Worries Over Royal Son During Paris Visit
Anxious Queen regent fears King Alfonso may be led astray in Paris. She wrote to President Loubet asking personal care for her son. She selected his gala opera program hoping to keep him innocent and safe in France. French mothers regard him as a beloved child and queenia Spain faces heartbreak at sending him to the state.
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Alfonso
France
Paris
Loubet
Sho
Opera
Comedie Francaise
Wtquette
Spain
Republic of
Bubi
Iika
German Garden Houses and the American Garden Vision
An American woman in Germany explains garden houses as sturdy all purpose rooms with open walls, cement brick floors, and comfortable interiors. She contrasts them with fragile summer houses, noting dampness heat and wind protection, uses for children play and afternoon coffee, and the social scenes of families gathering in their garden houses.
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Germany
Long Service of Farmers in Huntingdonshire Prize List
The Huntingdonshire Agricultural Society awards prizes to laborers with the longest service on a single farm. Peter Sheridan, 78, has 45 years at the Duke of Manchester’s Kimbolton estate but loses to another case by ten years. Other top honorees include Thomas Allsop, 65, with 55 years at Buckden. Georgy Allen, 74, with 51 years at Heathcotes. and Philip Winters tone, 68, with 50 years at Woodwalton. Edward, 89, son of Edward, wins in the junior laborers’ class with 31 years on the same farm.
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Huntingdonshire Agricultural Society
London Standard
Peter Sheridan
Dukes of Manchester
Kimbolton
Thomas Allsop
Harry Jranfield
Buckden
Georgy Allen
Heathcotes
Connington
Philip Win Serton
Messrs
High Art in New Castle and a Statue Made Comic
An auction at the residence of Jackson near town ends with a Wil liam Penn statue bought by Whitaker for ten dollars. The statue is cut into slabs and sold as marble-top tables after proposals to convert it into Neptune, Pan, Cupid, or an angel prove impractical. The piece ends noting high art’s scant popularity in the area and a separate remark on London health contrasts with Paris due to retro flats limiting sunlight.
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Jackson
William Penn
Whitaker
Marble Yard
Mix
Minster
Apella
Hercines
William
Hercules
Venus
Peon
Neptune
Pena
Ari
Mr Whitaker
Pan
Mr. Mix
Mr. Whitaker
William Peon
Cupid
God of
London
Paris
The Kutho-Daw Buddhist Bible of Mandalay
The Kutho-daw near Mandalay Burmah is a temple complex of about 700 white marble temples with over 8 million syllables engraved in the Burmese alphabet on marble slabs. Erected in 1857 by Mindon-min the monument centers a dominant temple within a square of magbla glaba structures, each topped by a pagoda canopy.
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Mandalay
Mindon-min
Burmah
Revival of National Spirit Across Europe Asia
The Philadelphia Record notes a surge of national spirit in Europe and Asia with Hungary seeking full independence from Austria, Poland sensing opportunity in Russia's woes, Finland protesting Japanese rule, and Sweden Norway Denmark discussions. Balkan Christians challenge the sultan’s rule as they pursue renewed independence.
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European Asia
Mungary
Austri
Poland
Russia
Finland
Fresdom
Thera
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Balkan Peninsula
Philadelphia Record
Seagull Takes Cigarette From Smoker at London Bridge
Crowds watched as gulls flocked to the parapet of London Bridge. A man tossed sprats to the birds while another spectator held an unlit cigarette. A bold seagull swooped down and plucked the cigarette from the smoker’s lips.
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London Bridge
London Mail
Blood of Apes and Men Compared by Blood Evidence
Blood differences between humans and apes are marked and vary by species. Gorillas show the closest similarity to humans while small lemur-like species resemble foxes. American ape families show less evidence of kinship than Old World apes.
Lost tribes inquiry and snappy quips in a midland salon
A mid century editor jokes about a bulky inquiry on the lost ten tribes of Israel while a caller seeks a “lost and found” ad rate. The piece notes Alaska protests against demeaning Eskimo talk and praises Alaskan Indians’ virtues. Includes England superstition about yew trees and brief jests about washing blankets and early typewriter workers.
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Israel
Brady
Alaska
Valuable Stampe and Price Run in 1880 British Guiana
Two two-cent stamps issued in British Guiana in 1880 were found on an envelope in Georgetown. Canon Joss auctioned the envelope with stamps, netting 1000 dollars. In the next year the stamps changed hands for 3260 dollars, then sold for 3900 dollars to a German dealer who sold to a Russian nobleman for 5000 dollars.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Canon Joss
Philadelphia Ledger
Unpopular Consul and Conflicting Emotions in Headlines
A collection of short items from the press, including Greek San Francisco protests against J Kapsimalis as consul thera for misspoken Greek, a Chicago Record-Herald riff on conflicting emotions, and notes on British cavalry arms, political quips, baseball humor, Stanford football scholarship woes, and trench life observations.
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San Francisco
J. Kapsimalis
Thera
Chicago Record-Herald
Poor Farmers and Welfare Views in Moscow Department
Report notes that only 66 percent of Russian peasants tilling soil in Moscow department keep horses. Observers discuss hardship, horse ownership, and agricultural conditions. Also mentions American horse blankets worn by Japanese laborers in cold weather and general critique of parenting spoiled children.
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Moscow
Butt In advertising folds into retail use in 1905
A clipping describes a novelty campaign where free advertising cards are issued to retailers with a nontransferable Membership Ticket for the American Federation of Butters. The front carries a manufacturer’s notice while the back lists the local shop name and address. Premiums for children, and a broad digression on Japan’s originality and reading habits also appear.
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Butt
American Federation of Butters
Buttin
Bill Goat
Nan Goat
N.Y. Press
Where Alps Range Located Across Six States
The Alps lie across six states with the largest division in Austria, indicating a major European mountain system spanning multiple nations and regions.
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Austria
Fragmented ad copy mixes products and claims from historic notices
A scanned newspaper fragment shows mixed marketing text for a 100 piece item set, a clothing sale with lace trimmed skirts, a family tonic, and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It includes prices, claims of cures, and notices asking for a local studio's under twelve photo records. The tone resembles early 20th century advertising and notices.
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