Columbia coeds bloomers drill shocks observer
A wary senior witnessing a Columbia University gymnasium drill reports coeds in bloomers performing hopping, skipping, and vaulting as they march under an instructor. He notes the scene, described with irony, and admits the display unsettled his expectations about the gymnasium.
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College
Syttinagttt
New York
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Prac
Columbia University
Bloomers
Joose Walets
Adal Price
Peice
Bear Gone Wild After Beer Fueled Parade In Altoona
A French bear trainer and his drunken bear wandered into a Lis-ton Altoona roadside crowd. The beast toppled men, chased youths, wrestled Dietz, bit his arm, and men planned to shoot. The sheriff allowed them to stay overnight in a toy cance until dawn.
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Altoona
Penn
New York World
Listie
Lictin
Liste
Dietz
Sawdust Briquettes From Austrian Sawmills
The Bawdustin plant in Austria makes briquettes from impregnated sawdust. Tarry substances are heat treated and pressed into 6 by 26 by 11 inch units at nineteen per minute. Each briquette weighs two fifths of a pound with four percent ash and equals lignite in calorific power. Factory output exceeds 6,000,000 per year, cost around 16 cents per thousand, and sells for $1, yielding a healthy profit.
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Joseph Fialia
Austria
Nickel steel rails tested by Pennsylvania railroad
A late 19th century report notes railways shifted to steel and contemplates combining nickel with steel to improve hardness. The Pennsylvania Railroad plans to lay about 270 tons of nickel steel rail to compare wear, cost, and practicality. Yearlong tests may show early wear results in months, with full conclusions years away.
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Hauwayd
Henry
Pennsylvania Road
Polar exploration plans target the North Pole from Franz Josef Land
The article surveys competing Arctic expeditions. Duke of Abruzzi aims to reach the pole after winter exploration in Franz Josef Land, possibly succeeding due to a well equipped party. Peary readies Cape Joseph Henry dash with Windward supply ship while Fram Sverdrup faces doubt. Stein and two others endure Ellesmere winter awaiting a possible independent or joint polar venture.
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Peary
Ise
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Henry
Sverdrup
Robert B. Stein
Ellesmere Land
Cape Sabine
Eldhers
Feary
S ¥Erdmip
Contempt for Foreign Missionaries Senators Posts Crude Posters
A clipping cites a poster that desecrates Christianity portraying Christ as a hog and foreign devils. It features insults about sexual virtue and obscenities, attributed to misrepresentations of Christian spirit used to rile public opinion against foreigners. The text also mentions Prof Oliver Lodge and Birmingham University history, noting positions and origins.
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Poultney Bigelow
North American Review
Oliver J. Lodge
University College
Liverpool
University of Birmingham
Penkhill Broke-Ga-Trent
London
UniversityUolese
Mvorpool
Ahrvakatet
DorAice
Epizootic Fever Paralyzed St Louis Transit in 1870s
An elderly Missouri resident recalls an 1870s epizootic that struck horses and mules used by streetcars and draymen, halting city transport. With horses scarce, drivers turned to oxen, freight slowed, and downtown workers stayed late, until horse power returned and travel resumed.
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St. Louis
Missouri
St. Lowla Ghout
Yietim
Translt
A British Trick Against Boers: Khaki Horses Strain War Effort
In South Africa British troopers painted horses khaki to blend with terrain, but the color varied and a khaki horse with a khaki field proves nearly invisible at close range. The practice caused widespread ill health in horses, with thousands dying as horse and mule losses mounted by July. The convoy loss of Lord Roberts' force earlier spurred rapid movement and excessive horse labor, worsening the casualty toll.
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Urigugh
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Mr Goodnight Retires as London’s Clever Trained Horse
A London show features Mr Goodnight a famed trained horse renowned for a retiring act. In a quirky routine the horse sits in an armchair retrieves his bedstead and belongings, lights a candle, and settles under a quilt as attendants assist.
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London
Andy
Ancient sacred fires in India and Persia described
An OCR fragment recalls fires of ancient ritual in India and Persia. It mentions a fire at Ooodidda near Bulsar consecrated twelve centuries ago to commemorate a Parsis voyage from Pergin to India. It notes daily offerings and pilgrim visits, and a sacred Absheron fire once in Pérala.
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India
Persia
Ooodidda
Bulsar
Parsess
Pergin
Aula
Absheron
Pérala
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