Yellowstone Park Praise and Imperial Natural Wonders
The piece extols Yellowstone as a national treasure praised by President Roosevelt for its untouched wilderness and tame wildlife. It traces Bridger’s legendary tales, notes geologic history from sedimentary layers to glaciers, and highlights 3600 hot springs and famed geysers like Old Faithful, Giantess, Fountain, and Minute Man.
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Missouri River
Kansas City Journal
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Bridger
Jim Bridger
Roosevelt
Yellowstone Park
Ilsue
Origin of Man in Dinka Myth Revealed in 1902 Notes
Lord Cromer’s 1902 Egypt and Soudan reports describe Dinka religion along Behr el Ghazal. Deng-Dit and Abok head a divine lineage with Kur Kongs Gurung-Dit and Ai Yak. L’wal Bur rajok, Abok’s mate, shapes humans from fat, defying Deng-Dit. The tale ends with L’wal’s pursuit and a bird severing the heaven-earth path.
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Egypt
Soudan
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Abok
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Ai- Yak
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Lida
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Grant visits log cabin moved to Forest Park before fair
General Frederick Dent Grant toured his boyhood site in St. Louis County examining the relocated Dent farm log cabin known as Hardscrabble. He identified the former room uses from his childhood, noting the dining room parlor and upstairs parents’ and brothers’ rooms in the time-worn dwelling.
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Frederick Dent Grant
Dent Farm
St. Louis County
Forest Park
Art Palace
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St. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Prison Visit Sparks Grim Joke From Burglar
Mayor Low and a clergyman visited a state prison where a burglar in his cell was approached with a solemn question about future hopes. The prisoner replied that by the time he leaves jail he will be too old to break into anyone's house.
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Low
New York Times
Submarine boats traced to Civil War inventor Henley
The Washington Post notes a Civil War naval record shows a Confederate officer's submarine similar to modern designs. Henley, who built the craft, attempted to pass beneath a blockading ship but sank with seven comrades in nine fathoms. Bubbles marked the wreckage as recorded in naval archives.
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H. L. Henley
United States
Henley
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Washington Post
Strange Punishments for Tax Evasion in Europe
A southeastern Spain town Candete publicly burns tax papers and faces a cavalry arrest of all men after tax protests. In the Pyrenees 8000 warrants target wine growers amid tax battles tied to wine prices. A Siberian Schemonopewskoye town forces 1400 residents to repair roads and streets. In Prussia resistance to German teaching leads to a dragoon occupation of Buk.
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Cartrere
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Ideas Of Australian Judge Gems Of Thought In His Address
Chief Justice Sir Joh Madden of Australia is noted for his mellifluous jury address. In a Melbourne breach of promise case the judge offered remarks about women and amorous suitors. The jury awarded $1,500 to the plaintiff, who sought $25,000.
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Joh Madden
Australia
Melbourne
Sir John
Adieu to France and the Parting Voyage
A fragmentary verse scene laments departure from France Rochelle with imagery of sunlit seas and spring. The speaker hopes for return while fearing fate and records a farewell gaze toward beloved land. Names and phrases hint at wartime sentiment and distant horizons.
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Brance
Rochelle
Eucalyptus Warned Near Springs By French Agrarians
At a National Agricultural Society of France meeting M Lamey warned that eucalyptus trees threaten springs by absorbing water and clogging conduits. He cited cases where roots penetrated pipes and grotto fissures near St Ferdinand. He urged keeping eucalyptus away from springs used for homes or irrigation.
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National Agricultral Society of France
M. Lamey
Cogsmos
Pigs Feet for Sleep: A Doctor’s Odd Remedy
A New York neurasthenia specialist recounts a Siamese minister who slept poorly for a month. He cites a winter case of forty two days without sleep and credits digestion from pigs feet eaten three hours before bed for restoring restful sleep. The doctor notes no asserted medicinal virtue, only digestive calm aiding slumber.
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Washington
New York
Neurasthenia
Extravagance of Treating in American Life
A Springfield Union editorial dismisses the habit of treating at saloons as a costly social flaw. It argues men spend to display generosity, buying drinks not wanted to prove friendship, while a German custom of paying for one drink only could be a blessing.
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America
Springfield
Mass
Union
The Earth and Man Poem by Stopford A Brooke
A short poem reflecting on nature and humanity's resilience through sun rain wind and warmth. It contrasts life and love with desert and drought, noting ten thousand years have left the mind younger than a boy and praising simple hope and trust as timeless.
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Almple
Stopford A. Brooke
Editorial Gazaboo Demands Wide Press, Fish Eggs Inserted
Cartoonist in a Cincinnati Commercial Gazette spoof recalls a demand for a three column wide editorial and 300 fish, but he delivered 400 fish eggs instead. The exchange mocks editorial limits and art constraints with humor.
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Gazaboo
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
First Steps in Learning to Run an Automobile
The dialogue notes two steps: obtain life insurance and secure a large repair fund. It frames insurance and finances as initial prerequisites before operating a vehicle, though the statements mix practical and tongue in cheek guidance. The source presents a conversational pairing rather than a procedural guide.
Miggles Old Makes Only Kind They Produce Gotrox Remarks
Gotrox keeps humor sharp with constant quips as Miggles Old critiques unfold in a light, columnlike exchange. Wiggles Yx appears in the surrounding banter, shaping the scene with playful commentary.
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Gotrox
Fragments from an editor’s satire on belts and editors
An extract exposes a satirical piece on a Texan editor named Rein and his joke about wearing a belt instead of suspenders. It mocks corpulent editors and ridiculous fashion fears while lampooning other editors and stereotyped national figures with playful but sharp tone.
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Texas
Rein
Sarcingia
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