Side Lights Of the Old Pueblo Poker in Suburban Cottages
A group of newlyweds in adjacent Congress Street cottages hosts semi weekly poker games. The bridey looking newcomer and her husband join the others, lose heavily, and reveal the wife once worked in a Territory concert saloon. The tale ends with the rural man exposed as a ten year professional gambler.
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Birds reveal human traits and rivalries among songbirds
The text notes many human-like traits in birds and cites observers who report jealousies and family strife caused by outside flirts. It recalls a claim from The Dial about a bird husband being punished, with an English hen allegedly punishing a cock by pecking him.
Mirror test for presumed deceased woman shocks reader
A chilling scene describes a mirror held before a woman's face to test for life. The man explains that if she were alive she would open her eyes and gaze into the mirror, leaving a tense moment of uncertainty.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Safe Lives at Home
Claims hundreds of lives saved yearly by having Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil on hand. Advertises cure for croup and healing for burns cuts and wounds of every kind.
Capo Offers Finest Hand Carved Leather Goods
The advertisement proclaims the very finest hand carved leather goods in latest design at low prices. It promotes E. G. Capos as the destination for shoppers seeking quality crafts at reduced costs.
Saved from an awful fate by Dr Sing's New Discovery
Mrs A M Shields of Chambersburg Pa recounts a six month battle with hay fever and asthma. She credits Dr Sing's New Discovery for consumption with her complete cure and extols it as the safest cure for throat and lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00, trial bottles free at all druggists.
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Fooled His Superior A Pasha Humiliates Officers
Kassim Pasha of Egypt demanded shaving discipline from his officers. A lieutenant, fearing public punishment, shaved and pretended to be a different officer. At Abassoub the ruse collapsed and the pasha declared the officer a captain, praising him while mocking the others.
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The Size Of Fairies In Elizabethan Feetry And Folklore
A study from International Monthly on fairy size across Elizabethan poetry and folklore. It argues fairies range from tiny to gigantic, with Queen Mab and other sprites imagined at various scales. The piece links size to prehistoric conceptions of nature and locality.
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TWO ODD FISHES IN BERMUDA WATERS
In Bermuda and the West Indies clear waters reveal coral reefs, sea fans, green parrot fish and pink hind. The parrot fish sports green scales with rainbow tail bands and poisonous flesh, while the pink hind hides color changes and emits flashes at night to deter intruders. Professor J Bristol in St Nicholas.
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Pessing of Indispensables in Moving Time
In moving time one discovers how much held as indispensable becomes useless when stored. Prized pictures souvenirs and letters lose recall value, and odds and ends are discarded to clear trunks for belongings that will only last a short while.
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Needlework in convents shapes church adornment
Before the end of the seventh century, convents perfected needlework for church embellishment and priestly robes. Artists traced embroidery patterns in natural colors, and a religious lady once asked St Dunstan then a young skilled figure to draw flowers for a sacerdotal vestment to be worked in gold thread.
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Simple words reveal great thoughts, says schoolmaster
A schoolmaster warns that incomprehensible speech may signal limited knowledge or intellectual snobbery. He argues that world shifts come from clear speech by men and women who use familiar language.
The Purist at Large and The Waiter Calf Dialogue
A fragment from Chicago Trib—The Purist at Large opens with The Waiter and The Professor discussing portions of calves. The calf reference appears as a humorous exchange highlighting appetite and wit in a likely humorous column.
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Trouble. The trouble with most people to
The fragmentary line from a Baltimore newspaper hints at a reflective opinion piece on human nature and common troubles, without clear events, dates, or identifiable individuals. The brief OCR reads as a partial quotation suggesting social critique.
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Jerusalem Still a Fortress of the Middle Ages in Eye of Visitor
Walter Williams describes Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives noting its ancient layered cities and siege history. He portrays the city’s narrow dirty streets water scarcity, crowded houses, and fervent inhabitants while admiring its enduring fortress like appearance and timeless aura. Cheese types are explained by cream content and production methods.
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Burdock Blood Bitters Promises New Energy and Health
A vintage health claim promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for fatigue and digestive issues. The ad targets readers seeking renewed vitality and improved liver or stomach comfort.
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