Friend of the Boer Dr Leyds Aims to Foil English Policy
Dr W J Leyds, secretary of state for the Transvaal, is described as a powerful, anti English figure who has won German favor and helped advance Transvaal independence. He is portrayed as a key negotiator with Germany, shaping Dutch and German interests in South Africa. The passage also extols goats as soil improvers and livestock, urging widespread goat herding to reclaim unimproved American lands and boost profits.
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W. J. Leyde
W. J. Leyds
Transvaal
Joseph Chamberlain
England
Dr. Leyda
Leyda
Germany
William
Kruer
Dr. Leyds
Money in Keeping Goats for Profit Across the Nation
Uncle Samuel’s Department of Agriculture highlights goats as a low-cost, high-profit farm venture. It notes U S demand for goat skins and by products, with only about 500000 goats in the country mostly in Texas and western states. Goats thrive on coarse forage and rugged terrain, offering potential expansion in a largely underdeveloped industry.
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Samuel
Department of Agriculture
New York
United States
Texas
Oregon
New Mexico
California
Colorado
Nevada
Federal Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Arctic
Alaskan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Manila cigars win favor despite low price in Milwaukee note
Gen Charles King's Manila cigars, once sold as 2 centers in Manila and praised by the general, are described as pure, well made and affordable. Dresden German smokers reportedly buy Manila cigars for about 10 cents each, while import costs push prices higher in the U S. The Milwaukee Sentinel reports officers initially resisted but grew to favor the Manila weed.
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Havana
Charles King
Manila
Gen. King
Dresden
New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
Key West
Milwaukee Sentinel
Arctic expedition diary reveals tough walrus diet at Franz Josef Land
The diary of F G Jackson recounts long Arctic winters where walrus meat proved tough and iodine flavored. Daily routines included freezing animal blood for soup and discarding the fat, with the narrator mocking the idea of serving such fare to a London club man to gauge reaction.
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Arctic
Epicures
Franz Josef Land
F. G. Jackson
Whistle On Egg Cooker Invented For Boiling Eggs
A new English device for boiling eggs uses a small canister with a basket that holds six eggs. When the eggs are cooked the unit whistles loudly and keeps whistling until removed from the pan.
Vast Rock Salt Mass Reported Beneath Galicia Hungary
The largest body of pure rock salt is said to lie under Galicia Hungary. It is described as about 550 miles long, twenty miles wide and 250 feet thick.
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Galicia
Hungary
Alaska Fertile: Early Vegetables Prove Profitable
Government stations in Sitka Kadlak and Kenai report Alaska soils can support large scale farming. Seeds from 100 varieties produced excellent yields with oats barley clover and turnips thriving. cattle adapt well. native berries offer strong flavor for potential markets.
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Kadlak
Kena Peninsula
Coast Range
Department
Alaska
C. C. Georgeson
Denmark
Sitka
Skaguay
Professor Georgeson
Georgeson
Hotel Servants are Honest Says Milwaukee Guests
A New Orleans hotel head clerk recounts a guest couple from Milwaukee who accused staff of stealing a ring. After investigations, the ring was found in a trunk at home, prompting a sincere apology. The tale underscores how guests often wrongly blame hotel staff, while honest chambermaids recover valuables.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Milwaukee
Lost Child of the Miamis a Frontier Tale of Frances Slocum
Frances Slocum, abducted in 1770 as a child from Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, grows up among the Miamis and marries She-pan-can-nah the Deaf Man of the Osage, bearing four children. Her life spans distant lands, with mixed white and native ties, until her death years later in 1888.
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Frances Slocum
Wilkesbarre
Wabash
Ind
She-pancan-nah
She-pah-can-nah
Mah-conesquah
B. Broulliette
O-tah-was-shing-quah
Tah-co-nah
Edam Cheese Origins Hint in Regional Tale
A brief note describes Edam cheese as a familiar table presence while teasing the backstory of its birthplace and the cheese’s distinctive round shape and bright color in a regional vignette.
Queer Japau Ifeat Funeral Rites Discussed
An obituary fragment notes Yoshibumi Fuki I. J. N. died in his native district. It discusses his funeral customs including timing for services, flower offerings, and whom to invite. It mentions a simple tomb inscription and the involvement of relatives and a priest in the rites.
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Yoshibumi Fuki I
Mystery Revolt Test Sparks Powder Fire Hoax
Fragmentary text describes a chaotic event with a supposed revolutionary plot in Mexico. A government marshal and field commander supposedly led a march as a fake powder charge was prepared, later revealed as bogany sawdust and graphite to fool inspectors.
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Mexico
Delly
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U.S
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Cook Inlet
Onat
Holland
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