The Gunmaker of Moscow Ends in Royal Union
In a palace drama in which Rosalind Valdar is saved from a vile plot by Ruric Nevel, the gunmaker reveals himself as the emperor Peter of Russia. Olga is captured, treachery punished, and Ruric is crowned Duke of Tula with Rosalind as duchess as the crowd cheers their emperor.
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Paul
Rosalind Valdar
Ruric
Olga
Peter
Totma
Viska
Damonoff
Tula
Rure Nevel
Rosalind
Ruric Nevel
Moscow
Holy Father
Rure
Zenobie
Conrad
Peter of
Russia
Bead leather sparks a rare conversational turn
Sir Walter Scott’s clever friend confronts a stranger in a stagecoach who exhausts topics from literature to philosophy before asking for any clever remark on bead leather. The amused reply, “Can you say anything clever about bead leather?” highlights a quirky, almost insoluble, subject that stumps most conversationalists.
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Walter Scott
Sir Walter
Gentleman’s Magazine
Be Sure of Your Yoke Fellow
A farmer mishandles a bull calf training for work and to his embarrassment puts his head through the yoke and dashes through the village. The calf pulls the farmer along while he shouts for help and spurs on the startled townsfolk with a comic misadventure.
Ode to Ife as a Bright World Creator
A short praise piece extols Ife and its people, noting a cheerful mood and the sense that the world owes him. It emphasizes that Ife is good and should be improved through action and positive influence.
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Ife
Errant chorus clues from schoolboys misrendered song lines
An English paper reports board boys trying to write the chorus of Rate Britannia. One pupil renders Koy Brick Tanner Hrick Tae ver rules the way, another starts Rare Britanier, while a third attempts a whole verse with garbled phrases about nations, Chester, God, and Strang Sullistanya.
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Koy
Brick Tanner
Hrick Taever
Chester the Chester
Sonnet Sleep by Robert White
Fragmentary poem voice speaks of weariness and night visions. Angels bear the speaker to a land of holiday where kings princes and maidens soothe and kiss. The speaker longs for gentle kindness and the morning light returns with tears.
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Drvantag
News in Brief Natural Gas at Edwonton A Svirelee Off Man Visits
Horrible crime of a Kansas father three persons killed in Dakota. Mr PD C Chamberlain of Petrolia Ontario has been in the Ed-
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Edwonton
Svirelee
Athabasca
Kansas
Dakota
PD C. Chamberlain
Petrolia, Ont
Canada Fur Trade and Northern Wildlife Survey Report
The article outlines Canada’s fur trade, listing muskrat, skunk, otter, marten, mink, beaver, ermine, silver fox, red fox, lynx, wolf, and wolverine with catches and market notes. It adds related items on fruit shipments, ship movements, library projects, suicides, and gas prospects in western Canada.
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Canada
Siberia
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Labrador
Europe
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territory
Bishop Clut
Metaphor of the Sea Narrates Everyday Speech
A group in a hotel cafe discusses how common sea terms became everyday language. They note expressions like at sea, weather eye, cast an anchor, wind, sails, tack, reef, rope’s end, and keel over, reflecting on their sea fueled vocabulary.
Chinese Cruiser Kai-Chih Destroyed In June Explosion
The United States Navy reports the Chinese cruiser Kai-Chih was blown up on June 22 while at Nan King. About 130 officers and men perished, leaving one wounded survivor.
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United States Navy Department
Kai-Chih
Nan- King
Boers and the Blacks Stir Tension Across South Africa
London reports from Johannesburg warn the native question endangers British rule in the new colonies. Boers fear rising native attacks on farmers and women as many blacks gain arms. Authorities debate capital punishment for assaults while campaigns urge disarmament and swift native legislation.
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London
Johannesburg
Iyong
McNicoll predicts bumper harvest boosts rail freight demand
General manager DF McNicoll of the CPR reports a projected wheat harvest of about a hundred million bushels, up 15 percent from last year, with Manitoba and the Northwest provinces staging a strong crop. He notes enormous hay yields, ongoing cattle exports, and CPR readiness to move the crop, with ample rolling stock and crews mobilized for the season.
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Weil
DF McNicoll
General Pinaeer
CF KR
Montreal
Crow's Nest
Con. Pey
McNicoll
Bowity
Canadian Northwest
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
CPR
Canada
Naptha Stove Explosion Burns Woman Near Gananoque
A Naptha stove malfunction caused an explosion on Saturday near Gananoque. Mrs. Parmenter of Toronto, owner of the stove, and her son were engulfed in flames. The man carried his mother to the river and both jumped in to extinguish the fire. The woman is badly burned and recovery is uncertain.
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Parmenter
Prisoner Too Large For Court Doors In Owensboro
In Owensboro Kentucky August 22 United States Commissioner Lindsay sought permission from Washington to hold court in the open air because prisoner Jane Woolsey of Litchfield cannot be brought through court doors. She is 5 feet 5 3 4 inches tall and weighs 430 pounds. she is charged with making moonshine liquor.
