Fragments on Folk Meetings Crime and Witchcraft
A cache of OCR fragments recalls diverse topics from an American rural scene. Notes mention a “folk mate” meeting form, church trustees adopting electric light in place of gas, elderly neighbors in Connecticut, a Montreal thief delaying capture to read a paragraph, and an old Indian camp site in Cambridge used as a Baptist church. It also recounts vitriol crimes, ink in acid to scar faces, women’s studies and domestic tastes, witchcraft beliefs in Germany, and a neighborly poisoning accusation dismissed by court.
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Ofia
N. Y
Luke Carroll
Franklin Township
Marion County
Conn
Montreal
Cambridge
Mass
France
New York
Joseph Martin
Alice Haligan
Londo Spectator
Stuidies
Germany
Sultand
Oll
Remarkable Pranks of a California Monkey
A San Francisco photographer owns a monkey who befriends a litter of kittens. The monkey tries to coerce the cat away, then nurses the kittens on the porch. He lifts and guards them, washes them at a sink, and clashes with the mother cat when her parental rights are violated.
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Market Street
San Francisco Chronicle
Tams
Cat Hatches Chickens Becomes Nesting Hen in Brooklyn
Thomas Leonard owns Tibby a brin die three year old cat that sits on a nest and has hatched twenty one broods totaling about fifty chicks. The mother cat guards, warms, and nurses her brood, even ferrying strays back to the nest and defending them from other cats. The hatchings, now two days old, are exhibited in a museum in New York.
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Thomas Leonard
Brooklyn
Tibby
Leonard
New York Sun
War of the Cat and Monkey in the Nursery
A cat and a monkey on a shared perch engage in a tense skirmish over a kitten. The monkey dodges, mauls the cat’s paw, and delivers a slap to the ear, while a dog’s arrival brings a rare moment of alliance between feline and primate against the intruder. The monkey then resumes duties with the kitten, adding coal to his perch as a dramatic, ongoing scene.
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Bombardagas
Phe
The Modern Athenian in Harper's Magazine
A Harper's Magazine portrait of the modern Athenian: nervous, quick speaking, politically active, polite yet firm in belief. He chats at cafes with coffee or wine, uses beads to calm nerves, and negotiates with keen perception while avoiding bluntness.
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Harper's Magazine
Queen of the Cattle Range Leads Colorado Herd Empire
Denver in a report on Mrs L S Iliff of Denver owning the largest cattle range in Colorado extending from Greeley to Julsburg with about 25000 cattle. After her husband’s death she trusted Mosars Saunders to run the business, yielding nearly a million dollars in three years. Saunders brothers bought half of the business and will continue managing the herd alongside Mrs Iliff. The herd suffered little loss in winter and is now in good condition.
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Mosars
D. H
J. W. Saunders
Denver Tribune
Soot as a Fertilizer and Insect Repellent in Gardens
A Chicago Times report from Vor extols soot drained from corned coal as a valuable garden additive. It claims soot drives pests like cabbage worms and roller flies, improves leaf color, boosts growth, and can protect roses, squashes, and cucumbers when applied to moist leaves and soil.
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England
Indies
Indianapolis
Chicago Times
False Economy in Farming and True Measures for Success
An editorial urges farmers to reject false economy and embrace true economy through education, better tools, and soil care. It argues against selling off crops and livestock for short term gains and advocates broader views, modern machinery, and investing in knowledge. A brief recipe for Buns follows.
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Lural New Orker
Ted the Jumping Jack in a Wide Awake tale
A playful verse follows Ted a lively boy with curls who never sits still. His arms and legs seem loose and wobble wildly until they are tied and painted yellow and blue turning him into a dancing jumping jack in a Wide Awake fantasy.
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Ted
Jilo
Be Kind A Ten Minute Sermon For Children
A compact moral tale on buffers and kindness. It uses trains and Joseph to show how gentle words and helpful acts protect and uplift others. A young merchant learns success comes from kindness, not force, and a playful army scene reinforces humility and self control.
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Joseph
Potiphar
Enelaid
Christ
Hev
J. L. Hurstut
Christian Union
What a Big Man Am I Tommy Stiles
Tommy Stiles, a bright district schoolboy from a farm, imagines himself as Captain Thomas in a pretend army. He wears his father's red vest and a paper cap, plays with his drum and wooden sword, and leads a marching parade of one, recalling history and soldierly bravado.
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Tom
Thomas
Spot
Trix
Au Zoose
Tommy
Captain Thomas
Tommy Stiles
Army
Captain Thomas Sword
Thomas Brad
Conqueror’s Lesson On Thorough Study And Diligence
A Morning Star editorial urges students to master every hard point in study. Skipping tough problems creates a rear enemy that harasses later efforts and becomes an iron ball on one’s heel. Thorough diligence pays off in future success.
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Morning Star
Children Bring Flowers To Grim House Death
An old woman on Prospect Street is found dead and feared by neighbors. Children, first to view the home, place flowers and a lily on her corpse, softening hearts as adults reflect on mercy and memory. The crowd humbles by tears and a hymn. Detriot Free Press.
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Prospect Street
Sevon
Detrart Free Press
Riot in Beyrouth Over Intercommunal Tensions Ends in Killings
In Bey rout pine woods near hostelries a clash between Muslim and Christian youths escalates as families intervene. By end of melee hundreds join in, 3 000 participants clash with fists sticks and guns. Two Christians die before cavalry arrives to quell the violence.
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Beyrout
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