Great Polar Bear and Its Habits in Northern Seas
A wartime era naturalist describes the great polar bear Thalassarctos maritimna as the strongest bear, its habitat spanning ice fields of the Barents, Spitzbergen, Franz Josef archipelago, and Greenland. It notes amphibious swimming, large size records from Boothia Felix to Bering Sea, and occasional seaweed diet when necessary, with details on behavior and Eskimo observations.
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A. W. Greely
United States Army
Asla
America
Parry, Spitzberger
Franz Josef
Greenland
Polar
Lockwood
Desraes
Caps Benet
Labrador
Hadson Bay
North Atlantic
Payer
Sabine
Parry
Midway
Barrow Strait
Sir John Ross
Boothia Felix
North America
Bering Sea
William P. Frye
Maine
Lateh Smith
Franz Josef Archipelago
W. HB. Neale
Leva
Nordenskiold
Theel Ehot
Port Dickson
Eskimos
Nansen
Johansen
Thair
Franz Joseph Land
Brain
Rvio
North Amer
Polar bear dangers and Arctic survivor tales from expedition journals
The article chronicles polar bear behavior and encounters, detailing hunter tactics, heroism, and dangers faced by German and Barentz expeditions. It notes bears’ stealth, occasional attacks on men, and varied Inuit and Eskimo reactions, with dramatic rescues and anecdotes of injuries.
Nation’s Unemployment Highlights Education Gap in Spain
A study cites 18 million population with about half unemployed and over a third illiterate. Spain’s education system shows 40,000 professors and 1.7 million pupils, but access favors nobility and high classes. Ignorance, tied to limited schooling outside cities, is blamed for stagnation and social ills.
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Spain
Dewey Found a Toad One In a Quirky Globe Note
An Atchison Globe note remarks that many seek notoriety and have exhausted methods for attracting attention, citing a curious line about Dewey finding a toad once and reflecting on public attention.
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Dewey
Atchison Globe
Would-Be Soldier Vented Himself Food to Reduce Weight
Max Gross reports a Philadelphia man, urged by family combat lineage, fasted and trained to enlist after being rejected for being overweight. He secured acceptance in a gun company in Camden and then joined Sea Girt camp. The article traces ancestors from Fredericksburg to Waterloo and Napoleon, noting a pistol carried from Napoleonic campaigns.
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Max Gross
Philadelphia Bulletin
Mr. Groga
Spain
Gating Gun Company
Camden
Sea Girt
Fredericksburg
Lafayette
Brandywine
John Gross
Napoleon
Marshal Ney
Waterloo
Bir
Gross
Clearing boats for action in naval engagements
Chambers' Journal notes that removing deck boats from davits before battle could save crews by eliminating flying splinters and drifted boats. Experienced officers favor dropping boats over the side to drift, reducing on deck hazards and enabling post engagement salvage.
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Davite
Chambers
Lfe
Beardless Soldier Revealed as Turkish Woman After Service
A Turkish soldier known to comrades as Beardless Atmet was revealed to be a woman after three years in the army and medical treatment uncovered her true sex for pension purposes.
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Ktetsae Ahmet
Atmet
Stolen Carpets Reported From Hebron Home
Evon, while Abe Soper and family from Hebron Indiana were away visiting Cincinnati, thieves broke in last week and stole all household effects including carpet from every room of the house. The incident was discovered upon their return.
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Evon
Abe Soper
Hebron
Ind
Cincinnati
Noted Global Observations on Education and Customs
A digest of international notes covers Denmark and country school exchanges for health and education, Mexico's school funding by state cities and individuals, and worldly efforts in education. It mentions Trinity College Cambridge receiving a $50,000 bequest in memory of Bishop Allen, and a Nile region washing custom. Also noted are Japanese naval doctor observers, a Berlin walking race won by vegetarians, and statures of import data for dates and tamarinds with values.
