The fairy rock and the generous hunter Lohier
Lohier a talents hunter with misfortune wins a bet that haunts him. After a vow to prove himself, a fairy grants him six hares and twelve partridges but his greed consumes the entire moor. A vow restoring balance leads Lohier to generosity and lasting luck on his grounds.
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Lohier
Tie
Pataud
Panette
William
Paulette
Smalling
Lanier
Poirier
Briers
Patand
Crystal
Moorland
Strance
Ife
Philadelphia Press
The Imposcible Proofreader and the Baltimore Fray
A clipped Baltimore American passage recalls a stubborn editor defending an aged worker and resisting pressure over wording in a society item. It notes shifts from praising Menny bares to criticizing Miss Witznoodle, with influential locals pressing to alter phrasing and retain control of the page.
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Wormer
Ballemup
Adtiv
Althoad
Oath Ceremony Questioned by Justice of the Peace
A short scene shows Justice of the Peace preparing to administer an oath to a girl named Susie Slumm who challenges the procedure. A parent comments that such oaths are not for women, revealing gendered expectations in the exchange.
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Susie Slumm
Baltimore
Wonderful Growth Fence Posts Turned Trees Across Nation
A Washington Post account describes rapid tree growth from cut branches and fence stakes, noting poplars sprouting densely in New York state groves and catalpa stakes along a half mile barb wire fence. The owner explains driving eight foot catalpa stakes which sprouted within six months, forming a living fence line.
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New York State
Catalpa
Middle West
Washington Post
The Raise Came
Dr. Leo Knott in Washington faced requests for raises from a pretty young woman who asked for higher pay. He lamented her demands and wished she were a man. She replied that he was the first man to wish so, and she received reappointment and a salary rise.
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Leo Knott
Washington
Knott
Stranger Seeks Goods at Big House After Hours
A man entered a large firm and asked for a workman upstairs. They refused during business hours. He left after replying he could go elsewhere. The incident ends with the stranger remarking he will study courtesy in the future. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Grilly
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Versatile Ba-Pao Cane In Food Use
The passage extols ba boo as a tough adaptable cane and a successful food. It notes its porous quality, early growth, and culinary use by boiling briefly like asparagus and serving with a cream sauce, highlighting its native appeal and culinary versatility.
Astor’s “O K” note legend and misread letters
The note explains how John Jacob Astor used the symbol O K to mark traders’ finance or credit status. Astor, who struggled with English literacy, believed O K stood for “All Correct.” The origin is tied to his practice of crossing notes to denote approval.
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John Jacob Astor
Astor
Secret Wigmaker Claims Absolute Secrecy Across City
In a Hirschberger Tageblatt report the wigmaker vows strict confidentiality about clients. He cites the Privy Councilor Muller, who has worn false hair for a year, noting he has never disclosed it to anyone.
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Muller
Hirschberger
Flat as a Flounder Life History of a Curious Fish
A St Nicholas excerpt explains the life history of flounders, detailing their early vertical swimming with upright heads, the dramatic eye migration across the head, and the transformation to a bottom dwelling, laterally flattened form. It notes species can be right or left sided, with few mixed examples.
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St. Nicholas
Old bachelor meets hopeful match in mintence remark
A newly married man urges his friend George to abandon celibacy and return home with him to meet a possible wife. He touts his sister in law as the gentlest woman, nicknamed Ladyhood Lamb, sparking a moment of wistful doubt in the old bachelor.
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Hopelees
George
Jove
Old Boy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Borrower Who Was Punctilious In Village Tale
A Baltimore woman recalls a village celebrity nicknamed Aunt Sally who lent items and was meticulous about repayment. A niece returned a nutmeg with a bite taken from it, declaring Aunt Sally sent it as payment and noting the nutmeg was larger than the loan.
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Polonius
Baltimore
Sally
Baltimore Sun
Women reveal pet aversions and a cow encounter tale
An English magazine asked WWomen to name their pet aversions, cows among the answers due to a long steady stare. The columnist recalls a similar fear from a friend who, mistaking a man for a cow, fled into a doorway, prompting an apologetic quarrel that ends with laughter.
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Wwomen
Parrot on Roof Surprises Laborer in Country District
A parrot escaped its cage and settled on a laborer's cottage roof. The astonished laborer climbed up to retrieve it. The bird flapped its wing and asked, What dye want. The laborer, startled, touched his cap and replied I beg your pardon, sir I thought you were a bird.
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the Bridge
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Milton, Delaware
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The
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Denton, Maryland
Raabhive
Mee
Lohmer, Stultz & Bauer
Davenport & Tracy
J. P. Caulfield & CO
North Howard Street
Baltimore, Maryland
Best Store
Howard and
Lexington Streets
EH. K.& Co
McCall Bazar
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
J.harry Rose
Berwanger Sco
Lexington
Baltimore, Md
Lother
Berwnanger & Co
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Lowier
A Leeson
Geggss Newspaper
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