Brazil coins money at Vienna mint and odd notes
A collage of brief items notes Brazil coining money at the Vienna mint Andrew egie offers Kenton Ohio 17500 for a library a county seeks secession from Oklahoma to join Texas plans for an elevated railroad in St Louis Britain to raise automobile speed limit Yale reports growing Japanese student presence more at Berlin University Lewis and Clark fair to be held 1905 at Fortland Oregon Converse College president resigns Tim Collins of Boston club valued at 20000 Boston Common trees deteriorating pension to widow of Colonel Tiscunt Chinese war casualty latest Mexican bank statement totals banking capital circulation reserves and deposits.
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Brazil
Vienna
Andrew Egie
Kenton
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
St. Louis
University of Berlin
Munich
Avold
Mogtiun
South Africa
Yale
Japan
Vortloind Ore
Benjamin IF. Wilson
Converse College
Spartanburg
D. c
Timmy Collins
Toston American
Boston
Tiscunt
Lieuisto
China
Mexico
Prominent Figures Swirl In Global News Bits
A collage of 1900s era notes reports Emperor William of Germany, Carnegie’s donation to Cooper Union, Prince Henry’s American visit gifts, Roosevelt as a Tar Vara graduate president, Edmund James named Northwestern president, Admiral Van Teypen retired after 40 years, wireless pioneer Marconi honored by King Victor Emanuel, Lord Rotherby’s new novel, Alfred Jones Britain’s largest individual ship owner, Countess Walr ore ee responds to Waldersee, plans for a U S visit in April, and John Reagan released from public service after 50 years.
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Emperor William
Germany
Ty Tree
Congressman Littlefield
Mai
Andrew Carnegie
Cooper Union
New York City
Prince Henry
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Edmund J. James
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
W. K. van Teypen
Ue Navy
Het
Marcoul
Victor Minmiahuel
Mary
St. Maurice and St. Lazarus
Lord Rorebery
Alfred L. Jones
Liverpool
England
Great Britain
You Walloreee
Pield Marshal von Waldersee
Heveoll
United Stattes
We Sholl
John T. Reagan
Austin
Tex
Railroad to Rear a Baby on Choctaw Line
A baby abandoned in a basket with a note asking for care was found on a Choctaw Railway car east of El Reno Oklahoma. The conductor routed the infant to the next station then to headquarters and was later told to keep the child as the road adopted it. The child is now in a Wichita hospital under care.
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el Renn
Oirta
St. Ita
Wichita
Consumptives in Australia Move About Nation
Dr. Sidney Jones notes that about 16 000 consumptives travel across Australia each year, highlighting the scale of movement among patients seeking care or residence changes.
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Australia
Sidney Jones
Why won’t you marry me I am asked in verse
A poem by Phil Philander defends singleness and explains the speaker’s refusal to marry. The speaker denies fear of life burdens or family pressure, arguing that love and duty do not compel marriage and that single life suits them.
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Phil Philander
The Rice Queen's Curse in Siam and India
A village tale from The Quiver recounts how Widow Chum Paw and her daughters demolish a granary to build a larger one. Rice blesses the land until the Rice Queen curses them for greed, causing grain to fail and labor to replace plenty. The moral: contentment with little outlasts greed and abundance.
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Chum
Belor i
Aluch Mack
Chum Paw
Helds
Ancient Turtle Carved with 1795 1825 and 1843 Marks
Farmer John Anon unearthed an old land turtle in Lykens township while stumping. Carved on its lower plate are the dates 1795 and 1825 with pioneer initials BE W. A later 1843 mark BE W appears. The aged relic, likely geauthe, is healthy and will be preserved and carved by Mr. Aton.
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John Anon
Lykens
Asu
Aton
Cleveland Pian
The Place Hunter Forgery Case and Moral
A persistent applicant for a political position forged endorsements including two senators. Indicted and found guilty, he received a five year penitentiary sentence. The New York Herald notes the tale ends with the moral that persistence does not guarantee a secure place.
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New York Herald
Well Drained Lands and Spring Work Advice
Agricultural notes discuss advantages of well drained lands allowing earlier spring work and warmer soil. It covers fowl exercise and feeding, a pea vine grinder design, cold storage for eggs, management costs and pure breeds, plus clean milking methods and cloth strainers to preserve milk quality.
Master Clock in Washington Naval Observatory Sets World Time
W S Harwood details the Master Clock at Washington Naval Observatory, its eighteen circuit time distribution, and the time-ball system used in major cities from New York to Havana and San Francisco. The article explains operators aligning watches with tissue-thread adjustments and the rapid, global reach of the clock’s signal.
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Naval Observatory
Washington
St Nicholas
Harwood
New York City
Chicago
Cincinnati
Richmond
Augusta
Atlanta
East
Boston
Newport
Rhode Island
Weeds Hall
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Baltmore
Hampton Roads
Savannah
Fortress Monroe
Havana
San Francisco
Competition on Farms
The farmer of today faces stiffer competition than merchants, challenged by peers who seize every profit opportunity. A progressive farmer closely observes markets and seeks efficiency, yet he remains focused on adapting to rising demands and evolving agricultural practices.
Speech and the Rise of Language in Human Progress
The text argues speech grew gradually from gesture and imitation in animals, with humans evolving language through nonimitative sounds and voluntary associations. It cites Romanes and ponders when speech originated, suggesting a transition from gesture and vocal tones to full linguistic power.
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Romanes
New York Sun
Great Naval Stronghold near Victoria and Puget Sound
Harper's Weekly describes a potential great naval yard within eighty miles of Victoria and inside Puget Sound, a landlocked, highly fortified hub rising from wilderness ten years earlier. Its narrow channels, mined approaches, and fourteen mile main entry create a formidable defense ideal for Union needs.
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Victoria
Puget Sound
Navy Yard
Union
Harper’s Weekly
Fish Produce Musical Sounds
Many fish can produce musical sounds with notes spanning nearly an octave. Some ophidium species have sound producing bones to create a rattling effect. The “drumming” of the umbrellas is audible from depths of thirty fathoms.
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