Grapevine seedling at Monticolo excites California notice
An illustrated industrial brief reports a rare Monticolo grapevine near Santis Barbara known as the Dong Mar, tracing its origin from a slip carried by a traveler to the Antonia mission. The plant thrived, with descendants cited in the Domansnen family line, and the article details growth, historical context, and local curiosity.
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California
Monticolo
Santis Barbara
Qui
Dong Mar
Qua
Antonia
Iini
Domasnen
Hole
Ysu Uevine
Wameworth
Loudon
Northwestern Midland
Aarne
Cetin
Pesta
Elmira
NOY
Farmers’ Club
C.C. Mell
Central
Museunri Horticultural Association
Boonville
Davis
Jonathan
Domestic Hints on Savory Stews and Pastry Preparations
A dense, recipe laden fragment outlines multiple kitchen tasks from spiced bricks and wine flavored cords to a heavy bean soup and beef dish. It mentions Mrs Randell and Mrs Windhal advising on remedies and lists ingredients like wine lemon peel apricot kernels and various meats with method steps for steeping boiling and simmering. The text preserves period tone with numerous procedural phrases and OCR garbles but centers on home cooking guidance and pantry instructions.
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Randell
Windhal
Paris
Eiepair Ani
Paul
Matton Lane
Seloet
Simney
Phos
Pont Gt
Sugar touch tale: mule rises after sugar gift on Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Call reports a coal mule on Chestnut Street blocked traffic for half an hour as a sugar offering from a Black's grocery patron eased its way to its feet. A crowd gathered, laughter rang out at the unlikely rescue by a clever negro.
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Henry V
Philadelphia
George B. Newton
Chestnut Street
Sixteenth
Black
Wellin
An Infallible Remedy for a Cold
A brief humorous exchange from Life magazine: Tom asks Bert about his cold and Bert replies he got rid of it with a fresh one, showcasing a playful, ironic medical gag typical of period humor.
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Tom
Bert
A Rhetorician. Professor and Wife in Quarrel
In a dialog from Arkansaw Traveler a professor and his wife clash over language and rhetoric. He insists on precision while she challenges his word choices, touching on meaning and pocketed letters. The skit ends with comic expostulation.
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St. Louis
Lief
Prof
Arkansaw
An Application of Scripture
An OCR fragment from a historical page describes Winnie’s mother combing her tangled hair with several severe pulls. Winnie asks if many hairs came out, and a response notes counting them again, reflecting a moral or religious reflection in the text.
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Winnie
Harper
Cherokee Affairs Oppose Congress Openers in Indian Territory
The Cherokee legislature sits at Tahlequah in extra session after a kingcited call by Kinch. The chief’s brief message urges a special session of the legislature to address measures on allotment and Indian Territory settlement. Indians oppose opening lands to white settlers, fearing loss of tribal control. several tribes share this stance.
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Little Rock
Ark
New York Herald
Pahlequah
Kinch
Tahlequah
Congress
Okiahomia
Fael
Severalty
United States
Col
James McHell
Bell
Aaiment
Chiat Bushyhead
Arkansas River
Arkanaas River
Cherokees National Council
Cheroker Council
Unite States
Seertary Kirkwood
Cherokee Strip
Oklahoma
Cherokee Country
Bushyhead
Inhal Gratin
Senator Jones and the Palms Love Controversy at Russell House
A Detroit story portrays Senator Jones as ostracized and obsessed with Miss Palms, detailing visits to the Russell House, daily flowers, and letters. It notes clashes with Catholic priests, a rejected marriage, and repeated efforts by friends to end his pursuit amid political and social hostility.
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Antica
Detroit
Florida
Philaelphia Press
Jones
Catholic Church
Hig State
United States Senate
Senator Jones
Russel House
Tore
Senate
Doferson Avenue
Palos
Miss Palme
The
Tnly
Missy Palms
Charlotte Corday
Corcoray Art Gallery
Miss Palms
Sands
Washington
Mra
Anils
Jones Asilly
Misa Palms
Devon
Newport
W. G.thompson
Thompson
United States
Everglade
Miss Campan
Palms
Campan
Temes
Thompsons
Charity Orphan Asylum
Chicago
Express
Messenger
Russell House
Palms Mansion
Palma
Miss
Borgreas
Michigan
Parsnell
Parnell
The Caricature Plant Makes Faces On Leaves
A reader describes the Justicia Pieta also called The Caricature Plant. Its yellow centered green leaves resemble human faces, a playful wonder praised by botany writer Alice May in St. Nicholas. The piece muses on potential uses for caricature artists and notes the plant is hardy, though little grown in this country.
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Justicia Picta
Cuthbert Gollingwood
Thosg Planta
Gustave Doro
Alice May
St. Nicholas
Man confronts plant swindle at market in Detroit tale
A story from the Detroit Free Press recounts a quarrel at the Central vegetable market. A man insists a plant sold years earlier is far younger, enraging him as botanists doubt its age while he vows to confront the vendor and seek justice in a fevered, improvised tale.
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Jinmaies
Carlos I
England
Thins
Tadley
Central America
St. Nicholas
Fama
Ea Citizen
Detroit Free Press
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