Mysterious Mix of Global News and Chilean War Views
A long, fragmented column cites varied topics from Mexican emigration ideas to Chilean politics and trade data. It references US Civil Service exam pass rates, agricultural outputs, and a Paris review analysis by M. de Varigny, arguing about Balmaceda and English influence in Chile.
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M. de Varigny
Paris Revue Des Deux
England
United States
Balmaceda
M. Varigny
Americas
Chile
Precious stones mining and world diamond trade map
The article notes George F. Kunz on imports and the value of cut diamonds, estimating a world diamond value over one billion dollars. It outlines production, key cutters in Amsterdam and the United States, South Africa’s yield, and limited U.S. mining. It details diamond quality distribution, sapphire and ruby occurrences, emerald sites, and turquoise mining near Los Cerillos New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Kunz
Engineering and Mining Journal
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Paris
Jura Mountains
United States
England
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
South Africa
Mes
Los Cerilos
Alexander County
XN. C
Missouri River
Helena
Mont
Virginia
North Carolina
California
Georgia
Wisconsin
Kelena
Mon
Stony Point
N. c
Los Ceriller
N. M
Shooting an Alligator by Lantern Light
In a tense skiff hunt described by The Century, two lights drifted on the water as two hunters stalked an alligator. A shot rang out at close range, the lantern flickered, and a massive yellow white reptile surfaced and was slain. Moments later the pair moved on, five alligators felled in a night’s hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Isis
Moi Mei
Tan
Pythagorean Beans Across Ancient Lore
A survey of ancient bean lore and superstition notes Pythagoras warned pupils to abstain from beans while Demeter excludes bean attribution, and Heraclides via Orpheus links beans buried in manure to human emergence. The piece cites St. Louis Republic and mentions a World’s Columbian Exposition decision and a New York Normal College article by Clare Bunce.
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Pythagoran
Andrew Lang
Demeter
Heraclides
Orpheus
St. Louis Republic
Hansen
New York Normal College
Clare Bunce
Reinstated Adaran Fire Temple in Bombay
The Bombay papers report the consecration of a new Adaran fire temple to replace the decayed building. It cost about a lakh rupees funded by Julbhoy Ardesear, eighth descendant of the founder, and follows the Persian architectural style. The ceremony involved sacred formulas, a silver censor valued around seven thousand rupees, and a communal feast of chasnee after prayers.
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Bombay
India
Manockjee Nowrowiece Shett
Julbhoy Ardesear
Oodwade
Bulgar
Persia
Indi
Adaran
Privilege and meddling provoke strong opinions
In a Detroit Free Press reprint, women recount overstepping others' privileges. One narrator laments earrings placed on her daughter without consent, another recalls a dentist's unequal act, and a third clashes with a friend who bought a beloved hunting dog for money.
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Meaders
Jasper
Detroit Free Press
Remarkable Tehuantepec Flower Changes Color All Day
A remarkable flower found on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec changes color through the day. In morning it is white, at noon it turns red, and at night it becomes blue. It grows on a tree about the size of a guava tree, and only at noon does it emit a fragrance.
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Tehuantepec
Jack
Kinkajon
South America
Hemisphere
Mr. Kinkajou
Guiana
Venezuela
United States of Columbia
St. Nicholas
Scientific Scraps From a Bygone Era
A collection of curiosities and notes on technology nature and science news. electric headlights 2560 candle power on Tadiana railroads. one dollar per minute telephone London to Paris. dolphin fastest sea swimmer can around a vessel at high speed. unique Montana mineral resembles iron ore but oxidizes. sheep teeth growth ages five years. French scientist’s column-adding machine boon to bookkeeping. new extinguisher spray from water and carbonic acid gas. rubber blinders imitate leather. steam power requires 13 pounds water to 1 HP in triple expansion engine. selecting lumber relies on experience weight less relevant to strength. aging impressions: physiologists estimate trillions of brain impressions by age 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Paris
France
Montana
Corduroy at weddings inspires tailored bridesmaid gowns
The ladies department notes corduroy gowns among English bridesmaids with yellow and gray ensembles and white trims. a single maid of honor wore white corduroy with gold passementerie and a white hat with May-white ostrich tips. The piece also surveys fashion notes from New York and London, highlighting silk petticoats, quilted satin varieties, and the revival of historical silhouettes and sleeve styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New York World
Only a Spool of Thread
A New York Tribune summary explains the complex process of making Sea Island cotton thread from raw fiber. The fiber passes through a breaker, clippers, and combing stages, then is twisted into six-cord thread, bleached, and prepared for market. It notes historical thread numbering, where 840 yards per pound defined No 1 and doubled yardage defined successive Nos.
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Sea Island
New York Tribune
Medical Freak From Wallingford Bicycle Accident
A Wallingford man, George A. Lane, sustained a severe leg wound when a wagon shaft pierced his leg after a bicycle accident on Center Street Hill. An eight inch by one inch blue flannel piece from his bicycle breeches remained inside, moving with the leg for weeks and causing a prolonged abscess that finally surfaced after months of treatment.
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George A. Lane
Center Street
Wallangford
Conn
Lane
rLedger
Children's Corner Tales and Animal Anecdotes
A column features verses and stories for children, including a playful exchange about nightingales and singing cats, a spelling lesson calamity about a missing pony, and a long portrait of the kinkajou. It closes with a nautical note on the steamer Forest Holme narrowly escaping a whale encounter near George's Shoals.
Temperance and Treason in a Drunkard's Fate
In a dense temperance discussion from Chicago Post notes a push for special legislation against habitual drunkards. It cites Dr Jolley urging medical led confinement rather than punishment, arguing alcoholism inflames insanity rates in Rhine provinces. Duchess of Rutland and Miss Brooks are praised for village temperance work. Two deaths from a blizzard in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and a note on aboriginal widow customs close the item.
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Jolley
Charite
Berlin
Rhine
Keriin
Alsace
Perons
Duchess OF Rutland
England
Brooks
Woodstock
Wellington
Nelson
Gordon
Church of England Society
Ochicago Post
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Indiana
Wemersway
Mexico
Stanford
Civil Service
Chicago Herald
Don Augustin Edwards
Thiuse
Agricultural Department
Tadiana
Jaustin McCarthy
House of Commons
Washington
Broadway
Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Marie Stuart
Babylon
Juliet
Garibaldi
New York Telegram
Fashion Notes
Gustav Kobbe
Zaidee
New York Advertiser
Susie Snow
Susie
Forest Holme
Hamburg
George's Shoals
Johnson
Philadelphis
Samuel Pitcher
Castoria
Oscoon
Lowell, Mass
J. F. Reicuerer
Conway, Ark
E A. Anco
Oxfoni
Children’s Department
Boston
Wass
Atpas C. Swinn, Pres
The
Gentaur Company
TI Murray Street
New York City
Temperance
Bethouzar
Geo. W. Bungar
Temperance Advocate
Cardinal Gibbons
RANCE
Milltown
Ireland
Worsingman
Judes
Cardinal Manning Onze
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Frederick Roberts
Chemical
Hawaiian Islands
Fortnightly Review
Africa
Hot Springs
Ark
Watkins F
McDuffy
Oklahoma
Arkansas Line
Mateat UK
Forde
Aswrede
Portland
ATES
Crazgiste
Herbert Maree
Aiur
Jim
Savie
Calgary
Heaven
Keevenl
Chielian
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