Strange Tales From Rivers and Damsels of Daily Life
A Vienna writer depicts the Danube's hidden toll with floating corpses and hyenas pulling valuables from the dead The piece blends sensational anecdotes from Mexico Georgia Alabama and California with notes on dwarfs a cow swallowing an umbrella a theft spree and curious inventions including an electric sculpturing machine and a wandering minstrel box incident in Singapore The column leans into marvels crimes and curiosities across continents and eras.
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Vienna
Damuhe
Mu- Tope
The Engineer at the Throttle and Shanghai’s Gateways
An Atlanta Constitution piece contrasts the split-second demands on the fastest train engineer with the nerve and restraint required to avert disaster. It then describes Shanghai forty years ago, noting gates, foreign enclaves, and the Bund hosting tea and silk exports to a 288000 population.
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John Rady
Cammack
End
Niles
Ruely
Rady
New York Central
Etedit
Mall
Red Niles
Miran
New York
Claire
Atlanta Constitution
Shanghai
China
Nanking Road
Whangpoo Bank
Areome
New York Voice
Keptaree in the Church and River Crossing Jest
A Richmond preacher welcomed a Methodist circuit with praise for their visit to the Baptist church. The exchange turned humorous when the Methodist said floodwaters prevented crossing to their church. Both groups then sang together and shared cordial handshakes in a bid of fellowship.
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Gonsauls
Mexico
Pir
Richmond
Ashe
Baptist Church
Richmond Religious Herald
Illustrious Line Reelects Judge Arnold Grand Master
Right Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, Judge Arnold, was unanimously re elected for another term and installed on December 27. He follows a long line of notable predecessors, including Benjamin Franklin and George M. Dallas, praised in the Philadelphia Times for conserving masonic ideals and efficient leadership.
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Masons
Pennsylvania
Judge Arnold
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Shippen
Thomas Hopkinson
Philip Lyng
Jonathan Bayard Smith
George M. Dallas
Joseph R. Chandler
James Page
Peter Williamson
Bournonville
J. K. Mitchell
Henry M. Phillipe
Richard Vanx
Prof
Lumberton
Coppee Mitchell
Clifford MacCalla
J. Simpson
Philadelphia Times
Early vegetables boost profits with Salzer seeds
A Pennsylvania market gardener, C A M Lamb, reports $5,500 from five acres of cabbage and five acres of onions, attributing the gain to Salzer seeds praised as very early and productive. He notes Lightning Cabbage and King of the Earliest Onions sold three weeks ahead of rivals, yielding high prices. Salzer advertises 35 packages for $1 with a catalogue and trial radish pack.
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C A.M. Lamb
Pennsylvania
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Eli
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