God Will Sprinkle Sunshine Behind the Cloud
A Riley verse urges comforting fellow men in trouble with warm greetings and practical cheer. It counsels embracing friendship, sharing laughter, and trusting that God will spill sunshine after clouds. The speaker contrasts bright and rainy days and encourages accepting life as it comes.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Thousand-Odd Hero Cat Saves Fred in Grocery Robbery
In Indiana Farmer a14 year old, Fred Harkins, faces a midnight robbery at his father’s grocery. A masked stranger demands the thousand odd in the safe, but a gun misfires when his cat Tom leaps into action, saving Fred and wounding the robber. The criminal is captured, and Fred credits Tom with the life‑saving act.
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Fred Harkins
Charley Green
Red
Charley
Jerry
Fred
Hough
Pred
Werry
Rascal
Tom
Mr. Harkin
Mr. Harkins
H’m
Mr. Greene
Greene
Charlie
Odd
Indiana Farmer
The Matabele Campaign Notes From Baden-Powell
Excerpt recounts a skirmish at Umgusa where two men fight a Kaffir, a fatal shot misses the narrator as a gun barrel nearly at the tree catches his attention, and he ends with possession of a knobkerrie and a photographer’s image from Major General Baden-Powell.
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Umgusa
Baden-Powell
Curious Poison Ezcal Causes Sudden Death Without Pain
A description of ezcal a South American poison used by certain Indians. A grain induces an irresistible urge to move in tight circles until the victim collapses dead. No pain is felt though excitement is extreme.
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South America
Unhealthy Sections of India Report Details Harsh Death Rates
A recent report outlines extreme health conditions in British India. In the Surma valley with about 2.5 million people there were 75 000 births and 84 000 deaths in 1808 while the Assam valley saw 71 031 births and 85 000 deaths.
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India
British India
Surma Valley
Assam Valley
Irish student comments on posthumous works definition
An Irish student notes that posthumous works are those an author writes after death. The remark offers a concise definition emphasizing works published following the author’s passing.
Moving the Wheat Crop in a Gigantic Global Industry
The article surveys U S and Canadian wheat production and export, noting annual shipments around 250 million bushels and forecasting growth. It details farm practices, elevator systems in Minneapolis Duluth Chicago and Buffalo, rail lake transportation costs, and the vast scale of storage and shipment to New York Boston Baltimore Philadelphia and Montreal.
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United States
Canada
William Crookes
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Great Britain
America
Russia
India
United Kingdom
Europe
Australia
Argentine
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Stannard Baker
McClure’s
Ing
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Seaboard
Northwest
Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
New York
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Duluth Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Bom
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