Turkish time reform eyed in Ottoman Parliament
A long, fragmented report discusses Turkey's clock and timekeeping system. It describes the shift from the traditional Turkish time to Gregorian civil time, the confusion caused by multiple time standards, and officials' planned pensioning. It also lists May class rosters and names of local staff and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Willett
Reform Party of Turkey
Lunget
Constantinople
Greenwich
Museulman
Turkey
Builders seek furnace buyers and tropical compass advice
An ad offers a new National Furnace with guaranteed satisfaction and easy payments, plus selling Impress Ranges and Kitchen Cabinets. The piece omits a portion of Chief Engineer Burgess's tropical forest advice urging use of a compass when navigating dense forests, noting the sun’s unreliable guidance at noon.
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Multaster St
Burgess
Honduras’ National Railway
Tropics
South America
Eanger
Hyomel Promises Fast Relief For Colds And Coughs
An Ayr Ont testimonial promotes Hyomel as a sure cure for colds coughs sore throats and catarrh. It describes Hyomel as medicated antiseptic air inhaled through a pocket inhaler promising quick relief and curing the cold with a $1 outfit and a satisfaction guarantee from D H Maclaren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Guest
Ayr
Ont
Booth
D.“H. Maclaren
Portraits Of Poynter And Long Church Tenures
The Royal Academy president Sir Edward Poynter, who succeeded Sir John Millais in 1896, is discussed alongside a tale of Israel in Egypt inspiring a grand painting, facing a critic who argued against its crowd weight. The piece then surveys remarkable long incumbencies in Cornwall and Wiltshire, noting Rev Wingfield’s 70 plus years, Rev Hens Bigot’s 94, and Rev Potter Cole’s 73 years in Hawkesbury with continuous parish presence.
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Edward Poynter
Royal’ Academy
John Millais
Edward
Israel
Egypt
Berg
Poynter
W. Wriothesley
Wingfield’s
Gulval
Cornwall
Eng
Old Country
Hens, Bigot
Wingfield
Brindle
Rochdale
Potter. Cole
Woolfordisworthy
Wiltshire
Hawkesbury
Gloucester
Selous Elephants Hunt Began at Seventeen
A fragmented report recalls Selous, the SoAne Mr Roosevelt era figure, entering African hunting life as a teenager with a rifle and £400, seeking permission from Lobengula to shoot elephants. The king questions a boy’s claim and urges him to hunt a safer game, while Thales and others are mentioned in passing.
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Selous
Roosevelt
Adentire
Lobengula
Thales
Sant
King James Alart and the Allure of Tobacco in History
An analysis of King James I of England’s stance on tobacco contrasts his denouncements with his secret habit in later life. It critiques a wave of misinformation about tobacco from New York era writers and explains the maid of honor duties at court with details on selection, pay, and ceremonial badges and seating norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
James
Park Row
Vegetables in England Through Early Modern Times
A historical note traces England’s vegetable adoption from Henry VIII’s era to the late 17th century. Carrots and turnips were scarce, cucumbers and celery arrived later via French and continental contacts, and broccoli, cauliflower, and potatoes gradually publicized by figures like Sir Walter Raleigh and the revel society, with cultivation promoted around 1663.
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England
Henry VIII
Hume
Marshal Taillard
Marlborough
Cyprus
Walter ‘Raleigh
Revel ‘Society
Telepathy and Thought Transference in English Letters
An excerpt discusses telepathy as emotional transfer between souls and thought transference as transmission of words and images. It cites Oe Stevenson and Ridney Colvin noting Stevenson’s spelling eccentricities and the author’s view on spelling necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
R. L. Stevenson
Ridney’ Colvin
Notable NSW Premier Wade Cited for Rugby Victory Praise
Fragmentary OCR notes praise Premier Wade of New South Wales for a distinguished rugby-related achievement at an international event. The source mentions An Athletié Rixtesia and Varell in a context celebrating athletic distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An. Athletié Rixtesia
Wade
New South: Wales
Thians Betold
Varell Grently
Ath
International Rugh Spa
Progress Brand Garments Offer Honest Profit for Dealers
Advertisers claim Progress Brand Clothing provides dealers a legitimate profit with customer satisfaction guaranteed. They warn against cheaper competitors seeking high profits by expanding customer base and urge locating an honest clothier handling Progress garments with direct dealer contact for legitimate margins.
Night Writers and a Curious Inkstand Tale
A fragment discusses writers who work at night and fear of burglars. It recalls Wilkie Collins, a habitual night worker, who was frightened by another Collins at the desk, leading to a struggle that toppled an inkstand and ended his night writing. The tale is framed by quotes about nerves and midnight labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torange
Huxley
Melts
Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Colling
From Village to Wealth A Kern Man Sir Hud Gon Kearley Leader
The article profiles Sir Hud gon Kearley first chairman of the Port Authority under the Port of London Act. A son of an Uxbridge carpenter he rose from a village school to wealth, becoming Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade and a partner in a tea firm. He started as a junior City clerk and later struck out on his own, amassing a considerable fortune.
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AcKern
Hudgon Kearley
Port’ Authority
Port of London
Board’ of Trade and
Uxbridge
Bir Hudson
Ambassadorial humor in diplomatic Paris notes Meudon event
Excerpt from Blackwood's Magazine describes Gen Brackenbury aligning with government troops in Paris after a proclamation, Lord Lyons the ambassador visiting Meudon, and a shell bursting near an empty house window as remarks consider a potential retirement risk.
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Paris
Brackenbury
Cereale
Lord Lyons
Algo
Lyons van Sreniaens
Meudon
Nald
Blackwood
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Tula Gordon
Arthur Green
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Eveline Reid
Fred Leonard
Jhriasia
Richardson, Jr
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Scott
King James Alart
Yada
Casey
Queen's Plaza
Maid ‘of Honor
Carter
Eubeame
Iy Nae
Progress Braxp Ganents
Ata. Legiti
4. Vinaberg & Co. Limited
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E. T. Tyrer
Loma
Dreswicke
Strathy & Eaton
Bae Foesh
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Birathy
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Wmccarthy, Boys & Murphison Cie
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Fare Vroel
W, A, Bora
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Donald Foes
Font Iil Building
Lennox
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Hinde Bick
Cowan & Browh Money
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Lee Rue Seman
Alt. Little Late
Churcoill Ont
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John Peel
Ray Bly
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W. A. Ross
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Herta
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Brooklyn
Eye
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Toronto General Hospital
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Mill 4 Et Company
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Thomas Jas Rogers Lash
Cor. Sophia and Mary Sts Barrie
Atlas Insurance Company, Limited
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Bank of Toronto
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Pacific Coast
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Misa
Fletcher
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T Gorriniges
Barat
Horabah
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A. F. A. Malcomson
John Rogerson
Dffice-Owrn BT
Barrib
Exponse
Shoti
Country
Stone & Wellington
Fonthill Nuteories
Toronto
Fort Hunter
John Dyment
Brookdale Stables
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