Football and Bloomers at St Johnsbury Seminary
A New England town reacts to a Vermont seminary girls football team in bloomers. The St Johnsbury group forms an eleven, practices behind Fairbanks mansion, and faces town gossip while defending their privacy and sport. The piece contrasts these efforts with local propriety and cites rival colleges.
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Vermont
New England
J. Johnsbury
Salem
Fairbanks
St. Johnsbury
Boston
Burlington
Barre
Grand Paojandrum
St. Johnsbury Society
Vassar
Wellesley
Smith
N. Y. Herald
Missed kiss costs two ambassadors their posts
The Seattle Vosy Intelligencer reports Count Ifontebello French ambassador and Prince Redalin German envoy lost their positions for not kissing the czarinas hand during a lavish Russian ceremony. It notes the custom and warns rulers against missing such homage while each minister faced different justifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Prince Redalin
German Empire
Tle
Timekeeping in Liberia and Remote Cultures
Describes Liberia’s sun based daily cycle from six a.m. to six p.m. and noon at zenith. Explains South Pacific time markers with earth nut kernels burning in sequence to mark minutes. Notes Singar Malay archipelago bottles with sand transfer every half hour and a nearby line of gelig gon hung to twelve rods.
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Liberia
Popular Science News
Singar
Malay Archipelago
Gelig
Old Swedish Match Factories Lead Global Supply Boom
The piece notes Sweden home to the oldest large match factory and describes early production methods. It cites a 25 year export rise to 1,000,000 boxes yearly and machines generating 200 revolutions per minute, outputting about 2,500,000 boxes annually. It states Europe hosts about 80,000 factories producing matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
Sweden
Europe
Dry wood sold in packs at Handle factory
One and one half cards of dry wood offered for sale at the Handle factory priced at one dollar. Leave orders at Winans grocery for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handle Factory
Winans Grocery
Dry Handle Wood Cards at J A Georges Washington Street
A humorous anecdote from Youths Companion recounts a speculator who failed to imitate literary hosts. He lost face at a dinner when lacking epigrams and fired his cook for not cooking epigrams despite ordering every delicacy.
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J A George’s
Washington Street
X.’s
Humer Free Sample Offer From Romanza Agency
A promotional notice offers a free sample and descriptive circulars from Romanza Agency at 19 Sycamore Street Cincinnati. It advertises an 18 inch by 6 pound item and a 60 percent agent commission on a product priced at one dollar, inviting men and women to request the free sample.
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Romanza Agency
Sycamore St
Cincinnati
Big Four Route Highlighted at Pwworth League Convention
Convention notes discuss Special Love Rates for travel along the Big Four line from St. Louis through major Midwest and Northeast cities to Toronto and via Toledo to Detroit. Apply for full particulars.
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St. Laws
Peoria
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Columbus
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Toledo
Detroit
Bic Four Rovers Boost to Buffalo Encampment Route
The Bic Four Rovers, known to the Boys in Blue, promote their route to the 31st National Encampment in Buffalo New York with a special one cent per mile rate. Through trains from Peoria St Louis Louisville Indianapolis Cincinnati Dayton Springfield Cleveland Toledo Detroit are highlighted. Full information available from any agent.
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Bic Four Rovers
Buffalo
Peoria
St. Louis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Dapton
Springfeid
Li Hung Chang Names Two Chinese Women to London Congress
The viceroy Li Hung Chang appointed Marguerite Wang and Dr Hi King Eng to represent China at the 1898 Women’s Congress in London after hearing their education pursuit and missionary connections. Miss Hartford aided the selection, highlighting China’s claim to female representation in the event.
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Marguerite Wang
America
Miss Hartford
Foo-Chow Mission
Hao Chang
Lord Li
Marguerite
London
China
Marguerit
Hi King Eng
Philadelphia
Foo Chow
Li Hung Chang
Paul Pioneer
Electric tooth extraction touted as painless revelation
An 1890s dental advance features a battery powered device delivering instantaneous local anesthesia through two handles and forceps, allowing the dentist to pull a tooth with minimal sensation. The report notes patient relief and swift payment after the procedure. Nearby, a logging company uses a log train with boards on sleepers to haul lumber to a planing mill via a two mile flume.
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Ita
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bridal Veil
Dalles
Northwestern Lumberman
Big Four Convention Rates Promised for Y P & CBE Meetings
The Big Four Routes announce special one fare round trip rates for the Y P CBE convention in San Francisco July 7 to 12 and the B Y P U convention in Chattanooga July 15 to 19. Through trains connect from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati and other points with Cincinnati via Q C Route and L O Ry. Full information available on request from Big Four representatives.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Becrt
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Tin Four
Central Union Depot
Louisville
Big Four
Big Four Route Promotes Educational Meeting Travel
The notice advertises special Low Rates on the Big Four Route for educators attending the National Educational Association Convention in Milwaukee from June 6 to 9. It highlights travel between Cincinnati and Chicago via Cincinnati Indianapolis Dayton Springfield Columbus and other points, promising full trip information from agents. The piece also contains a light literary aside about an editor returning an ending to a story.
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Great Benevolent Society
Cincinnati
Louisville
Inadisnapolig
Chicago
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Dayton
Springfield
Columbus
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Tpworth League
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Gen Me
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San Francisco
Aise Tenn
Jitate
Yoledo
Sandusky
Chicago Benton Harbor
Tuisville
Chattanooga, Tenn
Eles' Redmon
National Educational Association
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