Croquet Revival Draws Elder Players To Adrian Club
Adrian Mich residents, led by longtime grocer and club secretary L W Avery, showcase a robust croquet scene. Veteran players including Schuyler Colfax Baldwin of Kalamazoo join contests on sunlit lawns, with a roster of mostly men over 60 reflecting croquet’s enduring, genteel appeal in the village green era.
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Kalamazoo
Adrian Club
Schuyler Colfax
Washington
General Colfax
General Schuyler
Pompton
N. J
Baldwin
Bahleiu
Grant
Impli Ramape
Theftea
Bee Lake Entis
Croquet
Eophonic invention to aid fog navigation on ships
A New York Herald report extols the eophone a device for locating sound direction in fog. It uses paired open receivers and a diaphragm to pinpoint sound sources, aiding ships, lighthouses, and ferries. Trials with the light house tender Lilac show correct bearing from buoy whistles.
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New York Harbor
New York Herald
Lara
Burmese Werricg and Village Loots
Fragmentary text describes Burmese villages and looted fountained horrors with ape-generated imagery. The passage is garbled and lacks clear events or identifiable subjects.
Weaving Scene in Amaurapoors Village Looms
A vivid depiction describes women and girls weaving with a hundred shuttles under bamboo shades near palm shaded lanes. The setting includes silk damask fabrics, bright colored threads, and palm and papaya trees lending a village workshop atmosphere.
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Amaurapoors
Innovative bicycle with precision chain adjustment feature
A 1896 bicycle model touted as a high grade wheel emphasizes detail and unique chain adjustment. It uses an eccentric bottom bracket to adjust the chain without affecting wheel trueness, enabling easy replacement without rechecking alignment.
Geverner Bedd Leads California Amid Unclear Claims
Fragments describe Governor Bedd of California involved in a vector ge initiative and a separate reference to a singer and other unclear figures. The text is garbled with references to horsepower, engine output, and breeding, yielding little coherent event.
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Geverner Bedd
California
Odd Mappedage and Whispering in a weary heart
A fragment from The Syracuse Journal and The Syracuse Daily Journal describes a strange meeting and moral reflections on children, mothers, and loss. It references a Boston or Boston-like quote and discusses wartime concerns, warship diets, and extractive imagery. The piece includes a scattered mix of poetry tone and local commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse. Journal
Heathers
Straege
Chuck
Kennedy to Sail World With Friend on Global Trip
F D Kennedy of Grand Forks ND plans two round world trips with companion W H White. They expect a lightweight craft weighing about 3610 to 380 pounds and aim to start from Grand Forks in a late fall flight toward the east, then continue toward distant points as the voyage progresses.
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Minneapeke Journal
F. D. Kennedy
Grand Forks
N. D
W.H. Whites
Teade
Grené Forks
Route to New York and beyond by ocean liner
An aluminum bus will be brought into service and directed to New York where steamers depart for Liverpool and the British Isles. The voyage continues to major European cities, then to the Orient and Pacific shores.
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New York
Liverpool
British Isles
Orient
Pacific
Brothers Meet After Twenty Years on City Train
Jesse Brown of Franklin Pennsylvania and Manson Brown of Titusville Pennsylvania, summoned by telegram about their father’s danger, unexpectedly met in Cleveland after twenty years. They rode the same train without recognizing each other, later walking together and then discovering they are brothers in a humorous exchange.
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Cleveland
Jesse Mr. Brown
Franklin
Manson Brown
Titusville
South Main Street
Broibera
Hat fashion debate among women in Philadelphia Times fragment
Women discuss hats in a fragmentary Philadelphia Times piece. One suggests a showy headpiece to display wealth, another notes gray hairs as an element of fashion. The dialogue hints at hats seen from afar as more impressive than ornate purchases.
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Potee
Reese
Perry
Kelvin
Ornanut
Apobaly
Tlidelphia
Moraceae Diathea Report From Poviland Daily Press
Fragmented text notes horses dropping through the turf and chickens reacting to sounds, with scattered phrases about a farm scene and family livestock in motion, but the passage remains garbled and unclear about events or dates.
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Poviland Daily Press
Odd Colonial Tale Of Roosters And Dinosaurs In Racial War Tale
A fragmented 19th century report recounts a farmer in Hedida colony facing killings and a plan to replace with peacocking fowls. A strange scene follows with a tall white dolphin like creature and a long nosed animal performing odd acts. The piece mentions Whispering to a church and legal action for a fine, plus magistrate Alfred Cenper weighs in.
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Mion
Lobe Democrat
HO Vicker
Hedida
Effy Pivinovich
Priddy
Tuckers
Seuday
Lati
Morgan
Alfred Cenper
Divorces Granted in Four Court Terms
A chancery court heard multiple divorce actions with four couples disposed of by Judge Beare. Francis Searcy and spouse faced civil court actions while others including Derniel, William Breech, and the Searcy family were involved. Each divorce was granted in that term.
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Beare Roughs
Francis Searcy
Wits
Ivorre
Stevee
Derniel
William Breech
Searcy
Tramp Recovers Stamps Favors Letter Home in Cloverport Tale
A wanderer visited Cloverport homes asking charity and postage stamps to write to his ailing mother. He received various alms and left town with several dollars, carrying a simple plan to mail the note which he drafted.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Cloverport End
Local Man Reunited With Long Lost Son Alderman Hoddleston Hlerness
From Jefferson Ind Inter Ocean reports Fountain Harness his aged wife joy as their son Hoddleston Hlerness returns home after twenty two years. He disappeared as a youth and was mourned as dead. Now he serves as siderman in Danville.
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Inter Ocean
Fountain Harness
Jeferson
Ind
Alderman Hoddleston Hlerness
Danville
En Siderman
Reverend Dobson Arrives at Atlanta for Ministry
The Rev. D. Dobson, a Black preacher, was brought to Atlanta today and arraigned for meddling in a crowded area. He sold the goods and bought two frock coats, then began active ministerial work, amid further unspecified disruptions.
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Atlanta Constitution
D. & “Obson
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