Pilgrims Progress in Chinese Translation Noted Abroad
The Marble Hill Press reports Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress translated into Chinese with curious illustrations by native artists before Boxer outbreaks. In Pekin the volume was in great demand. A camel can travel 12 to 14 days at 14 miles daily on a 400 pound load. Camels mature at five, peak strength at twenty five, life about forty, often fattened at thirty for food. An Arizona editor notes a Skull Valley lynching case with brief interview and no regular trial, predicting no more interference with neighbors' horses.
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Bunyan
Arizona
Skull Valley
Denver Jones
Diphtheria Watch: Lemon Juice Gargles Show Promise
Dr Lasar of the Hyalenic Institute Konigsburg reports lemon juice gargles destroyed diphtheria bacteria with 14 of 15 cases improving and 1 fatality in a group of acute diphtheria plus eighty throat disease cases. An Sioux City tragedy followed as 8 year old Gorge Denison and 12 year old George Lewis drowned while clasping. the father recovered the body of his son with grief.
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Lasar
Hyalenic Institute
Konigsburg
Germany
Sioux City
Gorge Denison
George Lewis
Lewis
Wager on William Miltinsey for U S Presidency
An early June ad in The Ovatemalt Herald offers 10 000 pesos on William Miltinsey as U S president in November. Bets require at least 500 pesos and are placed with W J Rhydor, to be deposited in city banks under the control of those holding the wager rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
Ovatemalt Herald
Wiliam Miltinsey
United States
W. J. Rhydor
Owner Leaves Estate To Society For Cruelty To Animals
William C. Royal of Georgetown Pennsylvania dies May 31 and his will probate assigns $40,000 from his estate to the Wormin's Craiel of the Poniesivan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Amowls. He leaves his widow Enlly Royal his horses dogs and other personal effects with a fallback provision to transfer care to the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals if needed. A Philippines veteran recalls a shirt theft during a scouting trip when he took a whole shirt from a residence after the owner warned of judgement day, replying he would take both shirts if given credit.
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William C. Royal
Georgetown
Penn
Wormin
Poniesivan Society For
Movil
Royal
Wonana Branch
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Philippines
Able Stone Church
German engineer unveils phonograph guide for Berlin exhibit
A German engineer has created a phonograph based exhibition guide to be used at Berlin’s automobile show. Attendants insert a description roller into the device, allowing visitors to hear details of the exhibit in their own words. The system avoids long speeches and lets visitors repeat remarks as desired.
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Hia
Berlin
Northwest shad canning touted as new fishing industry
Columbia River canneries report success in canning shad. The fish remains delicious despite many small bones, which are eliminated by the extreme heat used in canning.
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Columbia River
Northwest
Crow Indians win contract to grade road near reservation
The Crow Nation gains a contract to grade a road section near their reservation prompting talk of cultural shifts. The Chicago News notes hard work may fall to Crowbars and scalp jokes surface as tickets approach sale. Rav Henry B. Smith, newly ordained priest, will join Milwaukee Cathedral staff after leaving Ardmore Indiana church.
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The
Chicago News
Henry B. Smith
St. Paul's Church
Ardmore
Ind
Ter
Episcopal Church
Milwaukee
Cat Roams Presque Isle. Destroys Hen House Bird
An impulsive cat in Presque Isle, Missouri pounced on an artificial bird displayed in a hardware store, tearing it apart before vanishing into the town. Neighbors reported the strange scene and the animal’s quick exit after the incident.
Price Fixing by London and Rothschilds in World Trade
An exposé argues that London sets export prices through a chain from New York to Chicago by telegraph, with London as the creditor fixing terms in gold or grain. It claims US debts to Europe, mediated by Rothschilds, drive export profits and inflate interest, criticizing McKinley for Alaska and Monroe Doctrine violations amid calls for economic independence.
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England
Chicago
New York
New York Board of Trade
London
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Omaha
Boggtown
Rothschilds
Gould
Europe
Mve
United States
Rothschild
Russia
Nand
Bogeytown Crossronm
Republican Party
England’s Flag Over the United States of England
A wartime era letter excerpt attacks the Philippines policy saying a two year old treaty lacks force, condemning the abandonment of a purchased stake and demanding the flag of St George replace the current banner as a symbol of empire. The piece cites Hearst’s Chicago American.
