Cannibalism and Witchcraft in the Upper Congo Peoples
The text describes cannibal rituals among Mii Islanders and adjacent groups, noting human flesh valued as delicacy and even nourishment. It details practices of selecting body portions, kingly use of cannibals, and widespread witchcraft beliefs that drive cruel actions, including killings, sacrifices, and brutal enforcement by rulers and witch-doctors.
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Ccannisaliem
Comul- Dalism
Daunihaiiem
Weis Helas
Mii
Mr. Poortey
Upper Congo
Johnson
Niger
Nupe
Bilal
Alsionaries
Thomipson
Equatorial Lakes
Slaters
Lobengula
Mwingbene
Comic Cuttings and a Charlestown Navy incident
A fragmentary piece recounts street sweeping chatter and a dialogue about love and money, then shifts to a Marine barracks incident at Charlestown Navy Yard. A soldier faced charges after an officer reported an offense involving a confession or testimony.
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Min Were
Marine
Charlestowe
U.S
Wae Eta
Bitter attack sparks duel threat between critic and novelist
A famed critic published a harsh review of a celebrated novelist who then vowed to challenge the critic. The novelist urged a gunsmith to supply a rifle and a cannon for the duel while the critic replied that such measures would not deter him. The exchange reveals tension and threats amid literary quarrel.
You Can’t Always Sell a Good Thing for Its Value
A narrator recalls a train trip anecdote in which a merchant bets he can sell a five dollar bill to two men for less than a dollar each. Despite efforts and persuasive tricks, the men reject the bill as a game or counterfeit, proving the adage that a good thing cannot always be sold for its value.
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Leadville
Ts Hoar
Bormim
Manry
Tome Mast
Leing
Pittsboro
Philadelphia
Fragmented quips and lines from a late night chat
A garbled collection of witty asides and snippets. Jokes touch on phrenology relationships and nautical misfortunes. Characters include Captain Balted Doctor and Miss Dusningto with banter about age fortunes and marriage.
The Wrong Bone Provokes Sothern to Bearlike Entrance
An old tale recalls B A Sothern attending two events, choosing the children's party and entering on all fours roaring like a bear. His antics amused some while causing unease and later unhappiness among guests as confusion ensued.
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B. A. Sothern
Rothern
The Table A Raspberry Pudding Dish
A Victorian recipe describes buttering a basin lining with slices of falead and butter then layering bet arn. It instructs steaming the pudding for an hour, serving with sweet sauce, and preparing eggs as batter fried to a golden brown with bacon wrap. It ends with serving on a mash of potato colored with carrot and parsley for a dainty presentation.
Gingerbread Biscuit Instruction From a Sifted Recipe Variant
A rough recipe describes drying one pound of flour and passing it through a sieve. It then instructs to cream two ounces of butter with three ounces of lard, add to the mixture two teaspoons baking powder a dessertspoon of chopped candied orange peel half an ounce ground ginger and ounces brown sugar. Warm half a pound golden syrup and blend to form a dough. Roll thin and cut rounds bake slowly until brown and crisp.
Bacon and vermicelli pudding recipe from home cooking guide
The article offers a practical kitchen tip, preferring baked bacon slices over fried for easier preparation. It describes layering bacon on toast and cooking gently, then presents an excellent vermicelli pudding recipe using vermicelli, boiling milk, an egg, and marmalade, baked in a buttered dish and served warm.
Wakefield Pie and Good Cold Breathiny Dish
Recipes describe Wakefield Pie using finely chopped cooled meat with thick gravy hot sauce and milled bits, baked in a crust with tomatoes and potatoes and pastry leaves shaped as leaves. Also includes a Good Cold Breathiny Dish using pig's head and lean beet steel boiled slowly with spices to form a sliceable loaf for sandwiches.
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Wakefield
Apple Cake Instructions From An Old Recipe Card
Two cups dried apples soaked overnight then chopped. Mix with one and a half cups molasses. Heat one cup butter with two cups sugar, add three well beaten eggs. Stir in three cups flour, one teaspoon nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, mace, and subrac tus. Add one cup raisins and chopped nuts. Bake moderately.
