Fourth of July Tragedy and a Village Wedding
In a seaside town a Fourth of July celebration ends in disaster when the old Town Hall collapses during a speech. Bertha Howard survives at home while August Brevoort is badly wounded. Mrs. Brevoort confesses a past wrong, leading to a quiet bedside wedding and a hopeful family life.
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The Sun for 1879 announces independence and plans
The Sun pledges constancy to truth and independence, insisting it serves the people not factions. It outlines 1879 aims to deliver prompt, full news, cover politics and culture, and guide readers through a volatile year with clear principles and robust reporting. Subscription rates and offers are listed, with I. W. England as publisher in New York.
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Castle in the Sky Love Poem Portrait
Poem recalls a dream of a castle built in the air by lovers. A bright, noble mansion stands as their shared vision, though twilight and loss darken life. Despite time passing, the fairy palace of love remains a bright, enduring symbol in the beloved’s blue eyes.
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Simset
Juror Rebuke Tale of Judge Parsons and Perkins
An anecdote recounted by Rev James Freeman Clark recalls Judge Parsons rebuking Boston merchant Thomas H Perkins who paid a jury fine claiming to be busy preparing a ship for the East Indies. The judge asks how he can fit out a ship if laws were poorly administered and orders him to join the jury.
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Shakespeare Predates Harvey on Blood Circulation Claim
A June Atlantic note argues Harvey earned the credit for blood circulation discovery while Shakespeare, in 1607, anticipated the idea with Brutus lines. It notes Fabricius’s influence and the Italian origin of works published after Shakespeare’s death. Also mentioned is a cheap rat poison recipe using squills and bacon baked into cakes.
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Portia
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Shakspeare
Locust Plague Reported South of Sherman Texas
Readable text notes a locust outbreak in the region south of Sherman Texas with significant agricultural impact. Limited details describe swarms moving through fields and concerns for crop damage and local livelihoods. Further specifics and dates are not provided in the fragment.
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Sherman
Texas
What Causes Thunder by Nature correspondent
A Nature correspondent questions classic thunder theories and proposes that high tension electricity in oxygen and hydrogen forms water and triggers thunder. He suggests hydrogen levels and electrolysis between thundercloud poles may explain the noise and notes rain follows each thunderclap. He cites Dr. Tyndall experiments with red clouds to illustrate possible storms.
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Nature
Magnets In Minneapolis Mills Transform Harvesters
Chicago Letter notes magnets now used in mills to remove wire and iron scraps from wheat. They reveal many scraps are not wire and can damage mills. Magnets are simple, cheap, and valued by farmers and manufacturers for preventing miller complaints about self binding harvesters and bands.
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