Tale of Polly Baker and historical misprints
A collage of snippets describes Polly Baker as a fictional tale recounted by a French historian and Benjamin Franklin. It mentions misprints in Ruyral’s Histoire des Deux and a courtly tale, with Franklin laughing at the Frenchman’s protest. It also cites health remedies and unrelated notices about Albania and kidney pills, creating a scattered late 19th century newspaper vibe.
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjanin Ek
Ome
Ports
Deane
Ruyral
Peertain
Polly Baker
Franklin
Polly Flor
Trek of Photography and Printing Methods
An amateur photographer considers long term storage of a friend’s negatives and suggests a printing setup inside a wire mosquito net during the next print run. The described effect aims to reveal a hidden image of the friend behind the net, resulting in a distinctive but unpredictable visual outcome.
Fragmentary Note Reads Like Mixed Historical Scribbles
OCR fragment references Castoria advertisements and a vague historical travel anecdote. Mentions over eighty years, Mothers, infants, and doctors. Allusions to Lassa and an envoy from 1774, with a cryptic Mr. King and Charles Lamb connection.
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Lassa
Warren
Kent
Thomas King
Charles Lamb
Dala
Tea and precious stones in Brower's Dictionary notes
A fragment discusses wealth and home life with brief dispatches about precious stones and their symbolic meanings. It mentions amethyst humility diamond integrity sapphire hope and gold as symbols of virtues and purity in a Brower dictionary context.
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Brower
Plow and Crop Tech From Old Time Farm Practice
A bulletin on soil preparation and crop cultivation covers plowing new land, breaking roots, and using grub plows and spring-tooth harrows. It stresses steady oxen or horses, continuous furrows, and the value of thorough root removal for beets, soybeans, and cowpeas. It also advises fall plowing, subsolling in some soils, and proper straw management to improve humus and soil fertility.
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Lang
Vis
Ates Department of Agri
Saya
E Grand
Macuin
Rome
Colorado Experiment Station
Humus
Homeward yearn in memory of the old Nineteenth regiment
An elderly veteran at the Massachusetts state house admires battle flags captured at Petersburg. Sergeant Michael Scannell of Lynn recalls the flag’s return to the governor, recounting his wartime experiences with the Nineteenth Massachusetts and the Forty second New York. He describes prison ordeals at Andersonville and a stubborn refusal to make shoes for rebels. The tale includes lively anecdotes about Col. Hincks and other Irish regiments, highlighting Scannell’s loyalty to the flag and to his adopted country.
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Dorie Hall
State House
Massachusetts
Petersburg
Commonwealth
Michael Scannell
Lynn
Tivex County
Andersonville
Scannell
Rebo
Haverhill
Rebs
Mahony
McGinnis
Jack Adams
Col. Hincks
Mike
Cold Harbor
Scancell
Dunn
Scansell
Seinrell
Adams
Annapolis
Jibby
Mike Scannell
Adama
Boston
Soy Beans Overview and Regional Growth
The soybean, Glycine max, originated in Japan and has seen renewed interest in the last dozen years. It thrives in northern states with a hardy, upright stalk two to three feet high, luxuriant leaves, and pods that are flat and brown containing two to four seeds. Varieties range from dwarf, seed-dense types to long, climbing forms that may not bear seeds in northern latitudes. Soybeans grow well on various soils with adequate moisture, showing strong root development on sandy soils.
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Edward E. Evans
Weat Branch
Ruehigen Station
Japan
Rain and artillery fire in early Civil War siege reports
A historical note recalls that heavy artillery fire often brought rain, from the siege of Lexington, Missouri in 1861 to Fort Pickens Florida. It describes how besieged troops lacking water hoped for rain to quench thirst, and cites a November 1861 Navy report of a combined attack on Fort Pickens where a sudden squall and heavy rain followed the first gun salute.
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Lexington
Col
Mullgan
Fort Pickens
Florida
William W. McKean
Secretary of the Navy
Col. Brown
United States
Niagara
Hichmord
Richmond
Women’s Relief Corps the Grand Army’s Auxilliary at Boston
The Women's Relief Corps at its twenty second national convention in Boston showcased large reach and aid. National secretary Mrs Jennie S Wright reports 35 departments with 2134 corps and 149460 members in good standing. Charitable work aided 42459 individuals, with 172749.86 spent on relief. lifetime relief totals reach 2677415.09 dollars. National treasurer Mrs Sarah B Phillips notes assets of 20376.96 dollars and no liabilities.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Women’s Relief
Corna
Grand Army of the Republic
Boston
Jennie 8. Wright
Sarah B. Phillips
Woman’s Relief Corps
G A R National Headquarters Opening Noted
Commander in Chief Bleckmar announces G A R national headquarters will be at 95 Milk Street Boston. Send communications to the adjutant general. Requisitions go to the adjutant general. remittances to the quartermaster general.
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Bleckmar
Grand Army of the Republic
Milk Street
Boston
Adjutant General
Quartermaster General
Sunflowers and Grasshoppers Adorn Kansas Badge
Kansas comrades memorialize in official badges two storehouse symbols, a blooming sunflower and a large grasshopper poised to begin its feast. The badge shows a sunflower in fall color, hung by a cherry ribbon from a bronze bar depicting a broad prairie, with the word Kansas beneath.
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Comrades of
Kansas
Two British Captains Reunited After Twenty Years At Bangor
After twenty years at sea as masters of square riggers two British captains cousins A. S. Hatfield and S. L. Hatfield met in Bangor. They had roamed oceans, never meeting despite near misses on the African west coast and in New York. Hatfield of the Osberga sailing from Maitland and Hatfield of the Eva Lynch from St John suddenly encountered in a small harbor, a remarkable turn of fate in the crossing of global itineraries.
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Hatfield
J. Hatfeld
Bangor
Wroken
New York
Osberga
Maitland
Eva Lynch
Bt John
Lynch Ewings
Missouri Foxes Spread in North Carolina Hunted
MissourI foxes imported by Will Marshall and W P Parsons last spring from TR G Mason of Kirkinlln Missouri have adapted to Anson forests. Farmers report losses of 125 chickens and eight turkeys as the red foxes build new litters and spread rapidly. The animals are described as long lean and wiry and are expected to produce notable chases for local hunters.
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Missouri
North Carolina
Will Marshall
W. P. Parsons
TR. G. Mason
Kirkinlln
Ansan
Anson
Charlotte Observer
Spaniel Thief: Edinburgh Man Entangled in Shop Loot
An Edinburgh resident bought a spaniel that repeatedly brought home stolen items from shops. The dog acted innocent when the owner entered, but would fetch marked goods when the attendant’s attention shifted. The owner trained watchers, and the dog’s thefts occurred at doors or while lounging near the stop.
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Edinburgh
Lucky Finds of Ceylon Native and His Gems
A Ceylon native named Les rose from poverty after discovering a jade like gem worth £1250, then another sold for £2500, and now he holds the largest cat’s eye gem weighing nearly seven pounds. He declined an offer of £19,000, claiming he can cut it into forty stones each worth £1000, promising immense riches.
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Ceylon
Les
Lahore Tribune
Children In Pawn and the English Pawnbroker Trade
An English pawnbroker profits from taking in children whose parents need cash to cover debts or fines. Parents yield a child in exchange for a loan, accepting meager sums for substantial labor. The practice reflects desperate poverty and exploitation, highlighting the immoral use of vulnerable dependents in debt settlements.
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Obi
Edie Foy Pita
Roma
Trek of Photography
Zia
Viccavil
Anoays Elizabeth
Niobe
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