Japanese taste and discipline fascinate Western observer
Editor Hamilton Holt reports on a voyage through Savas, Korea, and Manchuria, praising Japanese politeness, cleanliness, self control, and esthetic sense. He notes two prices and weak contracts in business, religious freedom, Shintoism Buddhism and Christianity influence, and Christian mission in mid classes amid global motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Japan
Nagoya
Kyoto
Tokio
Oe Jiyama
gThe
Imén
Yokohama
Kobe
Orient
Took Vardaman for Indian Chief in Fifth Avenue Crowd
A tall swarthy man in white linen drew hundreds of onlookers as he moved through Fifth Avenue crowds. Observers noted strong Indian features, high cheekbones, and a commanding presence. many whispered he might be a tribal chief. The man was Senator-Elect James K. Vardaman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vardaman
Fifth Avenue
James K. Vardaman
New York Herald
Imminent Vacation Question Marks Bosses Cold Response
An unclear dialogue fragment shows a boss reacting coldly to a suggestion of taking a vacation this year. The text is garbled with stray brackets and punctuation, but implies workplace tension over time off.
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Tad
New Pen Materials Promise Improved Writing Tools
An article discusses different pen materials including gold, steel, and a new black powder alloy of tantalim and tungsten. It notes issues with oxidation and ink adhesion in standard pens and highlights a promising hard yet flexible pen material aimed at combining durability with writeable precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Min
Germany
Kentish Cherry Orchards and a Garden of England Legend
The piece traces early England cherry cultivation from before Christ to Kent where the first modern varieties arrived from Flan era in the 13th century. It notes Teynham near Faversham as an early orchard source fueling Kent’s famed garden status and cites a Venetian ambassador’s tale of a Kentish cherry-eating contest where a young woman won 20 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Kent
Teynham
Faversham
Thames
Darent
Medway
Bushino
Jamea
Toptry
Letter in Fire Box Sparks City Turmoil
A man named Joseph Fleet mailed a letter to his wife revealing plans to flee Chicago and return home. The note, placed in a fire alarm box, triggered a citywide response with a fire boat, two lines of hose, five engines, two truck companies, and Fire Chief Seyferlich. The mistaken signal halted work in five office buildings and drew about ten thousand onlookers. What did Fleet cost the city?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fleet
Ilinois
Chicago
Seyferlich
PLC
OLD SUPERSITIONS OF SOLAR ECLIPSES ACROSS AGES
The piece describes ancient beliefs about solar eclipses as omens of disaster. It notes Roman blasphemy against natural explanations and peasant fears among pagan peoples. It highlights enduring myths, such as Chinese dragons and loud noises to scare away monsters during eclipses.
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Rome
Telegraph boy delivers telegram atop church spire
Woolaston, a Brockham English telegraph boy, earned local fame for delivering a telegram to the foreman on the scaffolding around the village church steeple. He kept the telegram and climbed 150 feet to hand it to the addressee, then descended unaided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolaston
Brockham
Surrey
Wollaston
Spelling note on nautical term under way
A London court case prompted discussion on the correct spelling of under way versus under weigh. Judge Lumley Smith asked for authoritative usage and concluded that under way is generally accepted in official quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Lumley Smith
K. C
Cure for Imbecile Child Reported by Saxony Clinic
A surgeon at the University of Leipzig reports a remarkable operation on an imbecile child. A thyroid gland piece from a healthy child was transplanted into the brain, after which the patient’s intelligence rapidly improved and fully recovered before discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bewip Payr
University of Leipaic
Saxony
Mmathar
Grapecane girdler insect described in eastern states
The grapecane girdler, noted mainly on Virginia creeper, shows rare but recurring attacks on grapevines in the eastern and mid western United States. It girdles tips and leaves, with larvae remaining in the heartwood, contrasting with other girdling species across several beetle and fly groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Brooks
Weat
Virginia Experiment Station
Virginia
Ita
United States
C. V. Riley
Missouri
Benj. D. Walsh
Illinois
John L. LeConte
America
le Conte
Pennsylvania
Eradication Tips for Grasshopper Control in Fields
The Ohio station outlines a poisoned bran mash method to protect guarded areas from grasshopper attacks. Mix two pounds of white dry jet parts green with 25 pounds bran, moisten with water sweetened with molasses or sugar, form a wet mash, and apply near each plant or broadcast over the field. Do not allow poultry near the poison and keep costs under one dollar per acre excluding labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Fragmented poultry note on piglet rearing and sow practices
A fragmented text discusses piglet litters and sow raising methods. It mentions avoiding forcing the sow to nurse and hints at social or farming concerns, with unclear details and damaged wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wie - Lee
The Al Mance Ring Described as a Hidden Two Ring
The piece explains a wedding ring called the Al Mance ring. It is a single solid ring that is actually two, with invisible joints. A pin inserted in an inner pinhole separates the rings when engraved, with the seam inside the surface.
Change of Life Aid Promoted by Pinkham Medicine
In Asheville North Carolina Mrs Julia A Moors testifies after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during Change of Life. Another Ohio case Mrs Alice Kirlin reports improved health and reduced pain after taking the remedy. The letters advocate the medicine for women passing through this life stage.
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Asheville
N.C
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra
Julia A. Moors
East St
N. C
Kirlin
Circleville
Ohio
Alice
W. Mill
Chccleville
E. Pinkham
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