Weeks Store and Cap'n Ez Titcomb Bargain Tale
In CHAPTER III Weeks store offers a wide range of wares including youth clothing with a late style. Captain Titcomb and Ez haggle over a boy’s outfit and a Sunday hat, ending with a cash deal that reveals the boy is Ben Nickerson’s son and sparks colorful commentary from local loungers.
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Caleb
Bradley
Wixon
Titcomb
Ben Nickerson
Barney
Mr. Weeks
Prissy
Temny
Bluey
Racheldor
Cap'n Jabez
Jabez Bailey
Jabez
Orham
Eri Hedge
Tempy
Prisss
Sth Wazata
Titcomb scheme drains town land in a swamp deal
Ezra Titcomb stirs a land sale by courting local women and selling to Seth Wingate then Ostable company buys the area for a swamp project. Captain Eri calls it a risky ploy while townsfolk praise Titcomb as clever and untrustworthy. Bradley nickerson arrives at the Allen house and helps a girl named Gus wrangle her dogs.
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Seth
Bears
Prissy
Ostable
Titcomb
Cap'n
Eri
Seth Wingate
Allen
Tempy
Peirin
Captain Jabez
Ezra Titcomb
Bradley
Allen Sisters
Allens
Peter
Rags
Winfield
L.grandma
Bradley Nickerson
Brad
Baker
Augusta
Gus
Ravelin
East Harriss
Wigoheld
Scott Daniels
Orham
Pstaise
Wellmouth
Avalanches Threaten Rockies Rail Routes
A Rockies avalanche damaged a Canadian Pacific line though no lives were lost. Massive snow and ice masses form in northern mountains and may topple onto railways, prompting CP to build extensive snow sheds to protect the route though some sections remain exposed.
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Rockies
Canadian Pacific
New England Indian Pudding and Fitness Tips
A kitchen note gives a New England Indian pudding recipe with scalded milk malasses Indian meal flour salt cinnamon and a three hour bake with a pint of cold milk added halfway. It also offers leg strengthening guidance through indoor running and a tip on choosing basting thread for delicate fabrics.
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New England
Pen Waist Folding Instructions
A fragment describes pressing a waist using a clean sheet four layers thick, pinned over an ironing board with warm water sprinkled before pressing. The text ends abruptly, offering no clear outcome or additional steps.
The Speaker's Mace and Its Ancient Origins
The article explains the speaker's mace in the U S House of Representatives as a symbol of authority. It traces its lineage to Roman fasces and English practice, noting the transition from wooden to the current green marble pedestal mace adopted after the Capitol fire of 1814 and 1842 using a model of the original.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Washington
Britain
United States
House of Commons
Capitol
Pointed ParagrapHs of Advice and Selfreflection
The passage urges personal responsibility and warns against hypocritical judgments. It notes that forgiving and punishing simultaneously backfires and that arrogance harms reputation. It suggests boys gain maturity by equal treatment with older peers and cautions against envy and overemphasis on pleasing others.
Tobacco Smoke Germicidal Properties Outline
A historical note explains tobacco smoke as a germicide due to oils and tarry residues. It highlights nicotine as a small poison, pyridine in pipe residues, carbon monoxide as preservative, and formaldehyde as a key antiseptic component.
Little Pitchers
Tommy asks Mr. Smith why he did not board the ocean steamer and explains mamma’s concern about him being seasick after papa mentioned inviting him to dinner. The exchange captures a playful family moment from a Baltimore American column.
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Tommy
Mr. Smith
Papa
Baltimore American
College rag costs Oxford students dear in riot fines
Christ Church students face a bill of 1500 for a recent rag event that included a bonfire, damaged helmets, and police involvement. The piece notes similar campus pranks at Oxford and Cambridge, with past punishments provoking student protests and a funeral procession in response to a fellow student’s punishment.
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Christ Church
Christ Church College
Oxford
Cambridge
Queen’s College
Rugger
Queen’s
Origin of kissing and the English customs
The origin of kissing is debated with clues from the Bible and Roman practice. Jacob’s kiss for Rachel is the first on record, while St Paul and Roman traditions reference kisses as greetings or worship. English people are noted for popularizing kissing and mistletoe as a festive custom, with Erasmus praising English behavior.
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Jacob
Rachel
St. Paul
England
Erasmus
Europe
Shooting the Steenbuck in Transvaal Bush
An account describes Boers using cattle to conceal a hunter who shoots steenbuck for meat rather than sport. The method requires guiding oxen to appear grazing while the hunter lies behind, ready to fire as he remains hidden from the buck.
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Transvaal
Peculiarities of Long Island Geography Lesson
A Brooklyn classroom discussion reveals a clever pupil’s answer to natural peculiarities of Long Island. He notes the south side faces the sea while the north side hears the sound, delivering a witty geography observation from the students.
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Long Island
Brooklyn
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Imed
Mace
Irtold
Kissing
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