Mails by Cannon Ball and Aerial Posts in War Histories
A historical survey describes shells carrying letters during sieges. Messages fired from Ladysmith and other fronts used as aerial post offices, with shells marked for delivery. Examples include Rhodes-acknowledged shells and specific sieges like Tournay, showing the ingenuity and deadly risks of letter-filled bombardment.
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Ladysmith
White
Buller
Marek
Paden-Powell
Vincennes
Tournay
Garson
Warng
N. Y. World
Margin for Accidents and Contingencies in Life
The text urges generous margins for the unforeseen in projects and budgets. It notes that accidents occur and advises adding 30 to 50 percent to original estimates to ensure both ends meet. It also acknowledges some derive unexpected gains, yet emphasizes accepting losses calmly. The tone reflects practical caution and philosophical resilience.
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Boston
A Quarrel Between Boys Ends With Gum Drops
A heated argument between two boys escalates to bold taunts and dares but ends peacefully as they part, one later sharing five cents on gum drops and walking away friends, in Golden Days.
What is Ovaritis and women health advice from Mrs Pinkham
Ovaritis is the first stage of ovarian inflammation with dull throbbing pain tenderness and heat in the side. Advice urges contacting Mrs. Lydia E Green Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for remedies and testimonies claim her vegetable compound cured a woman named Anna Aston of Troy Missouri after several bottles, avoiding surgery.
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Toms
Lydia
Pinkham
Mas
Anna Aston
Troy, Mo
Finger Nail Evidence Linked To Crime Detection
Fragmented text suggests new fingernail related discoveries by examination methods. The notes refer to crime analysis using nail characteristics to infer handedness and other details.
Nail growth differences tied to handedness and chest size
The New York Herald notes studies by Dr. Regnault and Dr. Minskow showing right handed individuals have broader nails on the right hand while left handed people show the opposite. Nails trend longest on the middle finger and broadest on the thumb, with nail width correlating to chest circumference.
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Regnault
Anthropological Society of Paria
A. Minskow
Minskow
N. Y. Herald
Telegraph Business in Japan Sees 1,379 Offices and 144,570 Miles
Telegraph service in Japan reports 1,267 telegraph offices in the home country and 112 in Formosa, with 144,570 miles of line in use. In 1899 the system handled 224,000 foreign or international messages and 15,275,678 domestic messages.
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Japan
Formosa
The Travata Rite Amid Mountain Village Festivities
In isolated Nis districts the Travata rite governs weddings with armed youths in a parade. A ribbon barrier blocks the bride’s path at the arch, a speech asks why she leaves, and a purse is offered for church and village needs. The chase to the groom’s village follows with arch barriers and tributes.
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Charming Island
Nis
Scott's Emulsion advertised as fortifying cure
An advertisement from geists Chemists in New York promotes Scott's Emulsion as a nourishing food medicine that strengthens the body, helps throw off a hard cough, and fortifies the system against future attacks, especially for the run down or emaciated.
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Geists
Chemists
New York
Bride Responds With Tender Affection at Village Wedding
The bride speaks of affection duties and friends as she accepts a second blessing from the purse and barrier. The village procession moves to the bride's home where the celebration begins and a winner presents the couple. Householl Words.
The Dowager Title Changes Across Nations
The piece notes proposed shifts away from dowager titles as royal uncertainty grows. Victoria's daughter, now Empress Frederick, spurs reform. Queen Wilhelmina enforces Emma as Queen Emma of the Netherlands, while China's former empress also joins the trend.
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Victoria
Frederick
Wilhelmina
Holland
Emma
Netherlands
China
Not a Pagan Idolizes a Fair Worshiper Belief Clash
A Chicago Dispatch note reports a young churchman rejects pagan labels, stating he admires a fair worshiper and rejects the idea of pagan identity. The item hints at personal religious views within a local church context.
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Chicago Dispatch
Many Wise Dogs In Atchison Globe Quip
A humorous editor's note from the Atchison Globe jokes that many dogs prove wiser than most adults as dog owners reflect on canine insight and pedigree wisdom.
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Atchison Globe
Earthquake Motion Rules Adopted by Engineers
Knowledge from observation and brick experiments yields new rules and formulas for engineers and builders. Japan and other nations apply these in constructing piers for bridges tall chimneys walls dwellings embankments reservoirs and more.
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Japan
Brief Laughs From Brighteline and Punch Humor
A collection of light jokes and quips from various papers. One liner gags cover marital money matters handwashing fees hunting mishaps and wedding costs. The humor centers on social quirks and misinterpretations with a playful tone.
Self Sacrifice in Mosquito Inoculation Experiments
In Cuba army surgeons Dr. Jesse W. Lazear and Dr. James A. Carroll fed mosquitoes on yellow fever patients and allowed bites on themselves to study contagion. Lazear died from the infection while Carroll survived, his report cited as a major contribution to contagious disease literature.
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Cuba
Jesse W. Lazear
James A. Carroll
United States Army
Hobson
Santiago Harbor
Havana
Lazear
Carroll
W. EK. Curtis
Chicago
Albany Court Rules Conductor May Eject Standers
The New York Court of Appeals in Albany holds a street car conductor may eject a passenger who insists on standing on the platform. Elwood W. Montgomery, suffering a violent headache, went outside for fresh air and was removed by the conductor after a dispute.
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Court of Appeals
Albany
Elwood W. Montgomery
Baroda's Gold Artillery and The Five-Toed Animal Tale
The gaekwar of Baroda holds a battery of four guns two gold and two silver with 400 pound solid gold barrels finished in Lakha craftsmanship from 1874 after five years of work. Carriages are carved wood overlaid with silver. A concluding note claims no living animal exceeds five toes on any limb and cites the elephant as having many toes, ending with a garbled phrase.
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Gaekwar
Baroda
Lakha
The Real Thing at Review Sparks Bystander Clash
A pompous member of parliament at a review attempts to push through a crowd, claiming to be a representative of the people, only to be challenged by a burly cockney who asserts the crowd’s primacy. The piece also notes a Lancet Calcutta correspondent on religious population growth.
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Chicago Daily News
Haas
Joax
Philadelphia
Cathedral of Scotland
John
Boston Transcript
Millicent
Brooklyn
Rev
Ticknot
Columbia
State Journal
Calcutta
The
Lancet
Gossip and Gossiping Among Men Noted
The Washington Democrat notes that some men are worse to gossip than women, reflecting on social norms and reputational gossip in the community.
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Washington
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Digestion Health
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak stomachs caused by quick lunches and coffee. It claims to root out disease by improving blood and organ nourishment and shares a testimonial from Ray of Plain City Ohio praising the remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Nmer Ray
Plain City
M &O
Ohio
Poor Richards Bread Box at Pexwnaylania Hospital
Franklin once carried a tin bread box into a hospital dispensary and shared cakes with staff saying the box contained Poor Richards bread. The old tin sits on a shelf today, still holding cakes and ginger snaps for resident physicians and nurses, with the hospital steward restocking when empty.
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Benjamin Franklin
Pexwnaylevania
George II
Dr. Rush
Ben Franklin
Richard
Franklin
Philadelphia
No matter how fondly a man moves he never wakes
A concise quotation from the Philadelphia Times notes that a man always sleeps with his eyes shut, implying constant rest in fond moments rather than waking acknowledgment.
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Philadelphia
Times
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Mus, Anni
Aston
Telegraph Business
Corsica
Scott
Lusa
Puck
Borole
London
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