Black Cat Prize Contest Opens in Boston for Thrilling Short Stories
The Shortstory Publishing Company of Boston offers 84,200 in cash prizes for unusual experiences and thrilling adventures written to appeal to Black Cat readers. Entries must follow published conditions and the contest closes March 31. The firm mails free conditions plus 5 specimen stories and references to interested writers nationwide.
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Shortstory Publishing Company
Boston
Mass
Black Cat
America
Shortstory Publishing Co
High-Martford St
Posteriori on a Play and Nome Mining Folder
A boy’s essay on a violent play contrasts with discusses a Klondike Nome mining district map folder issued by the Northern Pacific railway. The folder offers sailing dates rates and Alaska steamer diagrams and urges early agent contact in Portland or St. Paul for Nome travel.
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Klondike
Northern Pacific Railway
Nome
Nome City
Seattle
Tacoma
N. P. Ry
Alaska
Puget Sound
Middle
Pacific Coast
A. D. Charlton
Portland, Or
Shas. S. Fee
St. Paul
Minn
World Rich Men Around the World in Golden Book
The London Spectator assesses global wealth, noting German and Austrian princes with vast fortunes, retired monarchs in exile, Russian merchants, Indian zemindars, Chinese crypto millionaires, Empress Dowager wealth, and rising fortunes in Spain’s South America, Mexico, and Brazil.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Orleans
Don Carlos
Africa
Kimberley
Rand
Cairo
Asia
Smyrna
Damascus
India
Naples
Li Hung Chang
China
Singapore
England
Spanish South America
Chile
Mexico
Brazil
London Spectator
Ships Claimed by the Wave The World's Merchant Losses
A British government report shows ships lost at sea last year. Great Britain, with over 12 million tons afloat, had the lowest loss rate 2.23 percent while Germany follows at 2.38 percent. US and Germany contend in tonnage totals as Austria Hungary and Russia trail.
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Great Britain
Mercantile Marine of
Germany
United States
Austria-i Hungary
Russia
Global tax rates cited in a New York Herald column
The article lists several nations with their tax rates in a brief table. Italy shows 4.54 percent, France 4.48, Holland 4.62, Spain 5.01, Norway 4.55, Sweden 4.06, the United States 4.14, and another at 3.63 percent. The source formats the figures in a compact, numeric sequence.
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United States
Itally
France
Holland
Spain
Norway
Sweden
New York Hierald
Fascinating Cairo through centuries of history and culture
A Century magazine sketch extols Cairo from its Fatimid origins to Abbas Pasha, praising its romance and enduring allure. The piece notes Cairo as a meeting ground for winter visitors, its rich heritage from Saladin to Napoleon, and its blend of old and modern life with museums, mosques, music, and hotel comfort.
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Califs
Fostat
Abbas Pasha
Mehemit Ali
Cairo
Egypt
Saladin
Napoleon
Alexandria
New Babylon
Heliopolis
Mecca
Nile
Khedival
Venice
Hind
Catro
Orient
Europe
Paris
The
Riviera
Wych Hazel Correct Term for Hamamelis Virginica
Meehan's Monthly clarifies the plant's correct name as wych hazel rather than witch hazel. It traces historical usage from wych hazel elm and the old world wyches chest wood to the modern wych elm, noting language reformers caused the confusion.
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Meehan
England
Montana
Reindeer Race Rival for Horses in Russian Sport
A Golden Penny report claims reindeer outpace the fastest Derby horse, with speeds near sixty miles per hour for short distances. A St. Petersburg merchant builds a course for this new sport, foreseeing harnessed sleigh excitement in Russia.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Fragmented Argue Tone Strands In Puzzling Exchange
A garbled excerpt shows two speakers trading curt remarks about faces and gratitude. The fragment hints at a dispute or insult but lacks context, names, or events to identify a clear article subject or outcome.
Europe’s Emigrants and the Americanization Puzzle
The writer argues successful European emigrants quickly become American, while failures stay European. Chicago’s immigrant pockets show lasting national traits, yet those who succeed acquire a carried American identity that reshapes youth and ideals across a single generation. The future will reveal whether European influence fades or endures.
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Revue Bieve
Dezree
In Memory of Bill Anthony Monument Contract Awarded
C. M. Travis of Nyack wins contract to erect a monument over the grave of Bill Anthony, hero of the Maine, at Evergreen Cemetery. Project promises a pennerent style memorial honoring the famed figure.
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C. M. Travis
Nyack
Bill’ Anthony
Maine
Everegreen
Bill
Anthony
Monument to be erected for shipwreck hero
A granite four by three foot monument funded by a wealthy New York donor will be built with rough rock face, two sprays of oak leaves and an anchor. A raised panel will bear the inscription reporting the ship is blown up and sinking, the hero's name, birth and death dates, to be completed in February.
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New York
New York World
The Bit r Bit A Scam In An Auction Room
A detective watches cheap fake watches sold as solid gold in an auction. A con man buys them for two dollars each, then explains his scam: posing as an elderly seller, he advertises sound solid gold watches, and thieves pay ten dollars for costs, buying the stock and losing to the con man.
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Elgin Works
Caricature of Kipling and heat endurance
The piece discusses extreme heat tolerance, noting the human body can endure 212 degrees Fahrenheit due to skin conductance and perspiration. It claims some men withstood 800 degrees for minutes with no injury, illustrating limits of heat exposure.
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Herat
Pardons in Alabama Tied to Consumption Claims
An Alabama newspaper reports that about half of the state pardons are granted to convicts on the basis that they suffer from consumption. The piece notes the prevalence of illness cited as a reason for clemency and highlights concerns about the mercy system.
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Alabama
Dry District in Liverpool Amid Liquor Ban Seeded
A Liverpool district home to about 60 000 residents enforces a prohibition on intoxicating liquor sales. The measure restricts alcoholic beverage availability within the area and affects local commerce and social life.
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Liverpool
Cat’s Warning Prevented Kisthardt House Fire
Early morning fire nearly gutted the Kisthardt home as hot coal from the kitchen stove ignited carpet. The family was awakened by a roused cat whose meowing drew attention to the blaze. Had flames reached the pantry containing dynamite, the house could have exploded.
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Kisthardt
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Dyspepsia Cure Adwarns on Transvaal News Buildup
An observation mocks dependence on English cables for Transvaal war news and likens costly efforts to free themselves to dyspeptics chasing cure. It advises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for relief. The Winton belief ties to the century ending.
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England
Transvaal
Ear conditions and cures for deafness and catarrh
An article discusses deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh, offering Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back guarantee. It also notes various medicines, medical claims, novelty storage of hops, and general health tips, including Kipling’s full name and other advertisements. It mentions Owen’s rail upgrades and Maine spool factories with birch spools.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Lovely Book Free With Two Cent Trial From Western Weekly
Denver Colorado based Western Weekly advertises a gorgeously illustrated mining book free with a two cent stamp trial subscription. The offer promotes weekly stories of adventure mining news and scenery as the tenth year comes.
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Rocky Mountains
Western Weekly
Denver
Colo
Corn Wheat Feedstuffs Promises Higher Yields
Corn wheat claims to out yield corn and match wheat meal with superior fattening qualities. It would solve fattening hog and cattle needs in wheat country. Suggested spring sowing like wheat, potential yields listed. Seed price 10c per pound or 5 per pound. Address M. J. Shields & Co., Moscow Idaho.
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M. J. Shields & CO
Moscow
Idaho
Rock Rapids Dog Prefers Fishing Over Land Games
A Rock Rapids dog loves fishing, heading into the water to catch fish in its mouth and bring them back as its favorite pastime.
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Rock Rapids
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