Muggsy and the Submarine Trip in a Curious Tale
An excerpt depicts a black narrator recounting a strange voyage with Mossa Gange's revolver, an apple eaten, and a white man narrator posing as a body servant at a station. The text references historical figures and a satirical tone about American history and leadership.
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Mossa Gange
Martin Luther
Peter the Hermit
Delaware
Delaware River
Trenton
Mossa Gawge
Osmosis Duck Tale and Lion Gratitude Across Press Clippings
A collage of anecdotes from Burroughs and newspapers recount a duck that learned osmosis through a shellfish, a lion aided by a lieutenant leading to lion’s gratitude, a boy saved by corn stalks regrowth, and a humorous Chippewa style Washington narrative with a hack driver recalling Washington’s cherry tree, battles, and other episodes.
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John Burroughs
Burroughs
Heutenant
Boy Climber Adrift As Tall Corn Stalk Surges
From Southern Kansas a boy scaled a corn stalk to view the sky but the stalk grows faster than he can descend and he is now out of sight. Three men have secured the contract connected to the field work.
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Topeka
Kansas
A Talk on Facial Blemishes
Dr Emmaude W Nalker explains that facial blemishes distress people and warns against home remedies. She advises consulting a skin specialist, notes warts and pimples scars, offers salicylic acid remedies, and prescribes cold creams and diet adjustments for clearer skin.
Formulas for cosmetics and skin care from old guidance
The document lists pomade for bust reduction with iodine potassium and vaseline, a facial skin mix with sulphur milk, and a walnut hair stain using walnut skins and pure alcohol. It advises dietary cautions and hair preparation steps, reflecting period-era home remedies.
Racial Unity Talk Stalls Over Public Accommodations
The speaker notes some people accept racial equality in heaven but oppose sitting beside Black individuals in restaurants on earth. The remark highlights persistent segregation attitudes despite theological acceptance.
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Heaven
Brussels church clock powered by sun driven atmospheric expansion
A Brussels church clock runs due to atmospheric expansion caused by heat from the sun. The mechanism relies on solar heating to wind the clock, illustrating an early use of thermal expansion in timekeeping.
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Brussels
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OCRAN
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Missouri
Kansas City
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Missouri River
Kansas City Journal
Brown
Pearson’s Weekly
Emmaude W Nalker
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