Militia Troop Departures Mirror Era of Trusts and Education
In Oregon City a company of fifty or sixty militiamen left for Molalia Corners, prompting a festive sendoff with green and red fires and rockets. The scene recalled earlier National Guards departures for the Philippines as townsfolk stocked versus the frontier. Farewells drew tears from maidens while soldiers secured rations at grocers. A bystander incident over soldiers prompted a minor confrontation.
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Oregon City
Molalia Corners
Oregon National Guards
Philippines
Molalla
Salem Statesman Opposes Session To Save Taxpayers
The Salem Statesman denounces a proposed special legislative session aimed at setting estate officials on flat salaries. The editorial argues the move would misuse public funds while a session yields no direct benefit to Salem residents. The paper frames the choice as a clash between higher official pay and distributing money to the public.
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Salem Statesman
Burt
Salem
Statesman
Infinitely Cold Space Recorded by Balloons
A Berlin led project released self register devices by balloon to over twelve miles up. Pressure burst the balloon and the tiny parachute carried the thermometer back to the ground. It showed space temperatures near eighty degrees below zero, far beyond Earthly cold. Our readers note the extreme contrast with zero to thirty two degrees below freezing on Earth.
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Scientiata
International Aeronautic Commission of Berlin
T Wright
Mheane
Ekies
Earth
Space
Senator Clark’s monthly payroll for rail line contractors
The Montana senator sends a monthly $900,000 check to contractors building his Salt Lake City to Los Angeles railway. He will continue payments until completion, and the notable fact is the checks fail to honor any outstanding obligation.
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Clark
Montana
Salt Lake City
Lo Angeles
Income Rail Project Won’t Cost Clark a Cent
When the railroad is completed it will have been finished without Clark spending any capital. The income from his mines and other enterprises will cover the costs.
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Clark
Deep Water Crab From Japan Reaches Brooklyn Museum
A newly acquired Japanese deep water crab at a Brooklyn museum spans 114 feet in habitat reach and is found at depths of 600 to 4200 feet off the Japan coast. Japanese fishers catch only about a dozen such crabs annually, while Western naturalists debate life in the deep sea for market purposes.
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Brooklyn Museum
Japan
Liberty Bell Returns Home to Philadelphia Parade Welcome
The Liberty Bell once used to ring news of independence was returned from Charleston on Tuesday and placed in Liberty Bell, hauled through streets by troops and bands. Thousands cheered along the route as Independence Hall welcomed the bell home.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Young Boers Surrender in War as Youths Lead Defense
General Dewet notes younger Boers fought harder while surrendering troops include boys from eleven up to septuagenarians. He observes the majority of the eleven thousand surrendering by Wednesday are under thirty, with youths holding positions after elders retreated.
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Dewet
Kitchener’s Casual Admiration Said to Force Dewet Surrender
A report attributes the Boer surrender to General Kitchener’s easy manner, recounting a joking slap on the back and the remark to Dewet urging him not to be sulky. The exchange allegedly influenced the decision to surrender, highlighting the personal dynamics of the moment.
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Kitchener
Dewet
el Bere
London police fear inability to curb thieves amid corona era
London police officials fear they cannot fully prevent the many thieves of all descriptions plying their vocisions during the corona time exercises. London, a vast hub of humanity at all times, is especially congested during the pandemic era.
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London
Lightning Fatality Claims Glendive Sheep Herder
An account from Glendive reports a sheepherder struck by a lightning bolt on Tuesday. The bolt is described as erratic, entering through the temples, tearing the birth, passing through the body, and bursting the deg, leaving little more than a grim variety of injuries in a single event.
Escape Pursuit Across Penitentiary Grounds
The lengthy chase centers on two escaped inmates believed pursued by over a hundred guards and volunteers. The narrative frames the manhunt as more perilous than any weapon, underscoring the gravity of the escape and the risks to those involved.
Baker City man wins state Masonic organization head
Batcher of Baker City fell short against Williamson for congress in the Portland Eastern Oregon district but yesterday secured election as head of the state Masonic organization.
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Batcher
Baker City
Williamson
Portland-Estern
Oregon
Masonic Orcevization of
Democrats Win Big Despite Minority State Ticket
The Junction City Time notes Democrats secured seventy five percent of the effort, despite being in the minority on the state ticket, while The Times expresses regrets over the outcome.
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Junction City
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The
Times
Royal Conflict In London Over Queen Alexandra’s Liking
A London dispatch notes Queen Alexandra favors pretty girls, a trait deemed a weakness by her husband King Edward. The report portrays the royal couple amid court gossip and public intrigue surrounding royal conduct.
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London
Alexandra
King Edward
Inside the extinct crater Aso San in Japan
The fragment describes a crater community near KumaMoto Japan with 20,000 inhabitants living inside a 500 foot high vertical wall. The people rarely visit the outer world, forming a compact self contained nation within the crater.
