Polar Contrasts In No Ace Enkimon Planta and Animale
Describes abundant flora and fauna in a prehistoric climate, noting many plants and species near equator shift regions as continents warmed. Includes observations on birds and mammals, with references to fossil life traces and global climatic transitions described by Garrett P Servisa and a Spokane Spokesman review quote.
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Anette
Hirtaorer
Crete
Pth
Pan K
Ios
Beth Onethird
Haimes
Soma Bar
le Pinnte
Seine
Heds
India
Aiftien
Eises Bey
Ethan
Aerd Dee
Jay Cibo
Ube
Pavel
Vst
Garrett P Servisa
Spokane
David and Goliath slang tale stirs Sunday revival crowd
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Billy Sunday retold the David and Goliath story in slang during revival services. The tale prompted additional collectors to be appointed as listeners reacted, with Sunday lampooning Saul and the Philistines and portraying David as a fearless hero who slays the giant with a stone and sword.
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Burlington Gazette
Billy Sunday
Wilkesbarre
Ouve
David
Goliath
Saul
Dava
A Regular Gentleman’s Orl Lar
Cedar Rapids Republican notes radical temperance critics unhappy with Roosevelt trial outcome while acknowledging vindication. Excerpts recount questions about liquor in Roosevelt’s home and a “regular gentleman’s cellar” amid broader protests over alcohol. Some critics mock the notion of gentlemen’s liquor as a moral standard.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Load For Load and Brows Drink to Drive Away Croudes
A fragment notes that Load For Load and Brows drink as a chosen habit, claiming it drives away his croudes. The line uses a coined phrase tie exchanges one toad for another, suggesting a swap of troubles rather than a clear event.
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Brows
Houston
Sranserdpe
Oddball Wordplay From Historic Notes Among Varied Quotes
A jumble of garbled phrases and misread names from an old newspaper page presents quirky snippets. The text references Mabel, Matt An Example, and dish related wordplay, with stray lines about travel, chatter, and calendar mentions.
Battling Spiders Show Complex Web of Defense and Escape
The New York American reports on spider combat revealing tactics and survival drives. When webs exhaust, spiders invade neighbors to steal silk and set up new homes, often ending in retreat or death for the defender. The invader usually wins, though defenders may hold briefly in desperate clashes.
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New York American
Carlyle and the Sea A Carlyle Moment on Chelsea Embankment
The author describes meeting Thomas Carlyle on the Chelsea embankment in 1876 as he gazed at the Thames. The exchange reveals Carlyle’s reserved nature and a striking remark about the tide as a sign of returning to “the great sea of God.” He walks away slowly toward Cheyne Row, leaving a vivid impression.
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John Foster
Thomas Carlyle
Reot
Chelsea Embankment
Thames
Aurllesa
Neal
Cheyne Row
Byron's Burned Memoirs and the Memoir Plot
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that Byron’s Memoirs, entrusted to Thomas Moore after the poet’s death, were consigned to the flames by Moore. It suggests future readers faced with Byron’s complex and lofty works may never have access to the unaltered records, given the losses and edits in the wake of Moore’s discretion.
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Byron
Errathe Geniny
Thomas Moore
Yvenius
Philadepita Ledger
Young English statesman urged to work hard in faces
A London visitor described a young English statesman by a donor in New York as needing to push a bill despite weak party support. A confidant warned that such action might cost party backing, to which the youth reportedly replied he could cross to the other side if needed.
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New York
Wrughington Star
Indiscreet Listener Sparks Talk Of Money Size
In a fragment from Loudon Stray Stories a host questions Mrs. Nuryche about discomfort under her shoes as a child probes why she seems loftier since coming into money. The exchange hints at gossip about pride and entitlement.
Amid or among usage debated in Annapolis dispatch
The Baltimore American weighs a language note from Annapolis arguing that amid serves better than among when a guard is among lieutenants. The brief quip highlights phrasing choices in reporting and editorials.
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Annapolis
The Lure of Work and a Quote Mix
A fragmentary quote compares work to a fascination, noting the pull to keep it nearby and the pain of giving it up. The text blends lines attributed to Jerome K. Jerome and a Florid Times reference, though wording is garbled and incomplete.
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Jerome K. Jerome
The Bears Journey and Odd Bits From Jungle Town
A playful tale begins with Mr Bruwn White and Mr Bruin Brown planning a motorcar ride to Jungle Town but ends in a comic mishap. The page then shifts to varied notes on ancient Greece and Egypt, Empire trade, the first coffee English mentions, and a New York hotel scene. Also included are a word game variant, a party proverb activity, and a detailed version of Buck the Indian sporting drill with captains and ring tactics.
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Bruwn White
Bruin Brown
Rodayty
Charles
Martinique
Falsmnda
Portrait Guessing and Scrapbook Ideas From a Past Page
A description of a party game called Portrait where a hidden player asks yes or no questions to guess a chosen name. It also offers guidance to start a scrapbook with jokes sketches anecdotes poems and short stories to collect clippings for a valued notebook in later years.
Birthday party game dances around cake table
A birthday party game features all joining bands dancing around a table holding the birthday cake. The dancer who loses balance tumbles and knocks the cake as everyone laughs at the mishap.
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Bolda
Whirl of the Tornado Versus Cyclone Usage
In a Cleveland Leader piece, scientists debate the term tornado versus cyclone. They note the tornado’s narrow path and 200 mile per hour spins, while cyclones in tropics span hundreds of miles at sea or shore. The public largely prefers cyclone.
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Weat Indies
China Sea
Tropics
Cleveland
Prisoners Cipher Cracked by Accidental Discovery
The piece describes a jail cipher found by a deputy who wrapped a strip of paper around an octagonal lead pencil. By aligning parts of letters on the edge the inmate had created a readable sentence. The method used simple letter fragments and a pencil wrapper to conceal and reveal the message.
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Dalles News
War veteran recalls retreat at Chattanooga in own words
A veteran recounts a Chattanooga action where a man returned to camp seemingly unwounded and accused of cowardice. The man insisted he retreated in good order and joked that if he had stayed home watching his wife sick would have seemed worse to observers.
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Chattanooga
Cap’n
Story of St Pauls Cathedral First Stone and Resurgam
The article notes a singular fact in St Pauls history. The first stone ordered from the previous cathedral ruins came from a sarcophagus bearing the word Resurgam. This prophecy was fulfilled as a new marble monument arose from the ruins, echoing the vow I shall rise again.
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St. Paul's
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Umbrella Scheme Cited Amid Diamond Handle Theft Claim
An admiring friend exclaims about a 40 umbrella with a gold diamond studded handle, and a Merce lookalike man warns that if it is taken it could trigger a grand larceny charge per the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Domestic Ethics and Moral Warnings
A man should be ashamed of himself when he tells a falsehood to his wife and she believes it. But he isn't ashamed, he is encouraged. New York Journal. A man may outwit another, but not all the others. La Rochefoucauld.
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New York Journal
Blasting Caps Danger Told To Miners Children
June Deemer et al discuss blasting caps dangers to children and minors in mines and quarries. The piece urges education and safe handling, noting caps explode easily, sever fingers, blind, or kill, with examples and cautions against biting caps or handling them in pockets.
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Hia
Wlingg
Chicago
June Deemer
Ondeagn Bacord-Herald
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Buck the
Atratagem
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