HOTEL LIFE IN CHINA AT A MOTHER HOTEL
An overnight stay in a Chinese hotel described with vivid scene details. The narrator notes rude benches with reed mats, wooden pillows, and pervasive smoke from opium and tobacco. Lodgers share the room, a drug vendor smokes opium, and a local mortar and pestle scene unfolds through the night. The second night at Le-pow hotel offers a better room, meal offerings, and chaotic crowd control by the proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
Mother Hotel
China
Dlapan
Constantinople
Iitervals
Vemier
Nestle
Chun- Kong-hoi
Thoms Stevers
Exciting Causes of Malaria Noted in Historic Discussion
A fragmentary note discusses malaria causes, proposing that mosquitoes or pest materials in damp environments contribute to the disease. It questions vegetation presence and suggests moisture governs toxin persistence, implying a complex, unsettled explanation.
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Gibralter
Poisonous Mints in Marsh Heat Baffles Researchers
Richard A. Proctor notes a narrow temperature range between 66 and 80 degrees is needed to trigger the poisonous properties of marsh mints. He cites observed cases where heat activates these agents, while other conditions fail to produce the effect.
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Richard A. Proctor
Domestic tragedy sparks Carlyle tale critique
An English paper calls a saddest Moderty era tragedy largely caused by Mrs Carlyle Taalney learning to like a edgar. Carlyle leaves for Scotland while her parting kiss with a lit pipe provokes resentment.
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Carlyle
Carlyle Taalney
Scotland
LSAT
New Yorkun
Textile warmth and clothing in varied climates
The piece explains wool as best for heat retention while cotton cools, noting undergarments for children and the elderly. It compares materials like wool, fur, snow, and silk for warmth and links color and fit to heat loss. Black and dark colors absorb heat. light colors reflect it. looser garments trap warmth better than tight ones.
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Faran
Value and rarity of 1804 silver dollar specimen debate
Dealers in 1804 dollars discuss the rarity and value of the original die struck pieces. Cogan notes limited known specimens, with locations in Boston San Francisco Denver and his city. Prices cited range from 600 to 2500 dollars depending on condition and buyer demand.
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Richard Cogan
Mc. Cogan
Boston
San Francisco
Denver
Maj. Wetmore
Waverly Place
Jess Thins
New York World
Romance vs Reality in a Farce of Love and Art
A wealthy heiress mocks romance and schemes to trap a suitor by posing as a penniless artist. He takes the plan, hides in a bohemian studio, and flirts with another heiress. The ruse collapses when his true marriage to the other woman is revealed, leaving the heroine disillusioned.
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Maleden
Sansige
P'ao
Wiionaire
San Francisco Chronicle
Warmer's Safe Cure Promoted as Kidney Blood Remedy
An advertisement extols Warne r's Safe Cure as a radical blood purifier for kidney disease. It cites testimonials from GEO. F. RIDGEWAY, REV. J. PL ARNOLD, CAPT. W. ED. ROBINSON, and JAMES WIGHT, claiming restored health after use. The copy warns springtime blood poisoning and urges patients to seek the remedy for kidney purification.
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Bright
Warner
Geo. F. Ridgeway
Murison St
Cleveland
Beyong
J. PL Arnold
Camden
Tenn
IBSS
W. ED. Robinson
United States Marine
Chain of Lakes
Buffalo
N. Y
Isl
Watty Warner
James Wight
Fifth Ave
New York
Dro Lewis
Converning Waiters ii London. What do you do when you want a waiter
Pall Mall Gazette reports a late 19th century contemplation of service methods at a major West End hotel. The piece muses on finding a reliable waiter or courier to navigate continents, notes fashion and education influence on staffing, and humorously asks which race makes the best waiters. It reflects era stereotypes and social tone.
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London
West Elmie
Agg
Cottiers
Elie
Pall Mall Gazette
Unclear historical note on bar strength and stress
Fragmentary quotation discusses iron bar strength under repeated stress and a rule suggesting boats must bear six times the greatest load. The text cites a Latin name Clabe Demis erat and appears from an old technical or engineering treatise.
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Heer Bessa
Miamitine
Fragmentary Riverside Narrative Such as Villa Meeting
Fragmentary text from a Washington City fragment describes a dialogue about meeting a father and a brief departure. The readable lines hint at a voyage or journey with phrases about walking, lanes, and a villa setting.
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Fiche
Lida
Villa
Washington
Shrine at St Petersburg Holds Pure Silver Reliquary
A New York Evening World report describes a silver shrine in the monastery of St Alexander Neve Pekh dae St Petersbure. The weight is tens of tons, of pyramidal shape, with intricate chased work and mounted angels. The monastery reportedly contains the crown of Alexander and the bed where Peter the Great died.
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St. Petersburg
St. Alexander
St. Petersbure
Stexander
Peter the Treat
New York Evening World
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Che Dillon Cribane
Benjamin Harrison
Levi P. Morton
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Chiengeo
An. Slouum
Saad Focal Gee
Richardson
Wells
Ric Deon
Montana St., Dillon, Mont
Ford Dillon
Mont
Watches
L. Kupfer
Howard
and Elgin
Ceadio Uus
Paty W
ePehtt
Rockford
Feo
Aso Cnrry
L. C. Fyhrie & CO
General Grocers
Darraest
Montana
California Powder Works
Dillon
Edward Marlow
Helen Street
Mantate
Noc
Salo Or
Exire
Freeaso
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