Panama Canal funding view and wealth growth notes
M De Lesseps estimates a further 120 million dollars needed to finish the Panama Canal, hoping two thirds can be raised in France with the rest from the United States. T Mulhall cites high annual wealth gains in Germany Great Britain France and the United States and other items note Niagara power funding and Nightingale Crimea aid and rail worm mysteries.
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M. de Lesseps
Panama Canal
France
T. Mulhall
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Diamonds in Georgia County Attract Attention For Prospective Finds
A large diamond was recently discovered in this county with value estimates between 1200 and 1500 dollars. It is being shown in rough form and will be exhibited soon. Locals note abundant sandstone matrix in the area suggesting more diamonds may be found by those who know what to look for.
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Poughkeepsie
Hudson
Albany
New York
War Department
Georgia
Gainesville
Detroit Tribune
The
Marine Service
Corps
Washington Star
J. M. Hicks
Free
Capital and Labor Parlor Philosophy Quip
A brief quip contrasts courting gaiety with married life noting that a young man chatting idly with his sweetheart represents capital, whereas staying home after marriage reflects labor. The wry line appears attributed to a merchant traveler.
Existence of Indian Potentates in Hindostan Criticized
A Detroit Free Press commentary from San Francisco Chronicle notes Indian rulers enjoy imagined happiness with limited real power. It describes political agents as wealth accumulators, the zenana as intrigue prone, and the Maharajahs as imposing in public yet frugal and dependent in private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindostan
San Francisco Chronicle
India
England
Doman
Haiderbad
Gwalior
Durbar
Tommy's Trouble in Siftings
Mrs Yerger fears something is wrong with Tommy as he sits silently in a corner all day. Col Yerger wonders if he will be a great prodigy or suffer measles, unable to decide which fate awaits him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandaman
Adrian Blok
Block ‘Island
Mrs Delmas elected to sugar association in Louisiana
At a Louisiana Sugar Planters' Association meeting a woman named Amanda Delmas of St Marys parish was elected a member with full rights but exempt from dues. She is praised as an enlightened, efficient planter overseeing extensive plantations and hailed as a bright example of Southern womanhood.
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Baid
London Times
Crimea
London
Miss Nightingale
Lea Hurst
Queen Victoria
Balmoral
Jnr
Louisiana Sugar Planters’ Association
Baltimore Sun
Amanda-Delmas
St. Mary's Parish
Igo
Esquimsux Demigod and the Kivigtok Legend
An Inuit myth recounts a demigod chosen by Tornarsuk who becomes a Kivigtok through fasting and renunciation. He gains mastery over sea and land, animals, weather, and speech of birds and beasts, foreseeing enemies and friends alike. Only a brave, silent hunter may attain these wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iunuit
Dictionary Delivers Comfort in Heat
Dansville Breeze notes a playful exchange about finding comfort in the dictionary during hot weather. The venting characters Gubbins and another figure discuss refuge two miles away, highlighting a light moment amid the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gubbins
Dansville
Death by own action discussed by Dr Westcott notes
An English physician Dr Westcott argues suicide methods, noting hanging as common and drowning as another, with women and others using various means. He cites that May and June see the most reports, despite the beauty of spring. Coroner Ashbridge provides New York deaths data as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westcott
Ashbridge
New York
Magistrate and Chinaman in Laundry Dispute
In a terse exchange at the magistrate court a Chinaman complains about a young man named John for excessive gambling or debts, saying He too muchee hy and hy, reflecting a clipped vernacular scene from New York Sun reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinaman
John
New York Sun
Bath Varieties and Risks of Cold Immersion
The article details bath types from full to foot baths and sponging, noting cold water stimulates skin and nerves. It warns cold full or shower baths can strain heart and arteries, risking vessel rupture or aneurysm in susceptible individuals, citing the New York Telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
New York Telegram
Why He Was Shot During the War
The Inter Ocean explains desertion blurred by homesickness and duty. A soldier’s repeated two week retreats eroded discipline until an order to shoot at 10 AM the next morning clarified his guilt. He was executed before his brigade, dying as a soldier.
The Lining Thief At Large In Public Places
A Syracuse Standard item describes a lining thief who swaps hats and pulls linings from old hats to switch identities. The tale notes detection on a sleeping car and a barber shop meeting. A Boston Journal anecdote adds a parasol temptation scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Monkey capture tangles from a humorous Washington Critic snippet
A Washington Critic fragment presents a humorous exchange about catching monkeys. Willie asks about methods used by a menagerie. The mother notes fond, old-fashioned foibles, and a whimsical description describes a double-barreled bustle, cartwheel hat, and parasol in playful dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gue
Willie
Washington
Relics of prehistoric lake dwellers and natural wonders
Unclear notes discuss freezing purifying water, relics of ancient lake dwellers, an African arrow poison used as heart tonic, and various animal and earthquake theories. Also covered are beekeeping practices and the chemical makeup of the human body with counts of elements and minerals.
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Constance
Fraser
Edinburgh University
E. Sandford
Arctic
M. Mondin
French Academy of Science
Globe
Australia
Wellington Caves
New South Wales
Owen
British Museum
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America
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Niagara
SSS
High Tribunal
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Spain
Torrox
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Janie
Janiet
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Liv
Helen Whitney Clarke
Angel of
Dor
William Nightingale
Florence
Cap
Egypt
Italy
Rhine
Florence Nightingale
Ingt
Russia
Black Sea
Secretary of War
Florence Nightingates
Omsha Republican
Hagen
Commission
Capital and Labor
Richard Coeur de Leon
Detroit Free Press
Tommy
Ireland
Canada
British South Sea Islands
South Africa
Australis
Cyprus
Malta
Gibraltar
Victoria
Culteratioe
Clara Belle
Medusa
Fashion Notes
Indies
Place
Philadelphia News
Boston Journal
Scdentield Scraps
Bes
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