Origin of a Famous Phrase Dark Tarzan Tale and Frail Legal Anecdotes
A fragmented historical sketch traces the origin of the phrase dark terran through a tale of 19th century gamblers and a horse named Pete. It recounts Flynn the trainer, a betting scene, Judge Me Minaniva declaring a "dark charge," and a front-runner win followed by controversial outcomes. It then shifts to notes on copper sulphate use to kill weeds in ponds and a courtroom quip about pleading guilty, illustrating quirky, era-specific anecdotes.
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Flynn
Flinn
Fiyon
Pete
Me Minaniva
Apha
Palawan
Aa Ruen
Wulphate
Kew Coreens
St. James’s Park
London
London Mall
The Maddest Man on a Mount Ver Fron New York Car
A crowded Sunday subway ride at One hundred seventy seventh street ends with a polite gesture from a plainclothes officer. A sturdy man of foreign extraction holds a baby and then passes it to his wife, who takes the child for the rest of the trip toward New York City.
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New York
New York Times
Obelisks of Egypt and Cities Around the World
The article notes the Egyptian obelisk at Central Park and others in Rome Paris and London. It traces origins to Ramses II circa 1344 BC and mentions about forty two known obelisks, some badly broken, with scholarly views that the obelisk symbolized the supreme god. It also alludes to ancient Egyptian monotheism and the veneration of the obelisk in their religious practice.
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Central Park
New York
Rome
Paris
London
Rameses
Amorinb
Stuyle Wbourt
Smokes Inspector Report From City Odd Years Past
A crooked report from a city smoke inspector describes thirty days of inspection with claims of good quality tobacco. The document, signed by Courker Juan aL, reflects irregular procedures and unclear instructions, illustrating questionable local governance in a bygone era.
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Chicago
Courker
Juan al
Mond Sheet Music Then and Now Edge Paste Reimagined
A playful note discusses restoring a worn sheet of music by pasting a decorative edge design. It imagines a long lasting effect for a household music collection, referencing a fictional company and the charm of vintage song sheets.
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Winulla
Wall Street Blind to America’s Surging Wealth
Washington Times argues the United States shows unmatched wealth from wheat to steel and railroads, with exports, credits, and industrial output rising. It dismisses fears Wall Street can manipulate or drain the nation’s economic tide, calling such notions blind.
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Wall Street
Tta
Tate
Europe
International Credits Mountain High
United States
Washington Times
Defense by cadet expansion and national guard plan
Speaker Champ Clark argues for adequate defense without a large standing army. He favors doubling West Point cadets, obligating war department officers to train university students, and educating more youths at West Point and Annapolis. He also supports a well equipped national guard for national use. He cites Swiss efficiency and cites mobilizing forces as a cheap, effective insurance. Evening Wisconsin
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Champ Clark
San Francisco
West Point
Secretary of War
Weat Point
Annapolia
Wiscons
United States Trade Policy Needs Foreign Market Drive
Securing foreign trade, especially with England and Germany, hinges on understanding foreign customer needs. The United States, long protected by tariffs, has not developed a robust foreign sales force and must remedy this to capture a fair share of global business.
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England
Germany
United States
Sad Blow Shifts Tax Outlook for Republicans
A setback to Republican plans emerges as income tax figures come in below earlier estimates, signaling a tighter fiscal outlook for the party and raising questions about policy momentum and revenue projections.
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Philadelphia
Takes Thee for Businces
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Wilsuc
Ules
Liege
Mauds
Wiliueils
Income tax denounced by half a million victims
The text notes strong opposition to income tax from about half a million people who suffer under it, arguing a testable income would be fair and those bearing the burden deserve relief.
Strassburg Cathedral A Christian Epic In Stone
The Strassburg cathedral stands as a monumental Gothic vision in Upper Alsace. Its 600 foot spire rivals modern skyscrapers and dominates the landscape with delicate open stonework and a 40 foot diameter rose window. Begun 1176 and completed 1439, its grandeur outshines many European churches despite later restoration regrets.
