Trends In Global Rail and Immigration Figures
A compendium of 19th century and early 20th century statistics touches on Germany's rail mileage surpassing Britain, US Mexican trade by rail, New York City industrial schools, Canadian maritime decline, cast iron pipe industry values and wages, and immigrant flows to the United States with breakdowns by country. It notes Blaine's Columbian Exhibition exhibit of original national documents, Maine game trends, and Canadian immigration exclusions under long-standing laws.
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New York Times
Mexico
United States
Blaine
New York Advertiser
Philadelphia Carpenters’ Company
King George Ssl
Germany
Ireland
England
Sweden
Norway
Italy
Europe
Asia
British America
What Millstones Are Made Of
Millstones in the United States were once imported from France and cut from a quartz rich rock near Paris. The material is extremely hard with a cellular structure and various colors. Later a substitute was found in the Burnt Store area of Northwest Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, which is now widely used for millstones.
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United States
France
Paris
America
Pennsylvania
Gaia
A Horse Can Eat All Day Claim by Horseman
A prominent horseman asserts that a horse can eat twenty four hours daily because its stomach is small relative to body size. He says horses require frequent feeding, not less than four times daily, with two meals in the early morning and late evening, while feed in the stall should always be within reach.
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Picayune
Kisses Lost and Found on the Grassy Path
A woman grants a shy youth a token of affection then bends to kiss him, speaking of years of hidden hope and loneliness before a surprised rival’s kiss changes the moment.
The Black Lace Dress Enchants a Suitor at Ball
Katie Carleton a humble colorer in Elderberry Farm earns a chance at happiness through a masquerade dress plot. Henrietta Lacy schemes to win Evan Merris, but Katie’s quiet fidelity and a twist of fate draw him to her instead. In February they plan marriage, while Henrietta’s schemes collapse.
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Katie Carleton
Henrietta Lacy
Elderberry Farm
Sissie
Bowery
Hella Lacy
Katie
Miss Lacy
Henrietta
Evan Merris
Mr. Merrie
Misa Carleton
Hella
Mr. Morris
Evan Morris
Kate
Miss Carleton
Hebe Hall
Hectrietta
Merris
Helta
Rue
the Ledger
The Luxury of the Law and a Cherry Tree Case
Ten years after a dispute between two Pennsylvania farmers over a cherry tree the case ends with the plaintiff receiving 5.25 plus 3.25 value and paying 325 in lawyers’ fees. The defendant must cover 240 in legal costs and 987 in court expenses. Total hits 1552, excluding time and feelings.
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Pennsylvania
Avanta Constitution
Colors and the Eye of Man as Seen by Science
The Philadelphia Press notes the evolution of color perception from ancient times to a future century. It surveys how yellow and green were late to be named, how blue and violet were once seen as gray or black, and how the spectrum’s outer band may eventually be recognized as a color. It ponders what colors future eyes may discern.
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Aristotle
Philadelphia Press
Boy Colonist Flees Bremen to Seek Cameroon
A twelve year old German boy named John Wiker fled his Bremen home in August seeking adventure. He traveled through France to Spain and over the Pyrenees in winter before reaching Barcelona where he sought a path to Cameroon, a German colony. The German consul, alarmed by his questions about crossing the Sahara, arranged his return to Hamburg where his father rejoiced at his safe arrival and the boy vowed to resume schooling before possibly running away again for distant Cameroon.
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John Wiker
Bremen
Rhine
Paris
France
Pyrenees
Barcelona
Spain
Cameroon
Africa
Sahara
Ile
Hamburg
Germany
John
Chicago Herald
Apple Blossom Weevil Threat Across England
The British Board of Agriculture urges English apple growers to unite against the apple blossom weevil, a minute insect blamed for severe crop damage. Individual efforts fail when neighbors neglect control, as one weevil can lay twenty eggs in each blossom. In France villagers form associations to raid infested orchards, destroying thousands of weevils to restore crops.
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British Board of Agriculture
England
France
Instinctive Criminality and hereditary degenerate traits
Dr. S. A. K. Strahan argues crime is a decay-linked heredity within families, with criminality one of several degenerate conditions like idiocy, epilepsy, or insanity. He says treatment fails, punishment is ineffective, and the future lies in prolonged confinement in industrial penitentiaries.
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S. A. K. Strahan
Popular Science Monthly
Fashion Notes From The Times On Silks And Sashes
A survey of current dress trends notes narrow waists and sashes losing charm for full figures, while spots of light and faux diamonds appear on many garments. It highlights perfumes in wardrobes, new hair shapes, silk waists with frills, and varied color dyes.
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Edmund Russell
Detroit Free Preas
Doctor endorses Warner's Safe Cure in frank interview
A New York doctor, Dr Guan of 124 West Forty-seventh Street, publicly endorses Warner's Safe Cure as a modern medical breakthrough. He cites ten years of use, reports cases including Bright's disease, bladder inflammation, renal gravel, and a pregnant patient who recovered from uremia and later bore a healthy child, while noting he cannot disclose names but will provide records.
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WN. Y. Sun
Guan
West Forty-seventh Street
Warner
Bright
Hare
Hera
Una
Eaves
Change to a healthy confident woman with Dr Pierce
An advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the safe guaranteed cure for weak, ailing women. It promises satisfaction or money back and urges trying Pleasant Pellets for quick relief of headaches, biliousness, constipation, indigestion, and liver stomach bowel derangements.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
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Hast Northfield
Mass
Dominion of Canada
New York City
Jacob A. Riis
Scribner's Magazine
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Nicatous
Mas
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Kia
Ssrper
Amy Randol
St. Louis Republic
New York Sun
Far ‘Mer
McSmith
Perkins
Bumpus
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A. C. Reese
Carrollton, Ga
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At Ud
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Perksby
New York
Puck
Buscham
Pruta
California
San Francisco
Cal
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Tgme
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Erie
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Clgleo
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Oben
Greed Dutcher & Soes
Frazercat
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