Fragmentary medieval verse excerpt with courtly dialogue
A partial archaic scene unfolds with a lord addressing a maiden or child and praising virtue while issuing banishment threats. The jagged quotation marks and misspellings obscure exact context but imply noble lineage, ceremonial crowns, and a dramatic vow or judgment in a chivalric setting.
Crushing a Scorpion in Krakatoa's Doom
In 1883 Anjer Java residents endure Krakatoa's eruptions while a British geologist falls for Vivien, daughter of an American merchant. Antonio, jilted rival, pursues revenge but is drawn into the volcanic catastrophe as a tethered boat is dragged to the sea roar. lives and love are engulfed by the final cataclysm.
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Rebecca L. Fripp
Daily Story Pub. Co
South Sea
Napoleon
Europe
Anjer
Java
Krakatom
Krakatoa
Palatine
British Geological Survey
Sweatheart
Vivien
England
Conrad Dunton
Antonio Menzads
Mote
Conrad
Antonio
Conrad Dunlow
Death in a Mosquito Sting Ends Life of Mrs. Lawler
A mosquito sting on the ankle allegedly caused blood poisoning leading to the death of Mrs. Anus Lawler of Elimbeth New Jersey several weeks after the bite. She was buried on a recent Tuesday.
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Anus Lawler
Elimbeth
N. J
Liquor in Figures Shows UK Leads in Beer and Tax Revenue
A British Board of Trade release compiles 1900 data with 1889 US figures on alcoholic beverages across the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the United States. It shows UK tax revenue about 12 million dollars higher than France and Germany combined, and beer per capita higher in the UK than Germany and France, with France and Belgium leading per capita beer in some comparisons. The report also notes surprising twists in wine and spirits consumption across nations. Mant the seeds of common sense in the mind of the child.
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Board of Trade of
Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom
France
Germany
United States
United King'm
Gellown
Ben
Galiana
Belgium
Bavaria
Topsy Turvy Iceland Fireland Icehouse Lore
The Philadelphia Record reprints a vivid note on Iceland describing its snow clad mountains and lava flows creating natural icehouses. It cites Dr Gelkie and Elshohle as famous icehouses, and mentions a physician observing a habit of dry smoking linked to potential paresis.
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Iceland
Gelkie
Elshohle
Casselburg
Eifel
Lombroso
Maudsley
Philadelphia Record
Keeping Tabs on Anarchists in Germany
An American in Berlin describes German policing of anarchists and all citizens. He notes constant surveillance, compulsory registration of all residents and arrivals, and reporting of movement by foreigners, hosts, and even visitors. Violations trigger escalating jail terms, while authorities track individuals from cradle to grave.
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Germany
Berlin
Unione
Ciisorder
Mable
Sketch of James Maurice Thompson, 1844–recent death
James Maurice Thompson born September 9, 1844 in Fairfield Indiana. He lived in Kentucky and Georgia, served in the Confederate army, practiced law in Crawfordsville, and was state geologist from 1885 to 1889. He wrote The Witchery of Archery and other works and enjoyed outdoor sports. He died recently, the Annapolis News notes.
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James Maurice Thompson
Fairfield
Ind
Kentucky
Georgia
Crawfordsville
New York Independent
Louisiana
Altice
Ol Vincennes
T‘annapolis News
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