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Iving
Aso San
Kuma- Moto
Japan
How Greeley Learned to Read in Youthful Spinning Horace
A brief reminiscence on Horace Greeley as a child, noting his unusual habit of reading in any position while his mother directed him through early lessons. The piece highlights his adaptability and early curiosity without detailing broader events or outcomes.
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Greeley
Horace Greeley
Aching Voids in a Witty Exchange
Rivers asks Brooks about the phrase aching void and a void that aches. Brooks ponders the idea aloud, comparing to a hollow tooth and a headache in a reflective moment from a Chicago Tribune excerpt.
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Brooks
Rivers
Chicago Tribune
There Was No Music Quartet Pranks Home Visit
A witty exchange recalls a quartet’s clumsy performance at a house last night. The speaker mocks the group for claiming there was music in the air, highlighting the joke as the greatest fib heard in memory.
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Snapper
The Value of Science Opinion Quote
A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes warns that science is valuable only with sound practical sense. Without ample common sense, more science worsens outcomes for the patient.
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Oliver Wendel Holmes
The Disadvantages of Heroism Discussed
The piece argues public school courses should teach that heroism has drawbacks. It favors steady daily effort and a fixed purpose over risky, flashy acts, citing lasting value from honest, patient work rather than notoriety.
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Ife
Harper's Weekly
Roses and banquets of scent at ancient courts
The excerpt describes lavish use of rose leaves in royal beds and banquets across ancient rulers. Dionysius and others are said to have couches, garlands, and floors thick with roses, while Heliogabalus reportedly served vast quantities of roses to guests, causing some to suffocate in the scent.
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Dionysius
Verus
Antiochus
Cleopatra
Antony
Hellagabalus
The Bible’s Three in Creation and Faithful Recurrent Triads
The passage surveys multiple Biblical triads from creation to the Trinity. It cites three elements in creation air water and land, three heavenly lights sun moon and stars, and repeated threefolds in stories of Adam Noah Daniel Samuel Elijah Samson Jonah and Paul. It notes three patriarchs and three graces, with three words on the cross and the motto In hoc signo three.
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Adam
Noah
Daniel
Shadrach
Methach
Abednego
Job
Abraham
Isaac
Jaco
Samuel
Elijui
Samaon
Delilah
Jonah
Simon
Paul
Baker
Butler
Father
Poerathea Stolen Cheese Tale
A Brooklyn Life fragment recalls Dorothea a two year old who hides in silence and eats cheese from a mousetrap claiming the mice were two mouths in the trap. Her mother is horrified then amused by the child’s innocent explanation and laughter follows. The anecdote shows a child’s literal misinterpretation of the scene.
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Dorothea
Brooklyn
Fishes of Japan Mirror Mediterranean Seas
The islands of Japan host abundant animal life with diverse climate and marine currents. Warm Kuro Shira and cold Bering currents create varied fauna, especially in fishes. Dr. Gunther notes a resemblance to the Mediterranean suggesting past coast connections and a continuous sea passage.
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Japan
Asia
East Indian Islands
Kuro Shira
Gulf Stream
Orient
Bering Sea
Mediterranean
Gunther
Isthmus of
Suez
Popular Science Monthly
Tooth Gap Sparks Mix Up in Family Lore
A fragment references a grandmother with no teeth and mentions teeth kept in a bureau drawer like Aunt Tillie in a Philadelphia Bulletin item. The line hints at a humorous or colloquial exchange about aging and belongings. No clear names beyond family relations are established.
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Bobby
Tommy
Bebby
Tillie
Philadelphia Bulletin
Swift Wings and High Flight Speeds in Birds
The article explains the extraordinary speed of migrating birds. It cites the northern blue throat covering 4 800 miles from Egypt to Helgoland in about nine hours and the Virginian plover flying 9 600 miles from Labrador to north Brazil at around 636 miles per hour. It notes birds reach great heights to reduce air resistance and attain such speeds.
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Egypt
Helgoland
Labrador
Brazil
The Change of Life and Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
The text frames change of life as a river leading to a calm lake, detailing suffering during menopause and praising Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and related remedies for building up womanly health. It includes patient testimonials, describes benefits for nerves, appetite, sleep, and maternity readiness, and urges consultation with Dr. Pierce’s World’s Dispensary Medical Association.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Charles E. Thompson
Georgetown
Fldorado Co
Cali
Lena Pazdernik
Ricker Street
St. Louis
Dispensary Medical Association
Every Woman Needs Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser
An advertisement promotes Dr. R V Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser as a complete health guide. It offers free delivery to recipients who pay mailing costs with stamps, requesting 31 one-cent stamps for cloth-bound and 1 one-cent stamp for paper cover editions, addressed to Buffalo New York.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Sleight of Hand Poisoning Tale
A curio from toxicology lore recounts a jealous suitor poisoning a peach at lunch. He offers the poisoned half to the lady who dies, while he eats the safe half and mocks his fate until exposure leads to punishment. The tale ends with a grim warning on being found out.