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United States
Lindsay
Washington
Jane Woolsey
Litchfield
Terrific Ontario Storm Kills Farmer and Destroys Farmlands
A severe storm struck Bothwell and nearby areas on August 21, lasting about forty five minutes. Hail measured two to three inches on the ground as farms suffered extensive damage and Matthew Graham, a resident near Florence, was killed by lightning along with destroyed barns and crops.
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Matthew Graham
Florence
Flower and Tree Garden Tips From Historic Notice
A note describes the cow tree of Venezuela with milklike sap and mentions flowers such as musk plant and burgular beans noted as Biiuiulas. It warns roses need full sun and good soil, vine Thunbergia for baskets, and bloom colors white yellow with velvety leaves.
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Venezuela
Canadian Flour Trade Boosts in Australia Amid Drought
Ottawa reports Canadian hard flours selling well in Australia with potential for inferior grades. Larke warns manufacturers to limit line stock for travelers. Weather notes drought across most of the island with some rain in South Australia and Victoria. International immigration shifts show Germany declining while Italy Russia and Austria rise. A man’s daily work heat could warm 62 pounds of water from freezing to boiling.
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Canada
FLOLR
Australia
Ottawa
J. S. Larke
Department of Trade and Commerce
South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
The Cedric Famed White Star Liner Launch at Belfast Yard
The White Star steamer Cedric of 21.6 tons was launched at Harland and Wolff in Belfast on August 21. She measures 700 feet in length with a 75 foot beam and a 49 13 foot draft, carries 1K MM tons and 3,100 passenger capacity. Expected to begin service soon, she may earn about £20408 000 annually.
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Harland & Wolff
Belfast
World’s largest orchard near Santa Barbara reports vast array of trees
The article notes the biggest orchard in the world near Santa Barbara California covering 1,700 acres with 10,000 olive trees 2,000 walnuts 10 1000 almonds and about 9400 other fruit and nut trees. It also mentions new sponge fiber weight facts and Turkish sponge fishing ban with Greece facing costs and Princess of Wales tour jewels insured for £75 000.
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Santa Barbara
California
Princess of Wales
Pekin’s Big Bell: 53-Ton Historic Cast in 1415
The Pekin bell, weighing more than 53 tons, was cast in 1415. It stands about 15 feet tall with a 44 foot rim circumference and a thickness of 9 inches.
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Pekin
Cunard Line Not Entering Atlantic Steamship Trust
Reports indicate Cunard Line has not joined the Atlantic steamship trust. J J Hill plans a Kipantu steel plant at Great Falls. French investors seek Western Canada land stakes. Shamrock lacrosse seeks Minto Cup next year. Winnipeg Grain Exchange buys land for new building site.
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Cunard
Atlantic Steamship Trust
J. J. Hill
Great Falls
Mosy
Western Canada
Shamrock Lacrosse Club
Winnibes
The
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Lightning Claims Four Lives Near Kosthern Area
Four people died in two separate lightning incidents near Kosthern within weeks. Three Galician settlers were instantly killed in Fish Creek district, and a young Mennonite man died near Hague.
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Kosthern
Fish Creek
Hague
Married late in life unite two seniors in Quebec
Hypolite Bontin aged 72 marries Adeline Desharnais aged 7 at Arthabaskaville Que on August 20 despite friends urging against the match. The aging couple faced opposition but eloped and found happiness in their union.
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Hypolite Bontin
Arthabaskaville, Que
Adeline Desharnais
Notable Crimes and Naval Accident From 19th Century Reports
A tragic murder in Montmagny Quebec as Joseph Mathurin killed his wife by slitting her throat and declared that act to be “my business.” An accident aboard the old battleship Victory at Portsmouth on August 20 killed a sailor during a royal salute when a charge fired prematurely. The largest bore cannon known, the Maleeke Meidan or Lord of the Plain, is 14 feet long with a 28 inch bore in India.
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Zenobie
Mosfem
Rosalind
Tee E
Olga
Savotano
Ruric Nevel
Vladimir
Claudia Nevel
Paul
Rube
Duke
Ruric
Monton
Edmonton
Pelican Rapids
Athabasca
Count von Hamerstein
Chamberlain
Athabasca River
Joseph Mathurin
Montmagny
Que
Victory
Portamouth
King
India
France tops Europe in dog counts
France has 2,864,000 dogs, more than Great Britain and Ireland combined. Germany hosts 1,422,000 dogs, about half of France's total.
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France
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
Canada’s Metal Output Valued At Years’ End
Canada produced 4 million pounds worth of copper nearly 5 million pounds of Kod and 900000 pounds worth of nickel with 600000 pounds worth of silver last year.
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Canada
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