Additions to fruit supply from distant fruits
Central and South American fruits increasingly familiar to Americans. White suple with sour-bitter grapefruitlike taste and custard texture may grow in Florida and California. Chayote, jabotiales grapefruit, and Brazilian custard-apple or sugarapple described as creamy flakes that melt in the mouth with pineapple banana flavors and rose-water aroma.
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Batley
Central
South America
California
Indies
Brazil
No Playtime for Idle Man Reflected in 19th Century Note
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation from Jones of Nayland argues true play requires work and effort. It contrasts relaxation diversion amusement and recreation with the idle man who never bends a path, leaves the Muses, or tires from labor.
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Nayland
Meyer
Cincinnati Enquirer
First View of Ships Dims Tourist Seaport Impressions
A New York Sun writer notes visitors from the Midwest find harbor vessels surprisingly small. Tourists expect grand liners, but freighters of 10 000 to 14 000 tons show decks barely above water. Even a 22 000 ton passenger liner appears modest compared to imagined ships.
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Middle West
New York
New York Sun
Nail Growth Facts From Old Almanac Style Notice
A playful note explains nails grow faster in wet months and differ by hand. Each nail requires about four and a half months to reach full length. A man of poverty would renew nails roughly 186 times. If each nail is half an inch long, total growth per finger and thumb sums to 7 feet 6 inches across both hands.
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Wemmer
Ancient Hammurabi Code Citing Doctor's Fees
Fragmentary OCR cites Hammurabi rules on physician payment. The text mentions a doctor treating a gentleman for a severe wound with a bronze lancet and curing, with a specified payment of 10 shekels of silver. The passage then references treating a gentleman with a lancet and curing an eye, indicating monetary rewards for successful treatment.
Ancient Rome Empire Reign Summary
Fragmentary note cites Rome during imperial era with references to rulers, governance, and territorial expanse. No specific names, dates, or events clearly readable from the provided text. Further readable details needed to craft a precise summary.
Canoe Place Inn Historic Long Island Hostelry
The Canoe Place inn between Shinnecock and Peconic Bay on Long Island Sound is one of America's oldest hostels. Its charter bears Queen Anne, with registers dating to 1659 showing Wyandach and colonial governors. The inn served British officers during the Revolutionary War under Lord Howe and Sir Henry Clinton.
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United States
Canoe Place Inn
Shinniecock
Peconic Bay
Long Island Sound
Queen Anne
Qhie
Greece
Hercules
Mark
Wyandach
Montauks
Manhattan
Immortal Work of Edward Gibbon Decline and Fall
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, published in six volumes from 1776 to 1788, is praised as a premier historical work. Gibbon’s sharp hostility to Christianity drew criticism from clergy, while Allison lauded its stature. Gibbon earned about £6,000 from sales. publishers about £60,000. He recalls envisioning the project in Rome on October 15, 1764 amid ruins.
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Edward Gibbon
Allison
Gibbon
Rome
Jupiter
That Pesky Mosquito Drives Summer Sleepless Nights
A vivid meditation on how imagined insects disrupt rest until a streetcar bell reveals the noise was from urban transit. The sleepless person strains for relief, slaps at phantom pests, then realizes the true source hums nearby as a streetcar.
Remarkable boatzin chicks reveal obscure skills
The Tropical Research station in British Guiana shows young boatzin use wing claws to haul itself around rough nests and climb among branches. The naked fledgling can swim underwater, a feat noted by Beebe as he studies this strange bird.
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Brit
Local Boy Plays Ball Echoing Sunday Text
A three year old Perabots near a college campus excited by football last fall. He tried a ball placed between his legs and, imitating the center, exclaimed a Bible phrase and punched the ball, inspired by Youth's Companion.
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Perabots
Gol' Ami
Fragmentary reminiscence of a late evening performance
The text recalls a singer speaking about an evening and singing a couple of songs. It contains disjointed phrases and unclear context with possible dialogue about discouraging a caller. The fragmented lines hint at a casual, informal memory or interview snippet.
Suicide by Mental Suggestion Debate Grips England
A London report covers Dr Cone's mental suggestion therapy amid shell shock debates in England. The piece cites widespread interest, mixed results, and a tragic ending of Alfred Manning who hanged himself, allegedly influenced by suggestion theories, amid public discussion of therapeutic powers.
