Mittens Reveal Truth in Small Town Cash Stash
In Platte Corners Ezra Norton admits the loss of $80. Hank Somers confesses a scheme to repay after Ezra’s vow to clear his name. Grocer Bington uncovers the scheme when a journal shows Henry Somers paid Ezra with mittens valued at $2.85, ending a village whisper campaign.
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Henry Somers
Hank
Ezra Norton
Norton
Henry
Burs Norton
Somers
Grocer
Hington
Hank” Somers
Bington
Bert Norton
Grover Bington
Kare
Gr Coryman
Englishmen Plan 14 Ton Boat Pearl Voyage to West Australia
Two Drightan Englishmen, A L Napper and J J Langford, sail the fourteen ton Brighton for Broome. They aim to reach pearl fisheries cheaply, with a 14,000 mile voyage via the Bay of Biscay Atlantic to Capetown and 5000 miles to Fremantle. innovations include a flat bottom dinghy and a floating deep sea anchor to outride storms.
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Australia
Sdttelainel
A. L. Napper
J. J. Langford
Brighton
West Australia
Broome
Patenta
Nappor
Bay of Biscay
Atlantic Ocean
Capetown
Cape
Fremante
Liverpool
Eng
Mercury
Old Heart of Oak Condemned to Break Up
The Duke of Wellington era warship Old Heart of Oak, famed as the Victory in Portsmouth, is to be broken up in the Thames near Woolwich. Launched on the day the Duke of Wellington died, she was the largest armed ship of her time with 131 guns and served as flagship under Sir Charles Napier in the Baltic during the 1860s.
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Nauobiwar
Duke of Wellington
Portsmouth
Thames
Chariton
Woolwich
Treakers
Benn
Chares Napier
Spithead
Moor Water Carts Reach Paris Streets in Novel Service
The long awaited motor water carts appear in Paris, a municipal vehicle with a 110 gallon capacity and 18 mph top speed. Steam powered by a 35 horsepower engine drives a bevel gear and live rear axle. Output auto adjusts to pace and stops when the cart ceases motion.
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Paris
Japanese Firemen Parade Displays Flamboyant Ceremony
Japanese firemen march with banners and banners and ladders, posing theatrically as if fire were vanquished by display. The squads parade in uniform, turning a serious incident into a ceremonial, leisurely spectacle.
Sea Horses Caught in Vern Nets Off No Man's Land
On a mackerel trip near No Man's Land the schooner Vern trapped five sea horses in its seine, each about two inches long. The creatures are noted as rare north and east of Hock Island.
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No Man's Land
Hock Island
Half Plum Half Cherry Fruit From Dakota Tree
James Warke of Miller discovers a tree in South Dakota producing a hybrid fruit resembling both plum and cherry. The fruit ripens in waves of dark red color with a delicious mix of flavors and yields abundant fruit. He introduced the variety, tested it locally, and believes it will become popular in the region.
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Beuth
James Warke
Miler, & B
Aldo
Warke
Pierre
Missouri River
South Dakota
California
Georgia
Motor boats race sparks new sport craze from Calais to Dover
The Calais to Dover motor boat race unfolded in calm Channel conditions. Mercedes TV won with Napier Minor second and Princess Elizabeth third as crews battled the elements and spectators predicted a bright future for motor boat racing.
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Calais
Dover
Channel
Mercedes TV
Vodrine
Napier
Princess Elizabeth
Delahaye
Mercedes
Mit
Dream Warns Woman Near Drowning at Well
Mrs. F. C. Jonson living four miles northwest of Quinlan saved from drowning after dreaming she would fall into a well while drawing water. She tied a rope to a stake and warned her son to grab it if needed. She slipped into the 24 foot deep, half full well but grabbed the rope and climbed out, prompted by the dream.
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F. C. Jonson
Norhwest
Illustrated Idiom Flaw In Immense Diamond
A fragment notes the largest diamond is not crystal, would be valuable if usable. It claims it is seventeen times larger than the famous Victoria diamond, sold for 1 1/2 million dollars, and that its value depends on its practical use as carbon.
Montreal Telegraphy School Opens for CPR Employees
A newly opened school in Montreal for Canadian Pacific Railway employees teaches telegraphy and shorthand to aid railroad workers.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Rattlesnake Bite Care Advised by Doctor
Dr S Whitehorn with fifty two years in medicine endorses a permanganate potassium treatment for rattlesnake bites. He prescribes a solution of one grain per ounce of water injected around the wound after removing venom. Internal dosing of two grains per three or four ounces of water can boost effect.
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S. Whitehorn
The Pianist Sees Notes In Quick Music Reading
The text argues that a pianist must cultivate rapid eye, finger, and brain coordination to read and perform complex music. It cites reading 4461 notes in under four minutes for Weber's Matto Perpetuo, averaging nineteen notes per second, while the eye captures about ten impressions per second, implying notes are read in groups rather than singly.
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Weber
Tar treatment in Paris road near Bois de Boulogne
Three and a half miles of road in the Bois de Boulogne area of Paris have been tarred by the French Anti-dust League.
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Layust
Bois de Boulogne
Paris
What Is Good Tea According To Bebabin's Beat
A quirky note claims good tea is tasty and soothing after. The text also jokes about persuading a spouse by involving the mother in law in a New York press item.
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New York
Words That Last From Sermon Repeats At Church
A clergyman preached on a Sunday evening from the text My words shall not pass away. Exactly a fortnight later he preached the same sermon from the same text in the same church to nearly the same congregation, showing his aim that his words should endure in listeners memory.
Oath and debt case cited by Oregon lawmaker tale
A Toraway Oregon lawmaker recounts a witness explaining an oath as the notedor by which people pay debts. Col Timmons, a one horse lawyer, faced suit on a debt he allegedly planned to avoid paying, the plaintiff prevailed, and judgment was entered.
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Toraway
Oregon
Col
Timmons
Ashington Times
Evolutio and the Faster Animal Reflexes
A fragmented note discusses evolution and speed in animals, touching on how endurance and reflexes shape action. It hints at neural timing and muscular adaptation as factors in rapid responses. No clear subject or event is identifiable from the readable text.
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Evolutio
Dighter
Ulcker
Drifted shells and fairies near California shores
Fairy like abulin seashells drift to sea finding beaches near Clemente island Una and other shores. Paper nautilus seen at sea and ashore, about one inch long. An old remedy Allen’s Foot-Ease praised by a New Orleans reader. Chile coastal port Talcahuano noted with Quiriquina Island, ships anchoring offshore.
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Elec
California
Clemente Island
Una
Allen
H. Guilford
New Orleans
la Allen
Tea as hope for youth in Japan study call
The text argues that Japan’s youth aiming for public service or educated ranks must master four languages. It emphasizes tea as a symbol of fortune and hope in this pursuit and critiques the challenge of learning pure Japanese, Japano-Chinese, epistolary Japanese, and colloquial dialects.
Doctor Confirms Relation to Famous Gerster Family
Dr Abraham Jacobi recounts a gentleman asking if Gerster is related to Etelka Gerster. The doctor explains Etelka is sister to Arpad Gerster, the renowned surgeon, clarifying the family connection after a prior introduction.
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Abraham Jacobi
Gerster
Etelka Gerster
Fomate
Etelka
Arpad Gerster
Reception Arrangements for St Louis Fair Travel
Excellent opportunity to arrange free reception services for visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis. F Worsley of Salt Lake City offers to meet parties at the depot and escort them to lodgings, with advance reservations and free guidance on fares stops and hotel rates.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
F. Worsley
Dooley Block
Salt Lake City
Utan
Utah
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Hetty Brown
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