Passion Play at Ober-Ammergau to Run Twenty-Seven Times
Cumons Co records that LINTON and Emmons Co report the passion play will be enacted at Ober-Ammergau twenty-seven times next summer with a new 4,000 seat auditorium. The Hawaiian eruption last summer sent smoke five to six miles high, drifting northeast, settling 600 miles from Hawaii on the sea, then returning to the islands a fortnight later, shrouding the archipelago in a heavy pall.
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Ober-Ammergau
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
What If Adelaide Had Married Napoleon III
The text recalls how Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe nearly married Napoleon III. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert opposed the plan, shaping European history. If the match had occurred, the empress would have altered alliances and leadership, changing continental power dynamics.
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Napoleon III
Victoria
Prince Albert
Adelaide of
Armor Trials at Indian Head Favor Krupp Type Plates
Trials at Indian Head on the Potomac tested armor for the Russian battleship Retvizan. American Krupp form armor resisted five inch projectiles at over 2000 feet per second, failing to penetrate beyond two inches and remaining uncracked as projectiles fractured.
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Indian Head
Potomac
Retvizan
America
Spain on the road to recovery under queen regent
A Madrid correspondent for Figaro reports Spain recovering from disasters with disorder easing and revolution danger past due to a balanced budget. Public credit improves and Queen Regent Giovanna or Maria Christina is seen as a fixed point guiding Spain and Europe, while Alfonso shows promise of intelligence and virtue for the throne in two to three years.
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Alfonso
Noted Military Nicknames Across Historic Generals
The text surveys famous generals who earned public nicknames from their troops. It cites Lord Roberts as "Bobs," Napoleon as "Le Petit Corporal," Frederick the Great as "Our Fritz," Wellington as "Old Nosey," Stonewall Jackson as "Stonewall," and Blucher as "Marshal Vorwarts," linking nicknames to personalities.
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Lord Roberts
Bobs
South Africa
Frederick the Great
Fritz
Duke of Wellington
Stonewall” Jackson
Marshal Vorwarts
Jackson
Blucher
Pea Louse Devastates Maryland Pea Crop
Maryland faced an estimated loss of 3 million dollars this past season due to a new aphid like insect on peas. Prof W G Johnson of Maryland Agricultural College identifies it as a green insect, one eighth inch long, feeding on leaves and stems to kill the plant. The pest also affected growers in New Jersey Delaware New York Virginia North Carolina and Connecticut though many natural enemies helped curb it before season's end.
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Maryland
W. G. Johnson
Maryland Agricultural College
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Virginia
North Carolina
Connecticut
Arbitration treaty shows U S ready to practice peace
The Senate’s ratification of The Hague peace treaty frames the United States as a ready practitioner of arbitration, underscoring good faith and leadership in world affairs. The treaty aims to ease peace and make war less likely, while preserving each nation's freedom to choose its path.
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Senate
Hague
United States
The HelioGraph in Wartime History and Odd Anecdotes
The heliograph is a sun based signaling method older than modern warfare, used to transmit messages up to fifty to one hundred miles under favorable conditions. Its simplicity avoids wires batteries and heavy apparatus, a benefit noted alongside unrelated fragments about a nonagenarian traveler, a coffin baggage item, and a royal residence history segment.
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America
Many Tricks Man Drinks From Dozens Of Saloon Bars
A man in town poses as a teamster with a long whip and asks for whisky. He tells the bartender he must watch a team outside, then drinks quickly and dashes out shouting woah. He has several victims among local saloonkeepers.
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John Jones
Kansas City Star
Sun Signaling to Miles and Boer War Echoes through Time
Rest of the text describes heliograph use from Colby’s 1822 sun flashes to 1878 US adoption and Miles Indian Campaign. It details field heliographic kit, operation rules for sun mirror and station mirror, and compares signal practice to Morse. Also includes unrelated anecdotes about a coffin trunk, a coatless thief, and a nail mistaken as a coin in a Kansas City Star passage.
