Deer as Farm Stock Promoted by Harris Brothers Park
I V Harris and his brother operate a deer park near the city with about twenty deer from six original stock. They advocate farming deer for home meat and market, noting low feed needs, easy care, and high value from meat, horns, skins, and milk. They warn deer will vanish unless bred as livestock.
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I. V. Harris
2. M. Carris
Clarksville
Texas
Galveston
Narris
Mr. Harris
Vic Hartis
Mr. Tfarris
Wasted Sympathy and Shifting Job Devotion
A Kansas City World excerpt recounts a young woman’s failed job search and near fatal act, highlighting unemployment pressures and the era’s street-level remedies. It pairs commentary on lack of training with critique of school curricula and spelling in letters and reports from officials, urging practical standards over flashy reforms.
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Alfcin
Iansas
Kansas City
Common gamblers and the moral cost of gambling
A Chicago Tribune editorial denounces Bigelow and other gamblers for stealing from banks and employers. It argues gambling erodes ethics across society, equates bank president with dice players, and warns innocent bystanders suffer most when gamblers fail.
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Igelow
Bigelow
Faro Diayer
American Bankers’ Association
Chicago
Causes of Rail Way Accidents and Employee Turmoil
A Scientific American perspective links high railway casualties to restless crews and frequent management upheavals. It notes that continuous staff turnover leaves workers unfamiliar with local conditions, while reorganizations and sales disrupt established systems, lowering discipline and performance.
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Scientific American
New York Board Cuts Fads from Elementary Courses
The New York Board of Education votes to shorten elementary study by removing sewing physical training games physiology hygiene and drawing in the first year. Focus shifts to the three R s as faddists face reduced influence in public schools nationwide.
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New York
Women and Housekeeping The Simple Art of Home-Making
The piece argues housekeeping is a life-work requiring education and training. It critiques gender rights debates, stating men and women are complementary, with distinct functions in family life, not rivals, as echoed by the New York Outlook.
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New York
Silk Culture in China and Its Global Role
The article explains silk production as a modest yet vital industry for China and world markets. It outlines silkworm life stages from egg hatch in spring to cocoon spinning, feeding practices, and market flow via Shanghai. It notes worm sensitivity to noise, leaves quality, and strict feeding schedules as key factors shaping silk quality.
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China
Mr. Thomson
Lyons
Shanghai
Silk production not sole focus of families in spring
The text notes that worm rearing and silk production do not monopolize all family time. It is described as a spring occupation for women and younger family members rather than a full or exclusive duty.
Varied butterfly forms produced by temperature changes
A Rome report in Nuova Antologia describes Standfuss of Zurich exposing chrysalis and cocoons to different temperatures to create distinct butterfly forms. The method yields northern and southern variants and even extinct forms, illustrating heredity and temperature effects on species variation.
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Nuova Antologia
Rome
Ilugo de Vries
Amsterdam
Standfuss
Zurich
North Cape
Sardinia
Orient
Diffe
Air Composition Alters Butterfly Color Through Development
Observation notes that the position of the air affects chrysalis development and can alter butterfly color. It notes that changing the air’s chemical makeup could completely transform the butterfly’s coloration.
The Tibetans As A British Style Family
The writer suggests Tibetans resemble a British family and share traits of English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. They are devout, shrewd business people, hard negotiators, and humorous. A Christmas procession with Father Christmas parodying dignitaries is described as evidence of charm and global echoes.
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Father Christmas
China
Lassa
Max. Millington
Austria
Germany
Differences Between Wonder and Miracle Quote
A witty exchange defines wonder as a loaned five dollars offered freely and a miracle as returning it. The dialogue frames wonder as the act of lending and miracle as repayment, using humor about conditional kindness.
A Hammer Duet
Newspaper snippet cites a quarrel between Jaggson and Bilison about truth and strangers. Source from Tacoma News presents a brief dialogue reflecting suspicion and caution in social exchange.
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Jaggson
Bilison
Tacoma News
The Loudest Talker in Revival Fundraising
A local revival scene highlights that the loudest shouter at meetings is not the main fundraiser. The piece notes money matters and preacher salaries as the real measure of support.
Laird o Cockpen and Dickinson Verses Read aloud
Folio piece mixes the ballad of the Laird o Cockpen and a Dickinson excerpt. The Laid o Cockpen parades a vain laird wooing Mistress Jean at Claversha Lee while she resists. The Dickinson quatrain reflects on victory and perception of success.
