Two Lamas to See in Tibetan Lamaist Rivalry
The Tashe Lama of Lhunpo, spiritual superior to the Dalai Lama, vies for authority with the Dalai Lama as Kashi Khan earlier shifted temporal power to Lhasa. The Tashe Lama commands awe among people and regents, while legend ties lamaism’s end to his withdrawal to Shambala. The New York Post notes British expedition aims beyond occupying Lhasa.
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Tashe-Lhunpo
Manjusri
Amitabha
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
Avalaskiteshvara
Tashe Lama
Tashe
Shambala
New York Post
Worth of Cheerful Work in American Life
A meditation on labor and leisure praising regular work as healthful. It cites Whitman and Carlyle and discusses unions, prosperity, and Rockefeller in relation to virtue. The piece notes Endowed churches, urban church support, and social shifts including English heiress trends and dog meat concerns. It closes with a Philadelphia firm’s Russia ship contract.
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Whitman
Philadelphia Ledger
Jack
Carlyle
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Similarities and differences between 1904 and 1884 politics
The article contrasts the political and economic climates of 1904 and 1884, noting Republican strength in 1904 versus divisions in 1884, with mentions of the greenback and silver eras, bank panics in 1884, and the Garfield Conkling feud shaping outcomes. It highlights different electorates and the absence of a Republican nomination contest in 1904. The piece emphasizes striking contrasts in economy, finance, and party unity.
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Ohio
Weaver
Greenback Party
Butler
New York City
Wall Street
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
New York
Cleveland
The Democratic Donkey Cartoon Reflects Political Friction
The piece portrays the Democratic donkey as a frisky yet indecisive figure amid a crowd of diverse supporters. It mocks how factions coax and flatter the animal while multiple candidates contend, leaving the donkey unsure which rider could win. The author signes off as Iudge.
Man at Home and Abroad in the View of a Gentlewoman
A column argues gender norms and double standards in relations with women, noting social pressure to conform, and contrasts abroad swagger with domestic meekness. It cites Hearst campaign antics in St Louis and critiques claims about government costs under different administrations. Political commentary from period pieces.
Pattison as Democratic Presidential Hope Ties to Bryan
A Pennsylvanian ex-Gov Pattison is floated as a possible Democratic nominee with Col. Bryan's influence debated. The piece weighs Pattison's readiness, past campaigns, and the Nebraska link while urging optimism that Pattison may yet secure the nomination despite Bryan's potential role.
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Pattison
Nebraska
Col. Bryan
Philadelphia
Judge Parker
Cleveland to the front in the Cleveland boom discussio
The Sage of Princeton promotes a second administration, addressing public questions after a gritty four years. The piece notes his lectures on Chicago riots and bond dealings, weighing whether his leadership could revive the Democratic party and whether Bryan would bolt or back Roosevelt.
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Princeton
Cleveland
Washington Star
Chicago
Pierpont Morgan
Frederick Douglass
White House
Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Fatal session reshaped the Fifty-first Congress
The Washington Post notes the Fifty-first Congress saw many new senators in 1889 and 1890, with only Warren of Wyoming remaining continuous. Eighteen of the nineteen initial entrants are no longer in the Senate. several have died or left, while six new states contributed new members. Twenty senators remained from before, but Gorman of Maryland and Mitchell of Oregon did not serve continuously.
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Fifty-First Congress
Washington Post
Senate
Warren
Wyoming
Walcott
Colorado
Higgins
Delaware
McConnell
Gorman
Maryland
Mitchell
Oregon
Old Age A Fiction Men of Seventy Five in Business
The article argues that men aged seventy five are not necessarily too old for business or pleasure. It recalls a time when men at sixty five or seventy viewed themselves as past their prime, contrasting past attitudes with present views on aging and activity.
Pursuit of the crocodile in Kedah river described
A London Field correspondent recounts a Kedah river method to lure and catch crocs. A bamboo raft with a red flag carries a brass hooked baited by a live fowl. The line is hauled ashore to entangle the beast, which is then dispatched with little resistance.
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London
Malacca Strait
Kedah
Dangers in Dust Warn of Airborne Germs and TB Risk
A fragment discusses deadly germs in dust and the risk of bacilli causing tuberculosis becoming airborne. It questions whether tuberculosis bacteria in humans are the same as those in animals or fish or whether they alter appearance with environment.
Times Change Age 75 Readers Embrace Life Now
A Chicago Inter Ocean writer argues that 75 is no longer retirement. Today’s elderly man stays active, enjoys sports, reads about baseball, and may even follow races while remaining engaged with younger companions and women.
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Lers
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Destructive lumbering and fires threaten national wealth
The article argues forests are vital to civilization, supplying fuel and lumber, regulating water, and supporting industry. It cites Miramichi 1825 and Peshtigo 1871 fires, warns of ongoing deforestation, and describes fire control methods such as digging trenches and back fires to create unburnable spaces. stresses replanting to avert a timber famine and protect lives and property.
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Miramichi
Wisconsin
Ernest Harold Bayes
Drawing by Reflection Amusing Mirror Puzzle Shared
A lively boarder demonstrates a reflection drawing trick using a small square mirror a sheet of white paper and a concealed drawing hand. Observers watch the reflected pencil to guide drawing a square with diagonals, finding the diagonals harder though some succeed after several attempts.
The Old Daguerreotype Emerges in America
As daguerreotype knowledge spread in the United States scientists and the public tried crude methods including cigar-box setups. First portraits sparked claims by Wolcott and Dixon before a New York gallery opened in 1840 as the world’s first daguerreotype studio. The process required long sittings, strict stillness, and development by mercury fumes after iodine exposure on a cleaned silver surface.
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Daguerre
America
Abraham Bogardus
Daguerreotype
Wolcott
Joseph Dixon
Locust Plagues and Ancient Egypt in 19th Century Notes
A long feature discusses locust plagues in Egypt and historic outbreaks across history. It cites Dr. Munro on locust homes, migration in dense swarms, and methods proposed to combat invasions such as trenches, screen traps, and roller devices. It weaves in other curiosities and jokes from period publications.
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Egypt
Africa
Munro
Daniel Cleverton
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