Drusilla Sterling's Fatal Inheritance in Lovers Tragedy
Drusilla Sterling, daughter of a dancer, captivates Maxwell St Ives while tangled with Roy Sebert. A love triangle ends in Sebert shot, Lucrece's fury, and Maxwell's disappearance. Drusilla retreats to a cottage with nurse Jeannette. Oak of sorrow haunts her future.
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Drusilla Sterling
Lucrece
Maxwell St. Ives
Drusilla
St. Ives
Iucerce
Nomenit
Roy Sebert
Enngland
Roy
Cousin Lu
Jeannette
Jeanette
England
Drrusiuua Sterling
Maxwell
Typographical Blunders Highlight Press Errors
A column from the Omaha Republican humorously catalogs misprints and typos in editorials and notices. It cites swapped words in political phrases, altered headlines, and a misread school ad about an able corpse, illustrating how printing mistakes disrupt meaning and amuse readers.
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Republican
Indiana
Omaha
Missouri River
Gillespie
Giles
Mindful maxims for conduct and self restraint
A collection of aphorisms on wisdom self control and social conduct. It includes cautions about moderation truthfulness and prudent behavior, with lines about friendships, ambition, reason, and the dangers of idle overwork. It presents a mosaic of moral guidance and social norms.
Adam and Eve as equal companions in creation
A passage from Henry's Commentary on the Bible argues for the equality and mutual support of man and wife. It states Eve was made from Adam’s side to be equal, protected, and beloved, not to rule or be ruled. The text emphasizes humility for both sexes and reverence wives owe to husbands.
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Drusilla
Fred
Turner
Tam
Adam
Eve
Appetite and Digestion and the Power of Recovery
The text contrasts appetite with digestion, noting a person may consume nourishment yet fail to absorb it, while rest and recovery depend on internal energy. It stresses that mere inactivity outside cannot restore energy or restore vitality, highlighting the faculty of recovery.
Chinese Doga and the Chinese Dog Culture Observations
The piece surveys Chinese attitudes to dogs, contrasting despised common dogs with valued guard animals and house pets. It notes breeds and proverbs, such as the sleeve dog and lion dog, and mentions names like Black Dragon and Yellow Ear. It also remarks on the noisy dog presence along foreign visitors' routes and cites Chwang Tzu on the value of a good dog.
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China
North
Chwang Tzu
Combat of the Ocean Monsters in Ancient Sea Battles
A vivid passage describes battles between swordfish and whales as Homeric duels. Swordfish strike from the flank, whales leap from the sea to topple their foe, and both sides suffer brutal combat with blood and foam, ending with the whale or swordfish prey.
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Maccareus
Vicki
Paris Wealth Taxation by Rent Benchmarks
Economist M Paul Leroy Béaulieu estimates the number of rich residents in Paris by house rents. He divides properties into four groups from £160-£300 weekly to palaces above £1,080. He posits about 8,000 residents spend £2,000 a year or more, supported by rent and carriage statistics.
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Paris
M. Paul Leroy Béaulieu
MerBeaulien
Hersas
The Migration of Birds Explained by Perplexing Journeys
The article discusses bird migration mysteries from nocturnal flights to clocklike punctuality. It notes speeds of swifts and passenger pigeons, routes over the Mediterranean, hereditary versus learned navigation, and varied winter quarters from Africa to Asia with examples like the Swedish blue throat and hummingbird journeys.
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Mediterranean
Thousades
Atlantic
Africa
Western
Asia
Newton
America
United States
Herr Palmen
Continents
Laos
Soudan
Mexico
Newfoundland
Tierra Caliente
Five Thousand Dollars Paid to a Blackface Impostor Tale
A notorious ad promised $5000 to any respectable white woman who would walk unveiled with a man in public. A poor woman agreed and revealed a white faced appearance. the man paid the $5000 after she unveiled. She later proved a talented singer and studied in Europe, returning as a celebrated performer.
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Adams House
Washington Street
Europe
San Francisco Bulletin
Boston Letter
Popular music hoax promises piano for a dollar
A young man sent a dollar to the Chicago Miniature Piano Company and received only instructions for a makeshift instrument. The recipe used a flower barrel, cats, and a slit, with a pointed stick to trigger tones. He seeks refund after realizing the device is useless.
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Cate WU
Chicago Miniature Piano Company
AvMas in Jersey City Death After Hydrophobia
Fragmentary clipping notes a death in Jersey City labeled hydrophobia after a dog bite eleven years prior. The text also includes scattered aphorisms and stray commentary about health and citizens, with no clear fourth line of context.
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AvMas
Jersey City
Eve
Buffalo
Coursier
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Low
Ekia
Fanpow
M. Houton
Leigh Ll. Brookner
Weati
Floy
Mr. St. Ives
Fred Devine
Starling
Jabor
London Standard
Popular” Music
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