Stranded Laborer Describes Starvation and Migration to West
A disjointed, OCR rich account follows a migrant worker’s grim diet and borderless search for work. He details buying bread for five cents, eating half, begging at stands, and sleeping rough while chasing wages. He contrasts Mexican labor, frontiers, and California camps with shifts in mining towns and urban lodging requests.
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Old
Marico
California
Cardia
Dss
Ordi
Niles
Louis
Francisco
Forest fires and timber loss spark railway liability debate
The American Architect reports a warning from The Lember World that forest fires, driven by drought and human action, could destroy vast timber stocks within 6900 million years merely from soil and vegetation loss. It questions railway spark ignition and proposes removing underbrush to curtail fires, urging action to prevent costly damage and legislative pressure.
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Railwas
Didnt Bar Her Dower Divorce Case In Rhode Island
A Rhode Island couple separated twenty years ago. The husband sought a divorce but was denied. the wife later obtained a divorce and alimony of 1000 a year. The legislature later changed the law and halted payments. He sold two Fall River houses without the wife joining the deeds. They remained separated until his death at 76. the buyers of the real estate now face who holds dower rights for the widow, who is 72. A Bee man notes the contrast between different beekeeping practices.
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Brighti
Mr Pabden
Araart Ory
Saera
Bet” Eitouk
Amag
Gotine
Schwon
Fund Beg Bey Vila
Tien Myrll
Wuemyer
Uni
Silver City
Lake Fall
Sierra Grande
Horace
Zreeley
Polar
al Paso
Sean
Arctic
Amd Young Allen
Rhode
Maange
Greenland
Meissonier
BM. Secretan
A. T. Stewart
Vanderbilt
Chateau
Pelham
N. H
Popular Science Monthly
Stonington
Hartford Courant
Oneonta
Nng
William
Dmg
Lowell
Selene
Windom
Woodrot
Bygmn
Heuer
Joe
Muse
Rane
Tinmen
Tanita
Jess Roand
Oberrances
Wandaree
Livia
Abrahan
Hades
Charity Hself
Witeas
Uhiaape
Collapsed. The fear of imaginary creatures in childhood tales
A Detroit Free Press excerpt discusses how children fear imaginary bogeymen and that such fears, though troubling, are products of the imagination. It cites two British parliamentary anecdotes about a bear named by the Speaker and a venerable figure yielding to fear, illustrating childhood terror and its moral effects.
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Bert
Tosa
Reb
Tony Rod
Tenn Amrthing
Telia
Detroit Pree Press
Washington Monument Reflections On Enduring Stone
A Washington note discusses the permanence of the Washington Monument, with Colonel Casey predicting limited erosion from time yet affirming its enduring memory. It notes observable wear on the shaft after 35 years and muses on future centuries while stressing confidence in the monument’s stability despite natural forces.
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Washington
Casey
Eaginwan
Ea Statdley
Cdwok
Plaiaky
Tony
Cleve Fan Herald
The Axe A Quixotic Woodworking Lesson
A narrator recalls attempting to chop wood with a heavy axe and long handle after reasoning from physics. He hires a small helper who cannot grasp his ideas, leading to frustration and a decision to stop arguing the point.
Deadly Datoorn Poisonings Spark Local Investigation
A series of accidental datoorn poisonings shocks a village, with a gardener’s child dying after ingesting datoorn seeds and a family left distraught by a mysterious poisoning at their home. Reports recall interment legends and ancient Virginia tales of a dagger buried with the deceased to guard against a reawakening.
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Miles Cox
Okonoko
W. Vi
Cumberland
Virginia
Fendals
Alexandria
Religious Doubts and Harsh Pharisees in Sermon Reflections
Long religious sermon excerpts reflect on Jesus teachings about the prodigal son and Pharisee hypocrisy, urging honest doubt, repentance, and humility. It contrasts elder and younger brothers and condemns self righteous legalism while pressing personal faith growth.
Life in Nubia and Nubian Poverty in a Desert Landscape
Descriptive sketch of Nubia's river scenery from Nubian banks to Libyan foothills noting poverty and scarce fertile land along the Nile. Mentions date palms, waterwheels, and the resilience of local thrifty people. hints at broader imperial observation and a colonial tone. References to diplomacy and domestic life appear in a fragmentary digression.
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Egypt
Nile
Nubia
Nature
Doura
Litthe
Glasgau
Merats
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