Great Northwest Welcomes Tens of Thousands of Homesteaders
An article on public lands in the United States and Canada describes vast homesteading opportunities. It notes 190 acre and 160 acre entry options, easy terms with residency requirements, and annual homesteader trains bringing tens of thousands to Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Assiniboia. Seventy three thousand took up homesteads last year, with trains metaphorically carrying hopeful families.
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Great Northwest
T. G. Morehead
United States
Iowa
Trenton
N. J
Oakland Cal
New Northwest
New York City
Philadelphia
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Assiniboia
A Happy Historian The Gibbon training and self education
James Ford Rhodes notes Gibbon's early hunger for reading and disdain for mere fame. He trained largely himself at Lausanne from ages 16 to 21, mastering French before returning to England. Gibbon judged that true education comes from self effort and warned against valuing shadow over substance.
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Edward Gibbon
James Ford Rhodes
Scribner's Magazine
Gibbon
Magdalen College
Oxford
Lausanne
Case
England
Armaments and Peacekeepers Across Nations
A London Illustrated News note discusses how yearly military spending shifts between nations, with the United States sometimes surpassing Germany in navy outlays and vice versa in other years. The piece cites the idea that peace requires preparation for war and recalls a Czar visit remark about fleets as protection of coasts and commerce rather than symbols of conflict.
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United States
Germany
London
Hammock Refuge Outside the Door
An essay advocates outdoor rest as vital and accessible, urging readers to find or create an inviting outdoor space near home. It emphasizes hammocks as a quick, restorative remedy for body and mind, arguing rest prevents faulty gears in life and boosts well being.
Memory Expert at Hotel Baltimore Calls Guests by Name
John Wenne, the Kansas City Star noted mail clerk at Hotel Baltimore, recalls guests by name without the register. He can place residents by initials or last names, matching letters to guests, and says memory work has grown his capacity though minor errors occur. Wenne, 22, worked on a Missouri farm before four years at the hotel. his Sweden-born parents are his background.
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Baltimore
John Wenne
Kansas City Star
Wenne
Venne
Hotel
Mis
How the Sextant Guided Explorers to the Pole
A diagram explains how the sextant helped Cook and Peary locate the North Pole. The article details its hand size, dual-reflection arc, horizon glass, index mirror, and vernier for precise angle readings. It notes Arabian astronomers using it in 995, and credits Thomas Godfrey and Captain Hadley with the modern invention circa 1730.
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Cook
Peary
North Pole
Thomas Godfrey
Philadelphia
Captain Hadley
Carlyle and the Housemaid Anecdote Omitted
Carlyle learned the Housemaid burned his manuscript History of the French Revolution. The rest of the anecdote is not fit to print per Harper's Weekly.
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Carlyle
Harper's Weekly
Wall Street reacts to Gould health rumors.
A historical note on Jay Gould’s frail health stirring Wall Street speculation. Reports from Saratoga Springs and New York papers conflicted, bulls and bears trading on perceived vitality. Gould’s death later caused little market movement. other jokes and clippings accompany the piece.
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Jay Gould
Wall Street
Gould
New York
New York Evening Post
Saratoga Springs
Mr. Gould
Bears
Missouri Pacific
Human Hair Fair Boosts Demand Across Nations
A Limogen hair fair shows rising demand for false hair as peasants sell abundant locks at higher prices. Prices climbed from five to twenty five dollars per pound for various shades with silver white hair fetching top rates. English fashion shifts away from puffs toward braids and simple coifs as curling trends fade.
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Limogen
Paris
England
Schenectady's Name Sparks Laird's Comical Ear
In Lawrence Hutton’s library tale a Scottish laird mispronounces Schenectady’s name as Skinnetyaddy and Skenk-ter-addy. The anecdote shows how local places in New York’s Schoharie and Chemung counties contrast with Fife while the laird remains oblivious to the real origin of the name.
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Lawrence Hutton
Miss Cunningham
Skinney-taddy
Schoharie
Cattaraugus
Chemung
New York
Fife
Scotland
John
Baldutho
Aronerauch
Pittenweem
Killeonguhar
Balduthy
Arrowcraw
Killnocker
John Hay Humor and Wit in public addresses
Notes on John Hay’s humorous yet sharp wit as a public figure. The piece cites his letters about English audiences, a presidential candidate’s credulousness, and Philip II’s relics, highlighting his playful critique and literary style from Putnam’s Magazine.
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John Hay
England
Hay
John Bulls
Philip
Cuvier
Putnam’s Magazine
The Panama Canal Debate and Public Library Visit
In a light exchange from the Washington Herald a reader recalls Saw Peleg at the public library yesterday browsing old newspapers. He questions whether the Panama Canal is sea level or lock based, and expresses opposition to either option.
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Peleg
Panama Canal
Washington Herald
Optimism turns fishing tale into domestic quip
In a Buffalo Express clipping a wife quotes optimism about fishing and a husband responds with encouragement. The item then pivots to a light domestic note about a dyspeptic man and his wife whose cooking may not please him, hinting at marital friction.
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Misa Pert
Houston Post
Buffalo Express
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