Five Pound Lamp of Diamond Earth From Kimberley Stirs Astonishment
A New York diamond dealer, Benjamin W. Levy, recounts buying a five pound lump of diamond bearing earth from Kimberley. The specimen, found by Kaffirs laboring for a South African mine, allegedly contains forty large diamonds and many smaller stones, with potential value up to six million dollars per ton if fully rich. Levy describes the extraction, concealment, and risky escape routes to bring the prize to the United States, noting the stringent local penalties for diamond theft and the challenges of assessing commercial value without internal inspection.
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South Africa
Nemas
Kimberley
Levy
Africa
Kaflire
Jano Jake
Severnal
Christianis
Zula
Christiania
Mr. Levy
New York
High Hats Among Women in Baden Village Traditions
In Hizthal and nearby Baden galleys women wear tall felt hats as daily attire. The hats, handed down through generations, stay in excellent condition and are tied under the chin. They are believed to aid health by regulating airflow over the head, and do not cause baldness as some male hat wearers assume.
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Germany
Hirthal
Solonach
Grand Duchy of Baden
Thir
Hizbal
Hyon
Hizthal
Sohonach
Christinita
Secrat
Diamonds Lost in a Kimberley Mine Scheme
An account describes a cache of gems seized by customs near Gapetown. A Kaffir allegedly bought the stones from a murdered man, with diamonds hidden below the earth, guarded by mine overseers and the buried spoils shared by groups of workers. The narrator notes deadly enforcement and strict codes among the miners.
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Customa
Kaffir
Kaftira
Levy
Mr. Levy
Luz
Kimberley
Roy
Three headed snake seen near Elizabeth Pennsylvania
Dr Shaffer Iowa naturalist adds a unique three headed anake to his collection. The flat of its kind ever discovered, all heads equal and joined to a single body. Discovered by farmer William Price three miles from Elizabeth, Penn while repairing a fence. He found a snake egg case, broke the eggs, and a three headed snake emerged before being killed.
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Shaffer
Iowa
William Price
Elizabeth
Penn
Price
England's ugliest man named as ex-MP Sir Richard Temple
A fragment notes an item carried home and later shown for days in Shafer's drug store at Elizabeth before being sent to Shaffer's brother, the town naturalist. It then calls Sir Richard Temple, former MP for Kingston division of Surrey, the ugliest man in England.
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Shafer
Elizabeth
Shaffer
England
Sir Richard Temple
Kingston Diviasion
Surrey
Bizarre Early 20th Century Tech and Science Notes
A collage of inventions and facts from early 1900s: from luminous inks for night signs and pneumatic cycling shoes to a San Francisco air slip plan for New York trips in forty hours. It notes 8000 London children tested for vision, sun diameter change impact timing, and a joint effort by the U S Naval Survey Harvard and Cornell to determine precise longitudes with twenty stars observed in Washington Harvard and Cornell.
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Chicago
Italy
Las Mora
San Francisco
Je Dealian
Board of Trade
Liga
Peanos
M. Berthelot
Mount Sinsi
United States Naval Survey
University of Harvard
Civil Engineering College
Cornell
Washington, D. C
Harvard
Fanny College Boys Stir West Philadelphia With Barber Pole Pranks
University of Pennsylvania students, mocked police by stealing and parading a barber pole along Woodland and Lancaster avenues. They denied theft, were taken to a patrol box, released with the receipt, and later repeated the stunt in other districts. A sergeant alerted stations to halt arrests of crowds with barber poles.
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Asveral University of Pennsylvania
Woodland Avenue
Lancaster Avenue
Polia
West Philadelphia
Knights of the Locust
Philadelphia Record
Barber uses elocution lessons to pass dull barber duties
Owasso Mich barber DL A Warren at the Ebbitt introduces a novel service. Instead of talking to customers he pays his three daughters to recite poems while customers get shaved. When customers arrive Annie recites Sheridan's Ride or The Polish Boy to entertain the gentleman.
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DL. A. Warren
Owasso
Mich
the Ebbitt
Annie
Sheridan
Washington
Sir William Martin Conway Reaches Himalayan Peak Record
Sir William Martin Conway, who has gone to Spitzbergen, claims a new Himalayan altitude record by summiting Pioneer Peak at 23 000 feet after eighty four days on snow and ice. He traversed three great glaciers outside polar regions and notes altitude limits did not impair breathing when chest expansion remained free.
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William Martin Conway
Spitzbergen
Himalayas
Pioneer Peak
Polar
English Illustrated Magazine
Soldier’s life honored in Oneida County tribute
William J Briggs a long serving veteran from Bridgewater Oneida County New York writes a certificate praising Dr Williams Pink Pills. He details long illness after service including liver and digestive troubles, night terrors, and nervous debility. He credits Pink Pills with restoring health and urges others to seek relief.
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Briggs
Tribune
Hornetlaville
Oneida
York
William Hf
Bridgewater
G. A. HW
Heldgewater
Oneida County
New York
William J. Briggs
Tom
A. Ry
A. Ae
New York Artillery
Phyaloln
H. Seifert
Dr. Williams
Dr. Willitsa
Williama
Whitdver Natura
Midnight Ride Ends In Theater Refusal
Mrs Wheeler, alone on her bicycle at 10 p m, enjoys a solitary ride on dark roads and says she will finish by midnight. The next evening she questions James Wheeler about going to a theater, defending her self respect against his suggested insult.
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Puck
Purely Mental
A compact, fragmentary note states Tam has a mental affection and is in love with Miss Blue nose of Boaton, reflecting a humorous or diary style claim from Fuak. The text is garbled but indicates a personal sentiment about a romantic attachment.
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Tam
Miss Bluenose
Boaton
Fuak
Corn responds to liberal fertilization for better yield
Corn is a vigorous feeder and responds well to liberal fertilization. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fertilizers containing not under 7 percent actual.
Potash prospectus for profitable farming revealed
A small book explains a trial plan for farming with potash. It claims low cost and reliable profit through its use on crops in the United States. German Kall Works lists 93 Nassau St New York offering free mail fragments to interested farmers.
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Chess Farma
United States
America
Fragmented Hopeful Voices and Patchy Ads in Local Notices
A cluttered page snippet shows residents describing rides and funerals while an array of ads promotes patent medicines and remedies. Names like Mir Waysmith and others appear amid financial pitches and local commentary, reflecting a rough collage of a small town paper.
Fragmentary notes on a 19th century apothecary catalog
The text lists various remedies and substances with names like Temple Court, Winslow's Syrup, Cascarala, and liver regent products. Mentions of persons such as Mr Cahiyy Jobin and Giorgius tS Antare appear among scattered phrases. The fragmentary OCR hints at patent medicines and tonics advertised or described for domestic use.
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Acta Hal
Parsons
Rosa
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Southern Real Estate and Financial Journaly
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Union Benevmicial Association
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