Patriotism in Japan and the meaning of public spirit
A Japanese scholar valued for education and civil issues is cited for donating ten thousand dollars to wartime expenses rather than seeking wealth or titles. The piece contrasts Japan’s selfless patriotism with China’s, noting Japanese youth’s readiness to serve the country and urges devotion to the common good as the future’s hope.
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Japan
Acholar
Ching
China
Tere
Nobinow
Congress
Darose
Chinese Etiquette and the Elastic Rules of Politeness
A narrator recalls Chinese dining etiquette and the paradox of formal restraint that dissolves if guests reveal their own sexuality. Anecdotes detail chopstick mishaps, soups spilled, and graceful responses, with hosts steering humor and tact to maintain harmony.
Training a Parrot as Household Heirloom and Tutor
A 19th century column extols parrot care and training, praising the African grey and Venezuelan green as best talkers. It warns against overfeeding and sudden climate changes, noting instruction begins after sunrise and before sunset, with patient repetitions and rewards. The piece suggests parrot speech can emerge after long teaching, delighting both pet and owner.
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Whiel
Dong ii
Properi
New York Observer
Is Your Father a Millionaire Newport Tale
A Newport summer incident in a child’s dancing class reveals snobbery over wealth. A newcomer child questions a peer about her father’s fortune, and others chime in that all their fathers are millionaires, highlighting social pretensions.
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Dar Yaleor
Bone
The
New York Tribune
Newport
Tevause
Devil's House of Ledyard Connecticut Tale
In Ledyard Connecticut a house built before 1710 is named the Devil's House. A curse is said to rest on it with many domths noted in the past century, most violent or unusually severe.
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Ledyard
Connée
Gent
Well Paid For A Flogging A Case Of One Hundred Lashes Fortune
The tale of John James Mago a once poor English insect collector turned Guatemala British vice consul rises to wealth after a flogging incident. Commandante Gonzalez ordered seventy five lashes. Britain forced Guatemala to compensate Mago. He became a major planter and docks contractor with tolls on landings and timber fields. His fortune, estimated at around one hundred thousand pounds, stems from the harsh punishment and subsequent deals.
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John James Mago
Monte Cristo
Mago
Chilisa Times
Paris
Guatemala
Seoose
Commandante Gonzales
Gonzalez
Luce
Goncilez
Magu
Jose
Mayo
Barnes
Lisfortune
The Shells of Knowledge and Child Understanding
A 1595-era reflection on popular science and education notes children ignorance of everyday facts, with examples of moonlight and eclipses. It warns teachers to adapt by using manual training to connect learning with real materials like wood and metal, stressing practical understanding over rote theory.
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Popular Science Monthly
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Teast
Fencius Corret
Eniz
Courtesy and etiquette tales from far away
A rambling reminiscence about manners in social settings across regions. An exchange over a cigar ash prompts a warning about Western etiquette, while a tale from Lima recounts tipping wine to avoid slighting a woman, highlighting cultural norms and awkward moments.
English Surgeon Recounts Silent Operative Moment
A story recalls a medical student scene in Yori where a patient lay motionless after a critical operation. The room held grim silence until a senior surgeon declared the patient not dead but English, highlighting a dramatic misinterpretation by the crowd.
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Yori
Thes
Genemen
Amerad
Noted Dogs in History and Ancient Greece Courage
A condensed retrospective on famed historic dogs from ancient Greece to medieval times. It highlights the Marathon dog, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Corinthian laurels for Soter, and heroic canines linked to Ulysses and Charles V era figures, illustrating loyalty and peril across eras.
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Greece
Marathon
Socrates
Alexander the Great
Soter
Corinthians
Corinth
Plutarch
Pyrrius
Xantippus
Lemeles
Athens
Salewis
Nantippus
Uomer
Argus
Ulysses
Imaerse
Ha Dea Montdidier
Charles V
Macaire
Dog
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Dex
Waeake
Engaged in a Puzzle of a Telegraphic Taunt
A fragment from a 19th century letter or diary recounts a playful yet tense exchange about an engagement. A tutor teases a young man about proposing to a girl, and a hidden confession unfolds amid a cryptic test and a forbidden question. The narrator reflects on love, timing, and the pressure of social expectations.
