Woman Hess and New York Reform Effort in Correction Dept
A fragmentary account extols Miss Davis of Rochester and her reform work at a New York correctional facility. It highlights her education at Vassar, her leadership among prisoners, and the garden, dairy, and vegetable projects guided by teachers. The piece praises humane methods as a path to virtue and better futures.
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Er Davie
Department of Correction
New York
Miss Davis
Severa Jeans
Tomn
Rocheste
Vassar College
Turnia
Mise Davis
Bedford
Spring Coats Textiles Emphasize Shorter Tailored Styles
Fashion writers predict coats will be shorter than long silk gowns with waist-length lines. The flare coat remains popular. designers note a shift toward conservative garments and tailored lines. English influences appear in draped options and white worsted fabrics, with focus on a boxy yet refined silhouette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherty
Drs Goode
Inventor Sir William Crookes and the tube breakthrough
A garbled historical piece notes Sir William Crookes as a key figure in tube invention, tracing his Oxford study, fellowship at the Royal Society, and work on X rays. It mentions his leadership roles in science societies and his recognition with medals.
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William Croker
Willem Crockes
Tory
Oxford
Tuverashions
P Landen
The
Royal
Williams
Tin Tisea
William Crookes
Electral Engineers
Utter
Divicione
Locusts Darken Train Ride in South Africa
A South African rail journey is interrupted by a vast locust swarm. Passengers report door and window alarms as a cloud of insects sweeps the compartment, with several inches long grasshopper like locusts clinging to rails and cars. The period piece notes the swarm’s menace to crops while the train proceeds toward Victoria Falls.
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Rando
Aschibade
Wilage
Bad Wien
Willams
Wells
Gil
Awarue
Ha Villake
Farta
Thelde
Life of Plerent Sigh Recalls Sergeant's Rescue
Fragmentary notes describe a sergeant who fainted during a rescue and trembled as he carried the rescued man to safety. The account mentions a nurse or general figure and hints at recognition by Nightingale. The text is garbled but centers on a wartime aid scene and a hospital outcome.
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Tuna Nus
Ostord Atuwked
Rex. i. Coatley White
Brauield College
Oxford
Humberie
Addirenis
Tamanit
Rouse
Weil
Port Said
Port Hall
Sarlron
Ustom
Liverpool
Europe
Simon Amt
Howe
Port
Fragmentary note on women, knowledge, and restraint
A garbled remark discusses women's education and restraint, referencing an example from India. The text mentions a writer woman and a creator who tested something, then calmly discarded it, while laws are cited about drinking. The fragment is unclear and lacks coherent events or names.
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Symnpathene
Tr India
Butler
Fortade Tim Co
Jury Verdict Cited Amid Ambiguous Testimony
An unclear witness recounts a courtroom moment where a juror and judge faced confusing testimony. The transcript notes a wish for health and prosperity voiced by a witness after giving evidence and leaving the box.
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Mads Rees Nan Mateo
Stratford
Drills in South Africa Linked to Magnet Influence
Report notes that deep well holes in South Africa largely deviate from expected alignment. Investigators conclude that the drilling grille used was influenced by magnets, causing the widespread directional variation.
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South Africa
Viscount Beeginner Curate and Mountmortes in Royal Saga
The article recounts Viscount Beeginner Curate and Visowout Mountmortes amid a bishop’s scrutiny in a Wish Lord Mountworres tale. It notes Mountmorres as an Irish seer with a controversial career and exile, surviving Congo fever and grave-worthy perils. Mountmorres appears on Fleet Street and in political circles as Primrose League secretary, Liverpool Tropical Institute director, Jawaien diplomat, farmer, and lecturer. The piece mentions four House of Lords members connected to this circle, highlighting the Earl of Stratford as a prominent figure.
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Viscount Beeginner
Mountmortes
Wistuester
Lord Mountworres
Oaford
Congo
Earl of Stratford
House of Commons
Fragmentary Vivid Imagery From a Cairo Encounter
The text presents a distorted, fragmentary travelogue set in Cairo and Egypt. It evokes immersion in Levantine streets and African sunlight while hinting at religious reverence and shifting perceptions of place and worship. The prose reads as a cryptic, literary snapshot rather than a clear report.
No Law Governs Book Titles Despite Courtesy
The text argues there is no law protecting a book title itself and that courtesy governs usage. It notes few, if any, copyright limits on titles and suggests titles endure without legal restrictions outside polite norms.
Origin of and Common Word Boycott
A passage notes a supposed Irish landlord Captain Boycott who mistreated peasants. In response a movement was organized to refuse all dealings with such persons and to not serve them or meet them. The text traces the origin of the word boycott to this action.
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Captain Boycott
Fables of Fortune and Courtroom Tales Spark Debate
A scrambled report blends fortune fables with legal notes about heirs and estates. It mentions Sarat Ann Davidson and a mine fortune claim, plus a court case where Charisey Orit faced penal servitude for deception. The piece also notes pronunciation debates at a masters conference and a dramatic engineering anecdote from a train incident.
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Boron
Rein Feewarde
Ann Davidson
Hedite
Yorkstad
Amouer Co
Ste
Paw
Ann Ator
Tumstell
Henord
Chariesy
Anboudine
Felse Pree
Women's Schools and Educational Shifts in England
The article discusses evolving education for women in England, noting government training programs and limited professional pathways abroad. It highlights shifts since 1871, with a push for women to gain formal training, and contrasts traditional single-sex schooling with new opportunities for professional training and teaching posts abroad.
Cruesome Walking Stick Used By Late Moverley Tell
A correspondent in Alexandr reports a gruesome walking stick once used by the late Moverley Tell at a ware place. The piece, mounted with a tone from his news body, is described amid chaotic recollections and wartime chatter about a nurse and a hospital night scene.
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Moverley
Ware
Alexandr
Shakespeare Trial Theatre Show At Stratford Prompts Jokes
A garbled fragment describes a Stratford event titled a concert at Shakespeare’s trial theatre. A performer named Shakespeare and a singing professor allegedly wagered a joke about a signature, with one participant doubting the other’s fate amid comic chatter.
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Shakespeare Trial Theatre
Stratford-One
Shakespare
Oliver
The Navy and the Duke in a Waste Land Study
The late Duke of Sutherland funded a study of wastelands with a to 10 state visit. War correspondent Will Usell wrote a book on the journey titled Heaperes fun. The duke, who worked coal partition, rode a blocked engine on his railway while critics discuss his grand plans.
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Sutherlnd
W.illusecil
Edinburg pays tribute to Joseph Houson pioneer of Living cooking
The piece recalls Joseph Houson as a founder of Living cooking in a historical sketch. It notes his early work and character while mentioning a controversial anecdote about a bottle of brandy and a married woman, with references to photographs and a mounting debt for pictures of a child.
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Janee
Old Church of St Margaret’s Lothbury Listed For Demolition
Fragmentary text references the demolition of the church of St Margaret's in Lothbury behind the Bank of England. Mentions the original St Margaret built in the era of Edward I and destroyed in the Great Fire, rebuilt by Wren.
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St Margaret's
Lothbury
Wi Margarets
St Margaret
Eaward I
Wren
Port Said and the Suez Canal Experience for Travelers
A reader describes the welcome and challenges for travelers passing Port Said en route to the Suez Canal. The narrative notes crowds, informal guides, exotic sights, and the roughness of the port city, with mixed impressions of the people, markets, and caravan traffic.
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Fmonaon
Schools For Women
Welles Clayton Sedgwick Cooper
Ministry of Education
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Norfolk
Gateway OF the
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de Lesseps
Patt Sais
Suse Canal
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