A Peasant Wonder With Uncanny Mental Force
A Rajput peasant woman from Naples is studied as a potential psychic by European scientists. Reported to emit an electrical-like force moving objects at a distance, she has demonstrated power to move a heavy chair and cause a piano to play during controlled tests. Her history traces to childhood trauma, later seances, and repeated examination by skeptics across major cities.
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Baton
Eusapia Faladino
Thore
Europe
Tiaie
Hart
Mtting Gymnasium
Puit
Euaspla
Naplee
Perenta
Mengura
Eusapia
Magiland
Hofland
Paris
Divided Limes and Bloomers Policy Shock
A New York World report quotes a matronly woman praising emancipation as she orders every young lady to wear bloomers. She frames her act as a boon for her sex, murmuring limb from limb while championing female freedom and practical attire.
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New York World
Empire State Express Arrival Damaged En Route
A report notes the neat bound Empire State Express arrived in Duen yesterday with a broken window in the tuffet conch. The incident occurred about moon in thei.
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Empire State Express
Duen
Unusual Phenomena Attract Attention In Spiritual Tests
The Utica Observer reports on esoteric demonstrations by Eusapia believed to manipulate objects through supernatural force. Observers describe movements of a piano and curtains, with attention drawn to potential fraud yet noting extraordinary feats captivate audiences in Paris and beyond.
Not Proven by Him Bandages and Bicycle Ride Confusion
A fragmentary dialogue shows a sympathetic friend asking about bandages and injuries, and the reply hints at bicycle riding being involved. The text suggests misheard phrases and local dialect, with a passing reference to others riding “buy -an tier.” The scene feels like a casual street exchange from a historical paper, capturing character and humor.
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Stout
The Haunted Congressman continued in a dark tale
A narrator recounts Pinocide and Placide, boyhood friends turned rivals as Brayton Grant betrays Placide for political gain. A incendiary letter from an opposing candidate ruins Placide, driving him to tragedy. The tale closes with a funeral procession and hints of moral reckoning for Grant as the narrator prepares to meet him.
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Pinocide
Placide
Grant
Providence
Will
Plecide
Placido
Etretein
Brayton Grant
Capitol of
Washington
H-o-n
Doctor
Ty Placide
Hpe
Saya
Warren
Story of the fiddler in St Joseph to Milan and beyond
A veteran fiddler from St Joseph Missouri recalls a life of travel from a prodigy to Milan under famed masters. Despite early praise and bouts of success in Milan and cities like St Louis and New Orleans, his star never fully rose. He reflects on failed promises, turning to memories as the orchestra finishes its performance in a downtown theater.
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Laula Placide
Congress
Pacific
Mt. Hops
Bristol
Yous
Placide
Hig Thumba
St. Joseph
Milan
Black Snake Hill
Alwaya
Remenyl
Alweya
St. Louia
New Orleans
Charleston
New York Sun
Comparisons Are Odious Dialogue Reference
A brief dialogue from the New York World features a maid and mistress discussing her husband’s reaction to how she dressed, noting admiration for past attire and a claim of dressing the mistress identically. The snippet reflects a period style exchange and gendered social expectations.
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Mistrese
Nw York
Obituary Notice for R. B. Gemmell Superintendent
R B Gemmell superintendent of the telegraph for the Santa Fe Railway died from pneumonic illness. His passing marks the end of a long career in railroad communications, with service spanning several decades and the acceptance of new telegraph technology.
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R. B. Gemmell
Santa Fe Railway
cernTs
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Eusama Paladino Again
Aires
Winga
Om 2
Evsapia
Evysapie
Thin
Palatine Bridge
Coash
Utica
Womat
Hezekiah Butterworth
The
Eagle
Warres
Palace Aged
Diahonor
Rhode Island
New York City
Far South
Ata
Mt. Hope
Sadlers Seminary
Old Baptist Church
Ark
Placids
Briental
the Ark
Luther
Ling Philip
Story OF
Fiddler
Musiciax
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