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Jean
Cockpen
Gold From Sea Water Prompts New Extraction Claim
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a new process for extracting gold from sea water, endorsed by Sir William Ramsay. A syndicate has acquired foreshore rights along 50 miles of English and Irish coasts to plant factories and pumping stations in pure water. If successful, vast quantities could flood markets, though officials warn the syndicate must avoid overloading the market.
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Briny Deep
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
William Ramsay
University College, London
French Legion of Flonor
Institute of France
Witwatersrand
South Africa
Woman Checks Hair on Coat for Hidden Truths
A playful remark contrasts a wife declaring implicit confidence in her husband with her habit of inspecting any hair found on his coat to verify honesty. The quip hints at suspicion hidden beneath affection and trust.
Major George Merrill Dodges Bull To Save Uniform
In South Framingham Massachusetts Major George Merrill on a hot muster decides to cross a freshly plowed field. A bull charges as he climbs a stone wall and falls to the road. He boasts of titles to the farmer before the farmer asks why he does not simply tell the bull who he is.
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George &. Merrill
South Framingham
Mass
Lawrence
Exercise by cleaning up around home
Detroit Tribune urges urban residents to exercise by gardening and keeping yards and alleys neat. It argues cleaning up at home is more worthwhile than gym routines and notes that saving money is hard, and some men prefer holding office to serving as president.
Origin of star routes and their meaning
The article explains that star routes refer to mail contracts awarded to the lowest bidder with guarantees of performance and carried with certainty celerity and security. It notes the term emerged after 1845 when the post office adopted statutory language and clerks marked bids as star bids, giving rise to the phrase star routes.
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Star
Washington Star
Post Office Department
Washington
Postal Service
postoMee Department
Congress
Historic Falls Church One of Nation's Oldest Houses of Worship
The Falls Church in Virginia, founded in 1724 and expanded in 1750, rebuilt in 1768, with vestry names including George Washington and George Mason, faces decay. It served as a Civil War hospital and hosted Fairfax Volunteers in the Mexican and Spanish-American eras, linking to Braddock’s troops and various wars.
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George
Indians Spread News by Word of Mouth Across Creek Nation
The Creek Nation traders and leaders describe rapid news diffusion by oral channels. Chiefs like Pleasant Porter note instinct and habit keep communities informed as trains, couriers, and traveling messengers relay orders and events, spanning hills and remote towns.
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Uibes
Daves Con
Bulsenss
Creet Land
Gseles
Hila
Pleasant Porter
Begging the Question on Money and Travel
A visionary thinker banished to the Caucasus discusses money with Herman Fast. He argues civilization harms humanity, and a guest suggests travel funds could be found by walking or begging passage, highlighting the paradox of mobility and wealth.
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Caucasus
Hermann Fast
Fast
Nearye
Australia
There goes a broken old hulk court bound plea
A Cleveland Leader report notes a prisoner being led from jail to the courtroom. He protests the label and asks the reporter how he can be called broken when he is merely on his trial trip.
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Cleveland
Bride and groom joke in timey wedding toast
A bystander remarks to a couple about their marriage as the bride and groom moments earlier. The groom retorts that they will celebrate their third anniversary in a little over two years, a lighthearted exchange amid general musings on luck and weather.
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Yonkera Statesman
Tibetan Lamas A Nasty Lot Says Younghusband
Sir Frank Younghusband told the Royal Geographical Society in London that Tibetan lamas show little intellectual power and scant spirituality. He described monasteries with tens of thousands of monks as decadent, claiming Buddhism in Tibet failed to produce intellectual or spiritual life. The Tibetans, he said, remain demon worshipers despite some civilizing influence.
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Frank Younghusband
Itegal Geographical Society
London
India
Lassa
Sir Frank
Tibet
Luss
Oie
New York Post
Poor Business Exchange at Secondhand Bookshop
A Detroit Tribune item depicts a tired bookseller lamenting a customer who traded David Copperfield for Nicholas Nickleby. He questions how long he can sustain business if he paid a nickel for every copy.
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David Cunperfield
Nicholas Nickleby
Detroit Tribune
Innocuous Destitude and Fragments in State Journal Text
Clipped quotes from the United States Senate appear in the Times Journal, showing snippets about reasoning and perception. The lines read like stray editorial fragments, with phrases such as Nothing exists without a good reason and Think you are a little off there, and man.
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Kirk
Nairre
Emily Dickinson
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the Farner
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Pew
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