WATCHED LIKE HAWKS IN NORTHERN WATERS NAVAL ARMS RACE
France increased its naval force and England followed by expanding its squadron in Newfoundland waters. Older ships gave way to modern battleships and armored cruisers as both nations rivaled for naval supremacy. The Isly and Charybdis appear as key vessels in the evolving balance of power.
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France
England
Newfoundland
Isly
Cordelia
Charybois
Fulton
Pylades
Columbine
Russians in Manchuria grip remains despite treaties
The article cites about 91,200 Russian troops in Manchuria with substantial railway guards in Shinking Kirin and Amur totaling 2000. It argues Moscow will not retire from Megachuria, viewing occupation as enduring despite treaties. It notes Newehwang may return to China in December per some sources. Polo is described as the oldest athletic sport traced to 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Kirin
Amur
Chicago Daily News
Russia
China
Various 1900s Patent Medicine Snippets and Ads
A collage of early 20th century ads and testimonials for medical remedies. Claims include Allen’s Foot-Ease for tight shoes and foot ailments, Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer with a $2 trial bottle, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and Piso’s Cure for coughs. Also notes about shipping trade with Australia and German Ocean fisheries annual yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
BH. Kuixe
The Cunning Mosquito Inspires Human Cleverness Debate
A New Orleans Times-Democrat writer argues mosquitoes are learnable and capable of education. He details a nocturnal infestation from an uncovered cistern, the failure of an unscreened barrier, and how mosquitoes adapt by squeezing through tiny gaps to reach food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Oldest Stove On Exhibition Highlights Historic Warming Machine
A Philadelphia paper notes the oldest stove in the nation is on display in Minneapolis. Described as three feet long, 32 inches high, and one foot wide, it weighs 500 pounds with a pebble finish and half height sewing-machine-like legs. The piece bears Hereford Furnace Thomas Maybury Mfr 1767 and is cited beside the Virginia stove from Williamsburg, praised for grandeur and European workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Minn
Hereford
Thomas Maybury
Mfr
Virginia
House of Burgesses
Williamsburg
Richmond
Buzaglo
England
Great Britain
Europe
Richmond Dispatch
Wandering versus Travel in the Open Country
A critic argues wandering across New England beats modern traveling for its scenery and freedom. The piece contrasts two modes of movement, praising ancient roamers and urging a league to prove scenery outshines speed, ending with a sailor’s epitaph about home on the open road.
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Jones
New England
An Interesting Little Story About Hannibal Hamlin
A humorous anecdote about Hannibal Hamlin and bald heads recounted by Senator Stewart. He recalls a Maine tale of a bald man and Hamlin tapping his skull with the quip that one hair is crossed, illustrating a light jab at vanity and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Hamlin
Mallory
Senator Stewart
Stewart
Senate
Maine
Mr. Stewart
Hamlin Defeated by One Vote in Senate Race
The Washington Post recalls a United States senate contest where Hamlin narrowly lost by one vote. The pivotal ballot was reportedly cast by a man described as bald, a detail underscoring the tight controversy surrounding the vote.
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Hamlin
United States Senate
Washington Post
Februarys Without Full Moon Corrects Moon Phase Myths
A Missouri paper correction notes February 1886 had a full moon on the 18th, while February 1892 and 1806 had no full moon. The letter explains Februaries often have three moon phases and such gaps occur every few decades, debunking claims of a month without a full moon since creation.
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Missouri
New York Tribune
Destruction Ordered for Grim Newgate Prison in May
London Exchange reports that after 150 years Newgate Prison, famed for figures like Jonathan Wild and Jack Sheppard, will begin destruction and rebuilding on May 24. Temporary cells will be built in Old Bailey as workmen move in to dismantle the soot-darkened jail.
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Newgate Prison
Old Bailey
Newgate
Jonathan Wild
Jack Sheppard
Mrs. Brownrigg
London
London Exchange
New Transvaal stamps show King Edward head designs
As peace talks linger in South Africa the Transvaal issues ten postage stamps in demand among collectors. Priced from one cent to 2.50 dollars, the series features King Edward facing left within a beaded gray black frame and an oval bearing Transvaal above. Colors vary from bluish green to scarlet olive and purple. The British Colonial Office weighs a new Orange River Colony coat of arms by Lockwood Kipling bearing an orange tree Tudor rose water waves and two springboks.
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King
Orange River
South Africa
Transvaal
King Edward
Lockwood Kipling
Orange River Colony
Orange Free State
Bloemfontein
Explainer on Pelee eruption atmospheric blaze
The article discusses Pelee eruption phenomena with Prof Verrill of Yale suggesting heat from lava causes water to dissociate into hydrogen and oxygen. Ejected gases ignite in air above the crater creating a flame belt. Sea water chloride dissociates, forming hydrogen chloride and poisoning exposed victims.
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St. Pierre
Verrill
Yale
Martinique
In Church Misunderstanding Turns Feathered Hat Incident
Strained between Miss Guard and Carruthers after a German miscue. Next morning in church he ponders a mollifying plan while an insect crawls over his neck and ends with his grab revealing Miss Guard's feathered hat. The feud remains unresolved.
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Miss Guard
Carruthers
Statues of Foreign Heroes Move Toward Boston Square
Boston planners envision Lafayette square housing statues of Pulaski and Steuben alongside existing monuments to Lafayette and Rochambeau. The idea frames the square as a center honoring foreigners who aided American causes. A Lynn firm showcased remarkable speed by making a shoe in thirteen minutes, contrasting with slower average horse or mule work.
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Boston Square
Lafayette Square
Boston
America
Lafayette
Rochambeau
Pulaski
Steuben
Fiber from wood spawns dyed fabric mill in Bilbao
A German firm controls a patent for extracting fibre from wood and spinning yarn from it. The fibre resists bleaching but dyes well and could supply tailors linings bed tickings and curtains. A Bilbao factory will manufacture such goods.
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Germany
Bilbao
Spain
Gases In the Air and New Discoveries
Lord Raleigh announced air contains gases beyond known ones, sparking astonishment. Observations support real existence of argon and helium, with five more gases like neon crypton xenon identified. atomic weights range from four to 128, shaping chemists' understanding.
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Lord Raleigh
Rameau and Travers
Doctors Fail and Woman Seeks Pinkham Aid
A Brooklyn wife describes prolonged pain after marriage and a failed doctor diagnosis of a turned womb. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with restoring health after months of suffering. The letter urges others to seek Pinkham’s advice and mentions a $5000 forfeit if the testimonial is not genuine.
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Pauline Judeon
Schermerhorn Golf Club
Bsooklyn
New York
Lydia
Inkham
Partine Jupson
Hoyt Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Olmsted
le Roy
B. Walthall & Co
Horse Cave
Ham
Australia
J. W. O’barry
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German Ocean
Ayer
J.C. Baxter
Braidwood, I
Dottie
Toes
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Buckingham
R. P. Hall & Co
Nashua
H.h
Candy Cathmantic O
O & S Saat Ened
Alsaen
NEW Transvaal
Pelee
Prof
Lynn
Ftirch Novsrnr A
Stadtbach
Augsberg
Brussels Observatory
Tacoma
Sypsutm
Tacoma Sharps
Alaska
United States
Pratt
United Aistes Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pacific Northwest Society of Engineers
Bering Sea
Expres
Phelps
London Chronicle
Pauline Udson
Dean Mas. PincnAm
Ripans
Druggiata
Libby
Libby, McNeill
Douglas
W. L. Dowels
L. Douglas
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