Will William Gully's Life Reunited by a Living Corpse
The saga centers on John Gully and his son Stavely Hunt who hear of a letter from William Gully urging a body to be kept above ground to revive via a secret method. Florence Gully later helps exhumation and revival in France, then marries Dr. Jansen after a dramatic turn.
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John Gully
Hunt
Stavely Hunt
Strand
Mr. Gully
Thas
Gully
Fife
Sally
Emperors Gate
William Gully
John Trully
Florence
Agony
France
Jansen
India
Waverley
Curious items from the London Times of 1801
A set of odd notices and anecdotes reprinted from the London Times issue of November 23 1801. Items include a coach keeping entertainer refusing foot visitors, a partridge shooting fashion shift toward airguns, clerical sport among lay sportsmen, a Leicestershire church dispute with threats, and a coal porter selling his wife with a halter toward Blackfriars Bridge amid crowd cheers.
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London Times
Church
Leicestershire
Smithield
Blackfriars Bridge
Bridge
Dog seller cautions buyer over child safety
Fragment from Brooklyn Eagle shows a dispute where a dog seller warns against gifting a dog to a buyer with plans involving children, while the buyer resists, citing concern for children. The exchange features Mr. Schermerhorn and a firm stance on keeping children away from the pet.
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Schermerhorn
Brooklyn Eagle
Butler ambitions as Lord Mayor spark playful chatter
A comic quip notes a butler’s grandiose claim to become Lord Mayor of London while a rival boss faces universal acclaim. The panelist jestingly questions whether such vanity is warranted and observes reactions among onlookers.
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London
Puck
British nobleman in New York seeks fire and status
A story told at the Lotos Club recounts Sir James Knolly’s visit to New York and his quest for social recognition. An Irishman John Maginnis allegedly provides him a match and a public exchange on titles and identity.
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Mark Twain
New York
Lotos Club
Mr. Clemens
34Th Street
Broadway
Exth
Fifth Avenue
Lunnin
Strand
West End
James
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
James Knolly
the Garter
Bath
Iron Cross
Golden Fleece
Sir James
New York Times
John Maginnis
Mohawk lecturer Ajijatekha praises Canada and US Indian policy
J Brant Sero also known as Ajijatekha Mohawk leader lectured in Glasgow and spoke to a Dress representative about Canada and US treatment of Indians. He noted Canada partly treats Indians better but US sympathy grows with time and high regard for Native chiefs.
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Canadas
Christopher Columbus
America
Canada
Ontario
Longfellow
Brant-Sero
Burning Flower
Wiich
London Express
J. Brant Sero
Ajijatekha
Assembly Rooms
Longacre
Mr. Brant Sero
British Association
Glasgow
United States
Lizard Hero Tells a Miner of Hidden Tiger Snake
A gold-digger in Australia kept a brick-eyed lizard as a camp pet. The lizard guarded the tent area and awakened the miner at night. In the morning the man found a tiger snake under the bedding, explaining the animal’s restless behavior and the lizard’s vigilance.
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Movicor
Australia
Silent Grant Arrives in Westminister Memory Sketch
Dean Stanley introduces historian John Richard Green to General Grant after a memorial at Westminster Abbey. Grant, quiet in a dry voice, accepts the encounter, prompting Green to compare him to a silent ruler who would not crown himself or lay down his pipe.
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Westminster Abbey
General Grant
Hogland
Dean Stanley
John Richard Green
Mr. Green
Grant
Green
Moltke
Adolike
Lord O' Hagan
Friendly Visit Leads to Poison Taste Test
A public figure visits a Melbourne chemistry professor and volunteers to taste a mysterious brown substance. The professor confirms no immediate effect and notes it contains no alkaloids as they wonder what it is. The substance is described as bitter and linked to cases of horses being poisoned.
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Melbourne
Muse Freight-Carrying Steamers
The Great Northern Railroad will own the two largest freight carrying steamships when they are completed. Each ship is nearly two and a half city blocks long, and if placed in an average street would fill it with little room for passage. The bridge effects would reach into sixth or seventh story windows of a skyscraper.
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New Cortlandt
New York
London
Paris
Celephone Exchange
New York City
Cortlandt
Dey Street
Swichboard
Muse
Great Northern Railroad Company
Man Notices Wife Gossip Then Scolds Her
A man shows strong interest in his wife's rumors and immediately rebukes her for repeating the gossip, illustrating the tension between curiosity and propriety in a domestic scene.
Horse Trade Sparks Quiet Dispute Between Two Men
Two men clash over a horse trade, dispute centered on ownership and terms. Witnesses describe tense talks as the agreement faltered, with no injuries reported and no official action taken.
Electric Shock Aids Obedient Horse In Avalon
Rodgers used a three volt dry battery with wires to a horse cart to curb a vicious Avalon horse. The animal bucked, then moved after the shock. veterinarians deemed the method mild and Porter compared it to less harmful than whipping. Authorities cited similar prior use by a rich suburban resident. no cruelty findings.
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Westers Peasags Veolia Elumaoe Society
Thomas Bedgem
Avalon
Liouas M. Porter
Rodgers
Wilney
Chat Piace
Rodger
I. C. McNeil
Deecor
Pride Road
Avalom
Porter
X rays Restore Sight in Havana Doctor Reports Cure
Dr Francisco de P Astudillo of Havana describes a blind man cured by X rays after twelve years of darkness. In tests the patient could see light, objects like a ring and scissors, then a shoe and hat, with colors distinguishable after successive exposures. The case is reported to St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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William 8. Meadowcraft
Gemeral Electric Company
New York
Francisco de P. Astudillo
Havana
Dr. Astudillo
Cate
Theater Royal
Madrid
Spain
Paris
Drs. Cisneros
Deleado
St. Louis Globe-Dems
Not Unreasonable Stammerer Hires Treatment in Institute
A young man with a speech impediment visits a stammerers institute seeking a course. The professor, labeled by the Independent as profit-minded, offers a partial or full program. The man requests a partial course and asks how long before he can be sent to a florist for a Christmas gift, a jab at delays.
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Independent
Local Notice Notes Time Limits and Irrelevant Details
A fragmented notice mentions not to accumulate side issues and warns about dedicating time to nonessential matters. It references a woman’s reference to a doctor and a man’s use of the term Dae in a casual, unclear context.
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Cale
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