Quito the City Straddling Equator in Two Hemispheres
A Rochester Democrat correspondent describes Quito Ecuador as the only city on the equator with perpetual sunrise and sunset at six. The article notes a split in seasons within the city, ruins of Inca highways, and grand ancient palaces with stonework so precise no paper can fit between blocks. Quito lies 10 000 feet high with about 60 000 houses and a six day mule journey logistics for modern goods and luxuries such as imported pianos carried by Indians over the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Peru
Guayaquil
Rochester Democrat
Japanese Wrestlers at a Local Matsuri Feast
At Tomioka yearly on September 1 there is a grand matsuri at several temples where barefoot wrestlers, nearly unclothed save for a girdle, contest in a sand elevated arena. The display emphasizes strength over technique, with rapid throws and dramatic posturing, revealing fierce yet good natured competition among many contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomioka
Japan
Matsuri
Man's Comparative Weakness in Nature's Proportions
An essay compares organismal power through weight and height, noting fleas leap 200 times their length, imagining horse and whale feats if strength scaled with weight, and exploring motion speed ratios akin to insects. It cautions that weight governs perceived strength more than height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Measuring Speeds of Amazons and Thermodon Warriors
The passage argues that to compare moving forces one must consider weights or volumes rather than raw distances. It estimates Amazons could travel eight leagues per hour and Thermodon warriors over 50,000 leagues per hour, then asserts the measurements and reasoning are rigorous and just.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Uncut Books and Magazines Debate Uncut Editions
Publishers Weekly argues against uncut magazines for general readers while noting a niche demand from bibliophiles. It highlights reader discomfort and wasted reading time from uncut pages and suggests publishers should prioritize convenient access for the everyday reader over preserving margins for a minority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feekly
Randolphs Withering Sarcasm During the Missouri Debate
In Congress on the Missouri question Philemon Beecher of Ohio pressed the previous question after John Randolph paused. Randolph mocked Beecher, calling him a servant of Ohio with a toy that cries previous question, in a sharp,satirical rebuke cited by Ben Perley Poore in the Century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Missouri
Philemon Beecher
Connecticut
Ohio
John Randolph
Virginie
Randolph
Speaker
Netherlands
Beecher
Ben
Perley Poore
Nicknames by States History of state nicknames list
Residents of each state are described by historical nicknames used by speakers. The compilation assigns terms such as Alabama lizards Arkansas toothpicks California gold-hunters Colorado rovers Connecticut wooden nutmegs Delaware blue hen's chickens Florida fly up-the-creeks Georgia crackers Illinois suckers Indiana hoosiers Iowa hawk-eyes Kansas jayhawkers Kentucky corn crackers Louisiana creoles Maine foxes Maryland craw thumpers Michigan wolverines Minnesota gophers Mississippi tadpoles Missouri pukes Nebraska bug-eaters Nevada sage hens New Hampshire granite boys New Jersey blues or clam-catchers New York Knickerbockers North Carolina tar-boilers tuckees Ohio buckeyes Oregon web-feet hard cases Pennsylvania leatherheads Pennanites Rhode Island gun flints South Carolina weasels Tennessee whelps Texas beef-heads Vermont Green Mountain boys Virginia beadles Wisconsin badgers.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Green Mountain Boys
Virginia
Wisconsin
Man of Means Wins Bride Over Bank Account Reveal
A wealthy suitor wooing a wary woman proclaims devotion and security, claiming he is a man of means. She doubts his words after hearing many talkers with no action, comparing men of means to politicians and tariffs. The tale ends when his bank account convinces her to marry him.
Gath Townsend the famed interviewer and memory master
George Alfred Townsend known as Gath is praised as a capital interviewer with astonishing memory. He dictates to a amanuensis and does four times the work of a normal man. He lives on Twenty third street, earns about twenty thousand dollars yearly, and remains dignified and unobtrusive. Townsend knew prominent figures and was Col Forney’s protege. He served as war correspondent and has traveled widely.
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George Alfred Townsend
Col. Forney
Nations of the Globe Lists Fifty-Seven Recognized Nations
A historical compendium enumerates seventy nations with distinct flags across continents. It notes the United States and 56 other states, including Afghanistan and Burmah as nominally independent, and comments on Monaco and San Marino as insignificant in comparison to larger neighbors.
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United States of America
Mexico
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guaterosla
San Salvador
Costa Rica
United States of Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Argentine Confederation
Uruguay
Paraguay
Brazil
Venezuela
Haiti
San Domingo
North
South America
West India Islands
Great Britain
France
Asia
Africa
German Empire
Austro-Hungary
Russia
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Montenegro
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Andorra
San Marino
Monaco
Liberia
Orange River Free State
Transvaal Republic
Morocco
Abyssinia
All Asia
Persia
Burmah
Afghanistan
Belovehistan
Siam
China
Japan
Sandwich Islands
Losses in Battle Across Eras and Weapons
The article surveys historical battle losses, noting high casualties before firearms and evolving ratios with muskets and rifles. It cites Canute era Roman deaths, Hastings Norman losses, Crecy casualties, Zorndorf, Eylau, Magenta, Solferino, and Franco-Prussian war figures, highlighting casualty proportions per engagement.
