Books on Scotland and poets in a brisk literary survey
Milfred Campbell the Canadian poet visits Scotland leading to the novel Ian of the Orcades a tale of intrigue and love in feudal Scotland Starting in Life outlines thirty occupations with pros and cons Nathaniel C Fowler Jr. previews career guidance Francis Coutts plans two books a poetry collection and a Job commentary Dora Sigersons Story and Song of Black Rod erick recounts a bride saving her husbands soul Jamaica Jamaica by A 3 Forrest announced after Kingston earthquake and more George Ade returns In Pastures New Lang letters and Durham life and letters Earl of Durham Byron poem included Hector Macpherson Jr at eighteen notes two astronomical books and learns multiple languages joins astronomy societies
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Milfred Campbell
Scotland
Ian
Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr
Black Roderick
Dora Sigerson
Jamaica
Macmillan Company
Kingston
A. 3. Forrest
Sir Alfred Jones
Francis Coutts
Burdett-Coutts
Coutts
George Ade
Ade
Mr. Ade
Andrew Lang
Robert, Earl of Lytton
Owen Meredith
Betty Balfour
William Blake
First Earl of Durham
Earl of Durham
Byron
Trumpet Calls. Ram's Warning to the Unredeemed and Truth Told
The text condemns making idols of religion and shows how truth's presentation affects reception. It cites Abraham's faith, Judas's prudence in ointment, and ironies like resting a worn wife with toil. It warns against preaching without Christ, letting devils influence worship, and the burden of unredeemed living.
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Ram
Lot
Sodom
Abraham
Judas
Christ
Indigo as Art in Indigo Trade Impact
Consul General Guenther warns that artificial indigo hurts longstanding Indies and Salvadoran industries. Global natural indigo exports fall from 17 million to 2.6 million dollars in a decade. In 1904 Japan imported three quarters artificial indigo. Germany leads in production and trade with large natural and artificial indigo movements. United States imports German indigo, highlighting shifting supply and price declines.
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Guenther
Frankfort
Indies
Salvador
Japan
Germany
United States
Renewed Trouble Reports Narrow Billboards Crusade
In a grim household scene, the head of the goat family returns home weary and with a drooping beard. Mrs G inquires about the cause as he sighs that there is yet another crusade against the billboards, echoed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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William
Mra. G
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Idleness and Gossip Across Genders
An exchange in the Springfield Republican asks if women gossip more than men. The answer notes women gossip more due to time, not stronger inclination. It adds that an idle man can outpace a woman in gossip seven days a week. The piece ends with a quirky line about an only child accumulating more worth than a small bureau top drawer.
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Springfield
Mass
New Shaft To Bismarck Monument in Baden Cathedral
The Kaiser orders a new Bismarck monument for the Baden cathedral memorial chapel. Professor Begas and Albert Geritz design in renaissance style Italian marble. The statue shows Bismarck as an armored knight with History Fame and Germania figures surrounding a unification relief.
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Bismarck
Baden
Hohenz
Begas
Berlin
Albert Geritz
Michas Neverth
Orig
Geneand
Fame
Germany
Germania
Ludwig II of
Bavaria
Albert
Saxony
House of Hohenzollern
Wil
Ex Governor’s clam bake tale meets a telltale heckler
A Wisconsin ex governor known as a teller recounted a New Jersey clam bake tale where his speech stumbled after a hungry quip about clams. An old man teased that Wisconsin clams lack feet, and later mocked the speaker as a fool at the seashore, prompting a quiet reaction from bystanders.
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Wisconsin
New Jersey
Worthwhile Smile Through Tears by Elian Wheeler Wilcox
A poem praising virtue as tested by adversity. It extols the enduring smile that shines through tears and resists temptation, arguing that only difficult trials produce worthy character. The piece honors those who conquer passion and sorrow with steadfast goodness.
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Earth
Elian Wheeler Wilcox
The Chief's Son Arrives at the Elms School
Swift Water, son of a Sioux chief, arrives at the historic Elms with mixed reactions. Eighty pupils oppose his attendance, five support him, while Bart Oglethorpe leads the opposition. Swift Water keeps to himself though excels in gymnastic displays, earning admiration from some peers.
