Portraits on United States stamps and odd voyage tale
The Williston Graphic notes Washington ten cent and Krunklin other stamp first issues, surveying a gallery of 48 noted Americans with Washington on 25 issues and Lincoln on nearly all since 1866. A Berlin rumor claims the Norwegian yacht accident involved a blow by Lieut. Von Nahnke and a mysterious death by suicide.
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Washington
Krunklin
United States
Lincoln
Tut
Berlin
Norway
Lieut. von Nahnke
Veteran Portland teacher seeks Klondike trip north
One of the oldest women teachers in Portland public schools plans a Klondike voyage to the north. The board of education clerk, a former California Forty-Niner, suggests she carry a cargo of cakes dies cigars and nuts to earn money there. He recalls a prior visitor who cleared $1,000 between Saturday and Monday in California.
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Lortland
Ore
Board of Education
California
Prasce builds electric propulsion canal with chain drive
A Prasce canal uses overhead electric power to pull a chain along a boat, looping through a tunnel for two miles. The system costs far less than alternative propulsion methods and the entire canal spans three and three quarter miles.
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Prasce
End of Jesreelites After Temple Sale on Chatham Hill
SEZREEL S temple on Chatham Hill England funded with 200000 dollars sold for 22500 dollars likely ending the sect. Founded by a man named White who called himself Jesreel sought to gather 144 families of the lost tribes of Israel. He died before completion of the 124 by 124 foot temple.
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Sezreel
Chatham Hill
England
White
Jesreel
Israel
England’s top after-dinner talkers of the past century
Twenty years ago the best dinner table talkers in England were Coyleburn Benjamin Gladstone Manning Roseberry and Dean Stanley. Twenty years before that Macaulay and Carlyle led. In Dickens’ era he ranked highly and Nala enjoyed that distinction briefly before his death. Now there is a dearth of first-rate talkers in the country.
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England
Coyleburn
Judah P. Benjamin
Mr Gladstone
Cardinal Manning
Lord Roseberry
Dean Stanley
Macaulay
Carlyle
Dickens
Nala
Pennsylvania Railroad Builds Massive New Freight Engine
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company designs the largest heaviest freight locomotive at Juniata shops Altoona to haul ore from the lakes to Pittsburgh over the Erie and Pittsburgh road. It rivals Carnegie’s line yet matches standard class A engines in design with double the hauling capacity, marking a major efficiency leap.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Juniata
Altoona
Lakes
Pittsburgh
Erie and
Carnegie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Process claims for making whitewood ultra tough by steaming and upset ting
The vogue method involves steaming whitewood and applying end pressure to upset the cells, compressing fibers into a compact mass. Proponents say wood can be compressed about 75 percent and that timber once unsuitable for carriage building could become valuable through this process.
New Ship Sinking Prevention Model Shown In London
An iron model cargo ship loaded with bricks was shown in London to shipping experts. A large hole was opened, water rose to deck level, and rubber bags fixed under the deck inflated with carbonic acid gas, causing the miniature vessel to rise almost immediately.
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London
Theo
Venice Council Decree On Glassmaking Arts
The text notes that Italians prize art treasures, with Venice under the Council of Ten issuing harsh laws to protect glassmaking secrets. A decree threatens imprisonment for disobedience to remain abroad, and even execution if a workman defies the republic and relatives.
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Council of Ten
Venice
The Bluebells Of Old
Poem excerpt recounts a man yearning for youth and the simple joys of wandering with a memory of bluebells in shade. The speaker reflects on future restlessness and the fading dreams of earlier carefree days, ending with a memory led by a guiding woman in Chicago.
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Futurity
Indians Strike North as Rangers Ride to Stage Route
Lieutenant Lambert joins with Sergeant Dolan and six Texans to chase rumored Indian forces. A courier warns Paloma to Caliente stages are overrun. the group rides hard across the prairie toward the looming ridge as figures of danger multiply.
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Yonder Bluffs
Colin
Lambert
Dolan
Young 'Lexas
Gawd
Lang
Naughton
Lam
Rescue on the Texas frontier and a wounded hero
In a blazing chase, Dolan and Lambert lead a rescue after a stage raid by Indians near Caliente. The siege ends with two rescued civilians and two wounded defenders, while Floyd Walton earns commendation for defending passengers on the Concho stage. Floyd’s mother and cousin bind the family’s pride to his brave act, as Lambert returns from Texas and Esther weighs her feelings amid tension and whispers of romance.
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Bert
Mere Dolan
Lambert
Dolan
Pass Christian
Floyd Walton
Fourth Cavalry
Concho
Sweet
J. X. Lambert
Teenth Infantry
Walton
Caliente
Col. Sweet
Lampasas
Wilherelle
Co. Sweet
Floyd
Eny
Antle
Katosie
Bart
Floyd Cowl
Col. Scrogge
Walton— Bell
Gewd
Cme
Capt
Close
Katesh
Esther
Mlainly
Katesie
Limbert
New Orleans
Texas
Cromwell Line
New York
Crescent
Waring
Winder
Women Run the Government In Russian Commune
A Besjukow district commune around Sesyakow convent in Smolensk shows women voting and holding offices with men emigrating for work. Women manage farm and household tasks and govern effectively as men observe from public assemblies. The note contrasts with a later English sighting of the 1832 dragon fire meteor phenomenon in Great Britain as described in Youth's Companion and 8th Louis Republic.
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Rasia
Smolensk
Sesyakow
Besjukow
Sesjukow
England
Great Britain
8Th Louis Republic
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Instant Relief for Feet
A vintage ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful swollen feet corns and bunions. It claims quick sting relief and comfort with new shoes and hot tired feet. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package offer from Nita Olmsted of Leliey New York.
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Allen
Nita
Olmsted
Leliey, NY
Fragmentary crime note hints at confession or joke
The readable snippet hints at a misquoted phrase about fish in tea and a refusal, with mentions of Philadelphia North and Americans Dale. The damaged text lacks clear facts, names, or events to form a coherent summary.
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Philadelphia North
Dale
Blood Purity and Health Claim for Neonedicine
A health claim promotes Neonedicine as a pure nourishing blood purifier. It asserts blood quality affects nerves digestion sleep and skin conditions and encourages readers to try Hood's Sursapy villa as a superior remedy.
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Hood
June 9 Ballot Vote Ending Welcoming Weekend
Local election primer notes a voting window ending on June 9 with community groups urging turnout. Officials in the region emphasize civic engagement and provide guidance for voters at polling sites.
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Colorado
Paloma
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