Surprise phonograph greeting shatters Semple’s peace
Ned Semple endures a tense day as Alicia Semple plans a rest in the country. A phonograph at his door plays morning and evening greetings, blurring reality and fantasy. Semple suspects trouble, then realization turns to uneasy relief as the device delivers a cruelly funny surprise.
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Alicia
Alin
Nice
Olog
Chum
Ben Bradkey
Bradley
Semple
Beachey
Brawley
Dry Falls of Lodore and a Dry Visitor Tale
An American traveler seeks Lodore Falls in England after reading Southey but finds the falls dry. In Keswick he learns he has been perched atop the very feature he seeks, as the famous Lodore is devoid of water. The quip from a native underscores the irony of a famed cascade missing its spectacle.
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Lodore
Southey
Niagara
Sonthey
England
Keswick
Falls
Janis’ Gazette
Our Flight Through Spate Vega Star Sighted
The text describes Earth and other planets racing toward Vega at eleven miles per second. It notes that in a year we gain about 1,000,000 miles toward the star yet would need about 1,000,000 years to pass Vega. It imagines how stellar shapes like the Great Dipper and Milky Way would appear differently from near Vega, a sun vastly larger and hotter than ours.
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Vega
Earth
Tennessee court hears witness on hog killed by train
An old colored woman testifies in a Tennessee court about a hog killed by a railway train. She affirms she saw the incident and responds plainly when asked to describe how it happened. The exchange is reported with dialect indicating the witness’s direct and concise account.
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Tennessee
Queston
Shore
Cleveland
Lender
Virtue Unrewarded in a Night at Home
Humorous snippet shows a man groaning about returning home sober while his wife sleeps through his arrival. The text names Meggendort ar Blatter as a source or injected quip, reflecting a comic tone about domestic life and social expectations.
Modern Big Gun at Elswick Works Reveals Power and Process
A visitor tours the Elswick works on the Tyne to witness the making of a twelve inch gun. The article details bore drilling taking days, horizontal and vertical cranes, over a hundred miles of steel wire winding, steam and hydraulics, and the jacket fitting stage. It notes a 450 ton gun ready for government orders with eight to twelve inch armor and automatic ammunition handling.
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Toring
Tyneside
Elswick
People’s Journal
Tyne
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Streom
Tts
Banil
Bargain With Death for More Years to Live
A reflective essay argues that people should bargain with death to gain more years of life. It cites biblical and historical figures and allegories to suggest embracing time and joy, despite the certainty of death, and invokes Lippincott's as the source.
What Is Happiness Question in The Atlantic
James Bryce asks what happiness consists of and whether pleasure should be measured by intensity or by the quality and elevation of the feeling. He contrasts Aristotle’s notion with utilitarian views and social calculations of pleasure.
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James Bryce
Pericles
Sophocles
Lungs Need Fresh Air Say Experts on Breathing
The piece warns that humans often under-oxygenate by lazy breathing. It explains lungs' role in respiration and excretion, noting typical breaths refresh only a small portion of air and urging open windows at night to flood rooms with outside air for better lung function.
Farms for sale around Springfield and Lebanon area
A long list of Kentucky farms with acreages from 52 to 300, located near Springfield, Willisburg, Speman, and Danville pike. Prices range from 5 000 to 60 per acre, detailing dwellings, barns, fencing, grass, and tobacco or corn land. Many listings note proximity to towns and rail stations. Listings include Nos 201 through 27 with varying sizes and conditions.
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Springfield
Price
Willisburg
Railway Station
Speman
Séikwere
How to Drive Nail and Other Household Tips
A miscellany of practical advice covers driving a nail with focused aim rather than luck, curing summer complaint in children with a wheat based gruel, nourishing dog food from bone and cornmeal, and methods to restore cut glass shine using alcohol or chalk based polishes.
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Pittsburg
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Surprising Semple
Eden
Ned
Haif
Europe
Td Kone
Alica
Neyo Alldaes
Baitony
Alisa
Aljdi
Dex Nation
Boy J
Gira
Sargon
Babylonlun
Dia
Richard of Hugland
Crusiders
Jerusalem
Methiseiah
Au Wigzel
Shin
Methuselah
Azrael
Hildesheim
Texas
Lebanon
Danville Pike
Springfeld
Grasn
Acae
Mackville
Pat Ihian Ng
Melroy & Wharton
Insurance and Real Estate Agents
Springfield, KY
Cumberland
Telephone & Telegraph Cor
William Jennings Bryan
Ecal
Bryan
Thompson Publishing CO
St. Louis
Knight
Ballview
Tena
eSveta
Caldwell Strup Peya
RED Cross Drug Store
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