Nevada's First Active Volcano Reported Near San Jacinto
San Francisco Examiner correspondent reports an active lava flow near Ryv Patch Humboldt County Nevada. Three cattlemen Harry Wheeler Robert McClure and George Wheeler witnessed molten lava issuing from a crater not far from the Southern Pacific line five miles northwest of San Jacinto and Rabbithole. Steam issues from the mouth, surrounding sagebrush burns, lava samples are confirmed genuine by Nevada scientists. A scientific party will investigate as residents remain calm amid new volcanic activity in the region.
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Harry Wheeler
Robert McClure
George Wheeler
Humbold County
Ryv Pateh
Humboldt County
Southern Pacific
San Jacinite
Wheeler
Ile Aource
Eldes
Nevada
San Jacinto
Magebrueh
Alabama Immigration Drive Aims to Boost Labor Supply
Memphis News-Scimitar reports Frank V. Evans former Birmingham mayor and Alabama Immigration and Industrial Association agent travels to Washington to meet with US Commissioner of Immigration Sargeant then plans visits to New York Providence and Boston to promote an Alabama organized immigration drive. The effort, founded June 1 under nine railways, argues Alabama needs more workers and highlights German Swedish Norwegian Welsh and Irish colonies enriching the state with mining and development while railroads expect higher freight from a larger workforce.
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Alabama
Debarkation
Memphis News-Scimitar
Frank V. Evans
Birmingham
Alabama Immigration and Tndustrial Association, Ia
Washington
United States
Sargeant
New York
Providence
Boston
Evens
Alstriet
Mikina
Indiana Elks Convention Opens in Mungle with Full Attendance
The Indiana Association of Elks holds its annual convention in Mungle, Ind, opening a two day session with wide statewide representation. Members travel with wives and families as an elaborate program for entertaining visitors is prepared.
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Mungle
Ind
Indiana Association of Elie
Vis
Wood cutting as sport at Australian shows in New Zealand
The article describes championship sawing and chopping at agricultural shows in Australia and New Zealand. Competitors use axes to split stumps with swift, precise strokes while spectators watch in excitement. Slicing through thirty six inch bark under frigid 12 degree weather tests skill and endurance.
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Australia
New Zealand
Lonilon Tatler
Verdict in Rhyme in Texas Court 1867
A humorous district court verdict from Travis County Texas in 1867 condemns Frank B. Rafer for gambling. The jury's poem notes a guilty finding and a fine of ten dollars while naming jurors who later gained prominence, including A. W. Terrell, Charles S. West, and F. W. Chandler.
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District Court
Travis County
Tex
Frank B. Rafer
Austin
Texas
A. O. Horne
A. W. Terrell
He Was Loyal to His Friend Coventry Patmore’s Talk
In a gathering of literary men Mr Gorse recounts Patmore’s remarks on poets. He boasted that Herrick was “a brilliant insect” beside Goethe, provoking universal protest as Patmore remained silent.
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Coventry Patmore
Mr. Gorse
Tatmore
Herrick
Patmore
Goethe
Where Coldness In Cordiaally and the Lamson Dinner
The text depicts a family scene where Lim is recognized as 4 Hore by the father figure while Mr Carter notes a hostess famed for her courtesy. Evelyn and her mother debate the warmth of their greetings to Mr Lamson during a social call, illustrating social propriety and family dynamics in a domestic setting.
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Lim
Mir
Carter
Beeson
Lamson
Evelyn
Father
Man and the Universe in Ramsay’s View
Sir William Ramsay, the English scientist, says our progress since Newton shows we are only children gathering pebbles from knowledge shore while an vast ocean of unknowns lies ahead. He asserts we are not yet learning the wonders of the world we inhabit.
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William Ramsay
Insane Newton
Mark and Roxley Hand-Finance Tale Stirs Debate
The Philadelphia Press reports a claim that Mark pressed Roxley to consent to a daughter's hand in marriage. The exchange notes insistence on a pledge or mark as a condition, reflecting a charged domestic dispute with social implications.
