Journey to the old homestead amid October river sights
Jonathan and Samantha Jane visit an ancestral farm by the river. They tour the old house and garret, recall family births, weddings, and memories, then pass Dupont powder works and Council Cup bluff before returning home with renewed ties to family and place.
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Jonathan
Samantha Jane
Miscis
Duponts Powder Works
Iseld Council Cup
Susquehanna
Company
Dupont Powder Works
Remarkable Miller County Family Records Sixteen Children
Census reports Mrs Henry Smith of Mary's Home Miller County Mo as wife of a storekeeper. In seven years of marriage she bore sixteen children including twins twice, triplets twice, and a quintet. All are living and healthy. mother credited with vigor and stamina.
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Mary
Miller County
Jefferson City
Henry Smith
The Skin of the Frog Reveals Unusual Breathing and Drought Tactics
A frog breathes mainly through its skin and absorbs water via skin pores, allowing it to take in up to half its weight in an hour. Its moist underside keeps it cool and enables rapid response to heat. An Australian frog stores water in its body and a native bush drought method yields drinking water from a clay ball containing a frog.
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Australia
Folding fans through ages show luxury and wit
The passage traces folding fans from Japan to China and Europe, noting their origin, lavish use by Roman and Spanish noblewomen, plumage and jewel settings, and how fans became status symbols and memory tokens. It mentions Watteau and the role of fans in churchgoing displays and political imagery.
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Rome
Spain
Japan
China
France
England
Watteau
Government Reservation at Hot Springs A Key National Facility
The government owns 2000 acres in Hot Springs east of the creek, including the hot water source mountains. It operates 72 hot springs bathhouses with fixed fees, regulates temperatures, and has invested over 1 million dollars in improvements. The army and navy hospital is a top national facility with elaborate grounds and flowered walks.
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Hot Springs
Sam
Army and Navy
Toward Anthracite Futures in Pennsylvania Coal
A New York house estimates 5 073 715 000 tons of unmined Pennsylvania anthracite left, owned mainly by eight railroads who plan to mine 50 million tons this season. At current consumption this could last about a century, but rising use may exhaust reserves earlier. Other anthracite sources may emerge. bituminous supplies are nearly inexhaustible across the nation.
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Barking
New York
Pennsylvania
Banking House
Atlantic
Pacific
Ancient Chinese anaesthetics hinted in Paris manuscript
A Chinese manuscript in the Paris Library suggests anesthetic use 1700 years ago. It describes a surgeon giving a decoction to a patient before a serious operation, rendering them insensible as if dead, then performing the procedure and later securing tissues. The patient reportedly recovered after several days without pain during the operation.
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Paris
China
Young hustler on Griswold street sells a paper
A Detroit narrator recalls a quick witted boy who grabbed his satchel and boarded the Ypsilanti Ann Arbor car. The boy then spread a paper on the man's lap and urged him to buy a Tribune for the overnights trip, proving a sharp, proactive streak the writer admires.
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Detroit
Griswold Street
Ypsilanti
Sandry
Ann Arbor
Tribune
L. M. Dithridge
Girls Of The West And East Contrasted
The piece contrasts Western and Eastern women, noting the Westerner’s sturdier frame, wider gaze, and independent demeanor shaped by frontier life, while tying these traits to Western upbringing and hardship overcome by her parents.
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh
Ely Brothers of New York offer Ely's Liquid Cream Balm with a 75 cent kit. The liquid version preserves medicinal properties of the solid, absorbs quickly, and helps secretions become natural and healthy. Available from druggists or by mail.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren St
N. Y
Floating Paper Surprises with Indefinite Buoyancy
A columnist describes experiments with ordinary writing paper floating on water. Four half sheets stayed dry on top after ten days, and a large wooden spool plus four bladed pens stayed afloat, challenging the belief that paper cannot bear weight or float long.
A Perfect Figure Measurements From The American Queen
The text outlines precise proportions for a figure including height as six times the foot length, face as one tenth of total height, hand length matching, and chest to forehead ratio of one seventh. An alternate computation method uses circumference patterns around body parts such as thumb base wrist neck waist bust and hips.
U.S. Horse Trade Expands Exports Reach 65000 Head Last Year
The United States now exports horses in large numbers culminating in 65 000 head abroad last fiscal year. Over the past five years sales to foreign markets have reached 17 million dollars in value.
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United States
Teacher’s slow walk prompts paralyzing lesson
A Bellefonte schoolteacher demonstrating the word slowly walked slowly across the room. He asked how he walked and a boy shouted bowlegged, causing the teacher to become paralyzed.
