Lost Man in New York Restaurant Meeting Old Acquaintance
A weary stranger Dalton meets a former companion in a New York restaurant. The talk reveals Dalton faked his death, left his wife in San Francisco, and now contemplates a quiet life in the library while his old friend plans to avoid the law and seek a safer path.
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New York
Dalton
Mexico
Calif
Sharp- Yess
Jim Tule
Veity
Try Hall
Hetter
Tolloway
Monte Carlo
Nellie
Dale Ln
The Goorals of Poland
A historical sketch of the Goral people noting their hospitable yet obstinate nature. The text compares Goral traits to Limburg peasants and nobility highlighting vivacity bravery and pride with faults of feuding thrift and superstition.
Fort Saratoga and the Battle that Shaped a Nation
The Fort Saratoga story links Old Saratoga to Schuyler and Livingston as part of a northern Hudson Valley frontier. Built in 1690 by Major Peter Schuyler, it spurred a small settlement that endured wars from the French and Indian conflict through the Revolution, culminating in the Saratoga victory and a famed escape of Benedict Arnold from captivity.
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Fort Saratoga
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Saratoga
Schuyler
Livingston
Peter Philip Schuyler
Canada
New York
Hudson
Arnold
Snakes Enter Veranda as Child Feeds Cobra Milk
An English nurse recalls a boy in India who taps a cobra with his spoon saying naughty naughty while the snake drinks milk from a bowl on the veranda. The tale notes snakes crossing verandas and shedding skins in this mysterious country.
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India
Ney Leads Charge With Bold Rally in 1507
On August 16 1507 Colonel Michel Ney then Duke of Atchingen received orders to charge. He shouted to his men promising 300000 francs income while they had nothing. He urged them to follow as he rode toward the enemy and the regiment surged after him.
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Atchingen
Ayends
Hin
Denosthenes
Aleistades
Addison
Westminster Hall
Burke
House of Commons
France
Apostles of Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Sheridan
Damodsthenes
Persia
Curran
Carma
Ued
Mesiod
Mir
Hesiod
June
Ford
Raine
Loudon
Modern cannon heat reaches extreme temperatures
The text notes that firing a modern high velocity cannon generates gases with temperatures estimated from 8,000 to 9,000 degrees. These white hot gases rapidly erode the steel lining of the barrel, comparable to boiling water chewing through rock.
Equine terms and oxen discussed in a Philadelphia record
In a Philadelphia record a discussion identifies a Pusxaler and Johunie-Lu as an equine and a kind of ox. Mathor agrees, noting they are ox-like. The dialogue touches on the term equinox in a cryptic exchange.
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Pathor
Mathor
Johnie
Politeness a Coin Destined to Enrich the Generous
A short aphorism notes politeness as a coin that enriches those who give it away. It reflects on kindness rewarding the giver with social goodwill and mutual respect.
Invest Safely in a Reputable Bank for Steady Returns
Do not speculate and protect funds by placing money in a reliable bank at a good rate of interest. Deposit surplus in the Savings Dept. of the State Bank, conducted on sound and conservative business principles with large capital to meet contingencies and high public favor.
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State Bank
Secretary Roof Sees Presidential Education Impact
Secretary Roof told Yale students that presidential elections are the country’s greatest educational process. He argued the spending surrounding campaigns funds political education, noting official figures show about 84 cents per day per person for the United States on one side and less on the other, while the bulk supports voter education.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Uasted
Rumors of Bribery Shake Wisconsin Senate Talk
In Madison on May 1 rumors spread that money is being used to influence the U S Senate election. Two assemblymen are said to have confessed they were approached or believed they were in on the effort and are concerned by the reports.
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Madison
Wis
United States
Assembly
Special Fake Rumors Sweep St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on May 14 daily arrests of small revolutionary and terrorist groups are reported as part of a widening plot against Emperor Nicholas. Reports claim evidence of a broad conspiracy linked to dethroning or harming the monarch without confirmation.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Chicago Board of Trade Market Quotations and Livestock
Chicago May 33 quotations show Wheat and Corn prices with May Sept and July figures. Pork Lard Short Ribs and Live Stock listings include receipts and price ranges for cattle calves hogs sheep and poultry along with hay and feed notes.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Say
Onte
Chieago
Troys
Bataghao
Bjornson’s Dinner Laughs and Forty Years
The Norwegian novelist Bjornson visiting the U S attended a club dinner where a famed talker told two stories and Bjornson laughed. When a third tale followed the author remained unmoved calling the speaker to answer why he did not laugh and stating I am forty years old and two stories are enough.
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Bjornson
Gheying
Treating the Torpid Liver with Dr. Pierce’s Discovery
An advertising feature explains that a tired liver stems from an undernourished body and should be aided by digestion and nutrition. It touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery to restore stomach function, boost gland secretions, and cleanse poisons, claiming relief from bitter mornings, poor appetite, headaches, and back discomfort.
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Dr. Pierce
Diplomatic Reformers Story From Henry Field
A Presbyterian clergyman praises Henry Martyn Field of Stockbridge for forty four years editing the Evangelist. He notes Field’s diplomacy and common sense in reform work and recalls an anecdote about offering a tea shop owner a nerve cure agency to reach tea drinkers. Washington Star.
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Henry Martyn Field
Stockbridge
Nefer
Washington Star
The Cowboy Bishop and the Young Bishop's Dollar
A tale from Harper's recounts Bishop Talbot of Wyoming and Idaho meeting dignitaries in St Paul. A tramp seeks aid. Talbot offers help, giving a dollar for the tramp’s cathedral in Laramie, illustrating generosity from the youngest bishop among them.
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Wyoming
Idaho
Talbot
St. Paul
Laramle
Harper's
Fake coins imitate religious giving in Edinburgh and America
Imitation coins made from pasteboard gilded or painted are sold as souvenirs in Edinburgh and mimic tokens used in Britain and America to defraud collection plates. Clergymen warn of the deception as a legal offense to counterfeit coin imitation. Frog showers are myths. Casca sweet aids babies with colic and diarrhea, advertised by Wm. F. Jungkuz, druggist.
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America
Scotland
Edinburgh
Youtl
Wm. F. Jungkuz
Stephenson Street
Tricks of Oratory and the Dread of Mispronounced Words
A historical overview of oratory tricks used to sway audiences through mispronunciations and dramatic gestures. It cites Demosthenes, Burke, Sheridan, Curran, and Mesmer-like wit, detailing cases where mispronunciation and theatrical flair turned debates and legal settings.
A Chesterfield Retort
A garbled historical note about Lord Chesterfield on his near end and a cryptic, misread exchange hints at an advised drive during a carriage journey, with distorted phrases implying a taunting response and unclear names or places.
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Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
Ford
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Adverts A 19th Century Pharmacy
A fragmented ad promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for cold or cough relief. It claims no opiates and gentle bowel movement to purify the system, conforming to the national pure food and drug law. Sold by William F Jungkauz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkuaoz
Drugatiat
Stephenson Street
The Harp and Belt of Fire Explained
The article discusses the Harp as a Celtic symbol with disputed origins claiming Italian or Scandinavian roots and notes its status among Celts as a symbol of freedom. It also explains a "belt of fire" around the globe formed by volcanoes near seas and inland waters, suggesting water proximity drives eruptions.
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Italy
Scandinavia
Wala
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