Prices and trade in exotic animals and ivory in early America
Fragmented report details high prices for exotic species such as giraffes and elephants, with figures from 400 to 5000 dollars. Mentions of breeding prospects, market demand, and the danger to kept animals, including warnings about cruelty and mortality. Mentions Linn Ofelke and Mr. Crowley in context of pricing and rarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imala
Matonis
America
Twenngenteral Park
New York
Mr. Crowley
Satan
Oddities Of Natural History Pouch Size And Desert Beasts
The fragment discusses a pollen pouch large enough to hold seven quarts of water, mentions camels in Abgessula and other unnamed regions, and notes peculiarities of ostriches. It hints at historical claims about birds and creatures, with garbled phrasing suggesting a larger discussion of natural history and ancient seas or lands.
Stevenson’s Cap of Misery in 1N0B to Meredith
Fragmentary letters reveal years of illness and weariness as Stevenson writes from a hospital or asylum setting. The text references Atchison Globe and court lawyers, discussing the idea of airing legal opinions and the impact on the profession, with critiques sourced from the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Ee Meredith
Ko Tony
Moe
Paciium
New York Sun
Deck of Cards on a Yacht Crew Tale
A mutinous New York Evening Post recounts a boat crew tale aboard a yacht. The narrator recalls hiding a deck of cards, playing long sessions, and tensions with Monroe. A chance encounter with a young man and a camera changes the mood as a fragile plan to blow up the yacht is discussed after spotting a white-painted craft with a yellow funnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Tnt
Monroe
Voce
Lisan
Teres
Thett Enor
Tie
Mat
New York Evening Post
Daguerreotype Heirloom and a Family Keepsake
A narrator recalls a long treasured daguerreotype passed through generations from a Revolutionary War heroine to later descendants. On her eighteenth birthday the daughter receives the locket with diamonds and a cursed wish of keeping the keepsake within the family, only to face changing affections and the pain of parting with a cherished relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mle
Mary
Lacey
Mother
Muir Dlether
Margaret
Alice
Sbe
Mammy
Namma
Life Line in the Palm and Historical Royal Mentions
The article describes palmistry focusing on the life line and its path on the left hand from near the thumb toward the wrist, linking its depth color and curves to vitality and longevity. It also mentions Queen Elizabeth as a famed queen of Virginia and notes Virginia and Carolina as kingdoms under Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Cotontes
Elizabeth
Virginia
Carolina
Marxichusetts
Lairs of the Germs and Hygiene Warnings
A cautionary treatise on germ transmission from shared pencils public pencils pen holders and brushes. It urges private utensils, separate towels and dishes, and personal care items to prevent disease spread including diphtheria sore throat and skin infections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pervon
Indianapolis Journal
Noblesse Oblige And A Maid Inquiries Of Relation
A fragment from Life quotes a maid and a woman of station in a brisk exchange about gaze, dignity, and a pink shirt waist. The maid Nellie asks if they are related, receiving a coy response about non relation and an offered garment as a gesture.
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Nellie
Insects Drunk On Cosmos Nectar And Pollen
Dr J M Weir Jr investigates intoxication in insects from cosmos nectar and pollen. Bees exhibit drunken behavior after exposure, stumbling toward the flower and consuming nectar. A researcher reports exhilaration and rapid pulse after ingesting diluted nectar infusion, followed by nausea, indicating potent effects on nectaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Weir, Jr
Weathered Rule: Stop Work When Things Stick
A retired burglar recalls mogey weather driving caution. He warns that stickiness can trap people, causing doors to burst open, drawers to pull free, and dangerous snaps. His rule: never work in weather that would rust Jimmy, to avoid accidents or injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burelar
Jimmy
New York Sun
The Art of Buttoning a Coat Properly
A contemplation on proper coat fastening claims nine of ten wear coasts wrong by starting at the top. It notes the collar and lapels’ fragility and how buttoning from the bottom helps set the collar, while pulling at the top harms shape and creates a hang dog look in time.
Made Good Matches and the Fish Theory
A humorous dialogue suggests Mrs Wise feeds fish at nearly every meal, not for economy but due to a belief in fish’s phosphorus value. A married couple with unwed daughters banters over why fish is favored, joking that it helps in making matches for the daughters.
Rat bounty tale from Auckland council price on rats
A Sydney Bulletin fragment recounts Auckland city officials placing a price on rat heads. A grocer’s boy reportedly killed about 30 rats, carried one dead, and collected scalp money before returning to his master. The master notes the joke about whose rats truly belong to whom.
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Auckland
Abertown Gray
Sydney Bulletin
Dictionary interest drives language foes in Times note
A Minneapolis Times item urges readers to consult the dictionary to gauge how others misuse language and how little words individuals actually use. The writer asserts dictionaries reveal language waste and personal word pools.
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Oovan
Minneapolis
Ant Pet Feeds Honey Nest. Uproar With Tame Ant
An unusual pet tale describes a tame ant kept by a known delinquent who feeds nests via a honey tube. The ant learns to draw honey from a glass bulb, nibbles the cork, and after feeding travels to the keeper’s finger. It notes the ant’s behavior and attachment to the experiment.
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Eud
New York Tribune
Life and Sport on the Pacific Coast excerpt tale
Hordes AL Vaehell recalls a near miss from a friend's bullet in a fragment from Life and Sport on the Pacific Coast. The narrator describes a rattlesnake encounter mistaken for a blanket stripe, fear, and a tense moment that resolves with a misread threat turning out harmless.
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Pacific
AL Vaehell
Parntimenlig
Ladeen
Brent Denny
Hhey
Ile Jand
Superstitions Among Kentucky Peppers and Moon Planting
An old proverb recounts that peppers grow when angry, and that planting by a redheaded or high tempered person aids peppers. A separate belief warns Friday visits by jaybirds invite Satanic mischief. Additional maxims cite ground hog on Feb 2, a bee carried through a house brings death, and potatoes and other underground vegetables should be planted in the dark moon while corn requires moonlit planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Lord Southey’s Guillotine and the Paris Death Device
The eccentric Lord Southey built a ebony and gold guillotine in his Paris drawing room. He prepared for suicide by kneeling under the knife, but the spring failed. He gave the device to a museum and visited it annually until his death.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Lord Southey
Rue du Luxembourg
Paris
Laughter Saves Ship in Ancient Pranks Tale
A Liverpool Post anecdote recalls a storm when a ship’s crew prayed as a boy laughed loudly. The laugh, provoking curiosity, supposedly led to disciplined mirth and the crew’s morale, helping steer the vessel safely into port with the Doctor’s rod and wake at a critical moment.
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Veesel
Liverpool Post
A Professor Observes River Rowers Backward Technique
A professor watches an eight rowing practice on the river and notes with quiet humor that learning to row backward would be awkward for the crew. The scene reflects a calm, reflective moment amid the athletic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UN Fowler
Oxford
Ulysses
Crying and Groaning as Natural Pain Relief
A French physician argues that crying and groaning are nature’s methods to dull pain and that people should openly express distress. He warns against suppressing crying in children, noting potential serious consequences. The passage cites Lycurgus claiming divine punishment is the gods’ domain.
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Mali
Helgh
Aid
Atchison Globe
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Indianapolis News
Chapin Om
Chopin
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