Two New Governors Typical of the States Over Whose Der
Urban Woobury of Vermont and Cleaves of Maine emerge as rugged, war scarred figures in a 19th century portrait of governance. Woobury, born outside Vermont, rose after Civil War service to law and politics, while Cleaves, born in Bridgeton Maine, served in the Twenty third Maine volunteers, became a lawyer, state attorney general, and prominent clubman.
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Lect
Maine
Vermont
Urban Adrian Woobury
Falmouth
Chebeague Island
Cleaves
Portland
Hridgeton
Bridgeton
Isis
Bath
Pracere
Tod
Iveyor
Henry
Portia
Oii
Grand Army of the Republic
A Woman Traveler Proceeds Through Scotland and England
A narrative notes a female traveler traversing the Fish Isles and parts of Suffolk and York, detailing a voyage toward Edinburgh. She faced a Glasgow repair stop and endured delays on her homeward journey, spending four days amid the Falls of Clyde en route to Carlisle.
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Fish Isles
Hoeker Sutt
Suffolk
York
Dunham
Edinwd
Glasgow
Falls of
Clyde
Carlish
Masterman Christ heads photographed in New London Ohio
A long feature reports Pho tW Minns of New London Ohio photographed Elmer Ellsworth Masterman 32 on a Christ head study and other images. The piece quotes Minns defending artistic intent and notes local criticism from neighbors and teachers. It mentions a lawyer misciting a divorce and a femme sole mix up in Louisville Texas.
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New London
Ohio
China
Photw
Elmer Ellswort
Ghbors
Gibsburg
The Defense Gun at Sandy Hook and Veering History
Fragmented historic notes recount a War Department defense position at Sandy Hook New York with inch steel tints, then shift to Vermont officer Captain Woodbury’s service in 1803 1865 and Maine Governor Cleaves noted as a popular figure, followed by travelogue glimpses of Miss Bacon visiting historic Chester Wales and a Stuttgart guardsman story about Princess Pauline and a witty sergeant.
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War Department
Vermont Volunteers
Vermont
Woodbury
Burlington
Board
Stuttgart
Pauline
Bank of England Paper and Water Marks Described
The article explains Bank of England paper qualities including whiteness and texture, notes a unique water mark used historically and today as an engraved die punch, and notes on the paper’s toughness and sizing. It mentions the old stitched watermark and the modern method applied to pulp before printing.
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Imanofaet
Ates
Chief of Pythian Sisters Rise in Order
In 1885 at its city session the lodge Knights of Pythias granted permission to wives mothers and daughters. The first temple of Pythian Sisters was founded at Warsaw Indiana in 1889 and spread rapidly across the nation. Mrs Hattie A Robinson of Dayton is current supreme chief and was the first woman in Dio to sign a charter and later became grand chief and supreme senior. She holds high rank in other orders as well.
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Citi
Thelodge Knights of Pyt
Hood
Pythian Sisters
Warsaw
Ind
Hattie A. Robinson
Dayton
The
Grand
Jack Napoleon Bulldog Mascot Of Brooklyn Bicycle Team
An observant spectator at major bicycle meets is Jack Napoleon a clever bulldog owned by William F Murphy of Brooklyn. He wears a stovepipe hat and glasses, smokes a pipe, barks when Murphy wins and growls when not in the finish. At 13 he remains mascot and a feared pit fighter of old. His teammate McGinty the snowkey sits on his neck during street rides.
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Jack
Murphy
Jack Napoleon
Jim Corbett
Brooklyn
Snowkey
McGinty
Jaks
Masai Hunter Survives Buffalo Charge Amid Plains Turmoil
An explorer named Telke pursued a wounded buffalo when Masai scouts warned of danger. The beast charged toward a thicket where escape would be fatal, forcing the hunter to leap aside. The buffalo then toppled, and Telke’s party pressed on as tensions rose and tribal watchers prepared for further conflict.
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Fount ‘Telke
Dehli
Wuffate
Ehanew
Strikes And Daily Labors In Mills A Cryptic Tale
A fragmented reminiscence describes morning work at mills with saws buzzing and workers toiling from dawn to night. The narrative mentions a strike, then its withdrawal as men return to duties, while a conversation hints at music and a figure named Franz, whose works are rarely performed today.
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Asi
Amd
The Story of a Bell From a Village’s Quiet Corn
A German village lacked funds for a second church bell. Schoolmaster Gottfried Hayn saw corn sprouting from a wall, harvested six ears, and sowed them. The cycle of crops grew for eight years, enabling villagers to sell the harvest and buy a beautiful bell. A stray wedding quip and a humorous radio-style gag follow.
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Grosslaswitz
Germany
Gottfried Hayn
Incandescent Lamp Fire Test Sparks Debate at Montreal Meet
Fragmented OCR reports that fire engineers at Montreal discussed lamp safety. Chief Lin questioned when electric incandescence becomes hazardous as a lamp seed experiment showed scorching and blistering, with smoke and heat near the filament after minutes of exposure.
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Montreal
Lin
St. la Part
Trolley Car and Tally Hats Pioneer Urban Transport
Whildelphia quietly advances a novel trolley car service with tally-hos and lanterns for evening parties. Cars are shared for social outings, with music and bells enhancing the ride as a popular recreation.
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John Gilp
Tess Asic
Movable Glazed Studio Shifts To Face Sun For Photographs
French heliographer M. Dujardin tests a large glazed car studio on wheels that can be moved along a circular rail to align with the sun. The device reduces reliance on curtains and saves time on dull days while allowing curtains when light becomes too strong.
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M. Dujardin
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Masterman
Christ
Minns
Cataline
Rome
Chist
J. F. Ryder
Cleveland
Deacon Jones
Teachers Institute
Louisville
Texas
Imade
Sandy Hook, N. Y
Gov. Cleaves
Nathan Cleaves
Congress
Thomas B. Reed
Miss Bacon
Kendal
Warring
Lancashire Hind
Chester i
Chester i Nto Wales To Visit Conway, Bangor and Caernarvon
Beever
Bank OF England Paper
Mira Hattie A. RoniNso
Rebekah
Temple Lodge No. 40
Franz
Tom
Suuttleworth
Mans Hood
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