Adobe Houses in New Mexico and Santa Fe Dobe Brick Process
A traveler describes adobe brick making in New Mexico. Men dig mud, mix with hay, stamp in frames, dry bricks along roads, and build thick walls with wooden beams. Drought and sun favor sun dried bricks, roofs of adobe, and plastered stone walls. Prices range around 140 a room, with higher cost variants.
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Betis
New Mesice
Newby
New Mexico
Sarte Fe
Santa Fe
Chicago
New Mexica
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
California
Like the Gaitor That He Was
Fragmented text describes pedestrians on uneven pinus sidewalks near a building site and a sailor-like man navigating steps. also mentions black dogs and retriever lineage, mixing undead phrasing with historical dog breed notes and distant references to New England and European dogs.
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Broadway
New York San
Temporary Blood Substitute Discussed in 19th Century Post Dispatch
The article explains Ty Salise Solution as a temporary blood substitute, detailing how it is injected to sustain patients by adding water and sodium to body fluids. It contrasts this method with direct blood transfusion, noting fewer risks and explaining the process of circulation and waste removal during emergency use.
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Altamer
Feerem
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Duel of Jenny and Russian Gunners in Crimea War
A vivid tale recalls a staged duel between English and Russian artillery during the Crimean War. The Jenny, nicknamed the blue jackets cheered, but the Russians claimed victory after a sequence of precise shots. The event ends with both sides acknowledging the duel’s outcome amid applause.
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Jenny
Daniel Lyons
McClean and Major Lee In Civil War Meeting Incident
A fragment from a Civil War era reminiscence describes General McClellan and Major Lee in a city gathering of the Darzt ters of the Confederacy. An exchange over disobedience leads to McClean apologizing to Major Lee and both officers handling the matter with mutual respect.
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Grexral
McClelin
General McClellan
Sarge
Mexico
McClean
Savage
Winfeld
Scutt
Lee
McCleanath
Balrimors
Gosimo and Sosimo Samoan Servant Tales in America
A fragmentary piece recounts the loyalty of Sosimo to Louis, an American figure, with a tale of a hidden topaz and a devoted servant. The text then shifts to London transport statistics, detailing tram and omnibus gauges, routes, speeds, fares, and annual passenger figures from a report reprinted in the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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Gosimo
Robert Lotts Bix
Gonis
Sosimo
Louis
Sasimo
Robert Leis Prevenson
Rome
Bate
London
Imusa
Ron
London Tram Companies
London Omnibouse
Londa
Bouse
St. Louis
Names for the domestic cat across languages
The St. Louis Republic notes that the word cat varies widely, with forms like kat in Danish, katt in Swedish, gato in Spanish, catus in Latin, and many others. It cites English authority Mr. Asrinson and mentions Australians and Mexicans lacking native words for domestic felines.
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Severs
Langusges
Katt
France
Katti Ox Katze
Geran
Catus
Gatto
Gato
Ket
Kats
Keti
Cath
Kath
Catoan
Katz
Asrinson
Mexico
St. Louis Republic
Grizzly Phil Wilds a Lone Stand to Save Mate
In a St Nicholas tale by Sidford F L Hamp, a boy named Phil faces a charging grizzly while his comrade and a general flee. Phil drives a hunting knife strike to the bear’s skull, turning fatal for the beast and severely wounding Phil who collapses, saved by a dead bear and his courage in a dramatic frontier encounter.
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Jose
Plol
Aioe
Treshlinkers
Liv
Mansele
Thad
Blinkers
Phil
Phai
Sidford FL Hamp
St Nicholas
New Officer Helmets Dangle in Front of College Shop
A Philadelphia Call item notes several decorative inverted police helmets hung in front of a shop near Girard College. Each helmet piece is paired with a vase like basket, showing a novelty display that draws curious passersby with a lighthearted nod to patrol gear and Vigilant era imagery.
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New Dee Eor
Girard Coliege
Neds Paserby
Philadelphia Call
Night on Shipboard and Naval Duties Described
The passage recounts shipboard life including muster routines, hammock billets, and the tattoo and taps calls. It details the daily cadence from sundown to wake, the muster, and the use of hammocks, bells, and boatswain’s whistle as crew proceed to quarters.
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Jong
John AL Etficat
St. Nicholas
Grand Duke Fooled by Supposed Brigands in Frascati
Rome reports a prank where a grand duke and his escort were lured by pretend brigands in Frascati. A Paris tale claims 50 francs changed hands as an artful setup by Herr Voss and associates to entertain the patron. The episode, later recounted in Pall Mail Gazette, is disputed and widely circulated as a curiosity rather than fact.
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Rome
Taiy
Aduw
Don Chisciotte
Grand Duke
Saxe-Meiningen
Goethe
Frascati
Herry Voss
L.realle
Chance
Linda
Bert
Italy
Pall Mail Gazette
Language Gap Between American and French Speakers in Paris
An American lad describes crossing cultural barriers in Paris and the difficulty of expressing emotions in French. He notes awkward conversations and asks if certain phrases exist, then compares behavior and attitudes between Americans and the French, highlighting misunderstandings and social norms.
Wallabies and Kangaroos in Australia Lore
A scrambled narrative recounts hunting wallabies and kangaroos in Australia, describing the terrain, a failed hunt, a later successful sighting of a herd, and perilous encounters with wildlife including a deadly scorpion. It also touches on bower birds, insect predation, and transformative scenes along riverbanks and rock ledges.
Aging theater friends recall youth and literary tastes
In a New York Herald piece, two elderly men reminisce after a theater meeting. They joke about aging, drafts causing neuralgia, and the idea that time has altered theaters and books, while insisting their bond remains intact and memories endure.
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Schoul- Saute
Charlie
Tom
Vermont
Olf
Nonce
New York
Berald
Cavalry as a Foundation for a Future Army
The piece argues that United States cavalry regiments, though few, are unequaled for their specialized plains work and could rapidly form a strong horseman force if needed. It notes rising interest in equitation through polo, hunting, and racing, and views civilian riders and military-connected officers as key sources for building a larger, efficient cavalry corps.
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Aterial
United States
Archbishops Ireland Criticised on Peace and War
A London Spectator summary notes Archbishop Ireland’s call for arbitration to avert war, praising peacekeepers yet questioning his stance. The polemic references Cardinal Arwin Gibbo and mix of editorial opinions on pacifism and Christian blessing, while Elmira College history and Elmira Women’s College misstatements appear in letters. The text also mentions a drowned man’s body found ashore on Kent Island, and a lecturer on domestic economy linking room conditions to food palatability.
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Ireland
Amerinco
Americus
St. Paul
Tockers
United Stars
Lonadon Spectator
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Adobe Buildings
Kew Mexico
Newfound- Land
Quel
Big Guns
Oers
Serpent
Wenda
Dahomer
Wena
Der
Oe Louis Republic
Vereen
London Ofinibuses
Tatinn In
Cnology
the Warder
Oxford
Symitrs
Tieum
Blackwood
North
Calvin Bats
Actos
Ender
The
Brigks
Edward B. Crearrisie
Agbbery
Paris
Eau von Dyer
Greece
Eportansan
Australia
Afido Wells
Badminton Magazine
Rhine
Ourselas
Otto
Walleby
Sys
Ceylon
Strand Magazine
New Jerey
New Jersey
Newark
Java
China
Wild Rose
Wild Rae
Wild Robe
Dee Whee
Depe
Lake
Emira
Thais
Vassar
Smith
Wellesley
Elmira
Im Hitle
Elmira Woman's College
Princeton
New York Tribune
Keut Istead
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