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Strait
Tangier
Africa
United States
Miles
Geronimo
Mountain Peak
Afghanistan
Pax
Mr. Simpkins
Baggagemaster
Simpkins
Anthony
Mary
Crown lease of Eltham palace advertised for sale
The London Chronicle reports the crown lease of Eltham Court and Palace, a historic royal residence linked to England’s past. From Edward the Confessor’s era through Mary and Elizabeth I, many monarchs lived there and Parliament was held at Eltham. The palace’s exact erection date is uncertain but its royal use spans 1270 to 1628.
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Eltham Court
London Chronicle
Edward the Confessor
William the Conqueror
Odo
Earl of Kent
John O' Eltham
Edward II
Edward III
Richard II
Henry IV
Henry V
Edward IV
Richard III
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Mary
Elizabeth
James I
Monks Create Vivid Global Landscapes From Stamps
Monks at St. Jean de Dieu hospital in Ghent decorate walls entirely with postage stamps from around the world. They form lush landscapes with palaces forests streams and animals, the art resembling Chinese garden motifs. Between nine and ten million stamps have been used.
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Hospital of St. Jean de Dieu
Ghent
Cincinnati Enquirer
Unexpected Defense at Sentencing
Report of a burglary case in which the defendant claims a hidden dinner bell and its placement altered the outcome. The judge asks for any statements before sentence is passed while the burglar replies with a quip about the spinster and dinner bell. Local Indianapolis Journal tone notes the cross between crime and irony.
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Indianapolis Journal
Negro Superstitions Among Africans and Americas
A historical account describes widespread Negro superstition across Africa, the southern states, and the West Indies. It links beliefs in the evil eye, voodoo, omens, and hostile spirits to fear and misfortune, noting specific birds and omens as signs of danger and doom.
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Africa
West Indies
Hades
Stoker
Hell
Earth
Harbor seals at aquarium prefer smells over smells to codfish
The New York Sun describes harbor seals at the aquarium, noting their playful intelligence and fluctuating diets. When offered smells first, the seals show hesitation, then quickly snatch the fish when they realize it is the tastier option. Two seals often compete for a shared piece, tugging until one yields.
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Nellie
Aquarium
New York
Old-Time Marriage Tariff in France by Dowry Levels
A historical note describes a tariff of matches in France where a girl’s wealth determined her social rank. Dowries from 2 000 to 10 000 francs suited a match with a retail trader or clerk, 12 000 francs reached a silk dealer or secretary to a lord, 20 000 francs could aim at an advocate or senior government officer, and 30 000 to 100 000 francs offered prospects of a Marquis or duke.
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France
Oil Capsules for Sea Storms Show Promise
The article discusses oil use in storms, noting pouring oil on the sea helps in rough winds. It contrasts sling bags with a new method of glass capsules hurled from a sling or catapult that break on water. Capsule strength must be precisely calibrated to ensure correct drop timing.
Irrigation Ease Promises Growth in Idaho Valley
A Boise letter argues irrigation in arid Idaho is simple and open to children, with water supplied by cooperative canals or irrigation companies. It highlights shares of water rights, main canals, and laterals, and notes Idaho offers vast lands awaiting settlement. State and rail interests promote information through pamphlets from the Oregon Short Line.
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Boise
Idaho
Congress
Nile
Oregon Short Line
Salt Lake City
Ice explosion on Missouri river ice bridge near Banker
A Nebraska farmer narrowly escaped death when ice in the Missouri river near Banker blew up. Banker driving across the ice heard a rumbling, ran to shore, and the center of the river saw ice thrown forty to fifty feet into the air. Witnesses attributed it to rapid freezing and trapped air escaping under extreme cold. The Minneapolis Times reported the event.
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Banker
Nebraska
Missouri River
Minneapolis Times
No Name for His Colonel's Home
A retired colonel of a Highland regiment builds a villa named The Retreat. His old soldier gardener tours the place and objects to the gate name saying it recalls a bugle call. The veteran notes they never heard that tune played on their bugles.
