The Scourge a Story the East of Damascus
Julian as a robber disguises himself as king of Damascus to rescue a captive. Albin and Princess plan a night flight from the city with Shubal and Shibal’s help. They flee toward the northern mountains as Arab guards challenge them at a spring, hinting at looming danger.
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Alba
Aila
Shula
Shibal
Dimenss
Shubal
Arab
Damascus
Damacus
Sinbal
From One Danger Into Another in chapter thirteen
Alin delays retirement awaiting Osmir who acts for the robber chief. Alicia and the bondmaiden discuss duty to city and the imprisoned chieftain, with Ulin noting loyalty to the king. Albia confesses admiration for Julian, then apologizes for the bold remark about the robber chief, the bold name, and the unfolding tension.
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Alin
Osmir
Alicia
Tured Ulin
Ju- Wan
Julian
Albia
Rob Hig
Pure Water and Tyranny of Germs in Food Health
A historical note stresses pure water as vital to public health and facts about typhoid prevention. Boiling or cooking destroys germ life and should be applied to foods or drinks suspected of infection before consumption. It discusses stomach digestion and individual susceptibility in disease transmission.
Tending to the Girls in German Schools
Employers who keep children from school in Germany face no less than 150 marks. Parents must provide materials for needlework and other instruction for girls. The school board may obtain these by compulsion. District physicians, under the April 1 act, control hygienic matters in all schools and regularly visit to inspect buildings and pupil health.
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Germany
Deserted Kansas prairie towns and a forgotten water system
The travel tale notes towns once served by water works now host only a dozen residents. Fire plugs protrude into buffalo grass, prairie dogs use them as playgrounds, and prairie owls roost nearby. Garfield county’s courthouse has become H. Herman’s property after he homesteaded post-closure.
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Kansas Prairies
Garfield County
H. Herman
Geography As It Is Taught Map Making Made Easier
A pupil named Rob is the class geography prodigy who can sketch detailed maps from memory. He believes geography is a gate to travel, yet he has never left his local country school region and confusingly mixes colors for places. A teacher’s question about Brineh Colimbinda reveals Rob’s literal, limited view of geography.
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Rob
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Bob
Envius
Knowles
Irish Lake Legend of a Bottomless Glint
A tale from Sligo tells of a student who proves a lake is bottomless by the drowning of his cousin. The professor, amused, realizes the paradox as a doggerel joke travels. a cat reportedly arrives in America asking for clothes to be sent to Liverpool, tying the episode to a wild coastal anecdote.
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Sligo
Trelan
Nike
Pat
America
Liverpool
Help Thou Mine Unbelief Poem Fragment
Fragmentary religious verse reflecting faith, doubt, and seeking divine help. A speaker acknowledges blindness and earthly fragility while yearning for steadfast belief. References include a journey toward light, the soul, and hope within a troubled world. Attributed to A. J. Wateliouxe in San Francisco.
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Caiiae
Ames
Nellison and Nelligan Upheld Precedence in Sickroom Visit
Ex councilman Peter Nelligan, once superintendent of the North Cambridge Catholic cemetery, led a small procession to visit a sick friend, Tim Callahan. Dr John Somers arrived and Nelligan insisted on his place at the end, saying I know my place. Tim recovered and valued the order set by Nelligan.
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Nellison
Peter Nelligan
Cambridge
Mass
Tim” Callahan
John Somers
Mr. Nelligan
Tim
Nelligan
Remarkable little girl jokes about genius in Washington tea
Mrs De Witt Talmage hosted a tea in Mrs Fairbanks honor where she praised a little girl calling her original mind likely to become a genius. The girl recalled crying over not being allowed her father's watch, then burst into a fit of sobs and laughter recalling the memory.
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Topeka Journal
First Load of Freight Shipped to Dakota Territory
Centerville man N Noble recalls the first freight shipment into Dakota Territory Oct 2. He rode from Mendota to Centerville aboard Witness Central arriving Sioux City as construction trains operated to Yankton. With no caboose, he paid $120 freight to Sioux City and Elk Point, totaling $139, comparing it to about $45 today.
