Lost on the Plains Trooper Johnson’s Desertion Tale
A detailed Civil War era march narrative follows Trooper Johnson who returns solo to recover a lost knife then wanders and becomes hopelessly lost on the plains. After days his trail is found in a torn, naked, crazed state. officials fear permanent insanity from plains terror.
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Johnson
Ridge
Great Plains
Troopson
Evan
Furm
Pees
Detroit Kreeress
American firm completes Jamaica rail link through mountains
An American company finished a fifty mile connector encircling Jamaica linking the island with a challenging route through mountains and morass. The line includes 27 tunnels 193 girder bridges 13 viaducts and 11 tower bridges. Average cost exceeds 400 000 dollars per mile.
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Island
Jamaica
Drama in Madagascar at Queen’s Court Performance
In Madagascar a small European party attended a July court performance for the Hova queen. Guests enjoyed free admission, sat in red plush stalls near the throne, while the queen and relatives watched from a raised dias. The stage was primitive with real trees and curtained by ropes as four court men operated the scene. The plays mixed theft and vice themes and ended abruptly as the queen departed with the premier minister and entourage.
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Rainilairivony
Een
Fattest Boy in the World Anton Mochty of Lower Austria
The New York World reports ten year old Anton Mochty of Aindorf Lower Austria as the fattest boy in the world at 150 pounds. He measures a 45 inch chest and 22 inch head, stands five feet tall, and has six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. growth accelerated in the last two years with a two foot increase in height and seventy pounds gained.
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Ruth
Lady Berrington
London
Gayelies
Capt. Tremayne
England
Foreign Service
Pens Court
Berrington
Maurice
Sage
Carews
Marsh Hall
Juliet Carew
Miss Carew
St. Paul’s
Anton Mochty
Aindorf
Lower Austria
Anton
Nature
New York World
Refrigerator schooners promise ice kept catch on ship
A Fulton Market syndicate plans a large fishing vessel fitted with a cold storage plant to preserve fish at sea. The system uses anhydrous ammonia and a naptha engine to cool the hold, enabling longer cruises and reducing losses from spoilage on other boats.
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Freesing
Fulton Market
Bee Varie
Common Rocks and How to Distinguish Them Lecture
Prof Angelo Hellprin explains sandstone limestone and granite as the main rock types around Philadelphia. Sandstone shows a grainy homogeneous texture, limestone dissolves in acids and contains shells, and granite is a composite rock with feldspar quartz and mica including gneiss varieties.
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Academy of Natural Sciences
Ludwick Institute
Angelo Hellprin
New York
Philadelphia
Hornblenda
Rniea
Hecomes
A Home in the Country Promotes a Child’s Growth
Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst argues that a home with land and rural surroundings shapes a child more deeply than urban life. He contrasts open skies, rain, and distant lightning with city limits, stressing the educational value of nature, sunlight, and quiet prospect for moral development.
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Charles H. Parkhurst
New Year’s oath shifts to reform in politics
A New York politician faces a holiday moment with his wife and jokes about swearing off again on reform as New Year nears. The Washington Star presents the quip about political vows and reform.
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New York
Washington Star
Easy Way Out of It
A Chicago Record quips about a rich man who never spends. A bystander notes the elderly man is worth about 250000 dollars yet remains frugal, prompting jokes on borrowing or dressing better to eat.
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Chicago
John
Mrs. Billus
Maria
Mr. Billus
Chicago Tribune
John A. Salzer Seed CO
LA Crosse
Wis
Poisonous Ingredients and Their Role in Curing Disorders
A historical note discusses poisonous ingredients and their value or danger in treating disorders arising from a deranged condition. It presents a cautionary view on using toxic substances for medical cures.
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Iman
Darras Ir Tie
Darling
Madagascar
Hood
George W. Lotz
Fabucher
Mas Winslow
Childry
China
Japan
Parker
Santre
The
Salter
Iowa
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