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George Augustus Sala
Austrians Fall in Parliament Amid Horse Breeding Debate
In the Austro Hungarian parliament the agricultural question centers on preserving the breed of horses to which the speaker belongs. Members claim to speak for their constituents as debates touch press law, opposition tactics, and long running criticisms.
Sworn In At El Cumbre In 1853 Vice Presidency Tale
A traveler returning from Matanzas mentions El Cumbre near the city where an unfamiliar American incident occurred. It notes that a United States vice president, King, sworn in March 24 1853 during a special congress authorization, was dying of consumption.
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Matanzas
el Cumbre
United States
Congress
William Rufun King
Franklin Fierce
Do Your Work Well The Feelings Of Slipshod Ends
A brief Atchison Globe excerpt urges workers to finish the day with proper effort. It notes fatigue from sloppiness but satisfaction when tasks are completed properly, and says employers notice the difference in performance.
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Atchison Globe
Tricks of the Tract About Adulterated Food Products
A fragment discusses common food adulteration signs such as maple products with twig fragments and leaves, butter containing hair, strained honey with bits, and tomato figs with a leaf on the box top, warning readers to beware imitations and tainted goods. The tone urges scrutiny of packaged goods.
Widow Rakeleigh Objects to Minister’s Sermon About John
The widow objects to the minister’s sermon about John, saying it lacked sympathy. Her friend defends the minister’s pronunciation, noting the line about John having gone to that undiscovered country from which “barn” to traveler returns.
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Rakeleigh
John
Philadelphia Press
Proof Presumptive Justice Silences Defendant in Civil Suit
A Mohawk valley justice of the peace habitually ruled for the plaintiff in civil cases before him without hearing the defendant. He silenced the litigant with the remark Well, vot I hinks he sue you for if you don't owe him. Rochester Democrat.
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Mohawk Valley
Rochester
Mother’s Visit Sparks Quiet Tension in Renham
In a New York Herald theatre snippet, Mrs Renham questions her son’s restrained reaction to their mother’s presence. He replies with sarcasm, asking what he should do, die of joy, revealing a strained family dynamic amid a domestic scene.
Major in English regiment and the barber blade
A strict major who dislikes incapacity orders a gardener to cut hair after a sergeant complains no one volunteers for barber duty. The gardener is sent with exasperation and, when warned that if he can cut grass he can cut hair, he goes to the task despite protest from others.
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Barber
Vicomte Toussaint Courage Under Fire Steers Units
The Vicomte Toussaint, once a French army colonel, earns praise as a brave dashing officer. In a fierce engagement he notes troops bending under heavy fire while he remains erect, quipping about polish toward the Prussians as his sarcasm spurs his men to press forward and seize victory.
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Vicomte Toussaint
Toulouse
Bia
Fate in Ancient Wales Howel the Good Statute On Cats
An ancient Welsh statute attributed to Howel the Good fixed kitten prices by age. A penny before eyes opened, two pence until first mouse, four pence for combat age, theft of a royal cat punished by forfeiture of a milk ewe or wheat equal to the cat’s suspended body. A penny then held strong purchasing power in the tenth century.
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Howel
Ile
Royal Geranaries
Pheasant Tale At Dinner Party In England
At a dinner in England the host unveils a splendid truffled pheasant amid murmurs of admiration. He claims Dr. So-and-so gave it, and killed it himself, prompting a quip about the doctor’s reason for treating it.
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England
Life's Disappointments Fire Scene Note
A boy from the country pleas for fire engines as they race toward a blaze, while the city cousin laments the delay and doubts the effort. The Chicago Tribune records a moment of rural urgency and urban skepticism about firefighting speed.
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Chicago Tribune
Address and Envelope Banter Exchange
A playful exchange features a letter boasting about its abundance of address labels and an envelope retorting that it cannot contain itself. The dialogue riff emphasizes the humor of a correspondence clash over space and containment.
Jory Doty on Jury Duty Recalled in Record
Philadelphia Record notes Jory Doty reflecting on a week of jury duty described as tedious and trying, highlighting the weariness of service and the public interest in civic duties.
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Jory
Philadelphia Record
Clerical Strike Raises Tension in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Press item quotes Bloffman reporting that the entire clerical staff went out on strike yesterday and a caustic man asks about the grievance, illustrating rising labor tensions.
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Bloffman
Philadelphia Presa
Arctic Ice Refuses Water Inhibition Test
Water thrown on ice in arctic regions fails to thaw the surface as the ice remains colder than the water. The effect is due to the ice temperature being much lower, preventing warming of the ice by the water.
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Arctic
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