Journalism’s Siren Lure For Youth In The Press
A Chambers’ Journal excerpt discusses journalism as a powerful lure for ambitious youth, praising the craft’s glamour while stressing the need for a genuine calling, deep knowledge, language skill, and writing talent. It cites M de Blowitz, Leslie Stephen, Whitelaw Reid, and Veuillot on training, study, and the ethics of reporting.
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Anthony Trollope
M. de Blowitz
Blowitz
Paris
The
London Times
Leslie Stephan
Whitelaw Reid
London
Reid
Dr. Whewell
Bacon
Robertson Nicoll
France
Germany
M. Veuillot
L’universe
Europe
Chambers’ Journal
Mission of Letters and the cynical writer dialogue
A Washington Star fragment presents a witty exchange about writing stories and text to separate illustrations. The cynic explains he provides just enough prose to prevent illustrations from running together.
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Mission of Letters
Washington Star
Co operative Road Improvement in Galva Illinois
In wet seasons Illinois wagon roads become mud so farmers formed the Galva Road Improvement Association in Henry County. They offered prizes for best four mile sections, leveled more than thirty miles, and reported better results from neighborly effort than past methods. The piece cites Good Roads Magazine and contrasts American ambivalence with European road standards.
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Illinois
Galva Farmers’ Institute
Henry County
Galva
Ill
Good Roads Magazine
Apokonia Road Binding Mixture Reported in Saxony
Consul T H Norton from Chemnitz describes a Saxon firm’s road binding composition Apokonia. It blends coal tar oils with high boiling hydrocarbons and phenolic constituents, heated in iron caldrons and sprayed onto roads under pressure to form a durable black coating with no odor after application.
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T. H. Norton
Chemnitz
New Road Bonding Laws For Illinois Townships And Counties
Good Roads Magazine reports Illinois permits townships or counties to issue bonds after voter approval in special elections to fund road construction and improvements. The acts authorize road drags on earth roads, use of convicts to make tile and culvert pipes, and creation of machinery for wagon road work. Toll roads or bridges are barred except in villages or cities with populations under 5000 may levy a reasonable toll on navigable bridges.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Good Roads Magazine
Europe Sets an Example for Global Markets
A sweeping analysis notes that every major European economy has adopted bold policies to boost trade and investment. The piece highlights coordinated measures across the bloc aimed at stabilizing growth and shaping international commerce.
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Europe
European
Prevention of Pneumonia Warns of Cold Dangers
A New York Herald note urges timely prevention of colds to avoid pneumonia. It denounces overheat, poor ventilation, dust, and unhealthy habits that weaken resistance, calling for open air, stronger vitality, and better self care to avoid fatal attacks.
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New York Herald
Color Blindness a Century and a Half Old
The piece notes color blindness has existed since Adam but was recognized about 130 years ago. It recalls Dalton in 1774 who misread scarlet hose at a Friends meeting and denied it, becoming nearly excommunicated for his red blindness. He could not tell a scarlet gown from a tree.
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John Lumley
June Street
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital
Lumley
Philadelphia
Dalton
England
Society of Friends
Oxford
Edward A. Ayers
Russian Danger Signals On Russian Railways
Bells placed at every verst along Russian railways form an electric network for distress signals. Winter signals included snowed up and help, while summer sees one signal burglars. The nearest telegraph office then alerts two nearby stations to mobilize troops and police for the surrounding area.
Nitrate Deposits Now Believed Large Enough to Last Century
The Chilean nitrate deposits, once thought to exhaust in about twenty years, are now estimated to be workable for the present century. New surveys in Antofagasta, Taltal, and Tocopilla, plus revised official estimates, extend the expected supply beyond earlier limits.
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Pampas
Tarapaca
Antofagasta
Taltal
Tocopilla
British Agricultural Press
How Shorty Smith Was Hanged
The Tennesseean recounts Shorty Smith’s execution in Knoxville, noting a later governor commutation to life in prison. The paper reflects on its previous report of the hanging and calls it a fortunate correction, describing the event as the paper’s first and hoping it will be the last.
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Shorty Smith
Knoxville
Cox
Shorty
Harriman
Father builds separate bungalow for six sons
William Jeffery of Berkeley Heights New Jersey constructs a one story bungalow behind his home for exclusive use of his six sons aged six to fifteen. The boys will cook clean and run the space themselves learning responsibility while parents visit only by invitation and Mr Jeffery plans daily surprise inspections. The plan aims to ease Mrs Jeffery’s workload and may inspire others with large families to adopt similar arrangements.
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William Jeffery
Berkeley Heights
N. J
Jeffery
Roosevelt
Mr. Jeffery
Bingham
Jeffery Place
Bolton Hall
New Yorker
New York Times
Life of the Common Eel Describes European spawning and migration
The Boston Post reports Dr Jobs Schmidt details the eel life cycle with a Atlantic spawning ground from Norway to Spain at 500 fathoms. Females lay eggs that form leptocephali which develop to elvers by June. Elvers migrate toward coasts from September to January and onward to inland rivers, with many perishing crossing waters en route.
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Jobs
Schmidt
Europe
Atlantic
Norway
Spain
Elvers
English Channel
Boston Post
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Marseilles
Providence
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Switzerland
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