Ostrich Eggs and Giants of Madagascar Fossils
A German traveler and scientist George Krause spent about 16 months in Madagascar studying the giant prehistoric ostrich. He found two large eggs and argued the original bird was massive. Prices for eggs vary with museums reporting up to 20,000 marks. eggs were found in rivers carried by fogs. Philadelphia Record notes a story about a western mother proud of her son who became the best blacksmith in the area.
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George Krause
Madagascar
Africa
Krause
Is- Is-td
Europe
Warmbrunner Museum
Budapest
St. Omer
France
Philadelphia
United States
Wwastaman
Romar
Detroit
Free. Press
Little Girl Seeks Candy Twist of Diplomacy
A child in a shop asks for ten cents worth of candy for her papa. She tries to steer the seller away from cheap mixtures to caramels, hoping the papa will kiss her and give the candy back as a reward for being generous. The tale highlights a precocious diplomacy in a young girl.
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Papa
Man
Child Suspects Chicken Pox In Bed Feather Clue
A four-year-old boy named Harry, unwell and laughing at his father’s chicken pox idea, awakens to find a feather in the bed and reports the illness as chicken pox. The scene notes his comic start and a serious morning reveal.
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Harry
Papa
Man Rescued At Edge Of Ottawa Falls In Narrow Struggle
A river rescues a logger swept toward the Chandiere Falls on the Ottawa River. He clung in shallow water at the brink while banks watched, a derrick rope apparatus lifting him to safety from the torrent.
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Canada
Ottawa
Chandiere
Cintcinnati Commercial Tribune
Spider Dances to Tuning Fork Buzz Experiment
A spider in Public Opinion recounts an experiment by Henman testing the effect of a tuning fork on a web dweller. The spider moves along threads and distances as the fork’s buzz travels, appears to misidentify a thread end, then returns to the sound and dances with apparent pleasure.
Great Price Slaughter Sale Opens In Centuries Worth Bargains
An advertising notice proclaims a sweeping price slaughter sale across all departments. The sale starts immediately with first comers getting the best picks, promising deep discounts on Clothing Furniture Dress Goods Shoes Carpets and House Furnishings. It urges readers to tell friends and neighbors to seize the opportunity before another century passes.
Visit to Irkutsk Prison Described by Henry Norman
Henry Norman notes Irkutsk Prison is a sprawling aging complex surrounded by a tall palisade. He finds overcrowding and long pretrial detentions, with 621 awaiting trial and 286 in transit mostly to Alexandrovsk or Sakhalin, while most inmates are held for theft and robbery.
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Irkutsk
Henry—Norman
n_Scribner's
Alexandrovsk
Irkutek
Sakhalin
Daing
Empress Huang and the Rise of Women in China
The piece highlights a dowager empress who rose to power in China and notes that women, though historically restricted, occasionally gain prominence. It cites Huang in Shanghai as a temple deity and frames female influence as transformative, with reference to historic roles and the introduction of cotton fabrics in China about 500 years ago.
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China
Shanghai
Huang
Kwan-Tung
Wu-Ni-Ching
Peneloy
Solomon
Sugar nickname reveals family remarks in Yonkers
In Yonkers a man’s odd habit of calling his wives Sugar surfaces in a lively local exchange. The remark plays on affection and a string of embittered anecdotes about his treatment of spouses.
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Wabash
Sugar
Dearborn
Yex
Yonkers
Statesman
Fragmented Bits of Humor and Gossip Across Papers
A collage of quips from Chicago Daily News Puck and New York Weekly notes. It includes a contest of etiquette about pie, a scene with Mrs Crabshaw and a five mile walk doctor’s advice, and a playful exchange with a First Lady and trainmen about a journey.
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Papa
Chicago Daily News
Great find of manuscripts looted by Russians in Manchuria
The Russian occupation of Mukden led to the seizure of valuable oriental manuscripts. Sent to St Petersburg for expert library review, items may include Greek and Roman classics once carried from Europe by the Mongols. Historians debate the theory, with a date for closure near. The Mongol advance reshaped Europe by the mid thirteenth century, with Liegnitz 1241 marking a pivotal clash.
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Mukden
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Imperial Library
London Daily Mail
Europe
Jenghiz
Italy
Russia
Poland
Liegnitz
A Victim of Bad Gas and Other Oddities
A jagged set of anecdotes from a historical column includes a hotel clerk quip about gas and money value, a Broadway car moment with actor Joseph Jefferson and a conductor, and a Chicago Daily News note on a clever trick of changing one’s mind.
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N. Y. World
Wan Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Joe Jefferson
Schneider
Rick
Chicago Daily News
Richest Gold Discovery Since Klondike Reported in Alaska
Yellow River on Kushokwim tributary 300 miles from Yukon yields a new find. John Abenson and partner brought 84 000 in gold found by 12 prospectors who traveled from Holy Cross mission in July. Morressy plans to join the 2100 mile trek to the diggings. Swedes Abenson and partner seek citizenship papers to hold claims.
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Klondike
Yellow River
Kushokwim
Yukon
R.M. Morressy
John, Abenson
BL Michaels
Abenson
Holy Cross Mission
Morressy
Skagway
St. Michaels
Love Finds a Way Ohio Girl Elopes With Legless Man
A Chicago Times-Herald story notes an Ohio girl eloped with a man who has no legs. The father reportedly did not make a strong effort to pursue them.
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Ohio
Chicago Times-Herald
Timid suitor questioned on supporting a family in odd dialogue
An exchange reports the timid suitor unable to answer if he can support a family, while the father sternly questions the ability. The note references a burglar event and a reporter’s write up, with a mock urban newspaper tone.
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Catholic Standard and Times
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Baye
Almont
Old Century Stores
Sorghum
Washington Star
Blankville
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