Flying Dutchman Crossed Our Bows In Bacchante Log
Readable excerpts describe the Bacchante log entry dated July 11 1881 noting Flying Dutchman crossed our bows. The article surveys phantom ships from Vanderdecken legends to British coast sightings and inland goblin ships like Portheur.
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High Seas
Vanderdecken
Holland
Cape of Good Hope
Cape
Bacchante
Wlying Dutchman
New Haven
Conn
the St. Lawrence
le Maine
Cap d’Espolr
Gospe Bay
England
London Globe
Cornwall
Portheur
Robert Hunt
West of England
Bodelan
St Leven
Chugwiden
Comedy Quip Sparks Party Age Remark
A humorous exchange at a party is cited from the Houston Post noting a statement that she was twenty years old. The reply jokes that this was known fifteen years earlier, illustrating a lighthearted social moment.
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Houston Post
Superstitions on Crickets Warned by Household Beliefs
A London Spectator note cites Lancashire superstition that crickets bring luck if welcomed and harm stockings if killed. A correspondent recalls a farmer's family confirming crickets as omens of fortune or disaster depending on their treatment.
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Lancashire
London Spectator
Story of a Famous Song Dixie and Its Origins
The article recounts how Dixies words and music were created by Dan Emmett and first sung by Bryant’s Minstrels in New York on September 19, 1859. It cites Gus Tav Kobbe’s history and explains the circumstantial gathering of the melody and lyrics that made Dixie a song of the people from its debut.
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Dan Emmet
Bryant
Minstrels
Broadway
New York
Gustav Kobbe
Bryants
Simmer
Emmet
North
Dixie
Liszt and His Cigar Humiliation and Resolve
The article recounts Liszt smoking one prized cigar daily, a customs search in Chiasso leading to confiscation and a $100 fine, and his vow never to smoke again after the humiliation. Ricordi later recovered the cigars and the fine, and Liszt declined a cigar from Reger in Milan.
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Liszt
Italy
Chiasso
Milan
Tucordi
Ricordi
Reger
New York Sun
Campaign Material in Political Vendetta
Dialogue shows a political boss pressuring a detective to find dirt on Stump's past life. The detective reports no notable crimes, noting he only sold belongings before, while the boss argues the past selling is exactly the angle to present as shady. The judge presides over this exchange.
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Stump
Disconsolate Lover and Maiden Dialogue Cited
Excerpts from a Chicago Tribune dialogue show a lover pressing for marriage as a maiden deflects with a self deprecating claim of being a trivial mortal. The exchange hints at romantic tension and social expectations of the era.
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Geoffrey
Lillian
Chicago Tribune
Chandni Chowk Jewelers Guarded by World Famous Experts
The Chandni Chowk in Delhi, called Silver Street, houses the city’s main bazaar where jewelers occupy crowded shops. Dealers and diamond experts here are renowned globally for their vast, valuable stones and state jewel collections.
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Delhi
Youth Wanted Ad Leads To Bizarre Gift Package
A London Opinion item describes a wealthy elderly woman seeking a page boy and advertising for youth. A friend replies by mail sending a bottle of wrinkle filler a skin tightener a bottle of fairy bloom false teeth and a flaxen wig as gifts.
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Blank
London
Mary Lester's Will Bids Children Back to Chicago Roots
In a will drawn within a year of Mary Lester's death she asks her children to return to Chicago to live and help develop the city of their birth. The piece reflects a deep longing for the family home and shared memories amid aging, travel, and distant marriages.
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Chicago
Mary
Tife
Mary Lester
Ignorant of Marksmanship Critique Cited
A Globe-Democrat column defends Mexican troops by noting they often cannot identify their targets in battle and thus warns against harsh judgment of their firing across the line.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Wilson Accepts Annual Pass for Baseball Games
The Chicago Evening Post reports Mr Wilson has accepted an annual pass for baseball games. The piece notes that declined funding could have caused fear for his administration.
