Drink Cold Water and Patriotism in a Temperance Lecture
Hope Jones uses drawings of Columbus Washington and Hancock to mock alcohol and praise water with buttermilk and root beer. The austere lecturer argues abstinence yields patriots and statesmen, contrasting historic feats with drink fueled folly while urging the audience to adopt water as the best beverage.
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Hope Jones
Colonies
John Hancock
George
America
M. Quan
Miss Mkinley’s Wedding Announcement Brings Local Notice
A brief wedding notice appears for Miss Mkinley with details unclear in the fragment. The item notes a marriage event involving the Miss Mkinley surname and mentions a local reader context. Further specifics are not readable in the provided text.
Prompted By Reading Robbery Under Arms
An Australian magistrate recalls a juvenile bushranger who robbed companions after claiming he was prompted by reading Rolf Boldrewood’s Robbery Under Arms. Separate anecdotes show light dialogue on engagements and a tale of English curiosity during a Fourth of July voyage, with a late note from the New York Tribune.
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Rolf Boldrewood
T. A. Browne
Albany
Chicago News
Bull Run
Langley
National Academy of Science
Potomac
Bernard Green
Library of Congress
Green
Battle of
New York Tribune
Why Indeed Why Roast Beefs and Dishes Remain Separate
A Lexington style inquiry cites the Indianapolis Press to ask why several dishes listed as separate items are treated as if already combined into hash. The exchange notes confusion over menu labeling and preparation terminology.
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Il’m
Indianapolis Press
To Retrench, Home is the Dearest Place on Earth
A brief exchange between Bilkens and Wilkins contrasts home life with leaving housekeeping for board. The item frames friendship through opposite views and divergent tastes. It cites quotations attributed to the Columbus State Journal and Chicago News paraphrased snippets.
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Bilkens
Wilkins
Housekeeping
Columbus
State Journal
McKinley Niece to Wed in Somerset Country Estate
Miss Mabel McKinley, niece of the president, will marry Dr Hermanus Baer in Somerset Pennsylvania. Invitations exceed 700 as the engagement follows a Windsor hotel escape tale. The bride, famed for her voice and society standing, prepares a peau de soie gown with lace and a long bride’s veil. the wedding will be a prominent Washington event.
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Washington
Mabel McWinley
White House
Somerset
Miss McKinley
Hermanus Baer
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
MecKinneys
Windsor Hotel
Mabel M'Kinley
Abner McKinley
Sunshine
Dr. Baer
Mabel
Melba
Miss MacKinley
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
McKinley
New York
Helen McKinley
Brussels
Nile fishes in Jordan and Gallilee show ancient links
The London Standard notes Nile and East African river fishes reach the Jordan and sea of Galilee, implying historic continental changes. Africa as a connected landmass, shifting seas, and possible past connections between Nile, Jordan, and Red Sea are discussed, with Earth’s growth and meteoric debris shaping our understanding.
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Nile
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
London Standard
Africa
Tanganyika
Orange River
Zambezi
Niger
Upper Nile
Gregory
Great Rift Valley
Dead Sea
Gulf of Akabah
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Getting Up Speed for London Trains
The New York Tribune reports a novel expedient to shorten Central London railway travel time. With 64 miles across 12 or 13 stations the line climbs 1.6 feet to a station then falls, creating a 3.2 percent grade. Accelerating stop and start could save about ten seconds per stop, adding up to two minutes overall, beyond electric motor benefits.
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Central London
New York Tribune
London
What a Plant Eats
The first botanical experiment, by a Dutchman, planted a five pound willow in two hundred pounds of dried earth and watered daily. After five years the willow weighed 164 pounds more, earth lost only two ounces, leading to the erroneous belief that plants require only water. Later findings show much plant weight comes from carbonic acid in the air.
Actinium Named as New Element by Debierne
A. Debierne identifies a new radioactive element, actinium, from pitchblende. The substance concentrates enough to emit rays affecting barium platinocyanide, photograph plates, and a magnetic field like radium and polonium, yet remains distinct on those elements.
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A. Debierne
Pitchblende
No External Symptoms Boost Blood Purifier Claim
The ad argues blood may be in poor condition without visible signs and lists symptoms such as weak appetite poor digestion and nervous exhaustion. It touts 5 S S as rebuilding blood and strengthening the system. A testimonial from J F Durr of Princeton Missouri says SS S improved his wife’s weak emaciated condition and calls it a great tonic and blood purifier.
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5.S. S
S. S.S
J. F. Durr
Princeton, Mo
S&s. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
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