Cuban Pilot Delmonte Rescues Crew Before Death Sentence
A Cuban pilot Enrique Delmonte steadies a damaged steamer in a gale and guides it to safety at a harbor while revealing his patriot ties. Capt Verona orders his arrest, but Consuelo Verona frees him and the lovers plan to flee as he joins Cuban forces for independence.
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Cuba
Ue Peak
New York
Cory
Shulther
Enriqueiuette
Fish Navy
Enrique Delmonte
Spain
Adit
Delmonte
Ohio
Ryan
Murique Delmonte
Verona
Enrique ’Delmonte
Pietnes
United States
Sual Ésailcers
Capa
Senor
Andon
Scuor
Capt
Neptune
Capt. Verona
Senor Verona
Enrique
Consuelo
Conelo
Gonsuelo
Consuelo Verona
Jordan
Story of Professor Blackie at Braemar
A student reading Virgil on a Braemar path meets a tall man in shepherd’s plaid who proves to be Professor Blackie of Edinburgh. He praises the boy’s translation, shares insights on Greeks and Romans, and quips that a crack may let in the light, recalling Tom Chalmers.
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Blackie
Braemar
Laddie
Castleton
Tom Chalmers
Bishop Atterbury Prophesied On Bill In Lords
Doctor Atterbury the Bishop of Rochester tells the House of Lords he had predicted the bill would return and regrets being proved right. Lord Coningsbury mocks him comparing him to Balaam. Atterbury retorts he has not been rebuked by anyone but the noble lord.
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Doctor Atterbury
Rochester
House of Lords
Lord Coningsbury
Balaam
Bishop Atterbury
Pie problem stuns school committee class
A sub committee in a proprietary school questions a class about a mince pie. A student answers with humor, saying what remains after sharing two twelfths to John Sasac Harry and keeping half, and finally declares the plate as what is left.
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John
Sasac
Harry
New Missionary’s Death Tied to Climate Says Cannibal Chief
In Philadelphia, a new missionary reflects that his predecessor did not stay long, attributing it to the climate. The cannibal chief counters, joking that their cooking may have played a role in his belief.
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Philadelphia
Presa
Real Thing in Blizzards From Montana to Manhattan
A Montana man and a cautious New Yorker debate what a real blizzard is like. The Westerner recalls Montana winds and freezing milk while the New Yorker jokes about dramatic headlines and misdrawn regional weather in a humorous cross country exchange.
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Kansas
5Th Avenue
South Sea
Manhattan
Senator Conkling
Harlem River
New York
Yellowstone Park
Yosemite
Missouri
Nebraska
Montana
Dakotas
The
New Yorker
New York Mail and Express
Bronx
Wilds
Northwest
Factoids and marvels from distant lands and labs
A collection of curiosities and scientific notes: iron can be drawn thinner than most metals but gold, Niagara’s hourly water flow, a four foot snow barrier against bullets, a grass seed germination in a patient’s eye, the Rhine’s first steamer in 1822, Bengal’s vast bay area, Swiss salt mines near Bex, long gallery profits, peat bed expanse in Germany, a 97 000 gallon wine cask at Maltermora, a 40 000 pound steel hoop, prophecy of the Sacred Land blooming, Jordan and Dead Sea phosphate finds, J J Atkinson’s eclipse trip and a Malay monkey trained to harvest coconuts.
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Niagara
Rhine
Fulton
Bengal
Switzerland
Bex
German Empire
Maltermora
Jordan
Dead Sea
J. J. Atkinson
Sumatra
Mr. Atkinson
Smallest Painting on a Grain of Corn Attracts Attention
A Flemish artist claims to have created the world's smallest painting, a miller climbing stairs with a grain sack on a corn grain. The scene includes a mill terrace, a horse and cart, and ants in the road, all drawn with precise accuracy under magnification. The note adds a homey maxim about accomplishing tasks by not postponing action.
