War Talk Absurd and Fever Hero Promoted in Senate Notes
A mixed motioned Washington dispatch summarizes calls to calm war fears with Japan while noting San Francisco school segregation policies and ongoing defense funding. It reports promotion of Lt Carroll for his role in Yellow Fever work and hints at debates over an anti tipping measure in Congress.
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Charles Wi Arthur
Maine
Pasc
Pearl Harbor
Skoovevelt
Viecount Aoki
Bansador
Galt Tornia
Sougrows
Wticte
Japan
San Francisco
Gaeroll
War Department
Ullloar
Carroll You Fame
Cuba
Mongulty
Carrell
Abeliah
Murphy
Mimourt
Columba
Acoene
Contever
Smech
Barent
Kahn
Callfoents
Mystery of the Sea Child Aboard A Trading Vessel
A ship’s crew recounts discovering a German-speaking girl adrift between Cape Town and Australia. She could not identify her origins, spoke broken German, and claimed German heritage. After days of care and inquiry, her memory gradually returns though her past remains unknown. The crew, moved by the mystery, name her and seek her home while hoping she recovers enough to tell her story.
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Lome
Germany
Africa
Tim
Pacific
Epirita
Arcluim
Abe
Carl
Ticuma
Seaerrec
Rome
Beecher’s Only Poem Revealed in Courtroom Anecdote
A courtroom tale recounts Mrs. Beecher guarding a poem Mr. Boucher once wrote for his sweetheart during courtship. He offered 5,000 if she recited it, but Mrs. Beecher kept the verses hidden, claiming they were among her deepest treasures and never produced the poem.
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Bascher
Henry Ward Boocher
Persian Rugs and Dyes Debate in Textile Trade
A fragmented passage argues about the dyeing of Persian rugs with vegetable versus aniline dyes. It claims vegetable dyes fade slowly but turn expensive, while aniline dyes offer brighter, longer lasting color. The text rails against imported cheap dyes harming Persians and Chinese alike, suggesting a critique of global textile trade practices.
Hydrophobia Transmission by Imoculation in Dogs
New York Tribane reports a garbled claim that hydrophobia or rabies spreads via inoculation and is linked to dogs at large. The piece notes stray cars as a common source, suggesting an improbable chain of transmission and ambiguous origins.
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New York
Limitation of Exonomy and Wedding Customs
Reading a fragment about social behavior, a girl questions a man’s act as she jokes about him paying a penny to a tailor. A husband declares the finest garment a woman can wear, while church ladies comment on charity and appearances. The dialogue hints at expectations for wives and husbands in modest society.
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