Maori legends and global oddities in a single page
Readable scraps discuss New Zealand Maori tales of Ngaeru hoe and Ngauruhoe, a freak beefsteak sale in Circle City Alaska, an umbrella exchange tale, an anecdote on Mile Monnier Clairon and a seismic animal response in Japan Italy Sicily, U.S. Supreme Court power, Freiburg defenses, and a China procession myth.
American Tales And The Englishman On The Steamer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a steamer chat with an Englishman who learns of Americas vastness and jokes about two steel agents in New York and Summit New Jersey. The piece also notes Eugene Field loved children and describes his gentle gathering of toys and friends, ending with a poignant scene after his death.
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New York Sun
America
Seemeeee
New York City
To. M. C
Summit
Summit. N
Birmingham
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eugene Field
Field
Mies Gildegarde Hawthorne
St Nicholas
Field Ge
Fragmentary courtroom chatter from unnamed witnesses
A garbled excerpt shows a tense scene in a jury room with a judge and lapsed dialogue about a case. The misread text includes talk of knots, belts, and appeals to a tenor, ending with a Cleveland PiSin attribution.
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Cleveland
The High Sea Concept in International Law
The high seas are defined as waters not under any single nation's sovereignty beyond three miles from shore. Each country holds three nautical miles of territorial sea, while waters beyond are open or common to all nations. The principle asserts freedom of navigation and non-appropriation beyond coastal limits.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Christian Bonner
France
Court of Lamation
Young Lawyer Lands First Case at Courthouse
A newly minted attorney, just hung his own shingle, meets a friend who asks if he already has a client. He confirms with a terse, confident "Yes."
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Yeu
Sttornes
Shelf by shelf rediscovering forgotten poetry and prose
Frederic Harrison muses on a reader revisiting a large library to learn what remains unread and to revive memories of poetry and essays overlooked, recalling poems that once stirred youth yet lay forgotten on the walls for years.
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Royal Laundry
Frederic Harrison
Gum on the Train Window Sparks Motherly Scolding
A Louisville mother noted for strict hygiene rides a day train with her small daughter. The child, seen nibbling gum found on a dusty windowsill, prompts the mother to confront dirt and cleanliness on the trip.
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Aili
Louisville
Louisville Times
Enchanted Gardens and Memories of Fairies in Nature
A lyrical note reflects on childhood worlds of enchantment with gardens, trees, and shadows as sources of peace in harsh years. It cites Pierre Loti and Clara T. MacChesney, recalling a Dutch wood, queen's garden, and a jade stream as evocative imagery of romance and memory.
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Pierre Loti
Holland
Clara T. MacChesney
Umbrella Morale Trade and Theft Tale
A fragmented clipping notes a nighttime incident as two regulars recount a scene at a cafe or shop. One man recalls theft and loss, hinting at a dramatic departure and lingering questions about the missing item and the mood among patrons.
Tale of a Scholar Official and Foreign Fire Marriage
Sir Robert Gart recounts a legend of a great Scholar and high official confronting foreign influence. The tale centers on the People’s choice amid pressure and the so called Chinese way of fire marriage.
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Robert Gart
East
Crape on the Door and Its Ancient Heraldic Roots
The article explains the custom of hanging crape on doors after a death traces to 1100 A D in England. Hatchments, diamond shaped armorial ensigns with the family arms quartered and sable, were placed before houses of nobility and gentry upon death.
Boss explains losses on suit sold for ten years
In a New York exchange the Boss tells a customer he paid eight percent for the suit and has stored drafted brushed and advertised it for ten years. He urges the customer to figure out the loss himself.
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Brush Ft
New York
Made Over Autonmobile Man Rebuilds After Wedding Attire
The typewriter man laments his worn body and seeks advice while an autonmobile manufacturer proposes rebuilding. A Baltimore American snippet notes the cashier and bride wearing wedding attire with a changeable silk dress and a man in a check suit.
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Ofty Journal
Baltimore Amer
Quote on courage and doubt from Nelson
The text reflects a philosophical musing attributing to Nelson that people could live comfortably on 500 square miles and a Colorado-sized graveyard could bury all. It posits doubt as a seed of action and claims that determination is half the battle with timidity as defeat.
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Colorado
Nelson
Coastline Edge Turns Shallow Water Eastward Plan
The Atlantic Coast is described as the eastern edge of North America where sea depth is shallow. The text notes locating the true edge would require sailing roughly eighty miles due east from New York.
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Atlantic Coast
New York
Lincoln's Mules of Life
A fragmented piece references Lincoln and moral resolve, asserting personal duty to truth and integrity. It hints at standing with those who fight for what is right and living up to that standard, though text is unclear and incomplete.
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Lincoln
Tim
Newberg area classified ads list livestock and services
For Sale Sweet cream and buttermilk from Newberg Creamery. Wanted 75 cents each for setting hens. Wanted to buy dark brown hair combings. Seeds poultry supplies and feed at Newberg Feed & Seed Store. For Sale white pigs and incubator brooder. Duroc Jersey boars 6 months old, $15 each. Team of horses with harness and tools, Jersey cow, Poland China sows, and more. Rental available 3 acres with house at 517 West First Street. Eye tests by optician at Imperial Hotel on February 10. King's Millinery Store moving to 804 First Street February 2.
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Poland
China
G.G. Brown
River St. St
Notary Public Appointment for Cape Stated
A notice announces the appointment of a Notary Public for the Cape region, detailing the scope of authority and filing requirements for public records. The document notes the official acting as notary and the date of the appointment.
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New Zealand
Hawaiki
Ngaerohoe
Ngauruhoe
Gb Te Tae
Cincinnati
Circle City
Alaska
Klondike Guld
Detroit Free Press
Mile
Clairon
Claiice
Japan
Horaes
Bois
Italy
Sicily
Chicago
Newnan
Euchinge
Freiburg
Baden
Louk XV
Freiburs
Freibarn
Kostet
London Mail
Tt Te Enay
Chima
G. A. Giles
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
Moore Bros
Rex
Cummins
Securite Asee Eee Oe
Fearry
the Fence Man
Newberg
Newberg Creamery
J. C. Lemon
South College
Metz
Oregon Home. & Imp.Co
Atty
B.a.kirks
McMinnville
Cornell
Craig Duer
C.diedericks
First St
Enos Ellis
Brush
S. C. Brown Leghorn and
White
P. Rock Cockerels
C. E. Newhouse
Springbrook, Ore
Lone Fir Dairy
Newberg Feed & Seed Store
W. A. Vincent
Newberg Feed & Seed
White Real Estate Co
Lakeview
Lake County
Oregon
A. S. Emerson
Dundée
First National Bank of
D. D. Coulson
Callahan
H. Stockman
Spring
Brook
T. H. Fearry, & Son
Pollyanna
Migs
Bertah
Gillispie School of Expression
Portland
Baptist Church
T. HB. Feary Jr
Kirkpatrick
Fruit Tree Pruner
Twelfth Street
P.O
Abe Cooke
West First Street
J. C. Pape
Imperial Hotel
King's Millinery
First Street
Potter’s Jewelry Store
Jacob Taylor
Geom
Lena E. Taror
United States
Nat'l Bank
Rese Osea Ee
Oma
Guster