Inherited Gift of Natural Bone Setters
New England's Dr. Charles Sweet famed as a natural bone setter with over 100 000 cases. The Sweet family carried three generations of remarkable ability, dislocating and resetting bones even in farm animals with no formal anatomy study. Women in Connecticut towns also practiced the art without fees, while surgeons doubted the genetic gift.
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Charles Sweet
New England
Lebanon
Eastern
Middle States
Bis
New York Tribune
Contesse Wears Diamond Thes Oddly NoteWorthy Fact
In a fragmentary tale from St Petersburg, a young Contesse mourns a lost gem until a jeweler helps by crafting a replacement. The outcome makes her the sole woman in the world to wear such a uniquely large diamond.
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Claus Oflendiei
Morere Folfea
Contesse
Kate
Bain
Pte Jah
Unscrambled chalked quiz at Beaton prammer school
A Philadelphia panel declares the graduation exercises of a leading Beaton prammer school included a cryptic test. Riddles cover topics from teeth and yeast to senses and line endings, with comical misheard answers and playful misdirections noted in the northern face and southern mouth lines.
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Philadelphia
Beaton
When to Wind a Watcher
During the night your watch is quiet as if it hung up or is ring down without being moved If you dant wind it at night the mainspring is then relaxed instead of being in tine condition during the day By windin it in the marking the main spring remains close and tight abdas It keeps the arguement steady at a time when you are handling it Minim ing all of the City tering to your daily alaivs A relaxed runia in spring at this time recounts for fine watehea varying slightly.
New York Merchant Honors Father by Settling Old Debts
A famous New York merchant repays his late father’s failed business debts after thirty years, paying the debt with interest. He presents creditor receipts in bank form to his father as a birthday gift, a gesture noted for its peculiarity and impact on family worries.
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New York
Fife
Privilege Granted to Artist at Sans Souci
German artist Menzel received royal permission to sketch in the Sans Souci music room after the emperor learned of a prior refusal. He arrived to find a decorated scene with twenty or thirty participants in period costume and was hosted by the emperor as his models for a historically accurate painting.
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Menzel
Sans Souci
Frederick the Great
Aid-De-Camp
Germany
Europe
Cor
Chicago
Gladstone as a Boy Master Willie’s Sharp Debates at Home
A 1829 visit sheds light on William Gladstone’s family discourse. John Gladstone urged children to justify opinions, prompting lively, good humored debates over trifles and serious questions alike. A servant humorously aided a hanging dispute while the family prized Willie’s persuasive wit and quick retorts.
Forty Year Clock The Long Winded Timepiece Tale
A South Chicago jeweler built a clock designed to run forty years between windings. The mechanism uses a barrel wheel and gears to space windings over decades, aiming to minimize maintenance while a dial plate measures inches across. Also noted is a story about the late Shah of Persia and a trader-turned-assassin.
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Casa
Voce Ulm
Clive
Notable Jests and Epigrams From Polite Society Gossip
A collage of humorous lines and quips about public figures and life. Includes quips attributed to Mr Weasley Mr Spurgeon Lord Palmerston and Bishop Wilbers on topics from religion to social manners. Also notes on the nature of perception prejudice and wit with a brief aside on waterproof paper and ivory production.
Fragmentary Quotations From Early 20th Century Papers
The text compiles garbled excerpts from multiple newspapers including Washington Star and New York Journal noting political autonomy talk with humorous misquotes and mistaken names. Content centers on misattribution and playful language about plans and sales with unclear context.
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Sen
Wilhelm
Gladstone
Wiliie
John Gladstone
Great Britain
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William Gladstone
Mary
Miss Mary
Wiliam
Willie
William
Wiel
South Chicago
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Persia
Mahomed Risa
Constantinople
Teheran
J. H. Wyatt
Filson
Board OF Diretcomms
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J.e.sheldon
M.d.gibbs
D. BH. Bintherwick
G.58
Wilson
State Bank OF Hull
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Araot
C.reimann
Cfpfricers
A. P. Jensex, Vice-Presipent Inc
Gd, Raystl, Ager, Cagurez
Polmackten
Deutchland Ausgefertigg
Wealey
Atlantic
Mr. Weasley
Spurgeon
Atlanta Constitution
Tarde
Bell, Boyden, Sieur Center Geeomanés Georzre
Chicago-Omaha
Firom Tara
Iowa
The
Central
Reinaugerated
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Omaha
Ihe
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Onisha
Forts Dodge
Ss. Louis
Port Dodge
Pullman
Homeseeker
Illinois Central
Mississippi Valley Trailroads
Fou
C.W. Edmonds
Pioneer Drug Store
NG. OL. Coan
Lowa
Alwaya
G.R. Lanning
John Jansma
Spesiany
Botte Ton
Res Eta Bees
Ygowsey
Freizhe
Nos
Freisht
E Dary
Cuhang
Washington Star
Tsen
Dreddie
Freddy
Ceuse
New York Journal
Boos
eGene
Stager
Ingid Maree
Wit
Shimp & Son
Soni
Uae
Wol Menace
Conair
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