December 13 History and Astronomical Events
On this day in history the Council of Trent opened in 145. In 1885 the Scottish poet William Drummond was born and died 1049. In 1812 a Kurdish Kabul disaster caused heavy casualties among British and native forces in Afghanistan. In 1002 German and British warships bombarded and silenced Venezuelan forts at Puerto Cabello. Also noted is a sunset at 120 degrees, river TAS, and a moonrise near 1.
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Council of Trent
William
Drummound
Scottiah
Kabul Pase
Puerto Capello
The Cabin Boy Becomes a Thing of the Past
A veteran sea captain recalls the vanished cabin boy role from fifty years at sea. He notes changes in ship design and labor, stating that only able bodied men now work aboard, with even mess boys replaced by adult crew. He recounts early duties, abuse from seasoned hands, and the shift in maritime norms.
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Weamen
Philadelphia Ledger
Habit Strong Mystery Prompted Burglary Fear
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes a habit of looking under beds before sleeping to avoid burglars. The young women describe persistent unease, saying they feel safer only in vaultlike spaces. The narrator recalls checking a folding bed in a country hotel, a behavior laughed at by others but not by her.
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Detroit Free Press
Pratik Rynty
Pervon
Europe
Cynthia
Brown
Gui Brown
Frank Ryals
Sho
Venice
Bnally
Ryals
Besa
New York
Bens
Frank
London in White prompts citywide whitening plan
A fragmentary reaction urges whitewashing London after visits to the White City. The writer extols white buildings as beautiful against gray, imagining gradual adoption citywide, beginning with a small switch and spreading color. The piece reflects early urban design rhetoric.
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London
Brittab Architvet
Keeping Up to Date in a Homefront Column
A clipped fragment shows a chat between a housewife and Indy plus Plodding Pete discussing progress and storytelling. The dialogue hints at a recurring tale and eagerness for improvement amid a comic, everyday exchange in a Washington Bur era setting.
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Ward
Indy
Pete
Washington
Bur
Accents in Rambling Speech From a Political Orator
A newspaper account notes the orator’s rambling speech with a foreign sounding line quoted as The st. Wation le grave de cridis le acute. The reporter adds the gentleman’s speech appeared as elroum Aes, Youth's Companion.
Fragmented Anecdotes of Work and Wages in Rural Life
A garbled reminiscence piece depicts visits to a farm, cooking, and wage expectations, with hints of romance, town newspaper humor, and editor jokes. It weaves in a telephone girl, a Texas newspaper, and various dreamlike vignettes about editors, taxation, and rural labor.
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Chickes
Ee Bavnees
Saya
One Trip and Another by Marie Alice Phillips
A fragmented domestic drama follows Frank Ryals and his wife Bes as separation, longing, and miscommunication strain their marriage. Letters from abroad reveal a growing distance while a Yellowstone trip and a club life test loyalties before a final, somber reckoning.
The Dardanelles and Its Famous Strait History
A historic overview of the Dardanelles naming and fortifications. It traces the strait’s evolution from Gallipoli to Hellespont, notes ancient and recent fortifications, and cites Dardanus as the namesake origin tied to Troy.
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Dardanelien
Hellespont
Roumania
Notella
Tus Moun
Gallipoll
Castion
Hollixpant
Dardanelles
Asta
Eurrope
Dardanellon
Lwowet
Ciation
Atrait
Dardanus
Samethace
City of
Troy
The Arab's Horse in Desert Life
A London Piet account notes how Arabs treat horses on long desert journeys with simple restraint and steady walking. The faithful animal is untrimmed and tethered by ropes, allowed to roll and forage, while the rider adopts a calm, unhurried pace rather than constant galloping.
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Tony
Bill's Specialty and a Dialect of Townsfolk
Fragmented dialogue reveals a rural scene with characters named Jim Zeke Pete and an old man smoking and grumbling at a depot or ferry setting. Vague references to roles on a lake steamer and an airship point to a humorous slice of small town life.
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Bill
Jim
Runnig
Zeke
Zolo
Pete
Graenhopper
Daily Market cattle and sheep receipts at Union Stock Yards
East Buffalo and Cleveland reports show Union Stock Yards receipts of around 26 000 cattle and 4 000 sheep with market trends mixed. Beeves quoted 5.20 to 7.60 for prime, 3.40 to 6.90 for poor to medium. hogs steady near 6.06 to 6.80. native and western sheep and lambs range 2.75 to 7.60 with lower on the day.
Grain and Produce Prices From Chicago and New York
Chicago grain prices show mixed futures with wheat and corn trading near opening values and oats steady. New York produce markets report butter at 4,257 packages and creamery grade dairy tidies, while rye and egg quotes appear uneven across regions.
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Chicago
Nea
Eioaing
Wenwean AF
Eles
OT Care
Aly
Pote
Elas Ling
New York
Market Prices for Seeds and Grains
The report lists prices for various seeds and grains including Cloverseed at 1.80 per bushel Old-The per ba, Timothy at 1.00 per ba, and Hungarian Reed at 0. We bashel, reflecting fluctuating commodities.
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Bashel
Local Produce Market Prices Listed By Item
Prices from a local market include potatoes per bushel at selling price butter per pound, lard per pound, cheese, syrup, sugar, vinegar, popcorn, navy beans, and rice. Items show varied units and prices such as corn products, dried beans, and cereals, reflecting a general market catalog style.
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Wen Py Obes
Turner
Carolina
Graham Flower Inconclusive OCR Note
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear names and numbers. The readable items include possible references to Graham Flower and several garbled terms, with no complete events, dates, or locations to establish a definite news item.
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