Mesmerist Con Man Drama Ends With Town Hall Rout
Welsh, a drummer, exposes a fake hypnotist in a town hall show. The supposed expert, Prof. De Cardo, falls apart as Welsh acts uncooperative and forceful, wrecking the act. The crowd riots, the constable arrests the showman, and Welsh flees to Chicago.
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Hey
Ming
Welsh
Do Cardo
de Carda
Tom
Gentlemmn
Thisyndow
Tore Tay
Mng Rabbit
de Cardo
Je Cardo
de’ Cardo
Welw
Pieces of Eight and the Buccaneers Return to Hale Stockade
Jim Hawkins infiltrates the stockade after recovering the Hispaniola from buccaneers. He fights Hands, shoots, and escapes into the night, then aims home to alert allies, only to be captured by Captain Silver’s crew at the door to the log-house where the parrot Finship provokes alarm.
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Amy
Hispaniola
Smollett
Capt. Kidd
Ben Gunn
Silver
Watch
Plint
Ran
Etrick
Alf
Swede and Irishman Spark Storied Parkyard Duel
A Swede and an Irishman, noted locals, argued before the courthouse about ancestral misdeeds. The Swede joked that Irish ancestors were hanged for sheep stealing, while the Irishman retorted their forebears lived in small kingdoms and bragged about petty thefts, as quoted by the Detroit Free Press.
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St. Paul Globe
Sid
Trishman
Detroit
Napoleon's Last Words and Funeral Remains Traced
The article recounts Napoleon Bonaparte's dying words and last wishes, including heart preserved in spirits for Maria Louise and his will remainders. It also notes his ashes transported to France and final interment at the Hotel des Invalides. Nearby, Detroit Free Press discusses the wood pulp industry and its massive US consumption of pulp wood, mainly spruce, highlighting the scale and fate of paper.
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Haycraft
Chicago
Europe
Napoleon
England
Republic
Venice
Parma
Maria Louise
Seine
Louis-Philippe
France
Hotel Des Invalides
Detroit Free Press
United States
Disintegrating New Jersey Stone Roads Demand Road Care
An Albany writer warns that New Jersey stone roads, praised by cyclists, are deteriorating due to dry summers, winds, and lack of hedges. He urges constant maintenance, proper drainage, adequate rolling, minimal clay binding, and a sustained maintenance force to prevent ruin.
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New Jersey
Simmmer
Haa Ling
Infallible test of wheelmen on bad roads crisis
The piece argues that early good roads activism drew support from cyclists who showed the benefits of firm roadways. It claims bicycles revealed road flaws and strained riders, proving horses and cars were limited by mud and poor surfaces, spurring a decade of road improvement under the logic of Better Roads.
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King Mud
Maine creamery skim milk temp study notes fat loss
A Maine creamery representative tested skim milk temperatures by cooling tanks to study fat content. He found skim milk most free of butter fat near 43 degrees. At 40 degrees the fat content rose by one to two tenths of a percent compared with cooler near 43 degrees. Also mentions crop pests often being fungoid in growth.
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Cotn
Maine
Ite
Homemade roller offers thrifty farm aid for easy rolling
Frederick Sibley in the N.Y. Tribune extols a homemade farm roller as inexpensive and practical. The device uses logs and gas pipe journals, with boiler-iron end plates, mounted on a compact frame. A driver seat from an old rake or moving machine provides a comfortable, durable implement for cultivating ground and lifting crop rows.
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Frederick Sibley
N.Y
The Tire Problem Opinion from Hartwell on Wheel Tires
P M Hartwell argues solid broad tires perform best on solid ground while narrow or steel wheels excel in mud or soft soil. He notes rut resistance, traction issues in frost, and advises farmers to maintain two wagons with broad tires for solid ground and narrow tires for mud, preferring tires not over two inches wide for a single wagon.
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Hartwell
Timely Orchard Hints From St Louis Republic Page
Agricultural notes advise letting light reach all fruiting parts, pruning dead twigs, andavoiding overwatering sprays. Emphasizes diverse fruit plantings, quality fruit to market, and soil management with manures. mentions macadam road project costs and highway bureau volunteers.
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St. Louis Republic
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Rex
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Jared
Hands
Tie
Lelong
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