Dated fragment on Dainodan of Terrible Tooth exhibit at AMNH
The article describes an exhibit on the extinct Dicthodon and related prehistoric life, noting its size from 11 feet tall to about 20 feet long. Curator W. D. Matthew discusses its place in the Mesozoic era and contrasts it with cave men and dinosaurs. The report mentions a dig in Alberta's Red Deer River valley yielding fossil remains and contextualizes the ancient environment and fauna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
de W. D. Metthew
Thisowin's Department of Vertebrate Paleontaley
Charlee J. Bromberg
Bunanes
Marianne
Animal World
Dinosaur hall exhibits giant pteranodon and the pterosaur’s wings
A new mounted pteranodon specimen, claimed to be the only one of its kind in an American museum, is showcased with commentary on its immense wings and flight adaptations. Paleontologists note the creature was a wide ranging ocean flyer with long slender wings and a mostly wing body, challenging ground locomotion.
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Castral Sea
Red Deer River
Aimerican Museum of Natural History
Randel T. Martin
Realeea Museum
Kunens University
Comeum
Touseun
Vertebrate Paleontology
Smoky Bit
Kanes
Gulff
Mexico
Canadian
Hocky
Madern
Fragmented ramblings on drawing practice and biblical ethnology
The text blends advice on drawing from Ruskin with a fragmented medieval tone about practicing art anywhere including in a friend's space. It then shifts to a skeptical reading of biblical ethnology, noting the Bible mainly traces Abraham’s family and that modern nations cannot be reliably linked to ancient peoples.
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Gothia
Prom Ruskin
Simple Explanation of Mehew’s Swimming Motion
A broken passage explains why Mehew makes no dis when swimming. It attributes the effect to water entering cavities and filling them rather than the rushing sounds heard, noting that movement creates little disturbance as the cavity fills.
Sister Thinks Czar Alive in Denmark Residence
Reader reports sister believes the czar is alive and living in Denmark with the writer’s wife’s family. the article mentions the duchess formerly married to Duke Peter of Ol and hints at a family dispute amid the missing person case.
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Tie
Puter of
Mesopotamian Gums Among the Mountains of Persia
A fragment notes Mesopotamian gums called trngacantha produced by tapping shrubs in southern Persia and the surrounding mountainous region along Men opotiiila frontiers including Arabistan Luketan-Pust Rut and Kurdistan. It recalls a nurse who, during the war, divorced, then married Colonel Kolniko after escaping Novorossiysk, admired for her democratic attitude.
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Mesopotamia
Persia
Arabistan
Luketan-Pust Rut
Kurdistan
Menburg
Kolniko
Novorossiysk
Prinkipal
Fragmentary World War I Era Dispatches and Local Notices
Mixed short items report on Bagdad area Kurdistan travel distances and markets, vaccination skepticism, a Red Cross charity note about a duchess found living in a box car, and a Kentucky veteran’s tale of a Civil War mule loss linked to Col. Joln Inabel of Acorm.
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Red Cross
Somerset
Night in the Great Store of Imagination
After closing, store aisles lie quiet as a fairy arrives to animate dresses, aprons, toys, and dishes. The wares long for different lives beyond routine use while voices speak of weariness, wishes, and playful dreams in a gentle, childlike tale from a shop that tells its own after-hours stories.
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Tke
Wingham
Tim
Nekerd
Just Do It Decisive Advice From Girls' Companion
A note from Girls' Companion urges taking action and finishing tasks promptly. It contrasts choosing methods with completing work efficiently and doing it in a personally satisfying way.
One at a Time Maurice and the crying mother tale
A fragment from a children's illustration describes Maurice crying when scolded and his mother laughing at a little bird. She stops laughing as he sobs, and he declares he cannot laugh and cry at the same tune, ending the short piece.
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Maurice
Mother
Illustrated News
Brother in Distress Distracted Brother Quote
A humorous Life magazine snippet notes a distressed brother left with a baby complains that a book of instructions should accompany such devices. The quip reflects early 20th century parental anxieties and domestic tech confusion with a playful tone.
The House of Whispers Chapter in a Mystery Novel
A young man Nelson housesits for great-uncle Gaston then discovers a missing jewel box. He plans a private detective effort to recover pearls while suspecting family doubles and a hidden motive. A mysterious note arrives asking why he did not inform the police about the pearls.
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Ruts
Gaston
Barbara Bradfond
Weges
Nelson
Barbara
Ceeton
Maine
New York
Barbara Bradford
Macaulay
McGowan's Pass
Miss Bradford
Miss
Crossing near McGowans Pass A Daring Meeting
Chapter Iv describes T waiting for Barbara Bradford at a tavern near McGowan's Pass. Unable to hire a horse, he walks to their rendezvous. Barbara arrives pale from riding and tells the groom to return the horses as she plans to walk home. She then approaches T, flushed and penitent.
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McGowan's Pass
Barbara Bradford
Thad
Miss Bradford
James
The Missing Papers And A Family Secret
A woman recounts how her sister Claire fled a boarding school to marry a French chauffeur. The marriage was annulled after Claire’s husband’s other wife surfaced. their father kept the papers in a wall safe and died two years ago. Now Claire faces a blackmail threat over the annulment records while her sister guards the documents and fears for Claire’s engagement to Harry D Thayer.
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Claire
Europe
Dad
France
Nassau County
Mother
Harry D. Thayer
Barbara Bradford
Claire Bradford
Miss Bradford
Meell
Clatee
Thayer
Kidney Health Ad Urges Salts To Aid Americans
A vintage health ad warns Americans to guard against kidney trouble from rich food and uric acid buildup. It recommends four spoonsful of Jad Salts daily in water before breakfast to flush and stimulate kidneys, noting the preparation from grapes, lemon juice, and lithia. The blurb touts affordability and the product as a home health aid, ending with a quip about marriage.
Stomach Trouble Ended by Milks Emulsion
A reader from Anderson Indiana shares a long battle with stomach trouble and constipation. After trying many doctors and medicines, Milks Emulsion gave relief in two doses and a cure after three bottles. The note promotes Milks Emulsion as a palatable solid emulsion that boosts appetite and digestion.
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A. Alc-Cormick
Anderson
Ind
Renani
Sion Co
Terre Haute
Druselsts
Rav
Freezone pain free corn remover ad and jokes
An OCR fragment advertises Freezone corn remover promising painless corn removal at low cost. It includes a short joke exchange about eating jelly and a Cuticura skin care ad noting soap ointment and scented powder. The piece also quotes humorous lines about a “Human Dynamo” and perpetual motion.
Diamond Dyes Promise Fadeless Color For Any Fabric
Diamond Dyes claims to color any fabric with new, rich, fade resistant dye. The package includes a direction book and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials. A farmer’s fault is blamed on absence of overseer.
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Ady
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Bétourne
Edermites
Abraham
Noah
Bam
Shem
Japheth
Czar
Grand Ouschase Olge
Denmark
Bagdad
Suleimanaya
Suleimanaya District
Tress
Mae
the House of Whispers
Ferhap
Bradford
Miss Brafford
Mr. Nelson
By William Johnston
Litte, Brown & Co
Cincinnati
Bobby
Peter
Lowleville Courter-Journal
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