Sheep Eater Monument of Bruges and Thunder Mountain
Leslie's Weekly reports a fifty to seventy foot Sheep Eaters monument near Bruges and the Thunder Mountain gold region of Idaho. The rough shaft of bowlders and gravel is capped by a huge irregular rock weighing at least forty tons, poised on slender projections and likely to topple as erosion wears away surrounding soil.
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Bruges
Thunder Mountain
Idaho
Ty Monument
Leslie’s Weekly
Islands Reclaim Krakatoa After Volcanic Destruction
The London Telegraph notes Krakatoa’s barren shores regaining life. Seventeen years after the eruption Dr. Treub found algae on pumice aiding decay and fern growth. Bottling Hemsley of Kew estimates 62 vascular species arrived, mainly via birds wind or sea.
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Nature
Krakatoa
Treub
Leon
Mr. Bottling Hemsley
Kew Gardens
Man
London Telegraph
Too Many Doctors Atatlrtlian Medical association speech
In New Orleans Dr Billings urged restricting phronians output. He claimed 250 medical graduates yearly flood the field and suggested reducing medical schools to 25 or 30 if feasible. He warned anything less would compromise quality and resources.
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New Orleans
Atlirtlian Medical Association
Billings
Chicago
Harper
Wenig
Gingham Textile Rate Concepts by Sears and Albert S. Stes
A fragment discusses Sears views on the rate of production for ginghams sheetings and textiles in Manchester. Albert S. Stes cites the National Magazine while noting possible gains if Geerts factories sew into a single cohesive unit.
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Lem Miles
Sears
Manchester
Albert S. Stes
National Magazine
Ne Geerts
Theater Dining Rooms and Social Etiquette Debated
A London Truth excerpt discusses dining rooms and the aristocracy, noting shifting expectations and the possibility of change. The piece hints at social dynamics, conduct rules, and the impact on dining behavior in elite circles.
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Fesbion
Grocer Fatersats
Finnix Bas
Igsg
Opers
Iil
Londen
Fragmentary note on a convict carving case remains unclear
The readable text is highly garbled showing phrases like a convict carving and references to a car or boat. No coherent sequence of events, names, places, or dates can be determined from the fragments provided.
The Smelt Railroad Tale from Portsmouth to Concord
A 1858 New York article recounts a Portsmouth railroad conductor who peddled fish on his route. He overcharged at times and even retraced seven miles to correct a mistake, then returned to deliver six fish to an old woman at Sunook before continuing to Concord.
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New York
Portsmouth
Concord
Stong
Suncook
Manchester
Ho Union
Sentinel and Hussar Words Reflect Word Twists Across Nations
The article traces how sentinel and hussar illustrate how languages bend to power. It explains Latin roots and a Roman pump operator sentinator shaping ship bilge work and a Hungarian origin for hussar from counting one in twenty.
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Celear
Matthias Corvinus
Hungary
Mistaken Language in Notes and Queries
The passage discusses how speakers acknowledge error in argument and whether the mis speaker is at fault. It notes a paradox where one might be mistaken yet still be right about another, stressing self examination and the social norm of admitting fault. The text illustrates linguistic reflection on error and correction.
Fanatical Morocco and the Moorish Cities
The article portrays Morocco as fanatical, with Christians facing danger outside towns. It states the capital Fez and Morocco City as safe only with guards, and claims Moorish Jews hold wealth in coast ports while foreigners are insulted as infidels.
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Morocco
Europe
Tangier
Qua
Fez
The Good Red Grouse as a uniquely British Bird
A London Globe tribute notes the red grouse as the sole vertebrate native to the British Isles. It contrasts him with other fauna and the foreign cousins of the black cock, praising the grouse’s nobility, resilience, and regional distinctiveness.
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British Isles
United Kingdom
London Globe
Endurance of Chinese Coolies Highlighted in OCR Text
A writer notes Chinese coolies who, after hours without food, carry heavy burdens with strength. The passage emphasizes endurance and the exertion of workers bearing loads.
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Endursne
Fragmented pledge tale from a 19th century reader
A fragment recounts a man offering a binding pledge to add his name to two items for a year. The voice notes the price in cents and mentions a week’s passage but provides incomplete details of who pledged or what the pledge binds.
The Wicked Parrots Learn Profanity Says Boston Transcript
A theater quip notes the wicked parrots teaching profanity as a joke about cousin Tom and Nenecy wondering why they swear. The Boston Transcript cites the parrots as the source of the joke.
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Tom
Boston Transcript
Tax Sale Notice and Davison County Delinquent List 1902
Notice of tax sale for Davison County South Dakota covering 1902 and listing delinquent taxes. The document names properties and owners subject to sale, with amounts due and dates for redemption. Authorities announce sale procedures, locations, and deadlines in a formal public notice.
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Davison County
South Dakota
State of
Secavison
Sala War
Mitchell
Tods
E. J. Haynes
Daivison County
Court House
Idarel
Tarouga
Bert
Rosa
Toms I
Az tMoutheast
St Paal Railroad
Isi
Ot. P
M.& O. Rath
Rottheas
Soath
C. Mo & St. Paul
Ana Ts Uarter
Anc
Dorth
Sacres
Coors
Millers Ter
Miller's
C.F
Drake Izi
West Guanes
Sonra
West Quarte
Lai Southbeam
Essie
Cormer
Rodseas
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M. Feases
Vernon
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Atay
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