Insects as Food Across Civilizations and Ages
The piece surveys insects eaten worldwide from ancient to modern times. It notes locusts as a staple in Africa and delicacies in Greece, Rome, Arabia, and China. It cites grubs, beetles, cicadas, crickets, palm grubs, bugong, and honey ants, ending with the corn weevil's impact on stored grain.
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British Museum
Athens
Palestine
Arabia
Central
Africa
Madagascar
Algeria
Russia
P. L. Simmonds
Cafe Custoza
Paris
France
Europe
Bugong
West Indies
Java
Leblond
Isle of
Reunion
China
M. Daguin
Atlantic
Scientific American
Horses Not to Fear Motor Cars Says Paris Judge
Paris judge M. Sere de Rivieres rules that horses should not shy at motor vehicles and owners cannot claim damages when drivers struggle to control frightened horses. The decision notes peasants lacking cars would be worse off, asserting training over noise tolerance.
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Jorse
M. Sere de Rivieres
Paris
Somme
London Telegraph
Atlantic Fleet Heads Pacific Mission With 223000 Tons Ships
The Atlantic fleet departs for the Pacific carrying 223000 tons of fighting ships. The sizable force reflects a major power projection as it sails toward the western theater.
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Pacific
New German Railway Signals Warn Engineers Before Signals
Germany adopts an electric cab signal system to alert engineers about 110 yards before a signal. A broom-like copper wire contact on the locomotive triggers a bell and a white slide in the cab, ensuring the driver will notice the upcoming signal even in fog.
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Germany
Enb
Prussia
New York Times
Indians cling to tribal language in remote Creek region
The Euche Indians numbering about 500 in the Creek nation maintain their own language and marry within the tribe. Settled in the mountains between Weelocha and Bristow, many are full bloods due to endogamy. Noah Gregory recalls his father punishing him for speaking Creek at home.
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Euche
Noah Gregory
Euches
Alabamea
Weelocha
Bristow
Muskogee
Kansas City Journal
Buffalo Herds Show Decline in North America
The Washington Herald notes there are not more than 1500 buffalo remaining in the United States and Canada. It highlights C. J. Jones, known as Buffalo Jones, for preserving the bison and his crossbred catalo. Largest herd is the Flathead Indians of Montana about 400. others include the Austin Corbin estate in New Hampshire and Scotty Phillips in North Dakota, with Goodnight’s Texas ranch also mentioned.
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United States
Canada
C. J. Jones
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Jones
Buffalo Jones
Catalo
Montana
Austin Corbin
New Hampshire
Scotty Phillips
North Dakota
Mr. Goodnight
Texas Panhandle
Washington Herald
Digging For Stolen Wealth Near Carrick Home
Three masked men in dark clothes dig trenches nightly around the late Ben Carrick’s former home yard. Carrick, once Storey County treasurer during the Comstock era, allegedly stole over $30,000. the missing funds were never recovered and authorities suspect the money may be buried on the property.
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Ben Carrick
Storey County
Comstock
Treasury
Carrick
Virginia City
Sacramento Bee
Decline the Comps and the Newspaper Dilemma
Lovingaville Journal argues publishers should decline complimentary tickets for public notices. It contends exhibitors use free passes as deadhead advertising and warn editors become unpaid recipients. The writer predicts theaters fairs and races would stop sending tickets, preferring paid notices instead.
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Lovingiva
Jll
Congress as a Landlord in the Palatial Annexes
Rene Bache, writing for Harper's Weekly, describes upcoming House and Senate Annexes to the Capitol. He details cost of 2,509,000 dollars each, sprawling 1747 feet frontage, 410 rooms for Representatives, 99 Senator suites, and extensive staff facilities. Underground railways link annexes to the Capitol with a circular subway station beneath the rotunda.
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Congress
House
Senate
Capitol
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Uncle Sam
United States
Rene Bache
Harper's Weekly
Words of Wisdom Motto Sparks Reader Reflection
A brief quote attributed to Levan Roberts urges finding joy in giving rather than receiving, inviting readers to reflect on generosity. The line emphasizes selfless acts as a source of happiness.
Health and Hunger in the Health Path
The piece surveys how daily guidance on eating drinking exercise and work circulates in newspapers and ads. It notes summer vacations stress physicians sanitation talk and differing views on meat vegetarianism and exercise while arguing most people seek daily well being over extra years.
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John Bull
William
Harper’s Weekly
Auberon Herbert Converts Overnight at Pinders
Alfred J. Church recalls a visit by Auberon Herbert at North Pinder’s home near Henley on Thames where after discussing Tory views he reads Carlyle and awakens radical, abandoning prior beliefs instantly in a dramatic personal conversion.
