Inching a Tiger's Tail A Tale From a Zoo Visit
A man recounts visiting Philadelphia's zoological gardens about ten years ago. He tried to pinch a tiger by the tail leading to a bite that severed his hand claw and finger. Doctors feared amputation but the hand was saved after the keeper intervened and a long recovery followed.
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Dutroit
Zoological Gardens
Philadelphia
Ani
Bla Tong
Akeeper
Pol Atche
Hed
London
Budapesti
Couran
England
Ale of Man
Ile of Man
Moscow
Ama
Mualernary
Thabiot Metaly Hess
Congress
Allanen
Ceylon
Majncen
DSM Tissier
Miksnkho
Mallai
Thns
Gertain
Ima
Fragmentary note on seating and desk use at Ki toon High Bevow
The text describes a seating arrangement for clerks and servants using a revolving chair to maintain posture and reduce arm movement. It claims advantages for a mistress or maid working at a high desk, including comfort and efficiency, with references to turning and weight distribution.
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Kitelan
Hsrourdy
Midway Plaisance Exhibits a Crowded Parade of Oddities
A vivid description of the Midway Plaisance shows at the fair, detailing shouting vendors, exotic performers, and colorful acts. The piece highlights the egg-in-eye trick, the giant serpent, native harpers, Dahomeyan dancers, and the bustling crowd drawn to the diverse amusements and their boisterous personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Plalanne
Digita
Midway Plaisance
Suilora
Balding and Chattahoochee Verse Echoes in Georgia Scene
A fragment blending medical musings on hair and brain power with a garbled quotation of the Chattahoochee river poem. The text weaves discussions of baldness, a physician's claim, and snippets from Frank L. Stanton about Georgia’s river, nature, and love, all mingled in a chaotic, patchy excerpt.
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Sweet
Frank L.stanton
Atlanta
Hermit of the Sea Examines Naval Life and Discipline
The article discusses the isolated captain’s cabin life aboard a United States warship, examining strict hierarchy, wardroom rituals, and the captain’s absolute authority. It contrasts social confinement with the discipline required, noting the captain’s near-royal status and the duties of aides, officers, and ship’s crew during voyages.
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New York Suns
Norfolk
United States
Munsell
Moutenant
Sipisne
Hin Sata
Ibia
Dusinens
Hupjens
Allan Bord
Phat
Muntions Phrane
Hallo
X Quis
Lory
Noisy Village Pump and Health Tonic Ads Stun Readers
A patchwork of verses and ads fills the page, noting a village pump scene with a Wall Street style tonic pitch, plus tips on hygiene and weighty health claims. It also mentions Hogtetter's Stomach Bitters, British tales, souvenirs, and a soap of social chatter. Readers encounter a theatre quip, a marriage wager, and a hen that molts to white, all in a busy, fragmented newspaper column.
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California Fig Syrup Co
When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats in a Dreamlike Reword
Fragmentary OCR presents a distorted poem passage with names and phrases suggesting Yeats style. The garbled lines mention aging and memory, a moral about time, and a teacher figure. The text reads as a rough experimental rendering with numerous misprints and broken sentences.
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Wain
Toon
Bivzon
Mana
Hood
Sana Fosnae
Linge Venilre
Nadia
Ilucothro Tron
Ito
Caing
Cairo
Captain Penny
Penny Des
Croomert
Tver
Flis
Min
Chicago
Dalomey
Jugelers
Thamand
Paty
The
Omny
Limard Tin
Jean
Lowe
the Hermit OF the Sea
Suisse
Pacific
Artemus Ward
Artemiuy
Phil
Toaling
Ineernational
Ward
Wien
Marie
Mark
Ce Edison
Reviava
Sisial
Sharity Cireus
Arid
Gray Wells
Cbileens
Wrea
Amd
Ron
Engpowder
United States Army
Sera “E
OM UN
Walter S
Annilor Benve
Kansas City Journal
Anil
Aubnen
Kedditeh
Ingland
Hague
Laltue
Pistrom
Europe
Sioux City
Gulf of Suxlea
Raeseall
Jahnson & Co
Richmond
Uley
Mall
Paken Iternally
J. Cheney &Clo
Toledo
Gladatoria
Fapress
Sormut
May
Eve
Hygiens
Emust
Hacheov
Detroit Tribune
Ngali
Keallam
Wiggs—draggue
Wigga
Gails
Wiges
Herald
Manny
Sulnte
Brea
Aecurem
Gouil
Independent Union
Sioux City Printing Company
Iowa
Wis
Bale Mog CO
Autry Philly Pa
Peeters
Meena
Dmatoa Pet Rautenehel Tnroreauten
Claire
Yietwiast
BP. Jomnhon & CO
Richmonds
Fae
Sioux Snr
Prixtixa Co
Colorado Mountains
James A. Lee
Jefferson
Col
Eset Sneha Suaraee
Renee Seerationuenas
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