The Largest Paper is the County Weprseepar, 1891
A long, fragmented 1891 newspaper page notes Costa Rica telephony contracts for ten years, rising grog shop activity in Palestine, Indian military pay reforms, navy officer shortages, Kascke pamphlet on Tsarist insanity, Duke of Hamilton disputes over coal extraction, Captain Franklin’s Arctic tale, Sitka route, and Loftus Parker’s oversized head challenged by physicians.
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George Augustus Sala
Levant
Egypt
Palestine
Mohammed
Nazareth
L. T. Franklin
San Frantisco
Arctic Circle
Yukon
St. Michaels
Williams
Alackan
Yekon
Franklin
Sitka
San Francisco
Loftus J. Parker
Washington
Dolf
Paris
Fannie Brevert's Rise From a Typist to Wealth
A New York World vignette follows Fannie Brevert a shorthand typist who earned $15 weekly and slept in a $6 hall room. She unexpectedly inherits $50,000 from a lawsuit, quits typing, shores up her mother’s finances, then plans singing and acting while keeping independence and repaying favored friends, deciding to marry later once self-sufficient.
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Pulitzer
New York
Fannie Brevert
Fanny
Jersey
Fan
Fannie
Wall Street
Fann
Tom
Jimmy Deana
Newport
Lenox
Lucifer
Georgia
Fannie’s
New York World
Twilight Song Poem by James Walter Brown
A Twilight Song describes the fading day and a distant sweetheart. The thrush, night air, and starry imagery frame a lament for a beloved absent lover, with nature's sounds echoing longing and loneliness from a speaker named James Walter Brown.
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Owlet
James Walter Brown
Fastest Possible Railroad Time
A St Louis Republic summary notes opposition to 80 mph as the pinnacle of railway speed. It argues that mechanical friction does not rise with speed, but with load, and that with more motive power and better rails and mechanisms, trains could reach 100 mph.
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The
Engineer
St Louis Republic
Boston
Chicago Times
Galilee Fish Builds Ornate Nest for Offspring
A St Louis Republic account describes the ophiocephalus of the Sea of Galilee, noting its nest building from seaweed and rock, the fernlike opening for eggs, and its defense of young by mouth. Similar brood-protection by mouth is seen in other fish, including a catfish species called autou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Occidental
Ophiocephalus
St. Louis Republic
Missionary in Shanghai predicts Chinese revolution
Dr Haslet, a missionary to China writing from Shanghai, says a great revolution in China is inevitable. He notes the overthrow of the Manzhou dynasty as the aim of current agitations and mentions the queue as a symbol tied to subjection, not religious significance. Source: New Orleans Picayune.
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Haslet
China
Shanghai
Manzhou
Miutchous
New Orleans Picayune
Farm and Garden Notes from a Busy Season
A digest of agricultural guidance covering celery soil needs and drainage, poultry handling and market quality, dairy cow ideals, steam versus ensilage feeding for cattle and swine, potato cultivation tips, efficient pork production strategies, and general farm and garden observations. Includes emphasis on soil fertility, animal care, and cost reduction methods with practical tips.
Onboard the Annie May Codfish Preparations and Labor
On the codfish brig Annie May the crew set up two decks’ parks for decapitating and eviscerating cod. Decapitators trim heads, entrails are flung overboard, livers salted for oil, and the fish are split by cutters. Salt and salters must work swiftly and precisely to prevent poor quality. temperate days bring songs and rum rations, while storms test discipline and readiness.
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France
Bordeaux
Cette
Harper's Weekly
Dutch artificial almonds and glowing muscle study report
Word from Utrecht says Dutch makers produce glucose based artificial almonds colored to look real and steeped in nitro benzole for odor. Unscrupulous buyers mix them with genuine almonds. Also noted is M D Arsonval's finding that frog muscle trembles under arc light exposure, producing audible sounds from a skin diaphragm setup.
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Waldo F. Brown
Utrecht
Philadelphia
M. D’arsonval
Investieg
Stopping a Proposal at Mountain Summit
Edwin voices awe at a summit view after a log climb, declaring the moment magnified by the place and time. The scene centers on the proposal interruption and the pair's moment atop the mountain.
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Edwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana Progress
Costa Rica
Uncle Sam
Morgan
Ehige
Eich
Gistamt
Kascia
Germany
Kaseles
Ivan the Zeerbie
Nicholas
Madacas
Duke of Hamilton
Motherwell
Eeer Ender
Belle Hunt
Weill
Mamma
Watte
Potts
Indianapolis Journal
London
New York Stock Exchange
London Exchange
Heart
Newfoundland
Valentia
Ireland
N.Y. Sun
Delert
N. Y
M. Girard
Cooke
Russia
St. Petersberg
Copenhagen
Nabekedi
Marine
Admaini E. Bassargund
St. Louis
Louisville Courier
America
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