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North Pinder
Auberon Herbert
Pinder
Rotherfield Greys Vicarage
Henley on-Thames
Alfred J. Church
the Spectator
Quotations on happiness and effort
A brief, reflective note quotes two maxims about happiness and action. It presents a concise moral urging steady good deeds rather than delaying, attributed to a German philosopher and a Scottish reformer.
Scottish Reformer Feeds on Sunshine as Bitter Life Medicine
The fragment evokes a Scottish reformer who turns life’s bitterness into a medicine and seeks renewal through sunlight. It hints at resilience and a stoic embrace of hardship guiding reformist thought.
Trick of a Student Forgery at Harvard Crimson
A Harvard Crimson note exposes college forgery as a student tactic to skip attendance. Professor Spalding’s name was forged on a notice announcing no Music 3 meeting, revealing a duplicitous act by a peer afraid to face his own cuts.
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Harvard Crimson
Crimson
Spalding
Education's Role in Virtue Depends on Its Kind
A reflection states virtue hinges on the type of education received, not merely on the act of schooling. It argues that moral outcomes arise from the content and methods used, shaping character and conduct.
Scottish Reformer Quote on Opportunity and Good
A concise moral remark by a Scottish reformer asserts that those with a heart to do good never lack opportunity. The line emphasizes proactive virtue over complaint and frames opportunity as a personal disposition.
Gannett Quotation Echoes On Student’s Burden
A 50 year old remark from Dr. Gannett lingers in memory as the writer recalls his line Filope takes off half the burden de despair doubles it illustrating how relief can flip to heavier strain, a reflection cited by Christian Register in memory of that moment.
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Dr. Gannett
Christian Register
Rational prejudice as a labor saying device
A Christian Register quote argues that training in home church and school aims to implant protective prejudices in children’s minds and hearts, presenting prejudice as a rational instrument for labor.
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Christian Register
Roland for an Oliver origin in medieval romance
The expression stems from Roland and Oliver, two famed knights around Charlemagne. Their feats were exaggerated by early romancers, making their names symbols of extravagant tales. Thus a "Roland for his Oliver" signified matching two incredible attractions, noted by the New York Globe.
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Roland
Oliver
Charlemagne
New York Globe
317 Killed by Street Cars Report Reveals High Fatalities
The Railroad Commissioners report shows 317 deaths and 2014 injuries from street railroads in the state this year, with 240 deaths and 929 injuries last year. Of New York City passengers, 63 were killed and 1087 injured, many from alighting cars in motion or rear-end steam-road collisions.
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Greater
New York
Albany Dispatch
New York World
Prominent Figures Involved in Early 20th Century Debates
W. W. Astor boosts Oxford endowment to 100000. Rear-Admiral Evans to relinquish command of battleship fleet in July. J. P. Morgan-led syndicate buys large Chilean nitrate field for 12500000. James Cully jailed for contempt over daughter abduction. Prince Kuni arrives in Madrid to confer a Mikado honor on Queen Victoria. General Hugh Cameron plans to retire to an automobile career. J. C. S. Beckham, eight-year Kentucky governor, retires from politics at a Democrat banquet. Dr Jacoby warns ventilation poor amid congestion fueling tuberculosis. Pokouiloff, Russian minister to China, dies in Pekin after 1905 Portsmouth treaty aid. Brig. Gen. Royal Thaxter Frank, U.S.A., dies at 76. class of 1858. Pinchot foresees war. forest rangers to serve as scouts.
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Evans
J. P. Morgan
Chile
James Cully
Viscount Selby
Prince Kuni
Madrid
Queen Victoria
Hugh Cameron
J. C
Beckham
Kentucky
Jacoby
New York City
NM. D. Pokouiloff
China
Portsmouth
Pekin
Congress Debates Post Office Bill and Banking Reform
House discussions center on the $1,225,000 Post Office Appropriation increase and a broader probe into speculative loans. Senator Lodge backs the Aldrich currency plan while Lilley’s attorneys withdraw from the submarine inquiry. Hobson cites influence offers, and Sims accuses Washington crime and police inefficiency. Roosevelt is said to have a secret service report on Wall Street gambling. An inquiry into the Post Office weighs fraud in mail weighing, alleged to cost railroads $70 million. The Appropriations Committee also reports a pension bill consolidating payments in Washington.
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Mr. Bacon
Georgia
Lilley
House Committee
House
Tillman
Lodge
Hobson
Sims
Tennessee
Washington
Roosevelt
United States Secret Service
Wall Street
Post Office Department
House Committee On Appropriations
Unlucky Worker Breaks Cups at First Day
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote recalls a new hire described as the unluckiest girl, noting she broke several cups and saucers on her very first day and would likely smash family china if employed by English aristocracy.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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McPherson & McPherson, Attorneys -At-Law
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