A Sandstorm Over the Southern Pacific Work Camp
Jasper Packard recounts a near shipwreck journey to the Yuma area during Southern Pacific railroad construction. He details desert travel through deep sands, a growing sandstorm, a moving restaurant car, and a brutal night in a box car as a massive sand cloud swallows the landscape.
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Southern Pacific
Yuma
A. T
Great Eastern Desert
California
Colorado River
Ehrensberg
Arizona
Dos Palmas
Jasper Packard
Gold Treasure Tales From the Sea and Timber
A colonial sea tale recalls ships ashore with vast riches, from 1799 losses of £140,000 to presents of £700,000 and jewels. It notes recoveries, medals, and earlier plunder in James II era, plus an 18th century Dutch find. It also mentions a railway construction train and village-like depots during tracklaying.
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Skynner
Bank of the Fly Islands
South America
England
Australia
Fall Fashion Rush Hats and Garibaldi Styles Sweep Europe
English and French fashion press report a craze for rush hats trimmed with vel vet rosettes and for Garibaldi bodices and blouse waists in silk and soft wool. Descriptions note red dominates palettes, yoked and banded bodices, blue surah designs, and popular wrap styles with lace flouncing, jet embroidery, and tailored cloaks.
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England
France
Garibaldi
London
Paris
Sarah
Considerate Rats and a Blind Elder in Outbuilding
In a rural outbuilding a sight-impaired elder rat appears frail with ragged ears and a torn tail. A younger rat tends him, bringing food and guarding him. When danger nears a dog bark prompts two younger rats to drag the elder to safety under the shed, preserving the family patriarch. Reported as a true and curious tale from Danbury News.
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Danbury News
If Men Never Married Till They Could Support Children
A reflective remark on marriage and responsible parenting suggesting that strong family foundations depend on financial and educational readiness. The statement emphasizes practicality over social expectation and calls for prudent family planning.
Lorgeine Baby Food Praised For Happy, Plump Infants
A dated verse advertises Lorgeine baby food, praising its effect on infant happiness and appetite. It extols the product as a safe nourishing option that soothes babies by day and night, promising relief for mothers and a healthier look for children.
Lawyer's Insanity Plea in Horse Theft Case
A Mississippi lawyer recounts defending a horse thief by insanity plea after arguing medical jurisprudence authorities. The judge notes no insanity evidence, joking that only the counsel’s selection might show insanity, as described in Harper's Magazine.
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Mississippi
Toner
Harper's Magazine
Revival of Deaconess Office at St. George’s Church
St George s Church the largest Episcopal church in New York and pastor Rev Mr Rainsford has revived the ancient office of deaconess Miss Julia Forneret a Canadian lady is named to this role She will devote herself to mission work visiting the sick aiding the poor and assisting in tenement houses The move is a new departure in the Episcopal church and may inspire other devout women to follow.
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St. George’s Church
New York City
Rainsford
Julia Forneret
Forneret
St. George
Garret
Episcopal Church
Hugging parties boost church funds spark controversy
The Modern Society column notes a novelty craze in the United States with church fundraising hugging parties. Prices vary by age and relation, from 35 cents for girls under fifteen to up to $2 for “another man's wife” and discounts for widows or old maids, with two minutes per hug.
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Modern Society
Gir
Persian nobleman walks from Teheran to Warsaw on foot
Hassan Dshenedei arrived in Warsaw after walking from Teheran to Warsaw on foot. He pledged eight months for a Teheran to Paris trek and has completed six and a half months. He traveled via Moscow, walked along the railroad track, and swore an oath not to use any conveyance to fulfil his venture.
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Hassan Dshenedei
Warsaw
Teheran
Paris
Moscow
Dr Spencer F Baird As Prolific Author In History
Dr Spencer F Baird was a prolific author with over 1200 titles across diverse genres including publications and scientific works, reflecting a vast output in his career.
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Spencer F. Baird
Memoirs of Cluseret Reveal Commune’s Military Collapse
Special correspondence recalls General Cluseret’s Paris arrival on March 18 and depicts the Commune’s leadership as incapable and venal. It profiles Bergeret Assi Rossel Dombrowski and the Jacobin Delescluze, describing failed artillery, weak cavalry, and a disorganized war effort amid political vanity.
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Cluseret
Paris
Place de l' Hotel de Ville
Bergeret
Assi
Rossel
War Ministry
Robespierre
Bonaparte
Napoleon
Dombrowski
Commune
Delescu
Commuards
Delescluze
Eudes
Delesciuze
Quevoulez-rous
The Poets Lives in a New Hampshire Tower Studio
In a high tower study in New Hampshire E C Stedman writes with sea and sky as his backdrop. Mornings are spent composing while afternoons offer boating flying socializing and exploration of the island’s lanes and beaches.
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E. C. Stedman
New Hampshire
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New York
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