Southern Horsemen and Their Reckless Ride
A Northern observer contrasts southern hunting culture with northern restraint, detailing reckless buggy and horse play in Georgia Kentucky and Virginia. He notes dangerous spectacles on green horses in hunts and at Meadowbrook, Chevy Chase, and Iroquois Club outings, with accidents common and restraint scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Georgia
Kentucky
Meadowbrook
Chevy Chase
Grae
Rhan
Coures
Rare 6 Carat Gold Colored African Diamond Sought
A Maiden Lane dealer describes a rare six carat African diamond with a distinct gold color. The stone is touted as one of the country’s few if not the only specimen of its kind and valued at around ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maiden Lane
Wid Anys
Jana
Hazy Fragment Sparks Curious Musical Muddle
A garbled excerpt hints at a music piece or note about intoxicants with unclear speakers. The text shows stray phrases like Thy and Ti-Bits, suggesting a fragmented, non-coherent OCR result from a historical page.
Panther Hunt Ends in Shot in Central India
A hunter recalls stalking a wounded panther then killing it with a follow up shot after tracking through brush. The account contrasts the sport with the danger and ends noting the source from Scribner's Captain C J Mellisa. Nearby passages describe nets drying on masts, sardine fishing in Concarneau, harbor smells, and a tale of a beaver learning to dam a leaking pail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doxki
Central
India
C. J. Mellisa
Scribner’s
Concarneau
Westminster Gazette
Bedouin Tames Vicious Camel in New York Park
In Central Park New York a dangerous dromedary spooked keepers until three Arab visitors soothed it with native speech and a kiss. The camel rubbed noses with the man, who then left apologizing for breaking rules as onlookers watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
New York City
Goodby
Chicago
Remarkable limestone tunnel on South Atlantic line
A natural railway tunnel on the South Atlantic and Ohio line enters a 50 feet square cavern and runs through chambers for about 1,500 feet before exiting the mountain. The limestone passage also channels a small stream called Stook creek, a notable natural feature reported by the St. Louis Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Atlantic
Ohio
Lmestone
St. Louis Republic
Do You Progress in Music Says Maud to Mamie
Maud asks about progress in music. Mamie replies she is splendidly improving and confident in her teacher's approval. The text notes the first family stayed a month, the next six weeks, and current occupants have been there two months, with no gr owling at the house as they pass by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Mamie
Washington Star
First American broom making in Philadelphia 1700
In 1700 the first brooms were made in Philadelphia from broom corn grown on American soil. The event was celebrated as evidence of the young country’s development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Steamer Travel Pace Between New York and Marseilles
A steamer on the New York to Marseilles route covered 3874 knots during the voyage. The record speed reflects a remarkable crossing era performance aboard the liner service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marseilles
Concarneau: A walled harbor town in Brittany’s coast
Concarneau sits ten miles south of Rosporden on the Orleans line from Landerneau to Quimper. The walled town is almost entirely surrounded by water at high tide and connects to the newer harbor district by a bridge. The harbor presents a beautiful scene when ships lie in port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britanny
Concarneau
Rosporden Junction
Orleans
Landerneau
Quimper
Harvard Gems and the 90 Carat Garland Diamond
Harvard's Mineralogical Museum houses gems including the 90 carat Garland diamond and vast gold and silver specimens. The article notes the diamond's intrinsic value versus its scientific value, recounts a past theft, and explains the protective electric alarm system now guarding the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineralogical Museum
Harvard University
Garland
Kimberley
South Africa
Harvard
Boylston Hall
Chemical Laboratory
University
Mineralogical Department
Mnuseum
Secret Photogram at Bank of France Captures Hidden Cameras
The Bank of France operates a concealed studio behind the cashier’s desk where a signal from staff triggers instant portrait photography of suspects without their knowledge. The device also reveals frauds by clearly exposing erased marks on targeted documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of France
Pittaborg Dispatch
Thorns to Pins: Early Garment Fasteners in Britain
The article describes the transition from thorns to pins in garment fastening, noting hooks buckles and laces as intermediate methods. It explains that pins arrived in Britain in the fifteenth century, with English iron wire drawn to length and twisted into a head, a slow craft yielding 400 or 500 pins per day for an expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
England
Healthful Housework Article Causes Quiet Stir
A London Fun quip notes a healthfulness article on housework in a newspaper, with a mother buying a second copy to read through and finding no obvious issue. The exchange highlights reader curiosity over a seemingly harmless piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
London
Wedding Banter Sparks Language Mix Up
A humorous quarrel over proper phrasing at a wedding unfolds with callers debating whether best man should be called a man or person. A Boston guest quotes a dealer in Cleveland while noting a red dot signals clear weather and a dry westerly rain pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Flitters
Mr. Torulins
Miss Briggs
Miss Revere
Boston
Clevelord
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Southern Horsemen
Gustave Harkness
Ihunter
Leesburg
Harvard’s Gems
Sherlock Holmes
Bunko
Indianapolis Journal
Isandersity
DR. Ratcliffe
United States
E. M. Ratcliffe
Sete Mateliffe
Liccasee
Bam
Ratcliffe Mas‘wa
Chehalis
Southwest
Washingten
Lewis County
BOES
Ashier
N. B. Coffman
John Dobson
J. ¥. Coffman
Noa B. CofFrmay
W. M. Urquhart
Abagl P. Herriot
D. C. Millett
Joan Dowson
J. H. Huber
Commercial State Bank
H. H. Scribner
THE
Milwaukee
St. Padre An
Omaha
the Milwaukee
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Milwaukee and St. Paul
C. J. Eddy
Portland
Oregon
Chewe
Chehalis River
BEE Office
Charles A. Dana
By Mail
Sunday Sun
York
Hop
Grain Weare Heady Alliance Farmercy
Pacific
L. Lawrence
Sou
Shasta
Ogden
Paso End
Cise
Tourion
Siesepa
Japan
China
Newel
John A. Beck
Knight's Drug Store
Morrison St
Perth
Katie Kawin
Alfred Kewin
State of Washington
Towit
George Kewin
Ramouyps
SisewaRr
le Sean
Weah
Esal Estate
Vis
Wensel
B. F. Suaw
Register
Jane L. Searie
Simon
Jane L. Hearie
Boom
Card Court
Breca Hunets
Marmee
Guneys Ter Excout
Sele Tus Bes
Podkarge Et Origines
Tas & Deay
Meratio
J. Dadty
Pon Agernongendy
Enié
Ieee Josim Srvar
Sey
Washington
Tine
Guerianda
Daisy
Jagan
Ana
A. D. Charstoel
Paserse
Morrisca
A. Coosa
Abenduament Bey
Piafaud
Attovnesse
Post Oolice Addrem
Lewis Cventy
Washbingice
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