Caves in Missouri Mirror Mammoth Cave Vast Underground World
Report details exploration by Lynch and his daughters at St. Bronson Missouri near Springfield of a marble cave with passages and a vast underground river. The cave features stalactites, throne rooms, and onyx formations likened to Rhine castles, a vast underground lake, and blind white salamanders and fish inhabiting the river and pools. The party believes the cave is as expansive as Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave and expects ongoing exploration across seasons.
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Kentucky
St. Bronson
M. Lynch
Hall of
Springfield
Ozarks
Rhine
Bie
Lynch
Wey
Razorback Retreats and Whale Bone Markets
Mountain Home Arkansas reports on Razorbacks and mountain eating traditions as hog breeds rise in pork production. The piece shifts to New Bedford Massachusetts detailing the whale bone trade, profiling Edgar R. Lew and the global supply chain from Arctic and Northwest waters to American and European buyers.
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Ev Bedford
Mass
New Bedford
Edgar R. Lew
Paria
Arctic
Northwest
Pacific
America
Europe
Japan's Y. M. B. A. and Japanese religious outlook
The piece reviews Japan's diverse Buddhism and the rise of the Great Japan Young Men's Buddhist Association among Tokyo university students. It recounts the 1872 Iwakura mission discussion with Western religion, the lack of a clear Japanese religious identity, and Western assumptions that Japan has no religion.
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Great Japan Young Men's Buddhist Association
Tokio
The
Atlantic
Iwakura
America
Europe
Kume
Japan
Happiness an art and a heavy bereavement
The essay argues happiness is an elusive temperament not a right and recounts a man whose business failed his wife faulted him, his family drained his remaining funds, yet he greets misfortune with unexpected cheer. The narrator recalls meeting him after a rain shower as he jokes about a pantomime with a half crown.
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Hin
Wien
Loudon
Self Lighting Cigars and New Matching Device
A London Globe note reports Germany may tax matches and describes an automatic light attached to a cigar or cigarette. The device lights the paper when drawn across a rough surface, echoing the old lucifer match concept. It aims at defeating the tax, appealing to young smokers.
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France
Germany
London Globe
District of Columbia Board of Commissioners Defined
The District of Columbia comprises 69 245 square miles and is governed by a three person board. It includes two civilian commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and one army engineer officer detailed by the Secretary of War for three years.
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District of Columbia
Senate
Army
Secretary of War
Board of Comminssion
Cost of the Bridge Table
The piece argues that society aristocracy declines while wealth shifts to new magnates. It estimates 12,000 ladies play bridge nightly, averaging £2 losses per night, totaling about £9 million yearly, and notes bridge winnings fail to ease financial strain. It also highlights tipping costs for the young man in town and the broader social drain from gaming.
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London Tribune
Bradshaw
Peculiar Habits of Famous Writers and Thinkers
The piece catalogs idiosyncrasies of figures like Hawthorne who washed before reading a wife’s letter, Macaulay’s gaudy waistcoats, Disraeli in corsets, Darwin tearing volumes, Voltaire sharpening pencils, Tolstoi barefoot, Doyle in overcoats absent, and Bret Harte hiring a cab to idea dawns, highlighting eccentric daily rites and tastes.
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Hawthorne
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Disraeli
Marion Crawford
Jen
Dink
Hiornsonu
Darwin
Zola
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Voltaire
Count Tolstoi
A. Conan Dolye
Bret Harte
Women Sew for Unemployed at Washington Square
Twenty five women from diverse backgrounds meet daily at 32 Washington Square to sew for hospitals and other institutions. They are paid for all work, learn new skills, and act as a self supporting group with sponsors, meals, and job placement guidance led by Mrs. Jessie Howell MacCarthy.
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New York
Washington Square
Amotie
Hey
Sewipe Room
Spencers
Jessie Howell MacCarthy
Anager
Man wedged in chimney after nest cleaning goes awry
Suydenham Morris of Seaford fell headfirst into a Georgetown chimney while cleaning bird nests. He wedged tightly with only his heels outside, neighbors freed him after about thirty minutes, and the risk of tearing down the chimney was briefly considered.
