Eccentric Soldier Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau
Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau known as the Bull dog shows tenacity and courage in twenty one battles and twenty seven sieges. He is described as invulnerable yet savage when opposed and once killed a jealous rival at his lover’s window. He feared death and prayed to restore his daughter to health before burial with military honors.
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Prinse Lauld
Anhalt-Dessau
Edernk the Great
Aoldier
Ilis Solders
Leopold
Han
Beelzebub
Rboston Herald
The Great Mogul Akbar and Vicbar’s Mighty Reign
The article recalls Akbar, born in 1542, who from age twelve expanded his rule across India and earned the title Guardian of Mankind. It notes Vicbar or Jalal-ud-Din becoming known as the Great Mogul, famed for vast court at Agra and immense royal elephant, horse, and hunting leopard stock. Vicbar died in 1605 and was buried in a grand mausoleum near Asean, succeeded by his son.
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Emerors
India
Akbar
Agra
Vicbar
dJelal-ed Dean
Magul Ie
Asean
The Liberal Education and a Lads Lost Terrier
A miscellany passage over Sir Horace Plankett’s Dublin lecture on aiding the poor contrasts with a boy’s brusque reply asking for “two things.” A Lost terrier report follows, detailing a dog missing for six days in Charing Cross, and a curious exchange about a “short whaling trip” with a dutiful parent.
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Horas Plankett
Dublin
Ireland
Sir Horace
Munkett
Popular
The First Walking Sticks and Insect Lore of Ceylon
A curious 19th century piece describes the ichneumon fly of Ceylon as a green wasp like predator that paralyzes spiders with a scientific sting and builds a clay nest for victims. It transitions to a note on the earliest walking sticks and their development in Europe, detailing hollow tops filled with scents or edibles used to test and attract wearers.
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Ceylon
Aly
Ford Patripitt
Series of Shipwrecks and Rescue Feats Across Stormy Seas
A string of maritime disasters from October 1920 to May 1830 reveals multiple wrecks including the Mermaid and Swiftsure with crews rescued by passing vessels. Despite tempestuous weather no lives were lost. Also recounts an 1830 Parliament hearing where George Stephenson presents his locomotive model and faces skeptical questions from the Lords.
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Recont Barn
Merimaid
Swiftsure
Bayer
Grovernor
Livia
Port Rafle
Mermaid
George Stephenson
Origin and use of the contraction viz
The piece explains the word viz as a contraction of videlicet, noting its historical form using a 2 as a mark rather than the letter itself. It argues the contraction is an arbitrary, mass-used sign with little regard to its etymology.
A Silly Custom at a Funeral
An exchange among relatives lampoons the custom of reading a will after a funeral. The niece-in-law quips that the will should be read before the burial so family can decide who to send flowers. The banter captures the comic view of end-of-life rituals.
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William
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragmentary Texts Include Irish Tune and Moth Imagery
The readable fragments reference an Oldish tune Left Behind Me and an Irish tune with uncertain authorship. A moth analogy and cryptic quotes describe a person from the West and a mysterious departure. The note hints at a regiment leaving town for voyage or port duty.
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Suidhor
Oldest Banknotes and Simple Wage Policy
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a household anecdote about keeping a trustworthy cook, Mary, by generous raises, while Harper's traces the origin of Chinese banknotes. Early notes resembled modern bills with bank names dates denominations signatures and fraud penalties. They bore thrift exhortations and blue mulberry fiber paper.
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China
Harper’s
Woman's Long Buggy Ride Across North America
A widowed mother Sarah Conner and three children endured a 900 mile overland journey from Moose Jaw to a distant destination after her husband’s death left them destitute. The family faced exhaustion, limited grain, and harsh conditions as they navigated rough terrain and long miles with limited means.
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Conner
jJourney
Moose
Jaw
Canada
Ned
James Caugteneor
India
Bronx
Falls
Minneapolis
Estray Notice for a Red Heifer and Yearling Bull Near Clifton
A local constable advertises possession of a red two year old heifer branded 1 on the right hip and a yearling bull with square crop ears. If charges for advertising are not paid, the animals will be sold at 11 o'clock p.m. at Sant’s place one mile north of Clifton on February 3, 1913. Dated December 24, 1912.
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Clifton
M. T. J. Sant
Adlerika claim prompts instant relief for constipation
The Preston Co op Drug Co reports that a single dose of buckthorn bark glycerine and related ingredients used in Adlerika, a German remedy for appendicitis, stops constipation or gas instantly. Many Preston residents are reportedly helped.
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Preston Co-op Drug Co
Adlerika
Preston
Farmers Trading Company Annual Meeting Notice
Notice is hereby given of the Farmers Trading Company annual meeting on the third Monday in January at the Bannita Meeting House 110 o'clock a m for electing three directors for a three year term and to transact other business. All farmers in Bannock and Oneida Counties are invited whether members or not. Signed R C Geddes President.
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Farmers Trading Company
Banida
Bannock
Oneida
R. C. Geddes
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Mann
Caines
My Lords
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Cole
Tippets Hardware Co
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Dary
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Ok Tralee
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Pele
Mifen
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