Edison Phonograph Letters Impress Family
A letter from Col. Goarend discusses Edison’s phonograph demonstrations in New York and Newark. He and his family report hearing recordings made abroad and describe the device as mind over matter with remarkable clarity. The note includes postscript about phonograph dictation and a request for exclusive correspondence through phonographic means.
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Evleck
England
Volce
Atlantic Ocean
F.dicom
Inv
New York
Edison
Newark
Phomograph
Ediaun
Goarend
Take Care of the Apple Trees in New England
Farmers should graft self sown apple trees with good varieties to improve harvests. Left to rot, worms and fungi breed in decaying fruit and waste potential crops. Grafting and regular picking can save quality fruit for humans or hogs, improving fields and appearance.
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New England
New Hampshire
Actual Status of the Panama Canal Progress Report
Engineering News outlines the canal project status with a profile through January 1. It notes about eleven miles dredging at the Atlantic end and a mile at the Pacific end near completion and estimates total remaining work at 51 million cubic meters including river-channel adjustments.
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the Engineering News
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Dore
Andona
Havin Eering News
Steas
Story of Annie Laurie Tale From Scottish Roots
A reminiscence recounts the origin of the song Annie Laurie. It notes Annie Laurie born 1827, her father James Laurie of Toraglestown Dumfriesshire, a foreman Wallace in love with Annie, and the ensuing events leading to the song’s creation.
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Wong
James Laurie
Annie Laurie
Ia Laurie
Annie
Toraglestown
Dumfriesshire
Scotland
Wallace
Max ‘Welton
Poet and Born Poet Debate by Mr Straddle
A quirky exchange discusses the difference between a poet and a poet by birth. Mr Straddle argues that a poet is born, not made, prompting a short reflection on innate talent.
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Mr. Straddle
Straddle
The Thread of Life Ends in a River Tragedy
Hugh Massinger coldly breaks Elsie and plans to wed Winifred Meysey. Elsie confronts betrayal, realizes his treachery, and, after a wrenching confession, slips into the river current as the scene closes on a life altered by love and deceit.
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Hugh
Elsie
Elsie; I'm Going To Many Winifred
Winifred
Ely
Winffred
Blaie
Marr
Winifred Meysey
Hugh Massinger
Winnifred
Whitestrand
Mesey
Oll
Crete
Ena
Stingy strawberry host hosts charity night
In a Western village a notorious frugal man invites townsfolk to an evening at his home. He serves plentiful strawberries and cream but quietly passes around checks reading Twenty five cents Please pay at the door, prompting astonishment at his rumored stinginess.
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Ely
Smith
Maine farms offered for sale show varied prices and strong demand
A Lewiston reader cites numerous Maine farm offerings within three miles of Phillips village including 56 acres with fruit and a 200 acre parcel with promising fruit prospects. Prices range from 250 to 7500, with descriptions of lands, buildings, and water access. The Moncton Times notes Maritime Provinces contrast unfavorably with Maine.
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Albert Pease
Lewiston
Maine
Phillips Village
Phillips’ Village
Eale
Moncton
N.15
Times
Maritime Provinces
Spurgeon Denies Return to Baptist Union
James Spurgeon confirms his brother Charles Spurgeon has not rejoined the Baptist Union. Charles Spurgeon states he resigned, rejects any possibility of return, and urges separation under the text Come out from among them and be ye separate.
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Spurgeon
The
Baptist Union
James Spurgeon
United Kingdom Meat Imports for Week Ended June 2
Britain's weekly meat supply shows imported life animals and dead meat totals across categories. Oxen bulls cows and calves numbered 13 353. sheep and lambs 22 380. swine 543 cwt bacon 39 545 cwt beef salted and fresh 12 775 cwt hams 16 225 cwt meat up enumerated salted and fresh 395 cwt meat preserved 2 820 cwt matton 5 565 cwt pork salted not hams and fresh 4 002 owt.
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United Kingdom
European friendship amid looming tensions with Austria in Balkans
A European-wide view notes growing German Russian affection while Austria fears Balkan upheaval. It questions Crown Prince Frederick’s throne rights, hints at Victoria’s dowager status and wealth, and describes Emperor William's fragile health and Berlin reports on court affairs and medical risks.
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Germany
Russia
Austria
Gor
Balkans
Bismarck
Berlin
Crown Council
Frederick
Victoria
William
Bergman
Inside the Pin Factory Packers Turn Out 72 000 Daily
An expert packer can fill 100 boxes in a ten hour day, moving 72 000 pins daily. The article details pin production from ash and birch logs to finished polished pins, describing logs to blocks to sticks to slots to drying and polishing, with eight hands handling each pin and plants costing 7000 to 12000 dollars.
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Mail and Express
Chest Measurement Method for Recruits
The recruiting office explains a chest circumference test for athletes. Strip to the waist and measure around the chest at three states: minimum with arms down and exhale, maximum with inhale, and a mobility difference. A mobility over three inches is good, below two and a half inches poor.
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Uni States Army
New York
San
Shocking Tragedy at Monaco
A Brazilian youth Raoul Herques living with his brother and sister in law at Villa Anita in Monaco shot them both dead at dinner then killed himself with two revolvers. Servants report he planned the crime, carrying a third revolver and two daggers, after a dispute over their late father's estate.
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Monaco
Raoul Herques
Villa Anita
Raoul
Do Not Grow Old Too Fast in Spirit
A domestic note on staying lively as age advances. It mentions the American baggage checking system set for a trial on railway lines by the London and North Western Railway Company. If successful, other railways will adopt the plan.
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London and North-Western Way Company
London and North-Western
Romanian Senator Leads Court Fight Over Prince Michael Fortune
The will left widow Princess Michael a life estate and divided assets among heirs. A missing $10,000,000 stash vanishes, later rumored recovered by Princess Gortechakoff via belt pouch and a safe her staff described. Servants and locksmith corroborate a haul of jewels and cash. she denies wrongdoing as lawsuits loom and a Russia protection angle surfaces.
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Ildren
Gregory
Demetrius
Gortechakoff
Sen the Eldéat
Michael
Jain
Prince Michael
Baden-Baden
Princess Iortechakoff
Princess Gortechakoff
Princess Gortschakoff
Gregory Stourdza
Russia
Squirrels Move Family in State Capitol Square
The Ohio State Journal recounts a mother squirrel relocating her five offspring within State Capitol Square Columbus. She ferried each youngster from a north side box to a south side tree, resting along the way while a large crowd watched the patient move unfold.
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Ohio State Journal
State Capitol Square
Columbus
Learned Pro fession? a Western doctor seeks Toronto drug firm
A letter from a physician in the West asks a Toronto wholesale house for a catalog and trade terms. He claims extensive plans in patent medicines and perfumery, notes manufacturing seven medicines, and proposes wholesale dealings to build a “god trad up here,” seeking references and promising brisk business if stocked.
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Fizishan
Toronto
Montral
Monosyllables and the Power of Brief Language
A fragmentary reflection on the value of short terse words over long prose. It compares monosyllables to bells and bird notes, claiming they sharpen thought and emotional impact in both prose and verse, citing Harper's Magazine as a source of praise for concise diction.
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Harper's Magazine
Curious Phase of Deafness on the Locomotive
The article describes a form of deafness where hearing returns in noise. A locomotive operator, initially deemed deaf, is tested by a physician who rides with him and discovers the man can hear distant sounds and inaudible movements during the trip. The case leads to renewed attempts at reinstatement based on this surprising hearing capability.
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