Grandson of Gen Grant to enter West Point and study at Columbia
Weet Paint, grandson of General Ulysses S. Grant, poised to enter West Point as a minor after June. He will spend intervening time at Columbia College studying science and languages, with a noted height of six feet eleven inches and a promising build. The piece also notes his lineage, early cadet involvement, and references to contemporary topics and institutions.
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Sam
Mvnmey Tlysses
Grant
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Fred Grant
Cumieus Union
United States
Odficant
United
Sit Kita
Hearmhita
Utornat
West Point
Columbia College
Franifather
Real Brownies in America Explorer Sullivan’s Pigmies of Orinoco
Explorer Sullivan, a Samte Aan traveler, reports a tribe on the Orinoco in Surinam. He describes the people about five feet tall with dark reddish brown skin, distinctive facial features, and unique grooming, dress, and ornaments. Their village life includes copper ornaments, pottery, fetishes, doctors, and religious idols, with women shorter and social norms differing from African tribes.
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Esplorer Sullivan
Orinoce
Eben dL Sullivan
Tvlbeocharles
Orinney River
Surinam
Eee
Patni Cox
Sigiare
Miles
Sheri
Shane Aang
Gmindig Anad
Ivo
Athahont
Phos
Shay Pottery
Taehiy
Bae
Bergh Wooing and Patrilineal Marriage Customs Narrated
A fragmentary report describes a Central Indian practice involving a groom and his wife, detailing a multimonth waiting period, dowry style terms, and a sequence of marriage rituals. The text notes tensions and the role of the father and bride in a triangle dynamic.
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Bien Lebel
Chen Tens
Rhode Island Handicaps and Sufferings Across the State
A narrator describes Rhode Island limitations touching daily life. The text notes intercounty confusion over residence and distance, with trains leapfrogging counties and landscapes offering quick views into neighboring states. The piece humorously laments border blur and mobility in the small state.
Valuable Lincoln Document Unearthed in Washington Pension Office
A Lincoln claim document surfaced in Washington, sworn by Lincoln, detailing 160 acres for 15 days of service in pre Civil War conflicts. Capt. Lincoln reportedly served forty days in 1882 as captain of a cavalry company in the Black Hawk war against Native tribes.
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Lincoln
Washington
Col. Dalton
Old War and Navy Division
Col. Bow. Thompson
Betrayal of Military Secrets Across Armies
The article notes repeated betrayals of military secrets by officers in continental armies. It cites October 144 when Lieutenant Jean Bonnet in Nancy was tried and convicted for selling defense documents to a foreign power. It also mentions 1888 Adjutant Chatehau convicted and a later case against Caplan Guillot.
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Jean Bonnet
Nancy
Adjutant Chatehau
Caplan Guillot
Miere UN
Loudie
Experience and medicine claims mislead buyers
Fragmented ad text urges readers to value experience over experimentation in buying medicine. It touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla, claiming it benefits children and adults while urging trials based on testimonials, with unclear spelling and broken phrases.
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Hood
A Cheap Farm and a Good One
A fragmented ad offers work abroad at a cheap farm and hints at travel packages. It mentions agents in multiple cities and travel details with low round trips, inviting readers to write for more information and a sample brochure. The text is garbled but centers on employment travel opportunities.
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Weite
Isiewinglou
Ror. Crawford
Pisaneaiger
Rookery Buillinus
Chivaso
Lewisville
Nasheith
Isileoud
Atinute
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Uncle Sam
Gen. Grant
Hiraad Pucilly
Cultaretian Avillay
Grand Piceheed
Nils
Artitheil Bteauty Dawe
Charles 1
Ba- Pinu
Jaws
Lowey
How
Statistical Bureau
War Academy
General Staf
Technical High School
Woo
Berlin
Rey. Aibrary
Ix Ite
Erwin Ct
Anbversity
Eyvexsing
New Zealand
Fant
Ther, Leve and
Lek Freee Iia
Real Brownies
America
Cuba
Geer
BR. Gen Awana
Tampa Dive
Rhode Island
Providence
Boston
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Hiood’s
Pittsburg Central
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