Valeria and the Spice Man
Valeria Bird, a tea warmed by memory and fashion, chases romance through a carpet woven from her old garments. The spice man John Smith arrives with orders and a shy courtship, revealing Valeria’s longing for Montfort and a life rekindled by a single stripe of pink and white stars.
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Clarissa Mackie
Vindenit Bird
Valeria
Valeri
Virlevia
Litteville
Valeria Bird
Joshua Bird
Susander
Joshua
Tom
Larry
Susannne
Joain
Mrs. Bird
Valery
Eudo
Udo
Jones
Gibble
Riddle
Smith
Mel Bird
Missionary Society
Bills Riddle
Bily
Bly
Klondike
Spree
Wang Wen
Susannna
Mr. Smith
Vaterkuudimite
Dan Atantfort
John
Villerke
Sareanna
Our Poor Little Earth and Its Cosmic Context
A New York World extract discusses how popular astronomy expands our view of the universe. It notes that Earth is a small, third rate planet in a vast solar system with Canopus and Sirius far larger than the Sun’s neighborhood and cites Twain's Captain Stormfield tale to illustrate our poor, distant place in the cosmos.
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Jupiter
Canopus
Mark Twain
Captain Stormfiell
Eleaven
Earth
New York World
Roop
Couple’s brief seven week marriage in humor piece
A younger woman jokes her husband never attends clubs or amusements unless she joins him. She quips it will be seven weeks married next Tuesday, in a light Chicago Record-Herald exchange.
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Chicago Record-Herald
A Reasonable Preference First Fatr Invalid
A garbled query compares allopathic and homeopathic doctors. It mentions invalid reasoning and suggests a sympathetic stance, referencing Blatter in a distorted context. The readable text presents a mixed, unclear medical preference discussion without coherent details.
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Invald
Siegende
Silvando: Whistling Language of Canary Island Natives
A Chicago News correspondent describes the silvando of Gomera, a whistling language used by muleteers. Travelers meet at San Sebastian, then ride rough paths where whistle signals convey messages across three miles. Long and short notes form a precise dialogue with milk and mule demands, risking extinction without study.
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Canary Island
Gomera
Canary Islands
San Sebastian
Chicago News
Manchus and China Seen Through Foreign Labels
The name Manchuria was coined by French geographers to designate the Manchus, a tribe distinct from Chinese by appearance and culture. The Manchus rose to power in China in the seventeenth century, and their ancestor Shun Che gave their nation its name. The piece contrasts self-identity with external labels and notes common misperceptions of ethnic similarity. It also references other dated quotes on fall consciousness and a humorous wedding misprint from newspaper lore.
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Manchuria
China
Shun Che
Manehu
New York Tribune
First and Sad Words from Famous Thinkers
A compact reflection contrasts final maxims of great men with shared opening lines. It notes that happiness stems from caring for others, attributed to Saint Pierre, while Washington Herald hints at the legacies of notable figures.
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Washington Herald
Saint-Pierre
Petition for new road in Caroline county Maryland
Petitioners in Caroline county announce plans to seek a road in the Eighth Election district after 30 days from February 19, 1910. The route runs from John Howard land to the American Corner Concord road via multiple land parcels. Objections must be filed with the Caroline county Board of Commissioners.
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Caroline County
Maryland
John Howard
Bureau
Laurel Grove
Todd's Wharf
Fred Howard
B. F. Howard
James Henry Towers
Fletcher Draper
Samuel West
W. Kelley Turner
Griffich
Peter Wright Sullivan
American Corner
Concord
J. R.B Howard
B. F P. Howard
W. A. Griffith
L. A. Towers
Circuit Court
Equity
J. Kemp Stevens
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Denton Journal Pages
Howard Melvin
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Valera and
the Spice Man
Wanda
Hinself
Susi
Valerian
Bhle
Suaeply
Silvando
Brooklyn Bridge
Musband
London
WE Douglas
Shoes US
W. L. Douglas
W. G. Jones
Howard Ave
Utica
N.Y
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Cate
Douglasas
W.j.douglas
Rockton
John L. Everngamsil
Alr. Wight
E. G. Cooper
Cooper, Wright & Cooper, Fire Insurance Agents
LAW Building
Centor, MD
North British and Mercantiles Insurance Company of North America
Farmers’ Fire
German Alliance
Springfield Fire and Marine the Girard Fire and Marine Phoenix
Hartford, Conn
Citizens
Missouri
Union
Gattle
Cooper’s
Denton
H. Glay Hobbs
Mullins
Wilmington Shoes
Efermeat
Eisenberg
Baltimore
Hisenberg
Balti
Eisenberg’s
Lexington Street Coroward
High St
Tribet’s
Denton, Fd
Frep R. Owens
Chancery
Order
Nisi
Norman Straughn
Guardian
Frederick W. D. Pippin
Eye
Messrs. H. Clinton
Winfield R. Wright
Carter Block
Nation
G. S. Rairigh & Son
Easton
Pou
Washington Street
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