Spectral Visitor Returns to Middle Marshes Mystery
Mrs Clare relocates with four children to Ivy Lodge where a ghost haunts the house. A white lady sighting triggers fear among servants until Mary Moore confesses a ruse to scare tenants for profit. Mrs Clare confronts the truth and Mary flees, ending the haunting.
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China
Japan
Mrs. Clare
Mr. Owens
Mary Moore
Ivy Lodge
Mary
Ma’am
Missis
Florida
Kate
Cook
Emma Jane
Katie
Ming
Fern Manor
Mrs Clare
Middle Marshes
Ivy Ledge
Amy Randolph
N. Y. Ledger
The Musical Sense in Animals and Humans
August Weismann argues that animals respond to music but do not appreciate it, and that humans evolved a highly developed organ of hearing through selection for other purposes, which incidentally enables musical listening. He cites cats and dogs reacting to piano music and notes human musical hearing is an evolved side effect.
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Berlin
August Weismann
Popular Science Monthly
Regal Iron Crown of Lombardy Ages Through Time
Jewelers' Weekly recounts the Lombard iron crown crowned by Napoleon in 1805 and worn at Milan. The crown, named for its narrow iron band, is linked to Constantine and Helena and tied to Agilulfus’s 591 coronation in Milan. It is kept in Monza Cathedral and bears rubies emeralds sapphires on blue enamel. The iron band reportedly shows no rust after 1500 years.
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Napoleon I
Italy
Milan
Lombardy
Scott
Jesus
Constantine
Helena
Agilulfus
Monza
Two Good Things to Do in Letter Writing
Advice on etiquette for business letters and contacting congressmen. Enclose a stamp for a reply if the recipient is not paying postage. Mark passages clearly in newspapers to guide readers to relevant items and avoid forcing people to read through large sheets.
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Congress
Maher & Grosh
Toledo
Ohio
Fisherman party wardrobe quip sparks grim joke
A husband complains his fishing trousers lack suspender buttons. The wife jests that if the party sinks she could identify his body. The husband retorts that she couldn’t distinguish him since the others are married men.
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John
The Child Crusade and the Dark Ages
A St Louis Republic summary notes the 1212 child crusade led by two boy prophets in France and Germany. It details 100000 joiners, 50000 in two armies, heavy losses from heat hunger and fatigue, and only about 20000 survivors returning home.
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Peter
Jerusalem
France
Germany
Mediterranean
Moses
Israel
Red Sea
Holy Land
Nicholas of Cologne
Stephen of Vendome
Alps
Nicholas
Mount Denis
St. Gothard
Italy
Stephen
St. Louis Republic
A Glimpse of German Census Inquisition in 1885
The article compares German census practices to American concerns, noting income tax thresholds and rigid state privacy. It describes Berlin policing of housing, with landlords reporting newcomers and durations, plus a Penn professor's postal inquiries yielding contradictory city records.
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Berlin
University of Pennsylvania
Leipsic
Dresden
No. —— Street
Scientific American
Haunted hotel rooms and the ghostly room number mix up
An Indianapolis hotel clerk recalls a Richmond man who died by his own hand. After the corpse was removed a wiring fault caused the register to endlessly point to the deceased room, alarming a traveling man and two bellboys as the hotel tried to cope with the haunting misnumbering. The incident ends when the clerk realizes the wires were crossed.
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Richmond
Indianapolis
asOa
Indianapolis News
Emma Brown Prodigy Impresses Teacher With Ten Ba's Progress
A juror recalls Emma Brown's piano progress quoted by her mother as the teacher praised her steady improvement. The playful remark shows community attention to a local student’s musical growth.
Maple Bark Louse Threatens Ohio Shade Trees
Agricultural hints warn that the maple bark louse has become numerous across Ohio, attacking city shade trees. It hides under brown circular scales with cottony masses containing hundreds of young lice. Eggs number 700 to 1,000 per scale, and the insect feeds by sap suction. washing with a hose is advised, repeated several times for effectiveness.
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Ohio
C. M. Weed
Maple Bark-Louse Control Method Described
The article outlines a kerosene emulsion spray for female maple bark louses. Mix two parts kerosene with one part soap solution, dissolve hard soap in boiling water, churn with a fine nozzle, cool to form a jelly-like mass, dilute with twelve parts cold water, and spray soon after hatching with a force pump. Ensure thorough emulsification to avoid leaf damage.
Orchardists urged to improve care to avoid market glut
From the Country Gentleman, several years of planting millions of orchard trees could lead to overproduction and low prices. The essay urges intelligent orchardists to select good soil, cultivate, prune, thin, destroy pests and pack carefully to prevent ruinous oversupply and preserve profits.
