France Arms in Colonies and Oddities in a Dim World
The Advocate notes that France will arm colonial troops like home forces. It reports fewer marine disasters, with officials attributing this to better handling of peril. It surveys peculiar items from matchbox furniture to census trends and a Harvard linked Japanese dinner. It highlights Carlisle Indian School football’s notable season and a wave of Washington ghost tales. It rounds up currency scams, swindles, and debates on swallows versus pigeons for carrying digests.
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Senate rules canteen question delays army bill vote
The Senate debated the army reorganization bill with the canteen issue as a main point, restoring the post exchange provision after the house struck it. After nearly five hours, no final vote was in sight as strong opposition and support contended the amendment, with several conferees named for treaty ratifications.
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Population figures of ancient Athens misread in census note
Fragmentary OCR suggests a claim that ancient Athens housed 500,000 inhabitants, contradicting current Greek population estimates. The piece cites a hypothetical city census and curates a vague belief about historic demography in Athens.
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Popnistiog
Athens
Greece
Ons
Tims
Editors Sharpen Reader Appetite With Carnegie Endowment
A Missouri editor discusses Andrew Carnegie considering endowment for a school. A rumor mentions Mr Lee calling at night and a plan seen as favorable. Full details promised next week as watchful interest grows.
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Carsegie
Missouri
Andrew Carnegie
Lee
Brarlane
Abundant Entrances and the Gates of Heaven
A Washington dispatch on Dr. Talmage's sermon outlines varying welcomes at heaven's gate. It contrasts easy admission for some with the peril of entering as "scarcely saved," urging a life spent serving others and investing in benevolence to secure a grand, blessed ascent beyond earthly tenure.
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Washington
Talmage
Peter i
Heaven
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Christ
Paradise
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Hdéavén
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Arminius
Cranmer
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Tneas
Pompeii
Vesuvius
Ohio
Tuscaloosa
Androscoggin
Keniski
Pennnsylvania
Massachusetta
Fémentin
Alabama
Maine
Bombay
Amesica
King’s Park
Monat
Hoeaven
Saint
Angel
New Eyelashes and Brows Through Transplant Technique
Reported in Paris and Constantinople, a costly new cosmetic procedure transplants hair from the head to eyelids and brows. Practitioners claim the results refresh languishing eyes and can improve beauty, though the process is painful, lengthy, and requires daily curling for the first month.
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Paris
Conon
As Quick as Wink Proverb Sparks Scientific Wink Study
An 19th century note reports German scientists calculating wink frequency at about 50,000 winks per day and eyelid travel of a quarter inch per blink. lifetime eyelid travel around 7,200 miles, with thunder distance debates from ten to 140 seconds between flash and sound.
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Germany
Globe
Hag
A Perfect Woman Standard Measured by Proportions
A historic guide outlines proportions for a perfect woman listing exact heights and measurements. It states a height of five feet five inches with specific ratios for hands, limbs, chest, waist, and circumferences including bust, waist, upper arm, wrist, calf, thigh, and ankle.
Missionary Lieut Hunt promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills in Salvation Army work
In Ogden Utah on January 12 1901 Lieut Mabel C Hunt of the Pacific Coast Division of the Salvation Army discusses health practices for volunteers. She endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills to treat kidney liver and blood disorders from cold exposure and long outdoor duties. The article also mentions other health tips and various unrelated items from the period.
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Lieut
Hunt
Dodd
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