Minute Romances and Fortune Teller Revelations
A dramatic scene follows Mary in hardship as she struggles to feed her children and is injured by a train after choosing resilience over despair. Elsewhere in a campus setting Lottie Alton hints at superstition and love charms while a Chicago gypsy booth backs a shy pair with a playful fortune telling twist ending in Dorothy and Gray reuniting under a tree.
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Lottie Alton
Vassar
Wesley
Smith
Carrie Wilson
Juliet
Alma
Belle
Ethnic Value of Poker and American Courage
The author argues poker reveals character and courage, claiming Americans use poker to outlast others and conquer challenges. Cites Shafter and Toral, Rough Riders, and European bans in Vienna as examples, praising poker as training ground for judgment and bravery.
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Vienna
Brooklyn Eagle
Shafter
Cuba
Toral
Gen. Schenck
Miles
Washington
Santiago
Rough Riders
Germany
Monte Carlo
A Tale of Cards at a Quiet Party
Jack Gray feels hurt after a party as he longs to spend the day with Dorothy. He watches her step across the lawn away from him, seething at his rival, then sits with his back turned in a moment of contemplation before heading home.
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Jack Gray
Dorothy
Popular Representation in Japan
A discussion notes a proposed election bill in Japan’s diet aiming to widen suffrage from 400,000 to 2,000,000 voters and raise lower house members from 300 to 440. The emperor supports the reform but the diet remains hostile and the bill moves to the next session.
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Japan
Steamers to Maintain World Submarine Telegraph Cables
It takes thirty seven specially constructed and equipped steamers to keep the submarine telegraph cables of the world in repair. The fact highlights a fleet effort linking ships, cables, and global communication.
Where Fish Spend the Winter
James B. Church of Tiverton Rhode Island explains fish habits with a view that fishes are superior piloting beings. They migrate offshore near the gulf stream to winter quarters and accumulate fat under the skin for insulation. A white film forms over the eyes and their vent closes as they wait for summer.
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James B. Church
Tiverton
Rhode Island
Gulf Stream
Cotton Is Still the American King
The 1897 98 report from Secretary Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange shows a larger than expected rise in the cotton crop. Output reaches 11,199,994 bales, up about 2,250,000 bales from the prior year, with total value $320,553,000, down $1,300,000 from last year due to an $8 per bale decline.
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Hester
New Orleans
Inventions on Wheels Foil Brushes Carriers and Racks
Portable electrical caster with glass wheel and pivoting metal contact arm links to floor plate. Rail replacement device uses curved clamp plate with top groove to seat carriages. New brush applies gilding with reel wound leaf along tip. Umbrella carrier grips by a rod with end clasps fixed to a bell. Rack design locks over hooks to deter hat theft in public places.
Care of the Eyes and Herd Management Tips
The article advises eye care with cold water and eye glass use for cleansing and rest. It warns against belladonna and beautifiers, stresses eye health for good sight, and urges medical checkups if eyes look dull. It then shifts to livestock breeding, feeding, and selling produce, noting careful selection of sows and boars, proper feeding, and the challenge of pricing for new breeders versus established ones.
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Maine
The Care of the Stomach Advice for healthy digestion
The article urges careful stomach care noting its vast influence on physical and mental health. It condemns hastily eaten meals and bolting food, explains mastication with saliva and gastric digestion, and warns that poor eating habits lead to gastric catarrh and dyspepsia. It also stresses tailored meal frequency for invalids versus healthy individuals.
Poland-China Hog Breeding Guidance From a Breed Expert
A breeder emphasizes three keys for Poland-China hog success: careful selection of foundation sows and a superior boar, plus prudent feeding and handling. He advises choosing large, smooth sows with strong limbs and coats, and a show-yard type boar with solid bone and good feet, noting pedigree quality and price considerations.
Extermination Plans for Potato Bugs and Swiss Wedding Etiquette
A discussion urges fall and spring removal of potato bugs to curb their wintering in fields, suggesting using nearby tubers to lure and kill them, with compulsory controls proposed. A Swiss wedding piece describes May Day customs in Lucerne, including planting a courtship pine and a love garland tying festival with festive hospitality.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Bridge Cable Workmen Forge End To Main Line In Spidery Web
The article describes workers ascending towers to attach hot steel bands to three inch cables high above the ground. They weld fast to form a secure joint while hanging from the wire, then move to the next section. Weather and perilous heights test their nerve as the bridge rises toward completion.
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Godey’s
The Russian Thistle Invades Farmlands and Prairies
Farm News warns of Russian thistle spreading from Illinois to other states and along railroads. It urges farmers to kill every specimen early to prevent shade and loss of vegetation and outlines impacts on crops, stock, and pastures, Plus notes on farming practices and soil health.
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Mississippi River
Ohio
Illinois
Indian hunter mirrors Sherlock Holmes in a wolfish chase
Charlevoix recounts an 18th century tale of an Indian tracker who identifies a thief by minute clues. He notes the thief is a short old white man with a low stalk, a short gun, a small dog with a short tail, and he deduces these traits from tracks, bark marks, and dust impressions.
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Charlevoix
Sherlock Holmes
Slatin Pasha Aims Through Years Of War And Escape
The Austrian born Slatin Pasha rose from governor of Dara to governor-general of Darfur amid Khartum era conflicts. He faced Mahdi loyalties, prison, and escapes before fleeing to Cairo, then rejoining Kitchener at Omdurman. The portrait contrasts his civilized garb with his former turbanned image.
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Slatin Pasha
Soudan
Dara
Gordon
Darfur
Kitchener
el- Obeid
Khartum
Slatin
Pasha
Bath
Omdurman
Cairo
Sir Herbert Kitchener
Medal Plowed Up From 1809 Treaty Peace
A Waterloo Iowa jeweler recalls a silver 1809 medal cast to commemorate a peace treaty between Ohio valley tribes and the United States. One side bears a Madison bas relief with the inscription James Madison president of the United States 1809. The reverse shows symbolic devices including a pipe and tomahawk, a pair of clasped hands, and a soldier’s cuff. It was found eight inches underground in Nebraska.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Ohio Valley
United States
President Madison
James Madison
Nebraska
Birch Canoes Trade Sends Birch and Canvas Crafts Abroad
Bangor manufacturers ship birch and canvas canoes to Palestine Japan India and China. A recent shipment to India was for a British officer and cost over 75 dollars to transport. A new order targets a trip up the river Jordan.
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Orient
Bangor
Palestine
Japan
India
China
Jordan
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Mary
John Mutlee
Hudson River Railroad
John
Charlie
Lottie
Chicago
Gray
Jack
Queen of Spades
Jack of Hearts
Wisconsin
Paris
Alps
Republic
Asia
Unterwalden
Cincinnati
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