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Centerville
N. Noble
Prof
Kerr
Dakota
Mendota
Witness Central
Sioux City
Yankton
Tie
New Railroad Company
Mnction Tran
Noble
Elk Point
Lone Inhabitant Leads Town Of Lyman South Dakota
One male resident, L Armstrong, runs the entire town of Lyman in Lyman County South Dakota. He serves as mayor, postmaster, police chief, and head of the town council and education board. The Midwaukee railroad’s westward extension left Lyman off the route, shrinking the once promising hamlet to a single inhabitant.
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Lyman
S. D
Chamberlain
Black Hills
Lyman County
L. Li. Armstrong
Armstrong
Board of Education
Coal Vein Struck On Lyons Township Farm Near Sioux Falls
A farmer near Sioux Falls reports striking a six foot thick lignite coal vein twenty feet beneath the surface while sinking a well in Lyons township. Machinery is awaited to reopen the vein and assess quantity. Excitement grows as samples show good coal quality and plans exist to drill additional shafts nearby.
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Sioux Falls
Lyons Township
Capitol funds rise as state land sales widen
State Land Commissioner Bach returns from McPherson county with 700 acres sold to county residents at $10 an acre, adding $7,000 to the capitol building fund. The county totals exceed $25,000, with Edmands county adding 240 acres later. Private sales continue on the same terms, and more land auctions are planned east of the river next spring.
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Bach
McPherson County
Edmunds County
Capitol Building
Trampled to Death near Mapleton Farm
In Sioux City Iowa on December 23 K Mueny a wealthy Mapleton farmer was killed by a stampede of cattle. He had been missing for two days before the search recovered his body.
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Sioux City
Iowa
K Mueny
Mapleton
Tainted Meat Kills Two Brothers in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Michigan December records a tragedy as David and Thomas Fuller brothers about seventy died yesterday at Bronson from poisoning after eating tainted meat. The incident prompted health checks and investigations into meat handling practices in local markets.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
David and
Thomas Fuller
Bronson
Diphtheria Deaths and Rail Talks in South Dakota
Diphtheria claimed two children of Mr and Mrs Alain Pechowski in Webster. Gurney Bros shipped over 100000 bushels of corn from Elk Point to farmers direct. Lead Sturgis Deadwood push Milwaukee Road extension from Rapid City through Deadwood to Lead. Republican committee sets Sioux Falls meeting January 4 to discuss campaign. Virginia governor grants requisition for Philip McIntyre on forgery charge.
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Alain Pechowski
Webster
Gurney Bros
Elk Point
Lead
Sturgis
Republican State Committee
Sioux Falls
Virginia
Philip McIntyre
Deadwood
McIntyre
Tpeesont
Iisa
Charles Kreiter
Yankton
Severa
Linus Falls Ravle
Cousles
Dowell County
Joseph D. Tater
Anna Hofer
A. A. Wipf
Jol J. Wipf
HW. Waelesley
South Makoto
Siouxalls
Supra
Plandréan
Samuel Morris
Meniship
Py Belle Fourche
Adear Giles
T. Shockley
Pool
Wired
Walton Hamilton
Angeel Whlery
Joe Jansen
MF. Folson
BE. Ralston
Waste
Scotland
Aberdeen
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East
Sylvanus Cobb, JR
Jolian
Sellin
Damir
Selim
Irene
Julianna
Albis
Ostler
Albin
Jultin
Jong
Hobaddin
Misty
Win
Albit
Albi
Damaseus
Hondmalden
Hohadian
Ulin
Ben Hadad
Mangre
Horam
A. J. Wateliouxe
Capitol
South Dakota
General State
Bishon Johnson
Petts
Highmore
Canton
Board of Health
W. F. Sprick
Postoffice Department
Washington
Plankinton
Stickney
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