The Ark Tale and the Tricky Serpent
An extended summer diary notes incessant rain and pests, then reframes Noah’s voyage as a parable. A wily serpent offers pilot duties for a wife, is rejected, and revenge turns insects and misfortune loose on the ark’s survivors. A political meeting ends abruptly when a speaker exclaims Ive got It then No, there It Is, disrupting the crowd.
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Jupiter Plaviva
Eve
Noah
Is Mackintosh
Goloshes
Apesatar
Monsieur
Serpent
Neal
Lord Spake
Hnake
Vanie
Apra
Lynx Attack Ends in Bear-Spotting Hunt Gone Awry
In Maine, Jim Berry and a companion stalk a caribou killed by a bear. They spot a wounded lynx then shoot and club the animal after it leaps upright. Berry is struck by the lynx while fending it off. after a second shot and a revolver bullet, the lynx is killed.
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Jim Berry
Maine
Greenville
Jim
Reynard the clever fox traps farmers in Kentucky
A Kentucky farmer and his son report a fox named Reynard raided a poultry house in Barren County. The fox pried the door, entered, and was trapped by a bag over the opening. When the bag opened, the fox dashed away as the dog was pulled into the attempt, then escaped.
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Barren County
Kentucky
Reynard
Earthly Influence and the End of a Life's Reach
A reflective note on human influence from Thomas Carlyle, pondering how each individual's earthly impact begins and, in time, ends. The piece frames this as a solemn, almost awe-inspiring consideration of legacy across ages.
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Avery
Thomas Carlyle
The Jolly Jack Lantern Tale and Winter Tales
A collage of children stories and moral lessons from an old Western Recorder page. It blends a moonlit tale of Jolly Jack Lantern and Willie’s winter wash with a parable about dime novels as a warning against moral decay, ending with a father’s corrective lesson about reading.
Boy of Eton and Martyr Bishop of Melanesia
Coleridge Patteson, a celebrated Eton cricketer, spoke out against indecency at a club meeting and left in protest. He later chose principle over sport, earning respect as a martyr who carried Christian mission to Melanesia, where he died serving others. His steadfast courage and loyalty inspire future generations.
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Ben
Coleridge Patteson
Eton
England
Sippers
Coley
New Guinea
South Pacific
Melanesia
When Willie Went Walnutting
A whimsical piece describing Willie and Winnie Wade walnut gathering amid windy Wisconsin scenes. Characters Walter West and Woodman Wheeler appear in a rapid, tongue twisting recital of walnut lore and weather, with playful alliterations and vivid rural imagery.
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Willie
Wisconsin
Wile Wade
Winnie Wade
Wille
Winnie
Willi
Walter West
Walter
Woo
Wheeler
Wheiler
Wooiman
Temptation and the Path from Innocence to Tarnished Life
Rev. D. M. Pratt warns against meretricious arguments that justify yielding to base desires. He describes a youth drawn from a pure home by false pleasures, leading to a lifelong sense of guilt and moral contamination.
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Rev
D. M. Pratt
Love's Sweet Work Tells Of Father Son Art Miracle
A London paper via the Central Baptist recounts Prof. Herkomer and his elderly father who mentors at Bushney. The aged model fears losing use of his hands yet his son secretly lights his early sketches with studio glow. The father, awakening to the sight, exclaims hope that living hands may redeem feeble work for divine perfection.
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London
Central Baptist
Herkomer
Bushney
Mving Jove
God
Chinese Funeral in Awa Described in Travel Notes
A detailed account of a Chinese funeral procession and burial ritual. The procession features musicians, mourners carrying symbolic objects, incense, perfume pans, and a casket borne by men. Eldest son leads the grieving family in white, women ride in chairs, and paper effigies are burned before sealing the tomb.
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Awa
Nescote
Hanzes
Priestly Masked Group Portrait Near Darjeeling
A clearly doctored scene shows a dividedly effective group photographed near Darjeeling. Holy men in ornate costumes resemble a pageant and serve the hardy hill-men, though their masks are not everyday wear as indicated by the plain headgear of the pastor on the far right.
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Darjeeling
Drury Lane
Chinese House Interiors and Lanterns Highlight Wealth and Style
The article describes Chinese homes with oiled paper or oyster-shell windows, ornate lanterns of white silk and gold colors, carved wooden screens, mirrors, and round or flower-shaped doors. It notes furniture norms, such as rigid English-inspired chairs, and red cloth strewn over couches during celebrations or visits.
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Ryan
England
Curious Mongolia China tea currency in Casuier article
In Casuier's Magazine October issue P.8 Pren tes recounts a strange tea currency in Mongolia and St Kerla. Tea is ground into powder by two machines at Foo Choo China, compressed under Lydeaulte pressure into blocks, then hammered to coins. The blocks are sent through the Great Chinese Wall into Mongolia and Siberia where they serve as local currency.
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Casuier
Prentes
Mongolia
St. Kerla
Mr. Prentias
Foo Choo
China
Siveris
Fragmentary quote on mining money circulation and depreciation
A fragment notes money circulating among mines loses value as portions are cut off to reinvigorate the ten pet a while blocks depreciate proportionally to the chinks taken.
The Loss From Bad Ballots and the 1898 Red Book
The 1898 Red Book by Gen. Palmer details election returns from November 1894, noting extensive defections from the blanket Australian ballot and mass defection of ballots. It cites 986, and likely more, defective ballots statewide, with many districts failing to report such ballots. It highlights Kings County and other areas with high irregularities and incomplete tallies.
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Palmer
Walleta
Olestora
Chaytaiqua
Dunkirk
Jamestown
Cheniting
Elmina
Hamilton
Jefferson
Watertown
Kida
Brooklyn
New York
Kings
Kings County
Orange County
Newbury
Middletown
Richmond
Schenectady
Ulster
Kingston
Westchester
Yonkers
Mt Vernon
Cash register trouble spoils party service
In a Chicago Chronicle note, three guests at a dispenser of refreshments receive orders from a white-aproned attendant. The cashier makes an error, giving change of 35 cents while a guest pays with a dollar. Two others are left unserved as the register is not opened, and the host laments the problem and distrusts cash registers.
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Tegistera
Chicago Chronicle
The Remarkable Honey-Propelling Ants Across Continents
A historical entomology note describes ants with complex social classes and a curious habit of turning some workers into honey pots. Workers disgorge honey into the throats of others, swelling their bodies dramatically. The behavior, first noted in Mexico, was later observed in Colorado and Australia, with frogs and other insects aiding the process in some cases.
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Mexico
Colorado
Australia
Great Alligators of Red River and Loulalana
Fragmentary account describes alligators once abundant along Red River and bayous of Loulalana. They reportedly ranged eight to twelve feet, sometimes twenty, with hides once used for shoemaking though leather failed to keep water out.
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Red River
Loulalana
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Jolly Jack
Will-o-the-Wisp
Arthur J. Burdick
Widrwupan
Wilew Walman
Waa
Ward-Room
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Dewey
W. M. Gileman
Western Recorder
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