The Old Bell Ringer and the Curfew Night
In Somerville Journal style a dying bell ringer named Jasper recalls royal histories from Queen Bess to Cromwell as a village endures a curfew. Lily De Vere pleads for Richard to live, curfew tolls, and Jasper dies at sunset beside a long-remembered love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meir
Bess
James
Cherlea I
England
Jasper
Cromwell
Willkiss
Darian
Neste
Tor
Richara
Mooney
Mother Ted
Kotor Cain
Lalo
Balai
Luldab
Lily de Vere
Des Liverance Feom
Che West
Camino
Jayper
Hichard
Te Gree
Somerville Journal
Escaped from Rebels After Capture During Civil War
Major John Allen recalls a Confederate capture in 1863 when a squad of rebels seized four men and escorted them to prison near Andergonville Libby. A teenage prisoner from Pearla tried to lift spirits before guards mocked him. A sudden attempt by the captured boy resulted in a weapon snatch and a guard knocked down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allen
St. Janis
Georgia
Eimp
Andergonville
Libby
Pearla, Tl
Khira
Unnamed Gunfight Witnesses Four Killings in Chaos
A first person recount describes a chaotic encounter where a leader shoots four enemies during a sudden assault. A sergeant is brought down, a boy retrieves a pistol and kills two more, and the narrator admits fear as the hard realities of violence unfold amid scattered gunfire.
Blurred tale of a man in men's clothes at Detroit streetcar
A well dressed man is mistaken for a thief as he roams a street area near the streetcars. He hesitates at the curb then signals the first car and is guided toward a corner. A policeman intervenes, noting it is unlawful for a man to be in that attire, despite the man’s confusion and denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ana
Alimentary Canal
Jdsu
Inneseds Twatty
Ain Ok Andale
Wiston
Christlin Union
Te Waad
Geo
Comte
Woman Learns Masquerade Is Foolish After Streetcar Incident
A woman who had been dressing as a boy asks if she looks like one and is corrected by a passerby. The exchange leads her to abandon further masquerading and she avoids repeating the stunt by taking a streetcar instead.
Taken at Her Word in a Damaged Reception Tale
A woman at a social gathering describes a male suitor who asks how hiring a marriage would be affected by a young woman’s appearance and home life. She recalls delaying a scene, outlining a man’s odd question and her reply about not calling on a woman met only at receptions. The account ends with her noting she slept till noon while breakfast was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
Understanding Earthquakes and Tsunami Waves in Historical Text
The article explains earthquake focus as the point beneath the crust where the quake originates and compares waves to bubbles rising in a water-filled tube. It describes how sea disturbances from Lisbon's 1755 quake caused a massive tsunami that leveled the coast, and notes similar distant effects from other offshore quakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carte Ybakus
Walter
Labo
Portugal
Laland
The Heifer Calf and Dairy School Prospects
A discussion on selecting heifer calves for dairy herds, the profitability of early maturity, and the rise of dairy schools. It outlines three dairy divisions retail milk, butter, and cheese, advising new breeders to choose one path and pursue it steadily to maximize success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ams
Occupations That Kill and Silent Dangers of Lead Poisoning
A historical lament traces the dangers of lead and other poisons across trades. It lists needle workers, painters, printers, vulcanizers, potters, dentists, photographers, and mercury users as at risk, describing symptoms and the human cost of industrial exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesa
New York World
Ife
Sagan
Ke Wen
Tian Arnt
Joe
Wirkeven
Livig
Styrowne
Murduioy
Youlus
The Pyramids Harpers Weekly Feature
Harpers Weekly chronicles the pyramids near the Nile as ancient vast cities of massive stone, with Cheops pyramid towering until time dulled its height. The piece notes geometric shapes, shifting light, and the daunting scale of the structure, inviting readers to gauge size by climbing its tiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Weekly
Jerusaerem
Atk Athoud
Humah
Nilu
Teres
Senrath
Ak Wrenne
Timers Pymunida
Gizoh
Gali
Toma
Cheops
Animals and Birds Interact in Curious Tales from London
A London Spectator reader recalls scenes of a dog named Vie adopting a family and guarding their kittens, a hawk caring for and later eating a young starling, a sheep guiding a fugitive lamb to safety, and a cat caring for a chicken. The anecdotes mix gentle animal behavior with unexpected outcomes and a mountain rescue anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Lidely
Vie
Matt
Coe
Vic
Tieir
Kix
Cage
Ti J
Farm Advices From The West On Crops And Tools
The article provides agricultural guidance from the West, stressing careful fall and winter handling of corn and fodder to protect feeding value. It highlights cost risks of erosion and pasture depletion, notes advances in farming equipment like a 16 foot furrow plow pulled by six horses, and discusses sowing wheat in wide drills and crude petroleum as a multipurpose farm remedy and spray.
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Ona Mim
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Minik
Lin
Brit
Rubi
Merry Wen
Crenwell
Fordinary
Georgie Varring
Tanid
Literent Ing
Bee
Uae
Ay Yanik
Mude
Bretthed
Guilie
Squire Hale
Averies of
Aulsynts
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