Diverse World Notes Plague the Page in Recent Dispatches
The fragment recounts varied items from education to zoology and trade. It notes Brown linked to New York child welfare efforts, Andover library shipments, Harvard and local transit routes, a Harvar d alumni bulletin, and a mix of international topics from Manila to Berlin dining, with references to trade, population growth, and agricultural and industrial reports.
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Andovereological Seminary
Cambridge
Lawrence
Reading
Wakefield
Harvyard College
Andover
Harvara Alumni
Visions of Creation in Nora Campbell's New Age Poem
A lyrical fragment from Nora Campbell explores cosmic forces, storms, and the urge for savage transformation. It contrasts fiery chaos with a longing for serene, white northern glaciers and immutable purity. it frames awe of nature and fate through mythic imagery.
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Nora Campbell
Croppie Slips Red The Third Jump At Dupree Show
Croppie the outlaw pony owned by the Bentley brothers from near Thunder Butte defeated Red Fuller in three jumps at Dupree Saturday winning a $200 purse plus earlier bets. The horse also toppled Chaney Johnson and another rider, with Johnson paid out $21 for the exhibition before being bucked off unconscious.
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Esaglo Butte
Croppie
Bentley Boys
Thunder Butte
Red" Fuller
Dupree
Emalier
Joe
T “Crapple
Red
Chaney Johnson
Crop
Johnson
Crapple
Chancy
Heir's Regret and the Executor's Delay
In a New York Ban tale, a wealthy estate left to a son prompts repeated delays from executor Senator Williams. The 21 year old seeks instant access but claims must wait for court terms and filed claims. The son sighs, confessing regret over the old man’s death.
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New York
John Sharp Williams
Bob
Hob
Williama
Not So Marvelous From Harper's Weekly
In Harper's Weekly the scene centers on Uncle Mose Peavey and Silas at the post office discussing Equire Dunkley a famed rifle shot. Dunkley is praised for hitting a dollar at 60 yards nine times in one day while others debate his prowess and the dollar’s value to him.
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Harper's Weekly
Silas
Mose Peavey
Equire Dunkley
Squire
Bilas
Mowe
Dunkley
China
England
France
Germany
Italy
Austria
Russia
Japan
United States
Pei-Ho
Peking
Taku
Kempff
Wild Geese Monogamous in Mating, Says National Magazine
Poetic license aside, the article asserts wild geese are monogamists. A gander with a mate is a settled fellow, while a goose may occasionally remate, though uncommon. Domestic fowls do not follow this rule.
Thankfulness Through Contrast In Providence Bulletin
A reader in California comments on weather contrasts while reading New England news. The line about storms accompanies a note on a repair completed after a prior earth movement.
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Providence Bulletin
England
First Steamship to Cross the Atlantic Savannah’s Historic Run
The Savannah, built in New York and commanded by Captain Moses Rogers, became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. Departing Savannah on May 25, 1819, she reached Liverpool in 24 days, then visited Copenhagen, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, and Arendal before returning to Savannah after 25 days at sea.
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Atlantic
Savannah
Dullt
New York
Moses Rogers
Liverpool
London
Copenhagen
Stockholm
St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Arendal
Norway
The Square Man and The Neck In The Deck Rise
A sprawling column of quips and anecdotes on manners honesty and social behavior from a Chicago Tribune style voice. It surveys ladies hats handshakes vanity and everyday conduct with humor and pointed moral contrasts.
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Ee Vane
Aention Emerson
Aurelius
Ray
Fatie
Chicago Tribune
Fat Lord’s Votes Help Habeas Corpus Passage
The article recounts the enactment of habeas corpus as a pivotal civil liberty milestone in Eng land. It notes Charles II opposed it yet needed popular support. A fat lord allegedly voted 10 times to boost the bill, an error never corrected, with the majority narrowly achieved. Queen Anne’s coronation also described with pain and sarcasm in letters.
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England
Charles
A Dictionary Sparks Distant Affection in Boarding House
In a boarding house Ruth buys a dictionary for ten pence halfpenny, provoking her mother’s scolding. Mr. Winter borrows the big unabridged volume nightly, growing fond of the glossary as Ruth’s feelings blossom, culminating in a hopeful moment marked by the word tove and a hint of romance.
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Clarissa Harding
Huth
Ruth
Culbersons
Mr. Winter
Mrs. Culberson
Mra. Culberson
Wise Sages From Lippincott's Do Not Predict The Future
A garbled proverb sheet presents twisted lines about money lending wisdom and caution. It mixes warnings on asking for funds, debt, and prudence with scattered phrases on love, loyalty, and risk. The text reads as a fragmentary, quizzical collection of adage style maxims.
Be Patient in Love and Time Says George Klingle
A reflective poem speaks on patience in love and fault handling. It urges gentle remembrance of small flaws, noting time will soften them. The speaker, George Klingle, imagines everyday changes and the need to endure as life progresses.
