Saved by His Bog and the White Hills Dog Nero
A New York Weekly tale recounts a man recalling a storm in the White Mountains. His dog Nero saves him by dragging a plank to reach the bank during a raging flood, enabling a perilous rescue and a safe return home.
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Burt
Nero
eHort
Mero
New York Weekly
Animal doubles of humans and the dragons of Syria
A speaker muses that people resemble animals in appearance and behavior. He offers examples from apes to wrens and parrots, noting a woman who looked like a parrot and suggesting grotesque “dragons” in Syria, implying broad likenesses between humans and wildlife.
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Warren
Little
Syria
Alpine Ridge Cloud Phenomenon Noted by Meteorologists
Observers describe a persistent cloud forming on the windward side of Alpine crests due to rising air cooling and moisture condensation. Reports credit William S. Davis and Frank W. Procter describing early sightings in North Carolina and Waynesville with references to dynamic fog on valley-facing slopes after rain or damp conditions.
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Aare
Switzerland
United States
William S. Davis
Cambridge
Mass
Geographical Society
Philadelphia
Lim
North Carolina
Frank W. Procter
United States Weather Review
Waynesville
N. C
Rmizhe
Death of Falling Day Sackem of the Snipe Clan
The New York Sun reports the death of Falling Day Nis-Nya-Net, sachem of the Snipe clan of the Seneca Indians on the Tonawanda Reservation. He rejected Christianity, died of a broken heart, and was buried with Snipe war regalia. The piece notes his education, lineage from Chief Blacksmith, and the ceremonial death feast to follow ten days later.
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Falling Day
Washington
Chancey Abrams
Tonawanda
Blacksmith
Planter
Susan B. Anthony
Council of Then
Yeta
Chester
Crow
Chauncy Abrams
New York Sun
A Man of Many Friends Tr Ponders Irving’s London Supper Mystery
A New Yorker recounts meeting Sir Henry Irving in London and being invited to a supper at the Lyceum. The host claimed no memory of the invitation or its reason, saying only that it must have been for a good reason and that he was glad to welcome new friends.
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Smith
Mouse
Cartsion
Tellue
Katie
New York Press
Henry Irving
London
New York Sun
Sir Henry
Lyceum Ceatre
Bir
Irving
Old World Oddities and English Nomenclature Curiousities
A collection notes shoe styles from Spain to Mexico, a British Character League push for employer character notes, a burglar’s court defense, Mexican courtship quirks, a window courting practice, and the German silver misnomer tracing its Chinese roots through German origins.
Holding for a Rise in Stock Value Emphasis
The text explains patient stock holding as a path to wealth, citing Rothschilds and others who lock up cheap stocks awaiting long term gains. It cites an example: $26,875 invested in 1000 American Smelting common shares at 26 3 4 in October 1902 would yield about 157 600 by November 1905, a profit of 120 000, per Charles A. Conant in the Atlantic.
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Rothschilds
America
Charles A.’ Conant
Atlantic
New Poet Joins Carolina Citizen Staff
D. M. Clark of Angelus is added to the Carolina Citizen as poetry chair. He will contribute at least one original piece weekly starting with November Nineteen Four, a verse dedicated to a lady, followed by Friendship In Good Old Summer Time and Choosing Case of Two. Ribbons and passementeries valued at 16,000,000 were produced in 1904 at St Milenne, France.
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D. M. Clark
Angelus
Carolina Citizen
Cheraw
St. Milenne
France
Automobiles stir debate from cartoons to speed laws
The article surveys opinions on imperial censure of art, poultry industry growth, and a warning on car speed. It notes William’s orders easing caricature penalties, Wilson’s critique of automobiles, hazing reforms, and proposals from Twain to enlarge license numbers for faster detection of speeders.
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William
Peérioil
Deak
Phenomena of Lightning and Its Harmless Thunder
Lightning phenomena are determined by the resistance of the atmosphere. Its noise and thunder come from rapid air expansion due to sudden heating and cooling. The explosion of decomposed gases into watery vapor may accompany the electrical flashes.
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