Various Ponderings On Society and World Affairs
A miscellany notes oats sales by two Coeur d Alene Indians and a single Turkish execution, street corn stalls in Fulton Street profiting from crowds, bumper potato yields in Oregon, marriage of the author of Silver Threads Among the Gold to a Wisconsin widow, and grim dispatches of lynch law and a St. Louis fireman’s act. It also questions Grand Jury abolition in Canada, envisions sugar made from coal, a Sacramento tramp bequeathing $15,000, a Philadelphia clergyman's beer and dance trial, the Bank of France’s gold vaults, Winchester murder penance, and Chinese Christians killings.
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Wisconsin
Attacks on Trusts and Canada’s Colonial Dilemma
The piece argues for anti trust legislation to preserve competition against centralized powers. It notes Europe’s looming conflicts may begin in Africa or Asia and weighs colonial status of Canada as a British colony with rising questions of independence. Canadian destiny looms as 5 million people and vast wealth press for settlement of colonial status.
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Europe
Asia
England
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Africa
Caxaba
America
Canada
The Denver barber tale of Jim and the bully
A gritty Denver anecdote recalls barber Jim facing a gunman who threatens blood. Jim calmly shaves the victor as bullets are threatened, then quips that a cut would have been fatal, proving Jim’s cool dominance. The piece closes with a moral about sly tools and lies.
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Denver
Jim
Dno
The Midnight Marauder in Winterbottom House
Cyrus Winterbottom thwarts a masked burglar during a night break in the Winterbottom home. He improvises a grim vigil, using an unloaded revolver to force the intruder to kneel, walk the floor with a crying baby, and surrender a loot kit before letting him depart at dawn. A moral tale ends with crime punished.
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Cyrus
Emily
Cyrus Winterbottom
Oly
Curus
Mrs. Winterbottom
The Dutch Dykes and Their Strong Deliberate Wall
A hazy voyage through Dutch coastal defense describes dykes as solid, deliberate masonry with straw mats defending against water. It notes guards, signals, and the unique landscape where dry land sits behind tall embankments. The piece evokes rural life, canals, and storks nest atop thatched roof cottages along these waters.
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Holland
Dirk
St. Nicholas
What Is a Mirage and How It Tricks the Eye
The Mirage explanation traces the term from French and describes how distant landmasses water and ships appear closer, caused by light bending when passing between air of different densities. Hot ground creates a heated air layer that distorts objects, making ponds and trees seem inverted or reflecting water.
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California
Manufacturing of Celluloid and Its Global Reach
The article explains celluloid as a paste from treated paper or fibers with acids camphor and alcohol to form a moldable mass. It notes most celluloid worldwide comes from an American factory with last year’s output valued at 1.5 million dollars.
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United States
Left in Sleeping Cars by Passengers and Hidden Items
The Pullman Palace Car Company lost property agent recalls items left on trains including a baby found in a ladies toilet, a wooden leg, a mysterious sealed package, a parrot, and a baby left behind during a special train pass with the child dying en route. claims require exact trip details to prevent fraud.
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Pullman Palace Car Company
New York
Foundling
Court-Martial Tale of Summers in Lincoln Era Camp
Major Lovell F. Purdy recalls a humorous Civil War scene at Falmouth when a man named Summers, wearing a captain's uniform, entered a regimental camp. A mock court convenes to question his absence from the review as alleged. Summers is humorously punished with a lighthearted “blue, brave, thrice spanked” sentence.
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Lovell F. Purdy
Excelsior Brigade
Lincoln
Falmouth
Summers
Capitan Summers
Kelly
Keiley
Sumners
Wisconsin
What is a man What a woman thinks of man
A compact, period tone summary reflecting two fragments: a witty piece on what a man is from a woman’s viewpoint and a humorous restaurant exchange. The first vignette frames man as an animal with conflicting flaws and strengths, while the second records a waiter’s wordplay about respite.
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Bob
Wierre Haute Apress
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