The Queen's Shilling and the British Recruiting Sergeants
A vivid portrait of how the queen's shilling marks entry into service and the recruiting sergeant's role. It describes the sergeant's uniform, methods, and common recruitment grounds in London slums, barracks areas, and depots like St George's. It notes age, morality checks, militia vs regulars, and pay scales from shillings to pounds across regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brrth
Alewwaya
Flu
London
Horse Guard
Trafalgar Square
Ald
National Gallery
St. Martin's Church
St. George's Barracks
Woolwich
Hounslow
Evita
Horse Guards
Crack Cavalry
Restulia
Talia
Africa
Hine
Tadved
National Guard
Tosa
Marmont
Scots Guards
Engineers
Artillery
Tommy Atkins
Gunnee
Aupper
Kuxiaid
India
Lightning storms and self culture in moral reflex
The article discusses fear before thunderstorms and the psychological impact of storm anxiety, urging sympathy over ridicule. It explains lightning protection choices for trees and ships, warns against standing under exposed structures, and notes lightning may suspend animation rather than kill. It concludes with a reflection on personal responsibility and self culture.
Diverse quotes and quips from newspapers on warships tips and marriage longevity
A collage of odd lines from multiple papers touches on naval build plans and governance humor. It notes varied opinions from Philadelphia Times to Cincinnati Ledger and Boston Globe, referencing Curkey, tips at passenger services, bullfighting at Puebla, and a joke about why married men outlive bachelors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Connor
Alliger
Woldice
Cincinnati Lucquirer
Philad Lelphia Ledger
Daniela
Eney
New York Central
Bimbra Gueotte
New York
Sun
Puebla
Boston Globe
Sionz
Buffalo
Omaha Bee
New Yorks
George Marden
Boston Herald
Blind children learn to run at local school
A Cleveland Plain Dealer account spotlights blind students at a local school training in running and dexterity, including a bright young blind girl delighting in yard movement. Separate notes mention an aunt and niece scene and a New York correspondent’s perspective, alongside trivia on grasshopper glaciers and 500000 rowing machines produced annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plain Dealer
Ace
Hoaale
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Alynyy
Volcey
New York
Impertinent Personal Notices and Witty Quips
A collage of quotes from papers like Boston Globe and St. Louis Globe-Democrat offers snippets on knighthood, Kipling, missteps in boxing terms, Henry Irving, Haji Miram of Sulu, Alfred Austin and others. The piece reads as a light, opinionated roundup of brief notices and literary jests reflecting early 20th century newspaper voice.
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Dewey
Allen
Hugh Lee
Minneaplis Tinea
Mary H. Wilking
Boston Globe
Rudyard Kipling
Providence Journal
Tf Haji Miram
Sulu
Caren
de Wolt Grass
Hopper
St. Louis Republic
Alfred Austin
England
Mr. Austin
Uwestricken
New York Journal
Methodist preachers salaries and Sankey revival plans
The average salary for United States Methodist preachers last year is noted as 478.85 dollars. Tra D Sankey, former Moody associate singer, plans to evangelize independently with revival tours in several cities this winter. A Birmingham church custom disperses choirs among the congregation by singing parts. Father Osborne of St John the Evangelist Boston, who spent seven years with lepers in South Africa, raises funds for an American leprosy hospice for sufferers in that region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
D. Sankey
Mr. Moody
Birmingham
England
Father Osborne
Episcopal Church of St
Scraps of Science and Polar Iceberg Facts
The piece notes wire transmission reaching 43 miles and a scientist estimating the eye side of the average opened and closed 4,000,000 times in an hour. It adds that 52 scientific islands have left the world since the century began. 19 have disappeared and are uninhabited. Arctic and Antarctic icebergs differ in shape with irregular forked forms vs flat topped domes.
