World News Briefs From The Era
Reports from Paris Berlin and India cover a range of topics from new monuments in Paris to a ban on certain cold drinks. Indian rural post offices sell quinine widely while Bengal records show large packet sales. Turin faces rat-infested邮局s. Paris uncovers wartime cipher dispatches. Japanese scientists trial artificial rain using electricity with promising early results.
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Jayen
Sheffield
Alphonse Daudet
Champs Elysees
Paris
India
Bengal
Berlin
Turin
Italy
Ministry of War
Fukushima Prefecture
Gold Value And Estate Upshot From Odd Facts
An assortment of historical notes shows an ounce of gold valued at 20.67 dollars and a Long Island miser's estate at 40 000 with household effects at 16. A submarine venture is seen as risky due to onboard peril, while U S horse values average 49.07 dollars with wide state variation.
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Long Island
United States
Arizona
Rhode Island
Blue Mountains
Oregon
California
Puget Sound
Skaguay
New Fall Coats And Accessories Highlight Fashions
The New York Tribune notes fall coats will reach halfway down the skirt with colors like black white and pale blue. White tulle bows with green velvet polka dots adorn neckbands. Monogram buckles in gun metal with sterling silver initials appear on colonial shoes. Chinese Russian embroidery trims outfits as lace returns. Shoe styles shift to higher heels pointed toes and arched insteps. A tan double breasted reefer coat offers chic contrast. White satin and gold details remain defining for gowns for two seasons.
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New York Tribune
Orchard and Garden Tips for Fruit and Trees
Wormy fruit should be disposed of by the sheep and red raspberries spread by suckers. Do not expect an average soil to yield both fruit and grass well every year. Prune dormant trees to help vigor but avoid pruning while growth continues. Clover plowed under acts as manure, and wood ashes boost soil nutrition.
Jewelry Jottings Showcases Satin Silver and Coral Charms
From Jewelers' Circular Weekly, the satin finished silver shines in today’s collection. A gilded golf cup picture graces an enameled panel with green links and costumed players. Pink and white coral charms include an elephant and other quirky symbols, while coral brooches feature grape leaves and autumn foliage. A rare gold long chain with transparent rose quartz beads completes the display.
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India
Path of Ocean Cables Across Atlantic Tablelands
Lippincott's Magazine notes submarine tablelands shape cable routes. Depths exceed 40 000 feet, yet economy and maintenance drive cables along coastal beds before crossing to Ireland or France. Cables between the United States and Europe hug the Atlantic coast to Newfoundland then head across to Europe.
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Atlantic
Lippincott’s
South Atlantic
Tristan da Cunha
Rio de la Plata
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Bermudas
United States
Europe
Ireland
France
The Sea Trout And Its Angling Charm
The weak fish or sea trout ranks second to striped bass among saltwater game fish. Surface feeding makes light tackle ideal, with Jamaica Bay, Staten Island shore, and Shrewsbury river mouth top spots near New York. Weights up to twenty pounds recorded, six to ten pounds common. one to two and a half pounds average. The fish bites decisively, so quiet anglers using small lines and light leaders tend to win.
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New York
Jamaica Bay
Staten Island
Shrewsbury River
America
When Jackson Dined Aims at a Time for Washington Dinners
Montgomery Alabama Advertiser recalls Colonel Davy Crockett tale about dinner hours in Washington. He outlines a progression from common people at 12 to the vice president at 6, then jokes that President Andrew Jackson dines the next day, illustrating his greater stature.
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Jackson
Montgomery
Ala
Davy Crockett
Congress
Tennessee
Washington
Old Hickory
Crockett
Women In Paris Streets Feature Open Carriages And Cafes
In Paris the grand boulevards fill with streams of private and hired carriages. Couples stroll while cafe patios attract promenaders and social groups, with women often enjoying coffee outside and meeting friends in open air settings.
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Paris
Tramp Refuses to Split Wood in Comic Tale
A tramp in green goggles asks for a meal and wood from a housewife. He delivers a precise tale of being disinherited in Boston for splitting an infinitive and swears never to split anything again, even wood, in a humorous exchange cited by the Baltimore Herald.
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Boston
Baltimore Herald
No Consolation For Cracked China
A Virginia lady laments a cracked heirloom cup and contrasts it with losing children. Her friend notes religion offers comfort after a child’s death, but the speaker still feels the ache of the irreplaceable old china in this cotemporary quip.
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Virginia
Do You Believe Monkeys Talk Like Humans
Miss Cayenne remarks that some humans chatter like monkeys while noting she does not believe monkeys can talk like people. The Washington Star quote contrasts animal speech with human chatter.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Miss Bland's Social Secret Noted In Conversation
In the Indianapolis News a dialogue notes Miss Bland's social success rests on her memory of forgetfulness. The remark highlights tact and social finesse as key traits in polite society.
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Indianapolis News
Case summons in Mitchell South Dakota 1902
The State of South Dakota to Boynton you are summoned to answer the complaint filed October 1, 1902 in the Davison County Circuit Court Mitchell file your answer within thirty days from service excluding the service day or the plaintiff will seek relief specified in the complaint. Dated Mitchell September 28 1902 Preston Hannett attorneys for plaintiff.
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Davison County
Boynton
Plaintiff
BR. O. Spencer
Efendant
South Dakota
Main
Mitchell
Preston & Hannett
Notice to Creditors Estate of James M Parker
Notice is given by the administrator of the Estate of James M Parker deceased to creditors and all claimants to exhibit claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Address is KF H Winsor firm in Mitchell Davison County South Dakota. Dated September 24 1902. Fred M Parker deceased.
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James M. Parker
KF. H. Winsor
Mitchell
Davison
S. D
Fred M. Parker
Notice to Creditors Estate of George N Wiswell
Administratrix Clara M Wiswell gives notice to creditors and claimants of the estate of George N Wiswell deceased to present claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Notices to be filed at F H Winsor office in Mitchell Davison County South Dakota dated September 27 1902.
Proposed South Dakota debt amendment for November 1902 ballot
The Seventh Legislature proposes amending Article 13 Section 4 to cap county and subdivision debt at five percent of assessed value, with provisions for additional indebtedness capped at ten percent for water and sewer, eight percent for street railways and power plants, and required majority votes for districts. The measure will appear on the November 4 1902 general election ballot in Pierre.
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South Dakota
Pierre
State of
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