Amateur photographer's lyrical prose and varied odds and ends
A stream of fragmented verse about photography and love opens a jumble of oddities from a photographer's diary to notes on athletics. The text shifts to a Salem dispatch on elderly pedlars James Hennessey and Edward Rand, then a note on the Great Bed of Ware and a tale of a paralysed arm followed by antiquated fire lore among Papuans and a quip about starting fires in New Guinea villages.
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Salem
Mass
James Hennessey
Edward 5. Rand
Rand
Hennessey
Kilkenny
Ireland
Edward
New Hampshire
Efihina
New Guinea
Fem
Urey
Tan
$1000 Bill Found In Rathole Incident At Bayonne
Bayonne druggist Charles H. Landell received a $1000 note after bank hours and tucked it away. He later searched for a will, found a rathole, and glimpsed the green bill amid a odd chase. He retrieved the missing note from the hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Landell
Bayonne
N. J
Steet
A Queen's Watch Preserved Skull in London Museum
Macy Queen of Scote owned a skull with a wide form described as a queenly watch. The artifact remains preserved and is housed in a London museum, noted for its historical significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macy
London Museum
Moscow's Modern Miracle Reveals Debt Repaid Claim
The Vienna Zvit reports a Moscow tale where a merchant's widow pressed rent on a £2500 loan. The partner allegedly pledged he repaid the money, swearing before a Virgin Mary image while a hush hush claim played out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Vienna
Austria
Zvit
Seeds Travel Vast Distances Across Seas
Nature shows seeds voyage worldwide via ships and routes to distant shores. Sir Joseph Hooker notes an Antarctic island discovery of chickweeds sprouting from a grave mound believed sown by a British sailor. The tale illustrates how plant dispersal travels far beyond its origin.
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Joseph Hooker
Bird Death Crops Up as Rail Line Fire Causes Blackout
A large crane was found hanging on transmission lines after a major blaze in Whitesboro. Investigators believe the bird collided with a wire, was killed by the shock, and its body fell onto the other wire, shorting the circuit and stopping all cars on the Utica and Mohawk Valley Railway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Mohawk Valley Railway
Whitesboro
Petrified Cat Found in Urbana Trunk
Report from Urbana Ohio describes Charles Keener and Charles Nagle discovering a petrified cat preserved in a decayed tree trunk. The creature appears ancient with leatherlike surface and hair only evident on brittle whiskers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tras
Urbana
Charles Keener
Charles Nagle
Curious Ear of Corn and a tame raccoon sighting
A quirky note recalls William Holts of Exe Harbor City reporting a mint corn ear with five fingers shaped to hold a baseball. The tale also mentions a Bath Bath event where a woman from Wilton traveled with a tame raccoon, weighing about fourteen pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Holts
Exe Harbor City
Nod
Famous London Bank Jamies & Thomas Coutts Built on Strand
A nostalgic sketch of the Coutts banking house on the Strand opposite Bedford Street in London. It recalls the bank’s venerable history, guarded strong rooms, and the careful balance ritual that once uncovered a 28 10d deficit. It highlights Thomas Coutts, the bank’s founder figure, and the precinct’s storied atmosphere.
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York
Wall Street
Strand
Bedford Street
London
Baedecker
Jamies & Thomas Coutts
Temple Bar
Campbell and Drammen
Coutts
Edleborat
Coutts & Co
Europe
Thomas Coutts
Edinburgh
Earl of Dundonald
Thomas
James
Thoughtful Donor of Love Dieracti on Marriage View
Disraeli, then Lord Beaconsfield, reflects as a young man on marriage for love. He notes many marry for money or status and says he will not marry for love though he may commit follies. Within four years he wed Wyndham Lewis’s rich widow, a witty but shallow match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieracti
Disraeli
Lord Beaconwield
Aleter
Ife
The Palmer's Village in London Recalled
A London feature recalls Palmer's village once amid crowded streets Victoria street forty years ago marked by a village green, old inn, and a self contained rural life now vanished amid the army and navy stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer's Village
Victoria Street
London
Palmore Village
Westminster
Army and Navy
London Express
Edinburgh Review marks Byron era centenary
The Edinburgh Review recently celebrated its centenary with a reflection on Byron's era described as the blue and yellow pestilence. The piece notes a century since the publication and the lasting influence of Byron in literary circles.
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Hae
Edinburgh Review
Byron
Doan's Kidney Pills Benefit Rome Woman Say Cure
Mrs James Heck of 14 W Whiteabovo street Rome New York suffered eight to nine years with kidney pain backache and fatigue. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Broug & Gravou drug store with curing her after five boxes. Free trial offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and available by mail. 40 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dropey
Bright
James Heck
Whiteabovo Street
Rome
N. Y
Broug! & Gravou’ Drug Store
Doan
United States Mortality Statist From Foreign-Born Residents
A fragmented report notes mortality among foreign-born residents in the United States, highlighting high death rates among Irish and German communities, with mentions of Poland and Polish origins in the data.
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United States
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Ware
Elihd Burritt
Lands End
Semreply
Elaperd
Berlin
Guicide
M. Lous Jolly
Vitry-wurgeina
Parla
France
Hix
Basly
Society of Public
Bath
Wilton
Cua
London Bank
House of Coutts & Co
Sella Power
Coun
Te Beret
Thomas Brine
Willy
Iran
Don
Mrs. Pinkha
Lydis Pinkham
Persoen
Lynn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkha
Emilie Seering
St. Ann's Ave
New York City
Lydia
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