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Philippines
United States of England
Hearst
Chicago
Faithful prayer and personal effort in daily resolve
A meditation urging steadfast, personal resolve to resist temptation, insisting that strength comes from God and daily action. The text argues no resting in moral ease, praising patience as the finest part of discipline and urging determined, honest effort today to improve tomorrow. It emphasizes that thinking is necessary, but only within work in life’s bed of daily duty.
Middle-of-the-roaders in Ne Dronka abandon reform drive
The Nebraska faction’s state convention at Grand Island is labeled a boomerang that killed its inventors. Honest men reject the reform effort as Republican control and money prove decisive, driving midland independents back to the regular party. Voters will choose Bryan or McKinley, not stray factions.
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Ne Dronka
Grand Island
Bryan
McKinley
Ein
Shifting Columns Praise McKinley Draws Shifted Views
The press that mocked Carl Schura years ago for opposing free silver now praises a senator's conservative stance. They previously lampooned him as foolish yet call him intelligent and patriotic after he backed McKinley for president. The shift follows his critical note on McKinley’s Philippines policy.
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Carl Schura
Hon
McKinley
Philippines
American Republic
Wm. McKinley
Early childhood care for protruding ears remedies
The piece urges checking ear disfigurement in early childhood to prevent stubborn issues. It notes simple aids like a broad head strap or webbing band worn at night or briefly during the day, and the ear cap invention to keep ears against the head. Muslin baby caps are cited as historical preventive aids.
French engineer seeks air supply to lubricate machinery
A French engineer attempts to introduce an air flow into a mechanism to function as a lubricant. The approach aims to reduce wear and improve operation by using air as a lubricating medium within the moving parts.
The Celestial Capital Pekin Reveals Imperial City
A historical survey of Pekin describing the city’s threefold layout the Chinese city the Tartar or Imperial City and the Forbidden City Its gates halls and gates of extensive peace the marble bridges and pagodas are noted along with the vast imperial gardens palaces and the lack of modern plumbing within the emperor’s residences The piece highlights ancient sovereignty the dynastic changes and the grandeur mingled with decay and dirt in the royal environs.
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Pekin
China
Pélin
Yen
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Nankin
Tien-Tsin
Isar
Tartar City
Deseribed
Forbidden City
Wells Willams
Hie
Middle Kingdom
Teriumph
Paashog
Hlimeellop
Lore Vourt
Heaven
Offre
Imperial City
Shooting by a Cowboy Changes Charge at Alliance
Jack Vance, a Butta Creek Cattle Company cowboy, faced trial in Alliance Nebraska on a charge of shooting at a Burlington brakeman with intent to kill. He claimed the shot was a prearranged signal to warn his partner after being forced off the train, a tale his accomplice supported before recanting under scrutiny. Vance demonstrated various feats outside the courtroom, leaving the judge and spectators astonished as the brakeman announced he was not the intended target. The case drew from Denver Times reports and includes unrelated notes on cattle smudging in Mississippi swamps.
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Jack” Vance
Butta Creek Cattle Company
Alliance
Neb
Burlington
Vance
Vince
Denver Times
Boy and dog find kindness in Kansas City street
A ten year old boy in Kansas City comforts a stray dog named Shep after a failed attempt to secure a shelter. A passing officer helps, a patrolman consoles the child, and Chief McParland guides the boy home with the dog, both sharing relief and joy. The moment ends with the boy and dog running home together.
Cement plaster mix hardens with alumin water and heat
A fragment describes making a cement plaster mix by combining plaster of Paris with a saturated alumin water solution, drying, and firing in a kiln. The mixture is then rehydrated and applied, where it sets very firmly.
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Camenk Foe
Plaster of Paris
Summer Courship Cleans Tronware Pots and Ironware
Instructions on cleaning metal pots and ironware with hot water and soap. Suggests removing greasy matter from surfaces, boiling substances in hot water to dissolve residue, and drying promptly to prevent rust. Warns that iron kettles rust if not dried or stored damp.
Eyewear Strength Linked to Eye Color in Ancient Texts
A fragment discusses eye color influence on strength and strain, noting brown and dark eyes as weaker than gray or blue, with light blue being the strongest. It mentions Vekio readers and a 600 year history of a town tied to the Chinore imperial family, while alluding to ancient plains and monumental remains around the city.
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Vekio
Pekin
Han
Chinore
Nimerbie
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