Brazil Revolt and a Navy Tug Case in 1891
The narrator recounts smuggling a brigantine to Brazil and aiding Floriano in the 1891 Rio de Janeiro coup. Aboard a British flag tug he planned to destroy the Aquidaban with a massive torpedo, clashing with Captain Lang of the Sirius and later facing detention aboard the Charleston. The episode ends with U.S. naval intervention and the rebels’ defeat as Admiral Benham protects merchants and honors international law. The narrative also touches later Venezuelan turmoil and Castro's rise, with reflections on foreign concessions and local resistance.
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Rosario
Brazil
Parava
St. Stephens
Rio Janeiro
Freitas
Dom Pedro I
Deodoro da Fonseca
Floriano Betxotto
Deodoro
Floriano
Mello
Saldanha da Gama
Naval Academy
Rio
Riachuelo
Itumary
Santa Catarina
Republica
Aids
Safa
Venezuela
Guzman
South America
Soldanha
Army
Navy
Aquidaban
Fort Santa Cruz
Colo
Nel Pimental
Floriand
Naval School
Nichtheroy Bay
Santa Cruz
Nictheroy Bay
Rio Bay
Lang
Admiral Mello
High Seas
U. S
Charleston
United States
Washington
Picking
Benham
da Gama
Admiral Benham
W. H. Brownson
Castro
Pleasant Breakfast Etiquette Compared With Grandfathers Feasts
A reminiscence on breakfast entertainment argues modern meals pale beside ancestral feasts. It contrasts inviting guests to breakfast with Macaulay’s maxim about desired company, praises lingering over light air and no clock, and warns against newspaper reading during meals. It then laments domestic frictions and urges simplicity.
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Macaulay
Billard
Himalayan and Tibetan Ranges Show Sideways Drift
British geodetic surveys in the Himalayas and Tibetan mountains suggest the great ranges are creeping southward. This motion would crumple the Sipalik Hills and ties to known earth density anomalies beneath and near the mountains. The ongoing surveys aim to reveal the true facts, though Tibetan access complicates field work.
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Himalayas
Tibetan Mountains
Sipalik
Tibet
Fragmentary Advice on Love and Meeting the Right Person
A garbled reminiscence traces ideas about fate and romance. It hints at luck and persistence in finding a partner, mentioning meetings, timing, and the idea that the right person may appear after effort and chance.
Tuberculosis Day Observance Moves to October Week
The article notes a national effort urging churches to observe tuberculosis prevention on a set day in the fall, with the observance moved from April 28 to avoid a conflict with another event. The aim is to educate churchgoers and support the Red Cross Christmas Seal sale benefiting tuberculosis relief.
Result of the Primary Vote at Polls and Local Recounts
A fragmented report describes a hard day at the polls with stray phrases about women voters, tally counts, and remarks by Mrs. and Mr. Wathicky. Scattered lines mention votes, bakers, and a clerk named Bildad amid a noisy, unfinished scene.
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James
Wathicky
Would If I Could
Fragmentary tale shows Pat confronting impending marriage and a priest’s counsel about love. The dialogue hints at strained feelings and social pressure, with characters debating commitment and emotional honesty.
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Bette
Pat
A Formal Figure At A Big Convention
A formal figure debates role at a major convention. He questions associations with a candidate and weighs participation, noting potential status as a pallbearer or honorary role depending on ties and perceptions.
Important to Mothers Examine Carefully Every Ws
Castoria trusted for infants and children is urged with the signature of Mary J Hafine. The ad promotes a product in use over 30 years and notes benefits for crying infants and children seeking Fletcher’s remedy.
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Castoria
Mary J. Hafine
Fletcher
Fragmentary Musings From Unclear Text
A garbled excerpt mentions Cholly, a brainshot phrase, and a jelly fish joke. The lines blend fragmented dialogue with nonsensical interjections, lacking clear context, attributes, or identifiable events.
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Cholly
Paxton Toilet Co. Breath Aid Mentioned in Ad Copy
An old classified style fragment advertises a product from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston promising to remove nicotine from the mouth and freshen breath after smoking. The line reads as a postpaid offer upon receipt, typical of late 19th or early 20th century boilerplate ads.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Bosio
Cant Afford It Hostess Mr Masn Beef Rare Exchange
A fragment shows a dining room exchange where a hostess questions affordability and a guest replies with preferences for beef, mentioning rare temperature. The brief text hints at a casual, repeated dining dialogue and a transcript snippet.
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Mr Masn
Cole's arboitsalve Relieves and cures
An old advertisement promotes Cole's Arboit salve claiming relief for a sore shin and mucous related issues. It touts a superior pile cure and vas fruggists. Free sample offered by BY & Co. of Black River Falls.
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Cole
Black River Falls
What Did He Meat Geraldine-Can
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a playful or garbled phrase containing names Geraldine and possibly a quote about meat. The readable text is impressionistic and lacks a clear event, date, or venue to anchor a fuller news item.
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Geraldine
Gerald
The Tendency Woman's Club Brief
A fragment notes tension at a local women’s club with a debate over leadership and duties, mentioning a member named She and a male counterpart respondingly. The passage suggests ongoing internal friction and differing expectations within the club.
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Victoria
Los Andes
Alta Corte Federale
Supreme Court
New York
Iggett
Charles? C
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Lincoln
Jerome Herrick, Jr
Burlington
Ravenna
E. J. Eberly
Savannah Township
Butler County
Lewis
Ferdinand Tamme
Union Creek
Madison
West Point
Ignatz W. Zavadil
Humphrey
Platte Center
Rev
O. J. Johnson
Luther College
Wahoo
J. J. Sullivan
Omaha
Alliance
W. J. Sullivan
Union Pacific
Roy Rowan
Alliance Honnes Company
Sammy Ross
Sammy
Grand Island
Max von Warner
McDuffee
von Werner
Anton R. Wilde
Schuyler National Bank
State Railway Commission
Arthur Hawkins
West Beatrice
Alexander Corkey
Platte
LaPlatte
Joseph Miller
Lexington
Norfolk
Arthur L. Burnham
Stanton County Teachers’ Institute
Columbus
Hoagland Lumber
Cupid
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