Palm-Climbing Crabs Invade Philippines Territory
A London correspondent reports on the palm climbing crab spreading through the Philippines, threatening military posts and island communities. The crustacean grips tree tops, feeds on palm nuts, and is hunted by natives with various methods, including rope and spear techniques, while boasting powerful claws and a penchant for crustacean cuisine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ross Ili
Cocos
Christmas Islands
Ross
Philippines
Spain’s Prison Colony at Fernando Po Slaves and Exiles
Colonial abuses are alleged on Fernando Po off West Africa where Spain keeps political prisoners in crowded barracks with no beds or ventilation. Soldiers from Spanish prisons guard the island as fever and neglect menace inmates in harsh exile conditions.
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Spain
Fernando Po
Africa
Convict Island
Larache
Canaries
Family Medicine Endorsed by W H B Williams
In a letter to Dr Hartman W H B Williams of Columbus Ohio recommends Pe-ru-na as a family medicine. He states it cured his systemic catarrh and relieved attacks for himself and his wife and he praises its usefulness for children and climatic diseases. He keeps it at home and asks others to request a free family medicine book.
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Europe
Constantinople
Washington Post
Ker
W. H. B. Williams
The
Farmers’ Industrial Union
Hartman
W. H
Williams
Columbus
Ohio
L. L. Carpenter
Wabash
Ind
Bethany Assembly
Brooklyn
Christian Church
Kay
Dr. Kay
Spanish ship Larache bound for Fernando Po with 300 Filipinos
Reports allege the Larache carried 300 Filipinos and 271 Cubans to Fernando Po as indentured prisoners. Over two years 191 died 43 pardoned 7 remain prisoners. Survivors receive scant rations while others seek food. Additional claim states Spaniards used Fernando Po to obscure disappearances.
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Canaries
Fernando Po
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Hell
Age Trends in Ballet Dancers Across Generations
A German statistician notes dancers tend to be older than average. Carlotta Grisi is 77, Amalia Verrarri 78, Taglioni over 80 at death, Fanny Hissen 74, and Mauri of the Paris Grand Opera remains active well past fifty.
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Carlotta Grisi
Amalia Vearraris
Taglioni
Fanny Hissler
Bostian “Mauri
Paris Grand Opera
Phantom party tease prompts Willie's curiosity
An exchange between Willie and his father hints at a hidden joke about a phantom party. Willie's persistent questions about marriage elicit the father's, and mother ends the scene by steering Willie to bed to spare him the risqué humor.
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Willie
President Kruger Hosts Guests At Coffee Table
The article notes how President Kruger spends part of each day at a garden table to receive visitors and give advice. He keeps a "coffee allowance" of $4,000 annually to offer guests.
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Kruger
Poisoned Candy Prank Ends With Doubtful Outcome
A man admits sending a box of poisoned candy to himself and testing it on his wife's pug. He reports mixed feelings of relief at his escape and suspicion the act was staged. Allen's Foot-Ease ad promotes powder for sore feet with 25 cent price and sample offer.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
The Black Race Population Estimate
The article states computations place the black race at about one tenth of humanity, totaling roughly 150,000,000 individuals. It emphasizes the proportion and numeric estimate as a scientific assessment of global demographics.
Pullman to resume standard sleeping cars on B&O routes
The Pullman Company previously ran Ordinary sleeping car service on the Baltimore and Ohio lines to Newark and Pittsburgh to Chicago. With plans to furnish such cars to all roads east of Chicago and St Louis, B&O will resume standard cars by April 10 to avoid service inequality and friction.
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Pullman Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Newark
Pittsburg
Chicago
Way Dot
St. Louis
Alabastine Endures While Kalsomines Fall Short
The passage contrasts cheap temporary coatings called Kalsomines made from chalks and glue with Alabastine, a cement that hardens with age. It urges buyers to choose properly labeled packages and warns imitators cannot match durability or time-tested strength.
Typewriter Girl Left a Note on Shall and Will
A Chicago Record note recalls a typewriter girl leaving a message for a new employee about mastering shall and will. The quip centers on the shaky grasp of proper usage and echoes a casual workplace urban anecdote.
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Chicago
Harvesting machine production at Deering Harvester Co
A 1898 count at the Deering Harvester Company works in Chicago shows 1319 actual machines in a single day, equaling more than two complete harvesters per working minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deering Harvester Company of
Chicago
Deen
Deering Harvester
Old Lady Discovers Butler Theft Of Pork
An elderly woman catches her butler taking portions of her prized aged pork. The helper responds calmly that he believed the mistress had left, leaving the incident as a quiet household surprise.
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Beth
John
Advertisements and public notices survey
A collage of ad copy notes foot powder and medicines with prices and free samples. It mentions Allen's Foot-Ease for foot trouble, a leery cure claim, and a town curfew law in Minneapolis applying to children under 16.
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Minneapolis
Perfection Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer Ad
An advertisement offers a weekly salary of 315 plus expenses for a man to introduce Per fection Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer in the country, with address and stamp requested. It notes large candy industry investments, cures and medicines, and various product claims and contact details from several companies and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perfection Nfg. Co
Parsons, Kansas
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Pizen
Demen
Pacific
Tree Crab
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
Duke of Wellington
Beresfords
Beresford
Elis
LeRoy, N. Y
Ciberg
Western
Canada
Department Interior
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Monadnock Block
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Deering
Beorigg
Sapolio
Allel To
United States
Dr. Kline
R. H. Kutve, Ltd
Wisconsin
Kansas
Independence
Hall
Price
Great Britain
E. C. McDowell
Coat
France
Columbia
Hartford and
Vedette Bicycles
Columbia Chain
Columbia Deater
Mall
Pope Mfc. CO
Hartford, Conn
Ripans Chemical Co
New York
Excelsior Bluling
Excelsior Bluing Co
la Saile St
NI U
Balin
Homes For the Homeless
Texas
Scrivener
Austin
Reagan
Railrond
Ton
EP. Willmot
Banks
A. S. Burleson
Vans Chemical
Cincinnati
O. C
O'Farrell
Igas
New York Avenue
Washington, UD
W.N. Y. Chicago
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