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Arkansas
Labarty
Chasq
Liberty
Farmer Duerson
Chile
St. Patrick of
West
Oicones
George Klingle
The Knights of Horsallen Reported By Thackeray Fragment
A July Harper's preview of Thackeray's newly found romandh The Knights of Horsallen reveals a tender scene of a mother watching over her children in a castle setting. The narrator notes the affectionate details of Isabeau and Franck and the mother's quiet sorrow as she fears for her son.
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Thackeray
Romandh
Harper's
Goodby
Don
Greyhound
Boris
Wolf Dog
Franck
Isabeau
Fences Across Roads in Desert Arizona
Ellsworth Huntington notes that Arizona roads constantly shift as landowners fence vast tracts, forcing travelers to turn at right angles. He warns cutting fences is a grave offense, since fences can exceed land value and act as sacred, costly borders in sparsely settled regions.
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Ellsworth Huntington
Arizona
Jungle Tragedy Describes a Leopardess Kill Scene
In Outing Charles S Bull recounts a brutal jungle incident where a leopardess crushes a bla thameng as deer and apes flee. The herd, now reduced to four, endures the cruel jungle that spares none.
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Chas. S. Bull
Mke
Cain
Communal Maternity Fund Supports Mothers in Baxony
The Burney Rebnits in Baxony center an artificial flower industry and fund a communal maternity plan. Women with family income under 416 dollars pay 12.6 cents monthly. after 12 months membership a mother receives savings back and a weekly 3.60, rising with longer payments to 5.50 after three years. Twins add 2.60 plus two pints of milk while nursing. City and charitable employers fund the program.
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Burney
Rebnits
Baxony
Altered Appearance Delights Judge and Lady
A courtroom scene unfolds as an old gentleman compliments a lady on her changed appearance saying you could only change for the better. The exchange plays on recognition and social perception in a humorous tone.
Phere's Belief Sways Summer Girls for a Wedding
A fragment hints at a local belief about summer fashion and dating rituals influencing wedding plans. The text references a girl group and a tentative social scene, suggesting anticipation of events rather than concrete outcomes.
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Phere
The Red Rose Poem by Ralph Mothven Thomson
A poetic fragment by Ralph Mothven Thomson explores love and hope with recurrent imagery of the red rose. The speaker muses on critique from the world, the muse, and law while affirming enduring affection and the springtime parallel of romance.
Inaugural crusade cuts house fly numbers early
The American Civic association urges immediate action against house flies to save time and money. It argues delaying to July or August multiplies a single fly into over two million progeny, urging June extermination and use of fly papers and traps for prevention.
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American Civile Association
Washington
American Civic Association
Cccess
Renee
Cigaret Paper Factories Use New Flax and Hemp Fiber
A Scientific American overview explains that most cigarette papers are made from flax and hemp trimmings rather than rice paper. The process uses purified fibers, mechanical chopping, and a pure artesian wash, producing thin, light paper that burns cleanly with minimal smoke. French makers dominate global supply, with Austria and Italy producing little.
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Scientific American
Austria
Italy
Monogamy through a missionary’s tale in China
A Detroit Free Press humorous anecdote describes a woman missionary in China with a mandarin’s eight wives. They test her clothing hair teeth and feet and challenge if she can walk run swim and lift four horses. The eight wives conclude the foreign devil fears sharing more than one wife.
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China
Saya
Detroit
Dirt Road Improvement Moves Iowa Toward Better Travel
Iowa begins a state wide road smoothing drive to replace mud with improved surfaces. The river to river route from Davenport to Cornell is upgraded under guidance linked to Lafayette Young, with drag work reducing rough sections and boosting accessibility and land values.
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Laalie
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
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Robert Ingerroll
Gramercy
the of Humanity
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Metropo
New York Child Committee
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Vial Pth
Taal vole@ano
Volcanic
Lake
Manila Times
Atlantic City
Delaware River
Atlantic Ocean
Phil- Normal School
Islands
Locdun Zoological
Indo-China
Geneva Anderson
Hongkong
Berlin
Zoological Garden
Bradford
Monett
Invincible
Aurora
Monett Star
J.O P. Brewer
Manila
Krialan
Mdne G. Weaver
Kansas City
Eee
Tny
Queensland
New South Wales
Australia
Vienna
Mona
Migmitaes
Fae Sea Ten
Dar Utonion
Creation
A. W. Macy
James Otis
Otis
John Adams
Indeet
America
Charles I
Charles II
House of Commons
William Goffe
Edward Whalley
New Haven
Hadley
Mass
John Dixwell
Narragansett
Wy “Ro” Howe
Comreen
Peaney
Bill
Alyway
Rolly
Aurelie
Rome
Eramm
Queen Anne
Strand
Ghent
Lippincott's
Palley
Paneer
Sphinx
Miss Enyythe
Ralph Mothven Thomson
Iowa
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