Ghosts as tenants in English housing market
In England desperate buyers seek haunted houses to rent or buy, with owners advertising haunted properties to attract occupants. An owner notes tenants may accept the hauntings if the price is right, while the Globe reflects on landlords' longtime controversial role and growing demand for affordable homes.
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England
Anycone
Toronto Globe
Cascarets advert shows health claims from era
An old printed advert promotes Cascarets as a cure all for digestion, liver, cold and bad breath with no griping or inconvenience. It mentions various package sizes and mocks political talk as household routine while quoting a humorous exchange about voting.
Antwerp A Latter Day Athens Through Years of Strife
Antwerp known for resilience after wars and invasions, with a rich 500-year harbor trade past. The city faced the Spanish Fury in 1570, rebuilt its skyline, and fostered art and learning. Women won limited suffrage progress by 1904, and local self-government grew as Finland’s movement influenced broader reform.
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Europe
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Scheldt
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Hilbert Bubberd
Christophe Plantin
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Rome
Nero
Alva
Varigue
Det
Finland
Russia
Conwal
Finland Women Won Vote Through Strike Settlement
Finland granted women the franchise through active participation in labor disputes, mirroring U S suffrage advances. The note highlights Winiend and other figures from the late Russian era, plus Finland’s strong education system for girls and pathways to university despite wartime interruptions.
Future of Syria Divides Civilized World in Change
A Maynard Owen Williams communication explains Syria’s upheaval after independence and short reigns of Prince Feisal, the French temporary government, and rising railways that reshape regional power. Syria’s future concerns the world as it sits at the Mediterranean east end and Taurus boundary, signaling pivotal historical shifts.
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Feisal
Maynard Owen Williams
Mediterranean
Prth
Taurus Mountains
Burin Sets Visions for Agricultural Growth in Central Region
A fragment describes Burin shaping its future as an agricultural nation with vast lands in the central region. It notes the area holds potential beyond Fenderouts, aiming to become a key producer of large crops and regional development in Tremen, Baku, Hokhara, Burma of Bloomfron.
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Tremen
Baku
Hokhara
Burma
Bloomfrontein
Romania’s Rise and Turbulent Struggles in the Berlin Era
The article traces Romania’s formation from Moldavia and Walachia in 1841, its protectorate battles with Russia and Turkey, and the key roles of Carol and Curza. It covers the 1877–78 war, San Stefano and Berlin Congress outcomes, and Romania’s contested gains in Dobrudja and Bessarabia amid shifting powers.
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Rumania
Carol
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Russia
Catherine
Moldavia
Walinehia
Austria
Alexander Curza
Alexander John I
Romania
Bucharest
Paris
Flanders
Leopold
Belgium
Charles
Turkey
Charlee
Rus
Rumaia
Plevna
San Stefano
Ruania
Dobrudja
Danube
Black Sea
Rusaln
Bessarabia
Canada May Adopt An Eskimo Industry
A historic note recalls Canada’s consideration of converting Arctic and subarctic regions into a reindeer meat enterprise. It traces the Alaska reindeer story, Dr. Sheldon Jackson’s early efforts to prevent famine among Arctic natives, U S funding debates, and the eventual government appropriations to develop domesticated reindeer herds and import programs.
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Arctic
Antarctic
Dominion
National Geographic Society
Alankan
Alaska
Bheldon Jackson
Aluaka
United States
Doctor Jackson
Congress
Feneer
Daetor Juckaun
Rocking chair indorsed by science and mystery shrine found
The French Academy of Science touts the rocking chair as hygienic though not psychologically right for all observers. The piece stirs New England social tests and favorability, while the American Museum reports a remarkable Pueblo ruin shrine at Antec New Mexico with white plaster walls and a carved serpent on the ceiling beams.
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Academy
New England Indies
American Muuseum of Natural History
Pueblo
Antec
N. M
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Parr's Great Age Discredited In Court Case
A London Mail report questions the age claim of Thomas Parr who supposedly lived 152 years. Inquiries show the age was unsupported, with sources noting village gossip and fake remedies sold as Parra Life Pills. Parr died after controversy over his alleged long life and alleged abuses, amid a court proceeding tied to a road year incident.
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Thomas Parr
Goxkly
Parra
London Mail
All In the Open and a Friendly Visit
A big game hunter named All In the Open recalls happy outdoor experiences and chats with old friends from the hometown. A reunion prompts questions about Se-and 4o, and a visit to the jail reveals talk of outdoor life and friendly deeds.
Weather Clues Lost In Jumbled OCR Text
Fragmentary OCR yields unclear weather notes with garbled quotes and stray letters. The readable bits suggest a discussion of weather conditions but no coherent report, date, location, or definitive forecast to summarize.
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