Malagasy Tales From a One Room Trano Setting
An imagined Malagasy trano scene describes a rural home on red earth with a single door and window where a family gathers to hear stories. A Hova storyteller recounts birds as kings and a dog crocodile tale, followed by The Three Blaters and Krimoire, capturing oral traditions and lessons of origin and social roles.
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Fred Meron Colby
Philadelphia Times
Ancar
Nios
Africa
Madagascar
Leran
Doge
Crocodilua
Fara
Nara
Ramaton
Raivo
Ivara
Tiara
Itrlormbe
Ifara and the Giant Tale of the Fat Wife's Escape
Ifara is captured by a giant after her sisters plot to rid themselves of her. A talking mouse advises escape with tools and a southern trek. She outwits the giant by conjuring a forest and precipice, then fatally tricks him with a pulled rope. Ifara is saved, and the family reunites while the sisters are banished.
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Ifare
Tirinobe
Tiara
Trlembe
Lfara
Lriombe
Ifara
Strliombe
Itara
Fara
Sthombe
Hara
Striombe
Itrinebe
Nfara
Railroad car weights and costs for passenger service
An 19th century rail discussion outlines typical car weights and prices. Ordinary passenger cars weigh 9 to 19 tons, baggage and mail cars 14 to 16 tons, sleeping cars 20 to 22 tons, with prices from $4,000 to $46,000 and up to $20,000 for elaborate sleepers. A full locomotive train total reaches about 184 tons, excluding cargo and fuel, capable of moving 194 tons along rails.
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KeVenly
Railroad car weights and train forces described
The article notes 26 000 locomotives and 216 000 passengers on American railroads with 1 250 000 freight cars. It classifies flat box stock and coal cars, gives typical weights from seven to ten tons per car, and explains loaded train weights from 200 to 650 tons and the rule that lighter trains run faster.
Dorothy Dene as Leighton's Ideal Greek Beauty Model
A century ago Sir Frederic Leighton searched Europe for a model to embody Cymon and Iphigenia. He chose Dorothy Dene in London after six months of hunting behind theater stages. Dene became a recurring muse, appearing in Greek Girls Playing Ball and Summer Moon, with a rumored romance near the end of Leighton's life.
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Europe
England
Sir Frederic Leighton
Royal Academy
Dorothy Dene
Sir Frederic
Mies Dene
Miss Dene
Cymon
Leighton
London
United States
Miss Dena
South Kensington
Paris
Dusky Umpegoos mitten abducted by savage youth
A fragment from the New York Press describes a savage youth abducting a woman named Mwptkyi after striking her with a rock. The tale uses archaic phrasing to imply a dramatic, sensational caper titled with exotic terms and a dramatic rescue of a heart overwhelmed by the capture.
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New York Press
Behind the Counter, Hopper in a Judge’s Lament
A judge voices doubt about Hopper’s worth, noting his lifelong service behind the counter and suggesting he may not deserve a dollar today. The exchange highlights sentiment about value and labor.
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Judge
Jerry Cos
Hopper
Cupid's Casuistry In Moonlit June Night
A playful verse scene where a speaker asks Kitty for a kiss under moonlight. Kitty cites her mother’s protection and propriety, pondering if a kiss could be allowed with motherly approval. W J Lampton in the Ban.
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Kitty
Air
W. J. Lampton
General Grant Not Found Drunk Despite Accusations
A Washington Post piece recounts a social debate over General Grant’s alleged drinking. Witnesses including Admirals Foote and Porter attest he abstained or consumed only coffee during key Civil War moments, with vivid recollections from Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh.
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Foote
Porter
Pittsburg Landing
Shiloh
William H. Michael
Washington Post
General Grant
Higuera
Grant
Mr. Dawson
Pittabure Landing
Life Saved By Pink Pills Claims From Detroit Family
A Detroit real estate figure, Frank B. Trout, testifies his daughter nearly died at fourteen and improved after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He recalls weakness, weighs about ninety pounds, and credits pills with restoring health in months, ending with full recovery and ongoing use at home. Notary seal confirms date. Pills sold by mail from Schenectady New York.
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Frank B. Trout
Detroit
Mich
Trout
Griewold Avenue
Ble
Dr. Williams
Afiah
Mead
Rupert E. Hut, Jr
Notary Public
Warne County
Michigan
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Beggar children seek aid as note pleads for pennies
A reader encounters starving child beggars and a note begging for pennies. The note asks a good person to help fatherless and motherless children, and the beggar, with a suave smile, answers that he wrote it himself.
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Eller
Bonnet Thought Sparks Sermon Talk in Yonkers
A Yonkers report recalls a parish service scene where a woman deflects a question about church remarks while another listener notes a comment about the sermon. The exchange highlights social chatter during the service.
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Yonkers Stateaman
What Blims Learns About Dictation Mistake
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes Blims hires a female stenographer expecting to dictate, but discovers the dynamic reverses as she takes charge of the conversation and the writing. The clash highlights gender role humor in a workplace setting.
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Detroit Free Press
Femicure Liver Pills for Ladies Sold in Scranton
Femicure Liver Pills are promoted as special for women and said to act on the liver kidneys stomach and bowels while regulating female functions. They claim relief from constipation sick headache dizziness indigestion torpid liver biliousness irregularities backache and pelvic weight with one pill per dose priced at 25 cents sold by Carl Lorenz druggist 418 Lackawanna Ave Scranton.
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Carl Lorenz
Lackawanna Ave
Scranton
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