The Explanation Quote Exchange
A brief quotation from the New York Press about social advice and praise. It notes a woman who seems to discourage but also encourages a man for lack of alternatives. The text includes an exchange about seeking advice and praise.
Hospitality Across Nations Reveals Different Cultures
A reflective piece contrasts American hospitality with practices in England France and Italy. It notes Americans often see broader warmth abroad, while Parisians entertain mainly within kin circles and Italians generously host guests with tea and coffee, sometimes with extravagant generosity.
The Evil Eye Across Cultures and Folklore
The article surveys the meaning of the evil eye known as ophthalmos baskinos and fascinare across Greece Turkey Ireland Scotland and England. It notes historic use to grievously affect livestock and dismisses the idea that a single evil-eyed person can charm large numbers of animals.
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Sea
Ulvadark
Volonwny
Skye
Eebrides
Ireland
Scotland
England
Chimbers’ Journal
Why Limited Train Why limited train name explained to passenger agent
A federal passenger agent explains why a Limited train is so named. He says it is limited by time, number of cars and weight, class of cars, and by the number of passengers allowed aboard. Additional fare and first class tickets restrict travel to a narrower passenger group to ensure ample accommodation and avoid crowding.
True In Every Language Dinner Tale by Tennyson
In a dinner tale G L Craik proposed The Ladies and offered a cynical Scots quip about marriage for money. Tennyson repeated the story at his table noting Craik is Scottish and the idea works in both English and Scots, with his son Hallam commenting.
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Tennyson
G. L. Craik
Scot
Siller
Mr. Craik
Hallam
Craik
How to remove a very tight ring
A simple method uses a cord or thread. Slip one end under the ring and wind the cord tightly around the finger from above the ring to the fingertip. Then unwind the cord. the ring will travel with it and slide off without difficulty.
Regileas Attempt in Teapot Tale
In a Cleveland Leader rhyme like scene Tommy Twaddles asks about a bootless attempt. Ma Twaddles explains it as the kind father uses to get in unseen when late from the lab, while Pa leaves his boots at the stairs, knowing he is not heard.
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Tommy Twaddles
Terry
Atairs
Cleveland
Generous Husband Plays Elf With Birthday Cigar Gag
In a humorous Pick-Me-Up snippet, a wife recalls her husband’s generosity. He received cigars as a birthday gift, smoked one, and passed the rest to friends, turning the gift into a social gesture that amuses listeners.
Skuh humor joke about ship misnaming dachshund
A Chicago Tribune quip contrasts a boy’s ship joke with a parent, noting the vessel is misdescribed as an ocean greyhound when it looks more like a dachshund. The exchange underscores playful misnaming in maritime talk.
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Willie
Chicago Tribune
New Dictionary Field Requests From Mrs Mentary
Mrs Ella Mentary writes to a department store seeking a dictionary of convenient size and scope to be used in bed. Her husband has recently begun using long words in his sleep talk.
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Ella Mentary
Lippincott’s
Remonstrance and Newlyweds Praise in Prensa
A brief exchange notes the happiness of the newlyweds and cautions against staying out late. Rickers dismisses borrowing trouble for others while New York Prensa comments on prudent limits to late nights.
Swiss School System Shapes Self Sufficient Youth
The Swiss education system emphasizes practical training for both sexes. Girls learn reading writing sewing cooking and homemaking with some trades. boys gain physical culture and manual skills to earn a living. The taxpayers require an education that is practical and useful beyond frills.
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Switzerland
Aiys
Lefi
Les
Alent
Aehoold
Reni
Who is insane no one or every one
A discussion on sanity in asylums notes that individuals rarely admit their own mental issues while readily judging others. Stephen Smith, M.D., argues that private gossip labels many as strange or deranged, yet people often fail to recognize their own deviations.
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Asylim
Asylin
Ladly
Intry
Otanie
Stephen Smith
M.D
Leslie
A Wonder of Rangoon Shony Dagon Pagoda Car
Rangun, principal city of Burma, hosts the Shony Dagon pagoda rising 69 feet on an eminence 164 feet above the city. It is covered with pure gold from base to summit and renewed by public subscription every generation. Worshippers climb daily with small gold packets to add to its surface. The pagoda has no interior, being a solid brick stupa over a hollow chamber.
