Lawrence Journal describes varied 1900s items and notices
A patchwork column from the Lawrence Journal outlines events and opinions including labor strife in Chicago, US Japan trade, Kansas wheat quality, a six week Kansas City racing meet, gas franchise politics, and editorial notes on Emporia and Topeka publications. It mentions Judge A. W. Henson and Chancellor Strong as figures of interest.
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Kansas City
Jsren
Santa Fe
Strong
Yang
Peace talk and naval moves shadow late 19th century tensions
The piece notes pacifist chatter around Japan and Russia while the Russian fleet sits at Manila. It mentions Spain’s king touring Europe, irrigation damage from prior war, and Japan’s souring on Russian cruisers sunk at the Sea of Japan. It cites a Russian cabinet shake up and debates over law on usurious interest with a local case in Kansas City.
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Japan
Sea of Japan
Memorial homage closes Hoch proclamation with fervent tribute
The Louisville Courier Journal ends its Hoch memorial day notice with a lyrical tribute praising Hoch. The prose invokes searing voice and soulful imagery, wishing that his voice and spirit endure, featuring vivid, fanciful lines about nature and joy.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Governor Hoch
Hoch
Mexico's French claret and logwood use in old texts
The piece discusses logwood as a red dye and tonic in Mexico and Russia, noting poor logwood markets due to war with Japan, and mentions Lirdecaux as a port for high quality claret from logwood. It also references wine adulteration debates and remedies of logwood-infused drinks and baths in medical uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nussia
Mexica
Japan
Lirdcaux
Mexico
France
Demand for Etiquette Confusion in Latin Harbor Visit
A traveler reports a US man of war entering a small Latin American republic harbor. The lone navy crew lacks powder. the officer improvises by sending a rowboat to present a salute with makeshift powder, provoking mixed reactions from local officials.
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Cantral
South America
New York
United States
le Saul
Navy of the Republic
Republic
Vian
Che Ls Mihwasiy
Supplemental list of New Telephone Subscribers May 15
List contains numerous names and addresses for telephone subscribers in towns including Main, Red, White, and Mont branches. Entries show residents such as Geo L Davis, Clifton T Hiatt, F E Doubleday, and JH Woody, with street addresses and cross references to local schools and banks.
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Main
Bowersock
Tenn
Houndyshell
Maine
Jamison
Vermont
Kenedy
New York School
O'Conner
Geo
Pinckney School
Porter
Delaware
Quincy
Rothwall
Russell
Ernest
Scott
Smith
Fannie
Wheeler
Holland
Winchell
Mass
Woody
Malin
Wright
Dan
Slang in Language Prof Discusses Vivid Phrases
University professor Seon Value in Slang of two kinds discusses vivid slang that passes into common usage and phrases born of intellectual indolence. He cites terms like to get left and up to you while questioning whether phrases like to win out will endure in literature.
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Rugh Rhees
Dr. Rheestol
Rochester Democrat
Bride of the New York season keeps busy schedule
A social diary notes a New York bride's winter season engagements: dinners about 60, operas 18, balls 18, late suppers 30, theaters 25, and 15 formal luncheons. She plans six weeks of outdoor wear at Aiken then London opening, with July motor tours in France and Italy, returning to Paris for eight weeks of dressmaking and society dining.
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New York
Cvhera
Saya Ainslea
Aiken
London
France
Italy
Paris
Dismal Swamp Venture and Other Briefs from Old News
A compilation notes the Dismal Swamp in Virginia attracting investors led by George Washington, and its shift from malarial legend to agricultural value. Tangential items discuss bullfighting limits, a Spanish Sunday-labor law, Rome shopping chatter, and a Louisville ad for Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil.
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Cortes
Council of State
London Globe
Rome
Are You Going East This Summer by Wabash Lines
Travel note encourages summer plans with Wabash route offering direct service to St. Louis Detroit Toledo Pittsburgh and Buffalo and through connections to New York and Boston. Local ticket agents can provide tickets on the line.
