Prodigal Hugh and the shadow of Harry’s discipline
In a June study Harry Sanderson watches Hugh Bures drift back into profligacy after college, while Jessica Holme and the town’s hints of virtue test their loyalties. A sensitive confrontation over money reveals Harry’s judgment and Hugh’s stubborn self-interest as a bishop’s arrival hints at looming consequences.
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Harry Sanderees
Oslo
Harry
Jane
Hugh
Baale
Singh
Satan
Harry Sandersen
Fingh
Harry Sanderson
Geotleman Jim
Alts
Hugh Bures
Jessica Holme
Jessica
Hughb
Hlugh
Rat Bites. It Sometimes Takes a Year for Bite to Beat Up
A compact report notes rat bites may take up to a year to worsen or show effects, illustrating delayed health risks from rodent exposure and urging vigilance in public health responses.
Scarlet Adenan seeds used as jewelry weights in India
The bright scarlet seeds of Adenan thera pavonina, about four grains each, are used as jewelers weights and strung into necklaces in India. In the West they are called Circassian seeds and are valued for their color and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
West Indies
The Turkish Empire Size and Population Totals
The Turkish Empire covers 1 602 280 square miles with a population over 38 000 000.
Siberian Urmans Vast Pine Larch and Cedar Forests
The Siberian urmans or targas span at least 3000 miles east to west and 1000 miles north to south. They form vast, gloomy woods of pine larch and cedar, so dense that locals call them places where the mind is lost.
Angleworms Live Up To Ten Years In Experiments
Angleworms may live fully ten years, as proven by experiments conducted in Marburg Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marburg
Germany
Camphor Motions Fade with Drop of Oil in Water
A science note explains camphor pieces in clear water move across the surface in a peculiar way. The motion can be halted instantly by adding a tiny amount of oil to the water.
Lake Huron Islands
A note on Lake Huron includes an estimate of about 3,000 islands scattered across the lake waters. The figure reflects the archipelago in the region, with many small landforms dotting the vast freshwater body.
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Lake Huron
Scipio Africanus Defeats Hannibal at Zama in 202 B C
Scipio Africanus ranks among Rome’s greatest generals. He defeated Hannibal and the Carthaginians at Zama, near Carthage, on October 19, 202 B C, delivering Rome dominance over the known world.
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Scipio Africanus
Julius Caesar
Hannibal
Zama
Carthage
Rome
Opalescent Glass Made in Unmatched Mantle for Windows
Opalescent glass used in stained glass windows is produced domestically in a unique method not matched elsewhere and is exported to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Punitive Measures in China Target Relatives of Fugitives
An important factor in Chinese criminal punishment is the government’s power to seize and imprison family members of the suspect if he flees. The threat of collective punishment discourages flight, as relatives may be held accountable when a criminal evades capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Very Limited Pardon Request by Louis Philippe
The monarch Louis Philippe refused a full pardon, stating he would seek a pardon from his ministers instead. He declared he would see if they could grant Barbes clemency.
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Louis Philippe
Barbes
European Laughs Labeled by Class and Nation
An American traveler compares responses to laughter across Europe noting Italian laughter as musical but languid, German as deliberate, French as spasowxdie and uncertain, English upper class as guarded and inauthentic, lower class as explosive, Scotch as hearty, and Irish as mocking.
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Europe
Mosquitos in Labrador Terrify Explorers
A traveler recounts an exploratory Labrador trip plagued by massive swarms of mosquitoes. They buzzed constantly, invaded tents, and forced watchers to abandon stargazing for latitude and longitude work. Seal oil offered some relief to natives, but evenings remained dangerous and miserable near-freezing temperatures offered scant relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Wells as Fabians chief critic stirs debate in England
The piece portrays H G Wells as a leading public intellectual in Britain, likening him to George Bernard Shaw and noting his use of provocative science and literary forms. It highlights Wells's essays and the novel Tono-Bungay, framing him among England's prominent younger writers and social critics.
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Britain
Fabians
H. G. Wells
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Wells
England
Jules Verne
Shaw, Hewlett, Newbolt
Kipling
Noyes
Flower of
Speaker Pelletier of Quebec Named Legislative Assembly Speaker
The Honorable Doctor Pelletier, born July 27, 1860 at Riviere Ouche, Quebec, is Speaker of the Quebec Legislative Assembly. A Laval graduate and physician, he practiced in Sherbrooke, studied in New York and Paris, and served as surgeon and military officer before entering politics around 1900. He has held leadership in French speaking physicians groups and was elected Speaker after a long parliamentary session.
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Quebec
Laval
New York
Paris
Prench- Speaking Doctors of America
Doctor Pelletier
Legislative Assembly
Province of
Joseph Pelletier
Henriette Martin
Riviere Oucle
Que
College of St. Anne de la Poentiere
Laval University
Sherbrooke
New York City
France
Pelletier
St. Vincent de Paul Hospital
St. Francis Medical Association
Board of Health
Association of
Northwest
9Th Voltigeurs
11Th Hussars
64Th Regiment of Infantry
Provincia
St. Francis
Legisaative Assembly
A Desert of Mud Described by Fry’s Magazine Writer
A Fry’s Magazine account paints a shoreline near Portsmouth where sea invasion leaves vast mud deserts. Tides recur twice daily, creating shifting lagoons and treeless flats with drifting posts and lone cormorants. Herons drift in shallow water while fish roam, as the lake appears and vanishes with the sea’s mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Eng
Fry's Magazine
Turner's Palette for Sale at Christies London
A Christies sale in London will feature Turners palette used by the artist at Chelsea. The auction also includes fine eighteenth century portress works from the late Sir John Milburn collection with other notable Turners and related items offered that afternoon.
