Traits of Filipinos and labor life in Manila
Laura W. Schwichtenberg describes Philippine women as industrious and enterprising while detailing harsh child labor in Cebu and a mix of menial tasks. She notes street cleanup by a widow with carts, cockfighting culture, and women dominating sewing, embroidery, and crafts in Manila with limited schooling for girls.
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Laura W. Schwichtenberg
Philippine Islands
Manila
Met
Ome
Withow
Cebu
Ramona Sabinosa Caballerous
Lost Forty in Tazewell County Described as Wild Tract
A rugged tract along the Mackinaw river near Lilby in Tazewell County is called the Lost Forty. Unknown ownership, dense for est, fox dens and wolves, no arable land or timber value, but used in past trading and mortgage schemes with questionable titles. The land features numerous springs and the Mackinaw river.
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Iinois
Tazewell County
Mackinaw River
Lilby
Cocal Parkarees
UI Nols
Ilinois
Earldoms of the Carnegies in Scottish History
The Carnegies hold two earldoms Northesk and Southesk, created for the sons of Sir David Carnegie in the 17th century. The Southesk title arose after the 1715 rising but was restored in 1855. Kinnaird Castle, the family seat, is a modern 19th century Scots baronial replica with ancient trees in the deer park.
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Carnegies
Northesk
Southesk
David Carnegie
London
Southosk
Kinnaird
Eske
Nice Little Boy Wormhole Apple Tale
A Boston Transcript humorous note describes a boy sharing an apple and keeping the wormy half for himself. The sister receives the clean half and the boy jokes that the worm bored through to the other side.
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Johnny
Boston Transcript
Frenchman Invents Fibroleum From Refuse Skins
A French inventor creates a new artificial leather named Fibroleum from tiny scraps of refuse skins treated in an intensely alkaline vat. The process yields a synthetic material aimed at replacing traditional leather.
Martyr Nurse Offers to Test Cow Tuberculosis Theory
Miss Ema N King a New York trained nurse volunteers for an experiment injecting tubercle from an infected cow into her body to test Dr Kochs claim that bovine tuberculosis cannot pass to humans. Brooklyn physician Dr George D Barney conducts the test after securing her consent and an affidavit of risk release.
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Ema. N. King
New York
Koch
Hrooklynite
George D. Barney
Brooklyn
Miss King
Barney
Brooklyn Board of Health
Studied Indifference at the Opera with Mrs Cumrox
The youngest daughter questions their late arrival and early departure from the opera. Mrs Cumrox explains they pretended not to care about value, to show they were indifferent to paying for tickets.
Friendship Flowering Amid Painful World
A reflective note on friendship described as a fair flower of paradise blooming within a world filled with pain, highlighting its healing and enduring power.
Young Man Uses Window Shades as Bed Covering
A narrator recalls a country house night when a frosted elder learns from a younger friend how to stay warm using eight window shades. The youth removes the shades to spread them over the bed and sleeps warmly, then quietly returns them, proving the youth’s know‑how surpasses the elder’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suys
New York Sun
Shooting Tales Highlight Humble Grief and Grand Banquet
The Norfolk anecdote shows a master indifferent to a boy's death after a shooting season while a keeper laments and a bereaved mother receives five pounds. A London Morning Post tale recalls Lord Cholmondeley inviting officials for a hunt and facing the shock of shooting all the lady’s tame pigeons at a later banquet.
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Norfolk
King’s Lynn
Lynn
London
Montana sapphires found in four Montana locations
Popular Science News notes high grade sapphires in four Montana sites. Rock Creek Missoula County hosts diverse tints in plentiful deposits. Missouri River area between Canyon Ferry and American Bar yields bluish green blue and white sapphires in large quantities. Cottonwood Creek Deer Lodge County offers stones similar to Rock Creek. Yogo in Fergus County near Utica produces bright blue stones with rich lustre, though not as dark as Ceylon. sapphires occur along a defined lead cutting across limestone for miles.
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Montana
Rock Creek
Missoula County
Missouri River
Canyon Ferry
American Bar
Cottonwood Creek
Deer Lodge County
Yago
Fergus County
Helera
Utica
Popular Science News
The Progressive Japanese Rise in Stature and Health
Chambers's Journal notes a perceptible rise in Japanese stature due to military discipline and athletic development. It cites a shift from hot baths to tepid water, a broader diet, and reduced parboling, contributing to increased muscle, tissue, and a larger average throat circumference.
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Chambers
London
Japan
Progress at St Bernard and the modern shelter system
The St Bernard pass now uses a telephone linked hospice to locate traveling pilgrims and shelter. Monks receive 4000 to 5000 jourists, 5000 to 6000 pilgrims, and about 15 090 Piedmontese workers yearly, with up to eight travelers visiting in severe weather.
