Lark Nest Tales From Father William and the Oldest Inhabitant
A narrator recalls finding a lark's nest near a dike and a wood, then shares a long, humorous exchange with Father William about birds and garden pests. The veteran, proud and cantankerous, praises currants and condemns jays and other birds, insisting on his duties and memories as the tallest tale unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vornfeld
Heron Wood
Father William
Ueisu Ber
Druward
William
Starlin’s
Pather
Amy Marines
Bensusun
Park and Empire Offer Diverse Vaudeville Billings Tonight
English vaudeville features with Klimt and Hearn final Park appearance on Wednesday. William Roberts writes new roles for Klimt and Kearn next season. The curse of drink and The successors headline Park and Empire bills. Donail Mac Gordon bicycle act praised at Unique. matinees daily. souvenirs for Wednesday women. Why have they quit naming girl babies Blanche
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand—Mary Shaw and Company
Hardie, Longdon and Company
Empire
George Klimt
Alma Hearn
Kime
William L. Roberts
Klimt
Misa Kearn
Charles Blaney
Donail Mac Gordon
Gordons
Blanche
Royal nursery celebrates czar's heir in hushed ceremony
Reports from the Russian court describe a solemn event at the royal nursery marking the birth of the czar's heir on the twenty third. The empress prayed at the cradle, a pearl crucifix placed on the infant's breast while the sisters watched with gravity, amid brewing tensions over the heir's favored status and parental discipline.
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Ersburg
Oct
Czar
Rusia
Cenrina
Ruasisn
Bisby
Fragmented verse and local news from a historic page
A damaged OCR page mixes a poetry fragment about seas storms and Peter with two brief news items: a grade crossing accident near a August scene in W Washington street where James Coleman was struck by a switch engine with non serious injuries, and a Nashville telegram reporting L D Mambre and his son shot dead with Tom Chism charged in a long standing grudge killing near Walling, Whiting county.
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Grady
W. Washington St
James Coleman
Coleman
Iscripps-M'Rae
Nashville
Tenn
Ory
Walling
Whiting County
L. D. Mambre
Tom Chism
Mailbag of Odd News From Across The Nation
A Kansas Civil Times item notes a flood ruining a woman’s farm on the South Canadian river valley after last week’s high water, valued at around 44 500 to 48 000 dollars. A Wisconsin Journal piece mocks female sports fans at Lawrence Universitys games. Chicago Record-Herald reports Mary Gunsaulus fending off a robber with a swift punch near Twenty sixth Street. A Hayes fisherman’s wife discovers a golden curb track inside a codfish, likely shed from a transatlantic liner, with speculation of ownership following the voyage.
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Kansas
Lawrence University
Appleton
Madison
Berlin
Wis
Mary Gunsaulus
Gunsaulus
Twenty-sixth-st
Gunsanius
Chicago Record-Herald
Hayes
St ix
Newfoundland
Brarelet
Perhana Fsayrer
London Globe
Far West News Roundup from Tacoma to California
Tacoma stevedores claim record loading 154857 bushels of wheat in seven hours aboard the Peru, averaging a high rate. California in St Louis exposition wins top prizes with 20 grand, 149 gold, 100 silver, 49 bronze. A Oakland woman seeks divorce amid recurring nightly assaults. Canadian railways study unified operating rules after a commission circular. Claudet Hawkins, 11, convicted in Maryeville for second degree murder after jury deadlock on first degree. A gasoline launch sinks on the Rosatan river. eyewitness Robert Jordan rescues two men with a line before they drown.
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Tacoma
Peru
San Francisco
California
Oukland
Cal
Dominion of Canada
Claudet. Hawkins
Maryeville
Rosatan River
Robert Jordan
Davidson Seeks License To Sell Liquor In Marion County
Notice. David Davidson of Center Township Marion County Indiana applies to Marion County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell intoxicating beverages including beer wine and spirits in quantities under five gallons. Premises Located at first floor corner room Russelleave and Metarst in Norwood subdivision near Indianapolis. Public action planned December term.
Notice of liquor license request in Marion county Indiana
Notice to voters that a license to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons on premises at No 17 E Prairie Ward 32 Indianapolis Center Township Marion County Indiana is sought at the December term 19H of the Board of Commissioners. Property details describe a room on ground floor of a brick building fronting Pearl Street between Meridian and Pennsylvania, lot No 12 square 63, with address and ward. Also mentions unrelated ads for Hood's Sarsaparilla and a milk wagon for sale.
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Eivens
Center
Marion County
Indiana
Board of County Commissioners
Peeuse
Alibmast
Indianapoli
Iowaship
Magen County
Krew
Noo
Alabamaest
Warren French
Board of Commission
Meridian
Pennsylvaninate
Indianapolis
Center Township
E. Prarie
Wh. F. Greenwell
Aboard the Atlantic Journey Through Peril and Hospitality
An eyewitness recounts a sea voyage in 1904 fraught with danger and tension. The narrator details a near-disaster, encounters with shadowy pursuers, and a dramatic insistence on safety. After Lisbon the voyage improves as the ship nears Tarifa and anchors in harbor. The Duke and family are welcomed by a commander-in-chief who offers hospitality.
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Aine
Bay
Lisbon
Plymouth Harbor
Tarifa
Bis
A Bid for Freedom in Gibraltar
Olivia the Nyanza, Omar and a dangerous pursuit unfold in a tale set in Gibraltar. Roger seeks aid from Maxwell to locate Munalaki and confront Muley Hassan’s schemes while contemplating a risky return to Madrapore and surrender to the sultan.
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Madrapore
Aultan
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