Destructive Cuban dynamite gun described in detail
A New York Herald sourced description explains a compact dynamite gun usable by two mules or ten men. It fires four pounds of explosive gelatine up to a mile and a half, with silent operation and easy concealment. The mechanism features three horizontal tubes, rotating vanes, and a threaded rod releasing the firing ball. Reports on effectiveness vary. full verification awaits wartime outcomes.
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Cuba
New York Herald
Sudan
Chicago
Earthquake Signs In Lemon Cheese And Household Recipes
Readables describe kitchen concoctions and cleaning tips from a historical column. It lists Lemon Cheese, Plums In Batter, Pine Apple Syrup, carpet washing method, and Home made Marmalaise with steps and measurements, reflecting domestic science guidance of the era.
Detailed Gun Carriage and Explosive Projectile Description
A technical description covers a gun carriage two more feet for extension, weight specifics of gun and carriage, crew requirements, loading sequence, and the internal mechanism of a projectile using explosive gelatine, a Merriam fuse, and a seven component timing and detonation system. It explains air compression, valve paths, rotation vanes, and safety features to absorb shock. The article then shifts to animal earthquake warnings in Japan and a marmalade preparation tip using sugar and jelly over weeks with February noted as best.
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Merriam
Home Circle Strawberry Sauce and Apple Pudding Recipe Tips
Recipe notes describe beating bullet and sugar with egg white for a strawberry sauce, and a cracker crumb apple pudding with apples, butter, and nutmeg. Includes adages on children’s footwear, summer and winter clothing colors, and guidance on bathing, ventilation, and charcoal preparation for medicinal use.
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E&sa
A Paragon of Legal Lore in a Courtroom Anecdote
A country justice, newly elected, is tested by a young lawyer who demands a capias. The judge, unsure, delays advice for 24 hours, learns the writ, then admits his initial hasty judgment. The lawyer returns with thanks and the $2 fee, praising the judge as a paragon of sound sense and legal lore.
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Capias
Leader Now and Then
A Washington Star excerpt shows a brief exchange about a Representative Fence Mender described as a party leader. The dialogue hints at his leadership role and past occasions of leading, followed by a quip about inviting the party to refreshments.
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Fencemender
Sorghum
Washington Star
Wishful mischief at the creek with a boy and a lesson
A Chicago Times Herald item recalls boys going to a creek to swim. One young boy pleads to join, promises his mother he will not disobey, but forgets. Upon returning home, his mother jokes that his ears look wrong side out and he admits the wish to change his fate. The tale ends with a sober note as the boy resists snickering.
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Chicago Times-Herald
New
Ferna
Ronald
Lady Mary
Violet
Papa
Wiolet
Mary
Foneld
Alm
Vietor
Eho
Waverley Magazine
Love and deception in a romance of return and regrowth
Lord Ronald d Esterre returns from a twenty year Africa voyage to find family indifference and a reluctant welcome. His passion for Violet Flary awakens as social pressures and class pretenses melt, and a warmer bond forms amid a garden party and a conservatory meeting.
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Roneld
Esterre
Africa
London
d'Esterre
Lord Ronald
Violet
Sally Mary
Mrs. Harvey
Mary
Mr. Harvey
Mal
Ronald
Entangled Hearts and a Silent Vow Amid Gossip
Ronald and Violet face a disclosed engagement plan and a sudden confession. Amid overheard schemes and family pressure, Violet admits love for another, while Ronald declares his intention to wed her, igniting a tense emotional rift under stars and waves.
Fragment from Waverley Magazine Love Scene
A tense confession unfolds as a couple confronts past loves and a doomed secrecy. He presses for truth with calm resolve while she trembles, finally admitting the beloved was him, in a melodramatic moment from Waverley Magazine.
Lawyer confronts engineer over speed at accident scene
In a courtroom exchange the lawyer presses the locomotive engineer about slowing to six miles an hour during the accident. The engineer confirms the speed, the jury deliberates, and the Chicago Tribune notes a verdict against the railway company.
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Chicago Tribune
Watts H ers The Watt\u2019a hymns and a series of quips
A collage of witty gibes drawn from editorials and jokes styled as quotations. It references Watts hymns, a remark about Theodora and Horaria, misheard phrases in French, and light religious and social banter from various periodicals, noting humorous exchanges on manners and faith.
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Watta
Theodora and
Horaria
Lord Houghton
Watts
Little Teddie and Slater Laura Ukes Mr Twldie
Dialogue captures a playful exchange where Little Teddie comments on Slater Laura’s affection for Mr Twldie while Charles Tylddle replies with a teasing question about the boy’s impression. The note mentions Sue Collyers and Bev discussing a woman who called him that sweet thing.
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Teddie
Slater Laura Ukes
Mr. Twldie
Charles Tylddle
Sue Collyers
Bev
Cleveland
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Niagara
Plain Dealer
Hopkins
Bolton
Mr. Wilgus
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