Hagenbeck’s daring methods for capturing wild beasts told
The article outlines Carl Hagenbeck’s animal collecting empire detailing early family business, vast hunting expeditions, and methods to trap monkeys, snakes, elephants, antelope, hippopotami, zebras, and more. It notes key figures like Cassanova and Monges and cites a 1908 Hamburg stock list of hundreds of animals.
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Carl Hagenbeck
Lfe
Hagenbeck Animal
Hamburg
Hagenbeck
Germany
Cassanova
Carl
William Jamrach
London
Soudan
Suez
Hamburger
Suex
Ilona
Sues
Cansanova
Cnry
Cairo
Joseph Monges
Gordon
The
Nile
Basler
Theodore
Abyscalila
Africa
Heart of Africa
Comanive
Kohn
Hagenbeek
Comaanovea
Europe
Hagenbenk
Boudan
Keoye
Dia
Manne
Long Atcha
Te Hugo
Barnum
Fp.t. Barnum
Haagenbeck
Brellingen
King Alfonso Praises Marines in English Anecdote
An amused tale from a visit by King Alfonso to the British flagship Prince of Wales in a Mediterranean port ends with him praising the marines. He declared the crew “very beautiful” in English, prompting laughter as officers explained his meaning.
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Spain
Einglish
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Prince of Wales
Mediterranean
Alfonso
Coure
Thought They Were Spooks From the Chicago News
A Southern lady escorts Lucinda to an old manor linked to her ancestors and claims it haunted. Lucinda, unsettled by a dark hallway, decides to leave rather than work where she fears spirits.
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Hogenbeck
Hawaii
Walt
Chicago
Lucinda
Missus
Shahrazade Counters Myths of Husbands and Power
A playful dialogue imagines Shahrazade from One Thousand and One Nights advising a journalist on sidetracking husbands. She argues men chase single goals, so women should redirect attention to keep them occupied with other matters, from outfits to social plans.
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Shahrazade
Shahrasade
Shahragade
Animal Kingdom
Jurned
Alwase
Shatrazade
Jes
Ghalasade
Gad
Jie
Dingle
The Emmanuel Movement Emerges In America
A New York American survey describes the Emmanuel Movement as a fusion of religion medicine and psychology aiming to heal bodily ills through faith and moral living. Led by Elwood Worcester in Boston it attracts clergy scientists and scholars across the country and abroad forming the League of Right Living to educate and apply psychic therapy and moral reform.
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New York
Christ
Jesus Christ
Church
Science
Sociology
America
Boston
Elwood Worcester
Emmanuel Church
Emmanuel Movement
Samuel Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church In
St. George's
Loring W. Batten
St Mark's
Lyman IP Powell
St. John's
Northampton
Mass
Dubois
Bertie Jastrow
University of Wisconsin
Peterson
Columbia
Jackson
Harvard Medical School
Royce
Harvard
Woodworth
Olumbia
Southard
Coriat
Boston City Hospital
Simpson
Hartford
McComb
Huston
Wesr Mitchell
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pallowa
New York City
Batten
Hoston
Elwood Worrester
Wolfe
Hikhtop
United States
France
Germany
Oyeland
League of Right
Liius
Formen
Eherien
Curhog
Hecate
Werdnnelinne
Reete Colayan
Elinkos
Otter Medi
Phird
Eleminen
Elena Goner
The Poor Relation Discovers a Path to Wealth
A narrator reflects on Aunt Maria and Uncle Bill living in comfort while the poor relatives struggle. He reasons rich kin worry about keeping up appearances, but they share the same desires, and vows to quit being a poor relation to seek wealth.
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Marin
Cora
Maria
Bill
Julia
Marixz
Italie
Aunt Maria
Delenss
Jean
Tincle Bil
Lee
Tve
Uncertain fragment hints at a soothing syrup figure
OCR note presents garbled text about a person connected to a well known soothing syrup brand. Specific names, places, dates or actions are unreadable, making precise identification impossible from the fragment.
Prophecy of China’s Rise and World Peace
A garbled 1910s style piece cites Sir Robert’s view that China will industrialize rapidly, become a global arbiter of peace, and shape world policy. It notes his belief that education and discipline would propel China to vast power and pacify Western nations through influence.
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China
New York
Herce
Ching
Haut
Pullasephy
True Love and Shakespearean Echoes Across Frail Lines
Fragmentary verse riffs blend love, longing, and references to Shakespearean imagery. The text mentions a nameless lover, emotional turmoil, and a sense of distant, almost coded exchange.
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Calcutta
Borneo
Hagenbek
Amell
Tome
Haimburg
Hippo
Abyosuinia
Meivelik
Sebra Huta
Mageebeuk
Hoth
Panle Atricken
Lenste
East Africa
Hagenteck
Josef Menges
Fort Africa
Swakprund
King Alfonso
Hla Way
Cook
Hon. Mellure & Co
Allah
Tmire Mured
Shaliragade
Rlaing
Wilks
League of Right Living
Lhouety
Chang
Romy
Howe
Weitlin
Whanau Te Ula
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