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England
Hes
Gil
Alfred Manning
Explaining Graces in Army Insignia History
A Detroit News piece describes Army insignia as a climb up a fence and trees. It traces officer ranks from first lieutenant through captain major colonel to general, using symbols like bars leaves and a silver poplar and eagle.
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Army Invignia
Gentrala
Detroit News
Origins of Caliche in Chile Curbs Production Cycles
A National Geographic writer notes Chilean caliche, a chief export, has contested origins from seaweed to atmospheric processes. The mineral yields nitrate and saltpeter, with Darwin among the theorists, and nitrate works limit output to every sixth year to prevent market gluts.
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Chile
National Geographic Magazine
Darwin
Savant
Nature
Flour Used in Making Watches
A factory uses two barrels of flour weekly to produce 2000 to 3000 watches. Each watch requires about a third of a loaf worth of flour processed into dough used to test screws and small parts. Workers carry dough on their fingers to grip and inspect tiny screws with microscopes.
Taxidermy rise as a fine art history overview
A fragment outlines the Society of American Taxidermists and the birth of American taxidermy as an art. It notes a small group of insiders hold the deeper history behind the masterpieces and references a distinctive "school" shaping the craft.
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Society of American
Fragranes of Flowers Reveal Desert Oil Heat Shield
A University of Nevada professor states that essential oils from desert flora regulate temperature, protecting plants from noon heat and night chill. Experiments show these oils absorb more heat than ordinary air, with rose oil absorbing thirty six times as much.
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University of Nevada
Reno
Moran’s Chase Ends With Arrest of Noted Criminal
Pittsburgh detective Patrick E. Moran, once dismissed on graft charges, pursued Rocco Depippo across cities from Philadelphia to Cherbourg before Wilkes-Barre officers finally arresting the fugitive. Moran funded the pursuit and then stepped aside as officers closed the case, insisting his aim was to clear himself. Depippo faces 88 counts in Pittsburgh while Moran’s role remains contested.
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Pittsburgh
Patrick EB
Moran
Thi Efty
Justice G
Philadelphia
New York City
Paris
France
Wilkes-Barre
Rocco Deptpps
Deptppe
City
Cly
Depippo
Cherbourg
Thanksgiving Weekend Social Rounds In Clayton
Local residents and families gather for Thanksgiving at various homes and churches. Notable visits include Dew sub John Bogus Seay and relatives at Harvey Sparks Lane and Heinz family scenes with Christ household. Several names appear in social mentions noting travel, deliveries and community tastings across Bowbells Coteau and Hills areas.
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Bam
Dew
John Bogus
Seay
Simone Bee
Mrs. McCann
Mrson
Seymour Hansen
W. B. Whitesey
Geuart Guillokson
Judean
Christ Apent
Harvey Sparks Lane
Om M. Remington
Pete Peter- Bon
Ping
Bow
oMr
Mra. Heyman
Bertieg
Ee Ke Ee
John Hogus
Ted Kistler
Cn Aaron
Abmands
Mnar Garces
Himer
Harvay Mengesen
Amanda
Dagmer Gurnas
Elmer
Mra
Guilickson
Visi
Perry Kisday
Sige Ere Sun
Albert Bogua
Seymour Sid Wallace Clark
Knute Christ's
Francia Bogus
Misty Mary Pogus
Ganness
John Dignan
Coteau
Lindquist
Biving
Knute Christ
Wallace Clark
En Ells
Herbert Day
Mark Eopriva
Henry Logue
Gehart Gullickson
Harvey Sparke
Coal Valley Social Notes Mention Visits and Work Shifts
Dec 9g in Coal Valley records social visits among Clara Koppelsman, Florence Farrell, Cora Barduson, and Ales Olson. Si Mise Tillia Thompson returned from three months with Mrs Henderson. Sammie Olson and Edward Magleson visited Boneness coal mine. Clara Koppelsman went to Truax mine to work for Mrs Rose Henderson. Melvin Barduson visited Boneness coal mine.
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Clara Koppelsman
Plorence Farrell
Cora Barduson
Ales Olson
Tillia Thompson
Bowbells Cafe Serves All Day Meals and Specials
Regular meals and lunch on short orders available all day at the Commercial Cafe. Prompt service into the late evening. If a desired item is not listed, patrons are invited to request it. Bowbelin and Dake note owners. underscored by local establishment details.
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Bowbells
Thin Place
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Sed Slevts
Sir Chase
Depippe
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Coal Valley
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Kellogg’s
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