Amsterdam Garden Youths and a Tomato Ring
Dominicus Van Brunt, the Dutch gardener’s son, develops a wary friendship with Bertha Manderson in Amsterdam. He sends yellow tomatoes to win her attention, and a future ring of amber in the shape of a tomato marks their evolving bond amid cultural clashes and cross Atlantic romance.
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Dominicus van Brunt
Bertha Manderson
Dominicus
Dominieus
Amsterdam
Dominiens van Brunt
Bertha
Tertha
Dominiens
Lertha
Cosmas Sous
Euch
Simmer
Gayelles
Jertia
Tranik
Miss Manderson
Dominican van Brunt
Berthe Manderson
vVbero
Baltic
Hertha Manderso
America
Chicago ‘Tribune
Vernal Health Advice for Babies and Weaning
A reprint discusses spring as a growth season for babies and animals. It covers outdoor exposure, gradual weaning, feeding schedules, barley water recipes, artificial feeding guidance, and the dangers of overfeeding and noise near infants. It emphasizes slow changes and pure air for infants.
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New York Tribune
Hunt Bu Little Hlmer Papa and the art of knowing what not to do
A fragmented line lists names and questions about guidance from a figure labeled Judge. The historic text appears as a cryptic dialogue about instruction and restraint rather than a clear event. It hints at a moral or legal classroom led by a judge.
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Hunt Bu
Hlmer
Baldheld
Attittades
Patkov
Russia
Household lore and fabric tips from a bygone column
A blend of home craft advice on preserving flowers with gum arabic, caring for corduroy upholstery, preparing boiled ham for a winter luncheon, styling false hair, and a light note on language quirks and cross cultural dating in contemporary society.
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New York Post
A Confederate Texas Congressman's Humble Early Years
A Washington Star profile recalls a Texas congressman whose youth in South Carolina and Texas involved a two horse wagon honeymoon, self taught Latin and math prowess, early teaching by wife, and Civil War service. He later notes a long congressional career with multiple reelections.
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Congress
Hux
Congressional dix
Washington Star
Texas
Hinger
South Carolina
Sybce
Alwys
Weiisel
Well Merited Retort from Ex AUSA Sutherland
Ex assistant United States Attorney Jenny Sutherland of New York is noted for winning a Columbia Law School prize in 1875. The remark highlights a student contest and a witty exchange about thesis fairness. The text includes household dialogue about schooling and discipline from a historical period.
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United States
Sutherland ,Jenny
New York
Columbia Law School
Neval
Tenney
Saturday Evening Post
Poor Old Elephant Blocks Train in Far Nations
The article recounts two elephant train collisions in distant railways. An Indian elephant charged a goods train in Perak and was killed. a Bengal Nagpur engine crashed after a night collision with an elephant, injuring none. The piece argues such clashes threaten both elephants and rolling stock.
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Bengal-Nagpur
India
London Standard
Dig Mast Indian Trees
A historical note describes a banyan tree in Necbudda sheltering 7000 men, now reduced by floods but still 2000 feet in circumference with over 3000 trunks. Other trees reportedly spread up to 15 acres near temples and funeral mounds, with leaves bright green and dense shade.
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Necbudda
Seven Baby Boys Puzzle in Cincinnati Tribune
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune presents a riddle with a picture of seven baby boys whose arms and legs hide extra figures. The puzzle notes that one plus one plus one yields more than three, guiding readers to count seven in the illustration and then discuss it with friends as they view the image.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Real Horse Sense at Iuswell Stables Dawes Mare Stirs Town
An old horse purchased from Ex-Senator Dawes, used on a baggage wagon, slipped on a depot road, then vanished from the stable. She reappeared later that day, had just been shod, and resumed trips to the station with sharp shoes. The stable men praised her knowledge of the right thing to do.
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Iuswell
Dawes
Bepot
Horders
Rat and Elevator Tragedy Nine Perishes In Minneapolis Incident
A rope and pulley elevator malfunction in Minneapolis leads to a fatal crush near the car orbiting the shaft. Four men entered the elevator as a rat wound through the mechanism and the operator slams the door, dragging a victim to death.
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Minneapolis
Alex
Lindey
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Truax
Shaye
Holland
Germany
Duke of York
Scotland
Domnicus van Brunt
Reginald
Charo
Bobby
Herala
South Africa
Perak
Able Walker
Wantyred
Ax Xoonge
Babi&s
Minneapelia
Mr. Rat
Opward
Lundean
Lunden
Porto Rico
Campo Santo
San Juan
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