Major Ross the Australian Adventurer of War and Peace
A vivid portrait of Major Ross a British Empire veteran born in Australia and later an American naturalized citizen. The piece recounts daring exploits from Canada to East Africa including Boer War acts with the Canadian Mounted Scouts, a controversial execution of Boer prisoners, and leadership as a game warden in British East Africa. It notes his marriage, Mormon joke, Somaliland campaign, and postwar service amid colonial governance while praising his bold, generous character and unyielding frontier spirit.
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Maj Cr. Roa
Pirit Teh
Booth Africa
Fritieh
Normis
Australia
America
Canada
Canadian Mounted Police
Rees
East Africa
Ross
Hin
Gum
Neit Hquer
Rona
Mandhie
Ehicf
Kim
Hows
London
Fairady
Galt Lake
Hal
Rowe Ayer
Northweet Mounted Police
Hoon
The
Bates
Red River
Canadian Mounted Rifles
South Africa
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Hoes
Canadian Mounted
Bowes
Canadian Mounted Scouts
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Hrntiah
Hague
Geneva
Roas
Rowe
Rows
Hoss
Lend Kitchener
Rose
Lemat
Jeterters
Berview Order
Major Fives
Wheelid
Leutenant
oMcera
Rosa
Unitied
Britto
Hoor
Tver
Royal
Duke of Connaught
Hast
Africa
Major Rows
Victoria Lake
Buat
Fort Hall
Kenka
Nairob
Nairobi
Ender
Tur Nairrobi
Pep
Roosevelt
Major Ross
Moss
Hunter
Hosenfelt
Speke
América
Plaina
Hong Lo
Poet Denied A Pleasure In Dublin Meeting
A fragmentary diary style passage recalls a London Daily Chronicle report of a poet denied some amusement in Dublin. The account mentions Hubert Brownheg Lady Augusta and five daughters among a social scene leading to a question about an author named Trench. The text shifts to a medical scene where a physician recounts a patient with a motor cart accident and a church visit.
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America
Milles
Dublin
Hubert Brownheg
Augusta
Twa
Deblin
English style benches near capitol spark old debates
A western statesman muses on parliamentary changes in the Capitol, imagining benches replacing desks, stovepipe hats, and new rituals. He playfully envisions English customs, a bell to order, tea on the terrace, and reporters watching from the gallery as Republicans and Cooper and Leo root spar in a reform mood.
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Siington
Pike County
Cooper
Leo Root
England
Parliament Building
Anacosta Flats
Buzzards Point
James Creek Canal
Judge Rucker
Missouri
Virginia Honeymoon Special Reaches Washington Bound Couples Married
The Honeymoon Special from Richmond arrived in Washington with eighteen couples who sought marriage licenses. Mrs Gill, matron of the Richmond Male Orphan Asylum, led the trip which funds the institution. several couples wed in the capital while others planned to marry on return to Richmond.
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Woothington
Richmond
Mra
J. R. Gill
Virginia Capital
Union Station
Gill
Onlire
Washington
Virginia
Tracy B. Barr
Lynchburg
Anna EB. Canter
Waynesboro
Dernard V. Jenkins
Eleanor Baker
Fredericksburg
William E. Watking
Bessie G. Thompson
Quinton
Victor Leon Meyers
Georgia Laulae Russell
Paconian Springs
Leroy Hughes
Maud Granger
Matt BB
Royal
Chenea
Lillian KR
Clayaville
Uncle Sam Seals Designer of State Emblems Exalted
The article profiles Gail lard Hunt as the official heraldist of the United States, noting his high salary and office in the marble and gold Library of Congress. It highlights his designs for Porto Rico, the Philippine islands, the Department of Commerce and Labor, and the Panama Canal tone, plus the Confederate seal kept at Richmond.
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Conteofarme
Uncle Sam
Library of Congress
Uncle Gam
Gaillard Hunt
Pew
Tel
Ephone
Hunt
Tella
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Department of Commerce and Labor
Emperts
Panama
Gow
Munt Baw
Confederscy
Richmond
Confederate Museum
Congressman's Gold Beads Purchases in Mexico Tale
ICTOR MURDOCK, Kansas congressman, once toured Mexico with reporters and bought eight dollars of gold beads from an Indian village in Tehuantepec. The beads, allegedly mined locally and made by native workers, were bought after a wrangle with a native woman. He reportedly sought no real need for the money, amusing himself with the purchase and later claimed duty avoidance, a claim met with weary acceptance.
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Ictor Murdock
Kansas
Tehuantepes
Mexico
Woman's Ills Disappeared in Bangor Ad for E Pinkham
A North Bangor New York advertisement touts E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female weakness and headaches. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. James J. Stacy and Mrs. L. E. Wiennor claiming relief and monthly improvement, urging others to try the medicine.
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Bangor
E. Pinkhamm
Audt
E. Pinkham
James J. Stacy
R.F.D. No
North Bangor
N. Y
L. E. Wienorr
Annie
Dom Dohee
Wooden cannons used by West Indian revolutionists
Harper's Weekly reports crude wooden cannons used in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A log five to six feet long and one foot in diameter is rounded bore drilled. The log is wound with rawhide strips and bound tight until it expands and strengthens like wire. The weapon survives multiple shots before failing.
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Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Harper's Weekly
Puzzle. New Nurse Ditto On Delirious Or Blonde Question
A nurse hesitates to answer a doctor's query about a young woman patient who arrived shortly ago. The nurse cannot tell if the doctor wants to know if she is delirious or blonde, highlighting a light hearted misunderstanding.
Peculiar Street Names in Mexico's Capital
In the capital city, streets bear unusual names such as The Love of God Street, The Holy Short Street, Pass if You Can Street, Lost Child Street, Bantadian Street, and Street of the Wood Owls, reflecting a quirky urban nomenclature.
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Mexico
Capi ‘Tal
God
Holyhort
Friends Help St Paul Park Incident Highlights Postum Use
An account from St Paul Park describes improvements after quitting coffee and using Postum. Affected individuals report relief from heart and stomach issues, headaches, and dyspepsia, with testimonials from a state WGTU president and others about asthma and heart trouble improvements.
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Friends Help
St. Paul Park
Coffe
Gii
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Chy
London Daily Chrontuly Colle Us
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Medan
Capitol
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Congressman Murdock
Melal
Murdock
Yous Wen
Mim Evade
E. Pinkham’'s
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