Curious variations in names and feats across Pacific coast reads
An assortment of short notes covers diverse topics from linguistic quirks in Rickreal Oregon to Army drill rules, New York boat and mine news, Arctic exploration plans, and long fisheries data for California Oregon and Washington. It notes steamship and ocean freight trends, electric power aiding Colorado silver mines, and historic mail delays in Montana.
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Colorado
High Mountain
The
New York Tribune
United States
New York City
Montana
Samedia
Gineer
Pacific States
San Francisco Chronicle
California
Oregon
Washington
Pacific
Toulon
Cherbourg
Secon
Tyro
The World's Disguise Reveals Human Brotherhood
A reflective poem contemplates a giant spirit revealing the absurdity of worldly masks. It envisions brothers recognizing each other, shunning fear of the unknown, and discovering shared love and humanity beneath hollow display. The speaker urges casting aside pride to see the common life and unity in every heart.
A Household Clash Over a Mother in Law
Mrs Copperedge battles her husband over inviting his mother to live with them. A vow to exclude her mother-in-law flares, then a recollection of kin leads to a turnabout as Mrs Copperedge admits she was wrong and Grandma Copperedge joins the family, changing their home life.
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Mr. Copperodge
Post Office
Massachusetts
Copperidge Farm
Phaira Jane
Merrio
Mra. Copperedge
Jane
Phabo Jane
Tim
Howsel
Copperedge
Melinda Ann
Rufus Hodgman
Melinda
Ann
Rufus
Mr. Hodgman
Hodgman
Malinda Ann
Alrs. Copperedge
Mr. Copperedge
Grandma Copperedge
Hearthstone
Melinds Ann
M. Tinseau
San Francisco Examiner
Soldiers in Armor Return to War Fashion
The article notes a revival of armored wear as firearms modernize. Cavalry in England and on the Continent have long favored cuirasses and plume-adorned helmets, while France and Germany plan to outfit their line with copper and aluminum cuirasses three times more resistant.
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England
France
Germany
Jan Atcol
Curious Truffle Lore From France At Bordeaux
United States Consul Knowles reports on French truffle lore and methods. Truffles arise from blue-winged flies and oak roots, with three species in France, including the garlic-flavored white variety. Pigs and dogs are trained to seek them, usually found in oak forests on calcareous soil, and never in the same place twice. In California and Bordeaux, methods of canning and preserving truffles spread, with basic processing described.
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United States
Knowles
Bordeaux
Department of State
France
Alexander Bornholz
California
Andinean
Pearl and Thought on Cheerfulness and Navy Flag Signals
A collection of maxims on pity happiness and self discipline followed by a lesson on naval flag signaling. urges cheerful labor and distant aims, notes the difficulty of learning signals, and explains the call letters and procedures for sending and acknowledging messages in the navy as taught to Harper's Young People readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
Horses Girt Homesick In City for Pets and People
A physician reports a ward resident noting a horse’s homesickness after arrival from Butler. The doctor remarks horses often suffer more from urban homesickness than humans, citing prior experiences with such animals and long acclimatization periods.
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Butler
Nowark
An Innovation. Miss Flipp ead When I Asked Her to Marry Me
A garbled exchange shows a comical misunderstanding about a marriage proposal. The dialogue hints at a planned proposal and a long anticipation by a character named Pye, with other names like Spatta and Munker embedded in the text. The fragment preserves quirky speech and character hints.
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George
Women in Japanese journalism and fashion notes
A scan of society items reports a Japanese journalist visitor to Mrs. Barnett in Kyoto, notes on the Dowager Queen of Wartemberg renouncing pension claims, and then surveys millinery trends, curly hair costs on Broadway, bicycle riding for women, and Japanese female life roles. It also previews a model sanitary kitchen and hospital at the World’s Fair, plus fashion details like new fabrics, bonnets, and gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Queen of
Wartemberg
Russia
Vera of
T Hefresa
Immenso
Chicago Post
Broadway
New York Herald
R. N. Tooker
Lovel
Fnte
Chicago
Nova
Owen
Department of Public Comfort
Boston Transcript
Boy Poultry Business Builds Character and Independence
A ten year old boy started keeping White Leghorn poultry, funded by his father’s fowl-house. He ran the business through school, gained discipline and responsibility, and by twenty his bank balance reached $1000. The earnings symbolized health, vigor, and self-reliance beyond mere money.
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Hisnec
The Most Northern White Town
Viking voyage with Peary expedition ends at Upernavik on July 1 as Kayaker pilots the coast through fjords and archipelago. The narration describes the Arctic coast, wrecks, and local dwellings, noting ties to Melville Bay and Danish Greenland settlements.
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Peary
Losving Godhovn
Lievely
Upernavik
Aea
Greenland
Mke Godbayn
Pike
Melville Bay
Upornavik
Tonsulsak
Danlahy
Fromoro
Capa Yak
Far
North
Denmark
New York
Aprons and Baby Furniture in 19th Century Domestic Life
In period prose a homemaker’s crafts are shown with an apron design featuring a tied ribbon loop and cabbage bow, plus a novel baby seat called the exhibitor a basket-like cradle styled in enamel and lace. Also described are a compact work box made from pill bottles and a set of simple recipes for Brentford Rolls Chicken Cadet and Tapioca Pudding.
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Brooklyn
Lhonunnery
New York Post
Baskal
Brentford
Aubrey and the Wood Cutting Excuses
Aubrey resists chopping wood citing a lame foot and a dull axe. His mother scolds him, noting his frequent excuses and the family’s familiarity with them. The scene highlights stubbornness and a household dynamic around a practical task.
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Aubrey
North Amarlen
How They Got Rich Story Fragment
Fragmentary dialogue describes choices between two men named Whipper and Snapper and reflects on wealth and support through years. The text includes garbled speech and incomplete names, showing a colloquial, informal tone with existential contrast between wealth and poverty.
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Whipper
Snapper
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War Department
Tonse
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Assorta
New York Commercial
Bridgeport, Conn
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Wetmore
Europe
Professor Nordenskjold
Arctic Fame
Australis
Antarctic
Ico
Sincr James Rosa
Challenger
BY Amy Randolph
Tulare County
Cima
Ladies Department
Apy Zort
Fashion Notes
Poultry World
Charleton
D. C
Jnree
Strong Harat
Ill
Chomaltz
Switzerland
Sweden
Idaho
BM Aunot
Paris
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