Chinchilla extinction fears rise in Chilean provinces
The Chilean Scientific Society urges urgent chinchilla hunting regulation as exports rose from 341,436 pelts in 1898 to 695,316 in 1900. Proposals include four to six year hunting bans, seasonal harvests, live-trap only, and minimum skin size with fines. France the US the UK and Germany are key markets through Coquimbo port.
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Santiago
Chili
Bolivia
Chilean Scientific Society
Chinchilla
France
United States
England
Germany
Coquimbo
New York Press
Amused Brokers Skate Through Windy Broad Street
A windy New York day creates a public skating slide from J P Morgan to curb brokers on Broad Street. A Nassau Street sandwich man uses the wind to slide down, landing atop a Greek fruit peddler and repeating the stunt for onlookers while curb brokers enjoy music from a large mechanical hand organ.
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New York
Messenger Bays
Broad Street
J. P. Morgei
Washington
Sub-Treasury
Bailiwick
Nassau Street
Pickwick
New Stock Exchange
Pastor Advocates Hatless Sermons at Seaside Church
A popular seaside preacher urges women in his congregation to remove hats during sermons, arguing hats block sight and hearing and hinder delivery. He compares it to theater etiquette and says hatless services will benefit the greatest number and even improve views of the flower garden. Other clergymen may discuss the idea, as the debate begins.
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James Thomas
Board of Review Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C
Nathaniel Anderson
Greenwood
D.C
Alkavis
Alvin D. Lane
Auburn
Viola Dearing
Petersburg
Ind
E. BR. Dinsmore
South Deerfield
Mass
Church Kidney Cure Company
Fourth Avenue
New York City
Sermons in Stones and a Jones Boy Tale
A Detroit Free Press story quotes a well known minister puzzled by his son throwing stones at a neighbor boy. The boy argues sermons can be found in stones and defiantly cites his father’s saying there are sermons in stones. The father concedes and ends the exchange.
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Jones
Witle Jones
Jones Boy
Detroit Free Press
Duke of Atholl Promotes Gaelic Scholarship in Blair Atholl
The Duke of Atholl stands out among modern Highland chiefs for fluency in Gaelic and active promotion of its use. Gaelic classes were held at Blair Atholl last winter under his influence, with pupil examinations showing good results.
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Duke of
Winks and Wagered Time in a Man's Life
A New York Press piece riffs on a statistician’s life split estimates, showing a 60 year span: 20 years sleeping, 17 in work, 7 in recreation, 6 exercising, 2 in toilet, 6 months idle, with eye winks totaling 95 million yearly. It notes energy claims like lifting a car with wink power and a flirtatious man’s wink ability to fuel a subway.
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New York Press
Lapse of Memory In A Political Lobby Tale
In a Hoffman House lobby Westerners share a campaign anecdote about Senator William H. Stewart of Nevada. During a Virginia City mass meeting he forgets a speaker's name, asking the campaign chairman to remind him and muttering under his breath about the missing name.
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Hoffman House
William H. Stewart
Nevada
Stewart
Senate
Virginia City
Bill
Foraker Reunites With Old Army Comrade After 38 Years
In the marble room of the senate a stout man asks the weather clerk for Fargo’s temperature. Senator Foraker recognizes him as Joe Foraker, his former army comrade Ed ward s, once in Georgia in 1864. They recall Marietta and Army of the Tennessee and Army of the Cumberland before sharing old memories.
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Foraker
Fargo
North Dakota
Senate
Senator Foraker
Edwards
Marietta
Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Cumberland
Joe Foraker
Washington Post
A London Publisher's Confession
A London publisher recalls twenty years ago he could publish nearly any novel that was not hopelessly bad and still expect a profit. He notes conditions have changed and contrasts with past ethics urged by Sir Walter Besant.
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London
Walter Besant
London Morning Post
The Art of Oratory and Self Development
The article extols oratory as a great self-development path. It describes how expressive speech tests and shapes mental moral and personal qualities while urging study of language literature history and public speaking. It emphasizes continual practice and association with great thinkers and orators.
