Fashoda Standoff Highlights Franco British Rivalry
The article surveys the Africa dispute between France and England over Fashoda, tracing Marchand’s stand, Kitchener’s demand, and Paris’s political risks. It weighs military strength, empire size, population, and naval power, arguing Britain would prevail but warning of a long, costly conflict.
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Fashoda
England
Khartoum
Marchand
Kitchener
Paris
Salisbury
le Rire
Europe
France
Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Chamberlain
United States
Cape
Senegal
Lake Chad
Upper Nile
Indian Ocean
Obock
French West Africa
Soudan
Abyssinia
Great Britain
Menelik
Sheba
Nile
Sahara
French Congo
Nelson
Napoleon
Spain
India
Mulhall
United Kingdom
Paper floor mimics wood with cement based adhesive
A description details a new floor made from German import paper mixed with cement to form a plaster like surface. The surface is rolled smooth with a heavy roller, then stained or painted to resemble walnut, cherry or mahogany. It promises seamless joints and dirt resistance but feels unusually pliable underfoot.
No End of Excitement in Townsville Churches
Dialogue notes Mrs Townbred and Country Cous on the town’s quiet scene with churches changing ministers thrice in a year and a local church row, highlighting gossip and boredom in Ike Gloom ville.
He Comes From a Large Family in Local Banter
The snippet shows a humorous local exchange mocking a man by noting “fifteen ’of ’em in the bunch.” The playful tease references a notably large family as a defining trait within a community dialogue.
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Podner
A Bridge of Coffins in a Pekin River Crossing
During the 1860 march on Pekin after the Taku forts fell, heavy rains flooded a river. British officers improvised a coffin pontoon bridge by gathering village coffins and empty casks to carry artillery, allowing the force to cross safely.
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Pekin
Taku
Gold Seal overshoes promise warm feet in cold weather
Shoddy rubber becomes hard and cold in zero weather while pure rubber stays pliable. Gold Seal overshoes made from pure rubber keep feet warm and are sold by dealers. If unavailable, send orders to Goodyear Rubber Co. at 98 102 East Seventh Street St Paul.
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Goodyear Rubber Co
East Seventh Street
St. Paul
Filtration Misread Sparks Pittsburg Chronicle Quip
In a humorous exchange Mr Snaggs misreads a newspaper headline as a flirtation commission. The paper corrects the misread as filtration, prompting a brief, witty moment captured from the Pittsburg Chronicle.
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Mr. Snaggs
Pittsburg Flirtation Commission
Pittsburg Chronicle
Man with a wan coun tenance weighs fragile opinions
A cautious citizen listens to heated political arguing and jokes that his views will likely undergo drastic change in the next twelve hours, as quoted by the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Popular songs of the present time spark coy admission
In Candor a young woman asks Willie Washington for his opinion on current songs. He evasively admits enjoying them but refuses to own up in front of his musical friends.
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Candor
Willie Washington
Washington Star
Eye Ear Nose Throat Specialist Dr Randlaüb
A fragment mentions Dr J H Rindlaub, a Fargo eye ear nose throat specialist, amid a cluttered column with unrelated quips and ad style lines about coal, soap, and a mule admiring horse ears. The readable piece lacks a coherent news item or clear event.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo
N. Dak
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Mr. J. Bull
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Spectator
Saturday Review
Times
Telegraph
le Matin
Egypt
New York Evening Post
America
Maine
Germany
Czark
Territorial Army
Second Reserve
Territorial Reserve
Gongos
Gool
Hood’s Phille
Chicago News
Groces
Baker’s
la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Riatatatala
DN WU
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