Little Aunt Margery Helps Soldier and Orphan Johnny
In 1898 San Francisco welcomes U S volunteers returning from Manila as a young soldier befriends a tow headed orphan Johnny and a girl called Little Aunt Margery. The trio meet daily at the Presidio where the aunt shares her hopes for Johnny to learn discipline and for the soldier to stay safe. The unlikely bond grows as the boy is guided toward better behavior and the aunt expresses a desire to join the fight for her country, valuing courage and care over fear.
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Manila Bay
San Francisco
Orient
Philippines
United States
Presidio
Johnny
Brown
Margery
Johmny
Johnny i
Vilenc
Aunt Margery’s Soldier Promise Across the War
In a World War II era scene Aunt Margery consoles a young girl and her friend Brown. The returning soldier vows to come home safe and asks the girl to wave a handkerchief as a symbol. Years later Brown receives a lock of hair and a death memory as the girl dies, leaving the promise to return with courage for Johnny and the boy.
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Johnny
Market Street
Margery
Brown
Thore
New York Independent
Population of Manila in 1887 Census
The 1887 census recorded Manila in the Philippines with a population of 154062. No later official census has been completed to provide an updated figure.
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Manila
P. I
Call to repeal tariff on paper and stop robbing publishers
The Philadelphia Times argues against tariff taxes on wood pulp and printing paper. It calls for immediate repeal to stop what it terms a paper trust robbery and protect American forests, publishers, and industry from extortionate pricing. It emphasizes Canada’s timber and urges free wood pulp and paper to prevent forest destruction.
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Paper Trust
Congress
Canada
Philadelphia Times
Revival of the Bullfinch Gains Popularity in New York
A New York bird trade note reports a surge of bullfinch favorites in the temperate zone. Vendors credit a Kaiser influenced fashion, with imports from England and Germany via a specialized Vogelhandier. Bulls are raised in Hesse, taught to whistle, and punished only by gentleness, not cruelty.
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New York
Ike
Europe
England
Germany
Kaiser
Wacht Am Rhein
Kruger
Atlantic
Vogelhandier
Duchy of
Hesse
Ross
New York Tribune
It Rained Hard Near Bellingham Bay
A Missippi valley man moved to What com on Bellingham bay and woke to a flooded town after a heavy Puget Sound rain. He exclaimed in astonishment that it must have rained hard last night, then sought danger news from the hotel clerk who laughed and offered information.
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Puget Sound
Missippi
Whatcom
Bellingham Bay
Washington Star
Transvaal Exhibit Heads to Paris Exposition
The Transvaal Republic prepares a Paris Exposition display despite its war with Britain. The main feature is native minerals with Rand gold ores and uncut diamonds, plus Transvaal agriculture including fruit and cereals. Hunting trophies such as lion and leopard skins showcase frontier experiences.
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Great Britain
South African Republic
Transvaal
Transvaal Building at Paris Exposition Described
The Transvaal Building at the Paris Exposition is a two story structure featuring a central tower and corner cupolas, rising through the exhibition landscape.
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Transvaal
Parson Helps Woman Then Declines Sermon
A South London visiting preacher helps an elderly woman up stairs and learns she will hear another preacher. She prefers not to stay and the parson jokes that he himself would not go in if he were the speaker. The exchange ends with a light remark on the event.
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London
Domestic Reminders Joke From Detroit Free Press
Witty exchange framed as a domestic quip about memory lapses. A wife questions what she resembles and the husband jokes that she recalls every item he forgets to attend to, highlighting common marital nagging in a playful tone.
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Detroit Free Press
Self Regulating Clock Runs Unwound Since 1898 Invention
P M Ravenskilde of Illinois unveils a self winding clock that has operated since August 1898. A 60 inch wheel carries 120 cups with steel balls. every 90 seconds a ball triggers electricity to reset via inclined planes and a small car. The system, powered by a storage battery, needs no attention for a year or more.
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P. M. Ravenskilde
Illinois
Not Particulan Brown New Quarters Borrowed
Fragmentary dialogue from a New York World snippet notes Jones searching for new quarters and Smith mentioning an old borrowed article this morning. The fleeting exchange emphasizes housing and property in a urban context with no clear人物.
