Fragmented Night Owls and a Worldly Investor Tale
A collage of memories and snippets wanders from a telegrammed Chicago home scene to distant seas. It touches on a baby’s first cries and a New York arrival amid a merchant world where a millionaire steers the parkets of global life, interwoven with notes on sponges, fisheries, and a costly feud between rival firms over coal, copying goods, and a striking loss of over a million dollars.
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Nemontrem
Rome
Giadiscione
Pxcom
Jack
Chicago
New York
Dramatic Bear Incident At Local Farm
A bear named Bruin caused a scene at a farm where Krause kept it in a barn. The animal broke loose during the night, injuring a worker and prompting the keeper to attempt control. The bear’s behavior drew a crowd as it rampaged before calm resumed.
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Bruin
Krause
Chimpanzees and Habits From Uganda Explorer
Sir Harry Johnston details chimpanzees in the Uganda Protectorate with notes on nests in trees, male chim panzees sleeping with backs to trunks, and Toro natives recount Emin Pasha on chimps beating hollow trees and shouting to primitive music. The special pet Miss Eleanor Maltravers is mentioned as almost human.
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London Graphic
Harry Johnston
Nearly My Tis Sister An English Wedding Misstep
Anxious bride at a Somersetshire wedding sent bridesmaids to the church to await her. They entered the aisle early and joined the bridegroom at the chancel steps, nearly uniting siblings in error. The clergyman started the service, apologies followed, and the ceremony was re commenced with the bride arriving later.
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Sormersetshire
England
Mosquito Sound Suggests Varying Attraction to Notes
Major Ronalt Hoss reports to the British Medical Journal a note from Mr. Brennan of Jumater Public Works. The observation states that mosquitoes respond to continuous whoops or hums and may gather when such sounds are made. It notes a possible specific pitch that could be more attractive to certain mosquito varieties.
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Ronalt Hoss
Brennan
Public Works Department
Jumater
Laughing Plants and the Curious Saughing Plant
A fragment describes a plant with seeds that emit a laughter like effect and explores its growth in Apabla. The text notes a "Dash of moderate Alav" and mentions vivid reactions including flowers and black swans, paralleling the sensation to nitrous or laughing gas. The narrative ends with the plant being studied by a botanist and the subject regaining some memory of its past effects.
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Ita
Botan
Tate
German diplomat at Harvard linked to German Empire gift
A fragmented passage describes Carl Soburs, once an exile and revolutionary, now the principal German representative in America. It notes his role in receiving a grand gift from the German emperor to a Germanic museum at Harvard. The text ponders whether Germany would forgive Behare if America had remained isolated.
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Carl Soburs
Museoun
Harvard University
Revolutioniste
Germany
Behare
America
Time Costin Hoouts and Lavender Diver Profits Discussed
The passage notes a net profit of 100 dollars per acre from lavender, with pure lard saturated by flower scent valued at six to seven dollars per pound. It mentions a method to obtain the quantity by soaking saturated lard in water, and a value of BIT per pint for the resulting cologne.
Fish Powder as Food Hinge of Future Diets
A fragmented item touts fish powder as a new food concept claiming easy digestion and suitability for lovers and households, though text is garbled and sources unclear. The piece hints at a novelty powder supplement promising better nutrition and convenience in daily meals.
Unable to parse readable headline from damaged text
A fragmentary notice reports a legal or personal matter involving a request or application related to a stalker and a promise of marriage, but the names, places, and actions are severely garbled, yielding minimal verifiable facts.
The Best Insurance Vogeler's Curative Compound Ad
Vogeler's Curative Compound claims cures for blood, nerve, skin, liver and kidney diseases at low cost. It promises protection against common ailments and offers a free sample bottle on request from St James Wil, Ltd in Baltimore, Maryland. Sold by all druggists.
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Vogeler
Vogeter
Jeters of
St. Jacobs Wil, Ltd
Baltimore
St Jacobs Oil Praised by Public for Pain Relief
Provineuce Roan and others in Gorleston report long use of St Jacobs Oil for lumbago and sprains. A severe right ankle sprain last week was greatly helped after using half a bottle, described as thoroughly cured and valued by many friends who now rely on it.
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Goneston
Gr. Yausourin
St. Jacobs
Gorleston
The
Forana Medicine Co
Columbue
Ohio
Peruna
Pena Hilton
Children argue over biblical quotes in Baltimore church
A Bible quarrel unfolds in the Henderson household of the Associate Congregational church Baltimore. A child claims a line from Revelation but misquotes as the Lord is a great battleship. The other child insists the Lord is a man of war and refuses to retract.
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D. M. Henderson
Associate Congregational Church
Bal-tmore
God
Mamma
Faith
Naty
Some wonderful crops in Western Canada
Territorial Government reports from the Agricultural Statistics Branch show actual threshing results as the basis for crop estimates in the Territories. Early figures reveal high yields in wheat and oats, with per acre averages and large total threshed amounts, illustrating Western prairie potential and broader economic implications.
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Bellet
Regina
Assiniboia
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Territories
Territorial Department
Haut
Soa Shell
Yorkton
W. H.eotherwell
At Rerity
Edmonton
T. Z. Hutchings
Nariman
Merilo's Underground Road Project Charged
Fragmentary report states two day double force were charged over an impropriety linked to an aid fund for employees. Details are unclear but the case involves_forlin overheaded underground wirotric railway and personnel named Merilo.
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Merilo
Forlin
Bowen
Captain Foretells Whale On Schedule Aboard NYC Trip
An amused captain recounts predicting a whale sighting to the minute aboard the New Orleans Mardi Gras voyage. A demanding elderly passenger doubted him until 7:45 the next morning when a whale appeared on schedule, boosting the captain’s fame nationwide.
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United States
New York Evening Sun
Shrewd Investor Redeems Swamp Land Victory In Whiteside County
Mrs Elizabeth A Shelhamer of Rock River bottom bought 400 acres of swamp near Brit years ago at eight dollars an acre. Desolate muskrat houses and pools gave mockery. She drained, tiled, and redeemed the land. Last fall she refused sixty dollars per acre, staying firm at seven. Her business acumen proves mighty.
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Elizabeth A. Shetbamer
Rock River Bottom
Brit
Cat Drama and Rum Rumors From City Streets
A pastry cook in the Avenue Gam betta Paris kept a large Angora cat for rats then left it alone. The cat cried out and a policeman shot it. A veterinary expert said the cat was drunk from sweet babas steeped in rum. Also mentions coin design changes for British colonies and King Edward’s portrait details.
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Avenue Gambetta
Paris
Tim
London Express
Women enter Kaneke City factories to bake pies and bread
In Kaneke City a historic shift sees women working in major pie and bakery plants for the first time. The owners report the change improves efficiency, despite lingering stereotypes about women replacing men in factory labor.
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Kaneke
Relail
Peruna touted as blood purifier and digestive aid
A repaired ad copy extols Peruna as a tonic that cleanses the blood and aids digestion, claiming it boosts nutrition and energy. It recounts testimonials from Am. Penn and a Los Angeles socialite’s physician advice, urging readers to write for advice from Dr Hartwas and detailing location in Buffalo and Columbus.
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Hartwas
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