Settlers in Saskatchewan Valley Praise New Home Prospects
Former immigrants from the United States report from Rosthern Saskatchewan Valley about successful settlement. They describe spring 1880s breaks on new land, high yields of wheat around twenty bushels per acre, good oats barley potatoes and root crops, and favorable prospects versus Dakota. Signed by Joha Schultz M A Goshen Gors B J Dirke GC D Unry P Unry and A Hatzllof from South Dakota.
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United States
Rosthern
Frank Pedtey
Siti
Apkatchewan
Springfield
Bon Hoamme i
Darkota
Dakota
Joha A
Schultz
M. A
Goshen
Gors
B. J. Dirke
D. Unry
P. Unry
A. Hatzllof
South Dakota
Ulb. A
New Machine Gun Sparks Military Interest
A London Mail report notes a new machine gun claim that may match the Maxim in rate of fire while achieving a 6000 yard range. If true, it could transform artillery and render standard field guns largely obsolete. The bullets are described as 5 inch caliber with a very long cartridge.
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Haigland
Bitck& Weapon
London Mail
Swedish Wedding Shirt and Betrothal Customs
A female gift exchange tale from Sweden describes the groom receiving a prayer book and gifts, including a goose, while the bride gives a shirt he wears on his wedding day. He may wear it again if poverty or state requires, but she wears it in his grave. Some Swedes believe in the resurrection of the betrothal shirt and the body, and a widower must destroy the first wife’s wedding shirt before a second marriage.
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Sweden
Pinin Wordn Kidney Pills Testimonial From Marshfield Me
Mr F King of Marshfield Me recounts twenty years of agony from lame back and acute kidney disease. After doctors and remedies failed he began Dode’s Kidney Pills and saw swift relief. He reports seven months of restored comfort and urges others with kidney disease to try Dodd’s Kidney Pills.
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Marshfield
F. King
Dodé
Beck
Dodd
Dear Sir coal request sparks tense Philadelphia scene
A coal dealer reads a note demanding a ton of stove coal to a house at once. A colored messenger wakes and exclaims Bill, de'a, what, revealing a lively Philadelphia Press style exchange.
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Bill
Philadelpha Press
Winter sports in Scandinavia described by J A Nyman
Travel magazine interview with J A Nyman of the Swedish railway department outlines Scandinavia winter pastimes centered in Stockholm. Topics cover tobogganing on wooden runners, skating, ice sailing, ice yachting, and ski running and jumping.
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J. A. Nyman
Scandinavia
Travel
Stockholm
Nyman
Pole Quest Behind Fram Expedition Prompted by Sverdrup Bold Plans
Robert Stein of the US Geological Survey sent a box to Minister Grip in Washington for the Fram party, now aboard in northern seas. Lieut Peary delivered it to Cape Sabine, where Sverdrup’s group wintered as rumors swirled of a westward return or drift toward the pole. Navigators doubted a Greenland coastal visit, noting Fram’s four year cruise readiness and the prize of the North Pole.
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Sverdrup
Pram
H Robert Stein
United States Geological Survey
Aretia
Grip
Washington
Beringatraite
Averdrup
Nansen
Norway
Pole
Greenland
North Pole
Beyond Human Power in English Translation Review
English translation of Bjornson's Beyond Human Power draws mixed notice in German and French circles. New York Academy of Dramatic Arts staged Part 1, praised by the New York Sun for its careful handling of a ped ridden woman and the faith question, while remaining cautious about future performances and potential impact of Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
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Bjornson
Germany
France
New York Academy of Dramatic Arts
New York Sun
Academy
Patrick Campbell
Lundgren Removed From Swedish Veterinary Institute
Prof Ludgren head of the Veterinary Institute of Sweden was dismissed for exceeding authority in a report on his inspection tour. He urged reforms and criticized Sweden’s methods, yet his report was deemed ill tempered toward superiors, leading to his removal despite praise for his abilities.
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Veterinary Institute of Sweden
Hemoved
Ludgren
Veterinary Institute of
Sweden
Henoo
Tie
Lundgren
Fortune-teller of Sweden Threatens Salt Over Annuity
Changed Fortunerc L. O Smith, once Sweden’s wealthy benefactor living in Stockholm, faced straitened circumstances after transferring wealth to kin and speculating in Tranvael gold mines. War losses left him destitute despite his family offering 12,000 Kroner annuity, and he threatens legal action.
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L. O Smith
Sweden
Stockholm
Tranvael
Noblesse of Nobel Lineage Traced to Swedish Roots
The Nobels are described as an old Swedish family with roots in Torna district where the name originated from Noebbeloch parish. Latinized as Nobelus, the surname later evolved to Nobel, pronounced with a short first syllable. Peter Nobellus, a prominent magistrate born about 1600, married a sister of Olof Rudbeck, author of Atlantica.
