The Lucky Stone at Fort Phoenix Cove
Priscilla Le Baron and her companions explore Fort Phoenix and Cedar Cove with Sir Humphrey Drew as a playful seaside outing unfolds. A blue-gray stone found by Frolic the dog sparks dreams of England while Priscilla navigates a foggy coast, a quest to reunite children with their guardians, and a perilous search for Rosamond as dusk and rising tides threaten.
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Hazzard's Bay
Pay
Milan
New Bedford
Vyiag
Mose
Folchever
Ani
Prisvilla le Barun
Bracebridge Hal
Anniles
Priscila
Missy
Stir
Frolic
Eve
Old
England
Froile
Priscilla
Prigenlla
Grean
Jlttie
America
Gron
Fort Phoenix
Friscula
Furitin Melden
Abs
Froli
Trea
Floriscilla
Sir Humphrey
Fairview
Riscilia
Tim
Priscillane
Humphrey
Mage
Humphrey Drew
Tumpleball
Horace le Varan
Lionel
Hosamond
Friseillt
Evelyn Andry
Trona
Bor
Mallview
Miss Andry
Jo Maron
Tr Lancy
Rovers
Taye
Jona
Gladis
Richard Ann
Lo Vijron
Rosamond
Grace
Suzy
Freiung
Prigelita
Mise Awdry
Yort
Cedar Cove
Fort Phoenixs
Fort
Improvement Society
New England
Grepa
Prisvilla
Tie Ttle
le Baron
Thackeray
Rumphrey
Mrs. le Baron
Prigcilla
Caesar
Papa
Ceeser
Joho
Witte Rasamo
Reblns
Revins
Mira Andry
Robins
Mise
Princilla
Hile Slide
Ganger
Ce Whilerén
Tosen
John
Rabia
Cailing
Risculla
Fragments Describe a Woman in Nighttime Seaside Struggle
A night journey near Father Vincents retreat leads a woman through dark woods toward Point Judith and Rostmond. She nears the beach and loses footing on a slant rock as wind and rain soak her clothing while Frolic shivers, hindering progress.
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Father Vincent
Remsen
Robins
Point Judith
Rostmond
ODD MARRIAGE AT MACHIAS ALMSHOUSE
William Buchles of Eldred Pa married Miss Hate Clough at the Machias alms house last week after selecting her from inmates. The ceremony by Rev P F Simmons occurred within the institution, followed by departure for Lori. The tale has sparked a local boom in matrimony at the alms house and prompted further inquiries about inmate spouses.
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William Buehtles
Eldred
Machies
Buehles
Hate Clough
Clough
Wen
Machias
Almshouse
William Buckles
Entala
Miss Clough
Buching
Why Something Happened to the Varnish Maker
The tale tells of W. W. Kimball and the varnishing foreman who mocked the supplier. To test the issue Kimball sent testers with no maker’s name and asked for no report. One varnish stood out as the only fit despite all samples coming from a single house, prompting the line that “that’s why something happened to that varnisier.”
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W. W. Kimball
Kimball
Leipmert
Mae
Mr. Suimtall
Don’t Chew Gum Says St Louis Newspaper
A St Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt argues habitual gum chewing harms facial expression. It claims constant jaw movement creates tense, anxious looks, reduces conversational improvement, and leaves gum chewers speaking in monosyllables.
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St. Louis
New Policeman Guides Baby Carriage In Street
A new Chicago officer pauses by a baby carriage, praising the infant as "pretty and as quick." The caretaker, a demure domestic, insists on moving the pram, asking onlookers to step aside while she pushes it forward.
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Chicago Tribune
Founding figures of science and animal classification
The Fathers of Science credit Aristotle as a founder, though Linnaeus in 1741 first classified the animal kingdom into six groups. Cuvier, in his 1816 The Animal Kingdom, organized animals into four divisions.
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Linnaeus
Cuvier
Jury Finds Skillet Crazy Over Installment Home Purchase
A New York Tribune report notes the jury’s conclusion that Skillet was insane after the purchase of a suburban home on installments. A separate item from the New York Post describes a woman attempting a violent act against a man in a crowded setting, with a provocative event involving a baby and a dagger.
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New York Tribune
New York
Gold and Its Invisible Particles in Everyday Life
The article explains how tiny gold particles dispersed in wear and industrial processes accumulate. describes a Brooklyn watch case factory gold recovery, estimates of recovered gold from ashes, and how thin gold leaf reveals its value. It cites gilding of the Church of St. Isaac in St. Petersburg needing 247 pounds of gold for crosses and notes visibility from afar.
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Tinker
Gome
Brooklyn
Teave
Yukon Press and Little Journal Reach Remote Yukon
Gordon C Bettles publishes the Yukon Press three times yearly, collecting news over 2000 miles and four months to issue the issue. He also runs a small sixteen page paper in Tanana with missionary Rev Jules Prevost, using dog teams to bring news across 3090 miles of territory. The paper is valued for breaking monotony and includes ads though limited circulation.
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Gordon C. Bettles
Som Fast
Yukon Press
Beles Mougit
Maning
Tanana
Touts
Tetians River
Yukon
Jules L. Prevost
Gettles
Mitte
Betzles
Betties
United States
San Francisco
Cal
The Skin Pores and Their Tiny Tubes
An old scientific note explains the skin’s pores with figures: about 3 509 sweat tubes per square inch, each a quarter inch long, across roughly 2 000 square inches of skin. If laid end to end these tubes would stretch about 21 feet.
Arrested Groom to Be Married Burglary Case
A man accused of burglary was arrested just as he prepared for his marriage. Authorities reveal the suspect’s name and that a letter of congratulation is planned to be sent, aiming to comfort him in a difficult moment.
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Robins
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