Global notes on debt taxes ships and memories from diverse regions
A compilation of observations on public debt per head in the United States Germany Russia and England population estimates for Europe and other continents a proposed monument in Moscow and a plan for an abattoir in Hamburg along with notes on Japan silk production and railway speed projections in the United States including electric transit and historical reflections on Columbus and his landing site in the Bahamas with debate over San Salvador identification.
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United States
Russia
England
France
New York
Spain
Columbus
New World
la Rabida
Palos
Bahamas
San Salvador
Cat Jaland
Mariguana
Turk’s Island
Watling Island
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Bahama Islands
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Europe
North Atlantic
Gulf Stream
St Louis Republic
Never On Earth Shall We Find The Best
A reflection by James C Harney on inaccessible perfection. The speaker muses about art music sculpture painting roses and gears, concluding that true perfection awaits beyond the mortal realm in a land of rest after crossing a shining golden portal.
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Butt
Rest
James C, Harney
Jasper Price’s Rise From Georgia Cabin to Mining Camp
A hard‑luck Georgia couple’s tale turns triumphant as Jasper Price builds a laundry in a Rocky Mountain camp, earns wealth, and reunites with a large family. He later moves to a valley ranch with his thrifty wife and children, exemplifying grit and prosperity in a frontier town.
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Georgia
Jasper Price
Spring Inn
Honse
Hovea
Husty
Jasper
Dan Tuckah
Mias
Rocky Mountain
Aahatt
oWell
Dasper
Hull
Tong
Juaper
Geome
Caele Jasper
Hallebooyer
Jacky
William Henry
Scientific Scraps From A Storied Era Of Tech Notes
A collage of science notes covers electric belts causing flour mill explosions in mills, Vega as a double star, gas wells near Lebanon Indiana, electric aerial navigation tests in Frankfort, and archaeologist Woaldstein’s Eretria finds. It reports on a German pneumatic chisel, rapid-speed drone-like fliers, and early medical home remedies for burns, plus notes on diamond quality and a prince’s moonlike necklace resemblance.
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Frankfort
Charles Wialdstein
Eretria
Eubara
Woaldstein
Germany
Louse
Dead Letters How They Are Handled in Washington
Describes the Dead Letter Office in Washington where 100 clerks process about 20 000 letters daily from 63 000 post offices and foreign countries. Notes that about half are returned or sold as waste paper, valuable items are recorded, and a museum houses snakes, idols, coins, firearms, and other curiosities.
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Post Office Department
Thse
New York
New Orleans
Denil
Jettera
St. Louis Republic
Victorian fashion notes and a widening lace tale
A column surveys Queen Victoria crochet work and a regal display at an exhibition in Gleagow. It notes London loom lace may grow scarce as Toniton lace wanes, and recounts wedding gown costs, millinery trends, and dressmaker tips with fashion sketches and social anecdotes.
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Victoria
Gleagow
Chicago Post
England
Holland
San Francisco Examiner
Pearls of Thought Reflections On Life and Self Knowledge
A reflective piece argues that reputation, self valuation, and hope shape life while despondency spoils faith. It notes the folly of overconfidence, the uneven pace of learning, and the difficulty of forgiving friends compared to enemies.
Household hints and recipes from the era
A collage of household advice and recipes outlines methods for cooking a six year old hen, making toast cream, and various cake formulas. It also includes practical tips on clothing care, cleaning, furniture polish, wound care for burns, and thrift ideas for repurposing textiles and household items.
To Be Found Out In Harper's Bazar Exchange
The dialogue features Professor Burn and Misa Sharpe discussing study of young women and a forthcoming discovery. Ming Sharpea alludes to the next call, with a note referencing Harper's Bazar.
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Louis Philippe
New York Post
Professor Burn
Misa Sharpe
Profesor
Ming
Harper’s Bazar
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