Obscure Quotations and Fashionable Notions From Notices
A wry collection of vignettes and opinions on culture, science, and society. The piece references Bryce, Tesla, Shaw, Twain, Carnegie, Murat Halstead, Mecklen, and various events, with notes on Japanese courtesy, shore leave in New York, and a critique of Britain’s auctioning of naval ships. It also discusses Italian excavation proposals and a broad critique of modern progress.
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New York
Tialsreet
Grant
Peril in Modern Safety Laws and Natural Orders
A cryptic reflection on dangers beyond conventional steam and electricity. The author warns about unseen risks when following seemingly correct laws of nature, hinting at misread signals and the fragility of progress.
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Gorlld
Witer
Glenis
Natere
Old Time Health Doctrines Face Modern Medical Rhetoric
The piece parrots a chorus of 19th century health fads from chewing and slow eating to bathing with soap and cold water. It mocks medical authorities who urge abstinence or splashy cures while grandmothers’ rules linger. Artemus Ward’s quip hints at public gullibility amid shifting advice.
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Faust
Mr. Gladstons
Dr. Fletcher
Los Angeles
Fifm
Ellison
Methuselah
Old Parr
Artemus Ward
Artemus
Pinochle's Ithaca rise man hits big with clothes and loans
Ithaca's Aston Wells aka Pinochle built a two decade rise from thrift goods seller to a major local clothier and moneylender. His shop stocks affordable suits and outerwear, with prices slashed to clear debtors' funds. Fraternity men and well-off students rely on him for quick cash, betting, and overdue loan collection. However, large loans and absconding borrowers test his collected accounts as he maintains strict debtor tracking.
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Oda
Neefs
Cornell
Cornell University
Aston
Ploochie
Wells
Ithaca
Pinochle
Waterways spur huge ore trade and new loading tech
Editorials discuss the 1905 ore shipments from Lake Superior mines to Lake Erie ports totaling about thirty four million tons, surpassing Suez Canal traffic. Docks at Buffalo and Erie unload 2200,000 tons per navigation season using electric machinery and large five to ten ton capacity buckets, with bins for 250,000 tons, transforming loading methods and enabling giant vessels.
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Lake Ruperier
Lake Erie
Suez Canal
Buffalo
Erie
Buffalo Dock
Seltfilog Basketa
Mississippi Valley
St Louis Globe- Democrat
Investigation of Railway Accidents and Public Inquiry
The article argues that distrust undermines railway accident investigations and remedy efforts. It calls for independent public inquiry, possibly by an engineering official from the army, to overcome legislative hurdles and prevent repeat disasters like the Atlantic City drawbridge incident and the New York Central derailment.
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Atlantic City
Natlama
New York Central
Merida Millionaires Tied to Yucatan Henequen Wealth
The article explains Merida in Yucatan as a hub of wealth from henequen with forty millionaires, about one per 2,000 residents, while Campeche leads in production. It notes U S imports of 95,834 tons in 1908 valued at 14.3 million dollars, and discusses production costs, profits, and the plant’s resilience. A joke about a man at a wealthy table closes the piece.
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Yucatan
Mexico
Werlda
Yurtan
Merxico
Merida
United States
Campeche
Chispas
New York
Tiger Medicine and the Maharaja's Famous Tiger Tale
In Under the Sun Percival Landon recounts a striking legend from Jammu about Ik the tiger. A white bag of powder, a stealthy escape, and a dramatic return as the beast bayed for its “medicine” while Nadaun’s guards gaped.
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Jammu
Percival Landon
Nadean
Nadaun
Ife
Nedamn
Pia
Time by the Porelosk and a Turried Woman
A fragmentary, archaic style snippet shows a judge remarking on divorce and a man’s lack of use to a pretty feragie Bervuntt. The text hints at a legal or social drama with strained phrasing and unclear context.
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Porelosk
Chanjee
Mutual Service Mohawk Story From Indian War describing Capt Robert Benham 1778
A dramatic account from The Ohio River author recounts Capt Robert Benham during 1778 in Ohio, wounded in both legs, hiding in a fallen tree, cooking food with improvised tools, and exchanging a risky, life sustaining vigil with a comrade who crawled and shared arms and water. After days of peril they sought rescue along the Licking River and were eventually taken aboard a boat to Louisiana, with a sharp exchange about orders and dinner.
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Robert Benham
Ohio
Ohio River
Benham
Beneham
Licking River
Louisi]ie
Vocal Power in Pennslyvania Ledger Voice Debate
Fragments from a Philadelphia Ledger letter page show critics arguing about vocal power and delivery. The text is garbled but references a speaker named Budiey Tia and a general call for clearer, stronger public voices amid unclear context.
Conviction of Mayor Sormitz Sparks San Francisco Shame
The Chicago News editorial condemns the Sormitz administration and the Schreiber Ruef era, warning that bribery and factionalism polluted city governance. It urges citizens to demand honest leaders and condemns those who empower boodlers, stressing public duty and accountability.
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San Francisco
Schhreitz
Abe Ruef
San
Sebmits
Chicago News
Public Land Thieves Run Rampant in Uinta Coal Lands
A front page dispatch accuses Eastern led corporations of seizing coal lands in Utah through force and gunfire, citing widespread public domain theft. It names Senator Mitchell of Oregon and other powerful figures as participants, calling for accountability and punishment to deter such crimes against Uncle Sam.
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Utah
Thuber
Ben
Mitchell
Oregon
Sam
Hanmpert
Murder Threat Sparks Fear in Freeport Streets
In Freeport Illinois a man fires at Mrs Harmelhagen as she walks with her baby. He mistook her for a woman who rejected him, fatally wounding her while a passerby helps, a case described as a crime of heat and mistaken love.
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Ecem
Eecurela
Mra
Mdng
Hamalbegen
Freeport
By & Atranger
Harmelhagen
Hhatts
Aamis
Humelhagen
Stotesbury
Kansag City Journal
Tiis
Tattooing Through Time And Across Cultures
The text surveys tattooing as an ancient practice fading in many places yet surviving in select studios such as Bowery shops in New York. It notes religious meanings in some societies and prints examples of varied styles, purposes, and noted practitioners across Japan and New Zealand, with a hint of modern entertainment and romance tales interwoven.
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Permar
Bowery
New York
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Iowa
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Mark Twain
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William
Andrew
Philadelphia
Mark Twola
Murat Halstead
Schiitz
New York Evening Mail
William Vreece
Hamner
Waldstein
Cambridge University
Ths
Merculahewin
Pinecelz
Pennsylvania
Chicago Tribune
Mehida
Mutual Service
Jils
Philidelphia Ledger
Sormitz
Zona Houmelhagen
Danevir
Treon
Egbert
Muaqueradiig
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