Spinel found in North Carolina and other oddities
The Register notes a new spinel gem found in North Carolina described as orange, transparent and brilliant. It cites insurance premiums and losses for PratE-Glass in New York, a Brooklyn dentist settling a $50,000 suit for $300, Alaska governor Swineford’s marriage rumors, tobacco work health opinions, and a California woman laying eggs with unusually large yolks. It also recalls presidential inaugurations on Wednesdays and a boast about wealthy Chicago woman Mrs. Porrer Palmer.
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Prate-Glass Insurance Companies
New York
North Carolina
Man commits suicide by train after repeated chances
A determined man in Derry, Pennsylvania sought death by train after first being saved by a railroad engineer who halted an incoming engine. He shaved, then lay on the tracks again and was struck by a cattle train. His actions followed a pattern of deliberate self harm amid a string of odd, unsourced notes about Madagascar and a humorous Name list of New York World subscribers including Maria Pickles and Dick Turnipseed.
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Derry
Dickens
New York World
Maria Pickles
Cynthia Neidlerfrankensteinhauser
William F. Peterfish
John J. Cowboy
Laura Loofborrow
Maggie Mussmaker
J. Tyranny
Mary Bigghost
Fanny Vinegar
Susie Souse
Nora B. Freelove
Mattie B. Toogood
Mottie Whiteneck
Phenia Sufficool
Effe Blunk
Cora Coon
Viola Kystone
Raytee Shivers
Pearl Shad
Frankie Sample
John George Dingledog
O. D. Pancake
Dick Turnipseed
Delian
Phil
Norma
Phil McKay
Agin
MeKay
McDonald
Mgr. McDonald
Emoton
Simmons Cameron Dinner Guests Include Notable Senators
A brief listing notes that Simon Cameron hosted a dinner with guests comprising Senators Logan of Illinois Butler of South Carolina Blackburn and Beck of Kentucky Morrill of Vermont Gray of Delaware Hearst of California Hale of Maine and J. D. (name incomplete) with no indication of queer content or outcomes.
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Simon Cameron
Logan
Illinois
Butler
South Carolina
Blackburn and
Beck
Kentucky
Morrill
Vermont
Gray
Delaware
Hearst
California
Hale
Maine
J. D
Notable Politicians and Arctic Excitement Shift
The piece lists politicians from Pennsylvania New York and Baltimore including Randall Arnot MacVeagh Pattison Bonaparte Roberts Pugh Thompson and Dana with other Philadelphians Harrisburg and Lancaster figures. It then quotes Lieut Greely on Arctic exploration cycles predicting renewed interest in the twenty first century and notes a Hydrophobia cure using a vapor bath at the Sacred Heart Union Arl ington New Jersey detailing a boy treated with steam and sedatives.
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Lizvut
Greely
Lieut. Greely
Sacred Heart Union
Arlington
New Jersey
Buisson
Europe
Pasteur
Gems of Thought Proverbs From Historic Voices
A collection of aphorisms from Lord Bacon Horace Barrow Raleigh Hammond Collen Locke Tillotson Pope Wake and Jeremy Collier, reflecting prudence virtue and restraint. A young Japanese student adds a quip about a cat and a rat, illustrating language playful insight.
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Lord Bacon
Horace
Fleminy
Barrow
Sir IV Raleigh
Tillotson
Pope
Jeremy Collier
The Silk Worms Song
A poem by Francis Scott Hey portrays a worm’s dramatic ascent from death to rebirth. It declares a toil driven life ending in transformation into a glorious, airborne being, promising that the dead may rise like the worm.
Reunited After Bitter Rift
A husband recalls a long quarrel with Norma that nearly ended their marriage. After years apart and temptations, a late-night encounter at their old home leads to confession and reconciliation. The couple acknowledges fault on both sides, renews vows of forbearance, and finds renewed happiness with their child.
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Norma
Evenine
Shave
Thad
Europe
Qld Vime
Kligs
Phil McWay
Ray McDonald
Norm
Phil
Fragmentary Quote: Years Away from Her Moment of Anger
A fragment from a sentimental column reflects lingering tension as a speaker recalls someone distant and the impact of a moment's anger. The line hints at regret and unresolved emotions shaping future reflections.
Alaska Fur Seals Born on Sand Then Swim to Sea
The article describes fur seal pups born on Alaskan islands with one pup per dam, their early black fur with two white spots, the pups bleating to find mothers, and the mother not nursing on shore. It notes pups learn to swim by August, with self-tended voyages by six weeks to two months, and the pups shedding to steel-gray coats by mid October. Mothers briefly surface to nurse, and young seals undertake a seven month, thousands of mile migration before returning to birthing rocks.
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Alaska
North Pacific
Oregon
Japan
Rkaaucbler
American Women in China and a Viceroy Visit
A private letter describes Gen Li Hung Chang visiting the American Legation women with a table of Chinese cakes and wines. Mrs Denby portrays salutations, bowing, and a dinner where Li Hung Chang admired the ladies and invited future calls at Tein-Tsin. Also noted are early Russian physiology findings on tin compounds in dogs and a quip about Eve and aprons.
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Denby
China
Pekin
Tim
Ous
Hattie
Gen. Li
Dias
Tein-Tsin
Li Hung Chang
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