Venezuelan Letter From Carro Brand on America and Politics
The letter from Carro Brandon in Venezuela recounts his work renovating mining machinery, praises American support in Cuba and Cleveland's policy, criticizes the U S Senate and Spanish actions, and comments on English border disputes and a Venezuelan railway timetable. He also notes Marlboro, Massachusetts, connections and sends copies of local newspapers.
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Fay
John S. Fay
Marlboro
Mass
Philadelphia
Marlboro Times
Marlboro Enterprise
Boston
Fitchburg Road
Mexico
Cleveland
England
Times and Enterprise
N. Y
New York
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Jersey City
Hoboken
U. S. Senate
Senate
House
Spain
Georgetown
Caracas
Mr. Fay
Coot Burgess
Carro
P. Brandon
Pto Cabello
Odd Spokes and Cycling Trends Across Society
An analysis of 2000 accident policies shows 76 bicycle injuries. The piece notes cycling effects on body types, high bicycle fatalities in 1894 England and Wales, and rising bicycle investment. It cites bicycle footmen, folding bikes for armies, Kilpatrick’s hands free riding and trick shots, and General Miles predicting a cycling era in the US military. It also mentions an ammonia squirt as a cyclist must have and advises against carrying guns against dogs.
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England
Wales
Washington
Charles G. Kilpatrick
Miles
United States Army
Adjusting the saddle for rider safety and comfort
The piece explains saddle position effects on balance and injury risk, advising riders to align the seat near over the pedals, with a forward or rear option depending on fit. It notes broad backs, narrow fronts, new contrivances, and a rigid seat as preferred by riders, dealers, and manufacturers.
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New York Post
Daring Exit Advice From Melbourne Police
Lord Brassey, governor general of Victoria, rode through a Melbourne park and asked an Irish police officer for directions. The officer touched his shoulder and pointed to a distant gate, warning in bold terms to leave promptly or risk trouble.
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Lord Brassey
Goveror
Victoria
Melbourne
Chubbins Healy the Youngest Swimmer at Coronado
A four year old girl named Chubbins Healy in Coronado California is hailed as possibly the youngest swimmer in the world. She performs in the hotel pool on Coronado Beach riding a bobbing horse, swimming 40 feet across the tank and climbing onto the horse with ease.
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Chubbins Healy
Coronado
Coronado Beach
Chubbins
California
Chabbins
Great Hotel
San Francisco Examiner
Telegrams game challenges young minds at home
A reading from the Philadelphia Ledger describes a home pastime titled Telegrams. Players pick ten alphabet letters and each writes a ten word telegram whose words begin with those letters in order. The most clever telegram wins prizes, and repeated letters increase difficulty.
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Boston
Philadelphia Ledger
Two Maidens and a Lesson on True Beauty
A poetic piece contrasts a winsome maid with rosy cheeks and a gentle demeanor with a second maiden whose beauty is marred by sorrow. It urges inner growth and kind deeds as the true source of beauty, encouraging readers to cultivate lovely thoughts as life begins.
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Gertrude Morton Cannon
St. Nicholas
Shadow buff party game with candlelight prank
In a dim room a sheet hangs as a screen with a candle five feet behind Buff. Players pass between light and sheet to cast grotesque shadows. Buff guesses which shadow belongs to each friend. one guess per person before the next round.
White House Kindergarten for Presidential Families
The White House hosts a nursery kindergarten for children of the President and high officials. Pupils include Wallace grandchildren and Draper and Thurber family children. Misbehavior leads to confinement in cribs and a corner stool with a dance cap. Tuition is six to eight dollars monthly.
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White House
A Mighty Hunter by a Young Scout
A three year old boy named Robbie is described as a brave hunter who hunted lions teeth with no powder or gun. He returns home with all that his bonds could hold and his harvest is praised as bright as gold. The verse notes the flourishing dandelions in field and garden around him.
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Robbie
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Venrzuela
Ola
R. B
Tam
Una Y Catorce
Madrid
Enterprise Mag
Enterprise
Odd Spokes
Czarina
Russia
Rochester Post-Express
W. A. Haynes & CO
Bowker
Essex
Jowell
Swift & Co
Chicago
Ill
Planet Jr
Cornfield
Democrat
W. A Haynes & Co
Maynard, Mass
C.d.holmes
James Mullin
Maynard
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
Hudson National Bank
Caleb L. Brigham
Ashier
Geo. C. Keith
Boynton
S. R. Burroughs
J. S. Hoar
West Acton
C. Keith
Concord Junction
Gsloak
Suit Com’y
John Street
Lowell
J. B. Deane
S. S. Strout
Hs Yard
Main Street
William F. Litchfield
Wood Maynard, Mass
N. L. Chaffin
Cornhill
Middlesex County
A. L. Kittredge & CO
Central St
Willams
Swan Bldg
Mas
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