Jane Seeks Romance on Adirondack Lakes
A young woman named Jane, steeped in romance novels, searches for a heroic love during a summer in the Adirondacks. She courts a few men, including a possessive red haired boy, but finds romance elusive and ends with a simple, pleasant picnic memory rather than a grand romance.
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Ane
Jane
Madame U Estelle
Adirondacks
Juliet
Lakes
Deaux
Robert
Tennyson
Curious origins of great inventions begins with accidents
A reflection on how many useful discoveries originate from light accidents. It notes printing possibly arising from mortar mixing and early steam engine ideas traced to a boy who set the flame of a lamp at the start of the invention.
Revival Of Coral Carving Draws Interest In Paris And Leghorn
The article notes a renewed interest in carved coral pieces, mainly scarce due to Italian production fading in the 1860s. U.S. imports focus on beads and plain pieces while ivory and bone imitations appear. Leghorn remains the main coral center with limited factories and high duties curb supply.
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Paris
United States
Italy
America
Mediterranean Sea
Africa
Leghorn
Gemoa
Marseilles
Saas me were wet.com renter report and record
Fragmentary OCR text notes a rental or road scene with unclear names and details. Readable parts mention a location and possible entities, but the record lacks complete facts for a full summary.
Agamemnon Battleship Sells for Old Iron Value
The British battleship Agamemnon, an obsolete type built two decades ago at 3 million 500 thousand 620 dollars, was recently sold to junk brokers as old iron for 100 thousand dollars.
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Agamemnon
Weta
Population Extremes Among Large US Cities
The passage lists twenty five American cities over 150000 but highlights Pittsburg with the highest population density per square mile, Philadelphia as having the most dwelling houses, Cleveland with the largest population increase since 1880, San Francisco possessing the smallest debt, and Chicago with the greatest street length.
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United States
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cleveland
San Francisco
Chicago
Draft of 1870 War Declaration Read in Paris
The document is a draft manuscript of the July 6 1870 declaration of war against Prussia. Prepared by the Duke de Grammont as foreign minister, it includes Napoleon III and the prime minister’s annotations and corrections.
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Paris
Fragte
Prussia
Duke de Grammont
Napoleon III
Coats Family Gives 50000 to Cancer Research Scheme
The Coats family of England donated 50000 to a cancer research effort aimed at determining causes and best treatments. Sir Thomas Coats and family contributed 25000, Archibald Coats and two brothers supplied the rest. The donor group deem such charity essential to happiness and human progress.
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Coats
England
Thomas Coats
Archibald Coats
City draws many state societies to New York gatherings
The New York Tribune notes New York City attracts many state and county societies that hold annual meetings and dinners there. Vermont, Delaware, Wisconsin and Georgia each have Manhattan associations, and a Chicago men’s fraternity may form as Chicago natives settle in the metropolis.
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New York City
Metropolis
New York Tribune
Vermont
Delaware
Baltimore American on rise of calamities and careless oversight
The Baltimore American notes a surge in wrecks and disasters from rail and steam to explosions, blaming lax prudence and idle authority figures for preventable harm and calling for regained vigilance by those in charge.
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Baltimore American
Prussian official errs in marriage certificate
Cheorists abound worldwide advocating disease free marriage certificates. In Rappin a Prussian official misread stamps and certified a couple free from trighinosis instead of sealing nuptials. The error remained undiscovered for days, prompting a high court to rectify the mistake.
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Geo
Rappin
Stone Roads Prove Superior for Local Transport and Tax Burden
Residents from Moorestown Magnolia Medford and nearby areas praise stone roads citing easier horsework lower feed needs and time savings. They note taxes on roads pale beside benefits of improved routes to markets with less wear on wagons and faster deliveries to Philadelphia and beyond.
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Charles L. Andrews
Moorestown
N. J
Charles 8
Atherson
Magnolia
Thomas J. Beans
William Jones
Medford
Philadelphia
Gas tar road treatment adopted in Italian trials
Italian district engineer M. G. Rimini reports successful use of gas tar on public roads near Lugo Ravenna. The treated sections, one 40 by 10 feet and another 750 feet, produced a very dark sand like surface and require only a central band about twelve feet wide.
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United States
Italy
M. G. Rimini
Lugo
Ravenna
Revival of Government Road From New York to Chicago
Enthusiastic automobilist revived a century old proposal for a government road from New York to Chicago. The plan envisions a well built route suitable for modern vehicular traffic and potentially extending further.
Selegor and Kalina Explore Palatable Food Limits
A fragment discusses dietary choices and palatability, noting that no science can overcome certain removals after boiling. It argues against boiling certain items and hints at a wager or necessity related to keeping the item.
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Selegor
Kalina
Rainy Day Observations From a Zoo Keeper
The keeper notes animals react differently to rain. Lions and other big cats fret and sleep unless fed warm milk or meat. Reptiles stay active in damp air, while deer bears and goats seem miserable but quiet. People brave storms to visit the sea exhibit, the keeper says.
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New York Mail and Express
Words of Wisdom Reflections on Character and Duty
A fragmentary collection of quotes on character, duty, education, and freedom as drivers of human action. Notable voices referenced include Young, Seneca, Faber, Moser, and Mann, with scattered phrases about education and tyranny of custom.
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Seneca
Faber
Ennu
Moser
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