Idol Venerated in India and the Car of Juggernaut
A description of Jagannatha the Indian god Krishna and the temple at Puri Orissa. The wooden idol with red body and black face sits between Subhadra and Bala-Raja. Festivals feature a massive fur bearing cart with sixteen wheels drawn by crowds. In history devotees once self-sacrificed by throwing under its wheels seeking heaven.
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Jagannatha
India
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Vishau
Puri
Orissa
Bay of Heusal
Jugannatia
Subhadra
Bala- Rajaa
Pilerhouse
Sunlight kills germs in river water science notes
Sunlight has power to kill harmful bacteria in river water. When rivers are polluted by sewage, vast numbers of dangerous germs can spread disease along the banks. Exposure to sunbeams can destroy these germs and keep water comparatively infection free.
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Sewate
Soothing Lights on a Crowded Commuter Train
A Wanman secures a seat on a busy train as a tired mother consoles her crying baby. The baby glances at a large, kindly man nearby while the mother reassures him with soft words and a gentle pat on the knee. The scene captures everyday urban patience and small human connections aboard public transport.
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Sin
Chiieage Journal
Kee LX Keer Ke Ke Kee Loe Kee Xd x
Kee LX keeps pace in a quirky local scene as residents note cryptic sequence of names and letters. The item implies a playful or mysterious event with repeated sounds and unfamiliar terms.
The Noon Hour Notes tale of Dolly and Don at Acme
Don Jones, a meek clerk at Acme Manufacturing, pines for Dolly Smith while rival Gillian Gillon courts her with a wealthy life. Dolly’s excuses spark Don to reject a movie date, then puzzling notes from office prankster Sammy push Don toward sense or siege, as he plots to uncover the note writer and Dolly’s fate.
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Dolly Smith
Day Fong
Acme Manufacturing Company
Don
Ike
Acme
Charles Gillon
Dolly
Dan
Gillant Jomuing
Gillian
Glia
Thne
Vin
Kelly
Gilom
Bolly
Sammy
Waving
Pon
Simmy
Hou
Dou
Inwalt
Gillions
Tie
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Saiminy
Den
Hs Prey
Stumay
Saumay
Dolly and Don’s Jealous, Hidden Notes Unravel
Sammy resists danger as Dolly bursts in from the girl’s room when Don confronts his fear and Sammy’s sly notes. Dolly’s silence shifts Don’s suspicion to Dolly’s innocence, revealing a plan to test Don’s loyalty. Don and Dolly share a charged kiss as truth and feelings surface.
Wild birds bless a kind priest of Juarez on sacred days
An old tale from Juarez tells how a compassionate priest saved starving red winged birds by sharing his corn during a drought. Locals recall the birds gathering around the Spanish belfry on holy Sundays and offering prayers for the generous padre who cared for them long ago.
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Jinrez
Rio Grade Valley
Juarez
de Juarez
Rio Grande
Salles
Padre
Plaza de Armas
D. Ackman
New York Evening Post
Adeste Fideles History Traced in Catholic Hymn Lore
The Christmas hymn Adeste Fideles is linked to St Bonaventure but not found in his writings. It features in eighteenth century benedictions in France and England and was sung in London by 1797. Vincent Novello popularized an arrangement, with John Reading an organist at Winchester later linked to the piece. It invites all faithful to Bethlehem to worship the newborn savior.
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Prance
Enstland
London
Vincent Novello
John Reading
Winchester College
Century-old will enforces cat benefaction with legacy
A Frencehmian tale recounts Merre Grossey leaving property to two cats after his death. The will, challenged but upheld, hinges on animal life expectancy and the city’s possible costs, with a Maltese named Bis central to the bequest and a long-standing tradition guiding the estate’s disposition.
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Merre Grossey
Charley
Bis
Thaddy
Mouse powered mill runs sewing thread factory
A thrifty Scat outfits two young mice to operate a wood powered tread mill turning out sewing thread. The mice work around the clock earning a penny per hank, twisting and spinning 100 to 200 threads daily, while the owner nets a modest profit from the venture.
Regrowth Across Species From Frogs To Sea Worms
The passage notes regrowth abilities in newts salamanders and frogs, with backbone animals like lizards regrowing lost parts. It adds that boneless animals such as sea worms show remarkable renewal, citing the brittle worm that parts with its body during breeding and regrows a new form after release.
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Sea Sons
Monocle fad traced to Vienna origins and spread
Historical notes recount how the monocle began at the Vienna Congress as Dutch diplomat Breele introduced it to diplomats. It spread across Europe, peaked in Britain, and drew critique from 1827 eye care author Dr Kinheimer who warned of eye irritation and fashion excess.
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Holland
Horace Ruumbold
Imap
Europe
Jorkhear Breele
Mplomats
Vienna
Kitehiner
Prize for French Grand Prix of Art
The Grand Prix de Reaty au prize, awarded yearly by the French government, honors the best work in sculpture painting and music and architecture. Candidates are French subjects under 300 years of age with four years of art study at Villa Medici Rome and travel in Italy and Greece at government expense.
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Adaister
Detroit News
Pretty shrub almost gone on mountain laurel decline
Fragmented old text describes mountain laurel, also called cacao bush or Speedwood variations, once widespread from Florida to Canada. Notes the plant’s roots spread far yet clump to similar sizes yearly, with several local names and sparse remaining patches in hillside regions.
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Uuduk
Two-Headed Dollar Outrages Coin Stamp Ruse Revealed
An odd two faced silver dollar found in New Orleans shows one head stamped with 1006 and the other with 1k after an employee tampered with dies to forge a double headed coin. The fraud began in 1608 and continued three years later, hiding the alteration by replacing the stamped side. The ruse involved a silver dollar detector who altered the coin after stamping the obverse.
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New Orleans
Initia
Phis
Questioning physicians on how to treat wealthy patients
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century voice questions whether a doctor should pretend illness to appease rich patients or honestly declare nothing is wrong. It critiques financial independence shaping medical ethics and hints at mockery of patients exaggerating symptoms.
Cat legatees in Wilkes-Barre inheritd cat pensions
The article notes Benjamin FL Dilley of Wilkes-Barre Pa left 10000 to provide for his two cats Binekie and Pinkie after his death. A governess was appointed to care for them with a pension for Pinkie until her death. Pinkie died first, followed by Blackie two years later at sixteen.
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England
Binekie
Pinkie
Benjamin FL Dilley
Wilkes-Barre
Dilley
Blackie
Fragmentary dialogue on love and bankruptcy in Boston Transcript
A clipped historical quip notes love for another girl and a hypothetical bankruptcy scenario. The piece references the Boston Transcript in a terse, humorous exchange. The fragment lacks clear event, dates, or identifiable persons beyond the publication.
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Boston Transcript
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Ridgely, Md
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Greensboro
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Denton, Maryland
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Denton
Samuel G. Nuttle
Earle Smith
Warner
Napple & Smite
Maryland
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Maryland Trust
Elkton, Maryland
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G. H. Patchett
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C. A. Whisler
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