Public park notes birds resemble soldiers in size and stance
In public park Calcutta area, adjutant species from the East Indies grow to six feet. They parade with a soldierly gait and from a distance look so like grenadiers that strangers mistake them for troops. In a different passage Mr Meokton proclaims his life successes owed to his wife Henrietta, and deflects a question about honors.
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Public Park
Calcutta
East Indies
Mr. Meokton
Henrietta
The Auk and Its Flightless Ways
A reflection on the auk, a flightless bird with short wings and backward-set legs. An old Irish sailor nine years ago explained that the birds move about by swimming, using their webbed feet as oars and their short wings as paddles, since their habitat is largely water.
Wind selling in Orkney and beyond in 1814 tale
An 1814 tale recounts Bessie Millie of Omona in the Orkney Islands selling favorable winds for six pence a vessel. Sailors paid credulous sums to hear about three magical knots that supposedly summon a gale, strong wind, and tempest. Similar trades were reported among Finlanders and Laplanders, with winds and even storms targeted at Mont St. Michael and arrows used to charm storms away.
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Bessie Millie
Omona
Orkney Islands
Mont St. Michael
Normandy
Snails as Medicine Reported In London Spectator
The London Spectator notes a curious medical belief among English laborers. Snails crawling up church walls are caught and boiled with water, stirred with a crow quill, to make a salve rubbed on feet to prevent disease and aid weak spines. Raw or cooked snails are deemed a remedy for consumption.
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London Spectator
Invention of the lamp in ancient times
The article traces humanity from darkness to light with the discovery that fat can fuel illumination. Early lamps used skulls, shells, and vessels of burned clay with flax wicks. Primitive lighting arose in ancient East Indian and other cultures, with finds at Pompeii and Herculaneum noting early lamp use.
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Pompeii
Herculaneum
Esewhere
Notable writers and composers praise their mothers
Raleigh cites his debt to his mother for po liteness and deportment while Chopin Milton Goethe Gounod Sidney Smith Schumann Haydn Darwin Gibbon Wordsworth and Bohl all note their mothers influence. Mothers are described as delicate musical conversational or reading enthusiasts shaping their sons.
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Raleigh
Chopin
Milton
Gothe
Gounod
Sidney Smith
Schumann
Haydn
Charles Darwin
Gibbon
Bohl
Wordsworth
Pepuliar
Giants Causeway of Antrim described as wonder of pillars
The Giants Causeway at the northern tip of County Antrim near Port Rush Ireland features countless basalt pillars ranging from pentagonal to octagonal shapes averaging eighty feet long. The columns display remarkable symmetry and interlock in a natural ball and socket fashion with three main tongue-like sections forming the causeway.
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County Antrim
Port Rush
Ireland
How Long Do Birds and Animals Live
A. Mathews notes varying lifespans for pets and animals. Cats and dogs sometimes reach decades, with a cat reported at twenty nine and a dog at twenty two. Horses rarely work after twelve or fourteen, though one lived sixty four. Birds may outlive humans, including parrots, ravens, and a cockatoo aged eighty five. fish and insects vary from hours to years. Wild beasts like elephants can be very old but become helpless with age.
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A. Mathews
Carpere
Memorable last stands amid Boer War firefight portraits
Lt Egerton loses leg and foot after directing a gun as he dies with a cigar in his teeth. Capt Muriel is wounded in the cheek but leads on. Scott Mcrnieff advances after three wounds, Greenfell endures two, then dies on the third. Colonel Riddell falls reading a note. Poor Tait grimly accepts a fresh wound. Lord Airlie dies at the height of a charge after urging calm language.
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Egerton
Muriel
Scott Mancrieff
Greenfell
Thorneycroft’s
Buchanan Riddell
King's Royal Rifles
Lyttleton
Tait
Kimberly
Lord Airlie
M. A
Dickens Revival Sparks Fresh Praise From Critics
English readers and British critics alike rediscover Charles Dickens as Swinburne defends the author against earlier charges of sentimentality and crudity. Swinburne argues Great Expectations rivals David Copperfield in lasting impact, while public affection endures for Pickwick, Nell, Gargery, and Pecksniff.
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England
Dickens
Great Britain
Pickwick
Nell
Joe Gargery
Pecksniff
Swinburne
David Copperfield
Mr. Swinburne
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Timetable Notice 1902
Engines burn hard coal no smoke in effect May 16 1902. Train times listed for Bloomsburg to New York Philadelphia Reading Pottsville Tamaqua Williamsport Danville Milton Catawissa Rupert and Atlantic City division with express and local options. Parlor cars on all express trains. Garret Weeks note from general superintendent and general passenger agent.
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Bloomsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Reading Pottsville
Tamaqua
Williamsport
Danville
Milton
Catawissa
Rupert
Easton
Reading
Pottsville
Atlantic City
Chestnut Street
South Street
Atlantic City Depot
Train Schedules From Bloomsburg To Jameson Station
Train 11 leaves Bloomsburg at 8.50 am for Orangeville Benton and arrives Jameson 10.08 am. Train 3 departs 2.37 pm reaching Jameson 3.55 pm after stops at Orangeville and Benton. Train 5 leaves 6.25 pm arriving Jameson 7.55 pm with intermediate stops. Trains 211, 2, 4, 6, 22 provide southbound service to Bloomsburg with morning and afternoon departures. Trains 3 and 21 connect at Orangeville for Millville.
