Dreadful Modern Pranks End in Death and Injury
Reports detail hazardous pranks involving inserting objects into mouths and throats. Victims include both sexes and range from youths to adults, with several deaths and long hospital recoveries cited. The piece mentions London and Devonshire cases, and chronicles famous exploits of performers and braggarts that led to fatal or near fatal outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Altecdagta
Tiathy
London
Devonshire
Neadiee
Greg
John Commins
Dee
Rollet
Poliberd
Ehip'e
Tony
Brame
Tomael
Mabod
Meitelbeng
Mir
Adolf Sander
Riteerfeld
Bollon
Europe
Timbral Rafting on the Rhine The Old World Timber Voyage
Describes timber rafting from the Black Forest into the Rhine, detailing raft construction, crew life, navigation skills, dangers, and the vast supplies carried for long river journeys, including 65 000 pounds towad 20 000 pounds treat and other provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Forest
Germany
Rhins
Lorena
Curaia
Rome
Cacrow
Oliver
Sugar From Rags Science Novel Experiment Stirred Paris
A garbled report describes a laboratory study in which sugar is extracted from rags and grapes, noting variable yields and potential industrial implications. It mentions iron recovery from leather and footwear as a related outcome and hints at broader town and Paris impact.
Fragmentary poem of longing and memory in archaic diction
Fragmentary verse portrays a speaker recalling loves and losses with ornate imagery. The speaker laments failed courtship, yearning for connection, and the ache of unfulfilled affection, weaving personal nostalgia with symbolic objects and landscapes.
A Midnight Wander in a Russian Port Town
The narrator recalls a chaotic night in 1878 Russia describing a perilous escape from a merchant steamer in a port town. He hires a driver, endures cold, seeks lodging, and encounters peasants, guards, and a prison as he evades robbers and recovers his belongings with improvised help from locals.
Phonograph in London Society Promises Living Sound Illusion
A detailed account describes a phonograph device shown before the Physical Society of London. The apparatus uses a tinfoil recording and mechanical lips to simulate speech and song, with the inventor claiming it can reproduce any language and modulate pitch and timbre. The piece notes technical aspects and the dramatic audience reaction, ending with a fragment of a story about a baby and a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edion
Eulemen
Novortiones
Physical Society of London
Oolacona
Fatve
Fundamente
Applion
Woodsbory
Elite 9
Fiouheitie
Aria
Aid
Eloe
Elem
Tom
Alamon
Wawlight
Benoit
Howe
Fasore
Lilegraph
Longhorns and English Cattle Breeds in Decline and Revival
An antiquarian portrait of Longhorns in Gulke Abbey notes their grand horns and museum-like remains, while discussing breed history. It surveys Herefords Devons and other English cattle, their dairy and beef merits, and hints at revival and changing use in modern farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Gulke Abbey
John Harpur Crewe
Boo
Tte
Kr. Lytaull
Bermienham
Shaw
Bradley Old Tall
LicbGeld
England
Colmbry
Mr. Chapman
St. Rauph
Hom
Creo
Arth Bollere
France
Hereford
Lind Bat
Pergne
Smithfield
Bath and Woeet
pEvsxe
M Bien
Smithfeld Ciuts
Dlbwaya
Hound and Barrel Bar Tale From Pike County
Jiiadepha Dien recalls a wild Pike County incident with a stubborn houn’ dog, a heavy bar, a tree climb, and a dramatic falling barrel. The tale blends humor and danger as the animal and bystanders react to the improbable mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hound
Nix
Evan
Jarry Greening
Jerry
Pike County
Ming
Agia
Ava
Calla bin Bey
Fragmented Romantic Verse From Long Obscure Text
The excerpt presents a high style, lexical distortions, and archaic phrasing about kissing and soulful union. It evokes a nocturnal serenade between lovers, with references to earth, moon, and whispered vows, ending with a name-like garble that suggests an authorial tag.
Notable Editor Faces Humorous Mixed Up Exchange
An editor of Le Noweedle Have, Madame Lamber, confronts Victor Hage over a bizarre request for bawdy verses. The exchange spirals into a string of odd phrases and mistaken lines, ending with a comic miscommunication about money and a curious scene of a cat and a doganel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julistte Lamber
le Noweedle
Have
Victor Hage
Dales Levy
Smylug Bombe
Doganel
Amere
Madame Lanter
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Shetcher
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Weber
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Vic Weber
Khon
Tinotire Jute Groper
Paris
Norma Goly
Aneery
Odrateller
Nicolateff
Peleraary
Manderine
Euler
Brighton
Peter
Massian
Ike
Golog
Nicolwtell
Americna
Congo
Plessent
Kowliek
Nino Lala
Lund
Cerman
Hayek Avery
Sprochen
Garman
eAlafim Keer
Amy
Ehucibur
Wyfler
Treet
Lima
Amd
Villaipous
Eins
Ud Bneer Foe
Kaynat
Ted Gortt
Russia
Pereiem Goleg
Door
Roy Poste
Erbeotly
Suo
Idu
Sallefe
Explanetyun
Wioll
Sonal Adak Ag
Hms
Peliesare Elyie
Atiscellany
J.P. Siupow
LowamuErs
Case and ME
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Patsy
Pat
Tha Sad
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