Haunted House Investigations by a Turin Professor
The article recounts Professor Lombross from Turin examining alleged hauntings at Miguel Pavarine’s house and later in Bava with cups, bells, lights, an Alpine bat, and a cellar incident. He details eight months of phenomena and notes his inability to explain the events while citing witnesses and exams.
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Lombross
Ilalan Phe
Joe Pragkiy
Miguel Pavarine
Pescator Turin
Ext
Bava
Pescatori
Turin
Walter
Hat
Mignotti
Ley
Giyseld
Barefoot newsboy aided by kind clerks in Toronto
A seven year old newsboy with a swollen inflamed foot was helped by John Flannery and William Watt of Colborne Street. They washed the wound, removed a poisonous pin, applied antiseptic, and gave money and care. The boys expressed gratitude, and the act was praised as milk of human kindness.
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Colborne Scirect
John Flannery
Lorne Campbell & Co
Toronto World
Mr. Flannery
Wm. Watt
Colborne Street
Mr. Watt
Western Ontario name change urged for Rainy River to Queen River
The Fort Frances Times notes locals in Rainy River district want to restore its original name La Riviere Reine and rename to Queen River to reflect weather and agriculture. It argues current publicity misleads outsiders about rainfall and crop potential, urging Ontario legislators to advertise favorable facts.
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New Ontario
Rat Portage
Kenora
Rainy River
Queen River
la Riviere Reine
Ontario
Fort Frances
Toronto
Montreal Woman Seeks Tickets for Reyal Enclosure at Ascot
A Montreal woman applied for tickets at Ascot for herself, her daughters, and a Miss X of Montreal. She received tickets only for herself and daughters, while Miss X was told to apply through the American ambassador. The piece recalls a Duke of Newcastle quip about Newfoundland.
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Reyal
Ascot
Montreal
London Globe
Powers That Be
Duke of Newcastle
Newfoundland
Otter Tail Used as Propulsion and Rudder
The otter tail acts as both a rudder and propulsion, its movements resembling a screw propeller thrusting through water.
Sympathetic Ink of Copper Chloride Reveals Hidden Writing
A historical note explains a sympathetic ink made from copper chloride. Writing on paper remains invisible until heated, at which point the marks turn a bright yellowish color, revealing the message.
Japanese lacquer known for durability and secrecy
A historical note describes lacquer as a sap from a large Japanese tree that becomes nearly indestructible when applied to surfaces. It resists alcohol and boiling water. Trees are cut at forty when they begin to dry, yielding about six barrels of sap per tree. The Japanese guard lacquer secrets from foreigners.
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Japan
Life Calculations For Men On Short And Long Times
A concise maxim by Blaa urges men to assess life as if doomed to both long and brief spans. The thought promotes prudent choices and awareness of mortality in daily living.
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Blaa
The Sands Dee
A fragmentary poem recounts a drowning at the sands of Dee. A narrator recalls a lost maiden with golden hair swept by foam and mist, as figures search the shore and the coastline near the sea. The piece ends with an attribution to Charles Kingsley.
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Charlos Kingsley
King Edward's Balmoral Plan and Turf Denial Stir gossip
The Marquise de Funienoy notes two news items about King Edward. A denial from Lord Knollys dispels that he will retire from the turf, while a Balmoral transfer to the Prince of Wales is proposed to accommodate a growing royal family and save the King from keeping Balmoral.
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Marquise de Funienoy
Eiward
Lord Kawnys
Lord Knollys
Huckingham Palace
Xing
Balmoral
Prince of Wales
Queen Victoria
Queen Alexandra
Scotland
Marlodge
Duke
Duchess of Fife
Sandringham
Windsor
London
Prince and Princess of Wales
Abergeldle Castle
Edward
Osborne
Lalmoral
Figures of speech discussed by literary club folk
At a literary club several writers and a poet discuss figures of speech. They cite Gordon Cumming describing a jungle as a forest of fishhooks and penknives and Maupassant and Balzac on mouths like wounds. They note alliterative similes and harsh Western journalism metaphors.
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Gordon Cumming
Guy de Maupassant
Maupassant
Balzac
George Moore
Agnes Lahens
Agnes
Not In Tune: Critic and Poet Clash Over Short Sport
A critic heckles a poet about rhyme noting that a short sport is out of tune with everything. The poet responds by accepting criticism with the same patience a child endures castor oil, revealing a playful exchange about poetry and sport.
Perilous Newfoundland Seal Hunt Faces Ice Floes
Newfoundland's sealing fleet of twenty five steamers with five thousand men sails for Labrador’s ice floes. Seals give birth on the ice and are hunted for skin and oil. The voyage, perilous in blizzards and ice, mirrors the Greenland disaster of 1898 where forty seven men froze to death and sixty three were frostbitten.
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Newfoundland
Tve
Labrador
T. Meorath
Toronto News
St. John's
Alaska
Behring Sea
Tom
Greenland
The Magdalen Islands A Remote Seafaring Settlement
P T McGrath reports from St Johns on the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St Lawrence. The 14 islets house about 1800 residents largely of Acadian French stock. Sealing, fishing and simple Breton patterns shape life amid offshore ice, cliffs and sandstone shores.
