A Vision of Vines at Wellock and Hampton Court
The article describes the duke of Portland’s renowned vine collection at Wellock near Worksop with a Syrian Frapes branch weighing about nineteen and a half pounds. It notes a gift to the marquis of Rockingham at Wentworth House carried by four peasants. It also mentions the Rex Hamburg at Hampton Court producing 1500 to 2000 branches, with a peak of 2200, and an age akin to the oak with 100 years in prime.
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Wellock
Worksop
Duke of Portland
United Kingdom
Pensert
Marquis of
Rockingham
Wentworth House
Hampton Court
Hamburg
Ship Gender and The Sailor's Lady Tradition
The article discusses how ship gender varies by language with many Romance languages assigning feminine forms while Teutonic and Scandinavian languages treat ships as neutral. It suggests Greek influence from Athene and notes English sailors call ships a lady though not all agree. The piece cites facets like waists and laces as feminine attributes used metaphorically.
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Athene
Sue
Collier’s Weekly
Growth of the Telephone System Through the Years
The article notes rapid expansion of telephone exchanges and instruments, with 3,500 independent exchanges and over 750,000 instruments by year end. It traces growth from 60,878 telephones in 1880 to 1,006,000 in 1898, and telphone wire mileage rising from 137,222 miles in 1885 to 1,158,000 miles at the start of this year. It adds that the United States leads globally in telephone use.
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United States
Hardwar Pilgrimage Draws Massive Crowds From Sacred River
Hardwar sits on the Ganges as it leaves the sub Himalayas to the plains. The pilgrimage season ends March and begins April with a major fair that blends commerce with religion. Usual attendance runs around 200000, but every twelfth year the crowd swells to about 2000000.
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Hardwar
Ganges
Sub
Himalayas
Hindustan
Edinburgh Lords Shine with Lamp-Post Dignity
The local government in Edinburgh displays lamp posts bearing city arms for the leading officials. Two posts stand outside the lord provost residence while bailies dean of guild convener and treasurer each have their own posts to light their precincts.
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Edinburgh
Language dictionaries boast vast word lists
The article notes English dictionaries contain at least 260000 words, followed by German about 80000, Italian 35000, French 30000, Spanish 20000, with Arabic among Oriental languages having a richer vocabulary than English.
Snowstorm Delights Melbourne Citizens
Melbourne experiences its first snowstorm, a novelty to residents who, despite light fall, enjoy snowballing and the unusual winter scene in the tropical city. The event is noted with amusement by the Melbourne News.
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Melbourne
Melbourne News
Steamer Of 4200 Tons Built Shipments Reach Lake Baikal
A new engineering triumph involves constructing a 4200 ton steamer, shipping it by sea to Russia, and transferring it to rail for final placement. The vessel was launched in Lake Baikal, Siberia, about 5000 miles from St. Petersburg.
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Lake Baikal
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Cockroach Wafers a Simple Old Remedy
The New York Evening Post notes an old method to control roaches using common red wafers available at grocers. Insects eagerly eat the wafers and die from the poison’s effects.
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New York Evening Post
Ocean Areas and Their Reported Sizes
The record lists ocean areas with figures: Pacific 71,000,000 square miles Atlantic 25,000,000 square miles Indian 28,000,000 square miles Antarctic 8,500,000 square miles Arctic 50,000 square miles.
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Pacific
Auantic
Arctic
Unclear fragmentary item on equipment and weights
The readable text lists weights and items such as 22 0 pounds chorus tubes and 500,000,000, M watches with boxes 160,000 Ace. The garbled OCR offers insufficient context or structure for a full report.
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Rigswend
Municipal Matters: Cities Planned Projects and Civic Notes
Philadelphia plans adding 400 policemen and parks allow more bicycles while Hartford builds a 1 million dollar bridge and Denver hires a 65 000 armory. Cleveland to spend 50 000 on a coal dock. Athens 200 000 cotton factory. Baltimore to build a minor penal institution. New England cities may unite to aid Boston harbor. Milwaukee funds a law library. Richmond offers 50 000 for a street railway franchise. New York and Brooklyn suffer mosquitoes. Charleston to build Sea Island cotton mill. Wilmington trolley lines clash. Baltimore Ancient Mechanical Society marks 136th anniversary. Philadelphia teachers paid less than New York Boston Chicago. Central Park auto entry ruled by courts but park board resists. New island bought in Spuyten Duyvil creek for Broadway extension. Jamaica L L schoolroom opened in a barn due to crowding.
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Philadelphia
Hartford
Conn
Denver
Cleveland
New York
Athens
Baltimore
New England
Boston
Milwaukee
Richmond
Brooklyn
Charleston
Sea Island
Wilmington
Ancient Mechanical Society of
Chicago
Central Park
Park Board
Ram's Horns Sermon Calls For Inner Salvation Over Doctrines
The sermon argues personal ideal as power, urges salvation of the soul over dogma, and stresses forgiveness and divine freedom. It contrasts faith with flashy religious painting and warns against seeking sensation over salvation, linking salvation to God’s forces.
