The Secret of the Still In a rural tale a peddler's schemes and love alter a mountain girl
A Tennessee valley story follows Janey Meylock and Dick Oscar as a peddler inflames jealousy among the hill folk. Capt Peters and his scouts capture the gang, Janey earns pardon for her lover and the Breylocks, while a governor grants mercy. Janey becomes a heroine, though tragedy shadows the ending as she faces loss and punishment.
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Val
James Eters
Shirud
Ghanend
Lionka Ferlag
Peters
Peter
Choy
Maddox
Stanty
Meylock
Moylauk
Misa
Mansell
Stones
Shiney
Dick Oscar
Eliza
Oscar
Bleyiock
Rushville
Elarngerlanger
Tagen
Dana
Nsw
Pott
Yrotis Vibe
Wadia
Cuba
Dick Uscat
Joni
Pound
Mountain Sill
Billylock
Hleylock Cabin
Janey
Osean
DU Meyer
Bleylock
Darky
Janey Mieglock
Diels Oscar
Breylocks
Taney
Gil
Jandy
Dick Ossar
Pricc
Mrs. Rieylock
Elza
Hiladren
Pappy
Hades
Sam Reylock
Atrock Lee
Faney
San Francisco
Ghost Exorcists Rise In English Haunted Homes
In England haunted houses attract skeptical owners and eager agents new labor field emerges as ghost exorcists enter the market. A practical approach aims to reveal natural explanations and calm superstition by opening houses, inviting neighbors to witness, and demonstrating safety.
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England
Fin
Gates
Sun
Handling Gun Cotton at Brooklyn Navy Yard
In a storeroom talk at the Brooklyn navy yard gun crews stress the need to keep gun cotton wet to prevent drying and acidity. They describe testing with litmus paper, neutralizing acid, and note that wet gun cotton is safe while dry is dangerous. Imported stock rose during wartime, with 1,808 cases landed recently and precautionary measures cited for safety.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gravesend Bay
New York Harbor
Baby Monkey Captures Hearts at Philadelphia Zoo
Weeks after a monkey was born at the Philadelphia Zoo, the infant attracted affectionate attention from many visitors. The crowd’s playful bidding, quarrels, and attempts to nurse the infant created humorous scenes as people vied for a glimpse of the newborn.
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Philadelphia Zoo
Lony
Temotkays
Phila- Gulia Loquirer
Population shifts among towns in Tapen region
The data shows Tapen's Manyihe Town at 45,000 and RG towns over 160,000. In 1584 the town count rose from 60,000 to 610, with Yekohenta up to 180,000 and Kubo to 185,009, while Tokin reaches about 1,702,090, indicating broader growth across multiple locales.
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Tapen
Manyihe
Tspan
Security Cap Pillaged by Petey the Small Thief
Mr Blank and wife receive a visit from a crafty young boy named Petey who offers to “shove her off” for 25 cents and uses a cap as security for a borrowed shovel. Petey, posing as a trustworthy thief, convinces Mr Blank to lend the tool, then returns it along with adding another house to his list of regulars. The tale ends with Mr Blank registering boys caps as possible securities for future needs.
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Petey
Mr. Black
Mr. Blank
Blank
Guvnor
Wheel powered romance and bicycle talk from a 19th century note
A fragmentary dialogue depicts Mrs C and Mrs B discussing bicycles as fashionable, practical, and cheap to maintain. They joke about colors, repairs, and learning to ride, with interruptions about husbands, office work, and a curious line about a man named Jimpson.
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Mr. C
Jim
Mary
Jimpson
Xs Journal
Wit and Wisdom in a Fragmented Gibe Collection
A garbled collage of quips and anecdotes cites Valeria and A W statements, slangy exchanges, and fleeting jokes from Brooklyn Life, Philadelphia records, Richmond Dispatch, Chicago Daily News, and New York notes. It blends social chatter, flirtations, and sly humor with clipped dialogues and partial captions.
Whims of Polly Thaxter On an Island in Maine
Lewiston Journal recounts Celia Thaxter's parrot Polly who mimicked voices and caused mischief, including shouting whoa to horses. Polly escaped, called Cedric by name to save herself, was found, returned, and vanished after the poet Cedric died. fate uncertain, likely poisoned.
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Celia Thaxter
New England
Toily
Polly
Cella
Claw
Pally
Mwischief
Cedric
Sein
Lewiston
The Manchu Empress Dowager and Foot Binding
The Manchu empress dowager, recently in charge, has large feet and reveals the Manchu and Chinese contrast. Manchus avoid foot binding unlike southern Chinese, with greater stature and vigor, while most elites oppose binding for economic or humane reasons per the Times.
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Manchan
China
N. Y
Untitled Archduchess Maria Antonia Career Note
An eventful career marked by exile from Tuscan dominions after 1849 and 1659, she was mother to Archduke John Salvator known as Captain John Orth who vanished with his vessel. She kept his rooms and belongings ready for his return, never convinced of his death. The scene includes a stray audience cry about Peck.
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Maria Antonia
Tuscan
Johind Salvator
John Orth
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Devine Atlas
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Tresler
Philadelphia
Bulletion
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Neeling
Dobby
Bketeh
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Hichmond Dispatch
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Peck
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