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Chicago Evening Post
Wilson
Final reports filed for Jones county estates awaiting hearing
Notice to interested parties that final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in Jones county estates have been filed with the Clerk of the District Court. A final hearing is set for March 20 1913 at Anamosa Iowa. The report of J G Bodeker as executor of Harm Bodeker deceased appears among the listed estates.
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District Court
Jones County
J. G. Bodeker
Harm Bodeker
Anamosa
Iowa
G. A. Fisher
Lowa
Janes County
M. W. Herrick
Eliza J. Silsbee
Mary Eldred
Alvin Eldred
Executors Notice for Jones County Iowa Estate
Public notice announces appointment and commissioning by the Jones County District Court of Iowa of executors for the YH Vlarks deceased estate. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk within time, and those owing the estate should pay immediately to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa March 1, 15 OSCAR H SOETIE RICKLEPF GERDES Byne Executors J W Doxsie Attorney for the Estate
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Anamosa
A. D
Oscar H. Soetie
Ricklepf Gerdes
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Skin Cure
Bucklen's Arnica Salve is touted as a cure for nearly every skin disease including burns and bruises. John Deye of Gladwin Michigan reports twelve years with a skin ailment and $400 in medical bills. he says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. Priced at 26 cents and recommended by O. H. Soetje.
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Bucklen
John Deye
Gladwin, Mich
O. H. Soetje
Wilson references open door remark oddly misspoken
A humorous Yankton Herald note claims President Wilson intended to keep the Washington door open but suggests he meant the refrigerator door rather than the pie pantry. The quip illustrates a playful misinterpretation of his words.
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Yankton Herald
Wilson
Washington
Best Known Cough Remedy Proven Worldwide
Dr King s New Discovery has been a trusted cough remedy for forty three years with over three million bottles used last year. Money back guarantee if it does not relieve your cough. Endorsements from J J Owens of Allendale Ohio and many others. Available at O H Soetje s for 50 cents or 1.00.
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Dr. King
J.J. Owens
Allendale
8. C
O. H. Soetje’s
Local Attorneys Name Monticello and Anamosa Offices
Herrick Cash and Rhinehart Attorneys at Law advertise offices at Monticello State Bank in Monticello and Citizens State Bank in Anamosa. They specialize in probate business collections and contested claims.
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Ttorneys
Monticello
Public Notice Executor Appointed for Nancy J. Wills Estate
Public notice states that on this day in Monticello Iowa the undersigned has been appointed and made sworn as Executor of the estate of Nancy J. Wills deceased. All persons with claims must file them with the Clerk of the court sworn and stated within legal time, and those owing the estate should pay promptly. Dated March 5 1915 Monticello Iowa. D W Doxsee Executor.
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District Court
Jones County
Nancy J. Wills
Monticello
Iowa
A. D
State of
Eliza J. Sillsbee
Mary D. Babbe
Public notice of estate administrator in Jones county Iowa
Public notice declares W. Herrick appointed administrator of the estate of Eliza J. Sillsbee deceased by the District Court of Jones county Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the Clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly. Dated Monticello Iowa March 10 1915.
Story About Flat Manuscript Draws Editor’s Lesson
An editor tells a writer his tale is flat while the hopeful author cites Advice to Young Writers about not rolling manuscripts. The exchange, voiced by a judge, highlights concerns with prose and craft.
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Ocean Specters
Slithers
Mickley
Jimpson
Harper’s Weekly
Juvenal
Benn
Jim
Byne
J. W. Doxsie
Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart
Paris
Exposition
France
Chicago, I
BR R
D.w. Doxsee
S. W. Herrick
Werrick & Rhinehart, Atto's
H. M. Reaury
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Attorneys AT Law
Willengsge
Eclipse Lumber
East Side Yard
J. H. Henry
Mer
J. W. Doxsee
South Cedar St
Calis
DR. A. M. Maurice
D. D. SI
Lovell
E. BP
REED
Burr'shter's Drygoods
Fred Puleston
Kilers & Bolton
Your Home Nursery
Scotch Grove Nursery
The
Scotch Grove Nursery Co
Scotch Grove
Reo
Monticello Auto and Supply Co
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