Napoleon Plan On Blockade Reach In Civil War Era
A Spanish takeover of blockading limits during the Civil War era expanded sovereignty to three leagues from shore. Horatio Perry warned Queen Isabella about the plan, prompting apologies and resignations as orders were reversed and the blockade endured for another year.
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Napoleon
Jamaica
Cuba
Porto Rico
Spain
West Indies
Horatio Perry
Legation
Isabella
Salaries for a Stock Theater Company
The article lists weekly and per performance wages for theater staff and union stage crew. It notes top salaries for principals may exceed 1000 dollars weekly, with business manager earning 60 to 75 and box office 30, others at smaller rates. Union rates cover stage carpenter 30, electrician 25, prop man 25, stage hands 1.50 per performance, and musicians 25 with operetta exceptions.
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W. J. Henderson
Scribner's
Fontenelle Ponders Life While Guarded by Sheep
An old tale recalls Fontenelle resting on a hill slope as a flock of 200 sheep grazed below. A friend jokes the philosopher contemplates life’s vicissitudes while the guard watches over the flock and pondered whether any leg of mutton among the 200 is tender.
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Fontenelle
In Possession On Wedding Journey Question
A Chicago News fragment questions why a couple remains together on their wedding journey and notes a pocketbook seen with them during a train stop as the oranges were bought from a train boy.
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Chicago News
The Great Meteorite Tale Of Sir Robert Ball
Sir Robert Ball described meteorites as rocks ejected from Earth in ancient volcanic convulsions. He compared a meteor’s passage to a bullet heating air and warming to white heat as it speeds through space, finally plunging into the Earth’s atmosphere to become a shooting star.
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Robert Ball
London
Earth
Sir Robert
Meteora Monasteries Reach by Windlass Net Ascent
Visitors describe the ascent to Meteora monasteries via a windlass operated net that lowers from above. The ride hurts and jerks against the body as the rope winds up a cliff 170 feet to reach the monks, who greet guests at the summit.
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Meteora
Thessaly
Crescent
The Caroline Islanders and their traits
The passage describes the Caroline Islanders as generally honest hosts who can prove faithful friends once trusted. It notes a talent for intrigue when dealing with enemies, along with private frugality and caution. It mentions Melanesian admixture, occasional sullenness, revenge, and a reconciliatory etiquette involving a katom gift and sugar cane. It also portrays the Ponapean as a skilled navigator, hunter, boatbuilder, and herbalist, but a second class planter.
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Machiavelli
Wood Burning and Pearls Highlight Ancient Beliefs
The text explains why green wood crackles less than dry wood due to sap moisture filling pores, while dry wood pores contain air that sustains combustion. It also notes that calcined seed pearls are regarded as highly potent medicine by the Chinese and that mother of pearl artwork has long been produced in China and Japan.
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China
Japan
Date of first publication Sept. A 1909 notice
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice referencing the date of first publication in September 1909 with unclear context or surrounding details.
Ranch for Sale Near Townsend on Shelly Property
Property offers 820 acres four miles from Townsend, including 120 acres of alfalfa. Sells on reasonable terms at a low figure with good water rights. Contact H. Goorman for details.
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Shelly
Townsend
Mayld
Bk. H. Goorman
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