New York Lays Claim To A Quarter Of U S Shipping
A survey notes New York controls about one fourth of U S commercial shipping. Other items discuss Franco mobilizing troops, French cyclist plates, Anglo Australian steamship timings, social crisis reports, and demographic shifts in New York dioceses. The piece references silver declines hitting cotton exports, urban population growth, and calls by President George Post for limits on skyscraper construction.
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United States
New Orleans Picayune
Citica
George Post
The
Architectural League
New York
Global gun counts and economic notes flash in court and press
A Philadelphia court heard that a money lender charged 1200 percent interest. World gun estimates top 100 million with rifles and rifles costing about 1 billion dollars at ten dollars each. Immigration from Germany leads US arrivals per New York World. Other items cite Oxford laurels, cliff dwellers of Utah, clay modeling risks, bank surplus rules, and varied wheat trade prospects across Asia Europe and Cuba.
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Philadelphia
New York
Boston
State Department
Washington
United States
Hong Kong
China
Yellow River
Canton
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Great Britain
Liege
Belgium
Matanzoz
Cuba
Christiania
Norway
Elmira Gazette
Gleng Falls
Lowell Courier
Tigar
New York Press
Hardleigh
Hafioo
Detroit Free Press
Vogue
London
Philadelphia Ledger
Vaillant
Bunting
New York Mercury
Bello
Snooks
Bessie
Bella
Boston Transcript
Horace
Chicago Tribune
Babetts
le Figaro
Louis
George
Phoabo
Jane
Prett
George Washington
Adam
Boston Globe
Growley
Brooklyn Eagle
Washington Star
Shad
Dass
Basa
Indianapolis Journal
Boston Home Journal
Joliman
Omaha agent sues firm for salary then loses big claim
Chiles Keith, agent for William Devring & Co. of Omaha, sues for 1100 arguing salary due. The company counters with 35000 for property Keith held as agent. After trial, the judge awards Keith nothing and rules against him for 36000, leaving him regretting the legal battle.
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Chiles Keith
William Devring & Co
Omaha
Keith
Orleaus Picayune
Reading the self to find a stronger man within
In a sprawling 19th century tale, Eric Vyvyan returns from abroad, dreams of a deadly railway crash that haunts him, and travels with his wife Gwennie to Daleford for a christening. A London-born author, he wrestles with fate, dreams, and the public eye as a painful memory shadows his every step.
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Rick
Abo
Eric
Daleford
Hetty
Gwennie
Belgravia
Spain
Vyvysns
Hettie Townley
Hettie
England
Vyvyyan
Ozain
Dreama
Faol
Gwen
London
Gwennle
Halma
Roveruhi
Euston Station
Eris Vyvyan
Townleys
Deams
Sale
Charm and Conversation at Persian Banquets
A Year Among the Persians describes Persian hospitality as lively yet restrained by dinner timing. The host welcomes guests with cordial warmth, wine and music heighten mood, and brilliant conversation ignites wit and satire. The evening blends gaiety with reflective humor, extending to hours without rest.
Years of Dining Across Centuries in England and Europe
A historical survey traces changing dining hours from Edward VIs court where dinner was at 11 and sleep by 8 to Oxford in 1570 where meals ran late. It notes 6 AM rises, 7 AM breakfast, 10 AM dinner, 4 PM supper, gates closed by 9 PM, and a shift from 10 AM to 6 30 PM as fashionable hours spread.
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Boston
Thora
Taachora
England
Edward LV
University of
Oxford
New York Sun
John Sobicaki of Poland born and died on same dates
John Sobicaki, termed King of Poland for defending Vienna, was born June 17, 1629 and died June 17, 1696 at age sixty seven. Noted coincidences include his election date matching his birthday and Europe convulsed by storms on his birth and death dates.