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Rizeelec
Ancient brickmaking and courtly jests mingle in old text
The fragment describes early Mesopotamian brick production using clay and straw, sun or kiln drying, reed bitumen mortars from Mit, with bricks impressed by kings and used for arches and vaults. It also recounts a witty exchange between Mme De Stahl and Viscount De Choiseul, where a poison joke sparks a sharp retort.
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Badyteist
Cebylonia
Chipez
Perrot
Baedid
Tomas
Mit
Euphrates
Trauseum
Are. de Stell
Mme. de Steel
Viscount de Choiseul
Mme. de Stade Momenent
M. de Choiseul
Tambessadriz
Wood builds and Blood Purifier claims cure all
Intelligent readers are urged to use Hood s Sarsaparilla to cleanse the blood and treat numerous ailments including scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia and rheumatism. The advert notes agricultural impacts in Barton County Kansas where highland conditions allegedly damaged crops and cites widespread farmer losses.
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Hood
Change in Athens train arrivals and connections
The B&O announces revised Athens schedules with westbound and eastbound trains. Notable times include No. 1 at 0:13, No. 4 at 4:40 pm, No. 3 at 1:35 pm, and No. 9 at 9:27 pm. Passengers leaving Athens at 6:17 am can connect directly to Acivtta, returning at 4:17 pm for Marietta connections.
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Athens
West BO
Poan
Acivtta
Boure
Marietta
Colormile Rhoet Line announces nightly through train
The Colormile Rhoet Line of the Missouri Pacific Railway runs daily from St Louis at 8 20 p m to Pueblo Colorado Springs and Denver with Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars and free reclining chairs at the lowest rates Descriptive pamphlets and dull information free Warwick Agent 141 Vine Street Cincinnati The Union Central Lines parlor cars undergoing repairs are now on trams No 1 auto These cars have watervane complete overbearing and are the finest parlor cars to Athens Columbus only 2 cents tf
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Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Denver
Soli
St. Lonia
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Warwick
Vinestreet
Cincinnat
Oinu Central Lines
DOW Suum Agata
Athens
Ohio Central Lines Promote Mileage Book Ahead of Travel
Ohio Central Lines touts a Buckeyes Mileage book good for 400 mile backs across Toledo to Gauley Bridge with B and 8 W and High Bye lines. Includes Virginia and Southeast excursions, one year validity, price 89. Buckeye Route agents urge checking hawks and visiting Buckeyes offices for purchase.
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Ohio Central
Toledo
Ohio
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
H. Hraenn
Athens
Buckeys
Gale
Ardines
Wauntain Resorts Offer Reduced Round Trip Rates to Colorado
The Missour Pacific railway announces greatly reduced round trip rates to Colorado and Rocky Mountain summer resorts on the Colorado Short Line. Summer tourist tickets are on sale until October 31 with return. Special arrangements cover trips to Pueblo Colorado Springs and Dexter with Pullman services and car accommodations. 30 day tours available at about £3 daily including hotel meals and transport. Information through Central Lines agents.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Missour Pacific Railway
St Louis
Pueblo
Dexter
BR. Warmek
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Cincinnati
Georgan Bay
Mackinac
Les Obeneaus
Isles
Mississippi
Lakes
Clue Central Lines
Arents
Cheap excursion routes point to Ackansas via Iron Mountain
An old styled travel notice advertises affordable round trip fares to Arkansas regions using the Iron Mountain Route on July 5. It lists ticketing details through S. H. Warwick of Cincinnati and notes Sunday sales by Ohio Central Lines to Toledo and Columbus at excursion rates.
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Regins
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Plegstre
S. H. Warwick
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Ohio Central Lines
Toledo
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