Remarkable Dachshund Courage Captures Fox in Pitched Battle
A dachshund displays extraordinary pluck as it wounds and drives off a fox, with Dr Gordon Arables praising the hound. The animal reportedly neutralizes foes by bite and persistence, even returning home after long journeys.
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Witch hazel seeds shoot ten to fifteen feet
The article notes witch hazel seeds can be launched ten to fifteen feet from the plant. It advises collecting branches with both flowers and unopened seed pods for vases. If pods may pop, cut the same day or keep branches cool with water and a damp cloth to preserve flowers and delay seed expulsion.
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America
Siamese Houses on Stilts in Whitney's Jungle Tales
In Jungle Trails and Jungle Peoples Caspar Whitney notes Siamese houses are one story on stilts. He cites reasons including avoiding single story living, women’s lower status, and a practical waste gate for betel saliva and refuse through the open floor crevices.
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Caspar Whitney
Siam
Tennyson in Mood for Talk
An anecdote from a acquaintance portrays Alfred Lord Tennyson as shy with strangers enduring a quiet demeanor. The friend recalls a later moment at dinner when Tennyson reveals a readiness to speak, joking about having battle within him to converse.
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Tennyson
Alfred
High-Sounding Titles Across Vast Language Realms
Fragmented albeit grand royal labels appear for rulers in Asia and Africa. The text lists ancient titles held by Burmese kings and African sovereigns, noting regnal powers and ceremonial roles across kingdoms and regions.
Fragmented OCR Flow Story Missing Clear Event
An OCR distorted tale references a couple and a train but lacks coherent facts. Names, places, and actions are garbled, leaving only scattered phrases about a wife, a husband, and an unclear incident with a train or journey. The piece reads like a damaged newspaper snippet with no identifiable outcome.
Joyful Crickets and Moonlit Nostalgia in Bangor
The Bangor News recalls joyful country scenes with crickets singing at night and lovers beside farmhouses under stars. The piece reflects on happiness, rural beauty, and a cheerful plea to keep spirits high despite life’s worries.
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Bangor News
Pursuit of Perfection and Equality in Culture
A quotation attributed to Matthew Arnold argues that the pursuit of perfection equals the pursuit of sweetness and light. True apostles of equality oppose machinery and hatred, seeking to eliminate class divisions and spread humane ideals through culture.
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Matthew Arnold
Paul Revere the Dentist Claim from Boston Ad
An item in the Boston Gazette and Country Journal discusses tooth replacement and fitment, citing Paul Revere, Goldsmith, near Dr Clarke's Wharf, Boston, as offering artificial teeth and repairs. It notes patients with loose false teeth can have them fastened using Revere's method learned from Mr John Baker, Surgeon Dentist.
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Paul Revere
Boston Gazette and Country Journal
Revere
Goldsmith
Clarke
Eccentric Dishes At A Clergy Dinner In 18th Century England
English clergyman Sean Buckland hosted dinner parties with guests including scientists and Wicrates. Menus featured pickled horse tongue alligator puppies hedgehogs and tortoises while mummified heart ruins were reportedly consumed by the dean.
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Xcience
Wicrates
Henry Laboucher
Towle XIV
France
Chamberlain's 60 Foot Frewey Falla Delayed
Fragmentary OCR notes show a 60 foot event linked to Chamberlain with August date and unclear details. Readable items indicate a planned fall or launch that encountered delays or confusion. no clear outcome or location specified.
Hard Work To Be A Woman Says London Sketch
A London Sketch piece laments the pressure on women to appear flawless with plump dimpled hands and smooth wrists as winter fashions demand. The author jokes about the absurdity of Beauty culture and notes women pass hours knitting and baking to display refined hands.
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Julliet
Handel
London
Wrath Bottled Up After French Sojourn
A normally even tempered man returns from three months in France and vents rage at any porter or servant. He explains his swearing was due to language barriers with French speakers who could not understand him, leaving him unable to express his anger.
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Devon
France
Pittsburg Dispatch
Primitive Patrol Wagon in Penang Described by Straits Times
A Penang correspondent likens the local patrol wagon to a four wheeled baker s cart drawn by slow bullocks. A sleepy Malay constable sits on the box while prisoners and constables ride inside, with the doorless back opening and the ride described as novel and easy to escape from.
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Penang
Straits Times
Singapore
Odd Cures for Human Ills and Home Remedies
A Baltimore News column cites odd cures such as coating oil to fight colds and turpentine taken in sugar every two months as a supposed internal bath. The piece presents C. C. Warren’s and others’ anecdotes promoting these remedies as ways to prevent illness and cleanse the body.
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C. C. Warren
Baltimore News
Oxford Etiquette Shakes Up Freshman Habits
In a Portland Oregonian note, a traveler recalls the Oxford custom of not shaking hands after introductions. A belated greeting to the dean caused a cultural misstep, prompting the narrator to adjust by keeping hands in pockets until accustomed to the new role.
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Oxford
Oxonian
Portland Oregonian
Quackery Quoted as Medieval Astronomy Folly
Fragmentary text cites a Lieven era astronomer Kupler criticizing medieval scholars for mixing occult arts with astronomy. It discusses the duty to support family and the fringe belief that celestial readings ensured bread and status for scholars.
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Kupler
Caplainen
Phil
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