Mariners tale of Tyars and Grace on a perilous voyage
After a heroic voyage, Claud Tyars and Lieut Grace return to England with the Martial and its crew. Grace contemplates future ties while Tyars guards his dog Muggins, as the captain and first officer plan a reunion and formalities at Grosvenor Square.
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Grace
Tyara
Tyars
Muggins
Muggina
Lieut
Martial
Madeira
South America
England
Quate
Claud Tyars
Gravesend
Channel 1
Mr. Tyars
George Lowell
Theean
Trinity College
Mr. Lowell
London
Admiralty
Brook Street
Grosvenor Square
Martial's Return and Tyars Transform on the London Wharf
The Martial moors at East India Dock after a famed voyage with Tyars in command. Claud Tyars appears a refined, hard-edged figure as dockworkers hail the sailor while the ship embodies quiet pride, its deeds outweighing appearance.
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East India Dock
Tyars
Martial
London
Claud Tyars
Piccadilly
Cross-Cut Saw Bevel Gives Stable Filing Stand
Farm Progress describes constructing a filing horse from a cross-cut saw with bevel to form legs. Attach saw boards to the legs with screws or wire and add a cross strip at the base to foot the horse steady. Use the legs to tighten the saw when pulling out.
James A Bailey Dies. World's Greatest Showman Remembered
James A Bailey died of erysipelas at Mount Vernon New York at fifty nine. He rose from a farm boy and hotel bellboy to co owner of the Barnum Bailey shows amassing a fortune and world fame. He was noted for quiet philanthropy, loyal service to workers and unassuming manner. His real name was McGinnis and he helped educate employees' children and gave large Christmas gifts.
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James A. Bailey
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Europe
Mr. Bailey
McGinnis
Detroit
Mich
Pontiac
Frederick Bailey
Lane & Robinson Circus
Bailey
Young Bailey
Suilor
Lake
J. B. Cooper
London
Sandwich Islands
Australia
India
South America
Barnum
Heira
Barnum & Bailey
Vienna
Family feud ends in warm praise of son’s wife
In a Cleveland Leader snippet Mrs de Peyster responds to a question about her son’s marriage. She affirms they did approve of the bride, calling her the best girl ever in the house and overturning any rumor of displeasure.
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Mra. de Peyster
Cleveland
Military marching music in major key debate noted
The Baltimore American quotes a humorous exchange about why military music should stay in a major key. The remark contrasts a minor chord being kept in a march with the assertion that maintenance of a major tonality suits military compositions.
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Baltimore American
That young groom pays $50 fee after ceremony
A Philadelphia Press verse notes the minister calling the groom a blessing for paying a $50 ceremony fee. The bride echoes the saying that it is more blessed to give than to receive as she extends her hand.
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Philadelphia Press
Severely Practical Exchange Sparks Reform Debate
A brief exchange quotes Soured Samm asking if belief in reform exists amid graft concerns. Practical Pete counters by noting reform only when no other graft remains, reflecting Baltimore American sentiment on political integrity.
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Soured
Samm
Practical Pete
Baltimore American
Regrets Over Missed Play By Jocko and Jumbo
A brief exchange cites Jocko admitting error in a past play and Jumbo acknowledging responsibility, with a note that trumpet timing was misjudged. The New York Telegram frames the lighthearted exchange as a sports-tinged quip.
Through Me You Think You See The Joke
Dialogue excerpt shows a sharp exchange between a male speaker challenging perception and a female replying with wry humor in a Detroit Free Press vignette. The piece highlights comic tension and characterization.
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Detroit Free Press
French extraction Americans spare food income says Plain Dealer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer joke notes Bowly quips about his wife’s dog named Simple Life and asks why. The piece adds a remark on Americans of French ancestry spending the smallest share of income on food.
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Bowly
Cleveland Plain Dealer
No Remedy But Spraying Against San Jose Scale
An Indianapolis News excerpt condemns fake methods for the San Jose scale. It warns that planting inexpensive trees to distract the pest is nonsense and could invite prosecution for pest encouragement. It asserts spraying remains the only proven remedy, to be applied persistently each season.
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San Jose
Indianapolis News
Combined Roller and Marker for Garden Plot
A compact garden attachment uses a roller with eight inch lengthwise bore hole spacing and pins. For marking the garden, these components create precise linear guides and marked rows.
Roller And Marker Pombined For Planting Layout
A device using pins and a roller to hold a small rope looped through holes near the rope ends. Multiple hole rows allow distance adjustments. Tack strips run lengthwise on the roller to mark planting spots.
Gane Plowing Advances On Western Farms
Recent traction engines and gang plows improve soil breaking on large western farms. Some setups plow and harrow in one pass. A drill can follow the barrow to seed at night after a morning rain, aiding growers with prepared acreage. Steam power proves adaptable to medium sized farms.
Preparing Potato Ground for Market Success
The article urges mellow well drained soil as essential for potatoes and warns against neglecting soil condition amid pests. It stresses thorough seedbed preparation first grade seed tubers and constant cultivation to control weeds, noting potato growing near markets is highly profitable for those with good soil.
Beekeeping Pleasures and Profits Described
Beekeeping noted as a calm, profitable hobby with clean water for bees and gentle insects. Modern hives allow inspection without disturbing colonies, bees continue work while handled, honey sells for 12 to 20 cents per pound, and a good hive yields about seventy five pounds yearly with strong first-season returns.
Williams Seeks Reenactment Bill After Quarantine Vote
John Sharp Williams pressed for a reenactment of the constitution after the House backed the quarantine measure. Texas delegates fought the bill, denouncing it as unconstitutional, while Williams consoled Texas congressman Slayden with a promise to introduce a constitutional reenactment bill the next day.
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John Sharp Williams
House
Texas
Williams
Slayden
Whiliams
Smgden
Underground Telegraph Lines Across Britain and Europe
A report notes underground telegraphic networks linking London to Scotland with Germany pioneering since 1870 and France joining in 1879 after a Paris isolation event in 1875. By now the system has cost about $36,000,000 and is believed to be self supporting with lines from 1890 still in excellent condition.
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London
Scotland
Germany
France
Paris
Observation and education shape reasoning and philosophy
A reflection on how exact observation is essential, noting that poor habits of observation in schools lead to fallacious reasoning and faulty philosophy as argued by W. Humboldt about the power of comparing and combining.
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W. Humboldt
Hard Task of News for Children about a New Mother
The speaker contemplates the emotional burden of informing children they will have a new mother after the loss of a spouse. The passage probes grief, practical needs, and family dynamics as a parent faces delicate truth telling.
Footprints Guide A Traveler Through Hidden Pitfalls
A wary traveler studies the path behind to read footprints and deduce where one could have avoided many a pitfall. The observer notes how prior steps reveal safer choices and hints at lessons learned from missteps.
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H. S. Merriman
Jocko
New York
Telgram
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