The Attic Study and a Mortgage Receipt Mystery
In a Connecticut village, Miss Annie Lynter and Dr Warlock explore old papers and autographs in a quiet attic. A letter to Colonel Holmes reveals a mortgage receipt that could free Annie’s guardian’s fortune, sparking a plan to negotiate a settlement and a Christmas wedding amid family drama.
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Aid
Israel Holmes
Abram Lystier
Guy Fuller
Ely
Mina Lyster
Sfield
John Riedwool
Holmes
Annis Lyster
Fatherly adages on virtue and folly from Chicago Ledger
A fragmented collection of maxims on humor, prudence, truth, politeness, and success, attributed to a Chicago Ledger feature. It reflects on friendship, prosperity, honesty, diligence, and self-restraint with mixed, old-fashioned proverbs. The tone is moralistic and ponderous, urging measured conduct amid life’s challenges.
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Antion
Raxeal
Smiths
Bethea
Chicago Ledger
Elevator Tales From the Washington Monument
The Washington Star quotes the elevator man recounting close calls during the monument’s operation. He recalls a barrel falling from the top, a trough bar dropped into the well, an iron sleeve weighing seventy to eighty pounds, and a dangerous step ladder near the top. He notes few injuries, widespread precautions, and confidence that orders kept danger at bay.
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Washington Monument
Abovg
Washington Star
That Man at Tosane Asylum Laziest Inmates Cited
The genial Warden calls a patient the laziest in Tosane Asylum. When asked how, he explains the man is chronic. He jokes Abe would contract smallpox and stay ill for two years. National Weekly.
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Tosane
Varnell
Abe
National Weekly
The Glaciers of the Alps Findings and Forecasts
In Alpen Zeitung Prof Albert Weim notes rising snow melt in the Alps with early glacier retreat. He reports decreased snow and glacier mass in the western Alps, especially St Gothard and Todin regions, and dust accumulation darkening snow. Melting lowers water for avalanches and openings form in passes. Growth of glaciers will require years of renewed snowfall.
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Alps
Albert Weim
Alpen Zeitung
Western
Heim
Todion
Henry
Lantern-on-breast harness lights for night driving
A Philadelphia doctor advocates attaching a lantern to the breast collar of a horse harness to illuminate the road ahead. He argues dash lights miss the target, creating glare and shadow, while a tube lantern with a reflector placed on the breast collar offers clear visibility and safer night driving.
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Philadelphia
Sin
Scientific American
The Long Lost Padre Mine Near Organ Mountain
A Colorado mining report describes a supposed Padre mine cave found 130 feet below the Bennett shaft in the Organ Mountains. Visitors descend a 45 degree passage to a grand chamber of lime formations, white and tinted pink or green, with stalactites and columnar features. The article notes potential connections to other caverns, the possibility of a giant powder blast opening more passages, and questions whether the Padre mine was a product of natural or human activity, possibly linked to legend.
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Newman
Daily Papers
Virginia
Livu
Laln
Ce Wse
Ani
Churivari
Pannon
Embry
Hilts
Steick
Ashor
Organ Mountain
Organ Mountains
Bennett
Sonelineago
Balde
Peta
Toman
Lovely Strait
Ingenious Broadway Beggar Appeals for Fare on Street
A clever beggar on Broadway stops a downtown car at night and sits in a dejected pose with crutches and a rough beard. He speaks not a word, begs for fare, and after a brief show of emotion, obtains coins from passengers. The conductor refuses further aid, and the man moves on, seeking Delmonico's with new energy.
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Scott
Delmonico
Ironclads and torpedo boats stir Berlin dispatch
A London Standard telegraph describes the Oldenburg iron clad under reconstruction with 10 inch guns and high speed, claiming it could disable strong warships. It notes German torpedo boat orders, China purchasing ships, and Berlin’s Torpedo expert Schwarzkopf nearing his thousandth torpedo milestone.
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Tron-Clada
Torporto-Boata
Berlin
London Standard
Oldenburg
Statin
New Times
England
China
Stettin
Herr Schwarzkopf
Tardy apology over Persia minister attack report
The report by 5 G W Benjamin describes June 12 near Teheran when his carriage was attacked by Persian troops. He details the stand by outriders, subsequent royal guards involvement, and the shah’s officials pledging prompt redress and punishment for the attackers. Benjamin notes official apologies, foreign ministry action, and thanks from the legation.
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Persia
G. W. Benjamin
Congress
Pittsburg
Schumberg
Hays
Benjamin
Regation
United States
Royal Guard
He Shah
al- Ulaigh
Itis
Toya Bri
Kean
Tanansious
Cam
Atlla
Samch-Od-Dochol
Shah
Moan Choe
Polace
Royal Guards
Legation
Reputation and character warn a young man’s path
A seasoned voice cautions young men on reputation and conduct, noting that luck and talent do not shield one from public judgment. It argues honesty as best policy, urges avoiding risky lures, and warns that certain missteps lead to ruin and prison.
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Nat Hi
Lauren
Ain
Weite
Anil
Bryan Young Fen
John Richwood
Conto
Miei
Lulu Macbeth
Young
Rharnetor
Ike
Supremacy of the Fair Sex Specimen Observation
A fragment notes a peculiar observation that in one species the female is 800 times larger than the male. The text humorously dismisses remarks about husbands sharing beds, mentioning Boston Globe in a strained aside.
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Peta
Beota
Boston
The Lime-Kiln Chub at the Detroit Free Press meeting
In a weekly gathering, a member labeled the “kurnel” faced rebuke for a quirky theory about Canada thistles and mustards. The president admonished him against a peculiar belief system, while the accused resigned to a humbled, changed appearance after the session.
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Detroit Free Press
Blandy
Brother Gardner
Kurnul Johnson
Kurner
Erastus Furlong
Brodder Johnson
Brudier Johne
Hodges’s Story of an Aged Agricultural Laborer
An elderly farmer recalls rough times. He worked from youth, earned meager wages, and endured poor land conditions. Despite a lifelong honest toil and family care, age and rheumatism threaten ruin, with poverty looming and hope fading of ever leaving the poorhouse.
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Hodges
Mr. Chamberlain
Glaagow
Aeerane
Question of Nomenclature at Carrott Free Prean Club
A discussion centers on racial slurs used within a club quarrel. The President urges restraint while a member Threatensaction against insults. Names appear as Pras dent and Penstock, with dialogue about dignity and rivalry across race.
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Carrott Free Prean
Gumboil Binith
Brudder
Bradder
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