Wounded 26 times Private Krider’s record in war
A shell fragment tale explains how Private Krider of Light Battery K Third U S Artillery endured twenty six wounds in a single Luzon engagement. He survived, was treated at the Presidio, then returned home to Wharton Ohio. His future pension may reach seventy two dollars monthly.
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Ohio
Rander
Third
United States Artillery
D. W. Benham
United States Army
Seventh Infantry
Broomville
Harry
Philippines
Luzon
P. I
Manila
Krider
Krnder
Bloomville
Third Artillery
Presidio
Truzon
Markets Close Mixed Across Commodities and Livestock
Closing Board of Trade quotes show July wheat at 66 to 67, July corn 35 4, July oats 1, and July pork at 10.82. Union stock yards report cattle 4,000 steady 4.00 to 5.75, hogs 30,000 down with heavy 4.87 to 4.95 and light 4.65 to 4.87. Northwest receipts record Minneapolis 295, Duluth 378. New York stock market note from Freeport broker.
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Cutoaao
Board of Trade
Union Stock Yard
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York
W. Killen
Fry’s Block
Chicago
Rocky Mountain Tea Lubricates Life Main Spring
Advert says Rocky Mountain Tea keeps the body running long, naming Joseph Emmert as successor to Emmert & Burrell. The note presents a period voice promising vitality through a health product and a named business lineage.
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Joseph Emmert
Emmert & Burrell
The Source of Glycerin in Industry
The article explains glycerin’s role in making nitroglycerin and smokeless powders like cordite, noting increased European demand due to the South African War. It describes glycerin as a byproduct of soap and candle factories, derived from spent lye, and outlines the refining process from crude to usable glycerin with yields around five tons per hundred of fat.
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England
Europe
New York Tribune
Temples of Religion Across Cultures and Ages
The author argues that temples symbolize enduring human instincts and aspirations, existing in varied forms from stone altars to forest shrines, huts, pagodas, chapels, and cathedrals, across Christian and non Christian lands.
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Cain
Abel
India
Prices and Pets: The High Cost of Fur Rugs
Fur rugs command high prices due to heads and skins. Lion skins with full heads fetch 1000 to 3000 dollars, often with flaws due to native practices. Rare heads drive values for tigers bears leopards and other big cats, while buffalo skins rise to 250 dollars, with heads alone reaching 1000.
Extreme Cold in Alto Crucero Bolivia Described
A Chicago Record report details Alto Crucero's harsh climate with night freezing to 6 to 10 below zero and no heating. Residents endure by ponchos and blankets while the sun at noon scorches skin. Natives work barefoot in shocks of cold yet wrapped to keep air out. Women carrying flocks roam mountains for weeks with parched corn dried meat and coca leaves as sustenance.
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Alto Crucero
Grundy
Maravillas
Chicago
Girl rests cheek on man shoulder in uneasy moment
A girl Leans her face against a man's shoulder while he resists using a handkerchief to dab his coat. The scene suggests tension and restraint in a private, delicate exchange.
Ground Sea Explained by Coastal Sailors and Waves
The article explains the ground sea a calm day hazard along Scotland’s west coast. It describes long rolling ridges formed by distant storms, their reach to fifty feet below the surface, and how becalmed ships can be hurled toward rocks if no wind arises. It contrasts wind billows and advises timely actions to reach port or sea when warning rides in.
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Scotland
Atlantic
Why We Laugh and Why We Don't
Anthropologists trace laughter development in children from first smiles at two months to later laughing after acquiring speech. The piece notes gender differences, health links, and various facial features associated with laughter, citing Lavater and cultural observations about mood and temperament.
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Mantegezza
Ma Eyol
Lavater
Wonderful knives by Dan Stocking elude markets
A Chicago Chronicle letter profiles Dan Stocking a Wisconsin blacksmith who for years has tempered steel into extraordinary carving knives rivaling Toledo blades. He makes them only for friends or those vouched for, at nominal prices, and refuses mass production. He signs blades D Stocking and guards secrecy of his method.
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Dan Stocking
Dan
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Harry
Tle
Fias
Ele
Koshkonong
Sita Curd
Ife
Epicures
Franklin L. Tower
John A. Childs
Evanston
Mr. Leadon
Skinner & Loudon
Queen City
George Taylor
Marinette
lPort Atkinson
Chicago Chronicle
Earthquakes Across Riviera Predicted by Animal Signs
In December a woman at Amati warned of movement of the earth after a sleepless night, and a landslip followed. Reports from Nice and Villefranche describe horses, dogs, a monkey, and ducks showing fear days before the Riviera quake, with animals refusing to enter enclosures and panicking ahead of destruction.
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Amati
Riviera
Nice
Villefranche
Uncertain Pets and Cattle Suffer in London News Report
The piece notes widespread fear among dogs and cattle in winter resort dairies. A small white Zipdog perched proudly by its owner is described as sociable yet wary of returning home. The text mentions distressed cattle and milk quality declines as the period of distress spreads.
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London News
Bootblacking Privileges Trigger City Campaign Talk
An Italian bootblack campaigns among fellow Italians for mayoral influence to win access to downtown bootblacking rights. He cites a rival earning 5000 yearly from a booth, a lucrative prize requiring no work. A building liense dispute and a bootblacking syndicate highlight the profits and power behind these status privileges.
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Lower East Side
Democratic Club
Smonth Gan
Bootblack
Athees
New York Sun
News Travels Fast Through Audiences in Public Spaces
A discussion on how war news spreads rapidly as audiences share updates during performances and gatherings. The piece argues that public venues inevitably become conduits for information, regardless of the entertainment value or isolation efforts by organizers.
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Messenger of Evil
C. H. Spurgesa
London
Editor’s Blue Pencil Aids Ancient Texts And Modern Critics
A reader laments heavy editing by a “blue pencil” on Marcus Aurelius Epictetus and Emerson Carlyle texts. The note suggests editors strain classic authors and editors’ work is needed to clarify meaning. the writer signs as Atchison Glebe.
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Marcus Aurelius
Epictetus
Epic
Emerson
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