Africa expedition whispers of a daring plant trade
In London and Africa Victor Durnovo recruits partners to harvest simiacine and rig an armed expedition. He plans a two year venture up the Ogowe region with Sir John Meredith’s son Jack and a soldierly ally Guy Oscard, aiming to secure a plant trade and control a cannibal country for a lucrative supply chain.
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Jack Meredith
Victor Durnovo Vo
Victor Durnovo
Meredith
Mr. Meredith
Africa
Hat Meredith
London
Durnove
Europe
Russell Square
Guy Oseard
Oseard
Durnovo
Liverpool
Guy Oscard
Ishmael
Sir John Meredith
Oscard
Sir John
Durnoway
Guy
Sean
Loango
Cantourne
Cantourne Place
Solent
A Clergyman’s Inked Retort Cheered by a Child
A clergyman recalls chasing a bean-throwing boy and scolding the boy’s mother. He ends with a sharp push for discipline, but the mother fires back with a teasing, pride-boosting jab about his ink stained nose. The exchange softens the anger.
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Windlow
Ideal Sitter Inspires Sable Pine Backdrop
A Washington artist sketching in North Carolina sought a dark pine background and found it with the addition of an old colored woman in the foreground who agreed to sit for a quarter hour. She asked how long the sketching would take and whispered she sat on a “gant hill” in the tale from Harper’s Weekly.
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Washington
North Carolina
Darky
Harper’s Weekly
Job Promise From Laborers In Old St. Louis Dialogue
A brief exchange shows a worker named Rastus resisting a job request, then confirming he has secured work. He briefly describes his duties, including washing for his wife, in a period vernacular reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Execution. Dissatisfied Artist Meets Committee Over Painting
A dispute over a painting ends with a committee member voicing a harsh verdict and the chair acknowledging a majority decision. The exchange reflects strong emotions and disagreement within the group.
New Irish Lighthouse at Fastnet Rock Costs 420 Dollars
The Fastnet Rock lighthouse, built by the Irish Lights Board, replaces the unstable cast iron tower. Engineer William Douglass left due to illness, with C W Scott finishing the project. Granite from Cornwall, 2,074 stones totaling 300 tons, doorway 67 ft 9 in above high water, and a dioptric lantern delivering 1,200 candle power, yielding about 750,000 candle power with lenses. The five second flash is three twenty fifths of a second long.
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Ireland
Irish Lighta Board
William Douglass
Irish Lights Board
C. W. Scott
Douglass
Cornwall
Birmingham
Jubilee bellringer Henry Ellis of Huddersfield praised by King
Henry Ellis 75, a lifelong change bellringer at Huddersfield Parish Church, rings despite near blindness. He joined the Society of Change-ringers in 1856 after starting in 1847, with 5000 changes and peals at Lindley Brig house Selby Abbey and York Minster. He has won multiple prizes and rung peals for celebrations of Queen Victoria and King Edward.
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Henry Ellis
Newtown
Huddersfield
Home Secretary
John Morton
Ellis
W. P. Byrne
Manchester
Society of
William
Henry
Brighouse
Selby Abbey
Almondbury
Liversedge
Sowerby on-the-Hill
Wakefield Cathedral
York Minster
Ashton-under-Lyne
Oldham
Blackpool
Grimsby
Dewsbury
Batley
Mirfield
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Queen Victoria
Edward
Odd exchange on courage and argument
In a garbled dialogue, Mr. Raffer ty and Mr. Dolan discuss bravery and disagreement. Dolan recalls telling Casey about bravery during a heated argument, noting Casey’s attempts to prove courage.
Luanika Receives Lord Selborne With Grand River स्वागत
In Sesheke a 250-canoe flotilla greets Luanika the Barotseland chief as he lands in an afternoon pageant. Letia films the scene while Luanika presents a tame hippo to Lord Selborne during a grass court meeting with Lady Selborne aboard.
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Sesheke
Lord Selborne
South Africa
Luanika
Barotseland
Zambesi
Letia
Lady Selborne
Lialui
Seneeille
The
Paris Missionary Society
Rope helps shipwrecked crew climb to safety at Linney Head
Sailors from the Netherholme, a Liverpool to Barry Dock steamer, swam ashore after striking a reef near Penyholt Stack. They used a rope left from a prior wreck to climb the 70 foot cliffs, aided by coastguards at daybreak. The mystery rope ties to a Shamrock wreck last year.
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Linney Head
Pembrokeshire
Liverpool
Barry Dock
Penyholt Stack
Col. Lampton
Shamrock
Netherholme
Lundy
Elephant authored mercy after fatal incident in Donald
A circus elephant injured a Wirths employee near Donald Victoria after being struck while drinking. The elephant then saved the man by lifting its forefoot from his head, allowing him to rise, while the hotel landlord Mr Swanston intervened. The keeper later restored the employee's hat with its trunk.
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Donald
Victoria
Wirth’s Circus
Swanston’s Cricket Club
Tts
Mr. Swanston
Ths
Home remedies for removing stains from ivory
The text describes two methods to remove Spots or yellow stains from ivory. One uses a paste made from sawdust lightly dampened with water and lemon juice from a fresh lemon, applied to the surface and allowed to dry before brushing off. The other suggests moistening a Gam nel, dipping it in finely crushed table salt, and rubbing gently.
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Henry Seton Merriman
Seden
Corser
Harper
Gan
Wrath
Loudon
Rastus
Chicago Tribune
New Irish Lighthouse
King and Bellringer
Eran
Mr. Rafferty
Casey
Mr. Dolan
Beast
Charrce
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