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Georgetown
Del
Suydenham Morris
Seaford
Blu
Morris
Webbers Falls hack line owner becomes railroad magnate
M J Maples of Webbers Falls Oklahoma, once justice of the peace and owner of a hack line, has built a rail service between Webbers Falls and Warner. He bought an old gasoline inspection car for $300, runs three daily trips, carries mail for the government, and charges fifty cents a passenger. The venture, advertised as operated by no railroad company, relies on farmers and local business.
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Webbers Falls
Okla
M. J. Maples
Arkansas River
Warner
Maples
Midland Valley Railroad
Oklahoma
Squire Maples
United States
Warne
Webbers
Horning
Bia Road
Payline
Railroad Cmpany
Hality
Man Arrested After Offering Fake Teeth for Sale
William Campbell of Newark New Jersey, after three days without food, extracted his own teeth and bridgework worth 75 dollars and tried to sell the metal for 3 dollars in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. Police arrested him on suspicion but released him after he showed the pieces fit his mouth. He said he could not find work for several weeks.
Buy a First Class Sow for Better Hog Breeding
A swine breeder argues beginners should invest in top quality sows rather than cheap stock. Buying first class stock sets a higher standard, builds a strong herd, and enhances reputation. Over time, selective culling improves national hog quality and aligns breeding aims with long term gains.
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Indiana
Hts
Hog slaughter setup described in historic illustrated review
A historical excerpt details a hog butcher's arrangement with a lever, gambrel hooks, and a ground-set bench. It specifies dimensions for a top piece, upright supports, crosspieces, dumbbell-like mortises, and iron components used to lift and hang carcasses, illustrating a traditional butchering method.
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En Staples
Elineh Levis
Teach a Colt the A B C of Work for Value
Do not use force or fear when breaking a young horse. Calm firmness and clear training teach what to do, starting with the collar and harness as a stepping stone. Proper method builds a useful horse. a careless approach ruins one.
Dangers of Wood Floors Warn Hog Raisers
Indiana Farmer notes hog raisers replace plank sleeping and feed floors with cement for sanitation. Cement floors cost more upfront but last longer and can be built by homeowners after some research.
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Nore
Indiana
Trustees Notices Madison to Marion Townships
Trustees announce weekly office hours at various residences and townships including Madison Mill Creek Jackson Monroe Floyd Marion and Fillmore. Individuals J W Knauer Ernest Kivett Benjamin Walls Oliver Stringer D W Etcheson Fred Todd Otto Rector indicate days to transact official business as trustees.
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Madison Township
J. W. Knauer
Mill Creek Township
Ernest Kivett
Jackson Township
Benjamin Walls
Oliver Stringer
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
Floyd Township
Fred Todd
Marion Township
Fillmore
Otto Rector
Indigestion Relief Report From Geneva Reader
Mrs. M. J. Millagher of Geneva New York suffered over a year of acute indigestion and constipation. She tried many remedies before using Chamberlain's Tablets obtained from a local druggist and reports immediate improvement after two bottles enabling her to eat heartily without bad effects. Sold by all dealers.
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M. J. Millagher
Geneva
N.Y
Chamberlain
Doan's Kidney Pills End Pain in Longtime Case
I W Key, farmer in Avetowncastle, reports fifteen years of kidney pain and backache eased after one box of Doan's Kidney Pills. He says nerves headaches and frequent urine eased, praising the remedy and urging others to try Doan's, sold by all dealers for 50 cents.
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I. W. Key
Farmer
Avetncastle
Kithos
Doan
Mr. Key
Foster-Milburn Co
Rope
Buffalo
Humphreys Life of sixty years medical book revised edition
Celebration notice for sixty years including a revised edition of Dr Flumphreys Manual of all diseases with care and treatment details and Humphreys Antiodics promotion.
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Flumphreys
Humphreys
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