The Haunted Cottage On Leavitt Street
A town tale recounts the mysterious deaths of Mr and Mrs Leslie in a modern cottage near the park. After their deaths the house shown the same eerie midnight screams and a spectral presence, driving a Boston family and others to flee, with no clear explanation or poison found.
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Leslie
Lealle
Mir
Boston
Bealdes
Sealles
Lewan
Mrs. Weston
Mra. Walters
M Young Nan
Tolwicken
Lenlie
Polion
Nitin
Secret of Chemistry Hidden in the Brain
A discussion compares ancient self knowledge to modern science, arguing the brain holds the key to both mind and matter. It notes our limited understanding of thought, emotion, and crime, and suggests chemistry and spiritual progress share a common foundation in brain activity.
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Alexander Pope
Colliore Saya
Alexis Carrel
Angel
Dewerta
Austrians Heavy Smokers Rise In Tobacco Use
The article notes a sharp rise in tobacco consumption in Austria with a population around 1.75 million, state factories producing more cigars than before the war, and women increasingly smoking after meals and during the day. It mentions an Anti Nicotine union exhibition failing to engage the public.
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Austria
Anti Nicotine Union
Publi
Oldest Newspaper Claim Cited From Holland Publication
Albert Almon of Glace Bay reports in Grit that a Holland paper dated January 1688 claims to be the world’s oldest. He notes a copy of The Engilah Mercure from 1688 and mentions the Haarlem Maarlemedio Courante appearing weekly since 1660, with the name changed from the original.
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Albert Almon
Glace May
Canada
Holland
Engilah Mercure
Hoelland Maarlemedio Courante
Grit
Richard Gatling inventor of the rapid fire gun
Richard Gatling born September 12, 1818 in North Carolina. He designed farming machines and a steam plow before turning to military weapons. His Gatling gun fired many rounds per minute and was later adopted after Civil War. he continued inventing until 1908.
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Richard Gatling
Gatling
North Carolina
Richard
Inez
St. Louis
Iriosson
Ordnance Department
Butler
Ty George Matthew Adame
Colfax and Treat Families in Early American History
Colfax lineage traces to Nan Colfax of Colfax Conn and General Colfax, Washington’s bodyguard, noted for integrity and charm. Lady Washington admired him. a keepsake bag made by Mrs. Washington held his cue. Schuyler Colfax rose to vice president under Grant. Treats descend from Robert Treat, colonial governor of Connecticut, with Watertown progenitors. Falkenberg line traces to Henry Jacob Falkenburg from Holstein settling in New Jersey.
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Illiam Colfax
Weatherafield
Conn
Colfaxes
New England
John Calfax
New London
Anne Latimer
William Colfax
General Colfax
Washington
Colfax
Gee
H. Schuyler Colfax
Grant
Treat
Robert Treat
Taunton
Somerset County
England
Connecticut
Wichard
Alice Gaylord Treat
Watertown
Mass
Falkenberg
Henry Jacob Falkenburg
Holstein
Denmark
Setted
New Jersey
Moliere
Equranet Byndicate
Geese Farming Said Profitable and Easy to Raise
A farmer writes that geese require less grain, thrive on pasture, and fatten quickly, making them profitable. They need water, warm coop in early life, and careful feeding of goslings with hard boiled eggs milk and cornmeal. Breeding birds receive clover vegetables and oats to avoid over fatness.
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Haye & Weiter
Indiana
Abel
Caring for Young Turkeys in Wet Weather
The article advises keeping poults dry and protected from rain, with hens and older birds in a mixed flock for best condition. It details feeding, starting with no food for 30 to 45 hours, then a ration of ground infertile eggs and oats, plus sour milk, and later adding grains to encourage exercise.
June best time to caponize cockerels says Clemson expert
D H Tall extension poultry specialist at Clemson College recommends June as ideal to caponize young cockerels. He notes June markets for broilers are low, making capons profitable, with local markets and tourist towns already paying good prices. Some South Carolina farmers hire others to caponize and sell, preferring careful execution and avoiding preoperative starvation.
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D. H. Tall
Clemson College
Capona
South Carolina
Hen Care Advice: Cold Feet Trigger Low Egg Quota
The article notes wet yards and housing cause cold feet in hens leading to reduced egg production. It warns dirty feet spoil posts and eggs and recommends a dry location, threebed tile near foundation, and proper outlet for excess mole cure where dry space is scarce.
