Curious Breads From Balkans To China In Laundered Form
A humorous survey describes breads and crackers with exotic names and quirky uses. It notes Balkan chain shaped bread sold by itinerant pedlars, Japanese bamboo bread sold in strings, sun dried sheets used as awnings, and a pith bread from China laundered in hot iron.
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Chaina
Balkans
China
L. Lodjan
Ufe
Balkania
Central Asia
Hasaars
Caliphates
Trussia
Torpor of the Turk and a Telegraph Tale of Fire
An interview in the New York Sun with Bedros Keljik hints that Turkish reform requires business focus over politics. A tale from Dr Riza Tewfik recounts a Galata fire scare and a telegram delivery mix up at night. A banker story from rural Britain jokes about bank charges and distrust of bankers.
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New York Sun
Bedros Keljik
Riza Tewfik
Adrianople
Tewfik
Kade Kony
Bosporus
Yangin
Galata
Osman Agha
Effendi
Dr. Tewfik
Clocks Gift Sparks Jocular Wedding Conversation
A Chicago Post excerpt captures a playful wedding moment where the bride compliments the clocks given, asks why two were gifted, and a friend interrupts humorously about keeping keepsakes for memories amid a light hearted exchange.
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Chicago Post
Objection Sparks Tense Exchange in Washington Star
A quoted exchange shows ongoing tension as a respondent denies wanting a life defined by others while Mr. Olsport counters with a bold rebuke. The Washington Star presents a clipped dialogue moment reflecting personal fault lines and public critique.
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Mr. Olsport
Washington Star
Leaving Earth and Farewell in a Feroite Tele Mele
A fragmented note speaks of a spouse leaving Earth aboard a fero ite Tele Mele. The speaker asks if he is dead, then clarifies he has merely gone up, and warns against putting all goods in a wilted plan as they fade.
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Earth
Laporte
Poy Esa
Athan
County Institute
County Agents Extend Agricultural Aid Across Indiana
Indiana counties appoint new county agents called county appointees to promote farmer education and home life, coordinate with Purdue and the federal Agriculture Department, and expand vocational farming education. The program includes local crop observers, salaries, rail franking, and monthly campaigns guiding seed selection and field inspections.
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Indiana
L. B Clare
Purdue University
Agricultural Department
Department of Agriculure
Tichina
T. A. Coleman
Invents A Naval Mine By Newport Lieut No Perenson
A fragmentary report credits Lieutenant John No Perenson of the Newport naval torpedo stations with inventing a mine designed to attack ships in harbor. The device reportedly operates from shore or drift and could sink vessels when deployed from a stern position. Details remain unclear and the invention’s secrecy is noted.
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John No Perenson
Naval Torpedo Stations
Newport
Merenain
Stef
Ateiral
Austin Ab Patel
Atlantineserre Mead
Coulter's Hell Story Recounted In Milwinke Journal
The Milwkines Journal preserves a tale of Coulter claiming to suffer in a prehistoric hell after a 1903 Chick expedition. A trappers’ later claim denies the ordeal, prompting government science studies and the eventual Yellowstone National Park creation.
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Silwelikee
Coulter
Hell
Northwest
Ile
Indiana
Hni
Walia
Kinek
Tami
Towls
Betas
Couster
Anne Beek
Contter
Yellowstone National Park
Vouller
Milwinkes Journal
NERVE IN BASEBALL TALES OF OLD STARS AND STRETCHED NERVES
A garbled reminiscence from early baseball days recounts Charley Doom and others. Story includes manager Comiskey urging a return to tailoring and a young Doolin era mishaps, with wild throws, nerve under pressure, and a famed catcher earning his keep despite mistakes.
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Charley Doom
National League
Charles A. Comiskey
Strelk
Hoein
Hite
117 Ponds
McRibben
St. Joseph
Doolin
Mac
Arened Hing
Monyend
Lncirstop
Tig Jin” Winer
Poon
Doomn
Phillies
T. A. Goewey Ih Lostio
Fragmented OCR note on nervous traveler and pocket search
An unclear passage describes a nervous traveler worried about her purse and a cautious pocket check during a journey. The text includes garbled dialogue and stray fragments, reflecting opaque premodern notes in a Tendon Tatler style.
