China and the United States book reviewed by a Cincinnati press
The National Publishing Company issues a large elegant book on China and its people by Speer, praised for insight into daily life and customs. The piece notes the book’s timely social value as Chinese immigration grows and contrasts old world habits with modernizing influence, with illustrations and limited distribution by agents. It also includes commentary on War-time news coverage by Tribune, plus miscellaneous poetry, travelogue, and health notes, reflecting a broad 19th century newspaper mix.
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China
United States
National Publishing Company of
Cincinnati
Speer
Just Married at Montgomery Hall Story Ends in Two Rooms
A whimsical tale from the Fort Plain Register describes a newly married couple who arrive by train and request a room with two beds. The clerk accommodates them with patience, then switches to separate rooms per the brides’ suggestion, illustrating the humorous ease of domestic arrangements and ending with a moral on selfishness and public good.
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Montgomery Hall
London
Paris
Fort Plains
Brown
Brotwyn
Offoxeum
A Siberian Sleigh Ride Across Remote Siberia
A traveler details a Siberian sleigh journey from Ikutsk to St. Petersburg and the hardy gear used. He describes a Ki t ika sleigh, its dimensions, the hood, boot, and quilted interior, plus extreme cold with temperatures near forty degrees below zero and frozen provisions.
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Siberia
Ikutsk
St. Petersburgh
Sheria
The Loftiest in Mountily Chimborazo Mount Everest Rival
The piece recalls Chimborazo once deemed the tallest mountain, surpassed now by Everest and Anconcagua. It paints a silent sublime Andes scene where wind, birds, and waters vanish, leaving a stillness akin to oceanic calm. It notes volcanic lava evidence and a dawning of silent dominance over much of the world.
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Chimbozaro
Mt Everest
Asia
Anoncagua
Chili
Alps
Andes
Guyaquil
Quito
Chimborazo
Mid Ocean
Chimbazaio
Love of Children and Gentle Humor in Social Notes
A fragmentary social piece extols the love of children as the pleasantest gift, praising their frank nature and universal language. It shares light anecdotes about manners, marriage, and discipline, ending with a quip from a Sunday school class about not mistreating parents.
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Tia
Jonely Hastherne
Darwinian Illustration and the Pigeon Varieties
A Darwinian illustration questions if all animal forms could arise from a single original type through variation and struggle. It cites pigeon varieties, horses, fowl, and dogs to argue that without a guiding intellect, many forms could not be preserved or produced. The piece critiques the theory as unsupported and asserts the work discussed is among the most stimulating read.
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All’s Journal of Health
Proverbs and Tales From a Fragmented Page
A garbled collection of old sayings and anecdotes touches on wisdoms and moral quips. It includes remarks about fortune, honesty, religion, social behavior, and literary quips, with scattered quotes and misread lines about Eve, the Virginia Debating Society, and camp meetings. The text blends proverbs with partial historical and literary references, yielding a mosaic of era-tinged maxims.
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Capre Tss
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Arionnerar Law
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Olin
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Ietsplug
Joseph Watson
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Dwin Jarvis
Atwater's
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Massillon Iron Foundry
Killinger & CO
RYND
Main St
Earth
John Tioskin
Pennsylvania
T. R. Richmond
Erie St
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Lumber Inc
Tate Pegers
A. Harse,d
Wholesat DC
AVA
McCues
Fulton
West
Zac
Tus Gas Works
ARD Kachiler
Dr. Porter
Dessisr
Amtican
Orin
Whisler & Ealey
Dielbenn & Son
P. G. Albright’s
C. N. Oberlin’s
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Doxsee
S&s
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Allen
Berger & Sov’s
Allope
Stark
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Wayne County
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Hayes
A. H Johnston
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Offic
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Olno
Chaisis
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Enmhs
Jl K. Dickey & CO
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Morganthaler, Jr
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Massillon Pecession Works
JAS
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Rumberard
M. A. Brown
Cleveland
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Mick
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Salen
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Lady’s Fancy Goods
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OTICE
County Board For
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Con
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Nice
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