Minute as record of small actions in organizational history
The passage defines minute as a small portion from Latin origin, used to record slight fractions of events. It notes minutes call members to recall acts worth recording in permanent records, ensuring nothing escapes notice.
Civilizational Emergence Traced to Ancient Atlantic Lands
A discussion on long cycles of civilization suggests that a large portion of the Atlantic once lay dry, hosting a race possibly advanced beyond later humans. Ongoing digs on remaining dry land indicate civilization predates previous estimates.
How Industry Got Name
The country settled and meat supplies needed eastward led to slaughtering animals and shipping meat rather than five animals. Initially this practice focused on pork salted and packed in barrels, giving the term packing Industry.
Artaxerxes Seal Found in Russian Vault
Investigators in a Russian museum vault uncovered what is believed to be the seal of Artaxerxes the Great, the Berian monarch who ruled 465 to 425 B C. The seal reads I am Artaxernes, the Great King and will be shown at the Moscow Fine Arts museum.
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Artaxerxes
Fine Arts Museum
Moscow
Artaxernes
Tickling Surprises and Self Tickling Limits
The article explains why self tickling fails to cause laughter. It notes that tickling relies on surprise and suspense, which are absent when the person tickling themselves.
Those Balloon Tired Grims and the Scene with Bobby
A fragmented dialogue snippet describes a character nicknamed Bobby with spectacles, noting the effect on his face and image. The scene centers on a Negro cook reacting to his mistress and the perception of Bobby’s eyewear as flattering or transformative.
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Negro Cook
Bobby
Wasted Worry Re marks the Man on the Car
The Toledo Blade quotes a man who says we worry about posterity to avoid shame, arguing future generations may mock us for our concerns. The remark reflects a cautious attitude toward legacy in a reflective tone.
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Posterity
Toledo Blade
Biblical brothers of Jesus named James Joses Simon and Jude
The text notes Jesus had four brothers James Joses Simon and Jude and mentions three sisters by tradition though the sisters’ names and count are not given. It cites Smiths Bible dictionary as listing these relations.
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Jesus
James
Joses
Simon
Jude
Judas
Smith
Pneumonia Claim in Grimsby Doctor's Inquest Finds Silent Illness
In Grimsby England a doctor's inquest linked a dinner death to several days of pneumonia the passenger may have had the disease without realizing it.
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Grimsby
England
Go Deep for Oil Drillers Strike Deep Fraser River Hole
Explorers claim a Fraser River British Columbia site yields a Canada depth record near 6 500 feet as they press for oil. The venture targets deep pockets of crude beneath the riverbank, signaling a potential new frontier for regional energy exploration.
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Canada
Fraser River
British Columbia
Information Department Sale Notice Appears In City Page
Fragmentary notice from the Information Department hints at a local sale event with limited readable details and no clear date or location. Further content is illegible.
Beethoven's Odd Conducting Crouch to Clouds Rise
The article notes Beethoven's extreme conducting style with dramatic crouches at the desk then a ascent as he rose to beat time. It describes a planissimo where he hid then gradually stood, ending with an explosive leap and extended arms as if floating above the orchestra.
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Beethoven
Lorie
Temperature of the Sea and Ocean Variations
The sea temperature varies by ocean and region. The Pacific averages 19.10°C surface temperature, the Indian Ocean 17.05°C, and the Atlantic 16.51°C. Coldest waters are off New Scotland.
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Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
New Scotland
Great Gift to Mankind
A fragmentary quotation credits Chereo or similar as praising a gift to mankind that withdraws life and friendship from the world, describing it as something the gods have given humans and nothing better or more joyful.
Unusual Essma delicacy mixed with chokeberries and seal oil
A strange dish described as a favorite Essma delicacy combines good and bad elements with half hatched eyes, angelicated chokeberries, and is packed in a seal skin bag filled with whale oil.
Unknown Astral Color in divination and astrology
The piece notes there is no scientific definition for astral color a term used in imprasimiatry and fortune telling describing how colors of heavenly bodies supposedly affect individuals.
Right to Be Haughty in Society Seams
In a wry Louisville Courter Journal quip a society note questions a daughter’s status as she is “en riged to a journeyman plumber” and mocks the social pretensions of the era. The exchange suggests shifting titles and the era's social pecking order.
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Louisville Courter Journal
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