Rat Scout Chief Officer Fights Sewer Rat in Dim Room
Officer Tim Hanley battled a sewer rat armed with a club for an hour and a half. He finally killed the creature after being bitten and scratched, while Mrs. Martin, injured in the encounter, lay in the next room in a serious condition. The incident occurred as Hanley returned from Central Station and entered the Martin home.
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Tim Hanley
Hanley
Martin
Martin Las
Ninth Street
Mrs. Martin
A Critical Moment in Dust Cloud Over Auto Races
The piece recalls dangerous passing in high speed car races. Witnesses Fournier and Jarrett describe driving through dense dust to overtake, ignoring signals as roars of motors fill the air. A separate scene notes Tom Baker’s Kentucky trial amid tense mob presence and guarded court proceedings.
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M. Fournier
Ace
Automobile Magazine
Charles Jarrett
Tom Baker
Manchester
Court House
Justice
Value of the Napping Habit Promises Longevity
A writer claims a ten minute daily nap can add ten years to life. He cites a delicate mother of a large family who accomplished much by slipping away for brief rest twice daily. The piece suggests this short sleep could fully establish the habit as a fountain of youth.
Fashion shifts to oversized outdoor garment sleeves
The Delineator notes a new trend toward greatly enlarged sleeves in outdoor wear, especially evening wraps and coats from the elbow down. It argues that the elaborate sleeve of gowns or waists cannot be contained within a tight outer sleeve without harm to appearance or function.
Lucretia Cornaro Pathbreaking Fifteenth Century Lawyer
The article profiles Lucretia Cornaro a Venice native who earned a Doctor of Laws from Padua and taught law, admired by doges and citizens who sought her legal wisdom. It presents her as one of the era’s most learned women and notes her influence and eloquence.
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Shakespeare
Portia
Lucretia Cornaro
Myra Bradwell
University of Padua
Venice
Doges
Council
Fresh Air Skin Care and Facial Massage Outline
The article contrasts country and town skin care, praising fresh air but noting its limits. It outlines facial massage steps from forehead to jaw, stressing gentle patting of the eyes and coordinated hand movements around the temples and scalp.
Prominent Women and Achievements Highlighted in 19th Century Notes
The Empress of Germany owns a famed pearl necklace valued at fifty thousand dollars. Mrs Indiana Williams leaves 1500 acres and seven hundred thousand dollars for a girls school. Mrs William Gregory heads a Rhode Island governor’s mill business legacy. Ellen Wetherald Ahrens of Philadelphia wins second prize at Carnegie Institute art show for Sewing, with Carnegie purchasing the piece. Alice F Crane pioneers seed testing on the Pacific coast. Chicago employs hundreds of reliable women in city tasks. Mrs Christian Bradley of Peru Indiana, a top landowner, dies at seventy eight, known for shrewd finance and transforming a kitchen shelf into artful work.
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Germany
Indiana Willams
Virginia
William Gregory
Governor Gregory
Rhode Island
Carnegie Institute
Ellen Wetherald Ahrens
Philadelphia
Carnegie
Pacific Coast
Alice F. Crane
Agricultural Department
University of California
Chicago
Christian Bradley
Peru
Ind
Delicate pink muslin fashions and novelties highlighted
An array of accessories and fabrics appears with pink muslin round gore white background pins in dull gold with jeweled eyes. Printed mivalins show bright colors and wide floral borders. A novelty pocketbook card case with a gold initial is offered. A chambray shirt waist material and a stylish hat for a bride are noted.
Placer Platinum, Sulphur, and a Pocket Lamp Boom
The article notes miners in British Columbia and Yukon may miss platinum in placer deposits. Sicily dominates sulphur production from volcanic soils with mines near Girgenti. It also covers formaldehyde as mosquito disinfectant, a vision theory by Pizon, and M R Hutchinson's pocket electric lamp improving miner safety with lighter gear and eight to ten hours of battery life.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Sicily
Mount
Etna
Girgenti
A. Pizon
M. R. Hutchinson
Exhibition of American goods in London Crystal Palace
Preparations are under way for a major exhibition of American goods and manufactures at the Crystal Palace in London next summer. The piece urges American businessmen to support the project and stresses the value of expanding exports and American products abroad.
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Crystal Palace
London
Fragmentary dialogue from Somerville Journal prompts pie request
An 19th century style snippet shows Uncelfteh asking about two pieces of pie at noon, with Tommy replying you have in two. The dialogue captures rural speech and local humor from a Somerville, Massachusetts journal page.
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Tommy
Somerville
Quoted Banter From an Old Indianapolis Sun Clip
A humorous exchange notes a man asking for a quarter and a reply about meeting a trained dog headed to a bakery for two bits worth of bread. The fragment reflects playful slang and a street vignette from the era.
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Rusty
Dusty
Indianapolie
The Matter Declined Marriage Over Birth Years Ago
The exchange recalls a suitor declining marriage due to the woman's birth era saying it happened too long ago. The report notes the remark and its context in Baltimore World coverage.
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Baltimore World
The Real DiMenity
A brief dialogue reveals a woman advises resilience while a man laments facing creditors, highlighting hardship and social pressure in a Detroit free press quotation.
No poetry for me says practical man and cynical reader
A brief exchange on poetry and practicality. The practical man voices a wish to ban poetry, while the cynical reader replies that such a wish has already been realized, elsewhere or in effect. The remark captures a clash between literary sentiment and worldly pragmatism.
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Seem
Washington Star
Thoughtless Friend and Teasing in Tit-Bits
dialogue fragment shows Mrs Gossippe and Mrs Swagger inquiring about a party invitation and social rift. brief exchange reveals social snubs and attempted social control in a Victorian style column.
Chin-rests and curious asks at Tit-Bites
A fragment shows a child asking about a chin-rest and others exclaiming over its use. The dialogue hints at a shop or vendor scene with playful demand and casual inspection of an item.
Fragmentary cry of a distressed speaker heard in clip
Fragmented text shows a distressed speaker asking if a command was necessary, replying yes, with garbled interjections and unclear context, suggesting a fragment from a larger dialogue or narrative. No clear names, places, or dates are identifiable.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at marriage motive and feelings
A garbled exchange shows Cenlernien asking Tess if Bese will marry Mr Hoamitzaug for money. Tess replies the question is provoking and notes it is a wondrous moment to express her feelings, with phrases partially readable as a word exchange.
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Cenlernien
Tess
Bese
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