Zeke Brown and the Paris duel threat amid blackmail
Zeke Brown, a Kentucky hunter who helped win the Battle of New Orleans, travels to Paris to set up banking. When a Paris paper targets his business with libel, a mysterious editor M de Pombeau is named as a feared duelist. A list of bizarre duel methods is proposed. Brown insists on civilized combat, ending the harassment.
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Sear
Jackson
New Orleans
Kentucky
Zeke Brown
United States
England
Zeke
New York
France
Paris
Zzeke
M. de Pombeau
Monsieur
America
Mr. de Pombeau
Seine
Washingtons cabinet struggles quarrels and resignations
The text reviews Washingtons first cabinet, naming Jefferson Hamilton Knox and Randolph. It notes Jefferson and Hamilton clashed frequently, Knox spoke pompously, and Randolph lacked moral fiber. Washington failed to maintain harmony, with both Hamilton and Jefferson resigning before the end of the first term. Adams later criticized the cabinet as too weak.
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Cabinigion
Washington
Rotary
Jef“forsbne
Herhope
Hamilton
General Knox
Continental Congress
Edmund Randolph
Jefferson
Adams
Helen Nicolay
Century Magazine
Teo
Black birch tree and its varied uses described
The article explains black birch or cherry birch, noting its flavor used in candies and medicines, the birch beer derived from the sap, and its roles in industry. It details bark, leaves, catkins, cones and nuts, wintergreen oil from bark, and hardwood used for furniture in mountain regions.
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Iiree
Philadelphia
Pirot Carpets Spotlighted as Serbian Craft
The London Chronicle notes Pirot as the heart of a Serb industry famous for hand made carpets in blue and red. Most are woven in private homes without patterns, using artistic instinct. Turkish and Persian influence is acknowledged, yet Pirot carpets possess enduring color and durability beyond Balkan goods.
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Pirot
Balkans
London
Chronicle
Ultra Practical at notice marriage mixup remark
A husband reads his wife s long letter and points out a misspelled word rutrage for marriage. The wife retorts that both terms signify an illusion, saying either will do in irony.
Expressive Little Elsie Notices Missing Chair Covers
In a morning scene, Elsie spots that slip coverings were removed from furniture. She points to the chairs and remarks that someone has taken the nighties off the chairs, as reported by the New York Globe.
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New York Globe
Sunday After Church
A fragmentary dialogue shows a daughter Mabel and her father in a church setting. The judge comments on distraction over sermon and attire, reflecting a clerical or social scene without clear news events or dates.
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Mabel
Opportunity Calls From the Next Block Store
A fragmentary note urges vigilance as opportunity calls people toward the next block store, implying a departure from current wages and routine. The terse line hints at economic choice and shifts in employment or shopping location.
An Unromantic Lover by M. Ms. Quad
Henry Strong, a hardworking farmer, lacks romance or heroics but proves reliable. Nettie White, educated and craving chivalry, schemes to see him heroic. After comic mishaps with a bull and a river, they marry. Nettie shifts to admiring his practical deeds like chopping wood and cooking, while Henry provides steady support.
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Henry Strong
Henry
Nettie White
Nettie
Chawin
Miss Nettie
Medana County
Spy in the Kaiser's Palace and a Bold Saboteur
A Berlin conference spy tale unravels as an Englishman in imperial livery is found to have drilled a listening hole. An officer commandeers a locomotive to chase a train toward Belgium, while the American Sentinel reports Billy Hathaway of the paper secretly aiding the escape and telegraphing a warning.
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Berlin
Germany
Cologne
Liege
Duren
Lerned
Belgium
American Sentinel
Billy
Billy Hathaway
The
Sentinel Staff
Bertin
Iowa Governor Fails to Free Guard on Mexican Border
Adjutant General H P McCall informs Governor Clarke that Iowa national guardsmen must stay on duty while border conditions remain serious. Bondurant and Berwick post offices were robbed by heavy nitroglycerine blasts, yielding $50 total with stamps. Iowa Baptists launch a $1 000 000 campaign to establish Union College of Iowa in Des Moines to fill the field vacated by Des Moines and Central colleges.
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Clarke
Iowa National Guard
H. P. McCall
Washington
Iowa
Bondurant
Berwick
State Baptists
Iowa Baptist Convention
Des Moines
Union College of Iowa
New Baptist Institution
Central Colleges
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Tug
M. Ms. Quad
Oskaloosa, Iowa
C. Ed. Beman
Pres
Prince Albert
Prince Albert Ie
R. J. Reynolds, Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
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