Anglesey title case recounted in Dublin Exchequer court
The article recounts a 1738 Dublin Court of Exchequer trial over James Annesley alias Earl of Anglesey who claimed the estates, detailing a long, witness-heavy saga of forged death notices, elopements, and alleged identity fraud spanning Ireland, Jamaica, and the plantations, ending with the title deemed extinct due to the uncle’s bigamy.
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Heath
Schénes
Anglesey
Dublin
James
Annesley
Earl of
Jane Annesley
Soli Ain
Iroynois
Janes
Jamaica
Divorces in Different Countries Across the World
The article surveys divorce practices globally from Thibet to Tartars, noting consent requirements in Thibet, non-sanctioned divorces in Austria, rarity in modern Greece, remarriage bans in Hindoostan, discretionary Jewish divorces in old times, chopstick method in China, symbolic stick breaks among American Indians, Turcoman but without return, two Circassian divorce rules, Liberia’s cap/veil method, Sam wife first divorce rights, Moors’ son requirement, Arctic seclusion, Ching grounds for divorce, Tartars’ magistrate-assisted dissolution.
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Austria
Circassia
Liberia
Sam
Maty Ha
Lutrot
Arctic
Dakota truth tale on a man from Dakota
A Dakota man in a train conversation claims from Dakota while discussing farming land and local fertility. The exchange notes skepticism about exaggerated stories of Dakota soil and hints at the man's honesty in facing such tales.
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Dakota
George Washington
Ita
Tara
Revenge of a Drunken Acrobatic Chief in London
London letter recounts George Lotine, chief of a famed acrobatic troupe, accused of cruelly abusing thirteen-year-old Beatrice Currah in Cardiff last October. After her death from consumption, her father Nathaniel Currah, a Kent water works foreman, plotted revenge, buying a revolver and a butcher knife. He confronted acrobat Letine at Canterbury music hall and killed him, then attempted suicide by firearm. the weapon misfired, leaving Currah alive.
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George Lotine
Australia
America
Cardiff
Beatrice Currah
Nathaniel Currah
Crayford Water Works
Kent
Letita
Letine
Beatrice
Curtrah
Darling
Carmh
Tetine
Currah
London
Canterbury Music Hall
Lambeth
Corral
Loting
That Settled It Prisoner Comedy Quip
A prisoner humorously claims the remark settles his plans after a judge sentences him to sixty days in the work house. He tells the officer he no longer needs to decide between Long Branch or Mackinac this summer.
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Long Branch
Mackinag
Detroit Free Press
Labor Saving Proposition in Classic Rail Lubrication Note
A fragmented OCR item notes Prof. Denton on lubrication for locomotive slide valves reducing oil use from one pint per 75 miles to one pint per 160 miles. It claims the valve heat made the reversing lever hard to move. The piece also mentions ancient birthday customs and a garbled dialogue.
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Denton
Wildcat fatal leap scene and Irish land agent humor
A rugged river story recalls a hunter landing four trout as a wildcat battles a pheasant above a ravine. The cat plunges after the prey and is shot mid leap, ending in a dramatic fall. Interwoven is a vignette about a Kerry land agent famed for wit, pistol skill, and a bicycle stunt to enforce campaign payments.
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Sullivan
New York
Sutsman
Thad
Isyas
Himelf
Imt
Chetina
Cania
Ruuule
Trish
Kenmure
Trelend
County
Kerry
Killarney
Clare
Funny Mistakes in Travel Journalism From Harper's Weekly
David Ker cites traveling reporters for humorous errors that amuse readers. The piece recalls a correspondent who asserts authority on a country he barely entered and begins letters with broad generalizations about conversations with locals and mixed-breed shopkeepers.
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David Ker
Harper's Weekly
Farmer plants fruit to feed travelers with peach trees
In a chatty tale from Wasp, a farmer in Kaiana sets out three miles of peach trees at fence corners to feed hungry travelers, a plan praised as charitable yet critiqued for risking theft. A Ohio memory recalls a similar scheme that backfired when a partner exploited the orchard for profit.
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Kaiana
Frank
Ohio
Wasp
Tale and Mearty in Oia Age and Health Fads
The passage mixes exuberant florid prose with medical ads and social commentary. It extols Hoastoter's Blomach Bitters as a cure for aging infirmities, then shifts to advice on tactful speech and avoiding offense. The fragmentary text blends product promotion with reflections on manners and communication.
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Tale
Mearty
Apus
Ufe
Ib Tao
Mlagicl Laduenova
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted by Town Resident
A town resident touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure all for cleansing and enriching the blood, insisting it always works and urging trust in its efficacy. The piece cites sensational claims, then shifts to a sentimental scene on a country road with an inscription about roadside graves and Get There Granite Company gravestones.
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Dr. Pierce
Dr. Bage
Indy
Boston
Kennebec County
Get There Granite Company
Augusta Journal
Hood
D. Tabery
Wigponeville
Ohio
O. I. Hood
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Palmer
Ted
Hejaya
Wester
Fraiklins
Dubious Recommendation Sparks Husband's Unease
A fragmented clipping hints at a troubled note where a husband reacts to a new woman as potentially dangerous. The text is garbled and provides limited concrete details beyond interpersonal tension and suspicion.
Tears and the science of crying in a humorous chat
A narrator recalls discussing tears with a chemistry professor and a physiology expert. They compare the simple 98 percent water composition to the complex mechanics of tear production, noting the lachrymal gland and orbicularis muscle, and ponder how babies learn to cry.
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Atom
Five Person Excursion Trains Announced for South
Manynduatries in the South with Florenga Alabama and Chicazo Illinois routes plan five person excursion trains August 6 September 16 24 and October. Northwest railroads sell round trip tickets to Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana at low first class rate. Tickets good for return within thirty days. Inquiries to J B Morrell Traveling Agent or William Hill General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Florenga
Ala
Chicazo
Ekataro Illinoia
Evansyvilla
Ling
Personilly
Tennessee
Althame
Mississippi
Louisiang Atong
Parsons
Odd House Rules and a Curious Knife Set
A landlady reads quirky boarding house rules to a new boarder who vows to obey. The piece notes a sixteenth century knife set with one side bearing table blessings and the other grace after meat, kept in a leather case before the singer.
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Maui
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