Panama Canal Moves and Panama Panama Question
A column notes Panama’s bid for canal control with Panama’s new sovereign status applauded by the United States. It mentions Roosevelt's reception of Bunau-Varilla and hints at pending negotiations, while Colombia’s troops are seen as hindered by U.S. stance and caution at the Isthmus.
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United States
Republic of Panama
Roosevelt
M. Bunau- Varilla
White House
Hay
Panama
Colon
Friends of the
Queer Uses of English
A London Globe note on pronunciation variations across time and places. It cites shifts aboard ships where horizon rhymes with orizon, in the army where a route is spoken as route, and aviary traditions where a horse is called orree as orders say stand to horsey.
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Orsey
London Globe
Prisoners Arrained in Nelsonville Court Actions
Multiple cases docketed including Laura A Spencer guardian against Lewis H Price for money with trial reset to December 1. Joseph Mahaffey versus New Pittsburg Coal company for damages. P Welty & Company versus Maria A Bust for money with judgment on default. Petit jurors reported but limited duty today. Ammended juror excusals noted.
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Nelsonville
Laura A.spencer
Guardian
Lewis H. Price
Joseph Mahaffey
New Pittsburg Coal Company
P. Welty & Company
Mariah A. Bust
W. E. Dodds
C. W. Lawrence
Jos. Blackburn
H. Clark
Thos, Lovell
Wie
Aie
J. W. McDonald
A. J. Juniper
J. G. Runyon
C. P. Clester
Bern
Kipling and Rhodes Breakfast Prank at Lekkerwijn Farm
Rudyard Kipling visits Cecil Rhodes at Lekkerwijn near Paarl South Africa. Rhodes returns to find placards on the walls declaring famine and hunger urging breakfast as the remedy. Kipling is found inside the breakfast room reading the paper amid the raucous admonitions.
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Kipling
Isis
Rudyard Kipling
Cecil Rhodes
Lekkerwijn
Paarl
South Africa
Rhodes
Iunger
Self Sacrifice by Physician in Plague at Marseilles
In Marseilles a deadly plague raged and doctors could not resist inquiry. A renowned physician offered to dissect a corpse for science, prepared his will, and performed a full autopsy at dawn. He burned his notes to curb infection, then died within twelve hours.
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Marseilles
The Sham Sailor at Mansion House Police Court
A man claiming to be a badly injured sailor was charged with begging in the city. The chief magistrate tested him with a question about the mainsheet and, with the navy man’s help, exposed him as an impostor.
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Mansion House
Peanut Sprouts as Indoor Beauty Plants
A florist notes that a peanut plant grown indoors in a six to eight inch pot can be a striking beauty. With warmth and moderate watering, a peanut kernel germinates into a leafy, branchy plant that closes its leaves at night or before rain and even bears tiny yellow flowers.
Too Much For Him Voltaire Refuses Language Study
A humorous tale explains Voltaire quit English class after being taught plague and acue were pronounced differently. He found the phonetic clash intolerable and withdrew in a philosophical tantrum, preferring not to study.
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Voltaire
The Real Effort
A girl with a new suit says it is very hard for a girl not to appear to be trying to attract attention. Another girl wearing a red trimmed hat notes it is harder to attract attention while seeming not to try. Judge remarks frame the paradox of visible effort.
Items of Health and Beauty
Good health has come into fashion. Massage after the bath stimulates the skin. After shampooing the hair should never be dressed until it is thoroughly dry. The body breathes through the skin. The best wash cloth fabric is slightly rough white raw silk. Turkish cloths are next. A little borax softens water. ammonia removes odor of perspiration. Sea salt makes water harsh yet invigorating.
Local Notes From Amesville and Surrounding Areas
Amesville activities include visits by F L Alexander of Marietta Brokerage and W E Daker of Marietta Stone gaining a quarry lease at Sharpsburg. Guests include Melvina Shriner from Bollivar and Irene Gibson for a thirteenth birthday. A fiftieth anniversary for F C Robinson is noted along with a small school furnace fire.
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F. L. Alexander
Marietta Brokerage Company
Melvina Shriner
Bollivar
Missouri
E. A. Smith
Lucy Danbar
F. M. Danbar
Parkersburg
M. T. Wilcox
Murray
W. E. Daker
Marietta Stone Company
J. A. Moser
Sharpsburg
Thomas Johnson
F. C. Robinson
John Bardin
Athens
James Cray
Hebbardsville
Charles Cray
Irene Gibson
Jane Bryson
Rachelville
Dr. Ames
Belpre
Beethovens Spirit Misreads Its Own Symphony
A witty anecdote about Hermann Zumpe the Munich Wagnerian conductor who claimed dead composers spirits guided his conducting. He said Beethovens ghost approved a performance after the first movement, prompting a rival conductor to note Beethoven mistook the end.
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Hermann Zumpe
Munich
Zumpe
Beethoven
Deafness Cure Claim By Constitutional Remedies
An ad declares deafness cannot be cured by local applications and urges constitutional treatment. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, promising $100 for any case cured only by Hall's Catarrh Care. Circulars sent free. sold by druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Halls Family
Farm for sale 167 acres in Hopewell Ohio
Auction notice lists 167 acre Hopewell Muskingum County farm with 1 story frame house eight rooms slate roof barn with cattle and sheep sheds corn cribs wagon sheds granary orchard 100 sugar trees second bottom rolling grass land well watered by streams and springs old homestead price reasonable contact John A Kerns Amanda Ohio November 12 12
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Hopewell
Muskingam County
John A. Kerns
Amanda
Ohio
Appointment as Administrator of Edward Russell Estate
Charles D. Hopkins appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Edward Russell late of Athens County Ohio deceased. Dated November 10 1903. Notice dated Nov 12.
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Edward Russell
Athens County
Ohio
Charles D. Hopkins
Houses for Rent in Athens Ohio by E Wilkes
Two houses for rent near Luhrig and Pratt street available by E Wilkes of Athens Ohio R D No 6. One four room house sits two miles north of Luhrig and a new six room house is near the depot. Phone or write for details.
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Luhrig
Pratt Street
Depot
E. Wilkes
Athens
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