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Rattle
Alance
Bat Ile
Straneburg
Marter
Strassburg
New York
Alsace
Minster
Europe
Reims
Executed Comrade's Wish Recalled After 52 Years
In Laurel last week William Thurston, Civil War veteran from Philadelphia, visited the relatives of James Riggin to tell of his comrade's death at Gettysburg and share the final message they promised each other. Thurston located Mrs. B. B. Sirman of Laurel, a niece of Riggin, after years of searching.
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James Rigein
Laurel
William Thurston
Philadelphia
Riggin Io Laurel
Riggin
Gettysburg
Thurston
B. B. Sirman
Del
Phihidelphia Record
Coal Tar: From Waste to Wood Preservative Discovery
About a century ago coal tar, then viewed as waste, was boiled in a still to collect volatile products. Two oils emerged heavy and light. the heavy oil proved useful as a wood preservative for submerged and underground structures, notably piers and wharfs.
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Au New Necht
Frederick Accum
Stage Humor In Modern Theaters
Stage humor has shifted from fifteen to twenty years ago. Charles HL Hoyt describes a different comedy type. Coyne and McGee, a duo in an upstairs Third Avenue theater, entertain New York audiences. Joe Coyne is now a London and local favorite. McGee recalls a money-making scheme as Coyne artfully dramatizes a stake.
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Charles HL
McVee
Coyne
New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Abolition Across Regions Cites Death Penalty Endings
The text lists several places where the death penalty has been abolished, noting Rhode Island and Michigan among U S states and several European nations including Italy Switzerland Sweden Norway Denmark and Portugal. It also mentions multiple nonstandard dates and regions with varied historical timelines.
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Rhode Island
Michigan
Maine
Wisconsin
Kansas
Wolland
Saxony
Helguin
Italy
Switzerland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
War debt relief praised for fallen soldiers heritage
A wartime message says those who die in the trenches will be freed from debt and that their sacrifice will relieve them of supporting the war debt. It asserts the fallen will leave a lasting legacy for their children across generations.
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Yphis
Houston
Future of Mighty Russia and its Untapped Wealth
A Saturday Evening Post essay argues Russia holds vast unexploited natural resources and a larger population than the United States, yet its exports lag and its government is both weak and corrupt. It suggests capital might profit from Russia’s resources if political conditions improve, but warns revolution looms as a real threat.
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Baresia
United States
Sta
Gonda
Russia
China
Petrograd
Japan
Saturday Evening Post
Commander's Chess Lesson on Paria Trenches
In Paria General Joffre encountered two soldiers absorbed in a chess game. He ordered a pawn move and a following push, despite not having played for months. The players obliged, and the game ended with the home team’s triumph.
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Paria
Joffre
Making Rugs From Goats for Angora Hides
A Farm and Fireside contributor explains converting Angora goat hides into rugs. The process begins with drying the freshly skinned hide stretched on a board, then soaking to soften, fleshing on a box, rubbing with egg whites, and treating with alum and saltpeter. The hide is stretched and dried again for 24 hours before use.
Cats Remain Serene Amid War's Turmoil in Belgium
A visitor to Belgium notes war's odd effects on pets. Isolated villages show many cats intact while lean wolfish dogs vanish with their owners. A roadside barricade bears three cats calmly washing their faces. The scene contrasts calm domestic life with battlefield destruction observed amid the Kaiser's campaigns.
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Belgium
Little Germany and the German Migrations Dream
The passage recalls mid nineteenth century promoters hoped to build a German state in the American West to preserve their kultur. Missouri Illinois Texas and later Wisconsin were seen as potential homes but immigrants did not reclaim the idea as Yankee settlement expanded, and Little Germany never became a mapped place.
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Germany
Deutschtum
Missouri
Illinois
Texas
Wisconsin
New York
Oblique Statute Argument in Court Sparks Debate
A criminal case sees an attorney clash with the judge over a statute. The judge notes the argument conflicts with the law while the attorney insists the statute is oblique.
