Naval Mysteries of Early American Warships
The article surveys puzzling naval disappearances and disasters from the early U S Navy era. It recounts Sunboats sent to war with Tripoli in 1805 including No 7 missing after leaving New York. It notes the Moongahela tidal capsize in 1887 at Santa Cruz and the Wateree carried inland to a tropical forest. It covers the Saratoga's disappearance after leaving Philadelphia in 1780 following a brief prize haul and a pursuit.
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Navy Department
Tripoli
New York
Ogelvie
Sandy Hook
Santa Cruz
Frederichstadt
Philadelphia
James Young
Delaware Capes
Young
Exhilarating Winter Sports Banter Across Cultures
A tourist from New England boasts about winter sports while a Turk replies with a joke about Armenia staying parties. The exchange, cited by the Kansas City Times, reflects playful cross cultural humor.
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Turkey
New England
Armenia
Kansas City
Wealth and Health Coveted Across Social Lines
Quote from St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes that many poor men covet rich wealth while most rich men covet poor health, reflecting social tension and desire across classes.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Man swears to tell only the naked truth
A man vows to live by complete honesty in all encounters, but his blunt truthfulness alienates friends and strangers alike. After a long day of offended exchanges and sharp retorts, he resolves to outlie everyone, embracing a new aim to deceive to fit in.
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New York
Cor
Philadelphia
Europe
Paris
Chaplallen
Animal History and the Isolation of Continents
Henry Fairfield Osborn argues in Century that ancient landmasses acted as isolated islands, shaping mammal diversity. When connections appeared via bridges like the Mediterranean, Arctic routes, or the Panama Isthmus, animal ranges expanded much as human races did, driving long histories of interchange and competition.
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Africa
Mediterranean
Arctic
Panama
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Got Even With the Lawyer
In Camden Maine two neighbors Dr Huse and Judge Thayer clashed over a legal case. The judge, acting as counsel, kept the case continued repeatedly incurring costs. Later the judge faced a felon and again hired the doctor. He quipped that he was still “co co continuing it” as the case dragged on.
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Camden
Huse
Thayer
George
Locating His Home: Fifteen Minutes Past City Limits
A passage from the Chicago Tribune signals a character’s attempt to locate a home beyond the city’s edge. The dialogue places distance at about fifteen minutes beyond the map’s visible boundary, suggesting a distant or undefined residence.
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Chicago Tribune
The Landlady's Mistake Seaside Lodgings Anecdote
A visitor at a seaside lodging discovers an item left behind. The landlady calmly claims the item is the guest’s, sparking a brief exchange. The tale, cited from London Chronicle and Brooklyn Life, hints at mistaken ownership and social improvisation.
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London Chronicle
Brooklyn
Cheap Excursions West With Land Sales Pitch
An advertisement promotes weekly cheap excursions to the North and West. It touts a district where farmers thresh 58 bushels of wheat per acre, selling flour from the machine at 80 cents per bushel, yielding 6.40 per acre. It then offers land at 12.50 to 18.50 per acre and provides contact in Washington Iowa for more information.
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J. P. Thomas
Washington
Iowa
N. W. Corner Square
Foley's Kidney Cure Claim for Kidney Troubles
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Kidney Cure will cure any kidney trouble not beyond medical aid and states it is sold by all druggists.
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Foley
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Naval Mysteries
United States
Dougherty Bros., Clothiers
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Under the Rose
Pausanias
Xerxes
Greece
Minerva
C. S. Lemmon
J. A. Harwood
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