Mysterious Tides At Lake Ronkonkoma On Long Island
A reader summarizes reports of Lake Ronkonkoma in Long Island, a inland lake with no inlet or outlet that exhibits a rare tide taking seven years to rise and fall. Scientists studied the phenomenon without resolution, while local lore recalls an Indigenous fear and a drowning legend.
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Marjelan
Rhone
Switzerland
Long Island
Ronkonkoma
Lake Ronkonkoma
Long Island Sound
Tyler appoints old classmate to federal prison job
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports President Tyler sought a sinecure for Jack Dade, who produced a selfwritten letter of endorsement from Tyler. Tyler approved the backing, and the next day John W. Dade was named keeper of the Federal prison for the District of Columbia.
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Ard
Tyler
Old Jack Dade
Washington
White House
Jack
Cade
Dade
Harrison
The Ordeal of Fire in Ancient Justice
A teacher explains the ordeal system before juries existed, detailing the fire ordeal where suspects walked over hot plow shares while blindfolded. If burned, guilt. if not, innocence. A student asks if anyone would submit, and the reply cites fear as the reason.
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Johnny
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Other Woman and Family Tensions Highlights
A collage of quotes from Chicago papers and humor pieces addresses marital distrust and parental strictness. Vignettes include a husband resenting a caregiver, a mother’s rigidity, and a child’s plea for bread. The passages mix jokes and philosophical quips from Puck and Spinoza.
Lovelight in His Eyes and the Delayed Yes
A Punch contributor recalls a morning of joy after Phyllis sent a brief yes to a marriage proposal. He walks to work buoyant as May sunshine and city sights seem to smile on him, only to discover a large black smudge on his nose in the office mirror.
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Punch
Phyllis
Pig
Beauty
Courage of Napoleon from Aspern Essling to Wagram
The article cites J. Holland Rose who argues Napoleon’s courage shone most after defeats. It notes the Aspern Essling setback near Vienna where Austrian forces outnumbered him, Lannes died, and his generals urged retreat. He then rallied, rebuilt, and beat the Austrians at Wagram before a decline in later years.
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Aspern- Essling
Wagram
J. Holland
Napoleon
Archduke Charles
Aspern-Essling
Vienna
Danube
Elis
Lannes
St. Helena
Wellington
Blucher
Waterloo
Hannibal
Scipio
Zama
Putting Trees to Bed
A Canyon Colorado agricultural station shows a frost protection method for peach trees. In November workers remove earth around a four foot circle, saturate soil, loosen roots, and tip the tree on its side. Branches are tied, burlap and earth cover protect until spring then loosening and uprighting begin.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Canyon
Colo
Roecky Mountain News
Not by a joyful, I wish she had
A terse exchange reveals a man failing to return home before the 10 o'clock deadline, risking his wife’s silence and highlighting a strain in domestic life. The dialogue underlines loneliness and the unintended weight of broken promises in a strained marriage.
Quiet quarrel ends with a single lamp left lit
A terse exchange between two deaf mutes centers on a wife’s complaint about staying out late. One man jokes about his wife’s reaction, then admits he turned out the light to stop the routine. The tone is blunt and darkly humorous.
Fox Hunting Rule Highlights Chase Not Overtake
The Philadelphia Ledger notes in communities where fox hunting is a sport the cardinal offense is catching the fox. The rule states you may chase the quarry but must not overtake it.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Mother's Tongue Sparks Family Debate on Language Power
A Buffalo Express feature captures a campus style dialogue where a young man praises the mother tongue and the young woman notes parental agreement, underscoring literature's influence within a family.
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Buffalo Express
Coffee Party Dismissed as Illusion in Fliegende Blatter
A quip from Fliegende Blatter suggests a caller seeks a coffee party while the doctor notes no tongue issue. The line presents a playful clash between illness talk and social plans with a humorous tone.
