Nightly World War Turbulence and Far East Updates
A digest of global war news notes drunken hangers on in the Russian rear, Japan’s advances under Admiral Togo, and Vladivostok’s expected operations. Reports include epidemics among troops, naval tonnage stats favoring Japan, railway progress to Manchuria, and various political and crime items from Chicago to Joplin.
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Far East
Herbin
Tekla
Rojestvensky
Paris
Togo
Vladivostok
Linovitch
St. Petersburg
Shanghai
Formosa
Oku
Manchuria
Tieling
Tieline
Alexander Mikhaelovitch
Rosestvensky
Toco
Gov. Deneen
Mack
Jehan Worthy School
Para'al Echool
Harrison
Enoch Carlson
Peabody Coal Co
Chicago
Some Facts of Industrial Mississippi Addressed on Greenville Excursion
Mr. Henry presents Mississippi industrial gains from 1890s to 1903 showing rising realty personalty and railroad valuations. He cites banking growth from 1898 to 1905, exemptions to 38 manufacturers, and lower business failures vs southern peers. He notes bank deposits and capitalization expansion as proof of progress.
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Mississippi
T. M. Henry
Greenville
State Pres Association
North
Capt
Merry
Inois Central Railroad
Jaws
Lilinois
Wisconsin
Henry
Mississippi railways report quarter gains and losses
The Southern Railway in Mississippi shows total receipts of 195 171.82 with operating expenses 175 008.15 and net revenues 9 510.52 for the quarter. Memphis & Charleston reports 67 419.15 receipts, 17 200.46 expenses, and net 53 232. Western Union in Mississippi totals 236 555.29 with 22 195.41 expenses and 4 649.99 net. Louisville & Nashville records 277 076.71 receipts and 460 62.45 expenses with net earnings 117 14.06. The report also notes tobacco cultivation discussions, a bloodhound purchase for the state penitentiary, a strange sea bird found near Clarysville, and a Confederate States seals exhibit sent to Mississippi institutions.
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Southern Railway
Mississippi
Railroad Commission
Memphis & Charleston Railway
Western Union Telegraph Company
Focal
Louisville & Nashville Railway
Grieve Not Ladies in Atlantic Hempstead Branch Notice
An irregular verse like fragment references a December night and a call to remember a loved one. It mentions Arca Hempstead Branch in Atlantic and invites Ladies to grieve not, with memory kept fresh by springtime imagery and a late night wakefulness.
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Arca Hempstead Branch
Atlantic
Gretels Tragic Letter Sparks Family Turmoil
A German maid Gretel Schmitt inherits a dramatic New Year letter from her farmer father family. Her mother dies prompting Gretel to travel home where a late night scare and a misaddressed funeral note reveal class and parental tensions amid sorrow. Max, Gretel's brother, exposes the hoax letter used for a prank. Dame Schmitt questions the risks of cleverness in their impoverished household.
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Snadige Frau
Graf von Wartenburg
Gretel
Grafia von
Jertmary
Erafin
Lafly
Bel
Max Schmitt
Schmitt
Gretel Schmitt
Frau Lo
Frau Schmitt
Cone
Lume Nopte
Berlin
Enach
Dame Schmitt
Sheaki
Max
Getel
Indie Nantic
Maurice
Pame Schmitt
Greve
Dame Sehoutt
Subiaco’s steep streets forge famed medieval legs of Sabian style
The article notes Subiaco’s hill town layout with castle atop a summit, slanted streets, and stairways that force constant climbing. It claims Sabian legs are finely developed, with artists seeking model legs for Samson.
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Harper's Magazine
Subiaco
Samson
Disarming Banquet Notes Menu Misprint At Allied Soms Of Liberty
Cumso and Cawker discuss a banquet scene of the Allied Soms of Liberty. The exchange mentions no wine on the menu and half a dozen glasses at each plate. The remark hints the menu is to be taken home for cutlery or reuse.
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Cumso
Cawker
Soms of Liberty
Duty of Economy and Thrift for Family Finances
A moral warning on prudent households saving for sickness and old age. The piece cites the parable of the prudent virgins, shows how debt and indulgence harm families, and urges co operation of spouses. It stresses cutting superfluities, prioritizing children’s education, and maintaining long term financial independence.
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Margaret E Sagster
Sopyria Png
Ty Jeep Biowica
A Trim Little Coat Fashion Note
A brief fashion item describes linen coats and suits for the season. It notes short and long linen coats, simple back designs, stitched plait fronts, and display of shirts beneath. Ready made linen coats vary with colored collars or all white or tan options.
Fine chin foots for eradicating wrinkies from 1900s remedies
A historical skincare formula describes a waxy facial preparation using white wax, almond oil, lanolin, coconut oil, almond oil, alcohol, elderflower water, benzoin, and tincture of benzelva. The mix requires slow heating, careful stirring, and gradual addition of tincture before cooling. Suggested for face and neck but not ideal for daily facial use.
Otter Training Method Used by Fishermen
Chinese and Indian fishermen train otters by luring them with a collar tied at the throat and feeding the creatures through it. The otter learns to swallow only food delivered by the master, bringing fish from the water to the bank as directed.
Public Health Concern Spurs Soap Exposure Bills
The article notes contamination risk from reused public toilet soap and cites a potential breach allowing infection. It reports that two eastern states have bills pending in state legislatures to make exposing soap in public toilets a misdemeanor when items are handled by multiple people.
Liddon Diary Note On Dodgson Inside Cologne Cathedral
Canon Liddon records an episode from a holiday trip with Charles Dodgson known as Lewis Carroll. Dodgson was moved to tears by Cologne Cathedral and could not bear the harsh voice of a guide amid the beauty, stepping aside to sob.
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Canon Liddon
Charles L. Dodgson
Lewis Carroll
Dodgson
Cologne
Shaded Ribbons Trending in Trims and Garments
The notice describes shaded ribbons used for trimming dresses and accessories. It mentions red or green ribbons sold in four inch widths and 29 cents per four yard length.
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George Williams
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Council of the People
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Manua Life Insurance Co
New York
James L Blair
St Louis
George Merkel
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Milwaukee Dispatch
F. G. Biselow
Korea
Japan
Shimonoseki
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Spain
Morris Algo
Rosewater
Omaha
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Frederick William
Cecclian
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Jobo H. Dalton
Chicaco
Jobo Harrison Dalton
Iowa Congregational Conference
Sioux City
Rockefeller
Foreign Mission Board
Hurley
Sessons
United Gas
John B. Guinn
Caronia
Flynn
Ivan Kaleieff
Grand
Ate
American Federation of
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Pxssess
RAO
Ebbabadbac
Ao Oe
Bo State
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Ma Alorg
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Harrison County
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Washington
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