Fragmentary description of Lapland reindeer and Koraks
The text mentions Lapland and Russia with references to reindeer, tar, skin coverings, and clothing. It notes large numbers and regional context, including Koraks, and a harsh climate or formation of straits. The passage is fragmented and lacks a coherent narrative.
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Lapland
Russia
Fragmentary Cablegram Describes Cattle Quarantine Debate
A damaged cablegram fragment discusses why enforcing quarantine and cattle controls may be effective and who would benefit. It mentions the United States, territories, and a hesitation about rationing and potential empire-wide impact, with unclear references to dates and places.
The Storm King and the Crazy Captain from Liverpool
Aboard the Storm King the crew and mates witness Capt Lucas rise to raw savagery after a strange calm. He suspects a mutiny, shoots one mate, drives men off in a longboat, and later disappears from the bark before leaping to the sea after a dramatic pursuit across the Atlantic.
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Liverpool
Jamaica
Watson
Capt. Lucas
Samson
Jack Tar
Lucas
Mr. Watson
Mr. Hope
New York
St. John’s
Lloyd’s
Azores
Realms of the Silent King in a Child’s Death
A narrator laments the death of a young boy once lively and loved, now a crowned king in the realm of the silent. Snow, mourning, and a mother’s tears frame the home as prayers, longing, and hope for return mix with symbolic flowers and evoked spring. The piece questions peace, contentment, and the mystery of death.
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Kingdoff
Rachel
The Extinct Moa in New Zealand Prehistoric Bird Giants
Ancient New Zealand hosted seven moa genera and twenty five species with heights from two and a half feet to twelve feet. Mole bones appear in tertiary deposits. traditional accounts place moa extinction in the North Island within 400 to 509 years of Maori arrival and in the South Island about a century later.
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New Zealand
North Island
South Island
External conscience guides fairer outward deeds than inner stain
A reflective saying notes that decency and public virtue often lead to fairer behavior than inner moral failings would suggest. It underscores how social perception can outpace private faults.
Doctor Williams' Pink Pills credited for Botting recovery
An Oxo Township ex councillor Edward Botting recounts a near fatal illness and credits Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his strength. Local residents and officials endorse the remedy, noting improved health and a strong sales surge for the pills. The article praises the pills as a blood builder and nerve restorer and lists where to buy them.
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Oxo
Kingston Whig
Whig
Sharbot
Lake
Edward Botting
Oso
Mr. Botting
Dr. Williams
Ja Grippe
Williams
Botting
Avery
Frontenac
H. W. Hunt
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Brockville
Ont
Schenectady
N. Y
What makes a man brave under fire in war
The piece discusses how courage and bravery differ in battle, based on Civil War experiences. It notes that initial fear fades with repeated exposure, training, and discipline, and that courage is mental and scalable while bravery is an inborn, often brutal trait. It highlights the role of duty, consequences, and morality in shaping response under fire.
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New York ‘ Tribune
Junius Henri Browne
Worthington
Illustrated Magazine
Missouri
Kentucky
Mississippi
Fort Donelson
Facts in Few Words From Historic Observe
The excerpt compiles curious claims about Victorian era life. It notes coal use in London, global Christian population, Rothschild pearls, Melbourne theatres with billiard rooms, Raleigh's gold armor, a London Zoo bird suicide linked to grief, liquor sale laws in Sweden and Norway, Roman soldiers footwear, British maritime fatalities, and house leeks used as charms against thunder and evil.
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Tennyson
London
Rothschild
Melbourne
Walter Raleigh
Sweden
Norway
British Isles
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