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John Milburn, Bart
Christie's
London
Turner
Chelsea
The Stronger Material
A crockery dealer recalls a customer grocer who reports a jar of butter split from top to bottom. The dealer explains the jar failed because the butter was stronger than the jar, illustrating a witty material strength joke.
Eureka Clock Promises 1000 Day Silent Timepiece
The Eureka electric clock submitted to King Edward by Sigismund Kutnow boasts absolute silence and 1000 days of operation without care. Its dial hands move by direct electric impulse, using large-ball bearings and minimal traditional mechanism, signaling a new departure in clockmaking that could revive the industry, once led by England.
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Eureka
H Edward
Sigismund Kutnow
Eureka Clock Co
England
County Cork veterinary officer faulted over swine fever response
At a Dunmanway Rural Council meeting a member criticized the official veterinary surgeon for failing to visit a swine fever case promptly. The councillor said the doctor did not attend until the next Tuesday, and a different man represented him.
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Boyle Roche
County Cork
Dunmanway
Winnowing Wheat with Motor Bicycle in Australia
A South Australian farmer uses a 31 2 horsepower motor bicycle to winnow harvest wheat. The motor powers a portable winnower via a universal shaft, housed in a trolley easily moved. Fuel costs about 12 cents per bag, with one gallon of petrol handling 100 bags.
Scotland's Rigs Dividing Fields By Furrows
In Scotland the corn and grass fields are divided into rigs twenty to thirty yards wide by a furrow made by a plow. These rigs are the named field divisions used in agricultural practice.
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Scotland
Pike Rescued from Death at London Nature Study Show
At the Botanic Gardens exhibit Miss von Wyss of the London Day Training College described a pike rescued from a ditch by students during nature study. After vanishing and being found under a chest, the fish was kept alive by improvised artificial respiration until reviving. The display also featured antlions, a pet snail, and tame frogs feeding from a hand.
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Botanic Gardens
London
von Wyss
London Day Training College
Beacomes
Miss von Wyss
Grand Old Missionary Lacombe Visits Eastern Canada
Rev Father Lacombe, famed missionary priest, travels in eastern Canada at age 88 to appeal for funds for his Lacombe Home near Midnapore close to Calgary. The project aims to build an industrial Indian school costing about 150000 dollars to educate and train Indians in farming and trades.
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Father Lacombe
Neter
Canada
Great West
St. Rulpice
McGill Street
Montreal
Midnapore
Calgary
Lacombe Home
Tasmanian Apple Export In 1909 Surpasses 1908
Tasmanian fruit growers report a slight rise in apple crops this year with higher export quality. Last year about 1.2 million bushels of apples and pears left Tasmania, including 540 000 cases to England and 20 000 to Germany. This season about 356 000 cases have been shipped to England and 10 000 to Germany. Prices in Australia have been lower, influencing growers to rethink international marketing. The fruit's quality exported was the best yet from the state.
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Tasmania
Australia
England
Germany
Birthday honors for Mrs Hamilton Towend of Kirkcudbright
Congratulated by the King, Mrs Hamilton Towend of Kirkcudbright England has just celebrated her 15th birthday. She is widow of the Rev George Hamilton minister of Kirkcudbright who died in 1537 the year of Queen Victoria's accession. Two years ago on her 23rd birthday she received a congratulatory telegram from the King. Despite her great age she remains in wonderfully good health.
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Hamilton Towend
Kirkcuudbright
England
George Hamilton
Kirkcudbright
Queen Victoria
Hamilton
Steamboat Pioneer John Molson and Canada’s St Lawrence venture
The article profiles Hon. John Molson, founder of Canada’s steamboat era with the Accommodation, built in Montreal in 1809. It notes Molson’s role in finance and governance, his ship’s Canadian-made hull and engines, and the centenary of steam navigation on the St. Lawrence alongside the Laurentic arrival. It highlights Molson’s leadership in banking and shipping and mentions H. Markland Molson as a current director of navigation interests.
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John Molson
St. Lawrence
Canada
White Star - Dominion Line
Laurentic
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
Quebec
Robert Pulton
Hudson
Molson
England
Lincolnshire
Bank of Montreal
Executive Council
Lower Canada
Molsons Bank
Williat
Molson Hall
McGill University
H. Markland Molson
Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company
Molsone Burk
Curious Mourning Custom Among Central Australians
A Dundee Advertiser report describes a mourning ritual where a widow, after her husband dies, covers herself with white pigment and must not show herself to a man for a year under threat of death. Afterward she may remain silent except to use a hand sign language with other women, a system the author calls remarkable.
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Trib
Dundee Advertiser
A Jockey’s Derby Oaks Bet Captures Derby Week
In 1824 jockey Robinson offered a curious bet to win the Derby and the Oaks and marry within the same week. He won the Derby with Cedric and the Oaks with Cobweb and celebrated his wedding during Derby Week. The record does not disclose if the courtship preceded or was improvised to fulfill the bet.
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Robinson
Cedric
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Huch
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DR. Pelletier
Hon P Pelletier
Tasmanian Fruit Protection
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