Rare case of alexia memory loss reported in NY journal
The New York Sun details a rare alexia case where a patient born in the U S could not recall recent written content or proper names. Doctors Goodhart and Cimenko link the condition to a left parietal lesion in the angular gyrus, noting selective visual and memory impairments.
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B. Gondhart
New York Medical Journal
United States
New York
Doctor Goodhart
HL Cimenko
Hell
Tuberculosis Wandering Tramps Labeled Pitiable
Scientific American reports Dr J T Lanza in Public Health Studies on tuberculous vagrants who travel across the Southwest seeking work. Young men wander from Arizona to Colorado or California, spreading infection as they move seasonally, with little relief or effective control.
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JT. Lanza
Puhlic
United States
Arizona
Colorado
California
Stole Pie Fifty Years Ago At Confederate Reunion
W B Gornto of Barney returns from a Richmond Confederate reunion bitterly disappointed he cannot find the woman he stole a pie from fifty years ago. He recalls an all night march and a window ledge pie snag that left a scar on his hand as a memento of the lady’s resentment. A subsequent thief nearly lost fingers to a butcher knife threat while Gornto kept hold of the pie.
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W. B. Gornto
Barney
Richmond
Mr. Gornto
Mr. Gornta
Wild Strawberry Praise Through History and Folklore
The piece notes the wild strawberry’s superior flavor, quoting Janak Walton on its perfection and reflecting on cultivation’s limited impact on taste. It recounts a tale of the Duke of Gloucester, later Richard II, asking for strawberries from Ely about 1483 during royal council.
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Janak Walton
Duke of Gloucester
Richard II
Ely
Hotborne
Quay Story Told by Cartoonist Clifford Berryman
Clifford Berryman of the Washington Star recalls a tale about Senator Quay of Pennsylvania. The cartoonist says he asked how Quay kept his seat amid rivals, to which Quay replied that he never kicked a friend to please an enemy.
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Quay
Clifford Berryman
Washington Star
Cartoons Magazine
Washington
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Senate
Dan
Real Life Society Girl Joins War Nursing Effort
A society girl leaves her privileged life to become a war nurse, with friends noting she quit after feeling there was too much scrubbing. She hopes to return home later, while some call her a hero or a glamorous figure.
Sol Smith Buscell’s early push for spending money stories
The future famed comedian Sol Smith Buscell, then known as Master Solly of the Feak Family Bell Ringers, received no pay beyond board. After nearly two years the act’s organizer Peak offered five dollars a week, warning Solly not to tell his wife.
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Sol Smith Buscell
Feak
Master Solly
Peak
Bill
Solly
Survey Maps Strawberries Major US Districts
The department of agriculture identifies eight key commercial strawberry districts: central California, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware, southern Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Virginia, and the Ozark region. Early production starts in central Florida from December to March with Florida and Texas regions joining by March. Louisiana picks up mid March and lasts about two months, then Tennessee Virginia Delaware Illinois and Maryland lead May shipments as the peak carload season arrives.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
California
Tennessee
Maryland
Delaware
Louisiana
South Carolina
Virginia
Ozarke
Florida
Texas
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Bright Salesman Seals Early Store Success
A local jeweler fires an experienced worker and hires a fresh high school graduate who quickly impresses the owner. After a week, the clerk reports selling five plain band rings at the inside price of 18 cents. The proprietor remarks the youth might become a capable salesman.
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Frank
AI Palesman
Harper's Magazine
My Smile and the Poise to Tote
A playful piece notes that a smile remains fixed on the face despite misfortune and chores. It humorously contrasts limitations like dancing or singing with the stubborn, cheerful expression that invites a friendly, world smiling back. The quote attributes the sentiment to Judd Mortimer Lew ig in the Houston Post.
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Judd Mortimer Lewig
Houston Post
Lost cook leads to a hopeful home search
Mrs X, unable to find a replacement cook, phoned in vain as dinner was nearing. She met a neatly dressed colored woman who listened and asked for the address, then urged her to look in the glass to see if her cook had returned home. The encounter offered a glimmer of solution.
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Boston Transcript
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