A Convict's Scheme and a Horsemeat Dinner Farce
A story recounts a rich man trying to seize a poor man’s land, triggering a violent prison plot engineered by a substitute doctor and fellow convicts. The plan to spark a mass breakout failed after a betrayal and a brutal 40 hour lock down, with the doctor later pardoned. In a separate tale, a siege anecdote ends with a humorous mislabeling reveal as officers discover they ate horse meat, sparking laughter and a quick correction.
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FP. C. Eastment
Ife
Convress
Beor
M. Quad
The strongest living thing is the oyster says science
A fragment discusses comparative strength of creatures including the oyster, limpet and Venus clams. It notes the oyster requires a force 1.2819.5 times the shell-less body weight to open, the limpet pulls about 84 times its weight in air and twice in water, and the cockle can exert 2 071 times its body weight. Extrapolates if humans matched these proportions.
Nobody Ever at London Says It Right
A London Standard critique notes a cablegram error claiming residence “at London” for an accused person. It argues English usage never uses “at” with London, contrasting with “in London,” and highlights language irregularities as populations and places shift.
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London
New York
Paris
St. Petersburg
Chicago
Asia
London Standard
Iceland Exposes Warmth Behind Lava Wall Tale
In Travel Magazine a writer recounts a Reykjavik scene from atop a lava wall. He describes summer warmth, sunlit cows cats hens and children playing amid blossoming potatoes cabbage and vegetables. Yet he notes Iceland's summers are brief and followed by heavy rains.
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Iceland
Travel Magazine
Reykjavik
Room Doors on the Stage Open Outward for Easier Exits
The passage notes that room doors typically open outward on stage to avoid fumbles. Exits are challenging for actors, who would otherwise struggle pulling doors toward them, stepping around, and passing through. Outward push doors streamline performance and reduce clumsy dodges.
Bettys Gift Vicar Encourages Betty To Sing Hymns
A Lancashire vicar, asked by the choir to approach deaf Betty about singing, seeks her to join hymns. After a misheard exchange, she explains singing is not for praise but a gift, saying Not to me be the praise sir. It’s a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Lancashire
Pall Mall Gazette
Chinese Troops Training Regimen Described
An article notes that dclling recruits to the Chinese army requires each man to carry sand in his knapsack. On day one two ounces, increasing by two ounces daily, until reaching sixteen pounds. Troops row at a dog trot for ten consecutive hours and arrive fit for combat.
Better Than His Pick Irish Tale Ends With Humorous Punchline
An Irishman walks with a friend past a jewelers shop display of precious stones. The friend offers a pick of stones but the Irishman quips that he wants a shovel not a pick, delivering a playful local joke about choosing tools over gems.
Patriot Defined as One Who Creates Jobs, Nashville American
A man described as a patriot by the Nashville American for expanding employment by enabling two jobs to grow from a single view of opportunity. The piece highlights practical impact over rhetoric and credits entrepreneurial effort as national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aoman
Nashville American
Personality of Jefferson Davis in Atlantic tribute
General Morris Schaft reflects in Atlantic on Jefferson Davis noting a rare personal claim beyond austere courtesy. The piece recalls Davis’s Beauregard era home near the Gulf, cadet days on the Hudson, and contrasts youthful hopes with a somber old age, praising him as a great man.
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Jefferson Davis
Tke Truse
Massachusetts
Cooper
New York
Byes
Connecticut
Gorgas
Collins
Pennsylvania
Confederacy
Beaavolle
Gulf of Mexico
Mulberry Craze and Silk Hope Crash in Early America
The article recounts James I’s push to promote sericulture in Virginia and the mulberry tree craze across American states, led by economists and farmers alike. It details sky‑high tree prices, massive speculative bets, ensuing bankruptcies, and the 1844 blight that ended silk culture, with Scientific American and other period notes on related topics.
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James 1
Virginia
Georgia
England
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Congress
Sharp
North Windham
Conn
France
America
Scientific American
Inventor Daguerre Narrowly Escapes Insanity Plot
The piece recalls how Daguerre, famed for early photography, faced a plot to imprison him as insane in 1838. Mme Daguerre doubted his sanity, Donenerre rushed to a doctor, yet Daguerre persisted and finally stabilized the copper plate image, prompting a pivotal moment in photographic history.
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Mme. Daguerre
Louis Jacques Daguerre
M. Daguerre
Donenerre
M. Davuerre
Bicetre
New York
Bodies as machines in ordnance survey view
The piece posits the human body as a machine, a furnace and workshop where fuel and parts are consumed and supplied. It argues bodies need proper materials and operating conditions, noting people rarely pause to see themselves as engines whose fires respond to specific fuels and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranse Bly
Drawing Room as Honest Word in Language History
London Notes and Queries laments the drift in the term drawing room. It argues the phrase misleads about function while praising honest roots. The piece contrasts parlor boudoir and sitting living room as linguistic misdirections before reaffirming drawing room’s original sense.
