Valorization bill aims to curb coffee prices in Brazil
A discussion of Brazil’s valorization law and a 75 million dollar loan by São Paulo Minas and Rio de Janeiro to prop up coffee prices. Critics warn of a market corner while supporters deny intent to form a monopoly. The piece also recalls postwar education efforts and urges expanding outside interests for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Atwood
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Minas
Rio
van Norden
Women Need Higher Education Says James Bryce
James Bryce argues women can match men in faculties and can influence public opinion. He notes colleges target able youths and asserts women excel in applying economic principles and administrative detail, especially in work benefiting children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbtons
Ft. America
Kinship of Kings Supposed to Shape Europe’s Peace
The Philadelphia Ledger argues royal ties between Britain and continental rulers influence diplomacy, but warns such links do not guarantee peace. It notes intermarriage links among Edward VII’s relatives and stresses trade and commerce as a stronger peace factor than dynastic bonds. The piece also mentions the Emerald Isle nickname’s origin. The text ends with an unclear line about marriage.
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Great Britain
Europe
Philadelphia Ledger
Spain
England
Edward
Belgium
Portugal
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Edward VII
Russia
Germany
Greece
Sweden
Maud
Karl
Denmark
Kling Gaskon VII
Norway
Italy
Sod
Servia
Holland
France
American Patent Laws by Justice David J. Brewer
Justice Brewer denounces the U S patent system arguing fees must be refunded when a patent is denied and calling the grants of many patents as non original. He warns reckless issuances harm real inventors and flood the market with inferior copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugelesa
Tvhia
United States
Post Office and Crows Detection
George B. Cortelyou argues guarding postal malls curbs abuses, praising the Post Office Department as the most effective crime detector and pursuer, noting yearly improvements and illustrating its role in security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department of the
United States
North American Review
Evolution of the Horse Hoof Through Ages
The article explains how the horse fossil record shows five toes originally, with the outer ones wearing away and the middle toe enlarging to form the hoof. It likens hoof evolution to the human hand where the middle finger is the surviving toe, noting two narrow splintbones in the modern hoof as remnants of the former toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silustra
London
Words Shelves in the Brain Explain Language Learning
A discussion of how words are stored like books on shelves in the brain explains multilingual word recall. It cites cases of a man learning French Latin and Greek, showing English word storage was disrupted while other languages remained readable.
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Ligerdera
Boas
Einglish
Chen
Nicknames Stick Through Life From Boyhood
A Columbus Dispatch quote reflects how a boy’s long nickname survives into adulthood. The speaker notes many nicknames arise because peers prefer playful substitutes to the given names, with examples like Hang-on, Tip, Bun, Bull, or Buck lingering long after school days.
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Columbua Dispatch
Bat Ore Deduction
A clergyman urges the hobo to seek work, warning idle hands invite the devil. The hobo thanks him but jokes about fortune telling as a paid career, noting it pays better than being retold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
Klod
Williams College names Harry A Garfield president
Williams College of Massachusetts selects Prof. Harry Augustus Garfield of Princeton as president to succeed Rev. Dr. Benny Hopking. Garfield, eldest son of James A. Garfield, born Oct 11 1868 in Hiram Ohio, has a broad career in law business and civic leadership and since 2003 has taught politics at Princeton.
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Wiliams College
Massachusetts
Harry Augustus Garfield
Princeton
Benny Hopking
Garfield
James A. Garfield
The
United Sistas
Hiram
Portage County
Ohio
Williams
Columbia Law School
Oxford
Inns of Court
London
Misa Belle Hartford Mason
Mentor
Cleveland
Cleveland Trust Company
Garfield Savings and Banking Company
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Association
That City
National Municipal League
National Civil Service Reform League
Theamerican Social Science Association
United States Consular Service
Princeton University
Gardeld
Hindu Heaven Concepts Four Degrees of Afterlife Beliefs
The article outlines four Hindu heavens for the departed: Sara-loga or God's world for pilgrims and temple donors. Sameeba for Brahman workers who forego life comforts. Sarobam for Brakwan Yogin who travel the earth in constant contemplation. and Sayutcheyom for nyane philosophers who seek absorption in the deity. Each realm features distinct practices and degrees of bliss or ascetic discipline.
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Sameeba
Sarobam
Sayutcheyom
Hghta
Sara-loga
Saradam
Indirect courtroom quip during early Dawes career
In North Adams a young H L Dawes faced an eloquent older attorney in a law case before a justice of the peace. The crowded courtroom prompted the judge to quip that he should “thin out this crowd” so Dawes could speak, amid remarks about attention and marriage banter.
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H. L. Dawes
North Adams
Dawes
Boston
Gioba
Boy Jumped for Life as Ship Sinks at Sea
In the harbor of Alakon a ship named Old Tronsides lists in a dead calm. Captain’s son Hal, brave and skilled, climbs the rigging as waves quiet and the mast trembles. A rifle is fired, the father urges him to jump into the wave or die, and Hal obeys. He sinks rises and lives as the ship sinks. the father embraces his wet son in a moment of relief. Walter Calton.
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Tronsides
Alakon
Little Hal
Non
Phen
Walter Calton
Bryan to Grow Peanuts in Africa Previewing New Ventures
The Virginia financier plans peanut cultivation in the Kongo district after acquiring 70 000 acres. He aims to plant Jumbo peanuts to fetch high Virginia market prices while funding rubber, gold, and copper ventures. Advisors favor Jumbo for price leverage despite cheaper Spanish varieties.
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Africa
Thomas F. Egan
New York ‘Tribune
Kongo
Mr. Ryan
Virginia
Konga
Ryan
Cortez
Spain
Ami
Sailors Tell Wild Animal Tales Aboard Indrapura
On the freighter Indrapura in New York harbor crew members recount nature exploits aboard ship. Chow the chow dog allegedly fought and dominated chores, Pickles the gamecock pecked foes and spurred the crew, while a snake and a monkey battled in Singapore and a cheetah raged with a bulldog in harbor.
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Ketea
Indrapura
India
Kelway
Commgad
Nework
Nework. Besides ‘Chow
Ot Tyser
Picklea
Wainwright
Tadrapura
Roosevelt
Long
Roberta
Dor Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Roosevelt
Chow
Pickles
Vivian Tuthill
Singapore
Smake
Monkey
Tuthill
Red Sea
Eraser
Brooklyn
New- York
Youth and age dialogue on wisdom across generations
In an essay, Stevenson argues youth cannot inherit age’s wisdom and a dialogue from the Chicago Tribune notes how elder reproach of fashion shows generational exchange. A mother warns about high heels with experience while a grandmother’s prior wear confirms the lesson. The piece ends by stating global ruler pay totals $80,000,000 annually.
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Stevenson
Chicago
Fribune Printa
Simple Tartar Removal With Warm Water And Magnesia
The buildup of tartar on teeth causes unsightly appearance and bad breath. Regular brushing prevents tartar but if present it can be removed with a simple treatment using a moistened toothbrush dipped in magnesia. After three applications the tartar will disappear.
Cryptic quotes hint at paranoia and rain myth
Fragmentary dialog from a 20th century text references Hemlock and a dry goods box. Puck comments on self satisfaction and paranoia, while other lines discuss choosing one’s own path and common desires. The passage tones reflect whimsical misdirection.
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Harry A. Oarfield
Fausvites
Syea
Bey
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