Lively Sea Adventure Aboard Alliance Fire and Monkey Mischief
Stanley Do Boils recalls a terrifying shipboard blaze on the Norfolk to Lisbon voyage aboard the Alliance. A candle dropped into tar and sailcloth sparked a fire while gun cotton dried on deck risked explosion. A misbehaving monkey smeared with tar and gun cotton chased by crew added danger and comic chaos.
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Norfolk
Lisbon
Portugal
States Steamship Alliance
Monkey
Nick
Kingdom Come
Stanley Do
Los Angeles Times
Figtts figs by Vanderbilt and diverse figures in ink
The fragment describes Figtts figs by Vanderbilt as a diversion and notes figures such as Paria and Florence in a curent context. It mentions Mrs William L Howard’s appointment as second probation officer for women in Rochester and Miss Icy Palmer placed in Brattieboro. It also references artist Polaire with unusual remarks on appearance and cosmetic practices.
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Figtts
Vanderbilt
Witherding
Paria
Florence
Beatle
Wash
Rome
Burbank
Sidiee Clare Righter
Aecriegent
Brattieboro
Parisiennes
Mlle
Polaire
Clergy Notes and Church Leadership Changes
Rev George W Burke of Wilmington Del reads the Bible through forty times and now the New Testament fourth time Easter sees Rev W B Belbie succeed Dr Fairbairn as Mansfield College Oxford principal. Rev Dr Corky of London Ireland preaches while eight of his sons serve in Presbyterian pulpits. St Johns Church in New York era Washington will not be torn down soon and Trinity parish will keep its doors open.
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George W. Burke
Wimnington
Del
W. B. Belble
Dr. Fairbairn
Mansfield College
Oxford
Fairbairn
Corky
Londonerry
Ireland
St. John’s Church
Washington
New York
Trinity Pariah Corporation
Notable Writers and Scholars of the era
The article notes Goldsmith earning 800 guineas for Animated Nature and highlights Dr. W. Mitchell at seventy nine remaining active in medicine and writing. It also mentions Professor Goldwin Smith at eighty six, a prolific contributor and former regius professor of modern history at Oxford, who went to Canada forty years ago.
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Goldsmith
Welr Mitchell
Regius
Oxford University
Train and Track Safety Figures From 19th Century Railways
In 1908 mortality on British railways became one death per 76 million travelers and one injury per 2,200 passengers. A 1884 survey found nine tenths of steel ties on the Mexican railway were in good condition, though many were old gravel or coarse sand. Steam locomotive tires wear quickly after miles, while electric locomotive tires reportedly do not.
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Bra’lish
Ft.$a
Miles
English Etchings on England’s Hospitals and Schools
The fragment notes England hospitals spend about £1600 yearly and 100000 children attend school without breakfast each morning in London. It references shipbuilding output for the United Kingdom and cites 1907 figures, with historical notes on Christmas feast restrictions by English clergy.
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England
London
United Kingdom
Science Siftings on Eclipses and Human Energy
A fragment notes in February 209 lunar months there are twenty nine lunar eclipses and forty one of the BUD. It cites two scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology claiming that nine tenths of human energy ends in muscular movement while one tenth is applied as work. They assert each human emotion creates in a delicate machine a distinct electric force they have invented.
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Marsachusetts Institute of Technology
Proverb Fragments From Various Traditions
A fragmented collection of proverbs cites Greek Latin German and Turkic sayings about actions raiment temptation and moral behavior. The text appears as scattered quotations with missing letters and inconsistent capitalization.
Roosevelt's Africa Hunt License Cost and Firearm Details
The article outlines Theodore Roosevelt needing a $250 license to hunt in Africa, allowing numerous animals including elephants, rhinos, hippos, zebras, cheetahs, and more. It describes weaponry like a Remington 35 caliber rifle, transport costs, a 100‑porters retinue, and an Uganda visit with a king and Entebbe band, as reported in Van Norden's Magazine.
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Roosevelt
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Uganda
Secretary Bird
Mr. Roosevelt
Entebbe
van Norden
Remarkably Earnest Lent Observance in a Baby
A humorous round of old newspaper bits contrasts a Lenten tale of a three month old girl who shuns candy meat and theater with other quick quips. Jokes touch Atlas, a nine year old, a hearse during a funeral, and a former baseball player now hunting for listeners to his past greatness.
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Wilbur D. Nesbit
Chicago
Sires and Sons in Odd Ball Studied Family Notes
A verselike miscellany highlights unusual parentage including Par trolmat Chris Melando of Bayonne as a best man at many weddings, Theodore Roosevelt Jr rising from carpet learning to loom, and Hugh Graham of Canada receiving knighthood. It cites Bayard Cutting Sr and tangential noble links, plus cigars by J Pierpont Morgan’s tobacco grower. The piece notes Charles Williams of Guthrie Oklahoma, age seventy, as father to sixteen sons all still at home and named Biblically Moses to Leviticus.
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Dr. Wifey
Partrolmat
Chris. Melando
Bayonne
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Thompsonville
Cogn
Hugh Graham
The
Montreal Star
Canada
Thei Povereign
Gibraltar
Springgeld
Mass
Otto Baab
Bayard Cutting
Legation
Tangier
Copsul
Milan
Hamilton John Agmondesham Coiffe
Earl of
Desart
J. Pierpobt
Morgan
Poe
Cuba
United States
Charles Williams
Guthrie, Okla
Modest Marconi the Reluctant Demonstrator
The article notes Marconi's early lack of learning by heart yet rapid rise at twenty one with wireless telegraphy. He avoids attention, despises demonstrations, and once fled into a carriage to escape a cheering Rome crowd, apologizing to a frightened lady aboard.