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John Sobicaki
Poland
Vienna
Sobicaki
Europe
St. Louis
The Seat of the Trouble Absent Mirthful Sketches
A collage of humorous bits drawn from various sources. crude military science gags and light verse poke at appetites, travel, and social mores. Quips include patter about stomachs and fate, with snippets from Raymond's Monthly and Washington Star style humor.
Humorous Exchanges From Early 20th Century Papers
A collage of witty lines and comic exchanges from Chicago Record Puck Washington Star and Harper's Bazar style humor. Jokes touch on marriage money gentility hats and clever miscommunications. A country gentleman buys an umbrella to dismiss a hawker.
Swabian Council Roasts Lead to Runaway Riddle
A tavern tale from Localanzeiger has a baron joking with a hawker about umbrellas. The wit mash includes a riddle about horses and donkeys that ends with a sharp quip about council chamber visits. Parental fears frame a domestic scene from the Chicago Tribune.
Do projectiles return with the same initial velocity
A discussion from the St. Louis Republic explains that a vertically thrown projectile returns to earth with a speed less than its initial velocity in air due to opposing forces of weight and air resistance. In vacuum the final speed would equal the initial speed.
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Neta Durag
St. Louis Republic
Chronoscope Measures Millionth Second Projectile Flight
The chronoscope, perfected since 1840 by Wheatstone and advanced by time, is praised as a marvelous instrument. It records the passage of projectiles with electric traces, detecting differences as small as a millionth of a second to determine speed from a gun.
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Wheatstone
Virtue In a Squint Somethmes and Schoolmaster Moments
A fragmentary item notes a stern schoolmaster challenging whispered chatter in class. Two boys and four girls rise blushingly as the master demands accountability, while a brief 1892 Germany publication note mentions rising counts in publications and juristic studies.
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Perso
Cross-Uyed Anl
Luwinton Journos
Fresh Vegetables and Household Tips From 19th Century Columns
A collection of practical guidance on preserving vegetables and eggs, washing dishes with hot water and a brush, plus Mrs. Rorer’s weekly menu ideas. The items discuss storing produce in sand, eggs buried in dried galt, and boiled potatoes for frying, with decor avoidance tips and a historic district tone.
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New York World
English language usage projections from historical note
A St Louis Republic item cites figures claiming English speakers rose from 16 million in 1794 to 105 million in 1892 and predicts at least 120 million by century's end with potential 40 million by 2000 if ratios hold. The note questions authority behind these numbers.
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St.Louis Repub AC
Take a Day Off Poem by Blanton
Poem reflects longing for spring and leisure as March shifts to May. Mentions hills green with dew, birds singing, cattle, violets, and meadows in bloom. Attributed to Blanton in the Atlanta Constitution.
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March
May
Blanton
Atlanta Constitution
Witty Fragments From A Century's Columns
A collage of humorous quotes and anecdotes from various papers includes jests about policemen, editors, and marriage vows. Pieces touch on poetry, dialect, and social quirks with quick quips about public figures, lovers, and well known names, preserving a bustling old newspaper flavor.
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Dioncesa
Long Island
Ttia
Ecuador
Cainao
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Massachusetts
House of
College Duilarda
Rosebery
Utah
Colorado
Chicago Herald
Bookn
Rant
Siiggard
Kanto
Walter Foss
Eric Vyvyan
Sto Im
Hoe
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Times
Love
Erie OF Vyvyan
Chesham Street
Hotty
Sone
Iiss
Great Northern
United Kingdom
Ratway
Charm‘ot
Manson
Joseph Banister
Raymond
Puck
Ayl
Spencer
Ferguson
Maude
Nettie
Junnie
Chicago
Philo
Miss Coustiqua
Penfield
Merritt
Beliep
Eath
Softleigh
Softlagh
Raywood
Somervills Journal
Harper's Bazar
Tiontat
Baron
Uolve
Fothard
Mabel
Mather
Papa
Mr. Spoonamore
Spoonamore
Speni
Paps
Henry Labouchere
Detroit News
Mrs. Rover
New York Times
Physica
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
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