Fragmentary OCR Note on Incoherent Conversation
A partial readable fragment shows questions about innomera plants and a person named Anis. The text also includes a quoted exclamation and a remark that someone spent time addressing matters.
Fragmented Readings From a Sidelined Muse
A garbled OCR fragment presents a jumble of phrases about laughter muse day and self gratitude, with stray names and puzzled questions. It appears as incoherent notes or garbled quotes lacking a clear event, speaker, or date.
Plucky Topeka Night Operator Honored For Heroism
Miss Fannie Nesbitt, night operator at Union Pacific Station Topeka Kansas, awarded a gold medal by fellow operators for defending her office during a Bonnur Springe robbery attempt last fall. She fought the robber with a revolver and saved express cash totaling $1200.
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Fannie Nesbitt
Union Pacific
Topeka
Kan
Bonnur Springe
Balloon navigation prototype to explore and warfare
A Pall Mall Gazette report details Mr. W. J. Bastard of Talington presenting a balloon design for long voyages, exploration, and warfare. The craft features a fur body, metal frame, gas envelopes, gyroscopic stabilizers, and detachable sails with ballast and grapnels for precise landings and controllable ascent.
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Jewmetens Waayleep
Awis
Iponay
W. J. Bastard
Talington
Mr. Bastard
Sofanus
Indloon
Uithy
Isin
ML S.A. Andree
Texas Justice Pig Theft Acknowledgement Sentencing
A dramatic courtroom scene in Texas features a prisoner admitting to stealing a pig due to hunger. The judge, noting the admission, sentences the offender to two years in prison amid tense, warlike eyes.
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Texas
Education gap noted between France and Germany in wartime data
The report compares literacy rates among draft recruits in France and Germany. It states that in Germany only 417 of 14,000 could read or write, about 24 per 10,000, while in France 22, and 643 per 10,000, of 346,051 conscripts, were literate.
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Wetter
Life of Mine, the Villard of Villeganne Praire
A fragmentary note describes the life of an elderly woman celebrating a centennial next week. The text is garbled but mentions vegetarianism and a famous card for vegetarians tied to Villeganne Praire, with unclear references to Hayy and cobatethy tabs.
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Villard
Villeganne
Praire
Two Hypnotists Debate Mind Reading on a Moving Stage
A Chicago street car scene features two hypnotists discussing the mind reading act. The passenger challenges astonishment as a man purportedly reads through eyes and contact, recounting a feat where he guided horses by hypnosis and claimed to see through many eyes. The exchange ends with polite exit from the dining car.
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Companieos
Petroleum use in boilers to prevent incrustation in America
A historical note explains petroleum as a boiler treatment used since 1876, proven by Electric Light Company tests in Jersey City in 1887 and widely advocated. It must be pure, added drop by drop into feed water to avoid corrosion, and amounts of about 0.5 pint per thousand gallons. It rapidly disperses and dissolves mineral deposits, helps remove scale, but can produce dangerous vapours and explosions if exposed to heat or flames.
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America
Electric Light Company
Jersey City
Touching Story From Tokio Reveals Aged Mother's Pride
Miss Ume Tsuda of the Huglish department in the Lectenses Selah, Tokio, relates a touching tale of the aged mother of Sakamoto, commander of the Isulo Akagi, killed during the Yellow Sea battle. Upon official confirmation, a Naval Department messenger conveyed the sad tidings to his wife, then the old mother heard and, with quiet strength, spoke through tears that her son served the country well.
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Ume Tsuda
Huglish
Lectenses’ Selah
Tokio
Japan
Sakamoto
Isulo Akagi
Yellow Sea
Moto
Naval Department
Wii
Anotheer
Train Schedule Mystery Amid Falling Tree in Southern Line
Impatient traveler asks when the train will arrive. An Itty Southern branch line agent replies timing is hard to tell. A misread tale claims Black people felled a tree blocking a fence, with rural chatter and uncertain plans to replace it.
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Bence Bul
Bill
Buck Johnson
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