Wartime snippets and curious tales from Newark World
The fragmentary column touches on medical remedies for a leg ailment, a garden seeds anecdote, a Green question anecdote, and a remark by General Frederick D. Tant about a servant. It also cites Dr. Fridtjof Nansen’s view on sympathy for travelers, and notes a gift to Harvard’s Germanic Museum: a Weehselurg pulpit reproduction from Saxony.
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Frederick D. Tant
Washington
Maj. Green
James
Fridtjof Nansen
Norway
Geral Britain
Lquor
Kite Friederich August
Saxony
Germanic Museum
Harvard
Weehselurg
Leipsic
No Medicine Gut Change of Food Gave Final Ashef
Fragmented OCR notes discuss digestion and diet where changes to food affect digestion and health. Mentions stomach and bowel, diet types, and potential outcomes from dietary adjustments. References various foods and phrases in a garbled style, with uncertain author attribution and scattered terms.
Attorney General Parker Relates Courtroom Anecdote
Massachusetts Attorney General Herbert Parker recalls a sharp courtroom anecdote from his early practice. A young witness testified about a man leaving a shop to be shaved, prompting a judge to ask how the boy knew the man went out for a shave. The youth admits ignorance of the law but asserts the obvious sight of the man leaving the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Parker
Massachusetts
Kesex Thur Assetation
Jaine
Davy
Mary
Paul
Hog Market Manipulation Report From Okin City
A cryptic account describes a hog buyer in Okin City exploiting crowds to alter hog prices by adjusting scales. Farmers delivered hogs for weighing, then faced fraud as the buyer’s weights varied, yielding a 25 pound discrepancy for one farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okin
Cortata
He Orang State
Boj
Slomm
Aneurin
Toree
Iggy
Ein Yclong
Thik
Hayes
Shaky Growth and Sudden Return Mentioned in Article
The fragment notes a sticky growth that returns after a pause and mentions as a side remark the belief that a person had left to get shaved, reflecting a terse news snippet with unclear context and unidentified individuals.
African farms lure settlers to East Africa and Nairobi
East Africa draws sportsmen and settlers with large estates near Nairobi. Lord Hindlip buys land near Mombasa toward Victoria Nyatiza Lake for ostrich and stock raising. Lord Delamere also acquires a vast estate for extensive farming, including Jersey crossbreeding and sheep. The pleasant highland climate supports year round work and the land sells for gravely low price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Africa
Lord Hindlip
Nairobi
Newfoundland Threats and Remnant Records Surface
Fragmentary text suggests threats and political maneuvering tied to Newfoundland affairs. Names, dates, and places are obscured, with garbled phrases hinting at negotiations, declarations, and possible public notices. The readable fragments imply a parliamentary or diplomatic context with regional figures.
The Price of a Kiss in a Forgotten Lane
A fragmentary prose scene follows Davy Johns and Reverend Pank Hor in a rural setting as past love and memory haunt a marginal life. Davy recalls Mary, his wife, and Lizbeth, while the tension between duty, desire, and consequence unfolds in lamplit dialogue and shifting voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy
Mary
The Author Man's Surprising manuscript fate
A quirky tale describes a writer who submits a manuscript to an editor after various comic delays. The piece is finally accepted despite a rocky reception, turning the humor toward the manuscript's journey rather than its content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jvy
Almira
Bribery Suspected in Fuge Land Campaign
In a campaign scene a canvasser alleged bribery as a clergyman allegedly funded clothes and coal to sway a vote. A woman was offered payment for naming the benefactor who promised trousers, pledging to reveal who financed the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Marlowe
Juliet
Pitheburg
Miss Marlowe
Fugeland
Blank
Pash
Rifle shooting debate at Great Britain school board
The article reports a government push to allow rifle shooting education for certain age children under permit conditions and funded publicly. It notes a parliamentary statement by the Moe board of education president in the House of Commons. The piece also covers Oxford University's vote to discontinue certain student publications and a policy shift mentioning the term "senior women's" exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senoais
Lritwa
Moe Board of Education
Anon
Houe of Commons
Pel
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Jullie
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Pankc
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Ste
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Tye
Dee
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Tor
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David
Davy's
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Thompson
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