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Rangun
Burma
Mrowmd
Ithan
Lily Ogalnat
Wak Worship and Borans on the Frontier Faith
London Express reports Boran customs in East Africa Abyssinia frontier trading marital rules. Polygamy allowed, Wak spirit demands propitiation by sacrificing children and cattle. A married Boran becomes a rake for years, then a gadda and koopa his offspring to appease Wak. Washington Star note concludes with a quip about youth and insomnia.
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Huntlary
East Africa
Wak
Gadda
Koopa
London Express
Hair woes mirror a pews ring fact in Cleveland Leader
A remark notes it would annoy a woman if hair cannot stay in place. The comment references a girl described as having an engagement ring, reflecting social context in the Cleveland Leader.
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Cleveland
Questioning Fairness After Refusal in Dialog
The exchange includes Mins Hawkins accusing unfair treatment after a refusal. Miss Hawkins retorts that she was called the fair one of her sex minutes earlier. The dialogue shifts to a cooking tip about pouring greasy soup through a cloth saturated with cold water to keep fat, and a reminder to black the heels of shoes.
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Foragoo
Mins Hawkins
Miss Hawkins
State Food Commissioner Fights Impure Dairy Products
State Food and Dairy Commissioner J W Bailey reports strong enforcement against impure dairy items and misbranded foods. Dealers must record sales of butter and oleomargarine, with fines and suspensions for repeated violations. California imports and deceptive coloring in jams and jellies are also targeted, as authorities labored to curb coal tar dyes and watered milk in Vermont markets.
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J. W. Bailey
Twlemram
Deaters
Uniwe
JHC
Oregon
Critt
Grovery
Com
Joel Hotees
California
Bailey
Golden State
Alley
Personally Acquainted With Witte in Public Life
A Corvallis Times report describes M. Witte the Tuselan diplomat as holding immense influence at the Portsmouth peace conference. An Oregon acquaintance, W. J. Burne, praises Witte as an eminent and capable official, noting his limited English and strong authority in Russia’s diplomacy.
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Witte
Oregon
M. Witte
Witte Fa
Ruseian
Portsmouth
Mo Witte
W. J. Burna
Agorot
Tnd
Mr Burne
Corvailla Times
Fragmented Rambled Notes From A London Letter
A cryptic 19th century style fragment mentions a lion, a kovencer lion, and odd observations about ages and sunflowers. It references a German feeding chickens, and oddly mixes eggs and food notes with unclear context. The text is garbled and reads like a stray letter fragment from London.
William the Conqueror lands in England a strange boast
Fragmentary tale describes William the Conqueror landing in England and a misstep on sand. An observer cries Heaven help us, but William rises calmly and claims to have already claimed the ground with his hands and God’s brightness, declaring it belongs to him.
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Willian the Conqueror
England
William
Coffee Barometer Hints at Weather in Albany Journal
The Albany Journal quotes a restaurant keeper noting a coffee barometer. He says when the coffee is weak and cold a storm follows, presenting a light, quippy weather superstition in a columnist style snippet.
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Albany Journal
Fragmentary exchange on coping and blotting paper
A fragmented dialogue mentions seeking distraction and blotting paper as a possible answer. The speaker muses on what happens to smart children as they grow up, hinting at broader concerns about purpose and fulfillment.
Time card details for arrival and departure schedule
Schedule lists arrivals Monday Wednesday and Friday at 12 16 pm. Tuesday Thursday and Saturday arrival unknown. Daily leave at 5 pm. Walla Walla departures at 6 16 pm for Cr arrive Walla Walla at 9 am from west. For rates on accommodations contact ADAMA, agent, Tendidtoo, Chegom Calderarad, CFP A Walla Walla Wayington.
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Tueaday
Walla Walla
Callon
Adama
Tendidtoo
Chegom Calderarad
CFP
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