Address by Chief Justice Whitfield at the New State Capitol Dedication
Chief Justice Whitfield’s long oration honors Confederate soldiers and Southern women, praising loyalty, virtue, and national renewal. He argues for reconciliation, warns against centralization, extols Mississippi progress, and calls for a moral republic rooted in law and faith as the Union enters the twentieth century.
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New State Capitol
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State Capitol
Hell
Masestie
Ife
Java
Commonwealth
Mixslaulpp
Eaphollum
Meath
South
United
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Tighrat
Tharnes
Urander
Mather
McDonald
Wagram
Pickett
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Union of States
Rocs
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Galveston
Moblie
Savannah
Davis
Houth
Mississippi I
Chou
North
Justlee
Republic
Lee
Jackson
Johnston
Macaulay and Gibson
Scott and Byron
Webster
Brooklyn
Numus
War Canoe of the Flathead Tribe
The Flatheads, once part of the Choctaw nation, are northwest coast Indians from British Columbia to Montana. They used large cedar bark war canoes on Puget waters, derive their name from infant head compression, and now live on a 1.5 million acre Montana reservation with about 1,500 people, many prospering with farms and cattle.
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British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Puget
Flathead Valley
England's parcel post extends to colonies and beyond
Britain launched parcel post to foreign lands in 1885, though regulations vary by destination. The piece notes quirky restrictions, high rates to India versus China, German post policies, and the evolving role of rail and road transport alongside postal duties and international carriages. It cites the 1901 US postmaster report on German parcels totaling 253,000 pounds.
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Great Britain
England
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Egypt
Spain
Germany
Heine
Deutschland
Cologne
Custom House
India
China
United Kingdom
National Telephone Company
Post Office
London
King's Highway
Austris
Vendee
Austria
United States
United States Postal Service
Women outperforming men in college scholarship
An editorial cites opinions from presidents at Wisconsin Minnesota Oberlin Boston Wheaton and the University of Chicago showing women surpass men in scholarship and achievement in sciences literature and arts. It argues women may be more conscientious but warns athletics may detract from study.
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Cleveland
Wisconsin University
Minnesota University
Oberlin College
Boston University
Wheaton College
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oberlin
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Chicago
Vanished Western Towns Show Railroad Decay
The piece recalls once bustling towns Sid Bodie in California and Bodie Nevada vanished after mines closed. Bannock City and Virginia City in Montana now have under 50 100 residents respectively. Kansas towns Springfield Petersburg Fargo Springs fade as railroads reshaped settlement patterns. The Savannah and Broad rivers junction in Georgia holds only grain fields now.
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Bannock City
Bannock
Virginia City
Bodie
Cal
Dallas News
Springfield
Kaw
Saratoga
Fargo Springs
Savannah
Broad
Georgia
Petersburg
Sterneed Meat in Belgium Term Meaning Explained
A fragment discusses meat sterilization in Belgium and its return to commerce as a wholesome product. A dialogue touches on the meaning of a term beyond comprehension, with Windig addressing a reader as deer and noting the term’s obscurity.
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Belgium
Windig
Rewarded at last as defender meets brazen wife beater
A man named Bivens intervenes on a crowded streetcar when he sees a leering fellow trying to attract a woman. After addressing the offender and facing a defensive husband, Bivens exits the car in disappointment as the crowd laughs and the scene ends with him walking home.
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Bivens
New York Herald
Tie
Evils of a Hot Kitchen in Warm Seasons
A home care campaign argues against hot kitchens in hot weather. It credits gasoline stoves with cooling the home while preserving meals. Emphasizing safety, low heat, and cold lunches, it urges immediate adoption to avoid discomfort and household stress.
Buttered Noodles From The Washington Star
A recipe describes boiling noodles with vegetables and meat or fish, then heating in a covered dish with butter. Stir, skim, and layer repeatedly, finish with browned butter crumbs or grated cheese, and brown the top before serving.
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Washington Star
Gooseberry Jelly Preparation Steps
The recipe describes washing berries removing stems, heating six pounds of gooseberries with a pint of water until broken, straining through a jelly bag, measuring juice, returning to heat and boiling 15 minutes, then adding sugar and continuing 16 to 20 minutes until the mixture gels when tested on a spoon.
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Shington
South Mississippi
Ita Gast
Mr. Davin
Gulfport
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Burke
Congress
Charles Francs Adams
Hoar
Littlefield
Schurz
Babylon
Thebes
Greece
Byron
Thrasybulua
Rome
Senate House
Talon
Prometheus
Siskasar
Presidents of Colleges
Atles
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