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Denmark
Mexico
Trinity College
Cambridge
England
Bishop Allen
Ely
Victoria
J. G. Allen
Egypt
Nile
Rivar
B. Tomatsuri
Key West
United States Army
Berlin
Domestic incident tale of Cure by Pink Pills
Frank Long of Lennon Michigan narrates a November 1804 back pain ordeal. He was bedridden, diagnosed as muscular rheumatism with lumbago, and treated with morphine and other remedies. After reading reports of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, he used the pills and improved, claiming a complete recovery and urging others to try the remedy. Sworn testimony dated April 15, 1696, before Justice G. B. Gonpaatha in Venice Michigan.
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Obagher
Flushing
Moh
Frank Long
Lennon
Miah
Lumbago
Jaleo
Sons
Willame
Frank Loxo
Venice
Mich
G. B. Gonpaatha
Front Steep Repartee The Savage Bachelor
In a brief theatrical snippet the Dearest Girl admits a wife’s imitations while The Savage Bachelor jokes about a husband’s purse. The fragment evokes brisk wit and social banter typical of light stage dialogue.
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Clucinnat! Enquirer
Hall's Catarrh Cure pitched with testimonials and ads
A collage of old advertisements and testimonial lines for Hall's Catarrh Cure and other products. Includes endorsements of F. J. Cheney & Co. and various druggists, plus light humor and medical claims from early periodicals.
Notable Banker's Stated Market Interest Critique
A junior partner questions a man’s dedication to real work while the firm’s top capital figure defends him as a skilled usurer able to extract high interest from existing capital. The Washington Star reports the exchange highlighting financial opportunism and capital leverage.
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Capitétl
Efe
Washington Star
Northwestern inventors patent grants list
A list of patent applicants from Minnesota Montana and Wisconsin with inventions including an irrigating machine heating drum for lamps eye shield clamping device for supporting doors grain drill combined sod cutter harrow and seed planter pipe lock rotary engine cover for ice cream tubs and vehicle spring among others. Inventors include Alfred J. Garlough Carl H. Randier Charley R. Sheldon James Travis Jr Charles O. Wescott Nelson Witts Arthur L. Ives Henry A. Muckle Merwin Lothrop & Johnson patent attorneys.
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Northwestern
Alfred J. Garlough
St. Paul
Minn
Mounty A. Lyon
Windon
Mont
George Peterson
Browning
Carl H. B. Randier
Charley R. Sheldon
Kkosgon
Orison M. Smith
Duluth
Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson
Socialite Heiress Draws Notable Society Crowd in St Louis
A Chicago News clipping notes that a St Louis heiress hosted a lively social event with a dozen prominent society figures in attendance. The piece highlights her social success and favorable room for guests, describing the scene as a notable social hit.
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St. Louis
Chicago News
Poem sparks row as Boston claims English identity
A brief Chicago News item reports Mamie questioning a man’s statement that he is English while being from Boston. She mentions he wrote a poem about her that rhymes her name with "banner," prompting amusement and confusion.
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Mamie
Boston
Onicago News
Real Swell in Favor of Expansion
A humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal notes a speaker praising expansion as a swell idea while another questions how he formed such a notion. The quip highlights public sentiment and media wordplay in a light editorial tone.
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Indianapolis Journal
Humorous Exchange Over Mormon Joke Reported
In a brief Chicago News snippet, Mr Hapeck quips about being Mormon with several of them, as his son appears aroused by the remark. Mrs Hapeck notes, “things are never so bad but they might be.”
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Germania
Doctor Copeland
Copeland
Doctor Bergen
Borgan
Barentz
Arctic
Ita
de Veer
Hall
Cumberland
Rozs
A Winner Show Shows Packed House Enthusiasm
A Chicago News snippet notes a packed audience and wild response to a performance last night. The review mentions a Span ford killed in every act and praises the show as the best seen. A stray ad promises a tobacco habit cure and pill rhetoric appears alongside vague social commentary.
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Chicago News
Chests with Mothers 6000 Books Giveaway in Iran
A historic initiative offers six thousand books to mothers in Iran to empower strong families. The campaign highlights mothers with ill children and those seeking education as beneficiaries, promoting Muco-Bolvent Co. Chicago as the sponsor.
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Iran
Muco-Bolvent Co
Chicago
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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