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Bellefonte
Loving kindness surpasses laws and life’s charities outshine rituals
A reflective maxim echoes Talmudic sentiment that mercy and charitable acts outweigh legal dictates and ceremonial observances, emphasizing practical compassion over formal rules.
Parramatta District Orange Growing In New South Wales
Australia’s Parramatta district near Sydney is praised as a premier orange growing region comparable to Kent in the UK. The article highlights the river scenery like the Thames, the abundant native flowers, and the orange trees bearing white flowers with golden fruit, noting oranges are both ornamental and highly productive.
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Australia
England
New South Wales
Parramatta
Sydney
Kent
United Kingdom
Parramatta River
Thames
Richmond
Philippine handkerchiefs stun New York appraiser
Handkerchiefs from Iloilo, Philippine exports, feature Mexican drawn work on Japanese silk threads. Experts say the yellowish white pieces with bird and butterfly motifs could fetch about $50 each on sale, with Manila wholesale prices between $30 and $85. This marks a notable Philippine craft export newly seen in New York.
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New York
Iloilo
United States
Manila
Ad Valorem
Islands
Philippines
Ireland
St. Gail
Switzerland
Dr King's New Life Pills Backed By Winnie's Mrs Webster
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia says Dr King's New Life Pills cured her sick headaches after two years of suffering. Cure for headache constipation biliousness at C A Kleims and J H Mercers drug stores. Jan 1 1902.
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N. A. Webster
Winnie
Dr. King
C. A. Kleim’s
J. H. Mercer
A Continual Struggle With Inherited Tendencies
A reflection on life as a wrestle between inherited tendencies and ideals. The text urges strength of will to mold the past into the present, turning tendencies into a blessing rather than a curse. It emphasizes persistence and self direction.
TRY IT Women Sufferers Seek Help Despite Doctor Busy Hours
Women with female troubles must not lose hope as doctors are busy with other diseases and may not fully understand the female form. The article urges sufferers to give a fair trial to remedies that address their delicate condition.
Bradfield's Female Regulator Promoted as Cure All
An advertisement touts Bradfield's Female Regulator as the true natural cure for female troubles. It claims the formula is from a renowned physician and uses soothing herbs to address irregular menses, leucorrhea, womb prolapse, nervousness, headaches, and backache. The copy urges women to try it and notes it is sold by druggists with a money order option.
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Bradfield
Atienta, Ga
Pyramids Seen Through Dust and Heat by Nolley
Moffet reviews January McClures piece on the pyramids noting how pictures and jokes distort first impressions. He argues the Cairo drive along shaded avenues and acacias feels like a pleasant carriage ride with green Nile fields and farming abundance beyond Cheops, contrasting dusty deserts with a cooler, vivid scene.
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Moffet
McClures
Tefear
Mark Twain
Oqalo
Cheops
Long Branch
Bois de Boulogne
Cairo
Nile Valley
Pyramids
Libyan Desert
Sahara
New Discovery Promises Longevity Claims
Editor O H Downey of Churubusco Indiana proclaims Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption the most infallible remedy for coughs colds and grip Its virtues are said to prevent pneumonia or consumption and relief is instant Dr Kleim and Mercer druggists guarantee 50c and 1 00 bottles with free trial bottles offered
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O. H. Downey
Churubusco
Ind
Dr. King
C. A. Kleim
J. H. Mercer
Evolution of Chief Arthur and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Leslie's Magazine January sketch portrays P. M. Arthur as a controversial leader during the Brotherhood's formative decade. It notes his early tenures brought frequent strikes and fierce battles with capital, contrasting today’s image of Arthur as a conservative labor figure and public perception of the order as more lodge than union.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
P. M. Arthur
Order
Arthur
War Party
Brotherhood
Leslie's
Disraeli and Gladstone discuss books and politics in study
In a vivid House of Commons anecdote Gladstone recalls Disraeli visiting his home during fierce Bulgarian atrocity debates. A note about Turkish yellow books leads to a literary turn before their parting without addressing the issue, as Disraeli departs to fetch ammoniated stores for his master.
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Gladstone
Disraeli
House of Commons
Mr. Gladstone
Foreign Office
Mr. Disraeli
Bulwer Lytton
Rotary
Footwear Etiquette in Indian Worship Observed Across Faiths
The article notes Hindus and Muslims in India remove footwear before entering temples and mosques, with sandals or shoes left outside on mats. It describes the custom as a sign of respect and avoids eating while shod, highlighting a long standing ritual observed by diverse communities.
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India
Selam
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