Jericho Traversed by Palestinians and Pilgrims at Dawn
A Jerusalem to Jericho transit describes dawn camels and Arab caravans along purple hills, the pool of Elisha, Jericho’s ruins, and sites linked to biblical events. The party visits the Inn of the Good Samaritan, Bethany, and Lazarus tomb, noting Muslim guardianship and longing to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jericho
Rilia
Joshua
Elijah
Elisha
Jordan
Yachens
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Good Samaritan
Bethany
Lazarus
Simon
Martha
Mary
Caribou Migration Captured From a Newfoundland Blind
A. Radclyffe Dugmore describes his Newfoundland hunting blind setup and a dramatic sequence of caribou encounters. He details blind construction, setup strategy, and the moment a large unsuspicious herd crosses the river, yielding a successful photograph after years of waiting.
VooDoo Doctor At Work In Tribal Healing Ritual
The healer arrives as a girl lies on the ground while family members circle. A white chicken is killed and its blood drawn into a gourd for shared sipping. The diviner uses skins, bones, shells and goat horns to “discern” the illness and perform cupping, drawing blood, yet the girl fails to improve.
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Walt
The
Christian Herald
No title present in the fragment
A dialogue notes Miss Kitty’s consistency and mocks her pursuit of a rich young man, suggesting she deserves a costly posture and humorously calling her a cat as she chases wealth.
Birds That Live Centuries in Melbourne Cockatoos
Melbourne reports describe the yellow crested cockatoo as an intelligent, century lasting bird found west of the city. Trained birds can perform dances, stunts, chariot races, and even talk, with some legends recounting proficient punishment and profanity.
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Melbourne
Australia
Edward Montague
New
Deepest Hole in the World Being Drilled at Slaughters Creek
W. B. Edwards is drilling on his oil fields at Slaughters Creek West Virginia to determine the earths geological character. The hole reaches 5230 feet with a world record of 6001 feet set in a South American well.
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Slaughters Creek
W. Va
W. B. Edwards
Cow Bolts Through Norwich Dept Store Causing Hysterics
A fine Holstein cow being driven through Norwich Connecticut street bolted into a department store. The animal went up several flights of stairs and frightened female clerks in the cloak department into hysterics before the owner arrived with a rope to escort the cow back to the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Conn
Guilty Man Pleads for Son in Counterfeiting Case
In Brockton Massachusetts Patrick J McGrath confesses to counterfeiting and receives seven years imprisonment He pleads with the court to spare his son who faces trial claiming the boy acted under his orders
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Brockton
Mass
Patrick J. McGrath
Schoolgirl selects pall bearers for funeral
East Sparta Ohio. Eva Teeple seventeen, after choosing six schoolgirl friends to act as pall bearers at her funeral, shot herself and died.
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East Sparta
Eva Teeple
Venice by Moonlight and Waterways
A wanderer’s guide to Venice’s allure at sunset and moonlight. The city’s beauty lies in its waterborne layout, old world corners, bridges, and architecture, with St. Theodore and St. Mark as famed patrons and the Lion of St. Mark prominent on the Piazzetta columns.
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Italy
Venice
St. Theodore
St. Mark
Syria
Christian Science Monitor
Canada’s Prosperity Reveals Migration and Growth
The New York Times reports eight shiploads of European immigrants bound for Canada and signs of increased outward movement during labor troubles. Canada’s budget shows a 39 million dollar surplus and 38 million for railways and canals, with railroads expanding facilities and a road allotting ten million for own projects. A St Paul dispatch notes two thousand carloads of farm animals and machinery heading to Canada as Americans leverage land sales for farms.
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The
New York Times
Canada
United States
Dominion
St. Paul
Unspeakably happy and healthy claims in urban chatter
A fragment recalls reactions to a newly married deaf mute couple next door with the phrase Unspeak ably from a Boston Transcript exchange. It notes Garfield Ten as the simplest remedy for constipation and states London as the healthiest capital of Europe.
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Boston Transcript
Welsh minister and the devil chained in prose
A London Globe quotation describes a Welsh minister who told a tale of the devil bound by chains around the body while warning parishioners by name. The crowd responds with a man in the gallery shouting that the devil might as well be loose.
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John Jones
David Evans
John Williams
London Globe
How to Revive House Plants With Simple Mix
A tonic mix of charcoal and a small amount of potash fed to the roots twice weekly can revive drooping house plants. Used over a few weeks it restores vitality and encourages thriving growth provided the soil contains essential elements.
Deacon Quips About Gatun When Golf Brings Frustration
A minister quizzes his deacon on the exclamation Gatun said after bad drives. The deacon explains Gatun refers to the largest dam he knows, justifying the urge to cry out amid the game.
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Gatun
Fragmented ad lines and trivia from a historic page
A scrambled collection includes product pitches for teething medicine and tobacco, remarks on bread cast upon water, garbled phrases about Garfield teas, a German agriculture figure, a note on 100 cigars, a comment on the term reverend, and street gas lamps in London.
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Qgenes
Holy Land
St. Stephen's Gate
Caribou
Newfoundland
A. Radclyffe Dugmore
Chattanooga
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta
London
Europe
Bacon
Jupiter Pluvius
Fletcher
Garfield
German Empire
Smo Lewis
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
State Street
New York
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