The Bowie Knife Origin by James Black
Ex Governors Jones story recounts James Black of Washington forging the first bowie knife for James Bowie after pattern tests. Black’s tempering, plating and Damascus secret made the weapon famous, with Bowie later killing three desperadoes and naming the blade. The piece notes Black’s skill, independence, and mystery of the Damascus method.
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Miere
James Black
Dan VW. Jones
Arkansas
Aaron Clark
W. Smithee
Little Rock
Jones
New Jersey
James
Philadelphia
Llenderson
Washington
Black
James Bowie
Bowie
Blick
Ile
Themeadll
Alamo
Davy Crockett
Damascus
Farge
Indianapolle Sentinel
The Wily Possum Trails Through Boundary Ways
A National Magazine account describes how a possum evades dogs by using multiple routes and trees along his home range. The animal crosses streams and fences, leaps from tree to tree, and moves beyond the boundary to elude hunters before returning to a distant hollow.
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Rus
National Magazine
Thorny Path of the Musician
A critic overview discusses the harsh realities for new musicians. It notes costs from managers halls advertising and flowers and the futility of chasing a fashionable audience. It warns against debuting with a celebrity and stresses the difficulty of earning respect.
Deep Lake Baikal in Siberia Declares World’s deepest water
The article notes Lake Baikal in Siberia is by far the deepest lake globally with depths between 4000 and 4500 feet, a volume rivaling Lake Superior. It compares Baikal’s surface altitude and bottom depth to other large lakes, citing depths over 3000 feet for the Caspian basin and 1000 to 2000 feet for several Italian and North American lakes.
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Lake Baikal
Siberia
Great Lakes
Eric
Lake Superior
Lake Maggiore
Lake Como
Lago de Garda
Coastarive
Huron
Michigan
Massenet’s first shooting party ends in disaster
A Marine veteran and Prix de Rome student at the Villa Medici recalls his solitary gun experience. He bought a new gun and a dog that darted between the master’s legs at the first shot. He also fired at a pike by a pool and killed it, returning to Rome with the fish impaled on his gun.
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Marinenet
Villa Medicis
Tle
Massenet
Rome
Plies
Community Cherry Tree Rights in Medieval Switzerland
The passage notes communal ownership of cherry trees in medieval times in Switzerhind with no private property. It cites Alt statten in Aurich where communal custom persisted into the early 1900s. A bell signaled ripeness and first come first served harvesting in some locales.
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Altstatten
Canton of
Aurich
Voyage Ends In Rough Seas For Elite Party
An American heiress recalls a grim sea voyage with two counts and a duke aboard. The trip was blighted by rough weather that kept the nobles confined to their rooms, making it one of the saddest experiences she has had.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Big Biscuit Batch Sparks Mrs and Mr Newliwed Debate
In the Philadelphia Ledger a humorous exchange shows Mrs Newliwed boasting about a biscuit batch and Mr Newliwed asking how big it was. The couple quips about whether the baker was involved.
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Dyspepsia Quip Sparks Chat With Star Boarder
In a brief exchange, the star boarder jokes about an attack of dyspepsia while Mrs. Stintem accuses him of not catching it at their home. The man blames a meal for his ailment, citing a doctor’s note.
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Mrs. Stintem
Not a Claptrap
Youthful actor Tommaso Salvini faced initial reluctance from his father the great actor to pursue acting. Clara Morris aided his debut in Yonkers where he performed The Charge of the Light Brigade and overcame stage fright with memorable moments that impressed the audience.
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Hho
Clara Morris
Yonkers
Light Brigade
Alessiadyg
Apphouse
Althoush
Broadway
The Sones That Reach the Heart
The Louisville Courier Journal cites Jenny Lind in America as delivering simple airs like Comin Through the Rye and compares ragtime to Burns in offering harmless pleasures. It argues melodrama and farce complete culture in music and art, noting simple tunes can coexist with higher forms.
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Jenny Lind
America
Burns
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Grandparents Were Nonagenarians, Hostess Queries
Mrs Oldcastle notes both maternal grandparents lived to age ninety. The hostess asks about a number 4027 in context. Josiah is described as from a Methodist family while her own kin were Baptists. Chicago Record-Herald provides the setting.
Cashier Madam Exchange Noted Debt Remarks
Detroit Free Press quotes a cashier asserting the debt cannot be paid while a woman’s gaze shifts to men. The New Orleans Daily Democrat notes a woman’s view of men as either above or below.
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New
Oricans Siee Democrat
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