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New York World
Soap as Disinfectant Promoted by Physicians
The article argues soap is essential for health and claims white almond soap and potash soap destroy cholera germs. It recommends copious soap use in washing for germ diseases, noting soap removes dirt and also destroys microbes, parasites, and disease germs.
Calaveras Big Trees in Jeopardy From Lumber Company Plan
The San Joaquin Valley Commercial Association acts to save the Calaveras grove owned by J. L. Sperry. A new owner intends to build several sawmills in Calaveras County and cut the giant sequoias. Buell and a committee seek data and approach Congress to establish a national park including the trees, with help from the California Water and Forest Association and the Sierra Club.
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San Joaquin Valley Commercial Association
Calaveras Grove
J. L. Sperry
California
Calaveras County
Buell
Merced
California Water and Forest Association
Sierra Club
Congresuman de Vries
Congress
Mariposa
Tulare
The
Valley Association
Canadian letter praises Western Canada wheat lands
A letter to Mr. Benj. Davies, Canadian government agent at St. Paul, Minn., extols western lands in Canada. The writer describes rapid settlement, new homes, rising land values, and a planned church near his property. He notes many vacated quarter sections filled, hopeful crops, and a neighbor who moved yet now values his claim.
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Benj. Davies
St. Paul, Minn
Western Canada
Dalesboro
Asia
Gir
Arthur Finney
St. Paul
Alex
Cameron
The Ways of Princes and Etiquette in Royal Courts
A reflective piece on royal etiquette, arguing princes form a distant caste from commoners. It notes enduring courtiers habits, the burdens of constant attendance, and historic anecdotes like Lord William Bentinck’s bid to curb formalities during his viceroyalty in India. The Spectator.
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Cecil
William Bentinck
The
Spectator
Lyddite Shells and Naval Brigade Firepower
A Chambers's Journal excerpt discusses the allure of war and details the Naval Brigade's use of lyddite shells. It notes the 4.7 inch gun fires a forty five pound projectile, with ten pounds of lyddite in the head and a total metal weight of twenty nine and a half pounds, the rest being the bursting charge and propel ing charges.
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Naval Brigade
Lydd
Kentish
Chambers
Steamship bureau added to New York Central passenger service
George H. Daniels announces a new steamship bureau to meet incoming trans Atlantic and coastwise liners. Captains Ingwersen and Schultze will supervise and assist passengers with tickets baggage cabs and rail connections at Grand Central. They will also guide travelers abroad with baggage handling and advance steamship ticketing. from New York Commercial Advertiser.
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George H. Daniels
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Louis Ingwersem
F. A. G. Schultze
trans-Atlantic
Vanderbilt
Ingwersen
American
Cunard
White Star
Atlantig Transport
Wilson
Anchor
Allan-State Lines
Schultze
Lloyd
Hamburg-American
Jenck, Rotterdam
Red Star
Thirgvalla Lines
Grand Central Station
Daniels
New York Commercial Advertiser
New Tunnel Lighting Method Tested in Paris Electric Road
A French inventor proposes automatic tunnel lighting for Paris electric road tunnels. Lamps on both sides illuminate as trains enter and switch off on exit, aligning with car windows to avoid daytime lighting. The system aims for practical utility and ease of use.
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Paris
March Delineator Opens Healthful Money Making For Women
The March Delineator emphasizes seeds plants and bulbs while promoting a new line of healthful money making for women. It serves as a thrifty guide for women who sew their own clothes and seek advice for purchasing, with practical suggestions.
Railroad charm for travelers to Florida and Caribbean
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad showcases its facilities for tourists and travelers to Florida Cuba Porto Rico Central America and Nassau. It operates double daily lines of sleeping cars from Cincinnati Louisville Chicago and St Louis through Jacksonville to interior Florida points and to Miami Tampa and New Orleans, the embarkation ports for the listed regions. For soldiers write J. K. Ridgely N. W. P. A. Chicago IL.
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Florida
West Indies
Central America
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chicago
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Interior
Miami
Tampa
New Orleans
J. K. Ridgely
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Aunt Margery
Ida Preston Robinson
Fin Wilert
Calaveras
Lumbermena
Town and Gown
W. J. Stillman
Atlantis
Minnesota
Western
New York Central Railroad
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