The Last Equality in Death
A Baltimore American poem excerpts contrast rich and poor, arguing wealth cannot grant life beyond death. It asserts both classes share mortality and face Old Death with equal finality, noting money cannot prevent decay or final departure.
The Professor's Daughter and Cross Cultural Debates
In a parlor scene Professor Markman debates with his daughter Fusa and the narrator about marriage and fate. A master mechanic named Jarbran seeks Fusa, but the professor fears a life of degradation and contemplates saving her from a grim outcome.
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Fusi
Fusa
Jarbran
Markman
Hypnotic Sleep and a Year of Sealed Truth
In this narrator’s tale, a professor seeks to awaken Fusa after a year of apparent death to expose deception. A girl’s apparent sleep is questioned by attendees as the narrator recalls a chilling experiment. The story ends with a confrontation that reveals hidden motives and lies in a complex love triangle.
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Asa
USA
Markman
Japan
Jarbraw
Fusa
Widdlesticks
Ion
Modernized Mikado earns loyal praise after army maneuvers
The Mikado, Japan's first sovereign to emerge from retirement, strengthens public support as he directs two privates to be questioned about barracks life. At Shiraishi station he is cheered by elderly locals whom he honors with gifts, prompting tears of gratitude.
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Mikado
Shiraishi
Yokohama
London
Progressive King of Siam Embraces Modern Innovation
Siam's King Khoulalonkorn, a rare progressive ruler, presides over Bangkok in a palace lit by electric lights and filled with phonographs. He speaks English and several continental languages fluently, reflecting a cosmopolitan approach to governance and culture.
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Siam
Khoulalonkorn
Bangkok
Hopeless the Weapons of 8 Sneers are a Fool
The fragmentary line suggests a cryptic critique or editorial note referencing eight sneers and foolish weapons, but lacks concrete context or clear reporting details to identify people, places, or events. Further readable text is needed for a precise card.
Valuable Farm Grasses and Seed Corn Advice
The article highlights meadow fescue and Kentucky blue grass as prime permanent pasture and hay grasses. It describes a homemade corn cutter, notes on dairy bacteria, and urges careful seed corn selection to avoid smut, promoting soil and cultivation for profitable yields.
Farmers Should Advertise and Stock Peacefully
A Wiltshire era note urges farmers to advertise via local papers to reach buyers and cut out middlemen. It argues peers could trade surplus produce like potatoes and cats directly, benefiting both sellers and buyers. Sheep should run with minimal disturbance, with only shepherd dogs allowed near flocks during breeding.
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New York
Gibson Strawberry Promising Variety for Growers
Fruit growers should notice the Gibson strawberry. It has fruited in New York State for years with satisfaction and tested in other sections of the country. It is a perfect flowering, robust plant with large uniform firm fruit of high crimson color. The Gibson ships well and yields large fruit from start to finish.
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Gibson
New York State
Nort
South
Buying Small Fruit Plants and General Farm Notes
Guidance on selecting fruit plants for strawberries red raspberries and blackberries. Advice covers disease risks San Jose scale pruning suckers root cuttings and buying healthy stock. Includes tips on farm repairs cellar ventilation animal efficiency wheat bran dairy mash and plant breeding plus note on wool and a fungal cause of little peach.
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San Jose
London
Crisp Waffles Recipe for Crisp North Style
The article explains a waffle method aiming for crispness. It details creaming yolks, adding boiled hominy, butter, and salt, then folding in flour with baking powder, and adding milk. Whisk egg whites last and avoid wetting flour until the irons are hot to prevent ruined batter.
Oranges In Shrup A Traditional Ornaments Dessert
Oranges are scored to imitate a trellis design and simmered in water until nearly tender. They are cooled in water for twenty four hours with water changed every three hours, then drained and placed in a pan covered with hot syrup made from three pounds of sugar and one quart of water. The syrup is boiled and skimmed for three days, then poured back over the oranges, after which they are jarred for later dessert use.
Housewifery Recipes and Desserts Summary
Classic kitchen instructions for fruit puddings and desserts. Includes Apple Pudding with gelatine, Vanilla or Orange Sauce, Coffee Cake with raisins and spices, Celery with Cream Sauce, Caramel coffee, Grated Apple Pudding, and Frozen Custard. Mentions ingredients, proportions, cooking steps, and cooling or chilling stages.
Scrambled Tomatoes And Baked Smelts For Home Cookin
Scrambled Tomatoes: braise five or six ripe tomatoes until soft then cool. Beat yolks and whites of six eggs separately. Fold yolks with milk pepper and salt then combine with beaten whites and tomatoes. Cook in hot butter until firm and serve on buttered toast. Baked Smelts: rinse fish dry and arrange in buttered dish. Season with salt and pepper top with bread crumbs and a dab of butter. Bake twenty minutes and garnish with parsley.
Reciprocity in Domestic Production and Tariff Policy
Sacramento records discuss Republican pledges to reciprocity with protection and the 1897 tariff act. It argues Section 4 allows limited reciprocal reductions on non domestic soil products and defends safeguarding home industries against dangerous competition while expanding exports. It condemns broad reciprocity as un-American and harmful to US producers.
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Republican Party
United States
Congress
Houses of Congress
Dingley
Sacramento
Cal
Tariff Tinkering Fails to Energize Ohio Democrats
The Ohio Democrats show little confidence in tariff revision as a campaign issue after a crushing defeat tied to their platform. Republican Grosvenor notes tariff revision gained prominence but business leaders prefer stability over change. Free traders lament gloom over foreseen economic strain and job losses under reform.
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Ohio
Grosvenor
Train Robbers Forcing Passengers to Keep Hands Up
A Chicago man explains his habit of gripping a strap for two hours daily in a street car while robbers in a coach keep passengers with arms raised for about thirty minutes. The St. Louis man grows restless, asking how anyone can endure it.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Cold Comfort in Family Dispute Over Marriage
A father adamantly opposes his daughter's marriage while the suitor pleads for permission. The father retorts that the man must find work if the match is to proceed, stressing the societal pressure and personal resolve in the confrontation.
Good Reason and Dr Pills Dialog on Operating
A courtroom quip questions the value of surgery when funds cover it. Dr Squills jokes that money buys treatment, prompting a judge to urge sensitivity toward a vulnerable person.
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Squills
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