Floating quotes from a 19th century era news column
A compilation of social and technical observations spans women’s unions in the United States and Canada’s role in imperial ties to Great Britain, with statistics on bachelor counts. It cites General Wilson on big gun costs, German meat inspection praise, electric water pipes risk, and the Marconi wireless system’s sea and shore applications.
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England
Great Britain
United States
Lord Aberdeen
Scarborough
Canada
The Return to the Old Town Poem Echoes Change
A poem by E. Riser reflects on returning to a childhood town, noting changed faces and places. familiar street and church linger, yet old friends, neighbors, and storefronts are memories as the speaker confronts time’s drift from the once dear home.
The Forks of the Road and a Business Dilemma
Phil Everett after an accident joins Byrd Hull in a firm learning fast The mentor Mark Appleton pushes to the front forcing Phil to choose between a prized Frew assignment and fairness When Phil ultimately returns the chance to John Warner Mr Black approves Warner’s gain and honors Phil’s integrity
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Hunt
Phil Everett
Everett
Byrd & Hull
Phil
Mark
Philip
Aera
Buuineas
Mark Appleton
Frew
John Warner
John
Warner House
Mr. Black
Sam
Davein
Warner
Little One
Black
Samaels
Appleton
Perlape
Tales and Turns of War Feats From A World Stage
A medley of frontier adventure and animal peril recounts a Boer War despatch rider who rode 146 miles to warn Kimberley of danger, a bear-slaying reminiscence by J W Searles, and various frontier exploits. Details recount peril, heroism, and oddities drawn from early 20th century life, with vivid scenes of horse, bear, and train peril.
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Kimberley
de Aor
Diamond Town
Hoe
London Telegraph
de Aar
Cape Town
Amile
Cronje
Do Aar
Mummies Eyes and Inca Burials in Peruvian Desert
In the Morro La Pas region of Peru a desert burial ground yields mummies and items the Incas buried with the dead. Among finds are mummies eyes, hemispherical objects of amber tint possibly squid or cuttlefish eyes. Analysts note animal matter composition with salts and minerals. polishing experiments caused illness among workers.
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la Pas
Peru
W. E. Curtig
Chicago
New York
Tiffany
Smile at Me Poem Featured in Baltimore American
A fragmentary poem recounts a man recalling a woman’s smile that brightens his day. The line that stands out mentions a card reading Please Kick Me Bard pinned to a coat, linking a playful incident to the smile’s memory. The excerpt preserves period tone and imagery from the Baltimore American.
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Ronald
Box and Caz in Real Life at Justice Court
John Richardson and Joseph Parker appeared in Justice Martin's court charged with assault and battery after a spiraling clash in a room on Cottags Grove avenue. Each claimed the other provoked the fight. the landlady had rented the same room to both men, unknowingly turning them into unwilling rivals until a burglar scare sparked the melee and prompted police intervention.
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Box
Caz
John Richardson
Joseph Parker
Justice Martin
Othe
Cottags Grove Avenue
Richardson
Parker
Chicago Daily News
Japanese Cook Seeks Discharge to Join Navy
A letter from a ward room cook on the Navy Hampshire shows his wish to be discharged to rejoin Japan’s navy. The misspelled English reveals his intent to leave his post for service in his native country, puzzling officers who finally infer his meaning. Also notes a humorous transfer ticket incident on a New York car and a brief on the Solomon Archipelago under German protection since 1886 with Bougainville and Isabel ceded to Germany.
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Navy
Hampshire
New York Mail and Express
Ths
Welber
Tharvall
New York
Coghwd
Solomon Archipelago
Great Britain
Wheisen
Isabel
Germany
Humor Bits From Old Newspapers Quips and Cartoon Snippets
A collage of humorous lines from 18th to early 20th century papers. Jokes about umbrellas coat tongues bank thrillers and aging job seekers mix with quips from Life Chicago Tribune and other titles. The items showcase wordplay regional banter and comic irony.
Stradivarius Violin Tale Reaches Ten Dollar Verdict
The London Daily Telegraph reports a rare Stradivarius violin rescued from a pawnbroker in Midland after an inn keeper in Wolverhampton could not pay a bill. Boniface bought the instrument for ten dollars and, upon experts declaring it a genuine Stradivarius 1716, the fiddle gains renewed attention. Also reported is Uncle Billie Pearson becoming a father at eighty nine, his long life in Goshen county and Tennessee, multiple marriages, and a large family across years in Bowling Green Kentucky.
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Midland
London Daily Telegraph
Wolverhampton
Boniface
Antonius Stradivarius
Billie Pearson
Billie
Mr. Pearson
Goshen
Tennessee
Bowling Green
Kky
Consumption to Fence and France Deaths Worsen
A report to the State Department from the United States Consul at Lyong notes ravages of consumption in France. He states about one in every 1,000 people dies from consumption in France each year. Of 850,000 deaths yearly, over 140,000 are caused by tuberculous disease, a figure rising annually. The text condemns the burden on families and compares this scourge to all epidemics and contagious diseases combined in victim count.