Impeachment Proceedings Reported With House Action
Fragmentary notes describe impeachment related activity in the Minnesota legislature. References to Bowland and Peivaite titens indicate conduct investigations and potential removals. The record mentions the House of Representatives and a committee posture toward charges and trial procedures.
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Bowland
Bocheverell
Papa Sertoy
Sielame
House of Lapeds Witd Wien
Unclear Prisoner Statement Sparks Attorney Question
Fragmentary note reports a prisoner asking an attorney why the defendant is deemed the one person. The text mentions Philadelphia and a judge or lawyer must interpret the scattered remarks.
Holding on Tight
Merida Times reports a cryptic note about a title contest and a mysterious date. Local officials urge calm as residents await clarification on the prize and eligibility for the prize.
Revered Navy Officer Pletcher Emerges From An Oceanic Career
A lengthy profile traces Reyo Adjitral Pinuk 1 Pheteher’s progress from Annapolis appointment in Iowa to Commodore and then rear admiral. Highlighted are his ordnance innovations, Spanish American War service, command of gunboats Kaniwha and Eagle, and leadership atop Vermont and Atlantic fleet staffs. The piece lauds his clean, conservative, efficient naval persona and readiness under pressure.
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Reyo Adjitral Pinuk
Pheteher
Willers
New York ‘Times
Cie
Lodisiana
Oskaloosa
Annapolis
Iowa
Ardnavnes
Hievey
Tie Taney
Spain
Armericas
Badger Rs
Pleteher
Newport
le Wie Denin
Iba
Howe
Newyork
Duy
Washington
Special Ordnance
Vermont
Strug
Mletetier
Meyer
Nea
Atlantic Fleet
County Offering Rewards for Triplets Born in Orange County
Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to pay 100 reward for each set of triplets born in the county. Mrs Irte Summers presented her Nusbind with three Summerses. The board approved 8100 to Mrs Summers and planned a payment policy for future multiple births.
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Orange County
Cals Board of Supervisors
Irte
Sooners
Cloud Watcher of Manhattan Powers The City Lights
A New York cloud watcher stands atop a skyscraper to track storm clouds sweeping toward Manhattan. His vigil triggers emergency power boosts by signaling the chief plant, ensuring lights stay on as storms threaten the grid.
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New York
Dee
Hudson
Manhattan
Geography of the Panama Canal Course
The article explains the canal’s path is not a simple east to west line but a crooked route from Colon toward Junama with Colon actually farther west than Junama. It notes the canal runs from north northwest to southeast and ends up east of the starting point, making a westward journey feel eastward.
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Panama Canal
Colon
Caribbean
Atlantic
Panama
Pacific
Est
Junama
New York Tribune
Canine Etiquette Among Dogs Revealed by Henry Merwin
Henry C. Merwin notes in Athuntic that dogs practice strict etiquette even in close quarters. They avoid brushing or touching each other unless intimate, and a dog may see stepping over another as a breach of manners. A dignified spaniel refuses contact yet exploits other dogs for support.
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Henry C. Merwin
No Canes For Adora In Public Walks
A London Chronicle note asserts actors avoid walking sticks in public to maintain a balanced gait and resist appearances of dependence. It claims stage discipline informs personal conduct and warns society might imitate such habits.
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Joan
London Chronicle
Not Even Bent Little Erie Drops Egg Basket
A grocery trip ends with a boy named Eric denying breaking eggs after the hulls came off two or three on the way home. His mother questions the mishap while Chicago News notes the incident.
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Erie
Eric
Chicago News
Tomato Seed Oil Yields Bright Odorless Lamp Light
London Mail notes tomato seeds and skins dried in sun then crushed in a hydraulic press produce a thin yellow oil. When burned in a lamp this oil emits a bright odorless light.
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London Mail
Made Him Too Good. A Reforming Husband
A Boston Transcript quote notes a wife marrying to reform a man and finds the husband now shocked by her gowns. It concludes with a literary reflection that overcoming challenges forges heroes.
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Reslli
Boston Transcript
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Quoney
Tlondon
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