Arabi Pasha’s Valencia Nephew Claims Birth in Denia
A Valencia Universe letter by Senor A Esteve y Arabi claims Arabi Pasha was born in Denia Valencia. It recounts his family, early schooling, Moroccan war service, errant career, and later life in Lower Egypt. The account cites baptismal and army records to support its tale.
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Boid Herto
Arabi Pasha
Lower
Egypt
Fellah
Parihh
Valencia Universe
Feet
Senor A. Esteve Y Arabi
Denia
Valencia
Dionisio Arabi
Maria Medina
Grapadi
Ceuta
Manuel Arabi
Nelet
Lees
Francisco del Moral
Malaga
Ros de Olano
Morocco
Tetuan
Teban
Baly-al-Mandeb
Benin
Muattricnianon
University of
Enchanted Echoes of a Missing Husband Returns Home
A Chicago News item recounts the Lloyd family at 10 South Ann Street learning their long-absent husband and son Horace H. Lloyd may be alive. Bartholomew Frederick Lloyd reappears after years of distant struggles in Africa and the Middle East, finally revealing himself to his wife and children.
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South Ann Street
Lloyd
Caliornia
Horace
Hushani
Abs. Lloyd
Puita
Sarah
Gaul
Bartholomew Frederick Lloyd
Fort Laramie
Australia
South Africa
Aniea
Athes
Ife
Cairo
Alexandeia
Malta
Baltimore
Chleigo
Horace Lloyd
Chicago News
Oil strike stirs Pennsylvanian hospital and blind institute
Report of oil found on the Cook property eight miles southwest of Foxburg Pennsylvania has drawn attention from the Pennsylvania Hospital and the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. The Cook estate funds were to pass to these institutions after the death of five legatees, three of whom survive. Leasing has begun, Grandin & Kelly secured a ten year lease and drilling started in July. The Grandin Well is producing about 100 barrels daily while the acreage remains tied to potential wealth from 6,000 acres and related properties including Balltown.
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Cook
Foxburg
Pennsylvania
Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Institute For the Instruction of the Blind
Grandin & Kelly
Garfield
Grandin
Balltown
Energy of the tides and Earth's slowing rotation
The text explains tidal energy from the moon as a function of Earth's rotation, using a flywheel analogy. It argues tides gradually lengthen the day, show Earth’s spin slowing, and the Moon recedes. It traces historical epochs when the Moon was closer and days were much shorter.
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Earth
Moon
City Girl Learns Horseback Riding In Country Summer
A City Girl spends a summer in a remote country place learning to ride. She braces herself before the mirror, struggles to mount, and after a wobbly start, rides a tall horse for the first time. She calls the experience wonderfully lovely though she remains unsure and pale upon return. Youth's Companion notes her comparisons to a novel heroine.
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Earth
Lieutenant Survives Rattlesnake Standoff Under Fire
An Army officer in a Sixth Cavalry regiment facing hostile troops endures a perilous stakeout by a rattlesnake as a fellow soldier warns him from a distance. He remains still for forty minutes before diving into the water and escaping to camp with mud and bites, later defeating the reptile.
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Michigan Cavalry
Piatte
Omaha
Sde
What Becomes of the Old Sow and Elderly Men
A New York Times piece questions why elderly men are scarce in city life especially in service jobs like waiters, drivers, and clerks. It asks if exhausting urban conditions or migration to other regions explain the limited longevity and suggests studying historical life tables for urban vocations.
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New York
Paris
Ney
England
Fife
N. Y
Turkish Official Breaks Fast Amid Water Shop Spies
Constantinople Letter describes a young Turkish official who defies the great fast by sneaking to a watershop. He recalls dodging detectives and moralizing guards while consuming ice cream in a crowded hall, then breaking the fast without detection as revenge on revenue guards.
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Mositem
Peru
Wenl
Suga
Constantinoplé
Medical Curiosity from Haute Cache Arrives in Paris
A nineteen year old male described as a medical oddity arrived in Paris from Haute Cache. Reports note his extraordinary growth during late 1881 and early 1882, with rapid height increases of several inches over months, culminating in a long endurance test at the time of reporting.
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Paris
Haute
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