Congo River Journey From Banana to Matadi
An American traveler recounts a five day Congo voyage from Banana to Matadi in a seven person party led by English trader R. E. Dennett. They navigate creeks, observe palm lined channels, interview local prince at Malella, note tensions with Belgian agents, and describe dramatic sunsets and a stormy night aboard. The account covers native villages,robust river scenery, and the political backdrop of the Independent State of Congo.
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Valley of the Congo
Banana
Matadi
Arica
Congo River
Europe
America
Congo
Boma
R. E. Dennett
Musserongos
Mrelf
Malella
Muserongos
Malelis
Ecourt
Malelia
Chimbamba
Matabas
Monsieur Proutch
Mosserongos
Ponta de Lebna
England
Band of Man
Africa
Dirk
Damascus
Bomba
Mussaco
Nequi
Ango-Ango
Fuca-Fuca
Mpozo
Upper Congo
Grauler Falls
Grovczs W. Willliams
Stanley Engaged to Miss Tennant After Brave Life Bouts
A veteran newspaperman recalls Henry M. Stanley born John Rowlands in Denbigh Wales. He tells how Stanley, famed explorer, faced brigands in Asia Minor and a political skirmish in Constantinople, then recounts two engagements in New York and on a Greek island ending with a planned marriage to Miss Dorothy Tennant after a tale of a betrothal bought by dowry.
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Henry M. Stanley
Stanley
James Gordon Bennett
Livingstone
Explorer
Europe
America
Denbigh
North Wales
John Rowlands
Rowlands
St. Asaph's School
Brynford
Liverpool
New Orleans
Miss Tennant
Miss Pike
Samuel N. Pike
New York
Africa
Marri
Asia Minor
Ioniac
Dorothy Tennant
Epwaxrp Bunnell Phelps
Sea Shore Philosophy Explained in Simple Terms
A concise note on how the height of a hotel bill is measured from sea level, using a coastal analogy to clarify how charges accumulate with distance from the shoreline. The remark highlights a playful yet practical way to view pricing.
Costumes For German Court Wear From Royal Wardrobe
Sketches outline new court outfits for German functions. Nonuniform wearers don black satin or cloth coats with satin revers and stockings. Secretaries of State wear blue coats with gold embroidery, white knee breeches and stockings, black buckled shoes, imperial crowns on buckles, and black hats with gold borders and feathers.
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Kingdom of Prussia
Circuit of Electric Whom and Nervous System Note
Fragmentary observation describes the human sensorium as a circuit of wires with nerves forming spas and a weakened epigastric nerve affecting the whole system. Claims strengthening the nervous organism with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to restore tranquility and relieve liver complaints.
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Nemenetn Uity
Ex Minister Palmer the World's Fair head a rich Detroit area farm
Ex Minister Palmer named head of the World’s Fair is praised in Washington for his culture and diplomacy. The correspondent details Palmer’s wealth from lumber, salt wells, and real estate, his 657 acre Detroit area farm with 60 Percheron horses and Jersey cows, a steam powered, meticulously run dairy, and a log cabin home with antique parlor walls. He and his wife are described as generous employers with long serving staff and a strict, humane animal care regime. The piece compares him to Chauncey Depew and praises his social style and ability to mobilize governors for exposition support.
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Palmer
Washington
Senate
Scott Circle
Windom
MacPherson Square
Palmer Dia Thia
Northwest
Spain
United States
Europe
Senator Palmer
Chauncey Depew
Chauncey
Moody and Sunkey
Mr. Depew
Lake of Como
Tom Falmer
Sheba
Solomon
Mida
Ater
Detroit
Rosamond’s
Sainderson Avenue
Sherman’s Hill
Everett's Knoll
Rosa Donheur
France
Rosa Bonheur
Jerusalem
Sultan P
Jersey
Senator Paluser
Jane
Vermont
Dr. Brandt
Tere
Cyril Durand
Queen of the Alligators at the Aquarium Mile Paula
Pall Mall Budget reports Milo Paula a famed reptile artist at the Aquarium Mile Paula. She performs with snakes and alligators in a glass tank, under water tricks, and discusses husband Captain Swan’s notes on handling temperamental serpents and alligators. The exhibit keeps reptiles warm at 75 degrees and Paula can remain submerged for up to three minutes using controlled breathing.
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Pall Mall
Aquarium— Mile
Paula
Milo
Aquarium
Captain Swan
Perge
Mississippi
The Cure of Lockjaw and Local Poison Theory
A Boston Herald report explains a German physician's claim that the lockjaw poison acts near its entry point. Local carbolic acid injections near the wound allegedly cure a 15 year old and another case, with treatment spanning 27 days.
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Boston Herald
Pavilini
The Two Weeks Rest Joke About Vacation Hard Times
A light exchange about vacation friction with a joke on finances. One person says they enjoyed two weeks off but returned broke and unable to work. The brief dialogue captures humorous streetwise attitudes toward money and leisure.
The Seeming Murderer and the Protector Mother
Detective Fox meets Miss Gladys who suspects Dr Bradt of murders to stop her mother from marrying him. Gladys pleads for Fox to confront the mother and uncover the truth, while danger and fear loom over their plan. The scene ends with a promise to return that evening to reveal all.
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Gladys
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Congo State
Matani
Conco
Bulaatdi
Prince
Iad
Union Navy
Ticonderoga
Turkey
Noe
Cook
Smyrna
Asia
Cadi
Constantinople
Department of State
Plains
Chicago
St. Louis Democrat
General Hancock
Redskins
Hancock
Nand
Battlefeld
New York Herald
Wirth
Bhimeell
Gath
George Alfred Townsend
Alexander Hamilton
Mrs. Reynolds
Townsend
Frank A. Burr
London
Letters
Burr
Parson Newman
General Grant
Grant
Williams
Norristown Herald
Herald
Frank G. Carpenter
the Alligators
Cyril
Blinde
Miss Grande
Doctor
Philip Wooolf
Brandt
Amelia Glaya
Bertha
Paras Ander
Lone Grandamira
Glaye
Toke
Fox
Mia
Otto Merton
Ela Constant
Ilriers
Durand
Mra Pn
Otto Morton
Mra. Glaye
Mra Graye
Miss Bertha
Dr. Brands
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