Jaguar Attack and Narrow Escape in Brazilian Forest
A 17 year old American in Brazil saves three Ackley children from jaguars at a jungle hut near Cape St. Roque. He blocks the door with wooden slabs, uses a musket, and shields the children as the beast lunges, then signals Mr. Ackley to help. The incident ends with the hunter’s risky defense and the trio fleeing into safety.
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Brazil
Cape St. Roque
Ackley
Galveston
Airs Ackley
Annie
Maud
Jaguar Hunt Ends in Tragic Yet Joyful Rescue
In a remote hollow Mr Ackley and his wife track a jaguar attacking their family. Buckshot kills the beast as the couple reunites with frightened children who slept in a deserted hut. The jaguar skin is later cleaned and kept as a trophy and reminder of the peril.
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Mr. Ackley
Historic Nazareth the Place Jesus Lived for Thirty Years
Article notes Nazareth in En-Nasira sits on a stony slope amid fifteen hills with white houses and fig trees. It says the landscape matches the biblical view, Jesus may have herded animals there, streets are narrow and dirty, and the town has been rebuilt many times. Today Nazareth is larger and wealthier due to monastic building and pilgrim traffic, with 50 000 to 60 000 Russian pilgrims annually.
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Jesus
Nazareth
William S. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
En-Nasira
Nadgareth
Jerusalem
Tiberius
Two Kinds of Dreariness in the Desert
Ray Stannard Baker argues in Century that deserts are not dreary or cheerless but punish ignorance and thirst. He distinguishes arid lands from Mulberry Street and Smoky Mellow, calling deserts calm, clean, and quietly hopeful even as human works mar landscapes.
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Mulberry Street
Ray Stannard Baker
Queen Victoria’s Private Hand in Governance Emerges
The article notes Victoria’s ongoing influence after Prince Albert’s death with personal notes and major decisions kept under her seal. It highlights her private secretary Sir Henry Ponsonby and her insistence on no advice, while stressing the preserved papers and absence of George III documents. It ends with a call to self-reflection.
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Queen Victoria
Henry Ponsonby
the Inquirer
George III
Happenings of the Day Hints at Daily News Items
A column titled Comments and Criticism based on daily events discusses a battering ram used to knock on men’s doors. Eastern doctors are treating Bright’s illness by surgery with hope for recovery.
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Opportunity
Bright
Riis Urges to Keep Jacob Riis Busy in Public Service
The phrase implies maintaining Jacob Riis active in work to honor his reputation as a highly useful figure in the United States. It suggests ongoing public service or projects requiring his attention.
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Jacob Riis
United States
Morgan buys Hercules statuette for thirty thousand
J Pierpont Morgan acquires a Hermes style statuette of Hercules for 30000 dollars. The article hints Atlas as a possible inspiration or alternative figure for his taste.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Hercules
Atlas
Cruelty Charges Against Alliance Over Philippines Questioned
Editorial remark asserts that until football is introduced to the Philippines the cruelty charges against the group should fail.
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Philippines
Garnegie Gives Niece 1 Million Wedding Gift
Andrew Carnegie allocates one million dollars as a wedding present to his niece in a move ridiculed as a bid to avoid dying rich.
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Andrew Garnegie
Aladdin Lamp Metaphor Highlights Mor gan Theft Implication
A satirical comparison contrasts Aladdin’s lamp wish and J Pierpont Morgan’s alleged grabbing of wealth, suggesting he takes what he wants without permission. The piece uses playful imagery to critique greed and power dynamics.
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Aladdin
J. Pierpont Morgan
Hero Hobson to be retired from U S lectures
The article questions why a recognized hero who travels nationally to give lectures would seek retirement simply for ending his current role. It notes Hobson’s status as a salaried figure and hints at the broader considerations behind stepping away from public life.
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Hero Hobson
United States
Santos-Dumont Envisions Fast Airships Across Ocean
Santos-Dumont says air ships could travel from America to Europe in two days but warns he has not solved what obstacles might be met on arrival.
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Santos-Dumont
America
Europe
Survivor in St Pierre Destruction Recounts Criminal Escape
A lone survivor from St Pierre describes the destruction and notes the survivor was a criminal kept in an underground dungeon for attempting to assault his guards. The passage implies the man will not be seen as proof that virtue is its own reward.
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St. Pierre
Industrial Shift In Streetcar Systems From Horse Car Era
Changes to street railway lines to electric operation reflect broader industrial trends. Thin rails on wooden sleepers yield to heavy rails on steel structures buried in ground. As power costs fall, cars grow larger and runs longer, yet crew counts stay fixed while more cars, drivers, and conductors are needed for increased service.
Young King Alphonso Opposes Bullfighting in Spain
Madrid dispatches report Alphonso the boy king opposes the national sport bullfighting. His mother, notSpanish, allegedly influenced him to favor horse racing as substitute. The move could provoke strong popular backlash among peasants long attached to the bloody spectacle.
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Alphonso
Spain
Madrid
Pursuit of Comfort Over Ambition Shapes Frugal Housewives
The piece argues some people shun all harmless cost saving measures while others hoard savings for expense, noting how toil and child care keep individuals indoors. It ponders a couple choosing constant comfort over ambition, suggesting such lives are rare.
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Tetter
Ministers clash over Chicago wickedness in faith debate
The controversy pits Bishop Thoburn of the Methodist church against Rev Francis Funk a Baptist minister as well as Bishop Fallows of the Episcopal church in Chicago. Thoburn says humanity is safer in Hong Kong than in Chicago while Funk claims more vice in Chicago than London and Fallows weighs in on the issue.
