Possession of the Devil in Thal Village Tale
In Thal a Pa sino family is said to be haunted by devil possession with frequent mysterious disappearances and spectral visits. A boy speaks foreign languages, delivers Dante passages, and prophesies while in trance. Doctors and priests, including a Jesuit father, fail to explain the mechanism behind the poltergeist activity.
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Proof Positive Of Mistake Tale From Dr Woodward’s Era
A humorous anecdote from Quincy Massachusetts recalls Dr Woodward of the Woodward Institute using a staged frog ruse to calm a wealthy patient fearful she had swallowed a frog. He later reveals the frog had multiplied in her stomach, then discovers the truth that the frogs are one.
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Thought Tom Was Near at Hand
A Baltimore Sun item describes a devoted mother whose family hides her telephone to surprise her with a call from her son in Atlanta. She hears his voice, believes he is nearby, then discovers he is far away, prompting a playful moment as he emerges from hiding.
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Tom
Bhit
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Wrong Time of Year to Die in West Gloucester
A distressed family in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, mourns a death at age about forty. Parents of a local community member faced pressure to attend, with pleas from the sun and others to persuade the mother. The father eventually relents but the exact cause and date remain unclear in the fragment.
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West Gloucester
Mites
Horta
Amrane
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Providential Fire and the Silent Witness at the Hall
An opaque fragment recalls a blaze and a crowd at a hall where the storm impacted events. mentions of people, a HalLNT arrival, and a sequence of figures moving through the scene with little clarity on outcome or names. The text hints at a dramatic incident with scattered names and a tense atmosphere.
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Wei
Avon Represented in Difficult Circumstances Amid Turmoil
A fragmented report outlines Avon’s challenging representation during a period of upheaval. References to authorities, personnel, and events appear garbled, but imply legal or civic actions affecting Avon and related entities, with unclear dates and involved individuals.
Beauty and lure of China captivate travelers and residents alike
The piece extols China as a land of terraced mountains, tea houses, persimmon groves, and tranquil gardens. Despite travel hardships, visitors and former residents feel a deep, unwelcome pull to return, drawn by Chinese talismans and the enduring appeal of Cathay’s landscapes and pace.
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Customs of the Cannibals in French Africa
A Washington Post excerpt quotes Paul Pucci a Young Italian traveler describing tribal cannibal practices in French Africa. He notes cannibalism targets prisoners or enemies, with some tribes including aged individuals as food, while others avoid eating friends or tribe members.
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French Africa
Paul Pucci
Washington Post
Portrait of Arthur Hallam in a new portrait
A writer discusses a recently published portrait of Arthur Hallam, famed from Tennyson’s In Memoriam. The piece notes the portrait predates photography, lacks flattering artistry, showing Hallam as gloomy and heavy rather than angelic. It traces Hallam’s influence on Tennyson and the poet’s belief in his friend’s enduring presence after death.
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Arthur Hallam
Tennyson
Odd Recurrence of Digits Across Mighty Numbers
A local business college man extols a remarkable pattern in digits. He cites a puzzle where halving or multiplying by small integers yields recurring sequences and culminating results, noting a mysterious eight and seven based progression that challenges standard arithmetic intuition.
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Nan
Widow of Experience Attends Oxford Funeral
A memorial service for a prominent Oxford figure featured his widow, the second wife of the deceased, who received condolences from mourners. After the service, the mourning party visited a local store where the manager offered supportive words, assuring the widow that the Lord would be with her through this trial.
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Oxford
Pehewr
Leorher Ourlotte
Phenomena of Dreamland Scientist Explains Dreams
Scientist Selentiat discusses dream origins as hereditary memory. He cites the falling through space dream where mental agony precedes the actual stop, suggesting ancestral survival from falls. He links other dreams like pursuing monsters, reptiles, vermin, color, suffocation, and flying to habits of ancient animals.
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Squire Lord Seeks Social Rise Returns to Effingham
Ef fingham, N H, fifty years ago a local storekeeper and unofficial banker built a fortune and left for Portland to seek city life and status. After disappointment, he returned to Effingham with his family, declaring he preferred being a king among hogs to a hog among kings.
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Squire” Lord
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N. H
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Absent-Minded Adventist Warns Dealer of Judgment
Mrs. Nanny Jameson, a steadfast Second Advent church member in Marblehead, tells a friend in the antique furniture trade to be ready for judgment next week. He jokes about buying her chairs. she replies that John will fix them up next week.
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Trading With Savages Beads and Tobacco Open Trade Tale
An Australian official returning from British New Guinea reports a dazzling headdress made from bird feathers parrot plumage and other regional birds, sewn and bound with shells. Initial barter with two axes and a knife fails. a beaded string and tobacco item finally sway the Papuan chief.
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British New Guinea
Thackeray’s Sense of Justice in a Curious Note
A fragmentary paragraph reflects Thackeray’s musings on justice and a personal note to a friend. The text reveals misgivings about public conduct and a feeling of regret toward Mrs Taylor, with a self-examining tone on past actions and words.
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Fleeing Temptation Tale From Aged Pocket Story
Fragmentary tale describes a timid man named Booval and a purse mystery. The writing references a chase, a lane, and a wary aunt near a hospital setting. The fragment hints at regret and a warned surefire outcome without clear resolution.
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Lee Peanery
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