Old World Ax and Block Still Haunt Prussia Executions
A New York Press dispatch notes that Prussia still uses the ax and block for capital punishment, unchanged from Cromwellian times, with modern refinements limited to attire. The executioner wears a somber frock coat and a tall silk hat, while twelve civilian witnesses attend to ensure ritual propriety.
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Prosala
Charles
Tower of London
Cromwell
German Empire
Prus
New York Press
Garden hints for indoor and ornamental plants
Advice on begonias keeping moist but not dry in air, drenching rose bushes with quassia tea to curb pests, rooting cuttings in sand, and watering decaying plants with soot tea. Notes on dormant trees needing little water, repotting to renew soil fertility, and preventing grafted tree splitting by tying limbs. Also covers quick growth of herbs and best times for cuttings.
Plea for a Pension Backfires in Portland
A pension applicant claimed he served in the military though he said no to both army and navy. He cited fleeing Indians during a Worgath attack as grounds for a pension, saying fits arose from the fright and he has remained liable to them. A young heiress discusses plant losses and a physician notes he loses what he plants.
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Portland
Orleon
Worgath
Indiana
Chasing a Ghost in Arctic Whale Hunt
A San Francisco voyage in February leads to the Arctic hunt near Cape Navarin. Ice edge spouts deceive hunters as they chase a ghost whale, with seals and pups blocking passages and crews wary of sound sensitivity.
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Fentee Te
Arctic
San Francisco
Beringsea
Cape Navarin
Siberian
Cooking Hints and Practical Food Tips
Avoid salting cucumbers or eggplant before cooking. Young rhubarb should be wiped rather than peeled. Tough meat is nicely stewed in a double boiler, though it takes longer. Boned fish fillet method yields buttered strips with fewer bones. Dried bread crusts can be reused in scalloped dishes or desserts. Poaching sausages in cold water to prevent bursting can improve flavor.
Atchison Lynching Story and Botanical Note
An Atchison Globe excerpt recalls a lynching of a man named Sterling with a fighter Sandy Corbin offering a ten minute reprieve that was declined. The piece also cites a botanical note from Ladies Home Journal about the arbutus trailing plant and its cross continental relatives.
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Atchison
Sterling
Kansas
Sandy Corbin
Sandy
Atchison Globe
Minnie’s Tempting Secret Moves Quickbeat
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a tense family scene where Minnie pleads for silence as her mother, listening at the keyhole, risks an apoplectic reaction. The rapid exchange reveals fear, secrecy, and a hush over the room.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Unclear speech in Baltimore News snippet
The fragment records a dialect quote from a Baltimore News piece with Charcoal Epic offering corn bread and a humorous exchange about cooling soup. It preserves period voice and regional vernacular without introducing new details or names.
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Baltimore News
Eagle Nest Robbery Ends in Escape for Hunters
Two egg hunters attempting to raid a California eagle nest faced a fierce mother eagle and treacherous rock. After climbing with ropes and a knife between teeth, a talon snagged on clothing saved one hunter as the rope broke and both were thrown into the sea. They abandoned the eggs and were rescued the next day.
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California
C. F. Holder
New York
Japanese Waltzing Mice Delight Pet Lovers
The article describes the Japanese Waltzing mouse, a highly peculiar pet breed bred from ordinary mice. These mice perform head to tail waltzes, spinning rapidly as they mature, a hereditary trait with various color options and no distinct markings.
Doctor Recovers With King’s New Discovery
A Heborn Ohio physician Dr M L Scarbrough recounts losing his voice after a severe cold and a long cough. He vows relief from Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds which he says cured him after ten days. Trial bottles free. Bell’s Inaarmacy 22 West Church street sells it.
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M.’ L.’ Scarbrough
Heborn
Ohio
Morris Silver
North Stratford
N. H
Bell’s Inaarmacy
West Church Street
Stomach cures and optical services advertised in local notices
Edw Mehler of Union Bottling Works endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for stomach trouble. An ad touts watch repairs at E G Capo's with guaranteed first rate work. A Milwaukee based ladies remedy for delayed or suppressed periods is advertised with optician Dr H A Schell offering glasses and records.
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Edw. Mehler
Union Bottling Works
Eric Pa
S. D. Bell & Son
E. G. Capo’s
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Block
Hea@aman
Oughly
Flerein
Pw. A. Marx
Albany, N. Y
Chicago
Mntesal
New Yort
Ied
Steen Gine
Ag Atesison Lysching
Japan
North America
America
Asia
Lome
Hostetter
Our
Can
Can Co
Milwaukee
Wis
H. A. Schell
Optician
Professional Directory
Trust & Rust Architects
Congress St
Taccon
Arizona
T. F. Ryan Aittorney
Law
Church Street
Tucson
W. J. Kirkpatrick
West Pennington &T
Tucson, Arizona
W. J. Osborn
Wall of Pioneer Historical Society
W. Congress Street
Tucan
WM. G. Lopperthein
Btone Avenue
F. A. Odermatt
U. W
Congress
Opticians
Optician Century
Church and
Congress Streets
Edmund F. Burtor
Sevcrox
Cook County Hospitale
Caicace
W. Pennington
C. m
Norway
University Heights
A. J. Gould
North Stone Ave
N.H. Matas
Pennington Street
Court House
Mark A. Rodgers
North Stone Avenue
Airizona Lodge
O.U. W
H.W. Altman
Thomas Conlon
Firizona Commandary No
Knights Templar
P. mm
John Gardiner
E. C. G. J. Roskruge
Tugson
Royal Argh Masons
Masonic Hall
Geo. Shand
H. P. G. J. Roskrage
Tugson Lodge No
Fi. FL
A. M
E. Kohler
G. J. Roskruge
Tugson Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
J.B. Finle
Trippel
Texas
el Paso
St. Louie
Shreveport
New Orleans
R. W. Curtis
RE. P. Turner
G.P
T.A
Paso
J. W. Elmore
Dallas
Southern Pacific Co
Poin
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Southern Pacific Company
C. M. Burkhalter
PFA
R. Lowrie
Pass
Gent
Phoenix
Tucson and
Mammoth
Wm. Neal
Illinois Central Railroad
Omaha and
Omaha
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Dubuque
Freeport
Rockford
St. Paul
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
E. W. Grove
DeWitt
A. S. Fuller
Ind
de Witt
cTeltnia
Memphis
Louisville
Clarence Haydock
Ring Street
Los Angeles
Cal
P. Co
Tocson
C. C. Parker
Ledy Embelmer
Eed Childress
Rucsox
Morenci Southern Railway
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