Flying And Beaklike Fish Of Ocean Ichthyology Finds Novel Species
A fragment from a 19th century report describes flying fish with forward pectoral fins leaping up to ten miles per hour and a newly described bezathic species Seascornus candimaculatus found near the Mexico coast. It notes pale saclike jaws and a beaklike head, bridging fish groups and exciting zoological interest. It also covers a French council ban on lead carbonate in paint and a zinc white substitution push urging medical support and strike funds.
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France
Ygieue
Posts and Telegraphs
Officis
Grenoble
New York Youth Seeks Editing Trial At Sun Office
A aspiring writer from New York volunteers to work at The Sun, offering to forgo pay if useful and accept dismissal if not. Dana tests him, noting prior experience at two papers, then assigns him to the editorial bag room while he returns to Youth's Companion. Tennessee oak timber remains a key rural resource and valuable in furniture making, with firm prices and enduring quality.
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Aries A. Dana
New York
Wis
Sun
Dinates
Dana
Mhessee
Tennessee
Dever
Union
Ville Sentinel
Silent Man and Broken Horses Recounted in Aged Notes
A column quotes on quiet drivers mastering horses with few words and clear cues. It recalls John Philip Sousa adopting a concise name and cites a colonial court case on licensed kissing with fines in old New Haven.
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Sousa
Free
John Philipso
Italy
Stars and Stripes
Philipso
John Philip Sousa
Philadelpha Telegraph
Saviour Calls Jeweler From Shop to Better World
The widow of Siebald Uimaga, jeweler, announces his death and funeral set for tomorrow. His two daughters Hid and Emma are mentioned, with Emma open to an offer. The business will continue at a new address after relocation due to rent increase, as stated by Veronique Himaga in the St James Gazette quotation.
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Siebald Uimaga
Hid
Emma
Veronique Himaga
P. S
Lessi de Leluturiers
Rue de Missionaire
St. James
Peach and poison tale from ancient seeds and Persian use
A fragment discusses a peach derived from almond stock, claiming ancient Persia used seeds for poison on arrows. It shifts to a philosophical note about life as a building, each lesson and influence adding a block to an inner edifice.
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Persia
J. R. Miller
Ejecting the Cook Sparks Tense Domestic Moment
A narrator failed to eject a cook from a house while a woman remained unfazed. The quarrel centers on social behavior as the speaker laments the lack of proper breeding and departs, slamming the kitchen door. A tobacconist jokes about dogs and illness, echoing the era's colloquial tone.
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Puck
The World’s Best Acne and Pain Conqueror Compound
An acclaimed remedy promises to cure acne and pains, heal cuts burns and bruises, subdue inflammation, and treat boils boils felons skin eruptions and more. Sold in millions of boxes yearly at drug stores priced 26 cents with a money back guarantee.
Witness Says Hidden Kiss Sparks Tunnel Tale in Sawyer
In Sawyer West Virginia a train tunnels yields a suggestive scene as a young couple in the car ignores others while a series of muffled sounds draws attention. The brakeman announces Sawyer and the man responds that he does not care if you did it. The Bristol Courier notes the humorous privacy clash in the railway car.
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Dan
West Virginia
Sawyer
Bristol Courier
Wandering troupe uses left hand ruse to count takings
A Swiss hotel street performance ends with a trick: a troupe member palms a paper box and empties it into his left hand while the group leader watches. The collector then passes a plate, collecting a large sum. The leader explains the ruse: five five is kept in the left hand as a fidelity check.
Danger and Death From Neglect of the Bowels
A vintage health ad warns that neglect of the bowels leads to danger disease and death. It promotes DeWitt’s Sea-Benders to regulate bowels and improve life using a terse sales pitch.
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DeWitt’s Sea — Hliders
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Sarah Cuttle
Jacob
Sarah
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Fice and Laboratory
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Conn
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South Spring Street
Los Angeles
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Parerr
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Goldtee’s Cafe
Osher
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Frisco
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Guthrie
East
Congress Street
Opera House
Ines
Charley Man
Baldwin Restaurant
Charley Whitman
E. A. Jacobs
Assayer
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