Rattled the Bandit Curious Experience With a Band of Mexican Cutthroats
In Mexico railroads are guarded by soldiers and rural guards. A Sierra Gorda reconnaissance by a railroad engineer met four armed men who seized his party’s horses. The engineer offered trust by asking the leader to guard his property. the thief returned the items and provided two armed escorts for the journey.
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Mexico
Sierra Gorda
Max T. Schmidt
Engineering Magazine
Zanzibar as Imagined: A Romantic Yet Colonial Portrait
A descriptive piece recalls Zanzibar as in Arabian Nights with a sultan under English control. It notes the old palace repurposed for British offices, a deserted harem, and a doomed sultan who once clashed with England, ending with a British naval bombardment sinking the sultan’s small navy.
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Zanzibar
England
Paris
F. W. Howe
Howe's Monthly
Going Astray at Sea and Diogenes Quip
Excerpt notes how ships drift despite compass accuracy as waves roll and wind, risking daily miscourse. Diogenes jokes about seeking an honest man to illustrate a frugal, relentless investigation.
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Diogenes
Washington Star
Percy Seeks Paper and Plans Letter Proposal
Dialogue in a stationery shop with a clerk guiding Percy to sandpaper, hinting at a misfit between paper needs and hardware supplies. The exchange ends with a humorous setup about the proposal by letter.
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Percy
Jude
Waiter Complains of Thick Mud Coffee in London
A London scene notes a waiter describing coffee as thick mud and a reply of strong agreement. The exchange occurs in a morning setting as part of a BWers column vignette.
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Fiis
London
Turkeys for Market: Rearing Tips for Young Birds
The article emphasizes turkey farming as profitable and outlines care for the first four weeks. It warns against overfeeding and highlights the critical early period when temperature, humidity, and feeding discipline determine which poults reach maturity. It advises warm dry quarters, water, grit, and bread crumbs early on to spur growth.
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Turkey
Raising Turkeys: Forage Diet and Home Roost Habits
The text advises feeding turkeys with milk cheese pepper and then letting chicks roam with the mother hen when weather allows. It notes turkeys eat seeds and insects as they grow and will forage in fields by midsummer reducing feeding needs. It warns against wandering and suggests keeping them roosted at home with a tempting evening feed to encourage return.
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Zin
Mangels for Poultry and Farm Feeding Practices
Poultry keepers are adopting mangel beets as a valuable feed. Farmers plan to grow beet crops this year to feed cows hogs poultry and sheep. Beets supplement greens for hens and replace cabbages after storage. In good cellars beets store well and extend winter feed.
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Que
Business Methods for Small Poultry Plants
Many owners lack production cost and profit figures. The article urges adopting formal business methods, tracking feed costs, egg output over 12 months, and calculating cost of production and actual profits to improve profitability in small poultry operations.
Pheasant Eats Insects Before They Hatch Compared To Turkey
A brief note compares a pheasant’s insect control to a turkey gobbler. The pheasant kills more insects with a single bill toss while still in the egg, whereas the gobbler consumes insects after they fatten on the crop.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Orful
Chicago Tribune
Puck
Spinoza
Bandit
Serio Gomic
Harper's Weekly
Marke
Spruce Villa Dairy J
Brubaker Proprietor
Lancaster
D. Frank Kline
King St., Lancaster
Conconsultation
Ititz Harness and Eather Goods Store
H. P. Gingrich & Co
Broad St
Lititz
COAI
Coal Lumber
Slate Cement
Florida
Bear & Long
Lititz, PA
Decker and
Jansser
Jans
J. B. Young & Son
E. Orange St
S. M. Huber
E. Main St
Keen Kutter
E. Myer
Cedar Street
F Bread
Life
A. R. Keller
PENNA
Moyer’s Drug Store
Main Street
W. H. Muth & Co
Brandies
Hollinger
Liquors Cor 'E
King and Duke Sts
Lancaster, PA
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