What a Private Carries in the Way of Clothes and Articles
A London Times war correspondent describes U S regulars in Cuba and aboard the ship. He notes light tunics and blue shirts for many, detailed kit packing, a strong cartridge belt, and practical field gear including a pannikin cup and aluminium hopes, praising discipline and calm under fire.
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London Times
Cuba
Cabanas
William II
Prusisia
Tropics
South Africa
Australia
United States
Europe
Spain
San Francisco
Tampa
Mammoth Japanese Painting by Hokusai
The article describes Hokusai in 1871 planning a monumental public work in Nagoya. He and his pupils prepared the largest painting on record on a 240 square yard sheet, featuring Daruma with a 32 foot head, signed and dated on the left, displayed on a scaffold for the crowd.
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Hokusai
Nagoya
Hokusia
Daruma
Strand Magazine
Japan's First Skyscraper Proposed in Tokyo
An Inter Ocean note reports Japan plans a fifteen story skyscraper in Tokyo with a steel frame and elevators. The project aims to symbolize modernization despite seismic risk, promising a striking sight among low-rise streets and offering the sensation of safely dropping ten or fifteen floors for residents.
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Japan
America
Europe
Tokio
Portrait Collection of Harvard Law Portraits at Austin Hall
John H. Arnold, longtime librarian at Harvard Law School, has assembled a vast collection of English and American jurist portraits over about fifteen years. Most are engravings and hang in the Austin Hall lecture room, claimed as America's finest and possibly superior to England's public holdings. The portraits were largely funded by Law School funds and many were personally selected by Arnold in both the United States and England.
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Harvard Law School
John H. Arnold
Austin Hall
America
England
Law School
Arnold
The
Boston Transcript
Timber Outvalues Gold Says National Forest Claim
A historical claim argues that annual timber output surpasses the value of all mined metals and minerals in America. It states forest products exceed combined wheat and cotton in value, emphasizing the economic weight of forests over traditional mining and agriculture.
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America
German Papermaker Invents Lightweight Paper Bottle
A German papermaker has devised a very light paper bottle intended for use on ships. The innovation aims to reduce weight and save cargo space, potentially benefiting maritime provisioning and transport.
Wit and Humor Collage of Jokes and Quips
A compiled page of light verse and humorous bits. It blends jokes about marriage, justice, and daily life with snippets of observational humor. Lighter topics include love, war, etiquette, and social foibles reflecting a playful period newspaper style.
Bride Elect Teeters Between Smiles and Frowns
A humorous exchange shows a bride-elect debating whether to smile at the altar or look solemn, fearing judgment about marrying Charlie. A hostess apologizes for poor dinner, while a guest jokes about under feeding. A cartoonishly gaunt boarder quips a dietary dig at a boarding house.
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Charlie
Finger Nail Biting Habit Across Nations
A Washington physician notes finger nail biting is highly hereditary and common among children of bites. He cites French school children and Americans as nervous people prone to the habit, observes it is hard to cure, and warns of long term nail damage.
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Washington
Washington Star
The Art of Making a Mustard Plaster
A practical guide to preparing a mustard plaster with care. It warns against using a cold plaster on vulnerable patients and suggests warming the mix plate, gathering mustard, flour, molasses, and muslin, and adjusting thickness to porridge-like consistency before applying between folded cloths.
Record gold nugget weighs thousands of pounds in history
A famed huge gold nugget from Australia in 1852 reportedly weighed over 228 pounds and was valued at about 55 000 dollars, illustrating the extraordinary size and worth of historic discoveries.
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Australia
Cotton Growers Attract Peru Chile Attention
Agriculturists in Peru and Chile are paying special attention to the growing of cotton as a crop. The report notes regional interest and potential expansion in cotton farming across South America.
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Peru
Chile
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Mr. Meekton
Annie
Human Nature
Maud Ethel
Dorothy
Maud
Jane
Softley
Kittie
Ramsey
Arthur
Ramey
Alpha and Omega
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John G. Yeagley
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Emory G. Melendy
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D. H. Patchen
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Cincinnati Mail
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