Life and sights of Naples streets and people
An Italian street life piece surveys Naples and Rome, contrasting outdoor living with squalor and charm. It notes city sanitation progress, vivid harbor scenes, markets and street foods, and a child performer whose act might lure managers to Paris or New York venues.
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Rome
Naples
Londen
Napoli
Capel
Ischia
Wold
Artacia
Mons Natinus
Carthenope
Ail
Alanis
Charlie
Ali
Hmos
Paris
New York
Dramatic power as birthright of actors praised
The text extols dramatic power as the birthright of actors and notes many trained performers may never reach their level. It discusses gestures, expressions, and faculties that define stardom while critiquing attempts to match such artistry with mere bravado.
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Iits
Stamp Out the London Slums: Crime and Poverty in Three Parishes
In Whitechapel Bethnal Green and Shoreditch serious crime and poverty strain the city health and police. The piece notes a surge in murders and drunkenness amid immigrant communities and narrow streets. A Jew was killed in Shoreditch by a brick hurled in ignorance, not personal enmity. The essay by Edward Marshall appears in Century's March issue.
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Whitechapel
Bethnal Green
Shorediteh
London
Shoreditch
Tripland
Bethnal Treen
Denke
Lontton
Lita
Edward Marshall
Brave boy and girl foil palace mouse and win kingdoms
The court trembles as a palace mouse invades. A brave boy and a girl confront the tyrant mouse, win aid from King Gawar, and reclaim a throne. The boy vows to defend the realm from mice and allies with elephants to defeat Baruck. The couple wed into royal favor. peace returns to the land.
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Prightenet
Minwell
Chaboola Hoola Iban
White Elephants
Thali
Ganien
Anut
Couetiors
Bins
Tan
Tam Damar
Gawar
Baruck
Baruch
Damar
War commentary and urban density in late 19th century notes
The text quotes Huskinan Weenen arguing against war to women urging mourning and black dress as a method to deter conflict. It then discusses population density in New York City comparing wards, and contrasts London rookeries with upper stories receiving light, citing Kiwart Marshall in the March Century.
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Matinal Green
New York City
New York
London
Kiwart Marshall
Foreigners in America by Regions and Birthplace
The Western states collectively show 2 percent foreign-born. In a county with 12,000,000 natives and 4,000,000 foreign-born, Pennsylvania and Illinois have 5 to 15 foreigners per square mile. More than 60 percent of immigrants settle in the north, west and northwest.
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Bis County
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Harold and the cuckoo clock race to wake Harold
A playful scene from a Young Readers tale shows Harold waking to a cuckoo clock each morning. He vows to beat the clock and its bird the next day, while his mother notes the daily, comic race to rise for breakfast. The cuckoo remains undefeated.
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Harold
Ainmima
Brad
Inamma
Herold
Hiroki
Fin
Andy
Norrow
Maumma
Quaint Sayings of Children by Rev David Macrae
A short note introduces a new volume titled Quaint Sayings of Children. It recounts a humorous Aberdeen anecdote where a young girl brings strawberries to a minister on Monday morning and, after his praise, she explains the berries were growing all day yesterday.
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David Macrae
Aberdeen
Ehik
Fragmented Epistolary Verse From Pitslare Park Exchange
An odd dialogue emerges in a blurred typed fragment where two young gentlemen discuss family pride and manners. A father named Bellefield comments on his wife and child, while stray maxims warn against neglect and improper dress in a garbled social vignette.
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Bellefield
Dbellefield
Youth Column For Boys And Girls
A light hearted feature written for young readers. It offers friendly guidance, simple tips, and encouragement to explore reading and learning with cheerful tone and accessible language.
Birds Build Strange Nests in Caverns and Cliffs Across New South Wales
An Australian natural history note describes the rock warbler and fairy martin. The rock warbler suspends oblong mossy nests from caverns and rock overhangs, never perching in trees, while the fairy martin nests cluster along river banks and rock faces. Observers detail nest size, materials, and construction habits, with notes from Gould and Ramsay on distribution and breeding.
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Gould
New South Wales
K.P. Rameau
Wide Bay
Martin’ of
Ramsay
Gell River
Australia
Upper
Hunter
Waiter
Farmer’s Cow Drives Summer Lease Bid
A Louisville gentleman seeks a country summer rental and, after hearing the farmer’s boast that his cow yields five quarts of milk daily, weighs hiring the calf as well. The buyer jokes that the calf and cow suit his family’s needs, prompting a humorous turn in negotiations.
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Louisville
4 Good Farm Gate Design and Construction Details
A detailed, step by step description for building a farm gate including dimensions, materials, and assembly notes. It covers post preparation, hinge system, support blocks, gate width, and securing methods with wooden pegs and wires for stability.
Livestock Notes on Feeding and Health in Kentucky Flocks
The Farm Journal of Kentucky reports on livestock care including fever confinement, blanket use for driven animals, clipping benefits, and comparing oats and corn as feed. It notes oats provide more protein and oats better for milk and growing stock, while corn is cheaper and often used for work horses and laying hens. Potatoes are being tried as fowl feed, though not ideal, and whole grain feeding supports digestive health. wheat is cost effective for fowls.
Electric Motor Cycle Includes Two Motors and Light Batteries
A New York report describes an electric motorcycle with two half horsepower motors on the rear wheels and light lead-zinc batteries. The craft aims for twelve miles per hour on ordinary roads, runs four hours for a 48 mile range, and weighs 310 pounds in total, claimed lighter than any comparable vehicle. Also notes a quickly made stable pen using hinged gates for emergency stalls.
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Matarevere
Taehoon
New York
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