Miss Ansom and the Mansfield Mystery Unfolds
Mrs Mansfield confronts a tangled social riddle involving Jack Mansfield, Miss Ansom, and a secret portrait drawer. A climactic revelation shows Miss Ansom is the young woman Jack Mansfield hoped to marry, with Mrs Mansfield and the mayoral family mending ties as the couple agree to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waden
Stansted
John Maneifiild
Suerelattt
Mnao
Pinipority
Mpray
Mr. Mansfield
Ale Baekly
Mansfield
Munsfield
Hingwoue
Osual Pelee
Munsfielt Weivlye
Marebela
Absa
Mies
Mansfiehd
Andrew
Maus
Angpi
Mavételd
Jack
South Africa
MavsGrld
Rank and Brauty
Jack Mansfeld
Mans
Simon
Mra Mans
Fragmentary tale of a household quarrel and memory
A fragmented narrative describes a family dispute and a remembered moment. The voice recalls a man and his wife, laughter, a doorway, and a partner reminiscing about youth. A reference to Mansfield appears as a pointed line in the recalled dialogue.
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Lingell
Mansfield
Socal
Washington
Ohio
Sam Tie Hetr
Ike Lot
Lot
Pat
Fog dispersing device aids pilot in fog at sea
A Philadelphia Inquirer report describes a fog disperser with a horizontal outlet and blower mounted on a vessel. The system vents steam through a pipe to clear fog ahead, creating a cone of clear air and enabling the pilot to spot the fox and any vessels ahead.
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Dlapel
Wilel
Philadelphia Inguirer
Original of Lady Smith and a tale of Natal
The article recounts why Lady Smith bears her name, linking it to a romantic history around Sir Harry Smith and the wives of soldiers in the Badajoz campaign era. It recounts marriage, death dates, and a sequence of events in 1812 to 1872 tied to Ladysmith and Natal. It also includes a plant poison note about lack of instinct to avoid dangerous plants.
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Lady Smith
Ledy Smith
Harry, Smith
Cape of Good Hope
Castury
Baltianore Set
Barry Smith
Proene Waleor
Sir Harry Smith
Badajoz
Spain
Alady
Smith
Agweruy Oliver Servis
Junia Maria de Los Dolores de Leaney
Bada-joz
Junna Maria
Swith
Lecaloe
Lay Swith
Thager
Witimatum
Natal
Ladysmith
Coffee Consumption in the United States and Global Trade
The text notes U S coffee consumption far exceeds other countries and imports costing about 90 million dollars. It comments on competition at the top of a social ladder and frames a peculiar moral remark about a girl’s laughter as a troubling concern.
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United States
Lincoln's Remains and Funeral Journey Through Vermont
A fragmentary notice recounts Lincoln's long funeral voyage from his death in April 1800s era, noting his removal to Washington venues and memorial sites. It lists steps in the cortege including the Theater in Washington, the White House, the Capitol, and a Springfield memorial, with references to a lineal monument and commemorative sites along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Howe
Ford
Washington
Wilte House
Capitol Building
Funernl
Capital Bulldrog
Springfield
Oat Ridge
Fragmented OCR wedding oath fragment in archaic diction
A garbled OCR passage presents an archaic wedding scene with vows and legal phrases. The text names a groom and witnesses, mentions solemn oaths and executors, and includes juridical lexis about heirs, administrators, and obligations, though many words are distorted and unclear.
Lincoln Monument Rebuilt After Decay at Springfield
A decaying Lincoln onl Tent at Springfield, completed seventeen years ago after fifteen years of labor, faced collapse as masonry seams opened and the base shifted. State Legislature funded removal and rebuilding on a 35 foot foundation, while the old casket rests in Oak Ridge cemetery amid temporary vault adjustments. Nearby reports discuss rifle shields by Zelgter, a Chicago inventor, and a Raleigh captain’s wedding fee, all reflecting the era’s varied local notes.
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Springfield
Lincoln
Shield of two parts aims at practical defense
A Scotsman develops a new two part shield weighing thirteen pounds designed for infantry use. It features hinged halves and a replaceable pommel, claims to resist armor piercing at 400 yards and light machine guns at 700 yards, while sacrificing no more than 5 to 10 percent of infantry mobility.
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Akeshichia
Zelalers Warial
Maoeer
Lee Metford
Unclear excerpt on science talk and coachmen abuses
A mosaic of fragmented text covers early science notes on bacteria, ocean theory, and thermodynamics, interspersed with social commentary on coachmen wage abuse and carriage industry practices. The piece references Bujwid, Dewar, Sir John Murray, and Crompton, plus dam design and nerve energy debates.
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F. A. Cook
Belgica
John Aforray
Dewar
John Murray
Great Bear Valley
California
Menara
Tt. B
C. Crompton
Cycle Engineers’ Institute
Birmingham
Messiah Crompton
Untitled fragment hints at 19th century trade note
Fragmentary OCR text references coal wood and a price note in a New York context. Names and specifics are unclear, leaving only general mentions of deliveries and a market tone without coherent events or dates.
Dangers Of Borrowed Pencils And Freshness Tales
The article warns of disease spread from shared pencils, noting diphtheria and throat infections tied to mouthing borrowed implements. It cites doctors and a pencil factory superintendent urging cleaner habits and cautions parents as moral guardians. It also weaves in human-interest pieces about social mixups and recollections of figures like Lon Kitchener, with brief sketches of anecdotal snippets and humorous exchanges.
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ConturLun
New York
Brooklyn
New York Journal
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Ua Ey
Air
Mangfield
le Progruse
Alles Auport
Mausfield
Weil
Bysband
Jane
Will
Auson
AlGumd Mausfeld
Miss Ausom
Mr. Manafluid
Sue
Bodie
Munstiekt
Ansom
Mr Mansfield
Potting
Ansomne
Africa
Mr. Mang. Geld
Aitie
Pethtoz
Sor
Eee
Vermont
Dak Rivdk
Rei Ady
Tvteatt
Haleigh
B. G
Uta’ Hakeoud
Cternpon
Bes
Lind Dover
Letore
Justley
John Mar
Alolpistratora
Nesigna
John Ball Fan
Chicago
Cassimir Zelgter
Zelgter
Yurself
John
Capt Shaw
Raleigh
N.C
Otica
Dow
Sid‘nop
Tor Lincoln
Orpheus Pias
Uheain
Daficites
Yenta
Washife
Smary Bolletia
Schladbach
Ketschau
Auditorum
Daeteria
Teade
Bujwid
Cancu‘fusa
Toosalbie
Fonaim
Fifth Avenue
Tis
Mgi
Ata
Buelrep Bulow
Rigaes
Lon Kitchener
Royal Engineers
London
George Honey
Kitchener
George
Honey
Ccalleman
Tnt
Ava Rapper
Ugary
Kitchenrz
Les Rusell
Alawca
Charles Ruccell
Examia Log
Witeess
Chartes
Everstody
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