Leadville tale and wild frontier prank ends with real dynamite
A winter tale recalls Leadville frontier rogues who feigned a store brawl to frighten a Boston visitor. A joker grabbed a real dynamite stick by mistake as a fake bomb exploded, yet the dynamite burned harmlessly. The man kept his nerve and became a legend. The piece veers into salmon prehistory and balcony taxes in Germany, then Roman balcony lore.
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Leadvile
Frontier Tough
Boston
Sonny
Hades
Thia
Leadville
Local Officials and Lodge Listings in Troy Area
A scanned roster lists officials for multiple wards including Mayet Milea Burk Aldrivees and Wim. Hampe, with roles such as Clerk and Treasurer. It also details supervisors, town clerks, magistrates, and various legal and civic officers, followed by fraternal lodge meetings and religious church service schedules in Troy.
Giant parasitic bloom Rafford rafflesia fascinates nature
A historical summary details the giant flower Rafford Rafflesia discovered by Sir Stamford Refer and companions in Sumatra. It notes the plant’s parasitic flower with no stem or leaves, its carrion odor, rapid growth, and the insects drawn to pollinate it.
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Sir Stamford
Refer
Benedeen
Sumatra
Lady Ramies
Dr. Arnold
Robert Brown
Rafflestar Arnold
Amazons
Trinidad
Crow and Old Isaac Tales From a Virginia Inn
An old Virginia hunter Crow brags of shooting a deer from his piazza spot with a bullet exit near the ear. Old Isaac quips the tale, then warns crowds to keep paces. A later note mentions the German Emperor breakfasting on a salted top loaf and a charcoal bun called Lueta Bye.
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Crow
Virginia
Isaac
The Beck of Refuge In the Sandwich Islands
Fragmentary text mentions a Boot calieu tie and a criminal reaching a rock. It notes safety while he remains there and references his family, with unclear surrounding details.
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Sandwich Islands
Etiquette Rules For Table Manners From Aboard Aboard
Don not smoke a cigar while eating soup. Do not fasten your napkin around your neck. It is now customary to wear a collar there. Do not pick your teeth or a quarrel at the table. Do not put your elbow on the table. If at a loss where to put it, put it in your pocket. Do not eat your meals with your fingers at a boarding house. Try your mouth, you get the taste better. Do not put your knife in your mouth. If no room on the table, balance it on the shoulder of the person next to you.
Danger in Nose Glasses Warns Oculist
A prominent oculist warns that pino-nez nose glasses are dangerous to wear. Constant rubbing of the projection against the eyeball, especially with a cord, can cause eye injury, sometimes permanent. He advises placing the projection on the front of the frame to avoid harm.
Carrier Pigeon's Flight Captures Pacific Wonder
A San Francisco man, H. Worth, sent a carrier pigeon from San Francisco to Manila via Honolulu and Nagasaki, Japan, in a closed basket. Released 10 miles from San Francisco, the bird returned home in 1.5 hours, five hours ahead of the steamship’s arrival.
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Pacific
H. ©. Worth
San Francisco
Manila
Honolulu
Naganaki
Japan
Testing machine to measure tensile strength at League Island
The article notes a test machine to be erected at League Island to break a six inch iron bar and measure tensile strength in tons pounds and ounces. After the strain and shock it will break a horsehair to indicate the required rupturing tepalan. Waterloo Trophy is mentioned with Roots Grays and recta Webs as carriers.
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A& Wonderful
League Island
Distinguishing Ranks in Civil Branches of the Navy
Officers of the civil branches resemble executive officers in insignia by the bands of gold lace on the cuffs and the same rank count. The civil branch omits the curl above the lace rows and differs by colored spaces between them: medical scarlet, accounting white, engineers purple, naval instructors light blue.
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Accountants
Engineers
Hebting novelty lamp with alternating wicks
A Hebting novelty lamp uses a large wick and a small wick. The main wick burns while the small remains extinguished. When the lamp is no longer needed, the large wick is turned down to ignite the small wick, which burns until the main wick is raised again and takes over the flame.
Oldest House in England near St Albans Abbey
The Oldest House in England stands close to the River Ver about 250 yards from St Albans Abbey. Built around 796 in the era of King Offa of Mercia, it is over 1,100 years old. It has an octagonal shape with an oak upper portion and thick-walled lower sections. Last century it was famed as a cockfighting resort and at one time fortified.
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Taurmur
Ravenue
Munater
Westphalia
Rome
Maenius
Cato
Flaccus
Thia
Ver
St. Albans Abbey
Offa
Mercia
Thue
Persuasion and Determination in a Humorous Tale
Mr Staybolt argues that waiting for good luck is a grave error and that success comes only through effort and action. A witty milliner’s ad writing reveals clever craft and a focus on business, while a lover’s note shows unintended haste and a social rush.
An It Sounded to Her
A fragmentary dialogue shows John Henry dismissed from work and urged home to his wife and children. The misquoted line hints at marital tension and a domestic dispute underlying the scene.
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John Henry
Tle
Japanese Wood and Havana Travel Notes Mention Kitaki and Polyphemus
The article references kitaki as a hard Japanese wood used for fine work and ship frames with scarcity driving price increases. It notes Havana traffic by horse, peseta exchange rates, and a ship named Polyphemus described as a ram torpedo-boat with minimal superstructure. It also mentions ministers at a gathering in Indiana and a yard number for a cruiser allied to the English fleet.
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Polyphemus
I Navy
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Grifea
Burma
Selen
Iive
D. Noel Paton
Ross
Orry Officials
Avin
Town Cleck
John Deimilng
George Liebier
Atoeeger
Wim
Aehultea
Nighwase
H Kuhlmann
W. Mille
K. E. Jacobs
R C Morriss
C.F. Edwardson
Edward Joneph
Suations of the Peace
Fr. Jarvin
Robert
H. OC. Kersay
Robert Holllany
Pould Maater
Fred Schuler
Troy Lodge
A. M
Masonic Hall
Werner
Hy, Beanmauer
Wmf
C. G. Suir
Neilson Lodge
T. OO. Oo. F
Denono
N. G
Ran'r Witchamsor
Pisgah
LO. O. F
Frank Coutina
Rox’? Williamson
AMI PY
A. Teste
Droli’e Hall
Tharedlay
Gro
P. Suataon, VC
Avocust Duc
Germania Lodge
U. O
1. B
Hennan Garth
I. M
Faev Eireur
Mayflower Lodge
H. Muets Secon
Jes. M. Bosomworth
Riggin
Thos. H. Beil
Troy Dist
Uroil's Tall
L. Bnttorr
J. A. Cantor
United Mine Workers of America
Troy
Central Hall
Citizena
Lawa Association
Wad. Verran
Auwanutha
Baptist Church
Loo Rom
Aniday
Rey Jas. Qaboine
Wsa
McCallom
Terian Church
Arvices
Thea W. Hynea
G. Pisasman
SY. Paul's —Praschikg
L. W. Dornae F
AT. Jerome's Catholioc
Aag. Forster
Epworth
Methodist Qharoh
Bealniereets
Mui
Elberaatly
Julia & Beli
Miles Garena Davy
J. G. Hells
Waterloo
Battle of
England
Mr. Staybolt
Hevan
Havana
Ule
Ind
Alabama
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