The Doctor Max and the Delphian Manuscript
A narrator recounts visions sparked by a mysterious Greek manuscript found in a brass-bound book. As he deciphers it under a spell, elementals, astral doubles, and a haunting chorus of specters invade his space, ending in a perilous bargain with Dr. Max for pages of forbidden knowledge.
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St. Catherine’s Hospital
Weyman
Pacific
G. N. McCain
Pitterburgh Bulletin
Dr. Mar
Alamo
Omana
Omaha
Attica
Macedonia
Par
Nassus
Spendi
Sibney
Macendanitriea
Thies
Brown
Smith
Jonesele
de Vere
Atteck
Howard
Union Pacific
Missouri
Biso
Mende
Max
Betance
Delphos
Chaye
Gergeless
Two Hundred Graves Hidden by Missouri Waters at Union Pacific Bridge
Omaha Cor. Chicago Herald reports graves from 1869 under Missouri River waters near the first bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha. Unknown men, buried beneath mud, their names lost as river shifts and bridge works submerged their resting places. A Victoria regia leaf note closes the item.
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Missouri
Union Pacific
Gabriel
Omaha
Conneil Bluffs
Jones
Kansas City
SE Arenee
Omaha Cor
Chicago Herald
Fashion Notes from Paris on Frocks Hats and Silk Mitts
The article surveys current summer fashions for children and women including white pique dresses, dotted fabrics, low crowned hats, the Norfolk jacket for children, white Chantilly lace boas, silk mitts, and long wool bathing stockings. It notes bathing is still common though not fashionable and describes summer cloaks and hair dressing trends with a focus on white and silver embroidery.
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Paris
Chantilly
Galapagos Isles and Their Quiet Volcanic Clusters
The Galapagos Islands lie near the equator about six hundred miles from Ecuador, a volcanic archipelago with fifteen main islands and many islets. They host arid lower slopes and clouded summits sustaining unique flora, a temperate climate due to the Antarctic current, and a history of buccaneer rendezvous before settlement in 1832. Indigenous wildlife is limited to reptiles and introduced mammals, while turtles have dwindled from earlier abundance. The group politically belongs to Ecuador.
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Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
Galapagos
Equator
Antarctic
South America
South Seas
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Science and Industry Notes From The Arkansaw Traveler
A collection of brief science items reports 50 million carbons produced for electric light use, safe lubrication suggestions for oxygen pumps, and 55 million tomato cans plus 200 million other vegetable cans used domestically. It notes Bloch finding hearing is 1-72 second slower than sight, jade boulders found along Fraser River and in Alaska, apprenticeship limits harming American industry, a Glasgow firm building a 35-ton planing machine for NSW railway girders, a perfect pendulum in a vacuum, ultrasensitive odor detection of mercaptan, and Boys showing glass and metal drawing methods with a high precision wire.
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M. Bloch
Arkansaw
British Columbia
Pacific
Western
America
Frazer River
Alaska
W. F. Ledger
MacArthur
Glasgow
New South Wales
Boston
Braminer
Royal Society of London
C. V. Boys
Athenenwm
Fragmented humor and quips from late 19th century papers
A collage of witty lines and anecdotes from public sources, including remarks on office life, success, and social manners. It notes the stubborn pride of office seekers, the contrast between wealth and amiable conduct, and humorous exchanges about meals, farm life, and aging.
The Quiet Girl and Her World of Subtle Strength
A discussion of the "quiet girl" who avoids showy fashion and social display yet harbors conviction and talent. It argues such women may mature power quietly, shaping lives, marriages, and households, with notable examples from literature and social progress.
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Temgown
Stella
Rune
Curtis on Women Voting and Early Feminist Education
A discussion touches on women's suffrage linking labor laws to male lawmakers and the case for progressive remedies in Britain and New York. It highlights George Williams Curtis and Frederick Denison Maurice influencing modern female education, guiding the opening of Queen's College and Bedford College and paving access to Oxford and Cambridge examinations for women.
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Sam
New York
George Walliams Curtis
Frederick Denison Maurice
Tennyson
England
Queen's College
Bedford College
Oxford
Cambridge
A Champion for Women in Beecher era voices
Grace Greenwood recalls Plymouth Church sunny days and lightened burdens. Jennie June hails Ward Beecher as a great 19th century figure, humane and tolerant of ideas. Dr Elizabeth Blackwell praises Beecher as a Christian warrior in ongoing battles for justice.
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Grace Greenwood
Plymouth Church
Jennie June
Beecher
Elizabeth Blackwell
Ward Beecher
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