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St. Bernard
Switzerland
London Globe
Incorrect Diagnosis Turns on a Mind Reader Bluff
A man posing as a fortune teller is arrested in New York for street handbill posting. In court he jokes with the judge about reading minds, but the judge rules his diagnosis bluff as a fine of five dollars.
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New York
Desperate suitor vows grim exit by malaria mosquito
A man declares his love to Gladys McGoogle and threatens self destruction if refused. He alternates between methods and finally resolves to let a malarial mosquito bite him, prompting the girl to react to the drastic plot.
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Gladys McGoogle
Gladys
Woman Reconsiders House After Mention of Five Boys
A house hunting matron narrowed options after learning the landlord’s warning that big families are common nearby. She preferred a neighborhood with no other boys, lamenting the five in her own family. She continued the search with no resolution yet.
He Got the Job
Grocer tests an applicant with a blunt question about loving work. The boy denies interest and accuses others of lying, remarking he would lie if he were as fond of it as they are. The exchange ends with the grocer claiming many jobs await.
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Grocer
Ancestor claim cited at Plymouth Rock reference
An undated remark by Miss Woodbe sums to an assertion about ancestors landing at Plymouth Rock. She adds quietly that this occurred in 1862 while amid a mix of admiration and envy, stressing truthfulness in all cases.
Cause For Action Rowland and Roxey in a Curtain Wager
A dialogue scene pits Rowland and Roxey over a dramatic audition. Roxey recalls a director urging him to play a bloodhound in Uncle Sam's Cabin while Rowland questions whether the role matched his talent.
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Rowland
Roxey
Gadzooks
Edith and Fred’s Quiet Golf Bond Sparks Quiet Affection
Edith shares with Bertha that she and Fred are interested in each other and feel destined. They have played golf together three times and only quarreled when Fred was in the wrong.
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Edith
Fred
Bertha
From Bad to Worse
The dialogue sketches a chain of misfortune as Jones notes Brown’s unlucky luck in marriage and housing. Brown’s aim to escape a boarding house by wedding backfires as his wife now runs a boarding setup to support the family.
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Jones
Brown
Smith
Funny Graphe Jokes and Droll Wit From a Page
A playful strip of jokes and dialogue sketches about courtship proposals, nosy relatives, and social quirks. Characters include Tody Viola Mrs De Biinks and Mr Hicks, with quips on marriage, money, and misfortune. A lighthearted collection aimed at eliciting smiles through quick exchanges.
Enlarged Heart Warns Against Strain In Urgent Plea
A distressed man requests help from a compassionate stranger, but medical advice warns that any further strain could be immediately fatal due to a seriously enlarged heart.
Little Laughs An Explanation and Brief Jokes
A collage of humorous quips and cartoons featuring lines about engagement rings from a physician and other light social gags. The snippets include exchanges on romance, theft, football, bachelor clubs, inheritance, secrets, and city life with playful wordplay and local humor.
Legal Oaths by Women in West Side Court
Magistrate Mott divides the sexes while a schoolteacher Miss Marie Ellerbrook seeks a warrant for a pupil accused of striking a classmate. She swears she is sure though she did not witness the act, prompting debate over women's credibility and the need for sworn testimony.
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Myer
Mott
West Side Court
Marie Elerbrook
East Eighty-seventh Pastreet
Mr. Mott
Remarkable Kidney Cure Reported In Northport
Physicians in Northport discuss a striking kidney disease cure. Byron O. Leslie, once gravely ill from kidney disorders, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with permanent relief after months of good health. His announcement creates a strong impact among local doctors and residents.
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Northport
Mich
Byron O. Leslie
Dodd
Hard Luck Lines From The St. Louis Republic
Fragmentary quips and ads from a late 19th or early 20th century page feature street slang characters Mouldy Murphy and Thomas, a quip about food scarcity, a Kingsley quote on religion, a Pancake Flour ad from Mrs. Austin, and a telegraph rate noting ten words cost $4 toward Yukon.
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Thomas
Murphy
St. Louis Republic
Chicago Doctors Help Woman End Long Health Plight
Mrs. Pinx recalls a three year struggle with severe female troubles. She consulted three Chicago doctors who each named the condition differently, yet the pain remained constant before finding relief.
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Good Business
Lavila W
Wien
Emma H. King
Gorma
Miss Emma
King
Montana Sapphires
Tody
Jennie
Woodby
Viola
Mrs. de Biinks
Dolly
Maude
Clara
North Side
Blank
Singleton
Old Man
Wededly
Nell
Bess
Earmer Hayrix
Walker
St. Louis
Kingsley
Yukon
Chicago
Mabelle L. LaMonte
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Mabelle L
Mabelle L. Lamoonte
Bist St
Miss LaMonte
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Assiibol
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
F. Pedley
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Piso
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