University Notes on Dormitory Autonomy and Courses
Sindonty notes Penn dormitories govern themselves while Columbia adds two German professors. Illinois opens a Saturday clinic for public school teachers. University of Cantonese language clinic established. Wesleyan opens Commons canteens in Middletown for student meals at 2.50 dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sindonty
le University of Pennsylvania
Colubia University
Illinois University
University of Catitorain
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Fragmented nursery reader fragment about manners and imitation
Fragmentary text discusses how a child is shaped by those around it and the need for gentle or rough influence. Mentions imitation as a powerful force and references education through example amid unclear phrasing and damaged OCR. Contains no clear event, date, or identifiable entities.
Taking the Reins In Horses of the Standard Ranks This Season
About 1,600 trotters and pacers entered the standard ranks. Notable names include David Harum the hackney and Octavia 2:18 by Baron Wilkes. Records rise and fall across breeds with Electioneer leading the list and Nutwood, Onward, Red Wilkes among top performers.
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David Harum
John Bratton
Centre
Dauntless
Kingmond
Billy Andrews
Billy
Dr. Brophy
Box Lake
Chicago
Octavia
Rigby Park
Baron Wilkes
Sapphire
Nominee
Salt Lake City
Autocrat
Dr. Trosmer
Nephi
Utah
Endow
Kentucky
J. W. Davis
Camden
J. Bunsrise
Wuonlum
Electioneer
Nutwood
Onward
Red Wilkes
Lorseman
Beekeeping Tips For Winter Care And Queen Introduction
Practical advice from St. Louis Republic on beekeeping includes using cork for picking bees, Yucca brushes for removing bees from frames, and avoiding dysentery from impure honey. Emphasizes sealing honey, early season honey as best for winter feed, and removing unfinished comb honey. Details on introducing a new queen via a queen cage with sugar paste and keeping hive equipment clean for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Orchard and Garden Advice for Storage and Care
The head of the tree should be cut back to match the roots and fruit kept for long term storage should be handled lightly. Onions dry in a ventilated thin layer. Remove fallen debris to prevent winter pest harborage. Prune diseased wood and apply two good dressings of well rotted manure.
Boers and British Marksmanship Admired in War Dispatches
A colonial era war roundup notes British marksmanship impresses readers in Alfred Austin’s poetry echo, while Ladysmith remains the focus as Boer forces target enemy lines. Observers mention the Boers using a homing process before British threading tactics, with reports likening South Africa’s war to a man atop a power keg under attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Austins
Ladysmith
Boston Herald
Washington Post
South Africa
Redhot
Philadelphia ‘Times
Prediction of Kruger and England’s fate cited
The clipping notes Kruger’s forecast of English victory and possible death, warning the price would stagger civilization. It cites Dom Paul’s view that crushing the Dutch republic would require a costly toll on humanity, with Anglo-Saxons and others shuddering at the costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Atute
India
Kruger
Buffalo Express
Dom Paul
Dutch Republic
Youngstown Vindicator
Deepest Lakes and Mighty Rivers Notable Water Facts
The text notes the Orinoco at the mouth is twenty miles wide and the Nile lacks tributaries for over 1,200 miles. It claims pure spring water contains no alcohol and cites Lake Baikal in Siberia as the world’s deepest lake at 5,261 feet, with length and area figures.
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Orinoco
Nile
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Asia
Fragmented international quotes from old newspapers
A jumble of phrases from multiple papers notes global opinion and national stances. It mentions Britain as a hated country and France's expansion, with assorted city names and stray, garbled lines reflecting syndicated wire copy and fragmented OCR text.
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Hina
New York
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Beith
Evelden Yroarte
Americas
Kooks
University Notes
the Beekeeper
Fisil
Kirkpatrick & Wilson
Mporters
Vancouver Hardware Co
Nelson
WM. Hamilton Manufacturing
Peterborough, Ontario
Canada
Kootenay
Toot
H.J. Evans & CO. Nelson, B.C
Turner Beeroné
Victoria
Vancouver London
Pabst Beer
Milwaukee
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