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London
Du Maurier and the Fenian Leader Friendship
The Westminster Gazette recalls a Paris encounter between Du Maurier and Fenian leader John O'Leary during exile. O'Leary, released in 1870 after captivity, spent years in Paris and befriended the young artist then known as Du Maurier, sharing lodgings with two artists later made famous in Trilby as The Laird and The Baronet.
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du Maurier
John O'Leary
Paris
France
Trilby
Laird
Baronet
O'Leary
Westminster Gazette
Quarrel on a San Francisco Streetcar Heals Up
On Sutter Street car at the ferry, a quarrel between a couple escalates as crowding grows. The woman rebukes the man, then tones soften into affectionate chatter. The conductor calls from the front, asking about the rear steps. the pair reply that they have made up and the remark hints at a prior misunderstanding involving another person.
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Sutter Street
Mr. Johson
Lucy
van Ness
Willard
San Francisco Chronicle
Too Much Curiosity In A Medical Operation
An unnamed woman undergoes a dangerous procedure supervised by Dr. A and a junior doctor. In a tense moment the cone from the patient’s nostrils is withdrawn, causing her to awaken and sit up in alarm. Dr. A rebukes her curiosity with a sharp command to lie down, scolding the student for intruding on the work.
Nervous Passenger Bets on Iceberg Fate at Sea
On the first day of the voyage a nervous passenger asked the captain what would happen if the steamer struck an iceberg in fog. The captain replied calmly that the iceberg would move along as if nothing had happened, and the woman felt greatly relieved.
Minister's Text Turns To Comforter Remark
A Nettle girl asked for the minister's text at church and heard fear not and I will send you a comforter. Investigation found the sermon centered on don't fear and I will get you a bed quilt.
Dream Bonnets In A Shop Of Love
A brief comic exchange reveals a wife knowing a dream was real because her husband bought her a bonnet, confirming the dream's outcome before waking. The light dialogue captures domestic humor and affectionate banter about gifts and shops.
Brown Keeps a Good Table in New York Tribune
A concise review praises a durable table, noting Brown’s solid performance and long service. The New York Tribune comments on the table’s oak build and lasting quality, highlighting steady use over the years.
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Brown
Robinson
New York Tribune
Presence of Mind - Gould’s Cool Self Possession Under Fire
An anecdote from the New York Times recounts Jay Gould maintaining calm under a threat to his life after a ruined investor believed Gould ruined him. Gould reassured the man, then had $25,000 credited to the investor’s account to restore his finances and save his life.
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Jay Gould
Gould
Steeck
Stock Exchange
Hine
New York Times
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Advertisement
An old style advertisement promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a safe cold remedy without opiates. It claims the syrup gently moves the bowels to drive the cold from the system and notes conformity with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by Win F Jungkunz, druggist, at 5 Stephenson Street.
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Kennedy
Win. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Illinois Central Announces Interscholastic Meet Details
Announcement notes Champaign hosting the annual meet with round trip fare set at one and one third times the base fare. Dates of sale are May 16 and 17 with May 20 as return limit.
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Champaign
Bil
Annual State G. A. R. Encampment in Decatur
One round trip fare announced for the event with sale dates May 20 21 and 22. Return limits set for May 24. The encampment gathers veterans and guests under G. A. R. auspices in Decatur.
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Decatur
Annual Meeting Linois Elk's Ass'n Bloomington Tl
Round trip sale dates set for May 20 21 22 and 23 with a return limit for eligible travelers. Local event hosted by Linois Elk's Association in Bloomington Tl.
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Linois Elk’s Ass’n
Bloomington
Safest Investment in Canadian Wheat Lands
WM. CLEMENT of Freeport, Manitoba and Western Colonization Co. offers for sale high and dry wheat lands in Canada on easy terms. 386,600 people have invested in Canadian lands after selling out in the Dakotas and Minnesota. 1906 Canadian immigrants totaled 215,912 with Britain Isles 98,269, Continental Europe 53,875, United States 63,781. Excursions to inspect lands every Tuesday. Call on or address.
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WM. Clement
Freeport
Manitoba and Western Colonization Diy
Canada
Dakotas
Minnesota
British Isles
Continental Europe
United States
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Gavings Department of
State Bank of Freeport
Ladyswalth
Ion Hamilton
Ward
T Hamilton
Crittenden Marriott
St. Nicholas
The
Ordnance Survey Department of Great Britain
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A.altfevers
Mt Ridney
Mange
Farey
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Car. William and John Streets
Harriet M. Burbank
Pisgun
Studio
Grove St
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Company
Fe Sense
Jonn Duss
Duss
Almerica
Scotland
Linois Central Announcements
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Price
Wall Street
Northwestern
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Avell
Florida
Cuba
South-East
Southern Railway
Queen & Gresgent
J.C. Bean, Jr
St. Louis
S. H. Hardwick
Washington, D.C
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