Vindication of Dreyfus: Justice and Injustice Revisited
Opinions from the press praise the Dreyfus vindication while noting lingering injustices and political complicity. The piece argues the Republic bears responsibility for past cruelties and reflects on the Supreme Court decision and its implications for France. It also touches on forestry efforts and railroad trees as a broader note.
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Dreyfus
Republic of France
Hite
France
Supreme Court
Chicago
The Fall of the Forests and Lumber Conditions
A historical note laments forest decline and warns of famine risk from timber depletion. It cites Department of Agriculture figures of 800,000,000 cubic feet cut, describes dwindling white pine and maple, and notes shifts in leading lumber states. It contrasts forest loss with scarce hemlock and substitutes. The piece also includes a commentary on wealth and social value, referencing George William Curtis via a parable about the vulgar rich and societal obligations.
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Department of Agriculture
New York
San Pranedsco
Maine
Michigsat
Pacific
Gulf
Todlay
Washington
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
North Carolina
Texas
Alubare
Georgia
Virginia
George William Curtis
Oman
Curtis
Indianapolis News
The Country Telephone Improves Rural Life and Bonding
The piece praises the telephone as a boon to farm families, noting better access to dairy tools, delivery, and distant neighbors. It highlights the social role of the telephone in reducing isolation, with residents remarking on its communal value and everyday usefulness.
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Terrot
Australian message sticks as primitive trade vouchers
The article explains marke d sticks used by Australian natives as implied trade vouchers. Messengers carry sticks bearing no fixed writing and rely on verbal messages. value transfers occur through goods like pituri and weapons, with sticks serving as identity markers rather than information carriers.
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Tives
Australia
Fia
Ansertel
Walter Rath
Fleth
Charlie
Pepartia
E Pe
Peter
Bhp
Pituri
General Grants Joke About a Bone and a Pig
A garbled cartoon tale recalls a prank linked to Sir Richard Owen and British figures. Gen Grant jokingly relates how a supposed relic created confusion until it proved to be a pig bone. Another anecdote mentions a gift of a supposed prize hare ham later clarified as a bone.
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Grant
Tatt
Richard Owen
Tiehamls
Wikdmaster
John Russell
Sip Rirtsind
Tie
John
Poladiny
Not Sterling Mr Gaddie The Proormans Silver Wedding
A fragment notes a televised or social event where Mr Gaddie and Mrs Gaddie discuss a so called silver wedding. The dialog mocks glitter and wealth versus principle, referencing Catholite Standard and Times ALD as a source. The exchange centers on perceptions of value and ceremony rather than a fixed outcome.
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Sterling
Mr. Gaddie
Proormans
Mrs. Gaddie
Extravagantze: Lords Of Luxury Parade Wealth In Odd Ways
A quirky roundup details lavish waste by the rich, from a French marquise's bed strewn with orchids to a Paris diner dining by sparing every bite. It lists extravagant purchases including a gilded mahogany coffin, a 3500 dollar denture set, a $75,000 grand piano, and a sultan who had a ship raised to parade a child’s pleasure, all paid in lavish fashion.
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Triller
Ottam
Hyderabad
Madras
Dixie W.thompson
Santa Barbara
Tenry G. Marshall
L. Alma. Tadema
Jan van Beers
Turkey
The World's Oldest City Damascus Seen by Saul of Tarsus
Narrative extols Damascus as the world’s oldest continuously flourishing city. It notes its long history, associations through three millennia, and links to biblical Saul on the road to Damascus. The piece references local landmarks, trade, damask fabrics, and famed Damascus steel.
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Damascus
Saul
Tarsus
Byyyit
Greece
Rome
Diaumascus
Tyre
Sidon
Baalbee
Paldy
Mohammed
Johan
East
Isaiah
Syria
Portugal
England
Tamerlane
Persias
Duniskeening
Suitor Takes Daughter After Pater Declares Burden
In the Cleveland Leader a father tells a suitor to marry his daughter, declaring he can no longer support her and can do no more. The exchange centers on obligation, duty, and the prospect of marriage as resolution.
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Connent
Pater
Cleveland Leader
Sweet Memories Rider Seeks Seasickness On Amusement Ride
An old man with a long white beard buys ten tickets at the box office and rides a car ten times, then five more. An attendant notes he aims to ride to feel sick, saying the ride stirs old seasickness from his days as a sailor. The man continues riding after explaining the thrill aids his nostalgia.
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Frank White
Eillich
Gardeta
Denver Post
Kidney trouble after Civil War prompts veteran testimonial
Captain John L. Ely of Co. E 17th Ohio, living in Newton Kansas, shares that kidney disease contracted during the Civil War developed into a chronic condition. He says Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after 1901 and he has remained well since. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Kinney
John L. Ely
Co. E
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Ely
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New Electric Light Promises Cheap Substitute for Filament Wires
An Austrian chemist Dr Hans Kuzel claims a new Syrius lamp replaces filament wires with a plastic mass of cheap metals and metalloids. The lamp uses about a quarter of the current required by ordinary lamps and can burn 30 hours straight with light intensity remaining constant and bulbs not blackening.
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Bolba
Hans Kuzel
New York Tribune
Kuzel
A Bright Teacher Endorses Postum and Grape-Nuts Breakfast
A teacher recounts indigestion from a simple breakfast of fruit toast and eggs. She switched to hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream and saw improved digestion, increased nervous energy, and a ten pound weight gain. She credits Grape-Nuts as essential to her morning meal.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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