Thoughts on Truth and its Moral Weight Across Thinkers
A collage of quotes on truth from Bacon Milton Seneca Pellico and others. The passages discuss truth as inseparable from thought and expression, the moral duty to seek truth, and the subversive power of truth against superstition in human affairs.
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Bacon
Milton
Bishop Hall
Seneca
God
Silvio Pellico
Sir John Herschel
Bishop Watson
Afterthoughts on Self Image and Courtesy
A reflective paragraph notes how people perceive their size relative to effort and patience. It warns against oversharing with a good listener and laughs at the rough reality of maintaining regular hours and consistent action.
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Alwrs
Neighbors and Town Talk Highlight Holiday Trade and Visits
Grandfather Wilson ill. Rev Beecham seen on streets. Mrs A A Stewart travels east. Gilbert merchants expand with a new ice house. Allerton colts praised. cattle shipments by Barnes and Wilson. Sawyer sells horses to Buffalo at high prices. Gilbert grain office opens new branch run by Delbert Smith. Church annual meeting gifts Josie Wilson via Mrs Tingle.
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E. P. Gilbert
Main Street
Delbert Smith
The
Congregational Church
Grandpa Woodruff Critical in West Washington
West Washington reports Grandpa Woodruff remains in a critical condition. The notes mention closing out sale by S. E. Hall, Ladies' Aid Society gathering at Mrs. N. Little's home, Jan 29, and several local movements and family visits including Harry Rex traveling to Mediapolis for a cousin's wedding.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Harry Rex
Mediapolis
Kelley News Briefs from Kelley Iowa
The Lackus Bros purchase a new wood saw. Mrs Effie Dodds of Gilbert visits friend Myrtie Gossard. Mrs Anton Reinerson ill but improving. Erma Stevens sprains wrist at school. Elmer Oliver recovering after lip operation. Eva and Emma Hannegan return from Kossuth county visit. Literary Society meets at Gossard and then Rosenfeld. Mrs W P George travels to Washington Iowa for her father’s illness with sister Mrs Donelson. Box social at Kelley south schoolhouse to benefit the library.
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South Kelley School
The
Kelley Literary Society
My wife’s advice saves life says Ross from Tennessee
A testimonial touts Dr King’s New Discovery curing a severe cough that worsened under doctors. It lists chest and lung ailments it treats with prices 50c and 81.00 and notes trial bottles at a drug store. Also promotes osteopathy and local bargains from T J Milner & Son and Read’s Meat Market with delivery and other goods.
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F. M. Ross
Winfield, Tenn
Tilden & Loughran’s
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Hardwer
Lamp-Posta
Triumph of Engineering
Ed Wafers
Word
Municipal Matters
Spuyten Duyvil Creek
Broadway
Jamaica
L. L
Ram
Gilbert Station
Wilson
Rev. Beecham
A. A. Stewart
Creamery
Cronte
Gilbert
Ernest Gratton
Allerton
Neil McFarlan
Wall Lake
Hazel Liddle
Cedar Rapids
Claribel Wilson
Abraham Liddle
Des Moines
Mrs
Robt. Liddle
W. H. Nelson
McFarlan Farm
Herman Ahrens
Mr. Barnes
Denison
W. W. Wilson
West Washington
S. E. Hall
Mrs. E. Rex
J.C. Heizer
Sioux City
H. Hall
H. F. Woodruff
California
John Perry
Charles Likely
T. Rex
Birdie Slater
Mina Treen
Lackus Bros
Anton Reinerson
Erma Stevens
Elmer Oliver
Eva
Emma Hannegan
Kossuth County
Wm. Hannegan
Literary Society
W. A. Gossard’s
L. G. Rosenfeld’s
Civic Societies
Ames Lodge No
L. C
C.F. Ames
E.S. Porer. Sry
T. J. Miller
N.G
M’carthy & Lee
Ames, Iowa
J.B. Martin
First National Bank
Nevada
Iowa
W.H. Wynn, JR
Attorney-At. Law
A. Richmond, M.D
C.S. Hutchison, M.sc
M.D
AM ™ S
DRS
Richmond & Hutchison, Physicians and Surgeons
Bosworth
Ames
W. E. Harriman
Hamilton
Thurston
W. E. Winsett
Story County Bank
Dentistr Vy
H. Kelso
D. D
Hamilton's
A. K. Banks
E. F. Posegate
Westerman & McLain
Burt Kooser
the Undertaker
Story County Osteopathic Infirmary
T. J. Milner & Son
Wasu Ie
Read
T. J. Miller & Son
Belliott & Soi
C. W. Dudgeon
Ixyciel Ley
Lowa
Merohr
Eae Iene
Chiina
China
Cs Froceries
E. E. Sowers & CO
Row RR
Sorenson
Hemstreet
Campbell
Bi Hess
Moris Bro
Sale Stable
West Main Street
Ammes
H. Eighmy
Ames, Towa
Smith & Son
W. M.greeley
Pres
Henry Wilson
Cash
A. S. Needham
Ags
T Cash
Union National
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
Valley National Bank
Ames Steam Laundry
Duff Street
JOE Cohn’s
En, F. Bell
Roland Iowa
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