A Montana Sheep Ranch Tale of Zara and Storey
Zara Josslyn, a New Englander turned Montana rancher, endures a brutal winter and longs for the East. William Storey returns from the East, proposes marriage, and Zara faces a choice as their bond grows amid harsh frontier life and looming fortune.
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Montana
Zara
Leon
Grint
Wadi
Shin
New
Shiv
New England
Zara Josslyn
West
Mountau
Mr. Joslyn
Fife
Alren
Roe
Zane
Nuditiel
Ole Otranger
Replias Zara
Storey
William Storey
Mr. Storey
Montini
Rockies
Taniary
Zari
Yomlets
Sudenly
Thais
Mirinn
Asnrel
Eagrly
Laurel
Mount Desert
Isa
Criol
Belphin
Fila Great
Shagwy
Vutlalo-ekitei
Amithen
The Shattered Robe of the Portal Colors
A speaker recalls a beloved garment of rare embroidery and shifting colors worn for daily life and worn by a host of people at the portal. The robe’s splendor fades as dust, moths, and time erase its beauty, leaving longing for the past and the loss of present tokens of care.
Humor of the Day and Collegian Passports
A fragmented humor piece contrasts patience, professions, and college life. It references physicians, a collegian's passport to society, and a playful exchange about ladders and stairways, with quirky lines about ushers, buyers, and a merchant’s plea amid a bustling scene.
Out of Thole Misery and a Soldier’s Final Act
An account from a private in the Eighty‑eighth concerning a brutal wound and the soldier’s plea to end his life. A fellow German, after hesitation, shoots the dying man to end torture, prompting debate over mercy and duty in war.
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Miler
Auans
Begga
Mom
Tim
Fragmented dialogue on debt and street whispers
A rattled narrator recalls a Buffalo man and a schoolteacher discussing finances. The scene involves a young man named John and a forceful loan trade described in disjointed, rural slang. A caller references debt, evasion, and looming pressure, ending with a note about Wall Street nets.
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Tie
John Cane
Frog Frolics and Family Tales Echo From Old Peck's Sun
An excerpt from Peck's Sun recounts a rural reminiscence in which a father tells a frog prank story from his boyhood. The tale revolves around frogs placed in beds, laughter, and a tense moment when a girl’s fear and a family prank intersect, leaving a wary aftermath. The narrator reflects on memory, fear, and the awkward humor of past antics shared within a household.
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Stapele
Hert
Out
Poe
Jake
Dedtine
Paridyals
Tole
Mav
Ashe
Family B
Smatkey
Mia
Uaely
Rana
Ani
Wong
Janice Bey
Peck
Sun
Ape’s Revenge Tale From Florence Ends In Chaos
A Florence anecdote tells of an ape kept by an angelic monk’s apprentice that stole friars’ gripes and was chained with a tail weight. While the friar preached, the ape danced with the weight, breaking pews and church items as lamentations lasted three days.
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Italy
Florence
Sone Fries
Battistoni
Matey
Vasari
Missing Persons in New York Stir Alarm Across City
A notorious rise in disappearances grips New York as five hundred men, women, and children vanish amid a feverish metropolis. Readers fear the vanishing act, while authorities report slow, puzzling recoveries. The inquiry shows most missing are later found, leaving the mystery to deepen citywide anxiety.
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New York
Fragmented Scientific Oddities and Calendar Confusion
A garbled essay catalogs curious facts about color blindness among Catholics, sea birds off California, a massive stone anvil from mound builders, and a long explanation of leap year rules. It notes a bishop’s grand bedroom suite of gan furniture and discusses the Gregorian calendar versus the Julian calendar across Catholic and Protestant nations.
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Siberia
California
Ovce
Liasseral
Natural History
Ironton
Sh Dh Hill
Gilendie
Russia
Revival of Tennis Gate Tells Old Game Roots in History
A fragmentary historical note traces tennis back to lawn tennis and earlier forms in France and England. It mentions palmplay origins in France, early rope-bound racquets, betting temptations, noble pledges, and the spread of courts and fixed rates by the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with illustrations of a tennis court and sport rules.
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Frances
Labonrain
Provel
Lilstos Tian
Murgundy
Pabii
Pliny
Theike of
Bourbon
Messire
Royalmler
van Ginkle
England
Hoole
Lod
Law About Drawbridges Responds To Inquiry
The treasury secretary replies to an inquiry about drawbridges on navigable waters. He states Congress has not altered conditions for openings, but if a private bridge owner seeks relief, action would be taken under law to address damages and regulatory needs.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Comte Law
Making Folks Beautiful A New York Beauty Specialist
A dark haired man in a brownstone says he devotes his life to making people beautiful through artful facial and body shaping. He explains methods to widen faces with red tones, adjust hair, and pencil eyebrows for dramatic effect, claiming temporary, cosmetic results and a thriving client base.
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New York
Sun
Alwys
Owerman
Yon Vannot
Tagine
Juuke
Rome
Enimeling
Ndorstani
Nike Cheananek
Roying a Volcano The Mexican Finanier
A Mexican company plans excavating a tunnel near Mount Pappentepett to build a large sulfur refinery at the volcano foot. The project aims to attract tourists and improve routes to the summit, promising hotels and scenic views above the city.
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Webiowe
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