Lying From Justice In School Days to Midnight Flight
A narrative centers on two brothers, Roland and Joseph Wargrave. Roland aids Joseph by funding his debt to avoid ruin after gambling losses and a forged signature. Joseph fears exposure as Cristeen, his wife, faces the consequences. Roland flees by night, leaving the city, while Joseph faces the looming fallout from past misdeeds.
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Joe
Roland Wargrave
Joseph Wargrave
Roland
Joseph
Noss
Bea
Cristeen Romlly
Cris
Cristeen
Joseph Gyirang
Bait
Garden Trespasser Trounces Ostroms Pride With Potatoes
In a rural tale Mr Ostrom’s strict garden rules clash with Nora the Irish nurse who digs prize potatoes. He starts to rebuke but softens when Nora explains her joy and nostalgia. He then tells her to dig potatoes whenever the spirit moves her as the garden is for pleasure.
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Nora
Mr. Ostrom
Cannibal Feast Narrated by Missionary Witness at Camp Meeting
Beulah Logar Tuthill recounted a horrific 1900s voyage near New Ireland. She described eleven sailors fatally attacked by cannibals and the crew's dramatic rescue by a German warship's shell.
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Miss Tuthill
Caroline Islands
Carolines
Sidney
Australia
Islands
New Ireland
Thig Island
Ciiely
Portraits of Youth and Shame Echoed in Courting Reflections
A grizzled veteran recalls a youth photo and a lost love, confessing pride in a stylish but ill-fated era. He contrasts his failed persona with the pasts of money, class, and missed discipline, admitting he once blushed for his former self.
Immigrant Boy Jake Karplan Dies After Early Wealth
Jakey Karplan, known as In the Brownsville section, immigrated from Courland Russia to New York. He built a dry goods business from a pushcart, bringing his parents and siblings to 255 Graham Avenue Brooklyn. By 21 he owned real estate and assets totaling about $10,000, but died of typhoid pneumonia. Funeral drew many friends and locals paid respects. A doctor notes two attitudes toward physicians.
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Graham Avenue
Brooklyn
Jakey Karplan
Brownsville
Courland
Russia
America
Ted
Ellis Island
Hebrew Aid Society
Familly
Jakey
Woman Belitters Self Against All Negative Said
A fragmented note describes a woman who believes anything she is told about herself and rejects positive or neutral statements, accepting only negative remarks. The text appears incomplete but centers on self-perception shaped by others' claims.
Quake Heine and the snake skin trade in Pennsylvania
A German firm seeks 10000 rattlesnake skins with a 10 cent to 1 dollar price range. Griffith Jones of Tobyhanna Pa leads a snake catching operation, sometimes with up to thirty workers, trapping rattlers across Pennsylvania woods. Snakes are processed by Jones into wallets purses and belts. The main hazard is elusive snakes rather than bites. Home base remains Pennsylvania, with large snake nests found in crevices during winter.
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Griffith Jones
Pennsylvania
Jones
Tobacco belief ties crime to smoking, magistrate notes
A French examining magistrate reportedly finds no record of violent crime by smokers and cites Dr. Forbes Winslow saying murderers are usually non-smokers. He claims pipe smoking sedates the nerves and calms passions that could lead to murder.
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Forbes Winslow
The Latest Fad and Fencing Quip
The item notes cutting remarks by Migs about fencing next winter and jokes she should be an expert after a lifetime of tongue fencing, attributed to the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit
Tortured With Eczema Describes Severe Itching Suffering
A reader recounts extreme eczema with widespread itching that led to bleeding and sleepless nights. The account details months of torment, ineffective remedies, and the impact on daily life as the writer sought relief from the condition.
French horticulturists grow dwarf trees for dinner parties
French horticulturists have apparently been successful in raising dwarf trees. A new fad among the wealthy features serving fruit straight from the tree at dinner parties.
Catarrh cure advertised with internal remedies claim
The ad argues catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is described as blood purifying and mucous-surface acting, prescribed by a physician and not a patent medicine. Additional items mention Hall’s pills, hats in New York schools, Dr Kline’s nerve remedies, a tall steel chimney in South Wales, Mrs Winslow teething syrup, and France’s state canals.
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F. J. Coengy & Co
Prope
Toledo
Hall
Carpet cleaning method with cornmeal salt and soap
Sweep the carpet thoroughly then sprinkle with cornmeal and coarse salt. Dissolve Ivory Soap in three gallons of water and scrub the carpet with a sponge or soft broom. Rinse with clear warm water and allow the room to air dry.
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Elgaxor R. Par‘sr
Cowboys Heroism in Death Defying Canyon Rescue
James Erans won a steer tying crown two years ago in northeastern Arizona. In a recent roundup he saved his own and another man’s lives during a night thunderstorm on a high mesa above a two hundred foot drop. Evans steered a stampede, lifted Davis onto his horse, and rode to safety as the herd charged the canyon rim. The outfit awarded Evans a medal and the pensioned steer.
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Cowboys
Arizona
James Erans
Kansas City Star
Evans
Davis
Lyans
Dav
Stéey
Hyans
Reid
Jay
Memory of Carl Schurz and White House visits
A longtime visitor recalls Carl Schurz, secretary of the interior, joining the President's family after Cabinet meetings. He would play the piano in a library above the blue parlor, while a curious girl listened and sketched on a blotting pad, and he shared language struggles with English.
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White House
Carl Schurz
Pixy
Alhr
Mr._Schurz
Wakedielé
Ambiguous Fragments Patch Key Theme of Credit and Fall
Fragmentary lines discuss caution about character and foundation, noting a fall and a partial claim of credit. The text hints at a moral balance where merit exists but recognition is unclear, with references to deserving credit despite flaws.
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Joseph
Oman
Hyd Fein
Incomplete Present Delights Sultan Over British Arms
Friction between Great Britain and Turkey over Egyptian affairs leads to a cautionary tale. Consul General Sir John Kirk faces the Sultan who, vexed by English actions, contemplates gifting a unicorn to Queen Victoria. Sir John retorts that the royal arms already feature a lion and unicorn, implying the Turkish plan is impractical.
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Great Britain
Turkey
Fee
Sir John Kirk
Sir John
England
Back to Town Summer Ends as Fishing Remains Strong
A lively note from Washington Star captures summer fading but fishing enthusiasm persisting. The article highlights diverse bait for anglers chasing dollar-worthy catches and broad appeal across local waters.
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Washington
Star
No Medicine But Change of Food Gave Final Rex
A Washwoman recounts relief from stomach trouble by switching from starchy and greasy foods to Grape Nuts. The excerpt argues most diseases start in the alimentary tract and that indigestion, belching, and bloating stem from fatty and starchy diets, praising Grape Nuts for digestion and nerves.
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Rex
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N. Y
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
New York City
Kline
Arch St
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France
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Eddrees Chantne
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