Rio de Janeiro Rated Beautiful City by Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt praises Rio de Janeiro in Outlook noting its beauty from afar and from within. He commends clean streets, broad thoroughfares, extensive paving, handsome public squares, and plentiful trolley lines. He highlights sanitation, climate, and ample water supply as reasons for the city’s appeal and contrasts it with poorer northern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alo de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Theodore Roosevelt
Mandacoo
Ium
Alii
Majority Tyranny in Dress Etiquette Across Society
A Par Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt critiques social conformity in dress, noting majority opinion pressures on women and men. It questions why popular styles persist and cites a humorous wartime anecdote about a young man and a landlady over a chicken salad to illustrate herd mentality.
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Phe
Questiog
Nothi Og
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Smith
Severcis
Signim
Paradelphia Telegraph
A Humorous Scramble of Tiny Town Tales
A jumbled slice of midwestern lettered babble and quips from a country village scene. Featuring mock wedding chatter, social misreads, and a string of slangy misfires that capture light gossip and small town humor across clipped dialogue and sly asides.
Way of a Train in Spain Expresses Creep Along
A vivid account of Spanish train travel in which the express moves slowly and carefully. The narration notes the train’s cautious approach, brief stops, and a final eight minute wait announced by a station bell and an employee's shout.
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Spain
Fin
Will
Theo
Walice
Iran
Royal Etiquette In Japan and Empress Death Journey
A fragment from a period column recounts the Imperial Family in Tokyo with the dowager empress dying, the mournful procession through streets, and soldiers presenting arms as officials meet the corpse aboard the royal carriage. It shifts to a lighter note about Orig inal Walker’s self made path to wellness after reading Cicero.
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Tokyo
Japan
Toko
Yakyu
Ejtal
New York Str
Defense and Prosecution Finish Fifteen Minute Arguments
The defense attorney began with a nostalgic allusion to his boyhood swimming days as fifteen minutes for each side to argue were allowed. The judge interrupted, calling for the defendant to come out and dress, signaling the end of the defense's allotted time.
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Chawncey
New York Public Schools Take Shape in Early 1800s
Public education in New York City began with the Pree School society in 1805, funded by subscriptions. An 1842 legislature act created the board of education, with the Pree School society’s schools later transferred to the New York American in 1853 by mutual consent.
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New York
New York City
Pree
Board of Education
Kree School Society
New York American
Woman’s independence challenged over frock back hook
In a London Telegraph excerpt Mrs. Poisson and her husband debate a woman's self reliance. He asserts independence may exist but not while she wears a frock with a hook at the back. The remark highlights era fashion as a barrier to autonomy and social expectations.
Seamed All Right and Bad Blood in a Quirky Exchange
A humorous dialogue shows a mother and child debating a suitor. The child asks why the mother dislikes a certain boy, while the mother cites family lineage as the reason. The exchange ends with a joke about vaccination and blood.
Canada’s Big Forest Largest in the World to Be Cassadd
In the Labrador and Hudson Bay district the vast forest spans roughly 1000 by 1700 miles. The piece notes the immense size and perseverance of explorers, mentioning Sir Walter.
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Canada
Labrador
Hudson Bay District
London Expresa
Walter Bout
Menacing Sea Predicted to Submerge Atlantic Coast Cities
Geologists warn that within thousands of years the Atlantic coast line will sink beneath the ocean. New York Boston Philadelphia and other cities along the coast are at risk as the sea encroaches, with major landmarks like the Hudson mouth and Manhattan’s footprint shifting steadily toward deeper waters.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Coast Survey
Fereth
Ling
Hudson River
Baltimore
Washington
Mississippi
Bylow
New Orleans
Gal- Vestouhins
Geological Survey
Manhattan Island
Battery
Customs House
Broadway
Wall Street
Nassau Street
City Hall
East River
Muntatiin Island
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island
Delaware
Chesapeake
W. A. du Pays
Uncle Sou
Fragmentary Mindful Scene From a Distant Street Encounter
A fragmented OCR passage describes a chaotic street scene with men at work and a tense moment as bodies or objects move along a street. The text references a fall or collision and a collective effort to recover or straighten the situation, with uncertain details and awkward phrasing.
Bouillabaisse saga and a legal notice mix
A travel anecdote from Marseilles describes a failed bouillabaisse tasting and a later reconnection with a friend over the saffron aroma. The tale shifts to a formal legal notice in Idaho about a land dispute and a separate string of local sale notices and advertisements.
Royal Antelope of Ile Gott Coast Recounted
Fragmented notes describe Africa's pygmy antelope, the royal antelope, as a tiny species under ten inches tall with unclear origin. Historical references credit Dutch traveler Bost in 1708 with description and various English names.
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Africa
Ile Gott
Bost
Tyrns
Dewerinrlin
Guinen
Barts
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Brazil
Jim
Mary
Bob
Indianapot News
New York Globe
London Chronicle
Severn
Thackeray
Marseilles
Trent
Paris
Genlal Titmarsh
Monsieur
Mather Mhotet
Bin
Tarrow
Bouillabaisse
Pascal’s
Basso’s
Vieux Port
Basso
Boutilabaisse
Notting
Canneblere
Marselles
England
Nevers
London
Stangard
Seveuth
Maho
Nathaniel Collingsworth
Plaineier
A. WH. Bowen
Notary Public
Thurston Bidz
Payrtte Maho
Samuel Neven
Schander
State of Idaho
Samuel Neuenschwander
District Court
Seventh Judicial District
Canyon
Rob. Shaw
Norris & Norris
B. Burns
D. D
Beanett Block
B. Catron Osteopath
First National Bank Building
Mano
Eeeeny Nee Neses
AR. B. Scattergay 0. M. van Duyn
B. Hurd
W. ©. Hurd
D. V
ML State Vet
Scatterday & van Duyn
Little Bldg
Caldwell
Idaho
Canyon County
State of
Noble Ditch Company, Limited
Boise
Eald District Court
Knowlton
G. B. Parsons
H. Lyon
Payette
Durham Bulls
Rawen
C. F. Drap
Will Wells
Canning Factory
Midvale
Dawson
Fairbanks
Mizex
Anevod
LYON
Payette National Bank
L. M. Lyon
U. S. Land Commissioner
First National Bank
Payette H
Peecerorosoeoroacies
Rupert
Batalfana
Payette Valley
Drs, Turd & Hurd
Vetovinariana
Woodmen of America
O. F. Hall
Henry Carstens
Merritt
Peeert
Tee
AML Wasmol Lodge
AP & A
Cae
Thurston-Ornghtom
Wm. Carstens
W.M. J. R, Walker
Sec'y
Ban
Ayette
F. B. Price
M. G. Riebeling
John King
Brother-Hood
Homestead
Yeomen Welcom
J. H. Burns
Hon. Foreman
C.B. Rhoads
Corspace - Gar
Sherman Post
No, Sf
Com
Dorathy
B. Newlon
Oregon
Ogden
Salt Lac
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Huntington
Vice
Pacific Coast
D. E. Burley
Gen. Pass. Agt
Salt Lke City
J. H. Conyers
Payette Enterprise
Popular Mechanics
Mare
Sinale
Bample Cory Toray
Washington St
Cricago
First Avenue North
John R. Banks
Fesd
Sale
Walter Watts
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