Massard forgery ring busted and notes seized
Paris authorities uncover a Brazilian banknote forgery factory leading to six arrests including Horace Urbain Massard. In Cincinnati a faith cure scam promises relief for rheumatism after a $100 advance. St Petersburg plans a 1903 loan for city rebuilding while Cleveland reports rising divorces and marriage licenses.
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Horace Urbain Massard
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St. Petersburg
Feeding and breeding hogs for health and yield
The article discusses economical hog feeding strategies from birth to maturity, stressing a switch from protein rich to fat producing feed before breeding. It notes South Dakota crops and Russian reports, then shifts to foreign war coverage including Chinese defense and heroic actions, and ends with plans for large scale Sudan fruit gardening.
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Cotton and weaving life in China described in detail
The piece details traditional Chinese cotton growing ginning and hand weaving methods. It notes hand spinners and reeling workers, minimal machinery, and daily routines from sunrise to sunset. It mentions barefoot workers, frugal footwear construction, and overall labor contentment amid rising machine made fabric.
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Library director argues origin of the name America
The Mellons Library director of Peru argues against the idea that the hemisphere was named for Alberice Weepacei and asserts the Florentine merchant's surname inspired the name America. The controversy over the origin of the name is revived in his published review.
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Philadelphia Police Officers Wear Special Vests to Stay Cool
Wives of Philadelphia policemen devised a plan to keep their husbands cool in hot weather by altering a regulation. Officers on duty must wear a vest with the top button fastened, but wives stitched away the back and sides of the vest leaving only a single front layer. The modified vests are worn under the uniform coat, reducing fabric and resistance while preserving appearance.
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Ban Jose
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Willem Fens
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Chinese Etiquette Manual by Lady Che From Ancient China
A fragment describes Lady Che as widow of a noted northern literary figure. It notes her writing of a standard etiquette book about 2,706 years ago and references her husband’s memory and kin Geeth.
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Lady Che
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Kin Geeth
Correspondence on Pretoria Letter and Labouchere Notes
London Truth publishes seized correspondence including a compromising August 4 1899 Montagu White letter to Secretary Reitz and two Labouchere letters to White dated August 2 and August 1899. It includes Joseph Chamberlain's invitation for Labouchere to explain and Labouchere's brief replies and Labourchere's advice to Treuval to gain time by accepting franchise terms with Liberal views from Campbell-Bannerman and Liberals.
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Joseph Chamberlain
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