Forgers in Jail Signal a Major Breach of Prison Mail
The article details a scheme by Bachman Failing and “Fat Jack” Riley to read and alter deputy warden mail using official envelopes. Bachman forged orders on Phelps and signed notes, prompting investigations that uncovered the forgery. A separate anecdote describes an enormous eel caught and displayed by shipbuilder A. R. Reed, with a legend of eel prices and nearby ponds.
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San Francisco Examiner
Laughter in Public and the Perceived Gender Gap
A Chicago piece questions why women in public spaces laugh loudly more than men. It argues loud laughter disguises vulgarity, while restrained, intelligent wit could be mistaken for charm if not for noisy bursts. The tone critiques social norms and calls out gendered behavior.
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Chicago
Nature of Wheat in America in a Time of Scarcer Grain
The piece notes a long period of prosperity and abundant food materials for the nation. It warns that the era of heavy abundance is waning and cites 1874 wheat production as a high point. It implies shifting conditions affecting supply and price.
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America
Beattle's Long Voyage and Bottle Messages
Clement Wragge the meteorologist discarded 15 corked bottle messengers during the voyage from Australia to England in 1878. Only six were recovered, with one picked up at Mobile Bay after a 5,500 mile drift in two years. The bottle originated near 37 degrees north latitude and 38 degrees west.
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Clement Wragge
Ben Nevis
Australia
England
Mobile Bay
Peeteeas
Curious 8 Year Old Tries Hidden Coat Humility Test
An 8-year-old boy in a Sunday school class, prideful yet curious, takes his outgrown coat given to another, promised not to reveal its origin, but cannot resist checking the pocket hole. The tale ends with the boy breaking his restraint just before class ends.
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New York Evening Sun
The Best Way to Buy Bananas
The banana, the greatest of tropical fruits, comes from Panama and the West Indies in large shiploads. In New York the green bundles or heads sell for a dollar to two dollars fifty cents, depending on variety. A big green bunch kept in a cool cellar ripens gradually, yielding dozens of ripe bananas daily.
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West Indies
New York
South America
Despair Over Rotten Life Preservers On Ferry Trip
A ferry traveler laments the life preservers under seats, imagining them rotted, never inspected, and sagging with dust. He imagines a desperate rescue where straps crumble like worn shoestrings, a vivid image shared from the New York Tribune.
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New York Tribune
Nahum Passage Hints at Electric Rail Power
A Pittsburg student studying the Vision of Nahum Elkashite reads Nahum ii 4 as a prophecy about electricity powering modern railways. The verse describes chariots raging in streets, jostling on broadways, tearing like torches and running like lightnings.
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Pittsburg
Nahum
Boston Transcript
Ambition and a Father’s Secret to Success
An enthusiastic youth proclaims a life of success and power and ponders arms or pen. His father counters with a wiser aim, revealing the secret is to discover a new bacillus.
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St. Joseph
Comforts of Travel in a Plan for an English Lord
A New York Weekly item recounts a traveling scene where a guide offers special attention to an English lord. the porter is instructed to give extra service, while the guide quips about keeping distance. Capt. Charles King is noted for writing mainly with his left hand, with his right brain lobe driving motor thinking.
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Porter
Scott
New York Weekly
Charles King
Woolen cloth origins in England and distant history
The passage states woolen cloth was first made in England in 1381 while noting its long standing presence in oriental regions though the English use was delayed. It hints at a later date but does not provide a complete year due to truncated text.
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England
Otal
Ungrounded musings mix farming tips and world landmarks
The fragment blends advice on profit calculation for farmers with stray notes on Lima beans and bush varieties. It drifts into memories, mentions a prison cell, and cites the St Gothard tunnel and the Eiffel Tower as distant awe-inspiring landmarks.
Local racing woes spark disqualification wave
A fragment notes that the Australian Jockey Club disqualified at least 150 jockeys by year end for riding several races. It mentions speed as a factor and references a six day go as you please race starting at Madison Avenue Garden in Newark, with events set for March.
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Australian Jockey Club
Madison Eaente Garden
Newark
Mortgage Foreclosure Notice in South Dakota
Public notice announces default and power of sale on a mortgage by Bern Dury and R Clemert to Fostpe R Cienent. The property in Hutchinson County is set for sale at public auction on a specified date and time to cover debt, interest, and attorney fees per law.
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Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Notice in Beadle County
First publication March 5 and April 16 1891 states default on mortgage with power of sale. Property located southeast quarter section 34 township 1 range 60 Beadle County South Dakota. Sheriff auction April 29 at 2 pm front door of the court house Huron. Amount due 100 dollars plus interest and costs. D Arron mortgagee with attorney C G Crenca Water town South Dakota.
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Beadle County
South Dakota
Saids County
Huron
Beadle
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Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Notice in South Dakota
Public foreclosure notice issued by Hiram D. Upton on a mortgage dated January 20, 1884 to Eliza A. Smith. The Beadle County case lists a $1351.20 debt, with sale of the NE quarter of section 33, township 111, range 60, Beadle County, South Dakota, at the courthouse steps in Huron on April 28, 1801, to satisfy the debt plus interest and costs.
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Hiram D. Upton
Beadie
Territory
Dakota
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Brand
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Beadle
Harod
South Dakota
Watertown
Hinax D. Uptin
G. Cuuren
Notice of Foreclosure Sale in South Dakota County
Public foreclosure notice for Marion County South Dakota Mortgage in Book 61 page 300 dated February 16, 1881. Property described as the north half of the northeast quarter of a township in Huron County to satisfy mortgage costs and taxes. Auction to be held at the front door of the court house on April 4 at 2 o'clock p.m. Assignee attorney listed as S. M. West.
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Notice of Mortgage Sale in South Dakota Territory
Notice states default on ten mortgages with taxes due and power of sale. Public auction set for March 14, 1891 at the court house in Huron to satisfy debts, interest, attorney fees, and costs. Mortgagee represented by E. E. Saxtorp and B. C. Lamons of Aberdeen, South Dakota.
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