Burglar Foiled by Squire Latham’s Quick Wits
In Plymouth County a young attorney, Squire Latham, awoke to a bedroom warning and confronted a burglar in the back hall. The intruder struggled with a door to the yard as Latham calmly advised the slide mechanism, ending the chase with a terse, practical remark.
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Squire Latham
Plymouth County
Boston Herald
Horse Trade Note Found In Mail At Delivery Window
A misaddressed postal card about a horse deal was placed in the police file this week. The writer JL was detained at the delivery window as evidence. the card reads a casual, informal trade conversation mentioning a pony and a song.
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Jim
Greenville Record
Unclear Market Warning Linked to Minas Geet Claims
Fragmentary note warns about risks to a grocer's payments if investments or money matters tied to Minas Geet are mishandled. The readable text suggests caution over payout and a potential financial dispute with an unnamed grower or firm.
Blinders On A Horse And A Wild Night In Harstow
A fragmentary account references blinders frightening horses and a groom gifting a bride a gold nugget at a Harstow wedding. The Toronto era text quotes initiation into a lodge and notes a gold nugget souvenir from a mine.
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Harstow
Cal
Lowell Belief Echoes in Fear of God in Hidden Creatures
A fragment reflecting Lowell’s line about fear of divine judgment and disapproval of hidden creatures. The text hints at belief in God’s settling of affairs and warns against sneaking away from truth.
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Lowell
Tea advice from a quirky reader missive
A reader promotes buying tea by the ounce and chasing Schilling's Best as a joke, mentioning Knowledge Pook and a playful line about gobbling and campasy with a nod to Frances.
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Pook
Gobbling & Campasy
Tan Frances
Sculptor Constantine Meunier Honored Miner Image
The late Belgian sculptor Constantine Meunier enjoyed portraying coal miners from Charleroi and Mons, capturing their strength and struggles in his work.
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Constantine Meunier
Charterol
Mons
Milk and Tea Pledge Spurs Grocer Sales
A quirky plea from a grocer hints at customer loyalty as buyers weigh milk purchases against tea. The note blends playful wordplay with urging shoppers to buy more, aiming to boost revenue.
Our Social Pioneers and the Call to Honor Benefactors
A fragmentary note by Frank Putnam in a National Magazine laments past persecution of social pioneers and advocates honoring benefactors as society evolves, questioning whether future generations will adopt a more tolerant, appreciative stance.
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Frank Putnam
National Magazine
Extravagant language and social mores in a Georgia scene
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century society vignette mocks wealth and poverty in Georgia. References to a rich wife with an expensive necklace, a grocer's refund practice, and rural floral imagery contrast wealth with want. The piece ends with hopeful piety toward God.
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Georgia
The Admiral Proves His Title Aboard the Californian Vessel
Sir Richard Dunn, claiming to be a British admiral, is challenged by shipmate Captain Knight and regroups on a merchant brig. After a brutal clash, the crew accepts the maimed yet confident officer, while Dunn negotiates his unproven rank and reins in bullying aboard during a perilous voyage.
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Capt. Blaker
Mr. Simpson
Air
San Francisco
Richard Dunn
Baker
Adam
Dunn
Simpson
Apostle Peter
St. Paul
Wheering
Sandy Hook
the Bath
Wiggins
Damme
Gay
Knight
Bimpron
Crase
Hie
California
New York
Gorden Gate
Fanny
Powers That Be
Dinker
Kaleht
Binker
Simpson and Knight quarrel over job and vows
A tense exchange unfolds as Sir Richard Dunn vows to seize Simpson’s post, with Charles Knight urging action. Other remarks reference a vaccine controversy at Franklin sugar refinery and a Belgian postal Sunday delivery quirk reported by the London Telegraph.
Shakespeare plant surprises in alkali soil at Illinois University
The article recounts Professor Cyril Hopkins observations on ten pots of wheat growth with one plant towering at 28 inches in highly alkali soil. The large Shakespeare plant showed three main stalks and a volume thirty times that of its peers, sparking speculation about alkali resistance and future seed-saving experiments.
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Shakespeare Planta
University of Ilinoia
Cyril G. Hopkins
Profeanor Hopkins
Hopkins
Egyptian Clover Gains Traction as Forage Plant
In recent years Egyptian clover has joined the list of clovers as a major forage plant. It has adapted to Egypt and other Mediterranean-bordering countries and shows promise in climates similar to those regions. Its northern growth limit in the United States remains undefined.
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Egypt
United States
A Place for Brome Grass in Poor Winter Areas
A historic note explains brome grass thrives on farms with low land where winter ice forms. Many grasses like red clover timothy and white clover fail under these conditions, while brome and quack grasses endure. The piece suggests brome grass is a valuable ally for farmers facing such winters and even quack grass may be usable.
Nurse crops aid clover seeding in western fields
In western states nurse crops are needed for clover sowing. Spring wheat stubble helps hold snow over winter to protect plants from freezing. Farmers report nurse crops also shield clover from heat in hot summers.
Pink Pills Proclaimed To Restore Strength After Fever
Miss E. B. Midendorf of Quincy Illinois credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her strength after fourteen weeks of typhoid fever. She improved after half a box and completed two boxes, reporting she no longer needed medicine and has remained strong. Drug stores advertise the pills as remedies for debility nerve symptoms and menopausal changes.
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An. Perior
Williams
Pink Pilla
Mina Midendorf
Dr. Williams
E. B. Midendorf
Park Street
Quincy
Ill
Wilelistos
The Earliest Newspaper Era and Its Evolution
A brief note on the origin of daily newspapers from manuscript letters sent from London to the provinces, their 24 hour cadence, and how during the Commonwealth period those letters were printed in type and circulated widely.
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London
Agony of Sore Hands Healed by Cutheura Products
Mrs. Minnie Drew of Rozbury Massachusetts reports severe hand cracks and pain until using one cake of Cutheura Soap and one box of Cutheura Ointment. She says her hands are now completely well. The note ends with a sign off.
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Minnie Drew
Dana
Rozbury, Maas
The Famous Crowe Hall Music and Society Thefts
Thomas Baxter of Glasgow elected to steal from a public library. The incident involves misused items and a report about a stolen Gospel of Common Sense linked to Crowe Hall Music and related organizations.
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Thomas Baxter
Glasgow
Footwear Sayings Prompt Shoes Versus Comfort
A witty remark contrasts belief in Schilling's Best with others claims. It then notes that when a woman cannot fit her foot into a small shoe she becomes an advocate of sensible footwear.
Fragmented Readable Snippet About Tea and Mood
The readable lines describe tea as comforting and note irritation or temper when someone is approached. The text appears nonsensical and garbled with misspellings and foreign language fragments. The passage lacks clear events or identifiable names.
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