Terrace of the Terrace in the Commons Longs for Night
A Colac Herald reader recalls the London Terrace as the city’s social focus where suffrage era scenes played out. He notes Mrs Drummond and others at the Terrace, contrasts old parliamentary life with modern reform passions, and paints a vivid picture of the river, buildings, and nightly crowds on the Thames.
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Americim Hoar
St. Thomas's Hospital
Lambeth Palare
Westmoinster
Thames
Remais
Federation challenges in South Africa amid race tensions
In a discussion echoes of the Empire, South Africa faces federation hurdles driven by racial divides and economic disparity. British minority concerns, Dutch influence, and political mistrust color talks as ministers seek frank, cross-party cooperation to frame a viable union under the British flag.
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George Ferrer
Transvaal
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La Belle France Its Internal Life and Its Rural Charm
A Victorian clipping reviews a book The Pleasant Life of France noting provincial life and frugal habits as a national character. It contrasts rural dignity with urban bustle. mentions dining out in towns and the affection for plain living. includes a sketch of the French peasant and market town routines.
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LA Belle
France
Rowland ER. Prothero
Thomas Seccombe
Daily News
Taft as Republican Presidential candidate seen strong choice
The Daily Mail reports a Taft nomination likely for the Republican ticket, with Roosevelt's era as a benchmark. Taft is praised for practical experience in the War Department and Philippines, while Bryan is cast as weaker on governance. The piece contrasts a man of action with a man of words and argues Taft's superiority in executive ability.
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Brooks
Theaily
Roosevelt
Taft
Mir Fivson
Lone
Kartel
Tomean
Brean
Philippines
Ofc
Moosevelt
Columbia
Chuich
America
Bevel Otts
Air Bryan
Traumerahis
Miss Columbia
Lkely
War
Prince Arthur of Connaught Popular Around the World
The 25 year old Prince Arthur is a favored royal figure for King Edward and has carried out important missions including a visit to Japan to invest the Mikado with the Order of the Garter. He attended the King of Mary's son christening in Rome and was received by the Pope. A notable anecdote recalls him teaching a clockmaker's apprentice routine and signaling in Canada to welcome travelers, revealing his charm and improved military training. A separate local report notes a Cambridgeshire poisoning case involving a Boston family, where tainted pork cheese led to multiple deaths and the inquest returned a verdict of irritant poison effects.
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Connaught
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Japan
Order of the Garter
Rome
Duke of Connaught
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Concho
Transieualle
Canada
Sigma Ling
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Cambridgeshire
Boston
Wee
Fostan
Eric
Losin
Dade
Trumakey
Alan
Mra Wilson
Rumsey
Wan
Worthy Peebles and English Lady Miss the Train
An elderly man from Peebles and a British woman travel in a railway carriage bound for Edinburgh. Waiting long at a station, the man mutters about the “awfa’ daid lin’ squad,” prompting the woman to apologize as she struggles to understand. The pair clarify the train is late.
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Peebles Worthy
Taft described as steady figure lacking flash and craft
Column compares William Howard Taft to a careful, methodical mind. It notes his steadiness, lack of rhetoric, and willingness to sacrifice personal ambition for public duty, including relinquishing a Supreme Court seat to serve in the Philippines. It also mentions a separate piece on James Henry Smith known as Silent Smith and a brief aside on the Hemantle Movement.
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Manila
Grant
Demaice
Georges J. Ease Coys
ePhew
Caiph Eluaekens
Alani Eurk
America
Sament. Ratt
Vanconesr
Taft
Supreme Court
Philippines
Anocle Armahong Smith
Anita Stewart
London
Mary Cooper
Hursley Park
Winchester
England
Trade Rivalry and Policy Shifts in the West Indies
The article traces historic Canada West Indies trade, noting protectionist tensions with the United States and Britain, changes after 1900, and the impact of sugar, molasses, and other imports. It discusses the push for reciprocal tariff concessions, the folly of laissez faire, and how West Indian dependence on foreign markets risks disruption without Canadian openness.
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Anada
West Indies
Empire
Canada
West Hesia
Huntieh
America
Great Britain
Lee
Royal Commission
West Ho
Cuba
Po Rico
United States
Germany
Iit Miliana
Lanton
Dominion
Trinidad
Americs
British West Indies
Senate
Colonesta
Mherry
Help for Mothers and Paris Welfare Pavilion Inaugurated
The French Republican effort aids abandoned mothers with a year of free hospitality and work, led by Minister Barthen and M Mercueur in Versailles. Paris births reach 60,000 yearly with 23,000 placed out and 17,000 sent to the countryside. Chicago praises feminine beauty as a guiding social ideal, per Inter Ocean.
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French Republic
Jean Jacques Rousseau
M. Barthen
Paris
Morse
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Culinary mishmash recipe fragment with unclear steps
A garbled OCR of a kitchen instructions piece lists beef, pigeons, onion, bread, chutney, and sauces. Instructions include grilling meat, preparing a sauce, plating with bread and garnish, and a duchess pudding component, but many words are corrupted and uncertain.
Winter ailments and home remedies from Times of 12th Jane
A column lists cold weather issues such as watery eyes sore lips and damp hands with home remedies. It advises tepid boiled water for eye comfort astringent lotions saline sulfur water lips care bread storage tips and simple tonics, plus hints on cleaning stains and minor cures.
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Balkits
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