Night Ride to Pekin Aboard a River Junk
Mrs. Walcott's perilous trek toward Pekin unfolds aboard a crowded junk on the Pei-ho. An American engineer, the jovial MacHugh, and sturdy Mike O'Toole defend her as Boxers attack. A daring underwater sprint buys safe passage and signals news of Capt. Walcott’s improving condition.
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Tientsin
Pekin
Legations
Will
Japan
American Trading Company
Legation
Henry Wills
Billy MacHugh
Omaha
Orient
Chi- Orchive
Mike O”foole
Mike
MacHugh
Mike O'Toole
Goi
Cook
Temple
Mr. Willis
Wihs
MacSingh
Willis
Mike Q O’toole
Mac
Mrs. Walcott
Macllugh
Mine O'Toole
Wills
Maclough
Boamen
Ofcer
Tung-chan
Ralph D. Paine
Speaking Clocks Call Out Hours by Phonograph
Clocks are now made that speak the hours instead of striking them using a phonograph based apparatus. They are arranged to speak in varying degrees of modulation and some are loud enough to wake the deepest sleeper.
Practical Meat Holder A Texas Invention For Easy Carving
A compact description details a meat holder that simplifies carving. A wooden platter base supports a row of pointed clamps on two opposite sides. A lever on one shaft tightens the clamps so the meat stays secure while the carver uses both hands to slice efficiently.
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Texas
Russian Students and the Ideal Professor
The article praises Russian academia, arguing professors must be ardent, philosophical pioneers who inspire zeal for science and truth. It contrasts true scholars with career-minded students pursuing wealth, noting a genuine student seeks deeper questions beyond personal gain.
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Russia
Windsor Magazine
An Extinct Trade Leech dealer laments end of medicinal practice
A leech dealer recalls a thriving past when doctors bought thousands of leeches weekly. He notes a shift away from bloodletting as medical beliefs changed and laments the fading of his trade. He mentions a family leech farm in New Jersey and the Hung arian speckled leech as his best stock.
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Desser
Scott
New Jersey
Mattawan Way
India Rubber Trees in Italy Grow in Gardens as Ornament
India Rubber trees grow as ornamental shrubs in South Italy with plans to industrialize cultivation. Professor Rozzi of the Palermo Botanical Garden displayed Milan specimens showing up to five percent rubber content. The plant tolerates dry weather but prospers with irrigation, and much Italian land is irrigated, suggesting good potential if climate remains warm.
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India
Italy
Rozzi
Patermo Botanical Garden
Milan
Cocaine as Anesthetic Replacing Chloroform in Surgery
A 19th century medical discussion reports cocaine emerging as a potential anesthetic to reduce reliance on chloroform and ether. Dr Bitner cites Maryland Homeopathic Hospital use in minor cases, with Tennessee and Baltimore surgeons noting deep abdominal operations andgeneral procedures where cocaine provides anesthesia without skin insensitivity, offering fewer unpleasant aftereffects.
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Peking
Bitner
Maryland Homeopathia Hospital
Tannessea
Devg
Ussig
Maryland General
Baltimore
Enowa 9
Mipy
Sargerne
Lark in the Milwaukee Night Sky Poem Fragment
A fragmentary poem by WilLtt Tr. Griffin describes a tranquil night scene outside the city. The speaker notes fields of clover, fragrant air, and a lark singing as moonlight filters through leaves. The piece references warm nights, glowing pathways, and distant tolling from afar.
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Grifrin
Professor Browne cow grazing riddle stirs Washington papers
A scrambled 19th century column reports Professor Browne of Washington University posing a cow grazing puzzle. Mixed digits and circular-area math lead to a disputed answer of about 27 979 575 square feet, with readers weighing methods and the paper noting shared curiosity.
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Chicago
Browns
Ss. Louisia
Torlia
Righs
Jafs
Aras
Mobocy
Bronte
Mathematica& Washington
Farm Vehicle Uses Cable Propulsion for Field Traction
A new farm machine adapts auto-like steering and a ground laid wire cable system to pull heavy loads. Powered by a four cylinder gasoline engine, it uses drums and a sliding cable path to grip terrain, with positive drive preventing wheel slip. The design aims to overcome traction limits on soft ground and shifting loads on farms.
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Saya
Technical World
Wheata
Farmobila Tha
Conat
Ostia
Fenuslon de Vica
Paulley
Doans Kidney Pills Prove Helpful Says Frederick Reader
A local reader from Frederick Maryland testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved years of back pain and urinary issues after trying numerous remedies. The letter details severe pain, weakness, and improved health following two boxes, purchased from Clinton E Main’s drug store. The advertisement notes Doan’s price at 50 cents and lists Hieter-Wilburn Co of Buffalo NY as U.S. agents.
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Thera
Brederick
John Campball
West Patrick Street
Frederick
Gays
Dean
Clinton E. Main
Doan
Hieter-Wilburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Frederick Market Prices from the County Mercers Exchange
A dated 1907 price sheet lists commodity quotes for grains seeds flour and feeds including red and yellow varieties of corn oats hay rye and clover with per bushel per ton and per hundred measures, plus occasional health ads. It notes Lingering markets and references Ming's New Life Pills with guaranteed availability at Pearre's Modern Pharmacy.
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Timothy
Clover
Gay, Nor Barro
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Browne
St. Koata
Brodebcx County Mercers* Exchange
Tharace
Ming
Pearre
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
Lewes Frederick
Great Southern Pig. Co
Newspaper Brehive
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