STATE'S GAME FARM Aims to stock Illinois with pheasants
Springfield Feb 18 near Auburn Illinois a notable state game farm advances game propagation on 400 acres, with 200 fenced. Dr J A Wheeler heads efforts featuring pheasants and partridges, breeding pens, careful feeding, and disease control. Nearly 12k pheasant hens expect to produce 60k eggs and 6k Hungarian partridges plus 12k–15k pheasants to be distributed statewide this year.
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John A. Wheeler
Fara
Phasianus Torquatus
Dinoisa
Drummer Boy of Shiloh Seeks West Point Admission
Colonel John L. Clem, famed as the drummer boy of Shiloh, never attended West Point. During Grant's early presidency he met the president who, after Clem explained his wartime service, gave orders to the secretary of war. The note resulted in Clem receiving a commission as second lieutenant in the regular army.
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John L. Clem
Shiloh
West Point
Grant
Clem
Secretary of War
Chicago News
Johnny’s Career and the Widow’s Humorous Verse
A critique of the Cornell Widow’s Johnny and Eb and Flo humor pieces from 1900. It traces the notoriety of the Johnny Book verses about a boy's misdeeds and notes their wide newspaper spread, concluding with the phrase Humorous College Journalism.
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Johnny
John
Flo
Ebenezer
Filo
Bohemian Magazine
Women the Greater Dreamers in Sleep Patterns
A Vienna doctor reports that 13 men per 100 dream versus 33 women. Men dream often 27 percent, women 45 percent. The weaker sex shows twice the tendency to dreaming. About 9 percent are unaware of dreams, 14 percent dream rarely. Most dreams arise from daily life incidents.
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Vienna
Boston Advertiser
Thrifty Paganini at Vauxhall Gardens
The story recalls Nicolo Paganini asking how many could attend at Vauxhall Gardens. The manager said a large open space, possibly 20 000 when full, and Paganini calculated four shillings per person. He offered one concert for £38 000, with a potential extra thousand.
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Paganini
Vauxhall Gardens
PEO
St. Louis Republic
Poles of the Earth and its Oblate Shape
The earth’s rotation causes greater centrifugal force at the equator, bulging the surface there and flattening the poles. This yields an oblate spheroid with the polar axis about twenty six and a half miles shorter than the equatorial diameter.
A Literal Youth at Home After Willie’s Party
In a humorous scene Johnny blurts out his name to Mrs. Muggins while Wilie's father tells him to make himself at home. The vignette, from Harper's Weekly, captures the comic misstep of a boy lingering after the party.
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Johnny
Fragmentary Helsing Her Post snippet on widowed woman
In a terse fragment from the Post, dialogue hints at a widow grieving her first husband’s death and a second marriage. The odd phrasing suggests a local or serialized excerpt with unclear names and context.
Customer questions billing errors and mischarges
A customer complains about two mistakes in the UI, one favorable error and another inimine. Walter notes the favorable one and seeks clarification on where the second error lies, mentioning Clus tige Blatter.
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Imine
Walter
Clustige Blatter
Chemistry Titans Anchor the Early Atomic Age
Fragmented OCR reveals a history claim about foundational chemistry. It mentions Padi Pitestes publishing research and discovering elements like oxvueen and eos, followed by names like Toivoistier and Chiaqutab. The passage credits a chain of contributors leading to later discoveries by Pravy and Paradagy, framing the science as advancing to its present solid state.
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Pitestlew
Var Tiehy
Toivoistier
Pabowith
Chiaqutab
Pravy
Dalton
Paradagy
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First public speech by Adam C. Sweet in Lombard riot tale
In Lombard near Chicago, Adam C. Sweet, a U.S. pensions official under Grant and early advocate for women’s political rights, delivers a defiant wartime speech. Facing a hushed crowd, she seizes the moment to urge soldiers to protect the flag and return victorious, receiving a rapturous ovation as her father and villagers cheer amid tears and laughter.
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Adam C. Sweet
Chicnzo
United States Commissioner of Pensions
Grant
Lombard
Chicago
Astik Dae Witteh
Miss Sweet
St. Lois
The Art of Gargling Described in Medical Record
A medical writer explains gargling with water as a controlled mouth and throat exercise. The patient sits, tilts back, protrudes the tongue, and swallows water while the physician guides the process. Repetition is advised for mastery and even children can learn quickly.
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Phlainiv
Tow council debates adjournment for luncheon
A town council, after a protracted session, seeks an adjournment for lunch but faces opposition from the mayor who fears business disputes will be eased. An illiterate member interrupts with a garbled chant, prompting astonished reactions from fellow councilors in a London Scraps style fragment.
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Hiragzer
Toham
Minyer
Pin
Zertieman
London
Coming Out In Hometown Hubble Over Tiered Fashion
In a lively town column, Miss Plo rivet and Mrs Moore stir whispers as fashionable events loom next week. Mrs Washer shares pride, while William jokingly notes a six month period. The piece, styled as a playful social note, captures local color and anticipation.
