Tragic Turkish Harem Tale From Appleton’s Magazine
A Turkish noblewoman Chakende Hanum, daughter of Nazim Pasha, weds Djamal Pasha and bears three children. She learns of his affair with a foreign woman, forgives him, yet he dies mysteriously and she is buried beside him five years later. The narrator recalls the east’s fascination and the couple’s troubled romance.
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Appleton’s
Djamal
Pasha
Chakende
Stamboul
Galata
Chakende-Hanum
Djamal Pasha
Allah
Bosphorus
Deaf Town Talk Between Aged Couple In Slurred Speech
A country town scene shows a deaf old woman and man at close range, both shouting and cupping ears. They discuss Miranda and her gums, alum water, and alleged dental work with distorted dialect and uncertain numbers.
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Miranda
Mirandy
The Umbrella Test of National Taste
A manager recalls returning a heavily built umbrella to a traveler after a mix up. A doctor asks how to identify it, and the manager explains that only a stout, ugly Englishman's umbrella would stand out among lighter American ones.
Morrocan sultans rely on deserters in humorously odd parade
A London Times correspondent notes rival Moroccan sultans depend on each other’s deserters. He visited Mulai Abd el Aziz’s camp and observed anomalies. A bandsman, stripped in front of the war minister, played a trombone while a naked madman performed somersaults in uniform.
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London Times
Morocco
Mulai’ Hafid
Mulai Abd el-Aziz
Notestein Ponders Apologetics Evidence of Christianity
In a Kansas City Star excerpt, Rev W L Notestein a Presbyterian professor at Huron S D Synodical college explains apologetics as the evidence of Christianity. A layman questions where evidence might be found and is told that even in a boarding house there may be few proofs, eliciting a warm laugh.
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Presbyterian, Synodical College
Huron
S. D
Kansas City
New Indian Food Promoted as Famine Reserve Befri Seed
Government approved seed called befri is readied for large scale cultivation on India’s west coast. Baroda state chief medical officer says befri contains 21.13 percent albuminoids, versus 13.5 percent in Indian wheat and 16 percent in oats, making it about 63 percent more nutritious than wheat and 28 percent richer than oatmeal.
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India
Baroda
Divorce Trends Highlight Growing Unhappiness in England
New statistics show 650 decrees in a year the largest on record. Of dissolution petitions 41 percent were filed by wives. In ten years more than 40 percent of dissolutions began after 10 to 20 years of marriage and over 20 percent after five to ten years, challenging assumptions about immediate separations. London Telegraph notes few parties belong to poorer classes.
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England
London Telegraph
Peg and Gunner Use Resourceful Methods, Say Brother Bill
Fragmentary lines indicate two individuals named Peg and Gunner engaging in resourceful actions. Brother Bill comments or endorses their method, though specifics are unclear. The text reads as a casual dialogue snippet with scattered punctuation and names.
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Gunner
Guyer
Bill
Ohia timber touted as coming railroad tie boon
The Hawaiian koa timber is described as extremely desirable for railroad ties. A 5 000 000 order could weigh about 90 000 000 pounds, with huge supply and low cost. Western transport firms see it as a great find, replacing costly long-haul ties and potentially shaping rail construction across miles. Santa Fe favors San Pedro port for reshipment and may consider three steamers to connect Honolulu and San Pedro for freight and passenger traffic.
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Ohia
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco
Barstow
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
San Pédro
Honolulu
San Pedro
Device to control trains by signals in fog or snow
A Wilmington inventor has designed and patented 20 devices to prevent railroad collisions when engineers cannot see danger signals due to fog or snow. The system uses a lever on the locomotive linked to a signal arm. when danger is shown the arm engages the lever to release steam and apply air brakes automatically.
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Wilmington
Reading Rooms for Employes at Santa Fe System
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad has run reading rooms for its workers for six to eight years. Twenty rooms now operate from Chillicothe to Needles with a total investment of $250000 in the reading rooms.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Chillicothe
Needles
Cal
Santa
Modern distribution shifts hurt small town merchants
The speaker notes wholesale branch stores dominant over towns, with distributing centers in larger cities drawing business away from local merchants. Manufacturers attract buyers directly, reducing travel jobs for long-time commercial travelers and signaling a dated business method giving way to new systems.
FURS OF THE MIDDLE WEST TRAPPERS PROSPER
A Century into trapping shows thousands of mammals killed for pelts in Illinois Iowa and Indiana. Muscatine firms pay up to 3000 weekly for hides with total Midwest earnings around 100000 in Illinois alone. Skunks raccoons possums foxes and civet cats top the list with pelts valued by size.
