Canadian Bank Rule Capped at Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
A 1891 notice states no bank can be established in Canada with less than 250000 in capital. The item covers recent economic shifts, immigration trends into the United States, cotton manufacturing gains in the South, and urban transit proposals including London’s underground system expanding to Paris and possibly New York. It mentions John H. B. Latrobe, Icelandic emigration, Desmark autonomy efforts, logistics of shipping logs from Galveston to London, European wheat crop forecasts, and railway safety concerns amid aging infrastructure.
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London
Paris
New York
Boston Transcript
Charles FH. Moore
Galveston
Texas
St. Johns
New Brunswick
United States
United States Porta
Dny
New Orleans
Boston
Philadelphia
Jamaica
Baracoa
Honduras
New York Newa
The Gifted and the Strong In Duty The Argosy Passage
The poem contrasts weakness and strength with a call that those most blessed must bear greater deeds. It asserts that those with gifts should live more freely yet uphold responsibility, while others with fewer talents feel burdened by obligation and idealized codes. Carlotta Perry is cited from Argosy.
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Carlotta Perry
The Man Killer Tiger Terrorizes Bengal District
In Bengal India a massive man eating tiger terrorizes five villages, killing dozens over five months. A white hunter and native guards plan to trap the beast as villagers flee, and the tiger again stalks the huts and roofs before being killed during a staged hunt. The incident highlights local fear and the peril of wild beasts in remote districts.
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Nerbudda
Bengal
India
New York
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Coverse
Sahib
Pitting Apples Safe Over Winter In Ground
Farmers can preserve apples in winter by pit storage in a dry, well-drained spot. Dig a three-foot-deep pit, layer apples with clean straw, cover with a thick straw roof, place short boards, and heap earth over all. The method mirrors potato pitting and aims to prevent bruising and water ingress.
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Ventilation and air currents in cow sheds and animal housing
A column on dairy husbandry explains proper ventilation to keep milk purity and animal health. It warns that tight roofs and few openings trap foul air and heat, while openings under eaves and roof vents allow pure air to sink and exit, reducing disease risk in cattle. The piece blends farm notes on crops, poultry, and general husbandry with caution about air quality.
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Beil
How Beara Get Honey
Bears in South Carolina swamps raid bee trees during summer and autumn. They climb to the hive, gnaw the opening with a paw, and pull out chunks of comb to eat bees and all. Bees sting the bear, which swats and grunts while the feast continues until little remains.
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South Carolina
New Hampshire
New York Times
Formidable Stingaree of the Ocean
A lengthy note on stingarees describing their fearsome thorn and poisonous reputation. It cites a Mediterranean belief of fatal wounds, a false Channel haul near Camarisee, and a rumored Long Island incident, then digresses into anecdotes about unusually large specimens and a tangent on Ivan Turgenev’s brain weight.
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Mediterranean Sea
Long Island
Soand
Jammien Bay
False Channel
Camarsie
L. 1
Tribune
New York Trivese
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Viana Progress
Canada
Chicago Real Tate Board
Bennington
Cape Hatteras
Grouthern States
Louisville Courier- Journal
Southenne
South
John H. B. Latrobe
Baltiore
Aoie
Peter Cooper
Elliwett
Iceland
Manitoba
Mieske
London Financial Times
America
Etter Firem
West Africa
Somarke
New York Observer
Africa
Kamondongo
Railway Company
Noblesse Oblige
the Man Killer
Nagpoor
New York World
South Africa
Lord Randolph Churchill
Transvaal
Mr. Rhodes
New York Herald
Queen Victoria
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
West
New Delta
K. R. Taylor
Utah Experiment Station
Booka
Borneo
Henry A. Ward
Rochester
Washington Star
National Museum
Hornaday
Gibbon
Jennie
George
Deke Tee Ee Yessela
Pier 50
John Swan
Plee 30
Amiler
John Duffy
Henry R. Inghan
Harrison
Inghan
Cooper
Philadelphia Record
Ivan Turgene
Cuvier
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