A Song of Toil and the Immigrant's Fortune
A rambling poem about toil love and dawn bids farewell then shifts to a London Free Lance tale where an immigrant, seeking war prices in Sydney, corners the Australian wool market. The broker's bold move after a London paper proves genuine yields immense profit and a new life in Woolloomooloo.
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Sydney
France
Germany
Syool
Merkly
Berlin
London
Exchange
Australia
Woolloomooloo
Mystery Shark Haul Uncovers German Refugee in 1870 Sydney
In 1870 near Mrs Macquarie's Chair sharks yielded a giant seventy five feet ten inch specimen. Inside the carcass divers found a German's body with papers showing a London address and a recall toservice amid Franco-German war news. The tale links to early Sydney harbor lore and the peril of man-eating sharks as the city grew.
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Lord Hopetoun
Australia
Sydney
Mrs. Macquarie
Domain
Minturol
Macquarie
London
Europe
France
Germany
Sutherland
Wise Words on Labor and Wisdom Across Thinkers
A mosaic of aphorisms includes Plutarch on rest as labor’s sauce, Martial on smiles, Channing on self inspection, Beileau on fools, Masainger on preventing lazy folly, Blot on cruel stories, Winchcote on modesty, Penn on life’s amends, Rochefoucauld on judgment, Bulwer on ignorance, Hare on impulse, and Om mons on divided attention.
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Channing
Beileau
Masainger
George Blot
Winchcote
Penn
Rochefou
Bulwer
Hare
Ommons
Quasi Relationship Near Misses Divorce Reboot
In Franklin County a couple with the same name married again after a prior split. Asked if related, the groom quipped that they are kind of related, since they were married for a while and now try again after his wife sought a divorce.
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Franklin County
Kansas City Journal
Cleveland inventor patents low water alarm for steam autos
A Cleveland Ohio inventor has patented a low water alarm for steam automobiles. The device sounds a whistle when water in the boiler reaches a set level, allowing the operator to prevent boiler burnout.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The Time Will Come When Each Person Has Individual Daily Use Items
An Indianapolis Journal warning outlines how sharing pencils penholders blotting paper combs towels and cups spreads disease. It urges personal towels toothbrushes and dishes and argues against public kissing and shared consumables to curb contagion.
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Indianapollia Journal
Odd Facts From Science and Industry
A collection of curiosities notes honeybees weight at departure and after honey gathering, a French statistician’s eye reading distance, and long reading lifetimes. It covers electricity uses in mining, diamond and black diamond applications, bee wing vibrations, an infrared like infra-scope device for soldiers, and a German naturalist’s water uptake study of trees led by Hohnel with beech and ash figures.
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Youlten
South Africa
Herr Hohnel
Great Cattle Ranges Gone Sold to Bud Driskell
The Standard Cattle Company once leading eastern Wyoming cattle outfit sold its 20 000 acre holdings including enclosed pastures to Bud Driskell of Spearfish South Dakota. The deal signals the shift away from range cattle toward smaller irrigated ranch holdings and thoroughbred stock.
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Standard Cattle Company
Wyoming
Bud" Driskell
Spearfish
Denver Republican
Photography on Trains for Suburban Photographers
A Hudson River town youth rides trains to the city and photographs on the sunny side. Report says suburban sites ponder furnishing dark rooms on trains for patrons who are amateur photographers.
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Hudson River
New York Mail and Express
Animals That Weep Across the Brute Creation
A feature explores how various animals shed tears when hurt or emotional. It notes calves, deer, bears, giraffes, dogs, monkeys, seals, elephants and other species as capable criers, citing naturalist claims and observed behavior across species and situations.
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Mike
la Narture
Hawks and Owls as Helpers in Agriculture
The article notes historic and modern cycles of rodent outbreaks and how hawks and owls curb mice and other pests. It cites 1892 in Scotland and similar trends in the United States, highlighting their role in reducing carnivorous prey depletion and aiding insect control alongside poultry protection.
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Scotland
United States
New England
Hazing at Yale 1845 Freshman Letter Published
A Harvard Graduates' Magazine piece reproduces a freshman letter describing Yale hazing in 1845. Seniors duck freshmen, break into rooms at night, demand geography math Latin answers, and threaten a water shower unless the student complies. Praise follows compliant behavior.
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Yale
Harvard Graduates
The Victim Instructs Newsboys In Truth Or Ticket
A well dressed man pauses as newsboys shout headlines about a terrible accident and victims. He buys a paper to learn the truth and is told there is a victim, prompting a sharp rejoinder from the boy about the man being the victim.
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Sonny
Diogenes
The One Great Topic and A New Doctor in Austria
A London Onlooker note says people discuss new cures. In Austria artificial cotton is being manufactured, sparking talk about advances and new doctors or dentists as men and women share addresses and seek the latest cure.
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London
Austria
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Wader
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