The Takeover at Zenda Castle by Count Nikolas
In Rudolph the Third's reign Count Nikolas of Festenburg leverages a king's gambling debt to seize Zenda. A high stake session ends with Nikolas winning the castle and demesne, and he advances to move toward Strelsau with his followers. The expedition to claim Zenda disrupts the region as the bishop of Modenstein notes the commotion.
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Reading Railroad Reports Coal Tonnage For Week And A Virginia Discovery
The Reading Railroad reports coal tonnage for the week ending Aug 31 1985. John Stauffer of Cherry Run West Virginia has discovered a thick coal vein on his farm and mined twenty tons by hand from a foot shaft hoping to tunnel deeper. The vein is said to rival Shamokin Valley coal and Stauffer plans to form a company with local capitalists. A Washington Post summary of a AAAS talk praises coal as a stored energy resource and notes American labor-saving engineering increases productive capacity while arguing against a fixed capital labor divide.
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Fragmentary Anecdote Quotes and Jokes from Washington
A scattered clipping recounts a humorous exchange at a government office with a debunked claim about fore goings. It references a congressman and Noah Webster with a quip about who wrote the dictionary and Noah building the ark. The text ends with a mention of a past celebration.
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Ol Webster
Noah
Ark
Florida Citisen
Pilgrims Landing In New York Archbishops Guest Toast
An account recalls Pilgrims landing in New York with Archbishop Mughes invited as a guest and accepting. Speakers mix light church jabs with fellowship while the archbishop responds with a jovial toast praising Plymouth Rock as the Blarney Stone of Americas. A quip about Lan kin's tennis and dish skills follows.
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New York City
Mughes
Plymouth Rock
Americas
Stoston Tranner
Training Locomotives for Speed and Record Runs
The article explains training locomotives like horses for racing, starting on light work on branch lines, then advancing to faster routes until reaching peak speed on major lines. It notes the pursuit of speed records by American and English trains, cites the Lackawanna line as a fast American service, and describes regular mile-a-minute runs on favorable sections of track.
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Chicago
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Delaware
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Footnote Fame Echoes Napoleon and Wellington Debate
The shaded figures of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington debate legacy and fame as they overlook a cloudy battlement. Napoleon boasts of global attention through books and magazines while Wellington’s shade notes only occasional mentions in footnotes. Wellington concedes final victory with Waterloo as the defining moment.
Market Wobble as Wheat Slump Hits Prices and Bonds Quiet
The New York stock market shows a ragged, price slipping day amid wheat and corn declines and large European shipment funds. Belmont Morgan bond plans remain unclear as traders await treasury gold reserve clues. Scranton listings reflect regional financial activity and varied produce prices across stored commodities.
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Chicago Livestock Prices Hit Steady Market Readout
Chicago cattle receipts reached 15 000 head with a firm market. Common to extra steers traded at 3.00 to 6. ctockers and feeders 2. to 4.25, cows and bulls 1.26 to 3.75, calves up to 6.00. Texans around 2.50 to 4.25, western rangers 9.50 to 4.40. Hog receipts 16 000 head with market steady for heavy packing and ship.
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Philadelphia Tallow Market Report in 19th Century Dialect
Tallow is dull with varied quotes across cities and grades. Prime city and country tallow show small movement while batches like dark red and cake tallow remain limited in activity. Market terms and units appear in old style shorthand.
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Washington Letter Praises Spofford’s Memory Of Books
Wellman's Washington Letter extols Librarian Spofford for his extraordinary memory of the whereabouts of books and pamphlets in a crowded itinerary. It notes his deep knowledge of contents and merits and calls him a library in himself while acknowledging critics who question his proprietorship over the library. He is praised as a faithful servant to public figures, a tireless organizer, and a guide for many seeking information.
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Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Promoted for Women’s Ailments
Advert says Gilmore's Aromatic Wine remedies weakness exhaustion and nervous strain, claims to restore flesh, plumpness, and rosy cheeks. Endorsed for mothers to use for daughters, marketed as a regulator for female ailments and digestive aid. Sold by Matthews Bros. in Scranton.
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