Chinese Servants and the Yellow Pearl Stereotype in Canada
A Vancouver Star letter from Victoria discusses anti Chinese sentiment and calls for excluding Japanese workers while favoring Chinese servants. The piece contrasts Chinese and Japanese workers, noting Chinese as content to remain in servant roles, and argues for limited Japanese immigration to reduce competition. The writer cites W. C. Nicol and fears about labor market impacts.
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Ohi
Kingdom of
Heen
Soes
Settle Star
Vancouver
Victoria
Bern
Cymada
Eplite
Chinatown
Het
W.C. Nicol
Vancouver Damly
Ike
Tam
Mr. Nico
America
Canada
United States
Qcanade
Baker County to study railroad property value raise
A Baker County committee will meet with Mr Fleetwood to set a new railroad property assessment. The group aims to raise valuation from 26,500 miles to at least 10,000 per mile and seeks input from other counties while avoiding excessive taxes. The railroad opposes large increases, but consensus may push a $10,000 per mile cap. In Brith Columbia a drive slows several canneries due to paper supply disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker County
Baker City
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
la Grande
Jerry Fiedtwood
Ciiens
Mir. Floomwood
Gromndly
Ma Pe
Citmon
Fleetwood
A Trip to a Star Prompts Far Travel Costs
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt imagines a traveler asking a ticket agent about an aerial ride to a fixed star. The agent estimates fare by miles, calculating an enormous distance and a staggering total price, while the driver notes the train would travel sixty miles per hour, promising very quick arrival despite the surreal journey.
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Centaart
Jevtone
Ts Patlwa
Philadelphie Bulletin
Sacred Stones as Global Centers of the Universe
A historical overview notes sacred stones across cultures serving cosmological roles. It cites the Min dynasty stone in Mukden, Doering im Lassa in Tibet, the Kaaba black stone in Mecca, the ormphalos at Delphi, Rome’s central stone, and London stone used for measurement, referencing the London Telegraph.
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Mukden
Mukiden
Doering Im Lassa
Tibet
Bagur
Mecca
Earth
Delph
Rome
Worslip
London
Loniton
The Shellhark Wickory and the American Hickory
An essay extols the shellbark hickory as a quintessential American tree, praising its rugged bark, strong roots, and striking winter buds with inner scales of yellow, orange, and red. The piece contrasts its beauty with practical sturdiness and national character, recalling Frank French in Scribner’s.
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Frank French
Scribner’s
Absurd Poor and Miss De Btyle Exchange Inquiry
A Philadelphia Bulletin snippet shows Miss De Btyle refusing promiscuous alms while a timid speaker asks for employment by shaving a small baby. The exchange highlights social pressures on women with children and public perceptions of charity and work.
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Miss de Btyle
Philadelphia Bulletin
Fragments From a Damaged Page Report Names and Notes
OCR snippets name a child and offer garbled forms like Dinnis Ik and Dinnia Ca ner. Other lines reference a godfather’s nickname and a mispronounced name. A quote about wealth opens with The exeepcie Jove of money and a historical Balaklava note lists 47 survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade.
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Flannery
Tle
Dinnis Ik
Casey
Finnegan
Dinnia Caner
Light Brigade
Balaklava
The Ugly Octopus Its Formidable Nature and Habits
The octopus is a greedy relentless creature feared by humans for its two rows of suckers and ability to grip prey, drag its body into narrow crevices, and eject ink to escape. It changes ink color to match surroundings, moves swiftly, and wanders rocky shores in search of prey, with lengths from an inch to over two feet. It coils extra arms to resemble a shell when resting.
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Tie
Prarson
A Market Primer on the Butcher and the Weight
A fragment from a Balthiere American piece questions a market scene behind the counter. It mocks the butcher who charges for what he chooses to give and suggests customers cannot tell exact meat weight, asking why the seller uses greedy tricks instead of fair measures.
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Hily
Dnan
FINEST FISHING LINE MADE FROM SILKWORM GUT
The London Telegraph notes that the best fishing lines are made from silkworm gut. After a pest larva is killed, the spinner’s substance is drawn from the dead worm into a thick short thread. It is treated in water and soap, dried in shade, and often bleached with sulphur vapor for a bright finish.
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London Telegraph
The Walters Show The Value Of Readiness And Action
The passage notes that usefulness comes from willing, proactive effort rather than waiting for luck. It argues the most capable people seize what is available, do their best with it, and adapt if plans fail, often finding satisfaction in the process.
Birds Begin Spring Warble At Night As Snow Fades
Readable excerpt notes how most birds sing at night during migration and nesting, with some species like meadowlarks and bluebirds arriving early in spring as south slopes warm, signaling seasonal behavior.
