Wolves in Ireland and last Irish wolf tales revive
A collage of antiquated notes recalls Ireland's wolves, from Kilmathram-a hunts in 1596 to 1710 Cork presentment for destruction, Munster wolves in 1719 poems, Tyrone slaughters, Wicklow fears, and a boy’s spear ending a wolf, interwoven with global reports on railways, war casualties, post office tech, and a Philadelphia lathe for cathedral pillars.
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Treland
Woles Dows
William Russell
Rugeoil
Kil- Mathram
County Cork
Macaulay
Munster
Dublin Penny Magazine
Iman
Miny
Wexford
Walt
Wicklow
Tyrone
Rory Curragh
Senate
Carragh
London Spectator
German industry expands on artificial stone making
The article outlines a cheap cement substitute using lime and sand milled and formed into blocks then steamed under high pressure to harden. It notes broader industrial growth, including imperial military units, property tax disputes, rising railroad mileage, and pig iron production, while recalling the historic Burt mansion in Abbeville and the Confederate seal legend.
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Tkely
Lelsh Fring Corps
Imperial Geomangy
Moot Corps
Dublin
San
South Africa
Imperial Yeomanry
Owosso
Birmingham
Burt
Abbeville
D. C
Case
Jeferson Davis
Cue Confederacy
Light From Unknown Mineral Excites Boise City Residents
George F. Ayres, a miner from Bolge, reports discovering a mineral near Boise sixty miles away that emits light. An assay by Terry Williams in Boise awaits results, with Ayres claiming a large deposit and potential perpetual light as depth increases. Local interest soars as experts note no prior knowledge of such a mineral.
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Boise City
Dano
George F. Ayres
Bolge
Boise
Rouse City
Mer
Ayres
Myr. Ayres
Oma
Thio
Northwest
Mayuzhic
Willard State Hospital inmates toil as builders and makers
The New York Herald notes inmates at Willard State Hospital for the Insane engage in extensive labor. They sew clothing, make shoes, broom manufacturing, and perform much institutional work. They built a 12 mile railroad line to Lehigh Valley, produced food, and supported other state asylums with steady outdoor labor. The piece cites reforms in insane asylum treatment since Franklin’s 1751 hospital founding, and compares practices in Pennsylvania and Britain.
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Willard Stace Hospital
Jand
Oliver State
Willard
Lehigh Valley
Innaties
Pennsylvania Hospital For
Great Britain
Benjamin Franklin
England
France
New York Herald
Story of General Pillow Told by Civil War comrade
Gideon J. Pillow of Tennessee is described by R. Owen of Brookwood Alabama who rode with Wheeler in the Civil War. Owen recalls Pillow as a capable officer with a notable early career.
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General Pillow
Gan
Gideon J. Pillow
Tennessee
Owen
Brookwood
Ala
Wheeler
Mr. Owen
The Bold Gen Gideon Pillow at Texas Ranger Parade
A Mexican War scene recalls Gen Gideon Pillow marching before Texas Rangers. Mounted in splendor, he is jeered as pompous. he halts the line, proclaims his rank, and demands respect amid a chorus of laughter from the regiment.
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Gideon
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Tam
Telephone Eavesdropping on a Rural Line
An Ohio farmer was fined 25 for eavesdropping over a telephone. Farmers in a rural town installed party-line phones and later proved who listened when the clock chime of a known transmitter rang out. The tale appeared in the Electrical Review via the New York Tribune.
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Electrical Review
Ohio
Loor
New York
Crumpacker Debate Sparks State Rivalry In Lobby
In a Riggs lobby exchange Congressman Mudd jokes about Crumpacker s birthplace while Congressman Gaines of Tennessee and Sage challenge the claim Crumpacker was born in Valparaiso Indiana Crumpacker himself says he was born there noting Valparaiso Indiana as his origin The Baltimore Sun reports the heated moment and the back and forth among lawmakers.
