The Chinese Junk How John Chinaman Builds His Vessel
Norman W. Browne in New York Post surveys a Chinese junk model emphasizing eye motifs on masts and a simple bomb-based construction. The piece contrasts northern and southern Teak hulls, mat sails, and primitive rigging with Western gear while noting cultural practices and safety gaps.
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John
John Chinaman
North
South
Cina
South Pole
W. N
N. W
China
Jobo
Norman W. Browne
New York Post
Choosing a Hobby to Relieve Business Tension
Arnold Bennett argues in the Metropolitan that a busy man should pick a hobby contrasting with his work to engage a different side of character. If work is steady and precise, choose an active brain challenge. if work is crisis driven, select a light, merry distraction. He cautions against demanding self improvement and suggests considering gentler, even carefree, pursuits to broaden personal growth.
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Arnold Bennett
Picturesque Havana A Foreign City In Every Sense
Harrison Rhodes portrays Havana as a true foreign town with its own chaos and charm. The Cuban capital blends Spanish colonial legacy with tropical life, hosting a American tourist season and a bustling business colony while retaining its distinct identity.
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Dayana
Baedeker
Havana
Two
Americas
O. Henry
Hichard
Harding Davis
Kiplings
Spanish America
Avana
Cuba
Harrison Rhodes
Metropolitan
The Light That Failed and Davy Misadventures
Anecdotes recount Sir Humphry Davy’s peculiar dress habit and weight shifts from multiple shirts, his wife’s worry over social duties, Kipling’s lamp lit title creation for The Light That Failed, and a brief office remark about a woman’s promotion and workload from the Washington Herald.
Made Her Laugh
A brief dialogue in Boston reveals Tom D id Miss Hoxley entertaining a proposal while Jack notes the opposite. The transcript captures a playful exchange about reception and doubt in a social setting.
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Tom
The Scowrets and the Mohocks in London Streets
A summary of curious early 18th and 19th century London rowdyism. The Scowrets and Mohocks invaded taverns, attacked patrons, wrecked premises and roared crowds. Mohock mischief included women in casks rolled through streets. Proclamations, arrests, and fines followed including £100 rewards and later police curbing by Sir Robert Peel.
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London
George IV
Stobert Peel
Marquis of Waterford
Weatehman
Shadow of the Moon and Celestial Motion
A discussion of the rapidity of the moon’s shadow during a solar eclipse and human perception. It notes speeds near 2,000 miles per hour and compares with light and molecular motion, with cited observations from Hodges and references to Venus transits and a German Brooklyn anecdote.
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Turin
Langley
Lawrence Hodges
Chicago Record- Herald
Perhaps She Was Skeptical Just My Luck
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a man promising to be home by 10 last night but running late. He says FE arrived at 9 45, but his wife was asleep and he did not receive credit for it.
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Detroit Free Press
The Other Way and Witty Exchange in Early Paper Snippet
A rich old man muses on youth and marriage while a cold beauty replies with a clipped doubt. The exchange appears in a concise newspaper fragment, reflecting playful banter and social satire from period-era columns. The note mentions a suffragette wife and a dismissive husband response.
Trolley Road Schedules From Lancaster Lititz and Beyond
Timetable details for trolley departures from Lancaster Lititz and adjacent towns. Morning first cars run before 9 A. M. with hourly and half hour intervals on busy days. Correct times are garbled in places but show widespread service across Lancaster Lititz Manheim and nearby routes with Saturday variations.
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Lancaster
Lititz
Manheim
A. M
Ene
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Kipling
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the Rowdies
Shadow OF the Moon
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Brooklyn
der Pound
Touk
der Yard
New York Press
Philadelphia Record
Royal Wincroft
Wincroft
S. M. Huber
East Main Street
D. Frank Kane
E. King Sr
Consonsultation
Kofroth
Electrician
Centre Street
Ind
C. H. Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
Conkey
Conkey’s
Cornman’s
Hess & Clarke
Garber’s Poultry
Lewis N. Moyer, P. D
Main Street
Hershey, Seaman & Co, Lititz, Penna
Brunnerville
H. P. Gingrich & Co
S. Broad St
Lititz, Pa
Depot Lititz, PA
Bear & Long’s Coal and Lumber Yard
W. F. Groff
Utitz
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Geyer
W. D. Fichthorn
Bow- Rudy's Meatman’s
New Stand
John Tshudy
Fry’s
Cedar Sts
John F. Schleibh Ag Spruce
Popwnen
Coal Lumber
W. H. Muth & Co
Spruce Villa Dairy
J. C. Brubaker
Eo, L.keith
Justice of the Peace
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