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St. Nicholas
Nothing of the Kind Says Witness in Abbreviated Exchange
An unfamiliar exchange features an advocate confronting a witness who demurs with a strong denial and a humorous self description. The witness asserts he is “a strict teetotaler” amid a pre trial questioning, reflecting satirical tone in the fragment.
Partners discuss salary and accounts inspection in office
Suspicious chatter in a Philadelphia office as the junior partner notes the bookkeeper’s six months of marriage and lack of salary raise. The senior partner jokes about examining accounts while a distant line mentions 36 yellow fever deaths in New Orleans, hinting at broader distress.
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Philadelphia
Iressa
New Orleans
Zionist World Congress Opens to Plan Reform
Thousands gathered in Daudid to mark the sixth world Zionist congress with delegates from the United States and Europe. The opening featured tributes to Dr Herzl and discussions on a Zionist colony in British East Africa, plus potential reorganization and leadership elections with Nordau and Wolffheim named for key roles.
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Hasdia
Jerwailem
Uocong
Alon
United States
Mire D. Levindon
Dew Moines
William Morris
Philadelphia
Coblonte
New York City
Julius Singey
Buffalo
le BH. ‘Landmill
Cincinati
Lewin Fipstein
Aaron Erinber
Baltimore
5 Serupinsky
Lowlavilla
Mra
S. W
Frank
Pittsburg
Rabi Goro Witx
Rhode Island
Ace Co
Heral
Myx Noredau
Herr Wolffeehn
On Lope
Moc
Hhe
Increased Attendance at United States Building League Session
The second day of the United States League of Local Building and Loans Associations convention drew larger crowds in New York. Speakers from Indiana to Virginia presented on management duties and the benefits of associations, while others discussed labor conditions, economic gains, and fair treatment. Local reports note wage scales for trades in Lewiston and broader NW competition affecting contracts. Hezekiah Hall was captured in Chehalis and returned to Virginia for a murder charge.
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Ty Macissedl
New York
United States League of Local Building and Loans Associations
Indiana
Joseph G. EL Nev
Terre Wmente
Jose
the Adepelition Monier
Ais Taal Trigute
Wilitiog
ELTL
Chapin
Springfield
Tih
Jay W. Sutton
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
W. G. Weeks
New Therin
Lewiston
Gewleton
Spokane
North West
Lewinton Tribune
Hezekiah Hall
Chehalis
Wash
Virginia
Monee Grubb
Hotel St George Offers Modern European Plan
The Hotel St George is described as one of the most modern and model hotels in Overwon with European plan accommodations. It features steam heat, baths, large rooms, telephone and fire alarm connections to the office, and other routine conveniences. Corner Main and Web It block.
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St. George
Overwon
Walla Walla Schedule Messy OCR Note
Fragmentary timetable mentions arrivals and departures with scattered days and times. Names such as Calderarad G. Plow appear garbled alongside Walla Walla references and a call for information. Unable to extract a clear event or sender from the damaged text.
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Hhitish Columbla
Tilem
Brith Columbie
Death
Dye
Frank Harkett Dye
Milas
Clare
Pornee
Dr. Dye
Milas Payne
Grove —Inel
Aberdeen
Chevelnut
Ionist Congress
Basle
Switzerland
Jerusalem
Brideh
Medician
Dr. King
An & O
Hood River
Fritz
Hotel
the Bickers
Court Street
Wot Parker
Pendleton
Pendle
Ee Geen Ae Ceery
Hotul Perettetieng
Sunde
Treaiquarters
Tar
Conniethor
Prom Depot
THE
Portland
Oregon
C. Rowars
Met
Hartford Fire Insurance
Aneta
Alliance Assurance Co
London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Co
North British
Mercantil Co
Royal Insurance Co
Frank Bclopton
AGINT
East Court
East
Pullman Standard and Tourin
Omaha
Chicago
Ourist
Kannon
City
Pullman
Mall & Express
Abe m
Mall & Expres
Walla Walla
OCEAN
Rive Sciedele
San Francisco
Snake River
Riparia
Lewlaton
FU Pour Lal
Lewleton
Smith, Avent
Washington & Columbia River Railroad
Uhieage
St Paul
Stonia
Kaname Oly
St. Joseph
Orahaari
Sone
Mhieday Way Srey
Tueay
Daddy
Wallaata
Uregem Calderarad G. Plow
Walle Walla
Washington
ONS
Paul Minneapolis
Duluth
Pago Grand Forks
Chrooerton
Eleya
Bette
W Adams
Sendleton
Ab. Charlton Third
Morrison Bt
Deenver and
Rio Grande Railroad
Beenie
Ogden
Denver
W. ©. M'Bride
Third Street
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