Manitoba Railway Promises Dream Excursions Across the West
The St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba railway advertises travel from Montana's Milk River Valley to Minnesota North and South Dakota and the Pacific Coast. The brochure promises guides and books about the Great Falls Missouri scenery and national parks, with cheap excursions from St Paul to Lake Minnetonka and Alaska.
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Milk River
Montana
Manitoba
Great Falls
Missouri
America
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Pacific Coast
St Paul
Lake Minnetonka
Rockies
The
National Park
Pacific Ocean
California
Alaska
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
FP. Ly Whitney
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Fragmentary poem notes on a doomed vow and emblems
A fragmentary verse scene depicts a disarmed speaker facing an emperor figure, with imagery of tides and moonlit eyes. The speaker yearns for the known and denied, laments the burden of years and gates, and wishes to die well and be blessed forever.
Bull fighting as viewed from Spain and abroad
A critique from Saturday Review arguing that bull fighting cannot be imported to other nations without losing its cultural context. It contends that the practice brutalizes animals and risks human life, while acknowledging differing moral and aesthetic judgments between Spain and foreign lands.
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Spain
Oeof
Saturday Review
Deaf Man’s Silence Rewards Grateful Visitor
A Boston Tran excerpt features a deaf benefactor who retains his ear trumpet. A grateful youth tries to thank him but ends up talking to thin air as the old man remarks it is convenient to be deaf. The tale ends with a reflection on unheard melodies and a humorous veto.
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Boston Transcript
Keats
The Way She Fixed Him
A brief, humorous exchange reveals a wife steering her husband toward a routine errand. The couple discusses a stop at Strong Smell & Co. around the corner to pick up mackerel before returning home.
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Strong Smell & Co
San York News
No Pilot reads dictionary through in record time
A Chester county physician reportedly read the dictionary cover to cover word for word in seventeen years and six months. The writer notes the work lacks exciting plots and dramatic climaxes, and that sentimental stories do not demand such reading.
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Chester County
Norristown Herald
Unclear dialogue fragment from Detroit Free Press
A fragmented exchange features Boringbloke and Shani with remarks about a cigar and nicotine, set in a hut context. The passage is incomplete and provides limited clear events or outcomes.
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Boringbloke
Shani
Borinbloke
Finis
Detroit Free Press
River gambler recalls monte scams aboard boats
A 60 year old man reflects on a life spent as a river gambler in the years after the war. He details monte operations on boats out of Orleans, his fights, and the crew that aided his schemes while claiming pockets filled with liquor and cigars to lure targets. He notes the balance between risk and loyalty among crews and officers.
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Flinders
America
Barkers
Poe
Europe
Memphis
Avalanche
The Dreaded Man with the Lantern in Oil Regions
An old time operator warns that the man with the lantern is the oil fields worst menace. He travels to gas envelope tanks, causes explosions and fires, then vanishes without trace leaving little evidence but missing lanterns and injured workers. The legend persists as long as wells operate.
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Philadelphia Press
To Cure Profanity in Atlanta Public Schools
In Atlanta public schools profanity is punished by washing mouths with water infused with castor oil. The method, described as memorable though not violent, is proposed as a quasia remedy versus scolding or corporal punishment. Some readers ponder broader use and family discipline practices.
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Atlanta
Napoleon Sacrifices Tragic Play to Honor Landval
Paris letters recount Napoleon commissioning Jean de Landval to revise a tragedy while in leisure from duty. Theatre Francais rejected the piece but produced Hector in 1809 with Luce de Landival as author. Napoleon blamed the fiasco on weak talent, praising Bertran and rewarding Landval with the Legion of Honor while rewarding M. de Jouy for a favorable critique.
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Jean de Landval
Aaron Avarra
Theatre Francais
Napoleon
Bertrand
Theatre Francce
Hector
Luce de Landival
Essor Lancval
Legion of Honor
M. de Jouy
Gazette de France
Paris
Brown-Sequard Elixir Tales From Dr. Brown Sequard
The article recounts anecdotes about Dr. Brown-Sequard and his elixir experiments. A notable tale describes a nervous patient in Boston where a misinterpreted examination led to humorous confusion, highlighting skepticism and curiosity about his methods. The courier notes the incident amused the physician and family alike.
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Brown-Sequard
Brown-decenrd
Boston
The Rhinoceros in a Colonial Comic Fragment
The piece mocks a rhinoceros by comparing it to other animals and condemning its ugliness and appetite. It notes the creature’s thick hide and poor facial expression, claiming it never smiles and cannot outdo a hippo or giraffe in status or grace.
