Forest Journey End Survives storm and bear encounter
A logging party treks through Maine forest to reach a lake while battling mud, felled trees, and a looming storm. Tensions rise as Wisdom clashes with Munro over direction, then a bear bursts into a camp causing panic and injuries. They finally reach Brandywine shore at dusk, ending the tale with their weary march completed.
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Ieke Brandwine
Wisdom
Munro
Mr. Wisdom
Nelson
Rowlele
Jake
Monro
Himan Beloge
Th Green
Ike
Mr. Windom
Bear
Brain
Littler
Royal
Poisoning the System and Its Cure Claims
An advertisement proclaims that toxins accumulate through constipation and cause illness. It promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a liver stimulating laxative that eases bowel action and notes Hale pills do not gripe.
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DeWitt
Hale
Gulf Stream Marks Color and History in Atlantic Waters
The Gulf Stream shows a deep blue color from high salt content and tropical warmth enabling rapid transit to mid latitudes. Early navigators used surface water temperature to determine longitude, a method proposed by Franklin and formalized by Williams in 1790 as Thermometrical Navigation, likened to a patriotic red white and blue streak guiding American ships.
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Mediterraean
Sasins
National Geographic Magazine
Harrison
America
Benjamin Franklin
Gulf Stream
Jonathan Williams
Second Class Man Versus First Class Ideals In Labor
A column argues against settling for second class status, stating that diligent effort toward first class standards yields better jobs and pay. It warns that second class workers are only used when superior ones are unavailable and stresses the value of striving for excellence in work and wages.
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Kanty
Suc-ces
The Bank of England Wealth and Operations
The Bank of England houses gold in sixteen pound bars enough for 20 million sovereigns. Situated across three parishes on a three acre site, land value nearby runs at £1,000,000 per acre. England's wealth is exemplified by these figures with a weekly intangible value of about £1,000. The bank employs around 1,000 staff, pays £250,000 yearly in wages, and £35,000 in pensions. Notes in circulation total £25,000,000 handed over at the bank’s counter.
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Bank of England
England
London Glade
Alisworth Markets Wapweapar Shippable Produce Weights
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Bel
Liverpool
Ancient Trades Unions in Nineveh Babylon and Pompeii
The article notes seven thousand years ago trades unions existed in Nineveh and Babylon with harsh rules and even death penalties for violations. Similar strict guild systems appeared in Pompeii with inscriptions detailing official duties to trades unions. The Fishermen's guild emerges as the most powerful.
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Nineveh
Babylon
Pompeii
Fishermen's Guild
Dey oughter pass law says Higgins on dog names
The fragment quotes Higgins complaining about naming dogs and urging a law. Dusty Rhoads questions the issue as a woman warns about misnaming her dog Fido and Mido. The exchange includes humorous remarks on dog names and a bonnet nickname comparison.
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Higgins
Dusty Rhoads
Fido
Mido
Chicago ‘Tribune
Ancient Perfume Use Through History Noted In Records
Fragmentary passage notes that Phanicians, Assyrians, and Persians used perfumes widely and mentions Dean's Ointment as a cure for piles. The garbled text references being unable to attend to business, with a dubious claim about a drug store remedy priced at 00.
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Scratch
Serwieh
Aleep
Dean
One Week's Winnowings of Maine News and Nonsense
The Maine column reports the body of George Chamber found in Calais near Hind's marine railway, death likely from accidental overboard. A Westbrook youth choked a rock, saved by hospital intervention. James W. Clark of Andover, 88, died last Friday. longtime Maine stage driver and Republican legislator. Maine coal finds noted near Eastport with a soft vein at Little River Perry. workers unearthed three feet, coal quantity undetermined. Samples of Lie coal drawn to Eastport attracted attention.
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George Chamber
Charles J. Chamber
Calais
Hind’s Marine Railway
Westbrook
Portland
James W. Clark
Andover
Mr. Clarke
Maine
Eastern Stage Company
Manchester
Boston
Grand ‘Trunk Railway
Bryant
Yond
Paris
Augusta
Umen
Eastport
Binsters
Little River
Perry
Parrow
Lie Com
Eestport
Deaf and dumb patient impersonates brother in medical class
In a Pearson's vignette a professor at a medical college points to a patient and notes the difficulty of diagnosing deafness and dumbness from appearance. The patient reveals the joke that his brother, also deaf and dumb, could not attend the session and he came in his place.
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Muedical College
Gentemen
Pearson
Conversation Starter Prompt From a Hostess
A Washington Star snippet shows a hostess expressing frustration at guests’ distanced behavior and seeking a way to spark conversation. Miss Cayenne suggests bringing in a musician to perform.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Time flies as old jokes mark old photos
A Somerville Journal reader quotes a gag about two married men meeting after long time. One asks about the oldest child’s age, then remarks on how quickly time passes, illustrating a lighthearted, recurring dating of family life.
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Somerville
Mass
A Soft Answer Says It All In A Proverbial Charm
The lines urge calm and restraint when faced with anger especially from a woman. It champions a soft answer as the best response, claiming it calms others and fulfills a commanding moral instinct.
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Laddie
London
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