Shorthand Progress and Missionary Work in Canada
The article discusses the aims of shorthand learning to spread education and Christian teaching among Indigenous peoples in British Columbia. It highlights Pere Jean Marsephal Le Jeune, a missionary priest from France, his lang=uage-relations work with Thompson Nicola and related tribes since 1880, and his efforts to devise a readable system to teach English and the Indians, noting initial struggles and eventual adoption of a Chinook based shorthand system.
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Canada
Pere Jean Marsephael le Jeune
British Co
Pere le Jeune
Pleybert Christ
Finistere
France
Yale
Lytton
Douglass Lake
British Columbia
le Jeune
Charlie Alexis Mayoos
Nicola
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Kamloops Wawa and Stenograph Indian Script Press
In 1894 Kamloops Kamloops Wawa paper details the spread of Le Jeune’s shorthand system among Thompson and Nicola Indians. The article recounts the newspaper Kamloops Wawa’s growth, printing methods, subscribers, and printing by hand, plus the town’s scenery and cultural shifts toward literacy and Christianity.
When Stars Fear the Curtain Speech Stages Spotlight Shock
The piece notes many actors fear public speaking before the curtain while on stage they excel. It cites Richard Mansfield as a notable exception who speaks without notes, delivering in a halting yet self-possessed manner that adds impact. The article contrasts backstage calm with front curtain nerves.
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New York Advertiser
Richard Mansfield
Mr. Mansfield
Old Twenty Dollar Bill From 1779 in Detroit Collector’s Hands
A fragile 1779 twenty-dollar note, issued during the revolution, is in the possession of John Cummings of Detroit. The bill, dated January 14 1779, bears the declaration for twenty Spanish dollars or an equivalent in gold or silver. Signatures read James Wilson and WM Gardner, with a back engraving by Hall & Sellers.
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John Cummings
Detroit
Philadelphia
Congress
James Wilson
WM. Gardner
Hall & Sellers
Slang Sparks a Boston Western Banter
A Rochester Herald quip plays on misread slang between a Western beauty and a Boston youth. Their banter twists conventional speech into playful miscommunication, ending with the surprised realization that he is finally catching on as she jokes about being on the express.
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Boston
Rochester Herald
Youthful Assassins Across History
The piece notes many assassins were youths, citing Carnot’s killer aged 22 and several others in the teens or mid-twenties. It lists Phoenix Park attackers Timothy Kelly 18, Michael Wagan 24, Thomas Caffrey 24, and nitroglycerin plotters Alfred Whitehead 23 Henry Wilson 21 William Ansburgh 21. Also mentions Jules Ferry 1883 attacker at 18 and Queen threat Albert Young at 17. The Name of God and Blank Cartridges sections follow.
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Carnot
Phoenix Park
Timothy Kelly
Michael Wagan
Thomas Caffrey
London
Alfred Whitehead
Henry Wilson
William Ansburgh
M. Jules Ferry
Albert Young
ENGLISH PRISONERS Compared With American Convicts
The piece contrasts American prison conditions with English ones, noting far fewer comforts for English prisoners. It details restricted reading, limited letter writing, infrequent visiting, strict speaking rules, rigid wake and meal times, monotonous meals, lack of holiday meals, and compulsory labor such as treadmill work or harsher forms of labor in some institutions.
Prison labor: revolutions on a pointless crank
The excerpt notes a harsh daily routine of 8,000 to 10,000 revolutions on a useless crank, contrasted with other prisons where prisoners pump water for a functional task, making the crank movement especially depressing and purposeless.
Curiously Blunt Chemistry Answers From Indian Exam
In a university chemistry exam in India natives give childlike, humorous explanations for common elements and reactions. The absurd responses touch sulfur as a smellful gas and carbon as existing in a dark room, while other lines mix practical jokes with basic chemistry misgivings.
Clearest Kind of Proof in OToole Case
Police Commissioner hears citizens swear Officer OToole exited a brewery. OToole’s lawyer counters with a different venue claim arguing the sighting proves nothing unless supported, replying that the defense has the fact he was seen leaving. Kate Field’s Washington.
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Officer O'Toole
Japanese Letter Wrapping Customs Revealed in Historic Note
In Japan envelopes were not used until recently as letters were folded in a single paper and wrapped with care following rank based forms. The final triangular corner was sealed with a stamp or marked simply with the word Seal reflecting traditional etiquette.
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Japan
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