The Grimshaw-Greene Secret
Three soldiers in the Santiago campaign formed a volatile trio. Grimshaw chilled by Evans's dominance and Greene's divided loyalties, ended when Greene was wounded and Grimshaw revealed his wife Olivia Greene Grimshaw, who had enlisted in the same company. Evans exposed her sex, a surgeon confirmed, ending the trio.
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Florida
Tom Grimshaw
Oliver Greene
Grimshaw
Greene
Flo
Evans
Santiago
Wickersham
Montauk Point
Long Island
Steeplejack son makes big city rounds
In a brisk exchange, a speaker asks Jones about his son’s success in the big cities. The reply confirms the son works as a steeplejack, making notable climbs and high places a regular part of his work.
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Baltimore
Premonitory exchanges in a comic chase
A brief dialogue scene features Junior asking if a proposal occurred and Weed denying it. The moment shifts to a humorous twist as the narrator arrives at a house to find the woman chasing a mouse with a broom, revealing a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Puck
It Is Impossible to Be Just Without Generosity
Philosophical reflection asserts justice requires generosity as a core virtue. The author links fairness to giving and humane behavior, arguing moral balance rests on sharing resources and care for others.
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Kettlitz & Kay
Worst snowstorm in New England history 1717
A Philadelphia Press account describe a February 1717 blizzard as perhaps the greatest snowstorm ever seen. Entire New England shut in by deep snow and low temperatures with villages buried and livestock decimated, including 1 100 dead sheep on a single farm and cattle losses across the region.
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New England
New England States
Wisher's Island
Philadelphia Press
Trees as Barometers Sign of Rain When Leaves Show Backs
Observers note trees such as poplar and silver leaf curl their leaves to reveal lighter undersides when barometric pressure is low. The sunlit backs signal an upcoming shower, a belief shared by Native Americans and tribes in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, and echoed by science.
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America
Asia
Africa
Pacific Islands
New York
Indian Wheat Trade Set By Old Timers
Old settlers recount 1881 efforts by Indian tribes to grow and market wheat with ground breaking work by Pocatello Tom China Hye and Big Lipped Pete. They delivered grain to American Falls at 40 cents a bushel and charged buyers a dollar if they fetched it themselves. The tale ends with a quip about mutual interest in trade.
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Pocatello
England's Oldest Borough Barnstaple Rich in History
The London Globe notes Barnstaple as possibly England's oldest borough with origins from Abertawe and Berndenstaple. It mentions its Anglo Saxon representation in Witenage, historic names Barum and Barum ware, and a shift from broadcloth to lace glove cabinet works tanneries and potteries.
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England
Salisbury
Sarum
Barnstaple
Barum
Abertawe
Taw River
Berndenstaple
London Globe
Two Kinds of Numbers: Whimsical and Even
A children's spelling task yields a humorous miscue as Dulcie writes There are two kinds of nurobers whimsical and even. The line highlights how phonetic slips shape definitions in a classroom exercise.
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Dulcie
Dog Carts In Holland Ride With Yellow Haired Dogs
Residents of Bunschoten in the Netherlands use dog drawn carts seen in many towns harnessing tall yellow smooth haired dogs sometimes in sets of three abreast.
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Holland
Bunschoten
Netherlands
Venice of Brazil Known as Pernambuco' Waterways
Pernambuco is called the Venice of Brazil for its many lakes rivers and waterways. The city sits within a vast coral reef that encircles it and inside this ring all but the largest ocean vessels anchor.
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Venice
Brazil
Pernambuco
When the Fight Starts Within Him Self
A compact reflection quotes Browning on inner struggle, noting that a man proves his worth as conflict erupts inside. The line emphasizes personal fortitude and self-discipline during internal battles.
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Browning
Too Old to Be Fooled
A man buys eggs in a grocery store and two eggs in the basket argue about freshness. The small egg claims freshness, while the top egg boasts it was not laid yesterday. The judge narrator notes the exchange with dry humor.
Sure Way To Guard Money On Crowded Street Cars
A Kansas City Star item notes several pickpocket avoidance methods in crowded street cars but says the surest way is to keep money in the bank in your wife’s name.
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Kansas City Star
Halley’s Achievements in Science
The article highlights Edmund Halley as a pioneer who predicted Halley’s Comet and proposed gravitation varying inversely with the square of distance. It notes his lesser remembered contribution: a method to date the ocean’s age from chemical denudation.
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Halley
Edmund Halley
Newton
Indifference to seasons cited by two papers
A dialogue contrasts views on weather and cars with quotes from the Washington Star and Detroit Free Press. The speakers express no preference for summer or winter and humorously note automobile misbehavior, reflecting editorial voice and casual chat format.
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promoted for Stomach Ailments
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming it cures gall stones cancer ulcers indigestion and related stomach troubles. It asserts thousands recovered and notes availability through W. W. Stickford and druggists nationwide.
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Mayr
W. W. Stickford
Hall’s Catarrh Cure claim sworn by Frank J Cheney
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County a statement by J Cheney senior partner of Cheney Co declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure sworn December 6 1886 in Toledo Ohio.
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City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Rank J. Cheney
F. St. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
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