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Lacs
Congressman Mudd
Maryland
Riggs
Gaines
Tennessee
Crumpacier
Ian
Crumpacker
Mr. Gaines
Valparaiso
United States Congress
Crumpackar
Bern
Gaints
Mr. Sage
Mr Mudd
Criumpacker
Mr. Crumparker
Lissue
Valpareiso
Iniana
The Thrift of the Swiss Water Power
The article explains how Switzerland, despite limited coal, becomes a leading industrial country through abundant water power. It highlights cheap power costs enabling export reach, strong technical training, and high quality goods. Machine building, especially turbine production, thrives with twelve firms active, underscoring Switzerland’s water-powered industrial strength.
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Nature
Switzerland
Paris
Franz Prasilla
Buffalo City Growth From Village to Second City of New York
Buffalo's transition from a village in 1832 to a city with a population of about 42,000 in 1850 and now 32,000 highlights the dramatic change in status and growth.
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Buffalo
New York
Violets Rise Over Roses In Floral Fashion
In a vivid era piece the violet becomes the favored corsage, overtaking roses for dinners and theater, with violet farms expanding in Westchester Long Island and New Jersey. It notes long-lasting fragrance and value from $0.25 to $5, plus social implications and the rise of the “violet man” as a romantic ideal.
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Westchester
Long Island
New Jersey
Vance
Wausantia
New York
Bumps and Phrenology Stir Wedding Guests
A wedding party tale unfolds with guests debating phrenology and bumps on a bridegroom and bride. A host consults a chart while the groom boasts of bumps on his hand, prompting humorous exchanges about memory and generosity as the party questions the science.
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Ife
Wims
Puch Jebor
Jubilee Diamond Standout in World Mine Discoveries
A colossal 239 carat diamond named Jubilee is reported as the largest found by a company at the Jagersfontein mine near Kimberley. The gem is described as pure, flawless in color and cut, with perfect symmetry and balance when placed on its base, indicating exceptional value and rarity. The report notes the mine’s global prominence and the stone’s extraordinary quality.
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Jagersfontein
Kimbertey
Sota Alrion
Studies of French Criminals by H B Irving
A review of H B Irving's Studies of French Criminals recounts vivid portraits of Louis Le Hier and Barre, with notes on Darwinism, madness in murderers, and the French justice system. The piece highlights contrasts with English procedure including isolation and voluntary confession rules. It also mentions Abbe Avio and Auriol within the 1918 context.
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HB. Irving
Lehier
Barre
Leoler
Lacenatre
Theophile Gautier
Manfred
England
Av‘io
Auriol
Driving Fogs Away by Frictional Electricity
Liverpool professor Lakac proposes dispersing fogs by discharging frictional electricity into them. A small machine can cause fog to coagulate into rain droplets, clearing the air. He suggests ships with dynamos could generate the needed electricity at sea. A static charge of 50,000 volts could yield a powerful thunderbolt.
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Lakac
Liverpool
Ben Hur and Jekyll and Hyde Near Rejection
Ben Hur nearly failed publication after Harper’s editors doubted its sales. General Waldo, at Mackinac, recounted how two Harper readers warned against it before Mrs. Harper urged risking print. A parallel fate befell Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, facing similar initial rejection.
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Mackinac
Sumer
Just Like Him Fogg and Fenderson Talk Equestrian Exercise
Boston Transcript quotes Fogg praising equestrian exercise as unrivaled. Fenderson counters, saying Rane only talks and barely rides, implying no real time for riding. The exchange reflects rival views on horseback activity and public enthusiasm.
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Fogg
Bass
Fenderson
Rane
Boston Transcript
A Daily Hint for the Tabla and Madame House Keeper
A daily hint describes how Madame House Keeper places popular fruits on the menu. It highlights the strawberry as first named, noting the luscious cherry crimson fruit as the most popular, served daily.
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Algoma
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Kansas
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