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Swe
Russia
Alfred Nobel
Sweden
Noebbeloch
Torna
Skanne
Nobelus
Peter Nobellus
Olof Rudbeck
Atlantica
Finland Orders Russian Language Study In Schools
Revision of Finland's study plan for the next school year requires thorough instruction in Russian in elementary schools. Debate grows over introducing Greek Catholic religion. Censorship suppresses three newspapers Jvranko Kokka la Fornio and suspends six others for up to five months.
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Kokkala
Fornio
Norwegian Professor Called to Account for Article
Prof. Morgenstierne of a Norwegian university is accused of distorting facts in a French review article portraying Norway's political situation. The church department demands an explanation for what they call a slander against Norway, and students held a large protest meeting with critical resolutions.
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Morgenstierne
Norway University
Revue’ du Droi Publique Et de la Science Paolittane
Norway
Snowbound Norway Trains Halted By Heavy Christmas Snow
A heavy storm blanketed southern Norway during Christmas week stranding trains from Christiania westward. Three locomotives tried to relieve a stalled snowbound line at Roken, Asker and Hergedal, with passengers remaining aboard for three days until service resumed. Mme Clemence Troyer challenges the Nobel chemistry prize award to Van Hoff, claiming her earlier discoveries were announced in Lausanne lectures forty years ago.
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Norway
Christiania
Roken
Asker
Hergedal
Mme
Clemence Troyer
van Hoff
Lausanne
Forsy the Pathologist and Nordic Telephones Highlight 19th Century Notes
Prof D A Key, a noted pathologist born in Stockholm, helped found a pathology institute in 1567 and, with Retzins, wrote a major work on nervous system anatomy. Nordic topics include ski instruction in Hartz, a Feb 1617 ski biz tournament at St Andreasberg, and Swedish American leader Charles Hoaglund’s death in Chisago while aiding Swedish Republican clubs in Chicago. Norway leads in telephone availability per 1000 inhabitants, with Sweden, Switzerland, and Denmark also high. France and Austria lag.
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Flere
Thore
D. A. Key
Stockholm
Dee
Retzins
Germany
Hartz Mountain
Fistriet
St. Andreasberg
Peter Jorgensen
Copenhagen
Marie Elixibeth
Charles H. Hoaglund
Chisago
Minois
Edward and Weatman
Wm. B. Hurander
Windy City
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Denmark
France
Austria
Warm Side of Russell Sage Provokes Financiers at Club
A fragment from the New York Times describes a gathering of prominent economic figures in the Lawyers' club last week. The men debated currying favor with Russell Sage, joking that those who chose the warm side would seek lavish fur garments and earloads, while Sage remained aloof and cold.
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Russell Sage
Lawyers’ Club
Uncle Ruseau
New York
Times
Perforating Device Solved by St Paul Man
A St Paul man has solved the problem of a four or nine simple perforating device for job presses. The device is being marketed by Kane Perforating Co of St Paul, Minnesota.
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Western
Caninda
Manitoba
Ausiiboia
Alberta
Saskatchewsa
Canada
Podley
Ottawa
John Davies
Jackson Bt
St. Paul
Minn
Carrig
Callathan
Mile Fawkes
Wig
Canadian Governmenta Agenty
Kane Perforating ,Co
Bascrding a Gueny Della-Phwat Copper Company Tale
A garbled local item references a copper company and a man in a house, with phrases about a union and a possible discussion. Readable elements point to a minor community note or feature, centered on a local business matter and a resident’s remarks.
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Bascrding
Della—Phwat
Bridget—shure
Ol Suppoe
Paiseman's Union
Éss
Philadelphia Ua
Young Candidate Chooses Medicine Despite Crowded Field
A youthful candidate, asked what comes next after college, replies he will study medicine. When warned the profession is overcrowded, he insists he will pursue medicine and leave the chances to those already in the field, Tit-Bits notes.
Myth and medicine in a faded relic ad page
An eclectic fragment echoes mythic lines and old patent remedies. It touts Putnam Face less Dyhs and Hamlin Wizard Oil, claims deafness cures via constitutional remedies, and promises one hundred dollars for catarrh pain cases. It reads like a bygone druggist’s page with scattered moralizing and ad copy.
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P. J. Cheney & CO
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Raksos
Timothy
Great Pata
Pla Crosse
Wis
Propia
Chaselnough Mpd. Co
State Street
KoRe
Northland
LAND
Brockholm
Baltsjocbaden
uEh
Nob
Rivs Parapesttz
Falla
Minerva
Putnam
Hamijn
Voung & Husband
John Ruskin
Marion Cunningham
Young Woman's Club of
Emporia
Kans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marion Cunnincuum
Wits Pwake Gar
Puatoge
Tome Life Insurance Company of
Minnesota
Dajato
Addrass F. F. Loomis
Northwestern
Pioneer Joss Building
Sr. Paul
Western Wall Paper House
Highth and
Jackson Sts
St Pant
Montale
California Fig Syrup CO
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