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Middle West
Activa
Muscatine
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Indexing Scrapbooks
A writer recalls a wise friend advising to index scrapbooks as they are compiled. He admits neglecting the habit, now complains of time wasted and brain strain when searching unindexed scrapbooks, and urges others to index their collection for easy retrieval.
Willow sprout leaves from unseasonable moisture
A peddler sold several willows cut in bud and not cured. Neighbors Mrs Verespej and Mrs Thomas noticed their tables flourishing like a bay tree. The leaves appeared after moisture in the air during recent rainy days, explaining the unusual growth.
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Hs SP Osik
Verespej
Green Bay
Woman’s libel letter decides men’s club race in New York
A New York club election for president pit two male candidates against each other. A typewritten unsigned letter from a known woman accused one candidate of “meanest man” traits, prompting humorous anecdotes. The candidate described as mean was defeated.
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New York
Anu
Ero
Souplana Dementia Causes Divorce Plea in Seattle
John Jénis of Seattle is described as suffering souplana dementia a compulsion for soup of every kind. He throws dishes into the air shrieks and rubs noodles on his hair during meals. Mrs Shehezerde Jenks petitions for divorce as doctors study the peculiar condition. Public responders keep soups away from Jenks during visits.
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John Jénis
Seattle Wash
John
Jenks
Seattle
Shehezerde Jenks
Johin’ Jenks
Mr. Jenks
Steam Meter Measures Consumption by Turbine Driven Alternator
A German patent describes a steam consumption meter using a small alternator with a magnet wheel built into the steam pipe. Turbine blades on the wheel rotate the rotor, generating voltage that indicates steam usage per hour or records continuously. The system automatically adjusts for pressure variations via the voltmeter circuit.
Power Life Saving Boats Equipped for Rescue
A report notes several boats fitted with power engines to enhance lifesaving operations. The article highlights improved speed and reach during emergency maritime responses and training exercises conducted by rescue teams.
Quiet Exchange Over Coal Shortage At Home
Mrs Riter apologizes for disturbing her husband, who, in a rare moment of anger, is absorbed in writing a series of cheerful articles for a popular magazine. The scene shows concern over a coal shortage and the need to place an order.
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Riter
Thea ten company explored by SBOC unit
SBOC reports on a ten company inquiry with unclear details from a fragment. Readable elements suggest a corporate matter, though specifics are omitted.
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Sboc. Bg Oe A
Thea Ten Company, Eee
Child Heroine Witnessed Robber’s Death in Village Judgment
A six year old girl lured a robber into a room and hanged him with a rope noose. The child pulled the chair away as the man stood on it, ending his life. The crowd called it a judgment of God and found 900 crowns on the dead thief. The parents learned of the event after returning to the house.
New Orleans Miniature Cities of the Dead
Louis W. Le Blanc describes New Orleans cemeteries as miniature cities built above ground. Each marble tomb serves as a house, with many graves of historical figures from Spanish and French rule. Visitors honor Creole romances on traditional days, while above ground burial suited a city below river level.
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New Orleans
Louis W. le Blanc
Crescent City
Carger
Spain
France
Jeanne Laclede
Mississippi
Voice of Experience Advice on a Momentous Occasion
A young girl visits her aunt as a suitor plans to propose. The niece answers that she likes him very much and would marry. The aunt instructs her to act boldly, promising to throw her arms around him and look him in the face when he arrives.
Thompson Healy Music Co Announces Triple Clear ing Sale
Chicago piano house offers nearly a thousand fine instruments with no reserve until all sold. The Thompson Healy Music Co lists Mehlen,ivers Pond, Smith and other noted makes in a large sale.
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Chicago
Lyon
BE ‘Healy
Ivérs & Pond, Smith, & Nd
Sasaby
Thompson Healy Music Co
Protective measures cited after Fourth of July firearms injuries
A physician reports tetanus risk from pistol and firework injuries with high fatality if untreated. He notes 1903 fatalities and 1904 drops, cites a toy pistol accident at Lake Shore depot involving Carl Anderson on Franklin Street, and reports no tetanus symptoms after anti tetanus serum treatment.
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Jack-jain
Carl Anderson
Franklin Street
Lake Shore
Anderson
Comfort Before Art in Modern City Architecture
A critical note argues for hygienic and comfortable buildings in modern cities. The speaker laments ugliness of contemporary architecture and calls for design that matches the state of mind and conditions of life today.
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Munich
Kunst
Paine Quote on Amendments and Wrong Doing
Hard to Right Fundamental Wrong. It will often happen that amendments do not make it right, but more often do as much mischief in one way as in another.
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Paine
Shoop
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Doge
Sean
Washington Star
Suvisiting
West
Man
Ea Fai
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