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St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Pittsburg
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Sir Mortimer Durand Observes Juvenile Life in Teheran
Sir Mortimer Durand, noted British envoy, observes juvenile life during his posting. He notes curiosities in infantile behavior and street scenes in Tehran and Teheran society, including vendors and urban bustle. He remarks on peppermint drops and the druggist, with reflections on the welfare of youths.
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Mortimer Durand
Washington
Lfe
New York
Hurshe Morthmer
Poradi
Tekarn
Wien
Persia
Mortime
Mortimer
Maurtimier
Two Classes of Oak Trees in Our Forests
An essay by Euch W. Foster in St. Nicholas divides oaks into two classes. The first group ripens acorns in one season and includes white post and mossy cup oaks with evergreen, leathery leaves and heavy bright wood. The second group requires two years and includes red, scarlet, and pin oaks noted for brilliant autumn colors.
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Euch W. Foster
St. Nicholas
Ty Iron and Steel
Cow sneeze weather superstition from Tennessee tale
Senator Cars wack recalls a story of an old enslaved man named Uncle Tom who warned that a cow sneeze predicted rain. The anecdote claims his weather foresight was trusted by onlookers at a plantation in Tennessee.
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Salina
Etora
Tennessee
Cars Wack
Washington Post
Tom
Aks
Corvan railway and US stock for Seoul Fusan line example
The Corvan railway near Seoul Fusan was built with US pulling stock from Baldwin Philadelphia and various American car factories, costing about 14.8 million dollars for 276 miles. It features 206 tunnels 96 long bridges and about 500 smaller bridges. Two chief construction engineers were Japanese.
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Japan
Corvan
United States
Baddwin Works
Philadelphia
Carnegie Steel Works
Seoul-Fusan
Imitations Of Leather Delude Shoe Buyers
Leather substitutes flood the market as retailers worry over tanner tricks and questionable finishes. Cowhide undergoes spice and splitting to produce weights from fine kid to heavy calf and beyond, with chrome tanning and patent finishes.
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Kid
Ag Colt
The Cruelty of Fashion and the Egret Trade
An article denounces plumes used in millinery, detailing egret rookery destruction in North Saneri Too and the shooting of birds during breeding to secure feathers for fashion. It describes hunting colonies, nesting loss, and infant starvation as a result.
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Herop
Wgnibls Bpecies of America
Herbert K.job
County
Lufcia America
Az Per Orice
Dogs as Carriers Across Nations and Eras
The article notes varied animals used for transport from horses and elephants to Egyptian bite and Indian zebra, highlighting dogs as common carriers in Europe and among New Yorkers. It recalls New York ragmen and pedlars who used dogs to pull carts or wagons, often assisted by women or boys.
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Washington
Indian Territory
Spelt
India
Germany
Europe
Sand Timg Peddiers
New York
Alaska’s Kodiak Bears Dominant In Brown Bear Group
The Alaska bears known as Alaskan brown bears including Kodiak are famed for size and global desirability. J Alden Loring notes hunters spend vast sums for trophies while measurements of Kodiak specimens indicate extreme weights and immense front limbs.
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Alaska
J. Alden Loring
Kodiak
AL Gus
Law Commercial Company
Koilak
Observation cars in service on Wabash day trains
Observation cars now in service on the Wabash day trains between Kansas City and St Louis in both directions and on the Wabash New York fast mail Crala No 8.
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Kansan City
St. Louis
New York
Strayed cow with horned injury sought at 629 Alabama street
A solid color red jersey cow strayed from 629 Alabama street with a damaged horn and leather halter. Leave tips at the address or with T. Kennedy at Achning's hardware store. Also notices seek young female telephone operators and a chambermaid at New Eldridge hotel.
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Alabama Street
T. Mr. Kennedy
Achning's Hardware Store
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Sonal
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the Journal
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Bradfield Regulator Co
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