The Genial Jigger in Africa and Beasts and Beekeeper Tales
Luke Sharp narrates a social visit in London where two young explorers discuss Stanley and Emin Pasha, Africa travels, and a Frenchman’s Nile theory. He recalls bees defending mud-walled villages and warns that the jigger pest is spreading through Africa, aided by lazy natives and new explorer corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ondon
London
Charing Cross
St. James
Stanley
Emin Pasha
Africa
New York
Nile
Great Lakes
Free Press
Kipling
Jack Robinson
America
Central
South America
St. Paul de Something
Sjleger Prickers
GOOD NOTION OF ECONOMY AND HOT WATER USES
A New York Tribune piece highlights frugal behavior with cigars and a lesson on value. It notes a Nassau street dealer pushing a pricier brand and a man choosing to share or keep gifts, emphasizing the appeal of quality for money. The column also extols hot water as a remedy for congestion, sore throat, headaches, neuralgia, and indigestion with simple applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Nassau Street
Washington Letter on Quay Home and Diplomatic Circle
Washington correspondence notes Senator Quay’s grand K Street home with lavish interior details. It also profiles Madame de Meck the Russian minister’s wife, Madame Dominguez Argentina’s envoy, and Ecuador’s Senor Carbo with his family and career path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Quay
K Street
Madame de Meck
N Street
Legation
New England
Mary Quay
Miss Quay
Connecticut Avenue
Bie Leiter
Dupont Circle
America
White House
Madame Dominguez
Argentina
George W. Childs
Kitt
Minvis
Madame
Helene Murphy
New York
Lady Wolseley
England
London
Senor Dominguez
Court of St. James
Ecuador
Senor
Luis Felipe Carbo
I Street
Senor Cristobal Velas
Senor Pablo Elias Albornoz
Cuayaquil
Liberal Party
Veintemilla
Senor Carbo
the Times
el Tiempo
Alfaro
Carbo
Anele
Europe
Society Demands Equal Purity Standards for Men and Women
The speaker argues that society demands purity from women while men may behave badly yet still enter good society. He calls for equal moral standards for men and women and asserts it is time for society to apply the same purity expectations to men as to women.
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Rey
F. A. Scofield
The Bicycle's Progress in Regent's Park Grounds
Bicycles are now allowed on the grounds of the exclusive botanical garden in Regent's Park. Riders must keep bikes away from the museums and conservatories to avoid hazards or disruption.
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Regent's Park
Notes of the Day Highlight Regional Trends and Odd Quips
Fires in Philadelphia reach 2082 with chemical engines extinguishing 506. Idaho population grows to 125000, property value up to 29332210. Colorado silver yield falls 2500000 while gold gains 8200000. Rainmakers plan fog then dynamite rain, London as laboratory. Potatoes yield 15000 tons producing 3500000 bushels. Charitable gifts reach 825943549, up from 19907116 in 94.
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Philadelphia
Idaho
Colorado
London
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Rebels’ yell and frontier wolves in Civil War era reminiscence
In Veterans' Corner the piece recalls Gen John B Gordon and the rebel yell with a May 1866 fort Harker incident recounted by Captain Baldwin. It describes wolves pursuing a rider, a lone pursuit across plains, and a dramatic escape to safety near the Smoky Hill river with ammunition running low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Miles
Fort Harker
Kan
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Fort Riley
Denver
Thad
Notable Encounters with Grant and Sherman in Memoir
Mary Anderson de Navarro recalls her meetings with General Grant and General Sherman. She describes Grant as kind and simple with ruggedness, and Sherman as a keen, enthusiastic arts lover with brisk, hearty presence. The piece also notes U S Army recruitment practices and a London Telegraph anecdote of a French lover at a tomb.
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Grant
Sherman
Mary Anderson de Navarro
Ladies’ Home Journal
Booth
Macauley
John T. Ford
General Grant
Griffin
White House
General Sherman
Recognized gentleman returns purse reward guidance
A Crer- Mamn example shows how to handle found money notices. It notes a pursuer who found a purse in Rhamen strasse is asked to forward it to the loser, while a later reply names the recognizing man who picked up the purse in Blimensthasse and invites the loser to read at his home.
A Great Cartoonist Gillam Dies At 35
Ernhard Gillam, famed cartoonist of Judge and rival to Keppler, died at his father in law Jas Arkell’s Canajoharie home. Born in England, he shaped early work at Leasle’s and Pack and elevated Judge with ten years of top cartoons. His humor and paintings drew critical praise and boosted Judge’s value.
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Leasle
Pack
Judge
Ernhard Gilllam
Jas, Arkell
Canajoharie
N. Y
Puck
Mr. Gillam
W. J. Arkell
Gillam
England
Bernhard Gillam
Harpers
Leslie's
Thibeault Franca Elected to French Academy
Anatole France novelist and poet born in Paris April 16 1844 has been chosen to occupy a chair in the French Academy. He attended Stanislaus College and later served at the senate library. He contributed to Des Debates and Les Temps and produced many literary works including La Vie Littéraire and numerous novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Jacques Anatole Thibeault Franca
Paris
Stanislaus College
Senate Library
Des Debates
Les Temps
M. Jules Claretta
la Vie Littraire
Anatole France
Reason Restored by Surgery After Flood Injury
Horace Tetlow of Philadelphia regained speech after surgical repair of a skull fracture from the Conemaugh flood of May 1, 1889. A bone button the size of a half dollar was removed Tuesday. He opened his eyes and spoke the phrase It comes from the dam, recalling life before the accident but not the five years since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Tetlow
Philadelphia
Conemaugh
Collecting Street Car Tickets in a Munich Bulletin
Heinrich Kellmeth a Munich professor of commercial science urges collecting street car tickets. He started a monthly bulletin called Trambilletsport to publish ticket pictures from great cities and provide fare details. He hopes to form a society and a trading bourse for tram tickets. Too many men view home as a place to be disagreeable.
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Heinrich Kellmeth
Munich
New York Press
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Luke Sharp
Madame de Mock
Sim
Veterans’ Corner
John B. Gordon
Chicago
Canada
Southland
Rebs
Hell
John
Wolven
Armain
Frode
Leas
O Ran Throwe
Lis
Dad
United States
Army of the United States
United States Army
London Weekly Telegraph
Bordeaux
Pfe
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