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Magdalen Islands
P. T. McGrath
Chicago Daily News
St. John’s
Nila
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Magdalens
Montreal
Coffin
France
Canada
Acadia
Longfellow
Admiral Coffin
Quebec
Gilmere
Experience Teaches the Progressive Farmer Lesson
An old view notes that progress stems from a farmer willing to risk failure to gain experience. The saying emphasizes learning through trial and error as essential for growth in agriculture.
Keep Youth By Staying Active And Varied
Advice urges continuing active life to preserve youth and mental sharpness. It contrasts city and country lifestyles, noting variety, social activity, and exposure to new experiences slow aging. The piece ends by promoting Holloway's Corn Cure as relief for foot pain.
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Jooks
Holloway
Ancient sun dial neighbors Wentworth Castle grounds
In Wentworth Castle grounds England an antique sun dial sits among yew pin and clipped box borders. Planted over two centuries ago it remains well preserved and its timekeeping matches modern sun dial accuracy.
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Wentworth Castle
England
Minard Liniment and Kellogg Dysentery Cordial Ad
A vintage advertisement claims Minard's Liniment relieves neuralgia and promotes Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a rapid cure for dysentery diarrhoea cholera and sea sickness. It touts immediate relief from indiscretion in eating unripe fruit and cucumbers and warns no one needs fear cholera with a bottle on hand.
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J.D. Kellogg
Shuffleboard fades from courtly favor in James I era
The game of shuffleboard wanes as a popular pastime, once followed eagerly by nobility at James I's court, signaling a shift in leisure tastes.
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James 1
Canary's singing impaired by room exercise
The text notes that a canary permitted to fly freely in a room becomes a poor singer. It suggests that contrary to expectation the reverse may occur, but the activity may exhaust the bird so it has little energy left for singing.
Soft Clams Stirred by Muddier Beds for Richer Meat
A fisherman notes that softer, muddier clam beds produce meatier clams. The observation links bed texture to yield, suggesting habitat conditions affect flavor and weight. The claim is based on practical field experience rather than formal study.
Minard's Liniment And Coin History Unearthed
Minard's liniment cures dandruff is mentioned alongside a note about guineas and coinage. The text explains that guineas were first coined in Charles II's reign and named for Guinea coast gold, with the coin withdrawn from circulation in 1817.
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Charles 11
Guinea
Africa
Peanut Crop Production Across States
The peanut harvest totals about 11,000,000 bushels annually with Virginia and North Carolina leading. Tennessee now yields around 800,000 bushels but of inferior quality. The ordinary peanut variety yields about twenty two pounds per bushel.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Soldier stereotypes from hills and plains echoed
A historical passage contrasts Indians from the hills as principled soldiers with plainsmen described as weak and gentler than women, asserting differential fitness for combat in blunt racial and gendered terms.
Earache Relief and Steam Therapy Warned
Do not insert anything into the ear without a physician order. For relief, wrap an iron or brick in flannel, pour warm water over it to create steam, then hold near the ear so the steam penetrates the ear area.
The Water Jar Trickster at Missouri Court
A western lawyer relates a young man entering a Missouri court dressed sharply and boldly demanding access. He drinks from the court water, angers the judge, then returns with a parchment and asks to be admitted to the bar. He later moves to drink from the official pitcher after proof of admission.
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Missouri
Temple of Justice
Supreme Court
Lippincott’s Magazine
Honest Man and the Damsel in a Polar Moment
A Judge recalls a scene where a vain damsel with corkscrew curls asks the man if he will love her in old age. He answers simply that he loves her now as he plans for the future, while an icy wind from the polar sea frames the moment with sharp tension.
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Polar Sea
Willing to Compromise
A diner and cashier settle a dispute over a meal with a humorous exchange. The patron offers to forget the meal if the cashier forgives the complaint, ending with the phrase Lets forgive and forget. The Philadelphia Press notes the lighthearted resolution.
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Philadelphia Press
Misfit Gown Sparks Dramatic Pursuit in Play
The heroine recalls a misfit gown as the climax nears while the villain closes in. A Chicago News remark notes the dramatic misstep in costume and the continued pursuit set for the scene.
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Chicago News
The Greeks' Falling Bridge Theory
The Greeks, despite genius in other fields, lacked a solid grasp of arch use and could not build significant bridges.
The Magna Charta Signature Fact
An English historian notes that the Magna Charta was written on heavy parchment with ordinary ink and that none of the signing barons could write besides their signatures, with only two able even to sign.
The Roman Stylans Used As Weapon by Caesar Conspiracy
A heavy Roman stylus served as a weapon during Caesar's defense when attacked by conspirators. The episode highlights the weapon's improvised use and Caesar's quick response in the confrontation.
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Caesar
Restore the Perfume by Sugar Solution Claim
A claim states that flower fragrance vanishes as petal starch is exhausted and can be revived by placing the blossom in a sugar solution to resume starch formation and fragrance emission. The report presents the idea as a proposed method rather than established fact.
Latin Recitation Prank and Worm Terminator Ad
A student Johnny Jones feigns understanding in Latin class with a dramatic mispronunciation of a verb. An advertisement promotes Mother Graves Worm Terminator claiming to expel worms and improve child health. A fire damages buildings valued at 5,000,000 and Todian beliefs link the event to the anger of the god Siva the Destroyer with penitential rites during the blaze.
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Johnny Jones
Damfine
Lippincott’s
Mother Graves
Siva
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