The Water King and the Flower of Life
A grandmamma narrates a tale of Gertrude and Conrad who seek the Flower of Life to rescue Conrad from the Water King. They brave a coral palace, pearl gardens, and a perilous ice path, aided by dwarf guardians, then escape with the flower to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Ald Jedy
Dmamma
Grandmamma
Gertrude
Coral Palace
Conrad
Chon
Theorest
Praia Sept
Theo
Areter
Water King
Paystz
An Enigmatic Nut Puzzle Page From Maine Home Amusements
Puzzle section from a Maine publication features "Some Enigmatical Nuts" for children. It includes an address to EK K Chadbourn in Jewiston Maine and a vignette about an industrious farmer Joe with tools and helpers, showing curious rhymes and wordplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK K. Chadbourn
Jewiston
Maine
Transposed Verses and Travel Memoir Echoes
A fragmented collection of verse and prose excerpts recounting memory and travel. Includes a 1275-TRANSPOSITION note, a lakeside vacation allegory, a dream fishing tale, and brief reflections on duty and friendship. The pieces mix personal recollection with lyric lines and editorial captions.
The Good Samaritan and the Call to Personal Responsibility
A Sunday lesson on the parable of the priest, Levite, and Samaritan stresses personal conscience and responsibility. The Samaritan acts, while others pass by, illustrating how reformers and faithful join in aiding neighbors in need. The talk links compassion to social duty across history and faith communities.
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Pricata
Gregory
Papal Rome
Arabia
Mohammed
Colosseum
Rome
Telenachus
Cain
Office seekers clash over term limits in dated verse
Agnostic verse discusses reform of office holding and term limits with satirical lines on incumbents and callers. The piece, penned in a playful style, contrasts reformist impulses with ongoing political strife, noting the cycle of offices and the dispute between insiders and outsiders.
Puzzle Page Riddle Swirls Through Cryptic Clues
A cryptic call invites readers to send in a best three word answer to a riddle about an evil spirit and an economical person. Prizes awarded for correct entries in November with weekly solutions and a handsome prize for top contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaswora
Wasps Erupt From Watermelon on Pratt Street Wharf
A sailor arriving with a dilapidated watermelon at a Pratt Street saloon released a swarm of wasps from the overripe fruit. The incident caused chaos as bystanders scattered, a vendor’s fruit stand toppled, a cat was struck and killed, and two police officers nearly toppled in the melee. The melon had housed a family of wasps bored into its rind, startling town crowds and prompting a quick exit by the sailor.
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Haltimore
Pratt Street
Awsailor
Magothy River
Folding Guns of the Assassins and Concealed Weapons
The New York World reports Italian assassins in New Orleans favor folding double barreled guns over stilettos. Old weapons are altered to 15 inch closed length with a hinge stock, concealable in a coat, firing slugs for devastating wounds.
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Philadelphia
New Orleans
New York World
Signor Sphagetti
Byara
Novitiate
Signor
Mollendo and Mollendo Harbor Life Described in Peru
The account chronicles Mollendo Peru as a harsh coast port with dangerous surf, the tub hoisting system for rescuing shipwrecked passengers, and water tanks fed by a long aqueduct. It notes rough conditions, poverty, and the social scene around the church confessional and Meiggs railroad legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peeu
South America
Mollendo
Peru
Ren O
Molendo
Cape Horn
Islay
Mole-yen-do
Mafia of New Orleans Brings Brigandage and Black Mail
An article describes the Stopagherra gang led by Esposito in New Orleans as a mafia guiding a blackmail system. Wealthy Italian victims are extorted with notes demanding up to thousands, followed by stalking and threats of death if they refuse or reveal the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollendo
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Esposito
Bonnet Offer Sparks Teasing Exchange in Boston Herald
In a light exchange from the Boston Herald, Mr Dimleigh jokes about buying a bonnet for his wife while Miss Mary quips that she lives alone for him. The banter centers on domestic gifts and affection with playful refusals and humorous threats of incentives.
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Boston Herald
Dimleigh
Miss Mary
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Howe
Eydmamma
Onrad
Ose
Erandmamma
Hood
Joe
Holp
Allred
H.C. Burger
Tr Boatman
MR. Hodges
Samaritan
Jericho
the Samaritan OF the Arena
Cresars
Lavonerola
Florence
Luther
Germany
William Wilberforce
House of Commons
Hisses
Brickback
Story OF the Circles
China
XN Church
Hiver
Galicia
Bijou
Abraham
Eume Sue
Paris
Webster
Burger
Dirreen Sweet
A. Ty
Pat Gilmore
St. Louis Post-I Dispatch
Rio Janeiro
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Bull
MAFIA
Folding Guns of the
Assassins
Boston
Pleaca
Mollenda
Arequips
Ava
Los Pobres
Legion
Creme de la Creme
Mollende
Holy Father
Henry Meiggs
Mellendo
Meiggs Brothers
Penn
Bret Harte
Mark Twain
Ralston
California
Sharon
Flood
Mackey
O’brien
Golden Princes
San Francisco
Callao
Manco Capac
Capac
Ecuador
Patagonia
Bolivia
Chile
Meiggs
Andes
Valparaiso
Pacific
Mollendo Sat
Chincha
Fannie B
Wanp
Scott
Castoria
Ikdustry
Teicha As
Medical
Whittier
Pens Avenue
Pittsel
Pitsburg
Pawera
Paviente
Pitwburg
Mwitsburg Bys
Mullan LA
Liberty
E.G. West
Helleninig
Ars
Emil G Stucky
Ponn Ave
Ylio
Faiton St
Pittssulg
Pawy
Rande Electric
Stade
Mousa
Seabee Brera Feee
Ade Dress Sanden Electric Co
Broaubway
myi-il-Tisse
le Racers
Fem
Adpond Lily Company
Fisher LL
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Pittsburg
Joseph Flew
Bos
Toald
Liz Bowers
Ackiccus Nerve Bean Co
Hetaby
Joseph Fleming & Son
Gra Market Sr
Buffalo
N. J
Serresys Yrof. H
Asa
Avery Moa
Young
Bosc
Ama
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