Japanese Play at Bouton Theater Features Tragic Romance and Eta
A fragmented review notes the Japanese drama presenting a tragic plot involving a father’s betrothal, a forbidden daughter, and a lover, with a second bill titled Scarlet Ananda referencing Commodore Perry’s 1853 event. The cast includes Hig and two ladies Bada acco and Mikam, delivering varied performances amid uneven pacing and pantomime.
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Bouton Theater
Portia
Shoku
Commodore Perry
Japan
Tedd
Meg
Hiroku
Bada
Shiloh's Cure Featured in Local Cough Remedy Ad
An OCR damaged ad promotes Shiloh's Cure as a cough remedy with sales by W. a Finke and mentions village merchants Raises and Wal verson's. The text includes garbled terms and pricing notes, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century general store listing for patent medicines.
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Shiloh
W. A Finke
Walverson
Krizdbeen
Helzercou
Man Eaters of the Sea Describe Shipwreck and Sharks
An anecdotal account portrays Pacific Mail steamers in tropical harbors plagued by sharks. A British ship Hupeh wreck and crew devoured by sharks is recounted as a gruesome fate, with crews watching bloodthirsty predators in calm waters near Acapulco and the Mexican coast.
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Rips Pe
Pacific Mail
China
Jersey
Tee
Ofitt Placid
Acapulco
Mexican
Columbia
Enginneer
Pylae
Saltor
Board of Pacific
Atlantis Ocean
Dib Sharke
Suesei
Wheat Scarcity and Global Food Supply
A historical reflection notes wheat shortages and export patterns. It cites 1897 US harvest of about 640 million bushels with 217 million exported to Europe, aided by a population under 75 million. Projections warn growth could shrink surpluses, threatening world hunger and prompting redistribution rather than increased production.
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William Crookes
Peracid
North America
United States
Europe
Russia
Turkey
Humboldt's Depressive Evening Over A Berlin House
A recent life of Humboldt recalls a Berlin dinner with a wealthy banker when Humboldt, unusually subdued, asked why his house was to be torn down for a business block. The banker revealed he owned the house and would let Humboldt stay only if he continued living there.
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Hamnolt
Humboldt
Berlin
Ilya
Pirates Plague Chiene Waters Amid Taung Dynasty Turmoil
Fragmentary report details rampant piracy in Chinese waters under Taung dynasty influence. Notorious leader Foo Chan Hol allegedly commands a large pirate force of about two thousand with steam launches and numerous boats. Merchants report willingness to pay blackmail as pirates raid and stockpile provisions and ammo for years.
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Chat Foo-chan-hol
Goldlera
Ao & Pigegguard
Whisky in Bond and Bonded Warehouses Tax and Trade
The passage discusses whisky shipments in bond, routes via Baltimore and Western cities, and European warehouses. It notes eight year storage rules, tax triggers on market sale, and dealers shipping stock to Europe to avoid revenue requirements, with much of the surplus awaiting demand to be brought back for consumption.
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Bond
Baltimore
Hutopa
Europe
Eurdge
Derivation of Weekdays Trivia At A Stag Dinner
A group at a stag dinner misquotes weekday origins claiming Sunday and Monday from the sun and moon while offering dubious roots for Tuesday through Saturday. The piece notes most people cannot name derivations correctly and parries with a Herald Tribune remark on unfamiliar idioms.
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Engels
Twl
Odin
Woden
Wotan
Jupiter
Mt. Olympus
Thor
Fréja
Freya
Saeterr
New York Tribune
X Rays Used To Judge Siamese Twin Bond Breakage
The article describes how X rays may reveal whether two bodies joined like Siamese twins in Brazil, now ten years old, are independently severable. If independent, surgical separation could be considered. if there remains a vital connection, such an operation is deemed impossible.
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Atate
Sowa
Charles U. Chagaie
Ada
Heford
Fayette
Chilrt
West Unnion
Kayutte
Forwe
Ainstouth
Armaworti & Drie
Atlorugys
W. H
District Court
Fayette County
Cadbt Bougs
West Union
Town
Ald Court
Elgin
Iowa
Fayette Conty
W._H. Fone
Brazil
Foreign Students Studying in French Universities
The article notes many foreign pupils, including young Turks, studying at Paris and Montpelier under Abdul Hamid era officials. It describes authorities relaxing regulations to favor these students amid political ambitions and state patronage.
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Parka
Paris
Montpalist
Abdul Hamid
Italy
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