Oddities and quotes ripple through Loomis News Depot
The page notes mixed items and aphorisms about travel language and manners, with brief mentions of Oak Park Vindicator offices in Chicago and Illinois branches. It references Aguinaldo, optimistic maxims, social scuffles, and a labor dispute brewing in Springfield as miners and operators seek settlement and a potential early adjustment.
British residents in US pose inquiries on colonial governance
The text notes US government data releases respond to citizen questions about colonial administration. It observes most inquiries originate from industrious British subjects temporarily living in the United States, highlighting public interest in imperial policy.
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Italian doctor claims tuberculosis cure via heated air therapy
Rome reports show Prof. Cervello of Palermo university treating 26 consumptives with an air infused with heating vapor. Ten cured, nine almost cured, five greatly improved, two died. Ten cured presented to Academy of Medicine. diagnosis found no tuberculosis. A separate note questions Cuban naturalization and allegiance in U.S. courts, referencing King Alfonso and Cuba.
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Vincent Cervello
Palermo University
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Cervello
Academy of Medicine
Tra
Social settlement convention discusses available educational methods
A social settlement convention heard a high level discussion on educational methods. The attendees were well educated beyond standard classrooms and pursue learning actively, with light dawning on their efforts.
Washington Fire Department tests new alert and bicycle unit
Washington DC officials unveil a noiseless alarm system with watchmen at engine houses and large gong calls The plan includes bicycle firemen who precede engines with small extinguishers and a megaphone to clarify orders Assorted upgrades may also add automobile engines and improved chief communication belting out signals
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Wight
Washington
D. C
Washington Dispatch
Baltimore Sun
Belt
Religious forms and liturgical practices through antiquity
The passage traces early church practices including the forbidding of incense and holy water as pagan, the early use of asperges on Julian, and the rise of relics sales despite Theodosius. It notes ex voto offerings, candles in daylight worship, and Jerome and Paulinus of Nola commenting on candles in 307 A D.
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Rome
Julian
Gaul
Theodosius
Jerome
Paulinus
Nola
Sir Claude Macdonald Returns From China in Public Favor
Sir Claude Macdonald a noted British diplomat and minister plenipotentiary to China has returned to England in high public favor for his skill in handling Oriental questions with Li Hung Chang. He is a KC B of 1898 creation and has lived in the east as a diplomatic agent for the United Kingdom for three years.
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Claude Macdonald
China
England
Li Hung Chang
Claude
United Kingdom
J. PD. Macdonald
Sandhurst
Soaked Return From a Generous Gift Broadcast
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a man who received a dollar from a donor a few days earlier and promised to report back. The recipient returned soaked, prompting the remark that he was the donor’s “broadcast upon the waters.”
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Was Human Weakness
A Boston Journal excerpt presents a man recounting a vow of silence that dissolves when he chooses to reveal a claimed cure, illustrating themes of temptation and speech in a reflective dialogue. The exchange centers on an implied remedy and the moral tension of breaking a promise.
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Boston Journal
Phantom Ship Or Chapter XX Continued
The officer delivers the admiral's arrest order but Philip protests that the admiral has exceeded his powers. He declares he cannot board the admiral's ship and risks mutiny, urging mutual aid instead, given shipwreck, scarce provisions, and no rescue in sight. He vows to defend his crew if forced into conflict.
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Philip
Dort
Krantz
Lion
Vanderdecken
The Dort Escapes the Lion After Loss of Admiral
Philip and Krantz guide the Dort as the Lion crew mutinies and the admiral falls. The Dort harbors the commodore and admiral after a night of danger, then separates, with the Lion wrecked and the Dort fleeing toward Batavia. Philip resumes command, buries the leaders, and sails for Amsterdam to report and prepare Amine for a new voyage.
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Philip
Amsterdam
Amine
Batavia
India
Stratford Post Office Supper Marks Twenty Seventh Annual Meet
Stratford on Avon clerical staff postmen rural messengers and sub postmasters were entertained at the Unicorn hotel for the twenty seventh annual gathering. The mayor W Pearce chaired with E B Wynn as vice chair. Our Postmistress speaker Mr Doonan noted staff growth telegraphy expansion and forthcoming telephone and alterations reflecting ongoing progress at the Stratford post office.
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Stratford Post Office
Unicorn Hotel
W. Pearce
E. B. Wynn
G. Boyden
Doonan
Stratford
Birmingham Post
Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast
A fragmented note muses on hopes and resilience, quoting the idea that optimistic feeling endures despite repeated knocks and disappointments.
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A. Pope
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