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State Department
United States
Lyong
France
Dawes proposes bigger national bank note circulation plan
In his annual report Controller of the Currency Charles Q. Dawes urges legislation to authorize national bank note circulation up to the par value of deposited United States bonds. He recommends a reduced or abolished one percent tax on deposits, with a two to three percent annual tax on expanded notes to curb misuse and aid liquidation. He asserts a potential increase of at least 100 million dollars in circulation could follow.
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Wasumratoy
D. C
Charles Q. Dawes
National Banke
Noad
Conetroller
United States
Army of Abdullah Routed by Anglo Egyptian Forces
Khartoum dispatches describe Wingate’s column catching the Khalifa's army by surprise at Omdebrikat. Dervishes routed, Khalifa killed or captured, Osman Digon escaped, Bondy and many women and children surrendered. Casualties: three officers and twelve enlisted men. Wingate reports marching sixty miles and fighting two decisive battles in sixty-one hours.
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Abdullah
Lennon
Marquis of Lansdowne
Khartoum
Wingate
Khalifs
Khatifa
Osman Digon
Thou- Bondy
Birdaor
Gedid
Omdebrikat
Moring
Derviah
Digon
Orcing
Neutral envoy urged to act for captured civilians
United States Consul at Pretoria cabled Prof Krager to press neutral oversight for citizens and captives amid war. Government views humanitarian duty as guiding the protection of noncombatants and the responsible conduct of all involved parties.
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Wasnmnarox
D. CO
Douclat
Wr. Macrum
United States
Pretoria
Cable
Prof
Krager
Luis
Lakes of Killarney sold to Lord Acdilaun for 300000
In Ireland Lord Acdilaun buys the Mack rosa estatoe including the Lakes of Killarney for three hundred thousand dollars. Labor unions surge in Indiana and Peoria with wage gains. Reports note rising motor industry hiring and diverse wage changes across multiple occupations.
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Acdilaun
Ireland
Indiana
Peoria
Cloetanatl
Jose
Forneesgallown
Pew
Oslo
Wheea
Strant Railway
Quincy
Javaneda
London Board of Tradoads
Enipuntors
Jolnora
Pibtura
Plnatorers
Bitokiayera
Paris
Ragliah
Iabor Commlasioner
Missouri
Tach County
Many Global Moves and Local Assignments Highlight 1898 News
Rear-Admiral Bradford selects Lamoine Point site for Frenchman's Bay coating project, a 30 acre waterfront landholding six miles from Bar Harbor. Negotiations probe new US Russia trade forms while Near-Admiral Watson seeks a civil nautical school in Bonnia. Secretary Long approves torpedo boat Dahlgren, and the Industrial Commission plans two sub-commissioners to probe topics beyond trusts. Representative Bankhead seeks minority House leadership as Postmaster General expands domestic rates to Porto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam. The President extends Copyright act benefits to the Netherlands. Daniel McMurtrie, Navy Medical Director, dies. Aguinaldo’s son captured. Buenca tied to insurrection allegations. Havana’s Civil Governor Nunez warns editors against inciting disturbances. In Iloilo fighting, four Americans die and twenty-five are wounded. Onda has 1135 miles of rail, 6500 miles under British control. Hawaii expands purchases of agricultural machinery and engines as island railroad building grows.
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Bradford
Frenchman's Bay
Bar Harbor
United States
Russia
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Navy Department
Civil
Bonnia
Long
Dahlgren
Industrial Commission
Sout
Truats
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
Porto Risd
Philippines
Guam
Netherlands
Ey Daniel McMurtrie
United States Navy
Aguinaldo
Buencano
Nunez
Havana
Nunez Declan
Iloilo
Onda
Hawaii
Roailroad
George R. Davis
Chicago
Davis
Kentucky
Boston
Newport News
Secret Service
Hazenhog
Charles E. Scott
Frank Scott
San Francisco
Cal
Board of Health of
Montclatr
N. 3
West Point
N. Y
Guy Howard
Omaha
Sulool Board of
Thomas Carson Hanna
Vadlon City
Conn
Dewey Arch
New York City
James Mcanes
People’s Bank of
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Equitable Life Assurance Society
National Democratic Commmitiee
Lafayette
Ind
Clase
Colorado
Saliabury
Hatfeld House
Porte
Turkey
Globe of Toronto
Ontario
Germany
Sonnenwondstolo
Austria
Horace
Stowe
Cape Town
Pretoria
Chamberlain
Windsor
William
Cameroon
Soudau
Wingate
Gaza
Jung
Molsetter
South Africa
Lisbon
France
Iwo
Bay
San Domingo
Vasques
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Inwa
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Paria
Stelkersy
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Valentigny
Beaulieu
Republic of Mexico
Diaz
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