Gift Of Blaine And The Ilona Dog In History
The piece recalls Blaine’s rare gift of dismissing requests he could not grant and contrasts his popularity with a lost bid for office. It also notes the Pekingese Ilona dog as an imperial treasure once reserved for Ching rulers and traces its European spread after Pekin’s 1860 capture. The satire references travel to Europe and a humorous hotel encounter in Boathown.
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The Gold Age Prices and Values Debate
A reflective note on modern times stating people now know the price of everything and the value of nothing, suggesting a shift in material focus and loss of perspective.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor Promises Dandruff Fight and Growth
Gentlemen’s advertisement touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor as a scalp cleaner that destroys dandruff and promotes hair growth. It claims the product keeps hair soft and prevents breakage, without coloring or injuring the scalp, advising consultation with a doctor.
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Bolivia plans railway to coast on Independence Day
The Christian Herald notes Bolivia may open a railroad on August 6, linking La Paz to Arica on the Pacific to mark Independence Day. It highlights Bolivia as an inland nation, its high plateau and unusual population density at altitude, calling it an imprisoned country for lacking a coast.
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Pacific
Tibet
Valuable Find of Oak on Hull Farm
Workers uncover hundreds of buried trunks of black bog oak on a Hull area farm after clearing a deteriorated wood. The trunks, buried for perhaps a century to deepen color and value, remain in splendid condition and explosives are used to loosen the compact mass. The owners new to the property left the buried oak undisturbed until discovery. The total value is believed to be substantial.
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Hull
England
Have It In For Schwab in Foreign Contingent Rants
A letter from Poken brenke recalls Charles M Schwab provoking abuse among foreign contingents in Poking. It recounts Schwab tipping a rickshaw coolie five dollars for a ten cent fare in the Chinese capital and requiring police to quell mass protests by rickshaw men.
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Pokin Brenke
Temple of Heaven
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Plowman’s Maxim Echoes Through Time
A fragmentary editorial nods to Benjamin Franklin with a proverb about thriving through effort. It parades two versions, one old and one modern, contrasting holding and driving in the agricultural craft as a measure of success.
Electric street sweepers cut city costs in Herlin
Herlin's municipality adopts electrically driven street sweepers, replacing horse carts. Twenty four storage battery machines operate daily, with each unit projected to save about $1.82 versus horse drawn water carts.
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Herlin
Electrical Review
Western Electrician
Very Mysterious Doctor Diagnosis in Gastritis Tale
A humorous note from Harper's Bazar reflects a presumed conversation where a nurse or wife asks how the husband could have developed gastritis after hearing a doctor diagnose a severe stomach illness. The elderly woman attributes the condition to a coal fire in his home.
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Harper's Bazar
Te Brea in New Shoes Promotes Allen's Foot-Basis Cure
An old ad claims Allen's Foot Base powder cures hot swelling aching feet corns ingrown nails and bunions. It advertises usage instructions and lists Allen & Wright as makers with a New York address, warning against counterfeit copies.
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Allen & Wimated
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Waste Paper and Refuse Profits Highlight City Markets
The report notes substantial street and field harvests, with the London corporation noting that large sums come from waste. Last year $2,366 was realized from selling street waste paper and $695 from old iron found among refuse, plus $1,900 from disposal of orderly china refuse.
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Corporation of London
No Longer Forbidden City Lhassa Opens to Foreigners
The ancient capital Lhasaa known as the Forbidden City in Tibet was opened by a British expedition in 1904 after years of European explorers being blocked. The city’s population was about 36 000.
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Tibet
Old City
Lhasaa
Bacteria Not Essential Life Says French Experiment
A French study challenges the belief that micro organisms are vital to life noting a chicken thrived without them. The report highlights the Hindoo practice of bathing as religious duty and contrasts Indian pilgrimage sites with Western resorts. About two million bathers attended Allahabad’s Jumna and Ganges rivers in one week.
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East India
Allahabad
Jumna
Ganges
Local leader rails against coercion while steering party votes
A local figure defends not forcing ballots, claiming he only advises his followers on his preferred choice and urges them to vote freely. He condemns coercion and asserts independence in voting. The remark underscores tensions between party influence and individual ballot autonomy.
Or the Trousers. A Thorn in the Bush Judge
A cryptic phrase hints at a judge weighing odd dilemmas in a light hearted column. The item uses playful wordplay to sketch a courtroom mood and country humor without specifics.
The Greater Benefactor
A visitor asks if the team honors the donor of the new library while a native clarifies the honor goes to the donor of the site for the new baseball park.
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New York Globe
Want It All. Award of worth drives patience for travel
A Philadelphia Record quotation notes some people prefer slow trains to express services to ensure they receive full value for their money, highlighting patient travel choices.
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Philadelphia Record
Opium Price Rise Tied to Government Crackdown
A Chinese missionary reports opium prices have surged due to anti poppy measures. He notes that opium rolls now mix three parts opium to seven of leather waste and that many women rely on it to end their troubles. Each roll costs ten cash with suicide becoming a luxury few can afford.
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China
Sulide
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