Three Great Kingdoms Items In Northern Europe News
Norway's papers debate German torpedoing of neutral ships and seek reparations. General Munthe organizes a guard division for Peking legations. Norway Denmark Sweden rail plans Iceland and Baltic interests share war era concerns.
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J. W. Munthe
Peking
General Munthe
J. C. BE. Rye
International Court
Cairo
Baron Taube
Berg
Yuan Shi Kai
Caracas The Little Paris Of The New World
The article extols Caracas Venezuela as a beautifully planned city with modern pavements and thriving public works. It highlights the Caracas railway to La Guaira, scenic Paraiso and Calvario viewpoints, the Miraflores palace, National University, and Plaza de Bolivar. It notes the city’s climate, cleanliness, and the “Little Paris” nickname, plus a discussion on public architecture and urban beauty.
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la Guaira
Caracas
Republic of Venezuela
L. Elwyn Elliott
Pan-American Magazine
Venezuela
Capitolio
Yellow House
White House
Washington
Calvario Hill
Miraflores
Guzman Blanco
Paris
New World
Plaza de Bolivar
Liberator
Post Office
Museo Boliviano
Hotel Klindt
WILRDER A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG PAPUANS
AHarper s Magazine essay notes that in year 215 prisoners faced trial 118 charged with murder nine with manslaughter and five with attempted murder. The article cites cases where defendants killed for perceived convenience or to end trouble arguing motives as merciful or practical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papua
Harper’s Magazine
Coast Range
There Are No Cowards in War Says Irvin Cobb
Irvin Cobb declares there are no cowards on any side in war, praising the spirit shown by Belgians French English and Germans across ages and classes. He argues courage is universal and that war reveals both the worst and best in people.
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Manchester Guardian
Burke
Gladstone
Bright
Canning
Disraeli
Macaulay
Coleridge
Dickens
Ruskin
Carlyle
Matthew Arnold
Thackeray
Lord Rosebery
Balfour
Lord Morley
Lord Curzon
Lord Haldane
Mr. Birrell
Mr. Chesterton
Bernard Shaw
W. B. Weats
Enius
Irvin
Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Never Neglect a Cold in Children Important Warning
A cautious notice emphasizes that every cold in a young child should be treated seriously. Consider potential complications like middle ear inflammation sinusitis bronchopneumonia or lobar pneumonia and pursue prevention whenever possible.
How to clean watch chains with chemicals
To clean gold or silver watch chains use aqua ammonia briefly, rinse in alcohol, and shake in clean sawdust. Imitation or plated chains should be cleaned with benzine, then alcohol, and finished by shaking in dry sawdust.
Punitive Offer Probed in Breach of Promise Case
A lawyer presses a $20,000 cash settlement as fair compensation for a wounded heart in a breach of promise dispute. The client rejects the offer and demands a marriage instead, prompting the judge to intervene.
Belief as Escape from Despair in Amiel’s View
The text argues that to escape despair we must believe the world is at least good or that grief is a fatherly grace. It frames grief as a purifying ordeal guiding toward redemption.
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Norway
Amiel
Mont Blanc myths and a child’s pantry mischief
An 1838 reference notes a Swiss guide Melchior Andregg recounts mountaineering as a pastime, while Muggy’s handbook marks Mont Blanc ascent by the mentally sound and the untold tale of William and a pantry incident recounted by a governess and motherly warning.
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Mounsaii
Melchior Andregg
Mugggy
Switzerland
Mont Blanc
Gasoline leakage risk in polar containers warned by study
B T Brooks of the Mellon Institute explains in Science that at low temperatures ordinary tin can convert to gray tin powder, peaking at 48 degrees Celsius. This causes solder seam disintegration in hard solder alloys up to 65 percent tin, risking leakage for future polar expeditions.
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Scott
Amundsen
B. T. Brooks
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Science
Rubber Pavement Tests Stir English City Interest
English trial sections of rubber street surfacing on Kent road show rubber capped wood blocks remaining durable while adjacent wood blocks wear down by up to a quarter of an inch. Tests indicate rubber pavements could prove a durable and economical investment amid heavy city traffic.
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England
Kent Road
London
Easy to Open Gate
A simple device attaches a wheel to the free end of a heavy barnyard gate. The wheel supports weight, eliminating the need to lift the gate at opening or closing. This device prevents sagging when hinges are overstressed and eases operation of long gates.
Signs of Pain in Medical Observation
The excerpt lists unmistakable signs of suffering including pinched features knotted brow rolling eyes dilated pupils ashen countenance cool clammy skin thready pulse and increased blood pressure. It notes hands clenched and opened cries groans and bodily contortions familiar to physicians and nurses.
Woman Credits Pinkham Product For Health Recovery
Bellevue Ohio resident Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised by CH Chapman for restoring her health after long weakness and nervous troubles. The notice invites other women to write for confidential advice from Lynn Mass with open letters and replies.
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Lawesey
Bellevue
Ohio
Lydia FE
Uc Ee
Besham
ui _ CHas. CHAPMAN
R.P.D
Gas Vue
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Lynn
Mass
A Wong
Remembered Old Formula Mayor Gaynor Anecdote
The late Mayor Gaynor of New York told a tale after an anarchist's failed attack on his life. A former bartender turned politician was questioned for drunkenness by a judge who offers a cigar after the man explains he does not drink.
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Uncle Sam
Troy
N. Y
Elbert Anderson
Samuel Wilson
Uncle Sam Wilson
Ebert Anderson
United States
Umcle
Wilson
England
Stallone
Shim
London
Gaynor
York
Mary McMannis
Bartet
Drink Lots of Water to Flush the Kidneys
Uric acid in meat excites the kidneys causing dull backache headaches dizziness and a coated tongue. The remedy recommends drinking many ounces of rad Salts mixed in water to flush and stimulate kidneys, reduce acids, and prevent bladder weakness.
Water as a chemical odor in a Kentucky anecdote
An Old New York Evening Post item recounts a classroom moment where a student from Kentucky identifies water as H2O in a humorous exchange. The fragment suggests a nostalgic, informal tone about education and chemistry in a distant time.
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Fair Land
Kentucky
Johnson
Johnse
New York Evening Post
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Sweden
Denmark
North
Martin W.odland
Germany
British Isles
Morgenbladet
Aftenposten
Norwegian Journal of Shipping and Commerce
Christiania
Nicolai Hoff
Armenia
Blehr
Stockholm
Hoff
Department of Foreign Affairs
Trondhjem
Updal
Muntain
Ek A Our MU
Russia
Ahem Aad
Iceland
Althing
Reykjavik
Thorstan
Oerbak
Riksdag
Bergman
Herjedalen
Hedekyrkeby
Ljusnans
Storting
Finland
Halfdan
Liverpool
Manchester
Constantinople
Black Sea
Mickenheim
Misterhult
State Church of
Linkjopin
Ljusne
Skaane
Paraiso
Calvario
Colon
Sucre
Carrickfergus
Engineering Magazine
Bolivia
Arch OF the Federation
Wilrder
Wiliam
William
Liam
William Pany
Lydia E
Carter
Iveh Pili
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