White Explorer Traverses New Guinea Interior
Vin Gestel, the lone white man to cross New Guinea from sea to sea, recounts a 1874 expedition from the Ely River to Geelvink Bay. Dutch troops and coolies defined the frontier while he observed naked Papuan tribes, cave homes, and sparse fauna and the rich bird life in the central plateau.
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Isisnu
New Guinea
Vin Gestel
Ely
Gli
Papua
Queensland
Australia
Turkey
Aris
Fly River
Geelvink Bay
Cebu
di Dart
Swords of Greece Rome and Assyria Compared in Antiquity
Mary Stuart McKinney surveys ancient swords from Assyria Greece and Rome. She notes the Assyrian hafted blade with animal carvings the graceful long Greek two edged blade and its restrained decoration and finally the Roman broad sword that shifted tactics from phalanx to individual heroism in close combat.
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Troy
Mary Stuart McKinney
St. Nicholas
Glove Button Saves Derrik Man From 175 Foot Fall
A derrick worker at a Monsonanite quarry dangled over a sheer 175 foot drop when the glove button caught the hook he held. He stayed motionless to keep the button from loosening, then slowly regained footing as the swing of the boom returned him to safety.
Fireside Fragments Fried Potatoes and More Recipes
A collection of old recipe notes from Chicago and Detroit papers detailing celery soup with cream, fried sweet potatoes, Maryland spoon corn bread, Welsh rarebit, baking bread and biscuits, crust sandwich variations, and a general reminder to slice bread thin and toast properly.
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Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Maryland
Chicago Chronicle
Evening Post
The Hash Mystery of a Veteran Boarder
A veteran boarder named Mr Skidmore is suspected of hiding hash in his vest pocket by a landlady who insists on house rules against removing food from the table. Skidmore evasively claims years of secret scientific experiments with light as the motive for his odd behavior.
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Skidmore
Emperor as Prussia's King Not Absolute Ruler says Spectator
The London Spectator argues the German emperor is not an absolute autocrat. It explains constitutional limits, the federal council, and the Reichstag’s role, noting the emperor cannot veto laws and must work with states. The piece contrasts imperial power with parliamentary oversight.
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Germany
England
Duke of Edinburgh
Saxe- Coburg-Gotha
Unzie
Nephew
Lowe
John Burns
Federal Council
Prussia
Reichstag
Bismarck
Reichskanzler
Mr. Lowe
Prussian
Social’ Democrats
Elvil
Breslau
Ait
Berlin
Macht
Whitehall
Windsor Castle
Leze
Mise Cay
Ennes
Cleveland
World
Weary Watkins
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