Tiger Attacks Hunter in Assam Jungle Save Becomes Life Story
A narrator recounts a tiger attack in Assam where he is seized by the beast and carried through thick undergrowth. A native hunter named Dassa Balhua fires from a hidden platform, killing the tiger with a head shot and saving the narrator. He survives with a wounded shoulder and long recovery, praising the hunter’s timely intervention.
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A. Arbuthnot
Kdia
Dabrah
Assam
Dassa Balhua
Gassa Dalhuas
Ying
East Indian Company
Balhua
Tso
Buil
Thal
Agai
Dasa Pathur
Shikart
Sti
Accuracy and manners light the reading on a train
A Washington Star piece notes accuracy matters but public grace shines in common speech. A sleeping car conductor, a young man with a gentle voice, reads Latin as a passenger asks about meals and stops. The passenger, frustrated by delays, learns the conductor’s first week and calm in duty. William Walker of Genoa Ohio is fined 29 dollars and costs 134 for shooting a squirrel out of season.
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Washington Star
Roy
Si Sarely
William Walker
Genoa
Ohio
Polish Catholicity and the Polish Soldier Faith Bond
The American Catholic Review lauds Polish Catholic unity as the unbreakable tie that kept Poland intact through invasions and civil wars from Boleslas the Great to 1772. It credits religious devotion, not government strength, with Poland’s resilience and outlines martial piety linked to national patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolighn
Bolesias the Great
Poland
American Catholic Review
Europe
Adalvert
Forest Impressions and Fake News in the Press
A fragmentary report cites a Saturday Review critique of Fontainebleau forest and nearby villages Barbizon Cernay Moret and others. It notes arid landscapes, green valleys and waterways, plus a bizarre account of fake newspaper extras tied to a murder execution in Prague.
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Forest of
Fontainebleau
Saturday Review
Dartmoor
Barbizon
Stevenson
Cernay
Mariatte
Moret
Seine
Prisburg
Taonta
Que
Artemus Ward on Horace Greeley and Grant's Presidency
The passage shows Artemus Ward in a humorous exchange. A man questions him about Horace Greeley and General Grant’s presidential prospects, prompting Ward to playfully misidentify figures and joke about unfamiliar names. The dialogue captures Ward’s comic persona and social banter.
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Artemus Wardis
Artemus Ward
Horace Greciex
Forio
Igmecamus
Adam
Artemmus
Novel Zower Found at Isthmus of Tenuantepec
A novel Zower has been found at the Isthmus of Tenuantepec. It changes color during the day from white in the morning to red at zenith and blue at night. The red white and blue flower grows on alves about the size of two guava trees and only releases perfume at moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenuantepec
Poor digestion linked to heart irregularities cured by medicine
A Greensburg Indiana report chronicles a 43 year old woman with four years of distressing stomach trouble that pressed on the heart causing irregular action and choking spells. After doctors failed, proper digestion treatment with Williams Pink Pills restored appetite, eased choking, increased weight, and cleared blood, prompting belief in a general cure. The piece notes the medicine as a means of cure and ends with a pondering line about medical hope.
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Greensburg
Hid
Mes
Wien
Colrain
Bewpoint
Ind
Sho
Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker Promises Quick Payback
An advertisement touts the Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker at 120 for 50 gallons. It claims winter feeding saves a third of feed, keeps stock healthy, prevents hog cholera, and boosts egg yield. It asserts the device pays for itself in a week and is the best and cheapest on the market.
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Farmers Handy
Em Manufacturei
Fragmented ad text on 3 Drops rheumatism remedy and others
A damaged 1897 advertisement sample cites the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co for "3 Drops" claiming relief for rheumatism and related illnesses. It includes patient testimonials from Buena Vista and Chicago, pricing of two bottles for 2.50, and scattered product claims plus unrelated lines about taxes and beauty treatments.
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Buena Vista, Gre
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co
Chicago
Betty
Laree Bettie
Swansea Rheumatic Cure Co
Dearborn Street
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