Beggar Begot Circus Boy Seeks Lost Kin in British Honduras
Andrew Meyer, carried away by a circus troupe as a child, recounts years in Mexico and Central America with Mrs Busley. He now lives at Monkey River British Honduras and speaks English and Spanish while working as a shipwright. He recalls a mixed Caribbean society and hints at old legends and rural lore.
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Monkey River
British Honduras
Andrew Meyer
San Francisco
Mr. Meyer
Paime Street
Dupont
Eneokies
Tisjont Street
Francis I
Mary
Nam Batrou
Dupont Street
Oakland
Batton
Ico
Central America
Preserve or Destroy Old Love Letters
A reflection on whether to keep or burn old correspondence. The piece argues sentimentality and utility of letters as evidence of family history, love, and friendship, noting women often treasure love letters for their emotional resonance. It contrasts hoarding impulses with practical disposal, ending that priceless memories outlast crumpled paper.
Bleached secret revealed in laboratory confrontation
In a dramatic scene a lady professor discovers a hair on her husband’s coat and accuses him of infidelity. The husband claims the hair is hers, prompting her to storm into a laboratory. After an hour of clinking glassware the door opens and she declares the hair bleached, finding the mystery unresolved as he vanishes.
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Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Wanderer Mike Seeks Work by Location
A pedestrian quotes wandering Mike claiming he once wished for work. He says his preferred job depends on place, noting bananas in Oregon and snow shoveling in Florida, reflecting a humorous view on local labor.
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Mike
Oregon
Florida
Washington Star
Land and kitchen talk in Chicago Record fragment
A brief Chicago Record fragment shows a domestic dispute over cooking and upbringing with dialogue about a wife’s cooking and a mother’s influence. The exchange highlights family tensions without broader context or outcomes.
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Tom
Chicago
Quick Work
A Pittsburg Press quotation discusses gender dynamics, noting women and men both influence and engage in social exchanges. The remark highlights expectations and perceptions of romantic or social entry into relationships.
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Pittsburg Press
Moonbound Riddle Sparks Quiet Debate
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a playful exchange about women in the moon and a joke about a honeymoon. The text references a judge and a lingering question about lunar presence.
Discoveries in the Gases of the Atmosphere and the Periodic Table
The article traces the discovery of neon, krypton, and xenon within the periodic arrangement of elements. It notes gaps between helium and argon and between iodine and caesium, with neon filling one gap and krypton and xenon adding new spectrum colors.
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John Newlands
Pross
Meyer and Mendeleef
Palmistry Bet Told By A Modest Man
A New York Herald anecdote features a modest man who boasts a palm reading skill. He claims to foresee a friend’s fortune, predicting money after seeing four aces in the friend’s hand. The prediction proves surprisingly timely as the friend receives 50 to 60 dollars.
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Herbert
Yeas
New York Herald
The Pride of the Poet
A Towr Topics quip notes a speaker's pride in poetry and his apparent abundance of poetical conceits suggesting a playful literary self regard.
Japanese Youth's Quest for Learning Ends in Nebraska
Yamachita Yamachita, a 20 year old Japanese youth, traveled from Japan to Lincoln to join the Bryan household and pursue studies at the University of Nebraska. He intends to lead the common people of Japan and to enter parliament one day, but must first gain acceptance and education here. He lived with the widow of John Fitzgerald after presenting himself to Mr. Bryan.
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University of Nebraska
Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Itsu
Mikado
Japan
Yamachita
Nebraska
San Francisco
Bryan
John Fitzgerald
Mr. Yamachita
Yamadera
Mr. Bryan
Italy
Yamachera
Senate Receives Peace Treaty and House Deliberates Alaska Code
The Senate received the peace treaty and adjourned after a brief session while the House advanced the Alaska criminal code bill and related measures. Caffery opposed the Nicaragua canal bill, and Congress moved to investigate claims against Spain.
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House
Alaska
Morrill
Senate
Washington
Literary Notes and January Magazine Highlights Across Publications
A survey of January issues notes Stephen Bonsal and Hamlin Garland in McClure's, Doyle and Moore in Ainslee's, Hovey's ballad, and Staunton on naval campaigns. Harper's Bazar opens Crockett serial Kit Kennedy. Wells debuts When the Sleeper Wakes in Harper's Weekly. St Nicholas brings Isabel McDougall Spanish portraits, plus Twain and pets. Demorest cites heraldic stationery trends.
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Stephen Bonsal
McClure
Caney
San Juan
Hamlin Garland
Rising Wolf
A. Conan Doyle
F. Frankfort Moore
Ainslee
Richard Hovey
Starper’s
S. A. Staunton
West Indies
Carlton T. Chapman
H. W. Wilson
Albert Bushnell Hart
Johnathan
Platt
Roosevelt
New York State
Scott
Rebecca
Ivanhoe
Howe
Rebecca Gratz
Philadelphia
Washington Irving
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Laura Carroll Dennis
George Grey Barnard
W. L. Taylor
Longfellow
Ladies’ Home Journal
Taylor
New England
Harper's Bazar
8. R. Crockett
Kit Kennedy
Annie K. P. Searing
Maud H. Ohl
Harper's Weekly
H. G. Wells
Harper's Round Table
Kirk Munroe
Killy of
Bate Tery Lir
Colgate Baker
Reginald Gourlay
Captain Sampson
George E. Walsh
Foley
H. Spearman
St. Nicholas
Isabel McDougall
Velasquez
Mark Twain
A Unique Postage Stamp for the British Empire
The Canada penny postage stamp will feature a world map in miniature. The map marks the British empire in red against a dark background and is surmounted by a crown with oak and maple leaves symbolizing unity between Great Britain and Canada.
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Canada
Mulock
England
Great Britain
New York Evening Post
Wanted Foster Parent for Healthy Homeless Girl
A London paper praises a refined ad seeking an eligible foster parent for a healthy five year old girl. Described as blue eyed and well descended from distinguished ancestry, she could be entrusted to a suitable guardian with a provision upon reaching age of majority.
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London
Iowa Patent Office Report Des Moines investors receive four patents
Des Morins Jan 9 report four U S patents issued to Iowa investors on the 3rd inst J H Nelson Atlantic for a plow device to regulate furrow depth and width Heberling and H A Parker Des Moines for a combined minnow trap and vessel G Caskey Page for a wagon box dump center of wagon T Hi Maytag Laurens for an adjustable receptacle to enclose and exhibit samples of window shades and maps Drawings and claims prepared for more patents J J Duncan Waukee for wallpaper application machine J H Peterson Des Moines for elastic wheel improvements for pneumatic tires on bicycles A Des Moines company organized to manufacture the wheels Contained are notices of drawings specifications and free consultation by Thomas G Onwie Co attorneys
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T. Hi. Maytag
Laurens
J. J. Duncan
Waukee
J. H. Peterson
Des Moines
Beef controversy could cost US nearly one hundred million
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says the beef dispute among General Miles, Commissary General Hagan, and meat-packing firms may total about 100 million dollars, equating to half the cost of the Spanish-American War due to export impact, even if meat is proven satisfactory.
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Washington
Brooklyn Eagle
Agrculture
Wison
Miles
Hagan
United States
Spain
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Swanson
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Patent Office Report
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Witt
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