Odd Tales and Moral Lessons From A Distant Encampment
An amused compilation of anecdotes and reflections from a distant regimental camp near Oxford, including Goldwin Smith’s misfire story, a Puritan-tinged classroom moment, Senator Patterson's political gloss, and a tongue in cheek dog tale. The piece then shifts to scientific notes on ocean life and urges readers to explore books on primitive man, earth history, and extinct civilizations to widen understanding.
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Streatley-on-the-Thames
Oxfor
Goldwin Smith
Henaier Patterson
Hoosevelt
Denver
Twonegrs Danton
Janes
Washington
Ford
USA
London
Coli
Coral Reefa W
Sunken Gardens
Tinea
Amy
Editor’s World View on Seas and Nature’s Vastness
An editor writes of the Bay of Bei Paewe and the old world, noting the sea’s vast water cover and the diversity of life. He describes seas as deeper than land, with depths around 12,000 feet and tides that rise up to seventy feet at spring. He muses on plants and creatures adapting to marine life and the power of the sea.
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Atehisan Globe Man
Bay of Bei
Ceri
Anid
Ila
Bay of
Thirst Test in a Far Country Tale
In a school column titled People at School, the author recounts a desert trek in Tudia where thirst drives officers and soldiers. An expedition ends with a hasty attempt to drink contaminated water, a danger acknowledged by reports from the London World and the Philadelphia Record.
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Neal Ee
Tudia
Ome Bredevich Joligstene
Dhani
Cae
Tlaver
Wien
Wwe
Walter Bores
Atvstarad
Persea
Rats Reveal Hidden Treasures in Collapsed Tobeson Building
In Stroudsburg Mun street, John Shifter tore down the WWOs year-old Tobeson building and found rats with copper cents aged forty and ninety years and a Spanish coin. The scene hints at curious finds beneath debris as locals reflect on marriage and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin
John Shifter
Tobeson
Mun Street
Stroudsburg
Humor of the Week: Odd, Curious And Laughable Phases
A collage of light verse and cartoon captions from Eminent Word Artists of the day. The humor touches on office jokes, love and marriage, social foibles, and satirical snippets across multiple unsigned quips and mock dialogues. It blends light wit with metropolitan doodles and ironic observations typical of a humor column.
Wealth From Waste By-Products From Old Manufacturing
The article describes turning waste into value across industries from glycerine and dynamite precursors to tin, sawdust, wool, and dyes. It notes glycerine recovered from candles, sawdust yields chemicals and fuels, and wool recycles into shoddy and new fabrics, with dyes like Prussian blue derived from ash and scrap iron.
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Massachusetts
Tropics
Sunset Glories and Diverse Reactions to Evening Skies
A fragmentary essay presents varied responses to sunsets. A stern teacher disparages plain yellows while praising complex, decorative skies. A practical admirer seeks a deep gray purple hue to suit her complexion. A young girl exclaims elegant beauty and points out rosy cloud flecks like jewelers cotton.
A Hopeless Pauper Burglar Tale
A sensational boast follows a claim of crime with coarse dialect about a thief and his partner fleeing. The speaker mocks a man who lacks property and hints at social commentary on marriage and credit.
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