Teachers Excursion to the Pan American Exposition
The Passenger Department of the railway seeks to organize a teacher excursion to the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. A special train will be provided with chair cars and sleepers and attached dining cars. Tour organized under the personal direction of Mr EO Soule with several assistants, with tours arranged beyond Buffalo and full information available from listed representatives.
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Borgn Wyte
Dra
Bafkalo
Sonal
Eo, Soule
AL Steece
BB Shay
Sf Woot Union
Town
Hezzelwood
Town Falls
D W Fabs
Ndependence
Cova
Buffalo
Parama Agp
Cedar Rapids
Timber and land auction near Elgin Iowa offer
The property spans 195 acres with 80 cultivable and 40 acres heavy timber. Oak maple and basswood timber stands along with 80 acres of second growth pasture, springs and running water. Fenced and offer includes selling entire property or timber alone, with division options for buyers. Farmers lacking timber or with high land prices may find this opportunity. Auction near Elgin six miles west, prices on application, A. J. Bernau, West Union Iowa.
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Elgin
A. J. Bernau
West Union
Iowa
Two Towns in One in Ellendale Minnesota Prospect
Fragmented OCR describes Bildidgia as a new town opening between Albert Lea and Owatonna on the Burlington line, aimed to be Edendale THE TOWN with no other towns between Albert Lea and Owatonna. It calls Ellendale a future pioneer town with wide business lines and invites inquiry about lots, listing agents R J Powent and Thos H Brown.
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Bildidgia
Albert Ten
Owatonna
Minn
Hinl
Burlington, Collirlipids & Northern Ry
Ang
Edendale
Albert Lea
Ellendale
R. J. Powent
Woleysgilty
Ming
Thos
H. Brown
Blo
Sioux Falle
Brillante Meat 1800 Draft Horse Record Declared
Admirers and breeders of draft horses are told of Brillant de Neufville, imported September 19, 1900, by Lefebure & Sons of Fairfax Iowa. Bred at Lefebure Homestead Neufvillars Belgium, foaled December 1805, chestnut sorrel, about 8200 pounds. Approved for gervies by Belgium government, winner of four Gold Medals in its native country. To appear in Higgins during a season of 1001, term 15 to insure a living colt. Mares sold for insurance money. John Riser & Sons, Lermont, Lawa.
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Contey
Higin
John Riser & Sons
Lermont
Lawa
Curious 18th Century Church Customs at St Stephen Walbrook
Walter Beaunt recalls a Sunday at St Stephen's Walbrook with a crowded church. Ladies arrived with footmen, domestics sat in the gallery, and conversations filled pews before and during the service. Parishioners read aloud prayers and the day’s gospel, while singing involved few hymns and much sitting. The writer notes later shifts, asking when and how practices changed, including standing for singing and ceasing pre service chatter.
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Walter Beaunt
St. Stephen's
Walbrook
Bealdas
Hogarth
Empress Frederick’s Gardening Wealth and Hobby
Empress Frederick of Germany earns 6000 marks from garden produce selling under the alias Friedrichshoft caetie. She avidly gardens at Friedrichshof, attends agricultural lectures, and gathers prizes for her flowers.
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Empress Prederick
Germany
Friedrichshoft Caetie
Empresa Frederick
Berlin
Friedrichshof Castle
Daugher
Mamma
Itate
Princess Royal of
England
Prevention of the Potato Disease Theory in County Limerick
A County Limerick man proposes a prevention plan for potato blight by stretching wires across fields to intercept electrical currents, arguing electricity causes damage. The piece notes Irish belief links blight to lightning, but explains thunderstorms and dry spells create conditions favorable to the potato fungus.
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County Limerick
Ireland
Emerald Isle
War and Dyspepsia in Wartime Health Effects
The article argues war improves digestion and relieves nervousness for many officers by exposure to exercise and open air during campaigns. It notes better health for those starting strong, while those with weaker organs risk further strain in foreign settings.
Nickel steel rails trial to transform railway practice
A late 19th century report notes the Pennsylvanian railway experiment to lay about 270 tons of nickel steel rails with small alloy additions. Nickel strengthens steel, improving hardness and wear resistance, potentially extending rail life despite higher cost and tougher handling. Only months will show initial wear results, with years needed for full assessment.
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Rome
Henry Bessemer
Pennsylvania Road
North Pole Expeditions Stir Arctic Race By Three Parties
In Arctic summer three parties pursue the Pole. The Duca degli Arbruzzi aims from Frank Joseph Land after winter exploration. Peary prepares caches and ships Windward and Fram with Sverdrup, while Robert B. Stein days await potential independent action or joining peers.
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North Pole Ag
Duke of
Pole
Cape Joseph Henry
Peary
Lockwood
Brainard
Sverdrup
Robert B. Stein
Hilesmere Land
Cape Sabine
Svardrup
Anti Christian Posters Spark Controversy Abroad
Poultney Bigelow cites obscene posters circulating in the United States that mock Christian missionaries and Jesus as a hog shape, depicting a foreign teacher and disciple branded with insulting terms. The images, described as obscene, aim to inflame indignation toward foreigners and misrepresent Christian aims.
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Poultney Bigelow
North American Review
Professor Oliver J. Lodge Named Principal of Birmingham University
Professor Oliver J. Lodge of University College Liverpool has been appointed principal of the newly established University of Birmingham. Born in 1851 at Peaktail Stoke‑on‑Trent, he studied at University College London and later served as assistant professor of physics. He became professor of physics at University College Liverpool in 1883 and has held that post since.
