Vast 1892-93 miscellany reports stir in courts and shores
The text reports a patchwork of topics including Arkansas Supreme Court rulings on spousal business partnerships, New York city debt figures, Madagascar’s rising agricultural status, and comparisons with Australia. It mentions Kansas Court of Appeals on accident policy dangers, a cave accident victim, a new bicycle insurance concept, and reflections on Jack the Ripper era. It covers travel notes on New Zealand fishing and deer, Salvation Army activities in California, and a preview of the Hallelujah Cavalry with details on uniforms and equipment. It also notes Charles Dickens’ 19th century travels and broader cultural curiosities.
The Boy's Benol Ve Independence Day Dream
A fragmented verse reflects a boy dreaming to save money for crackers and rockets on Independence Day. The poem contrasts his hopeful sighs with the heavy bills of fireworks, capturing a measured reflection on celebration costs.
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Benol.ve
May's Prisoner Love Triangle Ends in Marriage
May Chapin, wary of the escapee Harry Bristow from the nearby asylum, traps him in a cellar while feigning aid to guide him. The ruse backfires as her brother and sister-in-law reveal the deception. Bristow remains in the house, but May’s remorse fades when she later marries him, six weeks after the scene. Meanwhile a Boston Transcript note recalls a seagull’s yearly return to Narragansett Bay.
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Harry
Mrs. Chapin
Frank
May Chapin
Mason
May
Harry Brinton
Miss Chapin
Mr. Chapin
Carlie
Trenton
Harry Waiulee
Linton
Harry Briston
Bridget
Evan
Gueas
Harry Bristow
Boston Transcript
Brenton’s Reef
Narragansett Bay
Atlantic
A Natural Pea-shooter Explains Wistaria Seeds Flight
In a St Nicholas note, Ernest Ingersoll describes the wistaria’s seed pods as natural pea shooters. Pods burst from the mantel in midwinter, flinging seeds across the room then snapping open to hurl seeds yards away, revealing how quickly a vigorous vine could spread if left unchecked.
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Jack
Ernest Ingersoll
St. Nicholas
A Lake Without Water The Strange Lake Disappearance Tale
Judge C F Lott recalls a lakeside incident in Lasaen county where a deep basin vanished overnight leaving no water and then filled again by dawn. The party observed water vanish through fissures in the bottom, yet could not explain the phenomenon. The tale appeared in the Oroville Register via The Cottonwood river at Emporia.
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C. F. Lott
Butte
Montana
Lasaen County
Wwe
Oroville (Cal
Scientific Scraps and Technological Foreshadowing
A collection of brief notes reports advances and curiosities from science and industry. Claims include cheese nutrition vs beef, long term earth leveling, Bermuda’s longest floating dock, neuralgia relief by light, locomotives for the Alleshany Pass, naval library aboard weasels, paper hoofwear for German regiments, parchment railway forms, steel rolling in China, and steel wire seats replacing padded springs on British railcars.
Killing Two Native Men By a Lieut In Africa Story
Dr Peters recounts an African expedition where Lieut Tiedemann accidentally fired a Martini rifle at a sultanate audience near Victoria Nyanza. A man was killed and another mortally wounded. the sultan dismissed the event as “they're only slaves.” The scene ends with feasting and laughter as blood is brushed away. The article then notes an alleged whistling language among Canary Islanders and other indigenous groups and references whistling signals in Aztec capital streets.
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Dr. Peters
Africa
Tiedemann
Victoria Nyanza
Wachore
Peter
Martini
Wachere
Peters
Thaye Toad
Canary Islands
Oaxaca
Ixtlan
Usila Mountains
The Realm of Fashion and Summer Garments
Fashion notes describe outdoor woolen costumes with belted basques and flaring backs, plus stylish blouses with lace, ribbons, and delicate embroidery. The piece contrasts the dashing outdoor girl with the classic Miss, noting color trends, accessories, and the mood of fashionable society at summer resorts. Also included are a dismissive saloon verse about wine and a Paris bleak note on French drunkenness and abstinence.
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Sarah
Lady Visitor Questions Tommy about His Name
A playful exchange where a Lady Visitor asks who Tommy is named after. Tommy answers Duano, then Donkey, prompting a cheeky retort about his papa and his mother’s naming choice.
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Tommy
Duano
Without Distinctions of Worldly Cares in Sacred Devotion
A fragment reflects on freeing the soul from distractions to welcome God, citing Bishop Hall and a story of faith. It contrasts holy contemplation with busy earthly concerns and cites a missionary tale of a family saved after a washing-machine mishap spurring revival.
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Bishop Hall
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Indiana Progress
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Supreme Court of Arkansas
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Madagascar
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Australia
Kansas Court of Appeals
Jack the Hugger
Jack the Ripper
Washington Star
Chicago- Sowa
New Zealand
Old Country
Charles A. Berry
America
Ble
West
Berry
Charles Dickens
States
Salvation Army
California
Ttn
Halleujah
Hallelujah Cavalry
Kyle
Salvationists
Pacific Coast
New York Post
Nevada
II Fong See
Christ
Chickes
Delhi
Britain
Bacon
Prank
Mr. Bristow
Seagull
Emporia
Scientista
Bermuda
Alleshany Mountains
Schenectady
N. Y
British Admiralty
Celestial Empire
London & Northwestern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Hogarth
Veranda
Mother Hubbard
Abe
Wessex
Tony
Loris
Waisky
Sasy Thistleton
Chicago
Sam
Carroll D. Wright
Ths
Labor Bureau
United States
United Stas
Belgium
Great Britain
France
Germany
Mentiques
Satvem
Pew
Eshics Auvueste
Noah
Sacred Heart Review
Franca
Paris
London
God
Alace
Kmorseng
Classic Girl
Papa
Tae
Lui
Henry Scott Holland
Murray’s Magazine
Jenny Lind
Milo
Janatha
Jesus Christ
Jeans
Jose
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