Sam Augustus Defends Georgina Island From Night Thieves
Sam Augustus, an Indian on Georgina Island, overhears burglars plotting to rob the Daleton estate. He races through a midwinter storm on ice to warn the home and confront the thieves, fighting to protect his only white ally.
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Beaver
Sam
Beaverton
Alexandra House
Paul Wilson
Paul Wilso
Sam Augustus
Ed Daleton
Daleton
Paul
India
Canada
Cal Estate
Sam Augustue
Georgna Island
Long Pier
Georgina Island
Georgina
Verana
Simeon Lange
Bimcoe Lotge
Ed Yaleton
EA Deletoo- Weil
Kate
Jackson's Point
Toronto
Spud
Jashie
Les
Simcoe Lodge
Daieton Estate
Buosantis
Helds
Paletoo
Sam Augustua
Robson's Joke on a Youthful Flight Ticket Ruse
A tale from England recalls Robson and Bill on a Liverpool train. Bill pretends a stolen ticket, hiding under a seat as the conductor nears. Robson surrenders two tickets and points to the hidden companion, who emerges sheepishly.
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Robson
Stuart Robson
England
Bill
Liverpool
Pil
Bim
New York Tribune
Mysterious Chloroform Tree Found Near San Jacinto
Prospectors discover a unknown tree with purple leaves and a strong perfume like chloroform. The blossoms are rusty red two inches wide and thorny hairs on the leaf cause swelling. When approached, the plant emits a narcotic scent rendering nearby observers insensible. No botanical name yet. suggested as tarantula plant or chloroform tree.
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San Jacinto Mountains
Los Angeles Times
Growing Girl Retains Health After Convent School Exit
Laura Dumontier a farmer's daughter in St Cuthbert Quebec describes her collapse from anemia at age twelve and lingering illnesses. After doctors deemed her case incurable she took Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and regained health. Her account aims to help other mothers of growing girls seek early remedies.
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Dan Ter
St Cuthbert
Quebec
Miss Dumontier
Tor
Laii M
St. Tarthelem
Dr. Williams
Sinther
Beneft
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Etymology Lesson Backfires in Classical Debate
The learned Porson and Ely canon Jeremiah King argued over a cucumber related pun. King dismissed Porson’s derivation as farfetched, noting the joke could hinge on the name Jeremiah King becoming Jerry King and then Gherkin, a cucumber pickled.
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Porson
Ely
Jeremiah King
King
Jerry King
Gherkin
Fire safety tip from Cane of Fire
The author advises placing a handkerchief under the pillow at night to prepare for smoke. If a fire alarm occurs, dip the cloth in water and tie it around the head to cover mouth and nostrils. This practice aims to reduce nerves and help a person walk upright through dense smoke.
Oldest pomegranate tree in France bears no fruit
The 1 Gates orangery tree in France traces to 1085 but rarely flowers now. In very warm bright seasons it shows a few blossoms yet yields no fruit, remaining a long fruitless landmark.
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France
Orangery
Poverty in London Tops One in Five Citizens
A fragment notes that more than 0 percent of London inhabitants are so poor they cannot afford butter tobacco or stamps. The text references nineteenth century London when populations surged from 100000 to 330900, with about one in six living in poverty.
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London
Summer Heat and Exercise Push Perspiration Belief
A quirky note on heat stimulates perspiration and kidney relief, urging nervous exercise over lounging. It mentions a naval torpedo incident where a ship fired one misfired, then veered, leaping from water before sinking.
No clear headline from the fragmented text
The readable fragment shows a conversation about lending and payments for mourning dresses, with a dressmaker widow noting delays in payment due to sorrow and financial matters. The piece lacks coherent context or identifiable individuals or organizations.
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Mer
The Real Yellow Port and the Yellow Peril
The article warns that with China opening to commerce crowded cities lack sewers and waterworks posing health risks. Smallpox, cholera, and plague appear in towns, exemplifying what the author calls a real yellow peril threatening global health.
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Yellow
China
Evher
Tobacco's effect on cholera bacilli explored at Berlin University
Fragmentary report notes experiments suggesting cholera bacilli die faster on dry tobacco than on dry grain plates, do not multiply, and die more quickly on moist tobacco, with tobacco said to kill them rapidly.
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Berlin University
Short Christmas Day at Torneo Finland
Christmas day at Torneo Finland is described as very brief, lasting less than three hours. The note emphasizes a concise holiday period with limited time for celebrations.
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Torneo
Finland
Apple Trees and Climate Facts Noted in US Estimate
A reading notes about 200 million apple trees in the United States and an annual yield near 175 million bushels. It adds that apples can be grown broadly across the country except in extreme cold or heat, and references John Ruskin on color as blue fire rather than blue.
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United States
John Ruskin
Curious fact about teeth decay and usage
A brief note asserts that teeth rarely used decay faster than those with regular use. The observation is presented as a fact and implies the need for action on both sides of the issue.
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