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Modest
Marconi
Republic
Rome
London
Water Spurting Oak in Perrysville A Political Oddity
In Perrysville Indiana an oak tree has a steady water jet issuing from a gas pipe at its base. The scene dates to the 1888 Cleveland Harrison campaign when the owner promised tapping the tree if Harrison won. Water has flowed continuously since, suggesting an underground stream with a root opening, per geologists.
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Perrysville
Ind
Cleveland and
Harrison
Hopeless Case and The Stranded Troupe Dispute
A fragment from the Philadelphia Ledger quotes a frazzled actor arguing with a manager about tour debts. The actor claims a doctor had given up on him while the manager presses him to cover footing the ties, noting he signed as walking gentleman.
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Lashjey
Philadelphia Ledger
Competing firm cites sympathy ad after rival blaze
In a Canadian town a dry goods firm burned out in the morning and by afternoon a rival placed an advertisement expressing sympathy for the loss and hoping the business affairs could be adjusted to allow a quick return to normal operations.
The Prime Necessity Airship Riddle
A Baltimore American quip notes that inventors of airships will always face one task regardless of propulsion. The punch line: they must raise the wind. This humorous reflection highlights aviation hype and the challenge of propulsion.
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Baltimore American
Chinchilla Nets Priced Low Despite Farrier Valuations
Consumers question retailers offering chinchilla nets composed of several skins for 3.08 dollars while expert farriers say a single chinchilla skin is worth about 7.20 dollars. The Fur News notes an ancient writer praising wise folk and suggests consulting Brer Rabuit.
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Brer Rabuit
Best known Man of His Time by Century Writer
A Century writer declares Mr. Roosevelt the best known man of his era. He states Roosevelt leaves the presidency as the most recognizable figure worldwide, with name and features known to more people than any other living person.
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Roosevelt
At the Circus Misadventure and a Broken Egg Fortune
A comic exchange recalls a camel’s temper and a fortune lost in misfortune. A judge notes a man’s near millionaire status before an accident, as he explains the egg breaking incident that ruined his chance at wealth.
Theatrical Notes Highlight 1900s Broadway Moves
Ralph Délmore appears in Charles Klein's The Third Degree. Donald Brian returns at eighty to sing in The Dollar Princess. Marguerite Clark joins The Beauty Spot with De Wolf Hopper. Way Down East enters its twelfth season with original cast including Phoebe Davies. George M. Cohan and family lead The Yankee Prince in a full-capacity season.
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Ralph Délmore
Charles Klein
Donald Brian
Marguerite Clark
de Wolf Hopper
Jerry J
Helen Cohan
Josephine
Household Hints From a Bygone Kitchen Column
Household tips describe cheap polishes for nickel fixings using whiting and suggest keeping it in a bathroom closet. They advise slicing soft root vegetables and soaking to revive them, note modern glass or porcelain rolling pins as more hygienic than wood, and describe repairing broken china edges with white lead and a rubber band. The piece also suggests washing lettuce or greens in strong Baltland water to loosen worms or bugs more effectively than plain water.
German Gleanings Highlight Berlin Industry and Orchards
Berlin trials automobile coal wagons where the box lifts and dumps from the same motor. Rent rises over twenty years push old tenants 30 percent below current rates. Werder near Berlin holds the world’s largest orchards spanning about 13 000 acres yielding about 45 000 000 pounds of apples and pears annually. Professor Klemperer founds a movement against boys excess sports linked to rising heart problems.
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Berlin
Werder
Germany
Klemperer
Sporting Notes and Player Moves in Baseball Circles
Dorndndd criticizes marathon racing as dull with two runners. Wilmington exits the Tri-state league to join the Alldn ne. Frank Hudderhath, once a struggling National League umpire, joins the Boutherh j rescue. Johnny Evers delays play until June. If room fails for him and the Cubs, another club may trial him. Cantwell, new Nationals pitcher, from Georgetown University, 20, 200 pounds, over six feet tall.
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Frank Hudderhath
Boutherh
Johnny Evers
Cubs
Cidclonat! Nationals
Uma! Cantwell
Georgetutrn University
Law Points and Constitutional Decisions Cited
The case Nelson versus Blinn holds a statute on property distribution after fourteen years’ absence constitutional. Kibble Telegraph company versus Landphere affirms an injunction against removing or damaging telephone wires strung in a public street when a building moves along the street.
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Nelson
Blinn
Mass
N. E
Kibble Telegraph Company
Landphere
N. W
Ope
The Key of Tebaldo A Venetian love murder tale from the past
The chronicle recounts Tebaldo, a brilliant yet criminal man in seventeenth century Venice who, rejected by a noble family, invents a lethal weapon buried in a key. He uses it to kill the bridegroom at a church ceremony and later harms the betrothed in confinement. Authorities uncover the device, Tebaldo is executed, and the tale preserves the weapon and its key.
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Venice
Tebaldo
Jourpad
Lovers Quirrels Recalled By a Patchwork Joke
A playful exchange likens lovers quarrels to a crazy quilt as Nell and Belle joke about relationships in a Philadelphia Record style quip.
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Nell
Philadelphia
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