Yangtze Kiang Odyssey and Ocean to Canton Travel
The article recounts extensive river journeys from the Yangtse Kiang to Canton, detailing Yangtze scenery from Ichang to Chungking, houseboats on the river, bustling sampan life at Hong Kong and Canton, pirate alarms at the Tiger's Mouth, and crowded river traffic with opium-era memories. It notes vast river lengths, perilous gorges, and the colorful flotilla along the Pearl River with crowded boats at Canton.
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Hudson
St. Lawrence
Merrimac
Potomac
Ohio
Mississippi
Sacramento
Columbia
Yukon
Congo
Zambesi
Thames
Rhine Hills
Volga
Tiber
Jordan
Nile
Palma
Jumna
Ghats
Ganges
Hooghly
Irrawaddy
Celestial Land
Sarah G. Morrison
Shanghai
Hankow
Shasi
Chungking
Ichang
Seven Gates
Hongng
Canton
Pearl River
China
Hongkong
Sampans
Lintin Island
Joppa
Pernambuco
Matras
Cantofr
Four Polish Jews Swindle Banknote Trick Exposed
Paris police arrest four Polish Jewish counterfeit swindlers who lured victims with a fake electrical banknote production scheme. The con involved a box with two notes and a blank sheet, later producing three notes after an incubation period. A wary man exposed them by discovering real banknotes and prompting a confession in fluent French.
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M. Guichard
A Call For Honest Hearts Over Wicked Imaginations
In a moral essay from the Ohio State Journal, the author condemns the habit of imagining deceit in others without proof. He urges readers to reject suspicions and cultivate open, sunlit hearts, arguing that noble sentiments suffer when suspicion takes root.
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Ohio State Journal
Eugenic Father Dr David A Gorton Celebrates Eightieth
Dr David A Gorton of Brooklyn author and eugenics advocate marked his eightieth birthday. His wife welcomed twins Alyn Jr and Leonora born April 25 who have remained healthy and thriving. The father notes Mach weighs 11 pounds and the children are raised under his eugenicprecepts.
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David Allyn Gorton
Brooklyn
Doctor Gorton
Rank Shown by Cheese Across Swiss Ceremonies
The article notes Swiss households prize cheese highly, sawing and scraping hard Zermatt cheese for ceremonial use. A family’s rank is measured by cheese age, with celebratory cheeses dating to historic revolutions kept for baptisms weddings and funerals. Guests sip and toast with cheese pieces held aloft at introductions and unions.
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Switzerland
Zermatt
Equivocal Reply and Satirical Snippets from London Tit-Bits
A nonconformist minister in Manchester smiles over a vicar’s cautious reply about conducting a funeral in the churchyard and notes the phrase could carry a sinister meaning. The column then offers a string of cheeky ad lines and quips, from health claims to light jests on human nature and time management.
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Clergman
Manchester
London
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Box E
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FT. Wayne
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Northern Pacific Railway
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