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J. Lincoln
Vince
Distinction Tales From Victorian Sea Resorts
A Clayton of Bournemouth tale reports Bishop Edward King of Lincoln aiding a local girl who boasts she has helped drunk fathers more than the venerable prelate. Another anecdote features Gen. Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army aboard a P and O liner at Port Said claiming “Salvation Tucker” when contrasted with Gen. Tucker on board. The New York Press finds the pair praiseworthy and the passage ends with a Shakespearean nod to Antony and Cleopatra.
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Edward King
Lincoln
England
Bournemouth
T. P. O'Connor
Daddy
O'Connor
Ely
Charles Tucker
India
Tucker
Booth Tucker
Salvation Army
Port Said
General
Pearls From Panama Islands Attract Global Attention
The Jewelers' Circular Weekly notes Seville and Toledo visitors marvel at cathedral pearls from Panama. Panama oysters yield small gems mostly priced 5 to 50 francs, with rare 150 to 300 franc specimens. Island fisheries on Rey and San Miguel employ many blacks and Indians, while diamond beds and heavy taxes influence harvests.
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Seville
Toledo
Bay of
Panama
America
Orient
Paris
New York
Rey
San Miguel
Nome church builds new gold town edifice in 21 days
Congregation of Nome completes second church despite heavy snow and extreme cold. Volunteers from miners clear four feet of snow and work 21 days to finish a 500-seat building costing about 10 000 dollars. Dedication in September with debt paid, reading room and library serve the community.
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Gold Town
Anex
Nome
Northland
Congregational Church
New York Mail and Express
Growth of the English Language Over Fifty Years
The article notes that under the letter A the number of words and phrases has risen from 7,000 to nearly 60,000 in fifty years. It adds that educated professionals use only 6,000 to 8,000 words, though over 200,000 belong to the language.
Drawbacks of wine ter in village school query
Visiting trustees asked about drawbacks of wine ter and pupils replied with a humorous answer about mustard plasters. The remark appears in a Chicago periodical excerpt noting school debates and student reactions.
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Chicago
Convict Creates Undetectable Silver Dollar Die
A convict in the boiler room developed a die to strike silver dollars unseen and was passing them via outside accomplices. Officials were surprised by the find and warned readers about substitute remedies like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cautionary parallel. The ad touts a Private Die Stamp over the bottle neck.
Miles Scroggins Speech Prank Ends in Embarrassment
In a club stunt Miles Scroggins, known for wit, was forced to speak. Placed on a table amid cheers he blushed and finally quipped there were no ladies present and few gentlemen. The crowd’s curiosity was satisfied and the effort ended.
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Miles Scroggins
Scroggins
Bufftalo Courier
Breakfast Joke Sparks Cold Love Claim
A Philadelphia columnist records a witty exchange as a wife tells her husband his love has grown cold while he complains about his breakfast. He retorts that his breakfast is cold, implying love remains but breakfast timing disappoints him.
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Philadelphia Press
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Muscular Soreness
An advertisement claims muscular soreness from overexertion heat or cold can be treated quickly with St Jacob's Oil. A vigorous twenty minute rub two to three times daily can remove pain stiffness within a day and strengthen muscles. The ad cites athletes and suggests Vogeler's Curative Compound for complicating diseases.
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St. Jacob's
St. Jacob’s
Vogeler
St. Jacob’s Oil
Baltimore
How It Was Done in a Sporty Verbal Duel
A playful exchange between a sporty girl and a foxy suitor turns into a test of wit. The girl challenges him to prove if he will accept her, and he answers with a compliment that wins her over. The Chicago Post framing conveys light romance through sharp dialogue.
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Chicago Post
Albums old and new meanings across eras
The article traces how the word album evolved from a Roman public notice board called albus to modern albums for photographs and cards. It notes penalties for defacing notices, then explains medieval uses as saints lists and continental university or high school member catalogs.
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Chaucer
Ben Johnson
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Antony and Cleopatra
Skelton
Colin Clout
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