Wisconsin Pearl Hunters In The South Seas Tale
A Paris born dealer, Henri Barceaux, visits Chicago and Wisconsin to study inland pearl fisheries. The feature contrasts his wealth mindset with natives who fish the South Seas, praising the divers as ideal gentlemen who respond to fraud with calm dignity. It recounts a Scotsman scamming a chief, who then saves him but denounces the deceit, ending the Scotsman’s access to pearls.
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Monaleur
Henri Barceaux
Paris
Ses Islands
M. Barceaux
New York
Chicago
Wisconsin
South Pacific
South Sea Islands
England
Explorations of General Reyes Open Vast South American Waters
The 1865 Colombian uprising fell to General Rafael Reyes. He and kin first crossed the Caqueta region, then the Andes to the Amazon. En route his brothers died. one murdered by cannibals. Iquitos, 3,000 miles up the Amazon, honors Enrique in its cemetery. Reyes says most of South America can be linked by river navigation, with the Amazon navigable year round for transatlantic steamers from Para to Iquitos. The 9,000 mile river system, 3,000 miles suitable for steamers, lies amid forests of rubber, india rubber, and cocoa. Rubber exports from the district last year reached 20 million dollars. The Amazon at its mouth is 180 miles wide. waters are drinkable up to 120 miles out to sea. A tale of a ship signaling distress echoes the river’s vast reach. The region promises commercial, immigration, medicinal plant, and tropical product prospects, deemed a new world opening by the Bureau of American Republics.
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Rafael Reyes
Colombia
Caqueta
South America
Andes
Amazon
Iquiton
Enrique
Iquitos
Reyes
Liverpool
Chile
Para
Mississippi
India
Punta Tijoca
Gap du Nord
Brazil
Bureau of American Republica
New York Press
Burglary Report and Sports Quips From The Cols
A fragment from The Baltimore American and Brooklyn Lite evokes a new reporter chasing brighter column touches. It mentions a burglary in a notch and notes butcher Mr Hi ram Cleaver diminishing weight, plus a sports quip about Throball failing to homer and a note on Lante’s drunken misfortune.
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Hiram Cleaver
Baltimore American
Damaged Dimes Turn Up in Telephone Slots
A treasury official notes worn-out and mutilated dimes are redeemed via telephone slot machines. Telephones accept damaged coins and exchange them, with redeemable dimes totaling well over $1,000 weekly. Merchants report general improvement in coin condition over six months, with similar redemption affecting quarters and halves through long distance telephones.
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Treasury
Aa Star
Sub-Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
Washington Star
At Home Crowd Delights Guests and Detectives
A lively scene described at home with a large crowd and surprising presence of four detectives in evening clothes among the guests. The remarks suggest Mr. Barikler hosted a notable gathering with police attention.
Fragmentary lines reveal scattered wartime era quotes
The readable fragments show hostile anti foreign rhetoric and harsh wartime sentiment. A nameless Boxer quote condemns foreign devils while another fragment mentions punishment and a childless marriage hinting at social commentary.
Wisconsin farm lands advertised in Marinette County
An advertisement touts farm lands for sale along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway in Marinette County Wisconsin. It extols cheap prices favorable terms and the state as fertile with good markets and healthy climate urging buyers to purchase rather than rent.
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Wisconsin
Marinette County
Wisconsia
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
General Et Cnet
Iwaukes & St. Paul Rail
Boy P
Ral
Governor Orman Follows Greeley Advice To The West
In 1869 Colorado Governor Orman, then a young boy, heeded Horace Greeley's advice to move west to grow up with the country. He found work as a railroad laborer, rose in the business, and has been involved in it for thirty years.
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Greeley
Orman
Colorado
Horace Greeley
Dodging Poor Wine In Loraan
The London Lancet notes high hotel wine prices and often bad wine, arguing this drives rising whisky demand as a dinner beverage. The piece implies consumer shifts toward whisky due to perceived inferior wine value.
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Loraan
London Lancet
Bell Sees Serial Navigation Proof, Skeptical on Balloons
Alexander Graham Bell credits M Santos Dumont with demonstrating serial navigation but argues the balloon aspect is nonessential. He calls the Brazilian’s feat a question of mechanics and motor power rather than air craft design. Meanwhile New York roofs host tiny dwellings for building care staff, where families live and work much as on the streets below.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone Fame
M. Santos-Dumont
New York
Women seek cheap laundry aid in Magnetic Starch ad
An advertisement from Magnetic Starch Co in Omaha Nebraska touts Defiance Starch as a low priced household article that outperforms rivals in laundry use. It claims linen looks like new and urges readers to order from grocers.
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Magnetic Starch Co
Omaha
Neb
Gas Burner Invention From State Hospital Worker
A man connected with the Binghamton state hospital for the insane has invented a gas burner arranged to blow out the gas or to burn it with minimal risk. The device aims to prevent accidents and provide controlled ignition.
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Binghamton
State Hospital
Devoe Paint Ad Promises Quality and Savings
An old advertisement extols Devoe ready paint as a superior, cost effective choice. It claims cheap paints fail while Devoe guarantees results, urging fall painting and offering a free painting book upon mention of the ad.
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Devoe
Chicago
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