Haggard Reports on Salvation Army Colonization Efforts
The writer notes H Rider Haggard has reported to the British Colonial Secretary on Salvation Army land settlements in California, Colorado, and Ohio. Fort Ronnie and Fort Amity in particular show promising results with settlers improving financially while the Army bears initial losses. He envisions combining public credit with charitable force to uplift urban misery.
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H. Rider Haggard
Solomon’s Mines
America
California
Colorado
Ohio
Salvation Army
Homer
Mr. Haggard
Fort Romie
Fort Amity
Ronnie and
Amity
Fort Ronnie
Haggard
Ancient Adulterations in Old Markets
The article notes adulteration in historical markets including feather beds and materials like cotton grass. It cites an October 14 prohibition against English rear markets selling adulterated bedding and mentions "unlawful and corrupt stuffs" such as scalded feathers and fendown. It references eighteenth century complaints about bed stuffing fraud.
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Amin
SOUND ADVICE FOR MEN ON SHARED HOUSEHOLD LIFE
A column questions men about sharing chores and everyday duties with wives. It urges husbands to involve wives in plans, conversations, and life beyond the home, arguing partnership strengthens marriage and personal growth for both. It notes a wife desires broader contact with the world and respect as a true comrade.
Longest Bridge In The World Lion Bridge Near Sangong
The Lion bridge in China claims the title of the longest bridge. It spans five and a quarter miles over the Yellow Sea and is supported by more than 300 massive stone arches.
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Sangong
China
Yellow Sea
Destruction of Counterfeit Money and Tools Ordered by Treasury
The Treasury Secretary has ordered destruction of counterfeit currency, stamps, and counterfeiting gear stored in the Secret Service and cadet service offices. Three cash-room clerks oversee the process as coins are melted or repurposed, dies and stamps are destroyed at navy yards or foundries, and affidavits of destruction are filed with the Secretary. The effort includes notes like the Hancock 25 and Brockway pieces, with notes on sweating and foreign counterfeits.
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Secret Service
the Treasury
Treasury
Wilkie
Secretary of the Treasury
Wileir
Navy Yard
Johnson-Hancock
Brockway
Secret Service Bureau
United States
The Merganser Wild Duck Description and Habits
The Merganser is a striking wild duck with a dark green head and salmon breast known for its voracious fish diet. It dives swiftly, evades hunters, and is difficult to kill, while many local names cling to the bird. Its drake is described as vain and self centered, abandoning mates when mating season arrives.
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Mam
Rea
Six
Charitable Admissions and Royal Etiquette Across Europe
Expatriate James J. Van Alan plans charity admissions charging abroad visitors up to 25 cents and locals 12 cents with proceeds supporting a Northampton infirmary and a workingmen’s education institution. Other notes cover King Leopold’s Riviera holdings, royal permissions for nobles, and Bishop Horstmann’s worn jewel controversy.
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James J. van Alan
Duke of Westminster
Eaton Hall
Cheshire
Duke
Mr. van Alan
Northampton
Leopold
Belgium
Thomas S. Walsh
Washington
Colorado
French Riviera
All year Met Station Planned on Mount Twukaba Summit
In Japan meteorological stations have existed on high peaks since 1899 but only summer duty. An all year station will be opened on the summit of Mount Twukaba near Tokyo to provide year round observations.
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Japan
Twukaba
Tokio
Rockefeller Scores In Japan
The British steamer Monarch sailed from Philadelphia for Japan with a cargo of 3,470,700 gallons in refined hundred barrels.
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Rockefeller
Japan
Monarch
Philadelphia
Sequoia gigantea on Washington grounds a giant exhibit
Restoration in Government grounds features a Sequoia gigantea twenty feet thick. It stands east of the Agriculture Department building, a national sight from afar. Brought from Sequoia National Park after Chicago World's Fair, the hollow giant called The General Noble honors the Interior Secretary.
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Washington
National Capital
Department of Agriculture
Sequoia National Park
California
Chicago
Secretary of the Interior
Dress Made of Postage Stamps at Bermuda Ball
An American lady wore a ball gown at a Bermuda ball made from 30000 stamps. The dress featured a breast center an eagle formed from brown Columbian stamps and a globe of old blue revenue stamps. American flags flanked the globe while foreign stamps formed a shield on the bodice. The large hat, mask and fan were covered with red and blue stamps to complete the costume.
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Bermuda
Violinists Repair Strings for Special Occasion
A musician explains that for the occasion they were stringing a violin, preparing for a performance or ceremony. The remark highlights care and practice behind the moment, with focus on instrument maintenance before a notable event.
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