Britons Admire Gen De Wet As Guerrilla Chief
British papers hail General Christian De Wet as reviving the Boer war spirit and say his guerrilla resistance prolongs the conflict. The article notes De Wet’s tactical edge over Kitchener, his refusal to surrender, and the war’s heavy cost to Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. DE Wet
Christian de Wet
de Wet
Phil Sheridan
W. D. Snyman
Goodby
de ‘Wet
Free State
Steyn
Komatipoort
Memorial for Mary Kingsley Proposed in London and Liverpool
A London Chronicle report cites Miss Kingsley’s work on west Africa and native customs. Locally, merchants in Liverpool push a memorial hospital for tropical diseases linked to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, with a separate Kingsley Society of West Africa to continue her research. Contributions go to A H Milne in Liverpool and George Macmillan in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Miss Kingsley
Liverpool
London Chronicle
Kingsley Society of
West Africa
Manchester
Mary Kingsley Memorial Hospital
A. H. Milne
Exchange Buildings
Kingsley Society of West Africa
George Macmillan
St. Martin Street
Leicester Square
George Eliot as a singular yet typical woman writer
A Milwaukee Journal summary discusses George Eliot as a quintessential yet typical woman, noting her exceptional intellect over emotion, and contrasts her with Sand, Bronte, and Austen. It argues sex idiosyncrasies shape perception while highlighting Eliot’s influence on fiction and the female sphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Elliot
George Eliot
George Sand
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Austen
Mary Ann Evans
W. C. Brownell
Scribner’s
Marble Heart Club Deciphers Nature's Rock Secret
A fragment notes several young ladies in the city who reject mankind for a hidden secret written in the rocks. The piece hints at a local cultural curiosity and references a group dubbed the Marble Heart Club seeking broader meaning beyond social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marble Heart Club
Milwaukee Journal
Raking Down the Fire and Furnace Care Rules
The article outlines daily stove maintenance including raking the fire down each morning, adding fresh coal at night, and opening drafts as needed on very cold days. It emphasizes removing clinkers, replenishing the water-pan, avoiding excessive ashes, and preventing the furnace from burning at white heat. It notes controlling cold air to heat the house efficiently without overloading the furnace.
Pot-Boilers Pay Best For Renowned Town Artist
An established artist notes that pot-boilers bring in more income than his pretentious oil paintings. He signs his illustrated works proudly but often hides his name or uses an alias for many pictures. He says selling oil paintings cheaply would damage his reputation and undercut his loyal buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Dunbar Rise From Dayton Echoes of Coon Song Fame
Dayton born poet Paul Laurence Dunbar rose from elevator boy to world known writer in eight years. His dialect songs and Uncle Ephs Christmas top his fame with Will Marion Cook composing the music for the Boston Music Hall production.
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Dayton, CO
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dunbar
Dayton
Mr. Dunbar
Uncle Eph
Boston Music Hall
Will Marion Cook
Thieves Seize Wedding Presents at Union County House
At Mrs. Purcell’s Union County South Dakota home a wedding crowd gathered for a ceremony and a cattle barn clog dance. Thieves stole valuables including a $75 gold purse amid the festivities. Gertrude Atherton’s Senator North appears in a Tauchnitz English edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Atherton
Senator North
Game meat in disease risk warns on fatiguing conditions
An article warns that eating high game may carry toxins from early putrefactive stages and fatigue during slaughter can trigger self poisonings. It notes sulfur compounds and rotten egg odors as potential indicators and stresses humane slaughter. It includes testimonials endorsing Peruna for la grippe and related ailments from Frances M. Anderson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. Anderson
The
Higher Educational League
Peruna
la Grippe
Arabi Pashas Exile and Return to Egypt Reported
The 1881 rebellion led by Arabi Pasha ended with his exile to Ceylon after British forces bombarded Alexandria and Tel el Kebir. Now the Khedive plans a pardon on the twenty eighth anniversary of Arabi Pashas accession, allowing his return to Egypt. Arabi, born in 4 years ago, traces descent from Husayn and rose from private to lieutenant colonel before the revolt.
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Egypt
Arabi Pasha
Wolseley
Arabi
Ceylon
Khedive
Husseyn
Mahomet
England
France
Turkey
Seymour
China
Alexandria
Tel el-Kebir
New York Press
Tenements for Colored People Proposed in New York
A social movement notes Suburban Home company plans to build new model tenements for colored families to be rented at the same price as white tenants. Previously colored households paid $3 to $5 more monthly for inferior housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Proper upstairs technique sparks salon quips
A light exchange at a social gathering mocks hygiene lectures and elevator jokes as a surgeon, a newspaper man, and a hostess trade jibes about climbing stairs. The banter shifts to comic ends with a hostess quip about stumbling and waking neighbors, reflecting old century humor.
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Bob
New York Telegraph
Wandering
The Bartender and Waiter discuss being asked to drink or eat by customers at a restaurant. The Bartender notes the relentlessness of requests while conceding there is no arguing with the patron. The dialogue centers on wandering from the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Dboston
Unprintable Masher Interaction at Lanchester Theatre
A London Sporting Times item describes an inebriated masher of the militia requesting a private box and a bouquet for a lady, with coarse remarks about the auxiliary corps. The manager agrees, highlighting crude barroom banter in a theatre sanctum.
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Auxiliary Corps
Lanchester Theater
D—N
London Sporting Times
Patents Insured Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
A list of patents insured last week highlights inventors Edgar A Brooke Dillon MT Andrew V Cle land Minneapolis Joy C Hubbard Minneapolis baby tender William Milbrath Lakefield clothes drier Seneca H Tromanhauser Minneapolis and a fire escape. Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 911 912 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul MN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Edgar A. Brooke
Dillon
Andrew V. Cleland
Minneapolis
Minn
Joy C Hubbard
William Milbrath
Lakefield
Seneca H.tromanhauser
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Do You Think the Mannish Woman Will Marry Today
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes a humor tone about fashion and marriage. It ponders whether a mannish young woman could marry a modern youth if it becomes fashionable for friends to wed.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cure for Consumption Claim Noted in Norwich Letter
Mrs. Tos. ROBBINS of Maple Street Norwich writes that Piso's Cure saved her life three years ago. The note dated February 12 1900 attributes a miraculous recovery to the remedy.
Todgers Suit Pressing Reverses Courting Ties
In a humorous reminiscence from the Cleveland Plain Dealer a curtain scene moves when Mrs. Todgers turns the tables. Todgers calls on Millie Bangs but finds Mrs Todgers busy in the kitchen pressing Todgers own suit, a reversal of affection.
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Todgers
Millie Bangs
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Rooidal
Great Britain
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Anderson
Samuel M. York
Union Grove
A.a
Caroline J. Kahl
Otisco
Ind
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Judge Anderson
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Ingrippe
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