Pronunciation Puzzle Causes Family Banter in Scotch Pasture
A New York pastor long in America, challenged by his daughter over his broad accent, asks how to pronounce difference. She repeats the term, and he asks for the exact distinction between the similar words. After a moment, she abandons the scholarly effort to correct him.
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New York
America
Harper's Magazine
Cougar Attack Endangers Hunter in Cascade foothills
A hunter near Cow Creek Canyon endured a fierce fight with a large cougar while pursuing a buck. After dropping his rifle in the struggle he battled the beast with a knife, both tumbling down a gulch before the cougar vanished. He crawled to camp and then to a surgeon for treatment.
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Cow Creek
Lee
Portland Oregonian
Superstition About Storms Across Ancient Beliefs
The article reviews ancient fears of lightning and protective superstitions. Romans used seam skins and caverns believed to shield from storms while sailors in Languedoc hid under serpent skin hats. Labossiere notes links between Cavennes legends and Roman beliefs.
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Augustus
Suetonius
Mount Cavennes
Languedoc
Labossiere
Rene
Cavennes
New York
Il and
Express
No Doubt About It In Abstract Word Lessons
A New York teacher tried to illustrate precise meanings of bi and So by showing a horse and a rooster and asking pupils which one he was. Several students answered rooster, revealing confusion in understanding.
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New York
Peculiar Fig Features Highlighted in California Article
A California paper notes figs have no blossoms and need breathing spaces. Tiny ducts run from the button at the end through the fruit to the stem. When drying, figs must be placed as they grew or they sour and mold. the fruit tilts upward and the mouth opens toward the sun to stay fresh.
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California
Pond's Extract Letter From Chicago Voice
A letter from Jonata Starvoas of 697 North Park Ave Chicago ill in tone complains of responsibility and pessimism. He threatens to paint a bottle with the label and add Pessimism to future Pond's Extract labels.
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Pond
Jonata Starvoas
North Park Ave
Chicago
Hil
Love and the old maid mock the world’s spin
A satirical note suggests romance’s appeal clashes with elder cynicism as social expectations press on single women. The piece questions whether love truly governs affairs beyond society’s gaze.
Advice to Mothers as a Button Remedy
An old ad notes a remedy for soothing gums and relieving diarrhea called Advice to Mothers, priced at 25 cents per bottle. It ends with a proverb about discovering the character of men, contrasting mean and good men.
Sucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad on Sand Creek Drugstore
Unclear ad copy touts Sucklen’s Arnica Salve as best for bruises sores ulcers corns and salt sores with a money back guarantee. Mentions price per box and a dealer in Haron South Dakota.
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C. Deasiison i
Boulanger Scheming to Seize City Coal Control Paris
Boulanger works to gain command of Paris municipal coal operations. He plots influence within city leadership and seeks power over supply and distribution in the French capital. Local officials monitor the maneuvering and political implications.
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Boulanger
Paris
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted as meritless without impure blood
Ten years ago an introduction claimed Hood's Sarsaparilla held peculiar curative power for those deemed impure blood, urging belief in its merit and effectiveness.
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Hood
Letter From Dr Peters After Reported Massacre
A letter from Dr Peters, dated after his reported massacre, has been received.
Sound Legal Opinion on Electric Bitters Endorsed
E Bainbridge Monday, Esq., of Clay Co Tex, cites testimonials praising Electric Bitters for fever cure and life saving effects. D L Wilcoxson from Horse vo shares a similar belief, asserting the remedy warded his kin’s stomach pains. Sold by J C Donaldson Co for $1.
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E. Bainbridge Monday
Clay Co
Tex
D.L Wilcoxson
Horse
J. C. Donaldson & Co
Dublin Council defeats resolution inviting the Queen to visit
Dublin city council voted down a resolution inviting the Queen to visit Ireland, rejecting the proposal and keeping plans unchanged.
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Ireland
Dublin
Nipped in the Bud Warns Against Consumption Cures
An old advert warns that consumption is a great scourge and promotes California's Santa Abie and California Cat-r-Care as cures. It claims full warrants from J. Leo & Co and prices per bottle, urging readers to treat and cure the disease.
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California
Santa Abie
Ifornia
J. i Eo & Co
Iowa House Stalemate Follows 50 50 Split
The Iowa House stands evenly divided at fifty to fifty producing a deadlock. Lawmakers face stalled votes as alternating control prevents clear progress on bills and agendas.
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Iowa
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Yellowstone National Park
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Dakota
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Ashland
Port Paul
Rand McNally
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Traveler
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Rinog
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Apothecaries
Lowell
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