Ocean Light and Life in Natural History Findings
The text surveys coal formation from plant remains, the ecological role of forests and marine plants, and the rarity of wild pigeons. It notes rain's chemical and mechanical weathering, springs feeding rivers, and the evolution of locomotive boiler power in the United States. It also discusses light penetration in water, factors affecting water transparency, and experiments up to 1,825 feet depth.
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American Museum Journal
Scientific American
Aegean
CIGARS THAT SAVED THEM
Two Brooklyn physicians narrowly missed the 8 08 train in New York City when they paused to buy cigars. The Park Avenue disaster followed as ambulances gathered at Grand Central, and the doctors later sought nerves relief at the Grand Union hotel.
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Brooklyn
New York Central Tunnel
Peter Hughes
St. Catharine Hospital
Paul F. Cavanagh
Bedford Avenue
Dr. Cavanagh
Dr. Hughes
Cavanagh
Hughes
Madison Avenue
Cigar Saves Men From Death Says New York Times
The New York Times quotes men who claim a certain cigar saved them from probable death or serious injury. Each man now has a cigar on display in his office as a token of gratitude and luck.
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The
New York Times
A Letter-Carrier's Woes Reported in A Cold Street Exchange
The New York Times recounts a doorstep encounter as a woman wearing a shoulder shawl pleads for four cents in postage due from a postman. He laments losses from unpaid mail while noting the uneven payments and weekly lateness, especially on Wednesdays and Fridays, ending with the promise to pay on the next trip.
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The
New York Times
Lawyer Brown and the Railway Court Lesson
An old tale shares a farmer suit against a railway where a young lawyer named Brown questions how to obtain justice in court. The judge suggests the farmer hire a lawyer, ending Brown’s outburst. The piece then comments on habit, diet, and overindulgence, noting how modern reformers seek balance though extremes persist.
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Brown
Mr. Brown
Macaroni and Clams Lent Dish
A recipe outlines breaking macaroni and boiling until tender, then preparing a clam and onion chowder base with butter flour milk and liquor. Layer macaroni and chopped clams in a dish, top with more macaroni, dot with butter, and bake twenty minutes in a hot oven.
Combined Mop and Urueh Show Modern Cleaning Tool
An illustration describes a combined mop and scrub brush for housekeepers, showing a hinged brush end, a secured handle, and a slot for a wire bail to hold cloth beneath a bin. The key feature is an improved wringer on the handle enabling twisting and wringing of cloth by a crank on a sliding carriage.
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Chico
Lincoln Crullers From an Old Recipe
A vintage cake guide describes creaming butter with sugar and eggs, adding salt, cinnamon or nutmeg, and baking powder sifted with flour. Mix enough flour to form a dough, roll and cut, twist shapes, then fry in hot fat and dust with powdered sugar.
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Lincoln Crullers
Nut Cookies With Nuts and Raisins
Instructions for making nut cookies mix yolks and whites separately then beat sugar into yolks add chopped nuts fold in flour and baking powder drop spoonfuls on buttered tins place a nut or raisin in each and bake until done cakes keep well in a tin box.
Cider Handling Note on Using Sulphite of Lime
Instructions advise using sulphite of lime to stop fermentation in cider. When fermentation finishes tasting sweet, add one quarter ounce per gallon or two ounces per barrel after mixing with cider or water to a creamlike consistency. Shake, let settle four to five days, then draw off clear cider to a new barrel and bung tightly.
Anchovy Toast Recipe Note
A traditional French method for anchovy toast uses butter melted with anchovy paste, thinned with hot water, and lemon juice poured over toast. An alternative spreads the paste on the toast first and finishes with hot milk poured over.
Orange Honey and Household Weights Muddle
A fragment describes making orange honey by soaking peels and sugaring with wax, then lists obscure old weight measures for eggs butter sugar and flour. The text blends a recipe note with a Housekeeping section and measurement conversions, lacking complete clarity.
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Iva
Hhans
Vicetti
Enrique Demonte
Hved
Queer Stores
New York Tunnel
Lion House
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Record
Abe
G¢ Housekeeping
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