Electric current ends a scientist's romance and life
In a club and at a Durand home, Marcus Rodney uses an electro magnetic device to charm Margaret Durand and torment rival Rooney. Rodney proclaims a conflict between science and love, seeks ethical restraint, woos Margaret, and dies after a theater night revelation, leaving Rooney with questions and a broken heart.
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Ana
East Side
Margaret Durand
Ashe
Jaksha
Margaret R
Zoe
Eeeen
Duranas
Marcus Rodney
Coeur
Durand
Taman
Margaret
Rodney
Lange
Deeda
Pierne
Perior
Opi
Olmey
Ae Ae
Olney
Ree Gee
Rooney
Marcus Red
Idal
Mr. Rooney
Margaret Seain
Arcus Rodney
Bear raids trout dam near Pine Hill in Catskills
Two hunters watching a dam by Bonnie View near Pine Hill spotted a bear emerging at 10 o clock. The animal raided the trout and ate some before fleeing into the woods, after both men fired but missed. The bear left tracks around the dam area as the locomotive climbs above the village on the Ulster and Delaware line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster and Delaware Railroad
Pine Hill
N. Y
Bonnie View
Bononte House
Dampo
Ropes for Hanging Men in Local Stationery Store
A storefront in an uptown district displays ropes for sale alongside paper goods. A clerk boasts the ropes are hemp made, cheaply priced, and guaranteed not to break, remarking that such items wear a grim record and inviting customers to see the display.
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Jimmy
Bates
Kopbera
Ksaibad
The Innocent Lamb Reflects on Life Lessons
A Montana Wool Grower piece uses a lamb's misadventures to illustrate learning curves. The young animal repeatedly misjudges terrain and proximity, tumbling down hills and colliding with ground as it tests bounds between up and down.
Man Asked About Coops Wits Failing Agacy
Mary Litterly of Mansfield reported a man fooling around her chicken coop. He claimed he was looking for his wits. The accosted man fled after two minutes, leaving Mary to call for help. No further details or injuries reported.
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Margaret
Rodney
Bedest
Margaret Durana
Reding
Rodmoy
da Careek
Sidan
Abe
Portiere
Akron
Mansfield
Mary
The Grand Old Man The Distatch Dence July 20
Friends of a famous statesman remark on Mr Gladstone's extraordinary nose and daily routine. The piece recounts his morning start at 6:30, private library time, correspondence, and constant public delegations. It notes his son Herbert Gladstone and the family’s devoted support and simple lifestyle.
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Dence
the Distatch
Mr. Gladstone
Evarts
Blaine’s. Boulanger
Gould
Boulanger
Gladstone
Bert Ladstone
Mr. Parnell
Ginderenen
Makin
Gee
Jess
Herbert Gladstone
Kensington
All the Clocks Alike In St Louis Jewelers Signs
A city anecdote reports jewelers signs in St Louis showing identical times. A couple strolls along Broadway notice every clock faces eight minutes after the hour, and a young woman explains the signs were recently made in New York to display the same time.
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City of
St. Louis
St. Louis Republic
Broadway
New York
Chaige
Ieee
Serpentine Circle: Harvard Astrophysicist Ponders Tangled Snakes
A Harvard Observatory puzzle asks how three 2-foot snakes linked end to end and each swallowing the one ahead would alter the six-foot circle. The problem drew many plausible, varied answers as scholars debated the geometric oddity.
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Harvard Observatory
Canadians Surprised by Detroit River Horse Drift Incident
Detroit News reports Charles Marthinson, a “Soomberman,” swam the St Marys River with 25 horses claimed by chattel mortgage. The mass crossing near Thessalon involved armed men, rapid current, and an aborted attempt to reclaim the horses as Michigan authorities held them.
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Detroit News
Charlea Marthinson
St. Mary
Thessalon
Michigan
Boy questions Eve tale after Adam and Eve story
A Detroit Free Press note describes a young boy who, after hearing the Adam and Eve tale, ponders aloud that it would be hard to keep a promise. The piece captures childlike doubt and curiosity in a brief moral vignette.
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Detroit Free Press
A Christian Duty to Help Others Beyond Faith
A sermon recalls Jesus healing a man who asked to follow him. Jesus sends him home to witness God’s deeds, proving true discipleship is service to others. The piece argues Christianity centers on helpfulness, not solitary devotion, urging believers to act and aid the needy.
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Christ
Jesus
Helica
Church
Xeugee
Convent Gate
Strange metamorphosis tale in London Globe article
A 14 year old girl at the Salpetrierro is described as periodically transforming into a cat during fits of insanity. Observers note feline movements and sounds, including arched back, darting under furniture, and playful behavior between episodes of agitation.
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London Globe
Ovid
Daphne
Salpetriero
Cas
Taking Medicine in Water The Sullivan Farm Romance
The Crookston Times recounts Uncle Tim Sullivan ex-Chairman of the County Board, a robust veteran farmer, who falls ill and follows a doctor's order to take a teaspoon of medicine every three hours. His wife returns mid-dose and questions the process as Tim explains his plan to begin the regimen.
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Crookston
Minn
Times
Tim Sullivan
Tim
Grand Forks
Tiss
Flo
Chicago Man Carries That Sum Through Streets
A stolid business man walked from LaSalle to Madison and up to the Owings Building with a package bearing papers and a letter from an Illinois bank. Police noted the man, about 5 feet 10 inches, muscular and bearded, carrying a suspicious parcel and walking through downtown streets.
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Chicago
Chicasgo Inter Ocean
LaSalle
Madison
Adams
Owings
Clark Street
Tecnaubeth
Gilbert Shaw, Coset
American Trust
Wea
Tender Lamb Story From the Market Bench
A Detroit butcher chats with a customer about a lamb roast. He recalls the animal was his eldest daughter's pet lamb and admits the sale would break her heart. He offers cutlets and promises to send them up.
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Detroit Journal
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Hamerton
Curacos
Rol
Curacoa
Buttons
Peg
Ret Durand
Red
Margaret Otney
Reseey
Ceres
Durands
Erest
Mer
Marcus Rodney Pos
Madison Avenue
Atagee
Rowton
Divaccion Mokoom
Simon
Montana
Mau
Lambs
Actu
Blakely Hall
William Ewart Gladstone
Paris
Mohican Club
Nat Godwin
Francis Wilson
Shane
Virginia
Dr. Richmond
Europe
Bismark
Pasteur
Dublin
London
Chester
Harvard
The
Dominion
St. Peter
Jappa
St. Pan
Orca
Ayer
Ernie Wiis Walek
B. Iring Dodge
West 125Th Pt
Stark
Nashua
Ayar's
Dr. J. G. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
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