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Hastings
Crecy
Zorndorf
Waterloo
Eylau
Italy
Magenta
Solferino
Worth
Spicheren
Mars-le-Tour
Gravelotte
Sedan
London Athen
Eum
The Oldest Historians and Early Records
Herodotus born 484 B C is hailed as the earliest Greek historian and father of history. Berosus and Manetho, chroniclers of Babylonian and Egyptian history, wrote in Greek and drew on temple archives. fragments survive via later authors. Ancient records predate Moses and Confucius, yet Herodotus’ writings are the oldest regarded as history. An item notes St Jacobs Oil curing Rufus K Hire MAN of rheumatism in Columbus Enquirer Sun.
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Herodotus
Berosus
Babylon
Manetho
Ptolemy Soter
Egypt
Josephus
Husebius
Assyria
Moses
Confucius
Sanitary
Rufus K
New Orleans
St. Jacobs Oil
Columbus
Enquirer- Sun
Uncle Eb's Ruse at the Public House
A story of Uncle Eb who steals gin by swapping a water bottle for a gin bottle and using a fake two shilling piece, then exits with the water quart hidden in his pocket while the trader pockets the empty bottle. The tale ends with a sharp moral on deception.
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Uncle Eb
Nele Eb
The Lost Child and Parental Duty in Disease Prevention
A Camden Me Herald editorial urges strict parental responsibility for children's health amid widespread cruelty cases. It cites measles scarlet fever diphtheria and kidney liver disease risks, recounting the Thomas family tragedy and warning to avoid neglect. It warns travelers after the Newhall House fire and notes England publishing trends in religious works vs novels.
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Camden
W. C. Thomas
Hermon
Edward Hermon
Iddie
Charles K. Miller
Edward Thomas
Bright
Corns removed in days with Putnam's painless extractor
Various medical patent remedies advertised with claims of pain relief and cure. Promotions for Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor, Hood's Sarsaparilla, German Hop Bitters, and Carboline hair product tout claims of rapid healing, global endorsements, and wide druggist availability. Also notes on paralysis symptoms and a prospectus for Dakota land settlements.
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Putnam
Lord, Stoutenburgh & Co
Chicago
Testimonial and Patent Remedy Endorsements From Old Boston Ad
A collection of testimonials cites John Carey, Clinton H. Cook, and various apothecaries praising remedies and salves. Edouard Reintard of New York reports relief from piles after using a carbolic salve, while others describe finger inflammation and pain relief from Honey's Catholic Salve and similar products.
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PetroJewum
V. Nasby
D. R. Locke
Petroleum
Toledo Blade
Edouard Reintard
New York
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Means
Gath
Nations of the Globe
A Vapy
Guysett
Newhall House
Milwaukee
England
Jos
Europe
America
Isaac
Hood
Lowell
Jones
Howard
Dakota
Moxpen
Bane
Voltahc Bear Co
Marshall, Mich
Mensman
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Lyon
Boston
Tom
John Carey
D Street
South
Atfest
Clinton H. Cook
Milk Street
Sarsaparilla
Druggista
C.J. Hood & CO
Apothevarizs
Mass
Xane, Goers, Syspics-rorth
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
C.C.D
E. Burnham
State Street
Rochester & Seed Potatoes
H. Glass
Rochwater
N. Seeds
Lome
Address
Tuve & Co
Ausuata
Sol Dees
J.3. Brace
Dey St
Iensenno Gat
Rked
Broek Tras
Andressere City Suspender Co
Cincinnati,o
Ima
P. O
Slocum
Pearl Bt
J. J. Gardner Army and Navy
Liuitent
Wild
Halu AY and
Rave Linimen CO
Wabash Avenwy
Werner Best
Aultman & Taylor Co
Mansfield
Mark Twain
C. B. Beach x Co
Sippi
Comic Card CO
SUN
I. W. England
New York City
U. S
Alexander H. Stephens
National Publishing CO
Ill
Saucer
Makawellz
A.W Morgan & CO
Anapolis
Indianas
Via Railroad Rail Manufacturing Company
McKenney Tu- Dular Rail Company
Dearborn St
Eggleston Truss Co
Cicago
London
Anz
Ab. Meserole
Iaté
Bissucceds
P. O. Adirosa
Wilbor
OIL and Lime
B. Wilbor
Arages
Pacific Northwest
Washington & Idaho
Pacific Ocean
United States
Liverpool
Pris Railroad
Government Landa
Northern Pacifico R, Rey
Oregon Railway & Navigation
Oregon & California R. A. Co
Cohhonbie
Columbia
Northern Pacific R. R
One Railway & Navigation Co
Qlergym J
Aebnae Nedenter
S. A. Richmond
St. Jo
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