Curious account of marching locusts in early migration
A correspondent describes a plague of army worms with military precision and behavior. They form a lined encampment across rye and tobacco fields, move in ordered columns, feed heavily, and then retreat to ground. Observations cover their impact on crops, pupal development, and eventual disappearance likely due to parasitic insects. The piece also touches on human life themes from a separate Chambers' Journal excerpt.
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Estern
Ntervals
Millers
Aevil
Chambers’ Journal
Unclassed Men And Their Desperate Appeals
Advertisers seeking untrained applicants for junior clerks or night porters receive a flood of letters from across the country. Some use polished phrases betraying high culture while others beg for a chance at a trial or lifelong devotion. Many plead for bread and a living, revealing the harsh depths of unclassed despair.
Telegram from Hong Kong on Typhoon Ravaging Tonquin
A Hong Kong telegram reports a terrible typhoon in Tonquin devastating 200 churches 34 parsonages colleges and 2000 houses. Six thousand Christians are ruined and without resources with immense losses and a plea for aid.
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the Foreign Missionary Seminary
Hong Kong
Esteric Tonquin
Txe Gearfield Monument Fund Reaches 37468
H B Hurlbut a wealthy Cleveland resident now in England sent $1000 by cablegram while donations to the monument fund accumulate at a slow rate.
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Gearfield Monument
H.B. Hurlbut
England
Cablegram
Nero's canal route choice praised by ancient surveyors
The article discusses Roman and Nero era surveying methods for the Corinth Canal. It notes Nero's engineers favored a shorter route with water at both ends and slopes protecting against floods, contrasting with other routes. It references modern skepticism about sea level equality and cites the London Spectator.
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Turr
Corinth
Nero
Tke Alexander
M. de Legseps
Suez Canal
Canal of Corinth
London Spectator
Inside the New York Stock Exchange A Lively Day Surges
The passage paints the NYSE trading floor as chaos and energy with 1100 shouting brokers and boys in blue, yet the scene is described as orderly and profitable with securities valued at 40 to 60 million changing hands in five hours. It notes 7,000,000 shares trading daily and rapid ownership transfers within 24 hours. It contrasts outward frenzy with real money exchanges and mentions eggs and travel spending abroad.
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New York Stock Exchange
Christendom
The
Stock Exchange
Manhattan
Heathendom
Exchange
WN. Y. C
St. Louis
Disparity In Ages In Marriage Wields Social Strain
A columnist muses on the perils and pains of age gaps in marriage. The piece contrasts old men with young brides and old women with younger husbands, noting dignity and love often falter. It laments mercenary motives and universal pity for ruined happiness.
Breeds and Training Rules For Young Colts
The article warns that colts three years old should be broken to light work for two years before full work. Early hard service risks joint settlement and injuries like spavins or bony enlargements, ruining future usefulness. It stresses patient development over trying to rush to full maturity.
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Nattve-Stock Journal
Siamese Princes Buy 850 Pianos for Paris Harem
Before leaving Paris, the Siamese princes purchased 850 pianos for the harem of their elder brother. The purchase signals extravagant imperial spending during a period of regal luxury and cultural display.
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Paris
Clearing House Weekly Totals Reach New Highs in U S
The twenty three leading clearing houses in the United States recorded a weekly total of 1 365 413 297 dollars, the largest in history aside from one prior peak. Wheat speculation dominated the figures, with a related strong gain in real transactions reported for the week.
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United States
Chinese Student Dies By Own Action At Marietta College
William Newkim known as Ah Kim a Chinese missionary student in the second year of Marietta College preparatory department committed death by his own action using chloral or chloroform last night. He was found dead in his bed as a result of a disappointed love affair with a servant girl in the city.
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Maneta
William Newkim
Ah Kim
Marietta College
Suffering tale of Delia Hodgings crew tragedy at sea
A schooner Delia Hodgings crew faced a grim voyage after their vessel ran aground last Friday morning. The ship's launch foundered, and within two days exposure to the storm five men perished from cold and exposure before rescue arrived.
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Delia
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J MM Cbristy
James C Starr
Hemenway
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Lewis & Lewis
LAW Public
Rodman
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First Naonal Bask
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Porto Om
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