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Oliver J. Lodge
University College
Liverpool
University of Birmingham
Peaktail
Stoke-on-Trent
London
Brier root pipes traced from Pyrenees to Calabria
The consular report explains that the brier pipes come from the root of the large heath Prisca, not the common briar. Origin traces through the Pyrenees, French Riviera, Ligurian coast, Corsica, to the Tuscan Maremma and Calabria with Leghorn as a key export hub. Blocks are cut into twenty five sizes and three shapes Marsellaise relieve and Belgian, shipped mainly to France, Germany, and US.
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Leghorn
Carmi+ chan
London News
Prisca
Firat
Pyrenees Nome
French Riviera
Liguarian
Corsica
Calabria
Carmichael
St. Claude
France
Nuremberg
Bavaria
Rhenish Prussia
Thuringa
United States of America
Lightning Rods Debate Gains Eyewear Economic View
Electrical World and Engineer argues lightning rods protect tall nonconductive buildings but stresses economy and superior grounding. Proposes multiple uninsulated iron connections from roof to moist ground to form a network rather than a single rod. Emphasizes deep grounding, soil moisture, and continuous earth contact for effective protection.
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Gays
Quail Hunting in Egypt Captures Over Half a Million Birds
The St Louis Post Dispatch reports that Egypt sees a yearly harvest of more than half a million quails. Passage along the Nile delta begins in September and lasts six weeks, with nets and traps used by natives to ensnare the birds arriving in small groups near Port Said, Alexandria, and along dunes.
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Egypt
Banda of Quail
Nile
Port Said
Alexandria
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
London Times Pekin Correspondent Dr George Morrison
Dr George B Morrison London Times Pekin correspondent has lived in Pekin nearly three years. At age twenty he crossed Australia on foot in 1982 and in 1983 led Melbourne Age exploring expedition into New Guinea where he was speared. The spearhead was removed in Edinburgh in July 1884 during medical studies. he graduated in 1887. He had traveled from Bangkok to Yun Nan City and Tonquin, and five years ago published An Australian in China. He resumed his Pekin post at the start of February.
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London Times
Pekin
George B. Morrison
Celestial City
Australia
Melbourne Age
New Guinea
Edinburgh
Universitys
Pokin
Morrigan
the Times
Bangkok
Siam
Yunnan City
China
Tonquin
Ching
Morrison
Pekin O
Defying the lightning and the cowboy code
A formal cowboy speaks of riding storms, lightning and nerve on the plains. He recalls how thunder tests a rider as cattle rove unsettled, urging constant vigilance to prevent stampede and danger.
Ostia Port of Ancient Rome Grows Inland on Delta
Ancient Ostia near Rome served as the empire’s major provisioning hub. The Tiber brings 8,500,000 tons of sand yearly, pushing docks miles inland, with granaries covering half the two mile by one mile city. Marble, temples, villas, and a vast warehouse network highlight its grandeur and decline.
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Waa
Ostia
Pinco
Mita
Rome
Ostie
Cosimo de Medici
Scientific American
Sicily
Sardinia
Claudian
Prince and Fisherman's Boy Tale of a Shared Summer
Ten years past in Ise the crown prince of Japan befriended a fisherman's boy named Yel. Their bond formed during a summer at Futamiguara as both grew older, and on the prince's wedding tour the two rekindled memories. The prince, now married, sent Yel away with gifts, recalling their longtime friendship and Yel's humble origins.
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Japan
Futamiguara
Ise
Yel
Inquiries on Japanese coal for military use
Twelve samples of Japanese coal have been received at the War Department for testing to determine suitability for the Quartermaster's Department in China and the Philippines. Early results show the coal compares favorably with American mine output and should meet department needs.
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War Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Ching
Philippines
Washington
Incoherent Fragments Reveal Schoolroom and Policy Oddities
A jumble of historic text references a boarder, a Viscount, and a work committee. It notes a German phrase and orthography tests, with remarks on stove polishing as a teaching device and on German marks versus British shillings for ratepayers.
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Rome
Thompson Igkert
Morpeth
Toutonia Origi
Spasklettins
Hosse
London Telegraph
Schueers
Winder
Wilhelm Tha
Theas
Courting Sundays in Holland Traditions of No vember
In Holland aged customs uphold courting Sundays seen as fete days in November. View and church attendance mark View Sunday, then decisively the bow on Decision Sunday. Purchase Sunday seeks parental consent, while Possession Sunday introduces couples to the world as betrothed.
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Holland
Origin of the proverb up Salt river in election talk
A Kentucky voter introduced the phrase up Salt river to describe heading to the polls. The canal and river were notorious for danger and crooked channels, making passage by keel boat demanding work, and the saying arose from punishment practices involving enslaved people.
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Salt River
Kentucky
Ohio
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Ole
Tama
Kataxa
Tr Qunderson
Elgin, Town
Gentur Street
John Christ
Ertra Mouer Jons Nover Moser & Hoffer Well Drilling
Oiy
Moser & Hofer
Eny
North Pole
Toobergs
Edr
Hill Joh
Brier
Akérs
Hindab
Ancient Rome
Oles
Linders, al Ta
Ike
James T, Carlin, Morrison
Modern Remedy CO
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Ryryy Coprrichts &c
Ennyone
Uusyey
Noy Agleutiie Jourant
Torna
All Nowadealers
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