No Government A Kansas Town That Has No Municipal Officers
Humboldt Kan the town lacks a mayor council and city officers since 1870. bonds and debt led to a vanished municipal corporation. A local editor sketches a tangled system where residents fund upkeep, officials serve merely as advisory figures, and the town trembles toward an outlawed debt while civic authority dissolves.
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Kan
Lebt
Nouth
Union Pacific
Fort Hcatt
Humboldt & Western
Fort Scott
Logal
4 & Municipal Corporation
Cty
Wny
Imbahal
Baya
W T. McElroy
Humboldt Union
McElroy
Alto
Game Court
Teloa
Jola
Hutao
Seemyo
Tine
Montane Man Survives Lightning Strike at Mine Mouth
The Butte Mont., man named Charles B. Hoffman was struck by lightning while standing at a mine mouth. The bolt tore his straw hat, clothing, and overalls to shreds, leaving him naked in parts. He describes the force tearing his body and clothing as the bolt ran along his frame, with bones exposed and nerves burned, though he survived after an hour and a half.
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Hoffman
Butte
Charles B. Hoffman
Mont
Taye
Thalse
New York World
Europe faces a looming continental war warned by Blackwood
A Blackwood's Magazine warning outlines a possible clash among Germany Austria Italy and France with Russia as a pivotal factor. It argues France and Germany can rapidly concentrate troops via rail while Russia cannot, shaping the likely strike point. The piece also touches on Latin American haciendas and a curious tale of Bolivian superstition toward electric light, plus domestic farming and craft notes.
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Germany
Austria
Thaly
Iuasig
Italy
Blackwood'n Magazine
Russia
France
Shaving in Jamaica Endless Soap From Plants and Cocoa
Natives of Jamaica seek soap from local plants as a substitute for imported lathering products. A coconut oil soap is used for shaving, made by rubbing plant leaves and wood into wet clothes to produce pleasant foam. A New York Sun writer recounts a traveler learning the method, noting plant antiseptics and the craft’s frugal practicality.
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Jamaica Haven
Ener
Pialangham Potermantra
Tamaic
Peple
Tolstoy and Tolstoyan Silence on Copyrights
The article notes Count Tolstoy as a famed Ruslan author who, after military service, devoted himself to literature and charity amid famine relief. It says he declines any copyright in his works or translations, relying on publishing houses to handle rights while he lives modestly. It also mentions Charles Ryle of Liverpool as a prolific writer who claims he will take nothing for his works and will not charge fees, with translations into multiple languages.
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Mexico
Oover
Coachuila
Lyof Nilulaleviteh ‘Tolstoi
Gorte Ehakoit
Subistopol
Gil
St. Petersburg
Wml
Tolsto
Charles Ryle
Vitiop
Liverpool
Aritten
Kaiser lesson in gentleness on shipboard joke tale
An account describes Emperor William II staging a playful lesson with a sailor named Joerg aboard a ship. The emperor pretends to be the sailor and commands Joerg to play the emperor, while he drinks and then instructs Joerg in proper conduct, offering a friendly salute and ordering fresh beer for both.
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Witten
Tinterpe Itiaus Las
Londen Daily News
Merlin Screcumdabe
Williaen
Dallor
Nami Jagr
Firat
Joor
Joerg
Jed
Heine and Mellier debate in Turin over bankers
Dr Mellier of the French Academy chats with Heine in Turin about a remark from a Hamburg banker. The exchange turns into a squib about being a writer, wealth, and influence, with Heine reacting in bursts of shouting.
Review of Science for the Year 1804 on Gas Procom Trials
The German review notes six procoms under trial in the country and describes synthetic production by quenching gas in a box with porous jets. Platinum is deposited in the apparatus by a secret process.
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Review of Science
Procom
Eee
Lfivrend
Temper and measures in fine work and a sea of facts
A discussion on precise measuring using metal rods shows temperature effects can shift dimensions by up to a hundredths of an inch. The article then surveys ocean shipping history, life saving stations, and naval warfare, noting figures for vessel builds, tonnage, and global shipping patterns. It continues with glimpses of agricultural policy in Germany, weather impacts in New Zealand and Spain, and cultural wedding customs across Rome, China, England, and Hungary.
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Oer
United States
Brver
Merrimac
Monitor
British Isles
Clyde
High Seas
Enupe
Asia
America
Bengal Canal
Erie
Bout of Theste
Europe
Atlantic
Lakes
Pacific
Ohio Falls
Louisville
Canadian Bridge Dogs Run On Hunger and Harness
Six to eight dogs are fed once daily before harnessing, then sprint off at speed. About four pounds of frozen fish is given, and drivers dare not feed while unhitched. A single long rein guides the leader, a whip urges but rarely needed, as the dogs seek the warmth and food ahead. The piece notes harsh conditions and taut discipline in snowbound travel.
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New York
Ate
Continental Congress
Northern Pacific Farmer offers Northwest agricultural weeklies
The Northern Pacific Farmer, published in Portland, Oregon, enters its twenty first year as the region’s premier weekly agricultural paper. Edited by Frank Lee with extensive correspondents, it provides 16 to 32 pages of farm and market content plus children and household items. New subscribers paying a year in advance, and existing subscribers paying back dues plus a year in advance, receive a free year of The Press.
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Northern Pacific Farmer
Portland Oregon
Theorthwest
Frank Lee
Granger
Northwest
United States
Tit Press
Great Northwest Journal
Receiver seeks settlements for C. A. Barrett Co. debts
The undersigned appointed by the court Receiver for the C. A. Barrett Co. requests all parties owing the firm to call and settle their accounts. O. A. Barger, Receiver.
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C. A. Barrett Co
O. A. Barger
Public Notice of Alcohol Provisions at Mayer City Meeting
A public notice states an upcoming meeting in Mayer to consider permits for selling malt and vinous beverages in low quantities. The document references Yale area blocks, a potation by A. Moray and notes an assignee’s notice related to the insolvency estate of Alexander Moore with a call for creditors to file claims and a court appointment of an assignee’s attorney.
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Mayer
Yale Oly
Ajek Moray
Bob
Alexander Moore
Celina
al Yirtus
Fir Ausigneo
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