Soldier's Dying Night and Chorus of Hope in Ward
A nurse recalls a wounded soldier with an amputated leg enduring pain and longing for home. As he nears death he is awake, serene, and gazing at sunset, clutching a locket with a ring and a sweetheart's image. A chaplain relays a final patient who signs I am prepared and a city-point rally ends in a triumphal song.
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Earth
New York
City Point
Judge Isher
The
Philadelphia Times
Shotgun aim for Bob White coveys and cross shots
The article explains息hold nine feet ahead for cross-flying Bob Whites and details how bird velocity affects aiming. It discusses distances, timing between springing and firing, and the need to practice distance estimation, with guidance on snap shots, overhead shots, and keeping steady nerve for accuracy.
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Bob White
Bob
Shaved by Sections and Odd Rules in School Almanac
A trampling ddbdrummer recounts a double barber visit in Trenton and Bristol as trains forced quick shaves. The piece mocks manners, then prints a facetious “Pminton Times” rules for spotting pups. It ends with a spoof of a Low a Normal Monthly page.
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Worth
Trenton
N. J
Philadelphia
Bristol
Ngo
Pminton Times
Lowa Norma
Tools Used in Building the Pyramids
During two winters in a Gizeh tomb, W M Flinders Petrie gathered evidence that ancient stone work used jewel edged tools. Tubular drills and disks carried jewels in metal producing uniform spiral cuts and deep lines through granite. The drill saws endured enormous strain and the possible jewel materials include corundum due to scarcity of diamond and sapphire. The exact metal and jewel setting method remain unknown.
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Gizeh
W. M. Flinders Petrie
Saratoga Dude and the Corset Vanity
The Saratoga dude defends corsets as essential to a perfect figure and boasts of his ensemble while riding a tally-ho coach. Village admirers laugh at his claim as sand and horn noise draw attention. A policeman later warns a victim that guarding a watch alone fails without guarding the bearer.
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Saratoga
Col
Washington Star
Shingle Making Process Described in Detail
The text outlines a shingle production method from timber selection to final binding. Log selection, bolts cut, shingle machines, and a joiner sorting shingles by quality are described, with perfect shingles and various defect categories routed to binders or discarded as No. 1.
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Crator
Charles Dickeds
David Copperfield
Martin Chuzzlewit
Nicholas Nickelby
Dombey and Son
Bleak House
Little Dorrit
Pickwick Papers
Sunn
America
Dillon Tribune
Tribune Publishing Company
Dillon
Montana
Food ethics and killed shad and poultry practices in old letters
A dialogue contrasts dining with canned vs killed shad and chicken handling. It explains butchery methods, roe treatment, and the taste implications of killing and bleeding, noting fishermen' roles in sourcing killed shad and the improper use of scalding. It concludes with a humorous barber-pole emblem anecdote.
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Holland
Germany
Forney
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Red ‘Rock
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