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Chauitia
Election Night in New York as Seen by W. D. Howells
In tarper’s Magazine W D Howells describes election night as a festive yet uneasy spectacle. New York city quiets in daylight with litter and filth blowing about while crowds gather at curbstones and wagons selling wind instruments. Night brings a carnival mood as citizens, police and vendors mingle amid whistling and twanging from the wind and strings.
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New York
Sinttern
Broadway
W. 10
Howells
Tarper’s Magazine
Hypnosis Explained: Anyone Can Hypnotize with Skill
Professor Paige Munsterberg notes hypnosis rests on attention and imagination, not secret power. Anyone can hypnotize or be hypnotized with proper technique, though success varies by individual and presentation. He rejects mystical ideas of distant influence and emphasizes conscious, ethical practice.
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Paige Munsterberg
Metlure
The Penalty of Prominence in Youths Companion
Dorothy praises her militia colonel father in uniform at a recent event. The scene shows pride and admiration as she remarks on his brave array and carries herself with head held high.
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Dorothy
Daroilio
Witty suffrage lecturer inspires crowd in tense debate
A recent suffrage lecture drew a packed audience, with sharp wit and caustic remarks. The speaker praised voting rights but urged steady, principled action, urging supporters to persevere despite opposition and to seek practical progress through organized efforts.
A Variation In Sport and a Law Question
A garbled excerpt discusses a variation in sport linked to a law against a certain practice. The text includes fragments about boatmakers and whether enforcement would occur, with a reference to a Washingrouw Star.
Art Master and the Tesco Horses Misadventure
A fragmented, sarcastic note describes an Art Master reacting to horses and a cubby labeled scene. He jokes about calling a horse an ox and insists on rubbing out the error, while the exchange hints at a chaotic, humorous moment in a setting near London and BWers.
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Tesco
Homdon
Ifaidan Would Learn to Pray Let Him Go to Sea
A proverb suggests that learning to pray comes from experience at sea. The saying implies immersion in challenging environments teaches humility and spiritual discipline through hardship.
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Ifaidan
Music In Battle and the First Authentic Trumpet Call
The article recalls the first authentic use of Held plusie at Betas in Prenih Pianders where French forces scored three Victories including Augustus over Otto. Philip of Water defeated the English, and the French beat the Austrians at Bou vines on a day when a trumpet sounded the charge.
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Prenih Pianders
Bers
Bil P Augustus
Otto PY. Ofer
Philip of Water
Bouvines
Trimmpets
Sleep of Pinnta Leaves and Vining Foliage Quietly Staged
A botanical description details how Pinnta leaves and nearby vines enter a synchronized resting posture at sunset. Seagrass and scariet runner exhibit mirrored, tense layouts with edges drawn inward, holding their form due to water in leaf tissues. At dawn the plants awaken and resume their normal stance.
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Linnea
The Leaning Tower of Pisa and Its Bells
The leaning campanile called the Tower of Pisa rises from a marble drum. The unfinished tower stands WT feet high and fifty feet in diameter with a thirty foot lean. It features seven bells at the summit, the largest weighing 2000 pounds, arranged to offset the tilt.
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Pisa
Origins of courtship in childhood rhyme and ritual
The passage reflects on gendered courtship ideas taught early to boys and girls. It notes girls learn verses and songs tied to love and marriage while boys lead in actions and ambivalence, with adults reinforcing expectations in everyday life. The text highlights how girls are portrayed as pursuers of romance and marriage dreams.
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Atehlsun Dilobe
Order Is Power in Amiels Journal
The text asserts that order defines progress and power across moral, intellectual, and economic spheres. It argues discipline of habits, finances, and resources as the means to organize life, control one’s forces, and ensure duties are met. Remains a philosophical reflection on the primacy of order.
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Power Amiels Journal
Sunitlower Seed Fatora In Husshkt Public Appetite
A traveler notes the widespread consumption of suntlower seeds in Husshkt. Seeds are chewed for flavor, husks discarded on pavements, carriages, and rooms. streets and corners show the litter during festivities as old women trade the seeds in brisk street commerce.
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Husshkt
Cleveland Leader misreads a family quarrel through garbled dialogue
Fragmentary local notice from the Cleveland Leader recounts a confused exchange about trust and dinner plans within a family. The bride Joli questions a mother about a dinner guest, with sobbing lines suggesting a misinterpreted invitation to a cheerleader.
The Woman Who Can in Manayunk Prowess
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a rhythmic controversy in Manayunk with names like Phe Wotan and Padi delplita Bullen. The garbled text hints at a public performance or protest, mentioning support for a band and interruptions during a street event.
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Manayunk
Algut
Padi Delplita Bullen
Fragmented prompt about clothing aid and manners
A garbled historical note asks which gentleman has been wetting the fenger and references a long delay in detailing a suit of clothes and payment. The readable text suggests a mock formal inquiry about a past transaction or social fault with no clear names or dates.
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Bouhave
Invitation to a cordial visit to his house
A fragmentary notice invites a polite visit to the house of a named individual, noting cordial reception and personal welcome. Limited readable details suggest a social or ceremonial context without dates or locations.
Backache Relief Pills Sold by Local Drugstore
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills relieve backache and weak back. Sold by Wm. Ef. Jungkunz, druggist at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. EF. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
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