Mark Twain's Youth and Rise to American Humor
George H. Picard recalls Mark Twain from Hannibal Missouri. The narrative covers Twain's odd boyhood, slow gait, and Branface nickname, his printer apprenticeship, and how he became a river pilot after meeting Horace Bixby. It notes his later glory and a tale of his stance on public speaking for Robert Fulton Memorial funds.
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Mark Twain
Missouri
Floida
Hannibal
Hannibal Em
Bryo
St. Louis
Christian Advocate
Methodist Conference
Advocate
Keokuk
England
Oxford
Robert Fulton Memorial Association
Association
Memorial Enterprise
Carnegie Hall
New York
Frederick D
Grant
Robert Fulton
Paul Jones
Horace Porter
Porter
Fulton
George H. Picard
Bible Society Found Bibles Missing Armenia Maps
From Bagdad a Bible society agent reports the latest British Bible consignment had all maps torn out that showed anything about Armenia. The dragoman of the British consulate explains the name Armenia is forbidden in Turkey.
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Bagdad
Bible Society
Armenia
Turkey
Extraordinary Tyrolean costume from Meran in Tyrol
A photograph from Meran shows the distinctive Tyrolean peasant costume once common in the region but now seen mainly at festivals. Baron Dairoku Kikuchi, a Japanese scholar lecturing on Japanese education in England, plans similar work in America after studying at Cambridge.
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Meran
Austrian Tyrol
Baron Dairoku Kikuchi
Eng
America
Cambridge
Maritime naming customs by nation described
The article explains how French ships rarely bear French personal names, using provinces or victories instead. It notes German ships favor rivers ports poets and literary figures, while Spanish ships commonly take city and great commander names.
A Fire Department Surgeon
Dr. Lilian M. Thomas is praised as the world’s only female surgeon attached to a fire department. She is a regularly qualified New York Fire Department member who performs duties competently and rejects exemptions for her sex. She wears rubber gear and works as bravely as any fireman.
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Fire Department
Lilian M. Thomas
New York Fire Department
Thomas
Newspaper issuance and ad revenue in the United States
The report notes nearly 19.6 million weekday copies and 11.51 million Sunday copies issued in the United States. It states advertisers pay about 2.15 billion annually for space in American newspapers.
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United States
America
Kite Carriages Sparked 19th Century Craze
Fifty five years ago a kite carriage craze had people stacking two large kites to pull a light carriage. The contraption allegedly reached twenty five miles per hour and covered about one hundred fifty miles in ten hours.
Submarine Cables At Work Across Seas
A submarine cable costs between 1500 and 1750 dollars per mile to manufacture and lay. More than fifty fine vessels are at work tending the various SULmarine Cables.
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Alrvn
Casket Presented to Spain’s New Heir
A ceremonial casket shown in the picture was presented to the newly named heir to the Spanish throne as the event signaled succession. The ornate display marked an important step in the royal lineage and prompted public attention across the nation.
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Spain
Marketing in Birmingham Elementary Schools Cooking Classes
A new program sends eleven year old pupils on weekly marketing trips with the cooking mistress. They visit shops and learn from storefront displays which articles to buy and which to avoid, and how to choose items best suited to various dishes.
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Birmingham
Canaries From Germany Trade Greatly Exported Birds
Germany maintains a large Canary trade exporting at least 130000 birds yearly to America and about 4000 to England and Russia. The Harz mountains serve as the great nursery for breeding canaries where peasants earn 50 to 125 dollars annually as wages.
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Germany
America
England
Russia
Harz
Madagascar Queen Observes Annual State Bath Ceremony
The queen of Madagascar has begun her yearly bath in a decorated palace tent. Prayers are offered, guns fired, and drums beaten as the nation marks this royal holiday.
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Madagascar
Earliest Hebrew Bible Manuscripts and Dates
The oldest complete Hebrew Bible manuscript is a ninth century Pentateuch copy in the British Museum. The earliest dated manuscript is a prophets copy in St. Petersburg from AD 916, with most manuscripts dating to later periods.
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British Museum
St. Petersburg
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Wrightson & Co
Herndon
Amazon
New Orleans
Horace Bixby
Para
William A. Moffett
Mark Swain
Nature
Devonshire
Submarine
Teaching Marketing
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