How a Mother Saved Her Son
A Spanish anarchist Manuel Fernandez volunteers for an assassination, but his mother Benora Fernandes devises a ruse to stage his death. She hides a corpse, rigs a bomb setup, and on explosion night manipulates a circuit to fake his demise, saving him from his associates and altering his fate.
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Manuel
Enora Fernandes
Fernandez
Benora Fernandez
Polce
Manuel Fernandez
Gibraltar
America
Genoa
New York
Bengra Fernandes
Cooking in a Hole
A forest ranger shows a reader an unconventional cooking method using a mud paste, bacon, and buried chicken. He builds a coal bed, seals the hole, and after an hour reveals a browned chicken with a wholesome odor, as described in Outing.
Fantastic Goldfish Race of Japanese Fantails
Japanese fish breeders turned nature's prank into a breed, starting with a two tailed fish found in an aquarium. They selected shorter bodies to create a round ball like body, producing the Japanese fantail and variants such as square tail veil tail and ribbon tail. Breeders emphasize long tails and fins while maintaining distinctive shapes.
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Philadelphia
The Fog That Delayed a 1763 Kennington Execution
In August 1763 a heavy London fog with thunder and rain halted an execution on Kennington Common two days before the slated date. The crowd toppled barriers, cried against the sheriff, and demanded delay until a supposed grand summons. Soldiers assisted to resume the proceedings.
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Kennington Common
London
Restore a Coats Collar With Turpentine Cleaning
A Boston Herald tip recommends whitening a shabby coat collar by cleaning with spirits of turpentine, scraping loose dirt, sponging with alcohol, and drying in an airy place for a fresh look.
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Boston Herald
The Cause and a Fish Price Retort from Philadelphia Market
A Philadelphia woman regularly bought fish from a city market dealer. When prices rose, she complained and the dealer replied in a folksy rhyme that fish are scarce due to head aquariums, quipping Yes ma’am fish ya high yesum and bish is awful high. The anecdote appears in Youth's Companion.
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Philadelphia
Tomb of Noah Said Located Near Nakhtchevan Plain
The tomb of Noah is believed to lie in Nakhtchevan on the Ararat plain beside a ruined fortress wall. The vast plain is said to be strewn with remnants of past glories and the burial site is marked by the crumbling structure.
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Noah
Nakhtchevan
Ararat
Twin screws shake firm over final cent dispute
A Baltimore American quotation notes two brothers as the firm’s “mean” rivals, joking they are twins who argue to the last cent. The remark highlights the firm’s sharp internal tensions and the friction surrounding financial decisions, framed in a wry, local tone.
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Baltimore American
Classified. Her Old Man and Wife Banter
A fragment from Browning's Magazine features a humorous exchange between a couple about marriage. The dialogue highlights blunt humor and social tone typical of the period. The excerpt showcases wit rather than plot progression, reflecting everyday life and language.
The Stranger Named Mors Ends a Graveyard Duel
A stagecoach in New Mexico delivers a pale blue eyed youth who confronts Hawkins, murderer of Mors’s brother. The visitor, claiming the name Mors from a dead language, challenges Hawkins to a game of euchre to settle the score. After winning, Mors triggers a local mob to arrest Hawkins and swing him, ending the reign of the killer. The town’s fear gives way to resolve as the crowd frees Hawkins’s victim, a sick boy who seeks justice without gunfire.
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New Mexico
Hank
Hawkins
Mors
Mora
Euchre
Wawking
Deaperado
Public's Taste Turns on Matrimony Drama
The writer reports crafting a modern scenario about marital restiveness and a mother's dilemma. A fictitious Greek chorus voices audience reactions as characters debate a husband’s failings, child custody, and a potential reform. The actual public derides the plot, prompting the writer to quit after a clash with Forman over the topic.
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Forman
Mia
Trevelyan
Reginald
John Guilford
Virago
Guilford
Trevelyans
Papa
Trev
Lad
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Experta
Japan
Alice Wollington Notting
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Graettinger
Iowa
Jnc
P. Kirby
B. A. Gronstal
Vincent Kelly
Petersens’ Meat Market
Bolongne
H. F. Petersen
Prop
Graettinger, Song
George’s Guaranteed Evergreens
E. S. George
Aa. I.lande
A. F. Gordon
Ford
Strube Bros
Estherville
H. B. Moraine
J. W. Robbins
Plymouth Rock
Qlouis Montgomery
G. Gil Coolidge
BpAax
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