimore
Tamore
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Congress
General Assembly
Annapolis
Phillips
Goldsborough
Robert P. Graittam
Our Standard Remedy Best Medicine on Earth
An advertisement for a stomach remedy by D. James Hall of Millington Maryland promotes a six months treatment costing $1.00 with one daily dose. Money back if not benefited and references Millington Bank. (7-25-41)
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D. James Hall
B. Millington
Millington Bank
The Baltimore Star Advertises Its Qualities
The Baltimore Star, established in 1908, brands itself as the South’s representative evening paper with ample news and reading matter. It highlights departments in financing, sport, society, children, and women, boasting leading writers and exclusive photographs of major events, two news services, wireless gear, and modern innovations. One cent per copy. rates include one month for 25 cents, three months for 75 cents, and one year for a price not fully shown.
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Baltimore American
South
Maryland
America
The
Star
the Star
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