Cutter design promises easy weed uprooting on a budget
Sketch outlines a two motion weed uprooting tool with a 20 inch blade and 40 inch handle. It claims faster root removal than a competing device and notes ergonomic advantage. Garden authors advise inspecting peach tree collars for borers using gum and sawdust signs.
Domestic tips and recipes from old home journals
A collage of household guidance and folk remedies covers pest control with cloves and vinegar, dishwashing method, milk puddings, egg rolls, water pudding, potato biscuit, and ice preservation. It quotes Ladies' Home Journal and Good Housekeeper plus bits from Boston Budget and Texas Siftings, with a Kansas note and a malaria antidote testimonial.
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Boston
Bar Room Debate over Household Mottoes and Hypocrisy
In Puck, Madeline Bridges notes a barroom discussion on why mottoes like Peace and Prosperity hang behind bars. A critic lampoons their empty display while contrasting real virtue with printed pieties, as Hyke defends the sign amid everyday wages and wife wit.
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Hyke
Mr. Hyke
Squire Skinnam
Wimmin
Joe Barne
Madeline
Bridges
Puck
Two Queer Proverbs and Temidix-Honor Among Thieves
A quirky notice cites a discussion of queer proverbs from the Chicago Inter Ocean. MecClammy notes it echoes another saying, True as steal, prompting reflections on moral phrases and shared wisdom.
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Chicago
Inter- Ocean
Bathing Nuisance Sparks Hair Dryness Quip
Edith laments drying hair after swimming while Little Laura notes sister Maude keeps hair dry by leaving it in her dressing room before bathing. The exchange from West Shore presents a playful domestic quip about hair management.
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Edith
Laura
Maude
West Shore
Worth Hundreds of Dollars Mother’s Friend testimonial
A notice touts Mother’s Friend with a wife using two bottles before a third confinement and claiming it saved trouble and was worth hundreds of dollars. Dock Mixes Lincoln Parish La provides the routing, Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta Ga sells through druggists. The steamship agent quips I have no grudge against fat people but I always wide berth if I can.
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Lincoln Parish
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
SHENANDOAH at McVicker's Theater Makes Fifth Week Run
The Shenandoah at McVicker's Theater in Chicago enters its fifth week and remains popular, drawing large excursion parties with discounts for large groups. The show outsells last year’s run and invites readers to see its ten week engagement.
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McVicker’s Theater
Chicago
Golden Medical Discovery for blood purification all year
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery purifies the blood and invigorates the system at all times. It treats skin and scrofulous ailments without alcohol or sugar, is sold inexpensively, and money back if it does not benefit or cure. Suitable for adults and children.
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Golden Medical Discovery
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Child Crusade
Galen Wilson
Michigan
Cuetopa
Kansas
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Texas
Binghamton
Cragin & Co
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Carter
J. A. Johnson
Medina,n. Y
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Boston Post
Glenn
Hill
St. Joseph
Lowell
Texas Siftings
Ser Ihicg
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
N.Y
GALVA
Suchtruss
Owen Electric Belt & Appliance Co
North Broadway
Mark
BUC
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
CHIO
Capilline
Prillinz
Uring Co
Des Moines
Ens
Beecham
Thos. Beecham
J. Helens
Lancashire
England
B. F. Allen CO
United States
Canal St
Lag Ane
Tex
J. C. McDanell
Tutt
L. May & CO
ST. Paul, Minn
Blue Grass
Union
Iowa
W. W. Ellis
Hartman
U. S
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Beaver Fally
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
A. N. Kelrase Newspaper CO
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ST. Louis
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Cleveland
Elm Street
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Kansas City
Jefferson ST
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Tenn
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ST. Paul
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Bronnov
Bronson Chemical CO
Providence
K. 1
Ridge
Lalou &Co
Palmer, Musa
Yaimara
Vwamara
Cottage Grooves
W.T. Fitzgerald
Attorne At Law
Washington, D
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William Conard &Co
Ton
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Forsythe & Brice
Linton Blaz
Cing Innatlon
Joseph H. Hun
Key
Ensio
John W.norris
Washington, D.C
U. S. Pension Bureau
J.b.crane & CO
Washington, D. C
Tallmadge
Tage
Washington
Joliet Business College
H. Russell
Joliet
Nion College of Law
H. Booth
Chicago Musical College Central
Illinoes
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Glara’s Academy
Sinsinawa Mound
Grant County
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Galena
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Ition
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Wes
B. Tuchband
Madison St
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