Not Worth Salt An Antient Saying From Rome
Not Worth Hin Salt explains the origin of the phrase not worth its salt from ancient Rome. Soldiers were paid salt as part of pay, sal means salt, and salarium meant salt money. The term evolved into not worthy salt as a monetary expression.
Watts Would you call a labor agitator a professional
Potts says both respond to the question in the Indianapolis Press. The brief exchange notes the terms professional and workingman in reference to labor activists, signaling opinion on how such figures should be described in media discourse.
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Watts
Potts
Indianapolis Press
Headache relief through warm foot soak and neck heat
A remark notes that headaches generally ease with hot water applied to feet and the back of the neck. It adds a lighthearted thought that if visitors to photographers kept pleasant rocks, the world would be brighter.
In af Apartment House Visitor and Inmate Exchange
Dialog from Philadelphia Press depicts a noisy scene inside an apartment house. An inmate attributes noises to a man named Youngpop’s newborn baby teething while a visitor questions the source, suggesting sounds may come from upstairs.
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Dentst
Isitor
Youngpop
Philadelphia Press
Our Nation's Wen Stomach Bitters Ad Preview
A brief vintage health ad extols the value of iron wealth and urges use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to relieve constipation dyspepsia and biliousness by improving appetite and bowel function.
Marital Economy Sparks Unconventional Union
A judge notes Brabson chose to marry to save money rather than share two stalls and a supper. The remark highlights a comical view on thrift leading to matrimony as a cost cutting measure.
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Brabson
Spring Medicine Spring Medicine
There’s no season when good medicine is more needed than spring and Hood’s Sarsaparilla is promoted as the remedy. The ad urges timely use and warns against delaying health improvements before one’s tone drops too low.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promise Advertises Health Boost
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to improve appetite purify and enrich blood conquer tiredness and boost mental and digestive strength with steady nerves. Be sure to buy Hood's the best medicine money can buy. Get a bottle today at all druggists price 1 dollar.
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Hood
How to Catch Cold
Dr J H Kellogg explains cold causation through exposure to cold air. A small draft on the body contracts surface blood vessels, triggering reflex changes in deeper vessels including the lungs and nose. Prolonged cold exposure leads to congestion, according to Good Health.
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J. H. Kellogg
Seed firm boastful sales surpass six thousand orders
The John A Salter Seed Company of LaCrosse Wisconsin logged 6434 orders last Monday and expects to double by mid March. The firm reports strong demand for potatoes speltz Bromus Inermis rape Big Four oats and Three-Eared corn plus early vegetables. Onions cabbage peas and beans seed are selling well with Farly Birdradish and Lightning cabbage noted as premier offerings.
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John A. Salter Seed Company
LaCrosse
Wis
Literary Men in Paris and American Authors on Stage
The piece envisions American writers staged in Paris style revues with celebrated actors. It cites Goldsmith, Robson, James Young, Lord Byron and speculates a future where Edwin Markham, Charles Dudley Warner, Mark Twain, James Whitcomb Riley appear in distinguished dramas and humorous skits as part of a theatrical trend.
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Paris
Oliver Goldsmith
Stuart Robson
James Young Doe
Lord Byron
Mr Blank Blank
Charles Dudley Warner
Mark Twain
James Whitcomb Riley
Frank L. Stanton
Atlanta
Important to Mothers Castoria Warning Story
Judge O P Shiras remarks on Native witnesses and truthfulness quoting Collier's Weekly. He notes Indians tell the truth plainly while whites may wriggle on drunkenness occasions. A squaw defines truth and a lie as different and unmakeable.
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O. P. Shiras
Eighth United States Judicial District
Squaw
Collier’s Weekly
Proud of Her Name at Sunday School
A First Presbyterian church Sunday school lesson prompts Hazel Kirschenschlager to question how the Lord can know every name yet misspell some. The observer notes the child’s incredulous expression and the teacher’s discussion on omniscience.
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First Presbyterian Church
Hazel ‘Kirschenschlager
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