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Bellevue
Baeee
Eee Aylor
Lackawanna
Uly OR
Pittston
Susquehanna Ave
Avondale
Yeas
Petraaeres
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Hunlock’s. Wee
Shickshinny
Hicks Ferry
Beach Haven
Berwick
Neces Ness
Briar Creek
Willow Grove
Ime Ridge
Bloomshore
Weaves
HEDGE
Woteet Camentioes
Danville
Chulasky
Tees Cameron
Northumberland
East A.M. A.M. P.M. P
Northumberland Ly
Camgeor
Scents
Chulasky Eee
Danville Heer
Catawissa
Aineseeeuense Esha
Homa Ceeaenenseeteee
Eee Eeseeeeees
CER En Ec Ngs
Fine Ridge
Wee Eens Ene
Sence
Erwick Aes
Unlock’s
Nanticoke
Plymouth Es
Plymouth
June
Aen
Seeee
Kingston Wilkesbarre
T.w.lup
Bloomsburg
Orangeville
Benton
Jameson
Bento
Sunbury
East Bloomsburg
Wilkesbarre
Hazleton
Pottsville
wiTrain
J. R. Hutchinson
J. R. Wood
Pennsylvania Railways May 1902 Timetable Summary
May 25 1902 timetable shows Sunbury eastward departures from 7 58 am Train 64 to Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington parlor car service. Additional trains include 9 50 am daily Harrisburg to Philadelphia and 1 59 pm Weekdays Harrisburg to Philadelphia with parlor cars. Westward trains to Buffalo Erie and Rochester plus through Pullman cars. Sunbury Wilkes Barre Luzerne Hazleton and North and West Branch connections detailed with weekday and Sunday schedules.
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Sunbury
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Wasington
Washington
Buffalo
Pullma
Marrisburg
Emporium
Erie
DuBois
Canandaigua
Syracuse
Rochester
Niagara Falls
du Bois
Bellefonte
Tyrone
Pittsburg
Lock Haven
Bellefonte Tyrone
Clearfield Se
West
Coac
Renovo
Elmira
Williamsport
Sunbury, Hazleton and Wilkesbarre
North and West Branch Railway
Farm Life Offers Better Outlook Than City Crowding
The Record-Herald notes yearly Chicago population growth of 60 000 to 70 000 brings country newcomers drawn to city promises. It argues most fail to find stable wages and light, air, and independence. It urges farm-centered paths, claiming farm work with modern science yields lasting success.
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Chicago
Record- Herald
Brooders Versus Hens in Raising Chicks
G C Flegel argues through Main Farmer that brooders beat hens for chick rearing. Brooders provide consistent heat and cleanliness, protect chicks from vermin, and keep more of the flock near home, enabling easier care of large numbers.
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Flegel
Selection for Better Layers in Poultry Breeding
A Poultry Farmer article advises selecting eggs only from hens that are unusually good layers. Keep top layers in a pen for hatching, invest in breeders using proven methods, and avoid overfat hens and eggs from sick birds to maximize profit and herd improvement.
Proper hog care in hot weather: water, shade, and diet
Advice from Albert D Warner of Warsaw Virginia on keeping hogs healthy in heat. Emphasizes running water, clean drinking sources, ample shade, and feeding mostly succulent vegetables. Recommends soaking corn 24 hours and using ashes in swill, with careful handling to prevent stomach upset.
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Albert D
Warner
Warsaw
Job Printing Ad Promotes REPUBLICAN Office
A brief classified note invites readers to use the REPUBLICAN Office for fine job printing services.
Terrier With Glass Eye Aids Boston Terrier Roland
The owner of prize Boston terrier Roland sent the dog to New York for a glass eye after distemper left him blind in one eye. Veterinarians say it may improve the animal’s appearance for exhibition. Roland, 18 pounds, brindle and white, is a brother of Roxie and has earned multiple awards in Providence and Boston shows in 1899 and the following year.
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Boston
Roland
New York
Roxie
Providence
A Parson's Noble Act Promoted by Ashway Minister
Rev C B Budlong of Ashway Rhode Island praises Electric Bitters as a thorough cure for jaundice and liver troubles after years of suffering. The tonic is claimed to aid liver kidneys and stomach with strong endorsements from local merchants O A Kleim and J H Marcer offering 50 cent bottles and satisfaction guaranteed.
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Singer
Budlong
Ashway
R. I
O. A. Kleim
J. H. Marcer
What a volcanic eruption looks like
An eyewitness recounts the loss of the vessel Martinique Harbor in Leslie's. Chief Officer Scott describes an explosive whirlwind of ash smoke and flame sweeping the ship as it veered and sank. Darkness and burning gas lit the scene while crew and passengers perished swiftly.
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Scott
Roraima
Martinique Harbor
Leslie
Fortune Favors Alexan Reader Endorses New Life Pills
In Kennedale Texas WP Whitehead reports relief from distressing head back and stomach pains after using King's New Life Pills. The claimant claims renewed appetite and health, noting improvement in stomach and liver trouble. Pills sold for five cents at local bug store.
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New Life
WP. Whitehead
Kennedale
Tex
C. A. Kleig
J. H. Mercer
Do Not Cry to Pt Others Out of Business
A terse note warns against crying to others to push rivals out of business. The text suggests rivals may have wealth relations or patronage, implying strategic pressure beyond fair competition. No specific entities or events are named.
Adupted Traditions: Uneven Health Advice Emerges
A garbled notice discusses a mysterious dosage of a medicine by Acunea Scott's Sion. It hints at the ounce per pound aiding digestion and absorption, claiming health gains but leaving unclear instructions.
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Acunea Scott’s
Sion
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