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the Elms
Elms
Saybrook
Dr. Saybrook
Swift Water
Army
Elmss
Savage
Bart Oglethorpe
Arthur Eggleston
Bart
Swift
Ckill
Race and Rescue Amid Campus Drama
On the school grounds Tart Oglethorpe and Swift Water duel in a foot race while Bart Oglethorpe plots revenge. Arthur defends the Indian Swift Water, earning cheers and Saybrook’s praise for fair play. A later fire tests loyalties as Swift Water rescues Arthur from the blaze, saving his friend before succumbing to injuries.
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Ikea
Weston
Oglethorpe
Dr. Saybrook
Bart Oglethorpe
Arthur
Swift
Eire
Eggleston
Swift Water
Swift Water Dies After Cry Vapor Fatality
In a Chicago Daily News item, Swift Water succumbs after inhaling cry vapor. He is laid to rest in the yard where he opens his eyes, smiles at Arthur, and Bart Ozlethorpe asks forgiveness before Swift Water joins the happy hunting-grounds.
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Arthur
Bart Ozlethorpe
Bart
Chicago Daily News
Became a Squaw Man in Minnesota Romance
Enoch Brokaw, a gifted St Cloud lawyer from a wealthy family, wed Fine Day, a Chippewa squaw, after his father opposed his courtship. He joined the Perham area's Indian camp, lived with the tribe for years, and later gained land on the reservation by his wife’s status, raising ten children and sending his sons to St John's College.
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Enoch Browak
White Earth Indian Reservation
New York Herald
Brokaw
Joseph Brokaw
St Cloud
Young Brokaw
St John's College
Collegeville
Supreme Court
Loren W. Collins
Minnesota
Enoch Brokaw
Perham
Stearns County
Fine Day
St. John’s College
Edifying Soldiers Of Nuremberg Toy Market Rise In Fame
In Nu remberg’s Troedel Markets a vast industry makes tin soldier battalions known as edifying soldiers. They illustrate historic campaigns from Troy to San Juan Hill, teaching history and geography. About 50 thousand quintals were shipped to the United States last year. A 60 cent pound-box holds hundreds of figures with trees, camps, and casualty accessories. Painting remains the main handwork done by women and girls.
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Troedel
Nuremberg
Germany
Everybody’s Magazine
Troy
Alexander
Coeur de Lion
Orleana
Napoleon
San Juan Hill
Furth
United States
Mosquito-Free Cities In Europe And America
An old column notes that Europe has many mosquito-free towns while America has few. Denver and Grand Rapids are highlighted as rare examples, due to drift sand hillocks absorbing moisture and preventing stagnant water. The piece ends with a quip about a pretty girl and a wise man.
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Europe
America
Denver
Grand Rapids
Mich
Timeline of notable events from 1420 to 1904 in world history
A compact chronicle listing key historical milestones. Entries include the execution of Catherine Howard in 1542, the founding of St Louis in 1764, battles at Cape St Vincent in 1797, Jefferson Davis' 1861 inauguration, the 1902 British Japanese alliance, and Panama’s 1904 Dr Manuel Amador presidency, among others. The list covers rulers, wars, inventions, treaties, and significant political changes through the centuries.
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Catherine Howard
Tower of London
Jane Grey
Ralph Rosser Doister
St. Louis
Amboyna
Cape St. Vincent
Trinidad
Park Theater
New York
Charles Dickens
Thomas W. Gilmer
Virginia
Australia
France
Turkey
Palestine
Francis Joseph
Austria
Libensi
John Sadleir
Prridgetown
Barbadoes
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States
Montgomery
Fort Donelson
Tenn
Andersonville
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Alexander Graham Bell
Burdett-Coutts
Boller
Park Central
Hartford
Conn
House of Representatives
Reed
Dillon
O'Brien
Gladstone
Brandenburg
United States
Maine
Havana Harbor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Emile Loubet
Kimberley
Weyler
Madrid
Edward VII
Supreme Court of Michigan
Transcaucasia
Manuel Amador
Panama
Railways pledge abstemious staff and isthmus shortcut opened
Lehigh Valley railroad plans to require all operating staff to take a dry pledge under threat of dismissal. A short-cut sea to ocean line across Tehuantepec was formally opened with President Diaz initiating the first cargo from Salina Cruz. New York Central will run electric lighted, steam heated private horse cars for aristocratic travellers. Louisville and Nashville faces a new rate law affecting life passes and contract rights, as Judge Evans rules Congress did not intend to void vested contracts.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Ocean
Tehuantepec
Diaz of Mexico
Salina Cruz
New York Central
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Evans
Federal Court of Louisville
Congress
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Edinburgh
Societe Astronomique de France
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