Unclear Monument Tale Echoes From Brown County Cemetery
An obscure account from Brown County near Nashville describes a cemetery legend dated over seventy five years. A man named Alcorn died in an accident, was buried, and a poplar coffin allegedly split into two by a crack. Over time a poplar sprout grew from the grave, rising to a tall trunk that overshadowed nearby markers as the area’s landscape changed.
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Naahville
Brown County
Alcorn Mt
Nm Poplar
Alt
Tourist in Knickerbockers Tests a Bicycle
A gawky young man challenges a bike with a boastful tourist watching. The tourist encourages him to try it, the youth climbs awkwardly, and the machine speeds off toward the next town while the tourist and onlookers react. The scene ends with the knickerbockered tourist walking after.
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Knickerbockens
Watt
Your Feet Weigh More when You are Asleep
Curious old science note explains why feet feel heavier after sleep as blood shifts in the body. It mentions brain wakefulness, experiments with awakening bodies, and a 6 to 30 year old sample finding 90 percent could wake at a chosen time.
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Percen
Ube
Sepis
Omeia
Emmy
Batance
Too Great a Test of Nonsense Science Show
A fragmentary transcript shows a professor performing a dangerous demonstration with a boy as subject. The examiner claims a single bump on the head reveals affection for parents, provoking a hesitant reply from the boy and a humorous exchange about memory and mother.
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Xbox
Ind
Farver
Soundograph Instrument Promises New Musical Effects
An early device named sound eruph is described as a new instrument producing varied sounds and effects. It claims to craft noises like storms, winds, whistles, and other atmospheric tones, enabling complex audio by combining multiple sound modules. The text lists numerous dramatic sounds produced by the instrument in action.
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Hensht
Wis Revenge in a Broken Auction Tale
A butcher warns a customer of heavy meat after she balks at a loin of mutton. The exchange grows tense as the shopkeeper presses his sold item amid echoing murmurs and a grim, wary crowd.
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Ender
Bey
Toasts at a Victorian gathering and wedding toast humor
A string of toasts from a social gathering includes a gallant young man praised at a marriage supper and jokes about the author and the bench. Guests toast the Bench and the Me’, while a gentler sentiment asks for all the women in the nation and all the men to boot.
Mysterious Spanish Officer Baffles British Navy
A dubious tale from a British port describes a Spanish naval officer claiming to be midshipman and staying at a hospital. After a dinner and borrowing funds, investigators find no Spanish ship nearby, suggesting a hoax and misdirection by the visitor.
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Comes
Ford
England
Swerything
Abe Hasler Hospital
Perth March 17 Report on Civil Service Proposal Support
A fragmented report from Perth outlines civil servants’ broad approval of a government proposal and calls for conference with executive leaders. It notes price rises and milk costs, calls for water supply improvements, and discusses planned discussions among governing bodies on the district’s water and infrastructure.
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Perth
Alegre
Eecaoate
Tiviog Wan Taa
Tes
Ces
Terco
Metropolites
Ares
Pery
Gera
Buttedore
Gern'dton
Rele Trond
Owe Ets
Tagrimee
Bank testimony highlights sharp business acumen amid labor shifts
The article portrays a Bank as evidence of strong business skill and notes changes in local leadership. Magistrate Dower retires after thirty years, to be succeeded by Mr. Walte who has vetted police field conditions. Co operative societies gain praise for steady work under tough times and farmers' continued cooperation is lauded.
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Aretssor
Fremantle
Hee Leen
Walte
Polifields
Mary
Tral
Ay Ynoremest
Induetey
Indu
Yourg
J. P. Stratton
Co-operation and the Western Australian co op movement
A reader letter defends the farm cooperative cause in Western Australia praising the Western Australian Farmers Cooperative Co and the Co operative Federation of WA as the binding core of local co-ops. It argues federation strengthens co operatives, dismisses claims that co-ops are solely ranching stock, and envisions a world federation era for co ops.
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W.A
Westratian Farmers Coperative Co
Wysday
Co-operative Federation of
Wholesee
Austrasia
Empire Federation
Dean's Backache Kidney Pills Endorsement Claim
Fremantle testimony from Mrs. C.G. White of Silas Street East Fremantle states her husband suffered chronic kidney trouble with back pain before taking Dean's Backache Kidney Pills. She reports complete cure, improved health, and five years without relapse, recommending immediate use to other sufferers.
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Dean
Fremantle
CG. White
Silas Street
East Tle
Jia
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