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Chicago
Thoburn
Methodist Church
Hong Kong
Lake Michigan
Francis Funk
London
Fallows
Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Theburn
Funk
Sodom
Gomorrah
Chicago’s vice and virtue in a city’s reckoning
A reader defends Chicago’s integrity against a bishop and Reverend, arguing that urban vice is universal. The letter compares Chicago to London and ancient Sodom and Gomorrah, suggesting moral struggle is timeless and not unique to a single city.
Ridiculous Notion of Volcano Inspectors
The piece dismisses the idea of an expert volcano inspection commission as folly. It argues boiler bridge and mine inspectors have value, but volcano inspectors cannot predict eruptions, likening such boards to opera bouffe and warning against trusting untamed natural forces.
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United States Weather Bureau
Boards of Arcano
Making Fish Hooks in Redditch England
Fully 90 percent of the world’s fishing hooks are made at Redditch England. Workers rely on skill over machinery using the best steel wire. The process includes cutting, heating, rolling bending and tempering before oil quenching and polishing to prepare hooks for market.
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Redditch
England
S. Howarth
Roosevelt on a Seeing Washington Tour
A Buffalo Commercial report details President Roosevelt riding in a "seeing Washington" electric car near Dupont Circle. The guide points to views including George Westinghouse’s mansion and the Leiter residence, mentions Miss Mary Leiter, and notes the Admiral Dupont statue and Roosevelt on horseback with a spectator asking if the statue is McKinley’s.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dupont Circle
George Westinghouse
James G. Blaine
L. Z. Leiter
Chicago
Mary Leiter
Curzon
India
Dupont
United States
McKinley
Buffalo Commercial
Men Find Women Funny, Authors Argue
Opinion closes with the claim that men regard women as funny while noting women appear amused by men. The piece frames the joke as a social stereotype and explores gender humor dynamics.
Rhubarb Cream Recipe From Old Cookbook
Two pounds green rhubarb peeled and cut, simmer with three cups water until soft. Mash, strain, and measure per pound fruit. Add a pound sugar, dissolve, boil twenty minutes. Soak one ounce gelatine in a cup cold cream, dissolve over hot water. Add cream and lemon juice, pour into mold, chill two hours, serve with whipped cream or compote of figs.
Shredded Codfish Cakes Recipe Featured
A.Codfish cake method from Cook outlines using shredded codfish from 2 one pound cans, washing, soaking, mixing with mashed potatoes butter pepper and egg yolks, shaping into small cakes and frying until golden for a quick modern preparation.
Salad Using Leftover Meats and Potatoes
Recipe outlines a method to use scraps of cold beef ham or veal with potatoes. Mix with salt pepper mustard and onion. Add mashed yolks from three hard boiled eggs and melted butter with vinegar. Fold into meat and mound on a dish, garnish with ringed egg whites.
Spanish Mackerel with Beurre Noir Sauce
Broil the Spanish mackerel on both sides and place on a hot platter. Prepare beurre noir by melting two tablespoons of butter, adding one tablespoon vinegar, one tablespoon chopped parsley, one teaspoon lemon juice, half teaspoon salt, and a quarter teaspoon pepper. Boil once and pour over or serve with the fish.
Chicken Jelly Recipe Steps From Historic Vade Mecum
A historic recipe describes simmering a young chicken in three pints of water for about five and a half hours. Skim fat, season with salt pepper celery and parsley, then cool and lift off remaining grease before serving hot or cold.
Creamed Potatoes Method and Variants
Instructions for creamed potatoes. Dice cold boiled potatoes and simmer in milk, then thicken with flour and butter. Season with pepper and salt, and set aside. A variation uses hot potatoes with milk added directly and then thickened.
Making toffee from Demerara sugar and butter
A recipe instructs to combine one pound Demerara sugar five ounces butter and one dessert spoon vinegar or lemon juice. Cook slowly ten minutes stir constantly test drop on wetted plate until hard then pour into wetted shallow dishes to set.
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Demerara
Preserved Cherries Method With or Without Stones
Preserve cherries by boiling with half a pint of water for every three pounds of fruit. Dissolve sugar, mix with cherries, boil three minutes, then fill jars. Stones may be left in or removed as preferred for flavor.
Useful Household Hints From A Frugal Era
A compendium of practical tips on tenderizing tough meat with vinegar and repelling rats with potash. guidance on candle sizing with hot water, ironing with yellow soap, pantry insect control using alum, linen rotation to prevent wear, removing fruit stains with cream of tartar, and cleaning rusty irons with salt and beeswax.
Collector Finds Carved Jewel in Market Farce
An American collector recalls visiting Venice stalls and encountering a dealer offering a fifteenth century carnelian jewel box. The box is exposed as glass, and the moment reveals how quick judgments and expensive expectations fail in antique markets.
Diminutive orange trees take root in floral fashions
California growers follow a new fad of dwarf orange trees a foot and a half tall with tiny fruits the size of cherries. Japanese and Chinese homes display these miniature trees, achieved by delaying sap flow and pruning to curb vertical growth while encouraging side shoots and fruit.
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California
Usher Kesern
Labund
China
Jay
Caste Hotticulturists
Japan
Japa
le Thler
Fragmented dialogue on diagnosis and peace in faulty text
The excerpt shows garbled speech about health and airship, with characters arguing over priorities. One speaker mentions his wife’s frequent reproach, while another mutters about needing peace amid confusion and mispronunciations.
Blushing Reactions Mark Pretty Versus Plain Women
Readers note how friends comment on blushing. When a pretty woman blushes, friends call it a compliment or sign of charm. When a plain woman blushes, they remark on the redness of her face and embarrassment.
If You Act The Fool The Pews Will Tell On You
A compact warning from a column urging restraint in public worship and family conduct. The piece notes that careless behavior in church will be noticed by attendees and discussed afterward.
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