Esther Remington and the strained marriage ordeal
Esther Remington battles social expectations and a stern mother in a story of marital strain and eventual reconciliation. Arthur Remington's neglect and Esther's decline lead to estrangement, but a chance reunion and vow repair their marriage as they plan to travel abroad together.
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W. R. Hearst
Esther Remington
Esther
Mother
Remington
Ester
Mrs. Remington
Mr. Marston
Arthur
Arthur Remington
Deadly Blowing Darts of Guiana Indians and Tchuktchi Customs
The Poocoona blowpipe from Guiana uses a reed nearly thirty feet tall with a fourteen to fifteen foot basal joint and a palm trunk body. Darts seven inches long, bound with silk thread and wax, are tipped with devilfish teeth for hard accuracy. Globe-Democrat reports on Tchuktchi rites, famine, and a brutal Kamitok execution while noting stark differences between Behring Strait peoples and Russian subjects.
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Longman's Magazine
Guiana
Globe-Democrat
Harry de Windt
London
Siberian
Behring Straits
de Windt
Siberan
Koarl
Anadyisk
St. Petersburg
Arctic Ocean
Nijni Kolymsk
Dumwaldjik
Oumwaldjik
King’s Island
Esquimaux
Alaska
Plow for New Ground and Soil Care Techniques
A detailed guide on building a shovel plow attachment to cut through roots, improving new ground work. It also covers exhausting soils, crop rotation with clover and manure, sow care, cement and slatted floors, sheep housing, root crops for pigs, poultry feeding, turkey care, fall manure use, planting shrubs, bulbs, protecting hardy plants, and harness maintenance.
The Simplon Tunnel and Great Alpine Tunnels
The Churchman notes the first construction train through the Simplon tunnel aligning with the New York subway electric train as a landmark in engineering. It traces progress from Mont Cenis to Saint Gothard and the 1898 Simplon project, begun in August 1898, with completion expected next summer for through traffic, and contrasts natural cooling and power sources used, unlike Panama Canal work.
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Simplon
New York
Mont Cenis
St. Gothard
Rhone
Diversa
Napoleon
Simpson Pass
Panama
Japanese Paper Plant in America
A magazine article discusses cultivating Japanese paper plants in the United States and Europe. It notes mitsumata shrubs are planted in Florida Louisiana Texas Colorado California and irrigated areas. It cites yields up to 2000 pounds of raw bark per acre and pulp value at 16 cents per pound with seeds valued at 1.50 per gallon. It mentions 24000 shrubs per acre and a later item about Mohammedans in London planning a mosque.
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America
Booklovers
Japan
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Colorado Desert
Sacramento
San Joaquin
California
For Success in War and Nelsons Greatness
The text argues that success in war rests on both intellectual grasp and moral power guiding action in crises. Nelson’s greatness came from the rare combination of mental and moral strength, aided by exceptional opportunities. Vermont population rose from 1850 to 1890 by 17,000 inhabitants.
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Nelson
A. T. Mahan
Vermont
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Waynard
Leslie’s Monthly
Soaker
Poultry Kingdom
Emergencien
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