The Adventure of the Empty House Returns
Sherlock Holmes appears alive after a long disappearance in 1892 London. Dr. Watson recounts the Park Lane murder of Ronald Adair, Holmes’s supposed demise, and the astonishment of his dramatic reappearance at Watson's study.
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Edith Woodley
Haldwin
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Stonewall Jackson's Battles Recalled in Pryor Memoir
In Mrs. Roger A Pryor's reminiscence the negro body servant recalls sensing an imminent battle. The servant notes General Jackson's nightly prayers and how his rising early prompted others to wake and prepare haversacks for what would come.
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Roger A. Pryor
Self Deceived. Chicago. Tribune fragment note
Fragmentary OCR notes from Chicago Tribune refer to an unnamed speaker, Uncle Allen, and vague claims about people hurting themselves or others. The garbled text provides no clear event, date, or identifiable individuals beyond generic references.
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Chicago. Tribune
Uncle Allen
Cailing
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The Social Hour Italian Railroading Tale
Alberto redericco of New York’s roast chestnut trust praises Italy while recounting a winter rail trip from Ventimille to San Remo along the Mediterranean. He recalls snow mountains orange groves and a cow on the tracks causing delays as the train travels near Bordighero.
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Roast Chestnut Trust
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Genoa
San Remo
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Betty Brown Demonstrates Polite Jelly Request
Betty returns from school and demands jelly with silly imitations. her mother insists on proper phrasing. After a tense moment Betty finally asks politely, receiving the jelly and commenting it as a “Darn good sell” before fleeing.
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Elizabeth
Betty Brown
Pagadass Thegeres
Like and Unlike in Philadelphias Literary Circle
Wealthy amateur writer lauded at a Philadelphia club. John Luther Long jokes that the friend’s works resemble Tolstoy, noting both offer work to publishers for free, but Tolstoy’s are accepted while the others are rejected.
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Rebuking a Boaster and a Humble Lesson
A late former congressman Jeff Simpson critiqued vainglorious wealth talk in a Washington restaurant. A rich senator boasted of his lifestyle and a servant’s missteps, prompting Simpson to rebuke vulgar boasting. A humorous note shows a cornet maker’s reply about saliva advised to fix sticky valves.
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Mr. Simpson
Washington
Black Hair Strength Surprises German Scientist
A German researcher reports black hair bears the strongest load, able to suspend four ounces per strand while blond and yellow shades fail earlier. Hair color dictates weight tolerance with brown shades holding three ounces and dark brown slightly more, explaining blond baldness patterns.
Rosetta Fateful Jealousy Ends in a Studio Tragedy
In Rome Rosetta, a山mountain girl, suspects Carlo’s fidelity to Assunta. After disguising herself to spy, she confronts the rival, fights, and fatally wounds Carlo with a stiletto while Assunta flees. A crowd gathers as Rosetta dies over her lover.
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Bench Kings of Mexico in New York Press
A New Yorker returning from Mexico describes vast estates owned by Americans like I. D. Morgan and Senor Tarrazzas in Chihuahua. The piece details Corralitos and Tarrazzas properties, cattle herds, private railways, a mined old church, and a grand opera house in Chihuahua city, contrasting wealth and poverty in Mexican society.
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No Stomach to Spare
A Roosevelt hospital internist recalls patients panicked by surgery fears at clinics. He describes a man with indigestion who learns to treat his ailment by kneading the stomach, humorously insisting he needs his stomach and won’t let it be cut out.
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Maynooth
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Roosevelt Hospital
Mint Julep Moment with Judge Fuller
Harper's Weekly recounts Chief Justice Fuller visiting a southern home where a servant named Jo an prepares mint juleps. Fuller savors the drink and jokes about finding another spot as the glass empties.
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Harper's Weekly
John
Reason Has Two Genders in Dialogue on Judgment
A brief dialogue contrasts male and female reasoning with the claim that men judge by wives and women judge by the worst tales about other husbands. The exchange features speakers labeled Mr. 8 and others critiquing rationality and social perception.
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