Harper's Magazine Preview and Sages of Sleep Poem Notice
Harper's Magazine 1894 95 plans include Hardy lead fiction The Simpletons and Joan of Arc recollections The January number will feature Charleston and the Carolinas Southern Africa features Julian Ralph Chinese Life stories and a three part novelette by Richard Ward Davis Complete short stories to follow Subscriptions and binding details offered Also a long poem by M E Sangster in Youth's Companion printed here for readers to enjoy
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Thomas Hardy
Joan of Arc
Sieu Lous de Conte
Heriage
Maid of Orleans
Charleston
Carolinas
Africa
Harper's Magazine
Ghosts, Nerves, and a Railroading Rivalry Tale
An aging engineer Hank Stevens clashes with Matt McGinnis over right of way on a westbound route. Hank rigs delays to win the affection of a girl, prompting Matt to threaten him. A staged ghost engine and a deadly crash near Antioch reveal the depth of Hank's schemes and the toll on both men, ending with Matt resigning from railroading.
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Jericho
Hank Stevens
Hyer Hank Stevens
Tom
Athensville
Tiberius Centre
Matt McGinnis
Hank
Ank
Spartansville
van May
Matt
The
Express
Priercome
Antioch
Riyer
Nodi
Jim
Tiberius Centra
Montana
Chicago
Prunes Pay Off: Frost’s 16 Tons Net $1,200 in One Season
A Porterville resident, George Frost, sold 16 tons of dried prunes from six acres for $1,500, yielding net profit over $1,200. The claim notes income over $200 per acre and suggests land value is modest, implying quick payback.
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California
W. F. Long
Omaha
Porterville
George Frost
San Francisco
Industrious Mole Delves 104 Feet in 25 Hours
A field observation by W T Hornaday in St Nicholas details a mole tunneling 104 feet in 25 hours. Starting at 11 a m the creature moved outward with a zigzag main tunnel and multiple side galleries ending near the starting point. Tunnels ran four inches below the surface with various cross sections and ground uplift along the route.
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Hemay
Ks Noxa
W. T. Hornaday
St. Nicholas
The Power of His Lye and the Lion Tamer
A London Standard tale recounts Van Amburgh the lion tamer claiming power over beasts by fearlessness and steady eye contact. In a barroom test, he targets a crude spectator, fixes his gaze, and the man crosses the room to strike him, then asserts the stare will recur.
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van Ambuurgh
Aceasion
van Amburgh
London Standard
Shaving in China and Other Oddities From Old Notices
London Tit-Bits notes the mismatch between British razors and Chinese shaving habits, describing a crude native implement with a twig handle and riveted blade. It also mentions Rabbi Libertus Comminetus in twelve languages and the 1794 French Revolutionary holiday Supreme Being. It adds that the first African slaves in Virginia were sold for £40 to £60.
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London
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