Nail Studded Tree and the Hidden Love in Vienna
A narrator escorts Maud We myss of Baltimore through Vienna's Graben and St Stephen's. They hear the tale of a nail studded tree near an ancient blacksmith’s shop. A deformed hunchback and a handsome youth woo Kathi, the blacksmith’s daughter, through daily flowers and secret glimpses, culminating in a proposed marriage to a fellow blacksmith.
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Love Laughs at Locksmiths Ends Kathi's Ordeal
A tale of two lovers, a locked door, and a heroic hunchback who ferries Kathi to freedom. After nails fill the tree to trap her, the dwarf’s failed attempt nearly seals her fate, but a rope ladder and a daring escape reunite Kathi with her beloved brother and the hunchback’s ally.
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Kathi
Eagles as Pets and Domestication Tales
The article discusses eagles kept as pets in past: imperial eagles trained to respond to calls, an Alva eagle chained to stay near the Ochils, and a fully grown golden eagle domesticated after wings were clipped. It adapted to captivity, returning after absences, fed on crows, and avoided attempting crow hunts, Jim cleverly dodging.
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Jim
When to See an Oculist
A list of eye symptoms indicating when to consult an oculist includes spots or sparks before the eyes, lid quivering, eye fatigue, needing strong light for reading, holding objects at arm's length, squinting or double vision, dizziness or temple pains, colored halo around lamps, eye sensitivity, blurred vision, tearing or redness, and letters running together or verticals reading better than horizontals.
Arctic Belles Dress in Furs Worth High Sums
Arctic women, lit by the northern lights, wear fur gowns valued above New York finery. A seal skin dress with silver fox hood can cost ten thousand dollars, while outfits along the Columbia and Fraser rivers average seven hundred dollars.
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New York
Paris
Columbia
Fraser Rivers
Happy French visitor praises American kindness in Boston
Lazare Weiller, here as a representative of the French government to study industrial commerce, told the chamber of commerce of his warm reception in America. He recalled a New England dinner tale where a Bostonian was asked the best thing about Boston and replied the 5:30 train to New York. He added that his heart looks forward to returning to America, noting Havre’s finest sight would be the ship that takes him back.
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New York
France
America
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Chicago Chronicle
Inspector Max Heidelmier or The Burgomaster in Star Reveal
An excerpt describes Inspector Max Heidelmier of the Chica go police known as The Burgomaster. In a humorous incident he tries to use a public pay station to call East Chicago Avenue station and is told to drop in a dime. He protests he is on the police force and proudly displays his silver star after asserting his identity.
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Judge Howe’s Rule On Competition Moves Lawbooks
Senator Elkins cites a Wisconsin judge who after saying competition is the life of trade reversed himself to declare that competition is not the life of trade. The veteran jurist’s decision, praised by Elkins, argues that unrestrained competition can be disastrous for trade and the public.
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Washington Post
Judge Howe
Wisconsin
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Reverend Henson Encounters Shopper in Big Store
The Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson recently moved from Chicago to Brooklyn and was greeted by a friend in a large department store. When asked about his presence the doctor answered with Job 14 14, All the days of my anointed time will I wait till my change come, reflecting his patience.
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P. S. Henson
Chicago
Brooklyn
Not If He Can't Be In It
Two Boston men visiting the president said they heard of possible trouble with foreign countries over the Monroe Doctrine and expressed hope the era would seek peace. The president scoffed at the idea of war, saying he would not have a war while in the White House.
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White House
Kilkenny Cats Tale From Irish Rebellion Anecdote
During the 1798 or 1803 rebellion in Ireland Kilkenny housed Hessian troops who tied two cats by their tails and flung them across a clothesline to fight. An officer's attempt to stop this led a trooper to cut the tails, leaving two bleeding tails as the cats escaped. The trooper claimed the cats had fought and devoured each other, tails and all.
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Kilkenny
Ireland
Sympathy in Borrowell Creditor Tale Sparks Tone
Philadelphia Record notes Boundless sympathy for Borrowell as speakers discuss his apparent remorse toward creditors. Nye comments that Borrowell seems genuinely sorry, prompting mixed reactions about his behavior and motives.
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Borrowell
Philadelphia Record
A Lesson in Amber and Silk Costs Across Ages
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt recounts a teacher's gift turning ugliness into beauty and ambition, reminding that inner worth can bloom like a lily. It then notes Pliny on amber's value in Rome and the high cost of silk in Elizabethan England, with stockings at over $100 and a cloak near $1,000.
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England
Elizabeth
Leicester
Italy
How Indicane Use Ants
A Brazilian Indian tribe uses large black ants to close gashes. They bite the flesh with their jaws, pulling the wound edges together, then remove the bodies while the ant heads stay attached to seal the wound until it heals.
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Brazil
How to Remove Ink from Clothes Like a Pro
Ink stains on linen respond to tartaric acid while wet. On cotton, silk, or wool, saturate the spot with spirits of turpentine and let stand several hours, then rub with the hands until the ink crumbles away without harming color or texture.
Kangaroo Fights and Tactics Described
The article details how a kangaroo uses streams or water holes to trap and drown attacking dogs by forcing them underwater one by one. It also describes fights with humans, noting the animal's clever boxing, dexterous fore paws, and rapid hind foot bounds to ward off blows and strike back.
Testimony on Golden Medical Discovery Healing Lung Ailments
A patient profile from Mrs Mollie Jacobs of Fulton Delaware describes severe lung trouble including coughing blood and breathing difficulty. She credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets with restoring strength after over two years of illness and thirteen bottles.
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Tord
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Eack
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Bad Comedian Fired Over Poor Jokes in London Garden Theater
A theatre proprietor in a destroyed public resort north of London dismissed an actor known as a funny man. The quarrel centered on a blunt remark that the actor was a bad comedian. The exchange ends with the proprietor insisting the audience would not tolerate two bad comedians, so one had to go.
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