The Obdurate Spaniard and a Spanish Station Master
A long anecdote contrasts Spanish obstinacy with American notions. A Flatbush man recalls a traveler in England whose explanations fail to sway a Spaniard who insists the sun is round. Another tale notes mule drivers in the Pyrenees firing rocks at headstrong mules. The climax features a station master delaying a train and then setting the clock back 40 minutes.
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Santiago
Long Island
Spain
Flatbush
England
Itayana
Havana
Pyrenees
Pride in Hot Weather Shapes Weather Talk Across Regions
A Chicago Times Herald essay notes how heat or cold brings out prideful reactions in people. Observers recall that towns claim lower temperatures than neighbors to outdo rivals, preferring their cheap thermometers as trusted guides while disdaining official readings. The piece argues education is needed to curb such perverse pride in meteorology.
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Weather Bureau
Dakota
Chicago Times- Herald
Yarmouth Revolving Tower Opens At Sea Front Resort
At Yarmouth England a seaside resort has added a revolving tower as a new attraction. The 155 foot tower can carry 200 persons per trip and sits above a sweeping view of white sands and a deep blue bay. Visitors experience strong sea breezes and a lofty panorama from the top platform.
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Yarmouth
England
Scattered Lancashire and Yorkshire glimpses under the coast’s view
A narrator describes a 24 mile stretch of country with Cumberland hills reaching the shore. At various points the spectator scans west moreland Yorkshire Lancashire and Cheshire glimpses inland as the landscape unfolds under his gaze.
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Cumberland
Westmoreland
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Cheshire
Chicago Tribune
That Grand Air laughs at pugs and aristocratic looks
In Brooklyn Life the quip compares a pug dog to aristocratic bearing. A childlike exchange jokes that pugs would get upset if forced to mingle with others, reflecting humorous social commentary in a light mood.
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Bobby
Brooklyn
Vaccination keeps German army largely free of smallpox
The Westminster Review notes that Germany reports six or seven smallpox cases annually due to thorough vaccination. Recruits are revaccinated with at least ten punctures per arm and only one death from smallpox between 1874 and 1887 occurred in a twice unsuccessfully revaccinated soldier. The piece cautions about vaccine lymph carryover but views vaccination as reducing disease, urging sterilized medium cultivation of vaccine virus for safety.
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Westminster Review
Wanted More Oats on Star Subscription at Office
At this office several hundred bundles of oats are offered on subscription to the Star.
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The
Star
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