Among the Mexicans Monuments and Mexican Life
A traveler’s vivid sketch travels from the Border Line to San Luis Potosi and beyond, describing landscapes, architecture, and people. The piece blends reflections on home soil, fashion among Mexican women, mountain scenery, and a quiet sense of historical memory as trains move through the Mexican landscape. References to Santa Anna, General Scott, and local vistas punctuate the observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Luis Potosi
Santa Anna
General Scott
Lundy’s Lane
Buens Vista
Train Journey Through Mexican Heartland Told By Traveler
L B France recounts a cross country rail trip from Saltillo to Mexico City. Observations include native life, markets at San Luis Potosi, a cockfight, and hacienda farming scenes. vivid notes on bells, cholk chocolate, and terraces as the journey climbs to Toluca and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Luis
Minin
Toluca
Mexico
Massachusetts
L. B
France
Peculiar Slow Earthquake Shakes Tokio
An unusual earthquake recorded at 2 07 41 p m on April 18 at the Seismological Observatory of the Imperial University in Tokio showed extremely slow oscillations. Ground movement was mainly horizontal and Southward with minimal visible shaking lasting 10 minutes 36 seconds, while water in a nearby pond rose and fell gently indicating a large distant disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan Mall
Imperial University
Tokio
D. D. West
Engineerin College
Plucky Young Wray Dies From Indian Battle Injuries
Freeman Z. Wray an 18 year old cattle handler near White River Agency fought off a band of savages after a siege. He was wounded in the calf and hip, held them at bay from a wagon barricade, and died 18 months later from a wound that broke out anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
White River
Thornburgh
Freeman Z. Wray
White River Agency
Wray
Young Wray
Dela
Undertaker's Droll Reply Sparks Widow's Lament
A quip in a Victorian era dialogue shows the bereaved widow lamenting her husband’s lack of mourning attire. The undertaker brushes off the issue with a sly retort highlighting social expectations and grief.
Bill Nye's Circus Press Agent Seeks Road Tour
The article details plans for a circus tour led by McAllister with press agent Bill Nye. It promises exotic acts, a unique ontray, a famous zebra, a bareback rider, a lion tamer named Dennis, and elaborate street pageants, all aimed at attracting high society audiences while coordinating press coverage and backstage etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
R. McAllister
New York
Manhattan Island
Adirondacks
Spectacular Ring Show Promises Novel Costumes and Lively Acts
BILL Nye announces a New York society show featuring Signor Widepants in ink trunks and pale blue hose, Birdie Puddnbag in heavy red trousers, Mlle. de Plano in shrimp pink satin, and a lion tamer in a Russia iron blazer. The production promises novelties, exotic acts, and lavish humor with a mass of colorful details and promotional bravado.
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Signor Widepants
Birdie Pudd'nbag
Equestrienne
Mlle. de Plano
Russia
Sieben
New York
Bill Nye
B. X
Stranger Trans Fiction: Burdette in the Brooklyn Eagle
A retired clergyman writes about a 1879 Herkimer church episode. While preparing for services a stiff linen collar forces a collar button out of sight and near the floor as he hurries to the pulpit. The tale hints at recollection and hesitation in a fragile moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Colorado
Herkimer
Life in the Country on Sanitary Habits and Wells
J. C. Bales discusses country living versus city health. He warns typhoid and malarial risk can arise from impure well water, poor drainage, and contaminated wells near houses. He favors proper ventilation, drainage, sun exposure, clean outbuildings, and prudent water sources to avoid disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Contagious Diseases
New York Health Department
New York
Tee. Wace
Board of Health
Michigan State Board of Health
Orong Auced
Henry F. French
Massachusetts Board of Health
Massachusetts
Prof
F. Chandler
Prof. Chandler
J.C. Bales
Advertising and Ethics in a West Town Medical Saga
A surgeon in a Western town faces ethical scrutiny over medical advertising. A newspaper reports an amputation and the doctors involved, sparking apology when Dr D’s name was omitted. The patient died that night, highlighting the clash of publicity and professional conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jones
Pilbox
Lane
Hustler
Dr. D
Woman-Hater Quip Sparks Old Grudge Dialogue
In the Terre Haute Express a playful exchange unfolds as Miss Pyrte taunts Mr. Olebach about being a confirmed woman-hater. He recalls a past jilting that allegedly left a lasting scar, prompting a wry back-and-forth about moving on from youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute Express
Miss Pyrte
Mr. Olebach
Olebach
Florida Wild Hogs Vicious Man-Eaters
A note on Florida wild hogs described as vicious man-eaters with fearless temperaments and aggressive behavior.
The Florida Wild Hog a Formidable Southern Menace
In vivid, period prose D. H. warns Northern hunters about the ferocious Florida wild hogs of the Everglades. He describes their fearless, pack tactics, relentless attacks on hunters, and the peril they pose to explorers in South Florida.
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Florida
South
Everglades
D. H
How fast does a bullet travel in proper shape
The article describes Colonel Flagler and officers estimating bullet speed at 1275 feet per second from a rifle. A 100 foot test range with electric wires at each end records the time difference via a Boalings dhemograph, ensuring high accuracy to detect cartridge speed errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Flagler
Uncommonly Pretty Professor Arrives at Bologna
A new Professor of Pathology at the University of Bologna is introduced, named Sig norina aioe Le an uncommon ady of ieee saholankis, in a note respecting academic appointments and titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Bologna
Signorina Aioe le
Ieee Saholankis
Burdock Blood Bitters Promised to Fight Bilious Attacks
Essay describes spring bile buildup from liver disturbance causing yellow skin eyes and bilious fever. It claims Burdock Blood Bitters remove bilious symptoms when started early and protect the system from serious attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
B. B. Bisters
Edward Dooley
Lyman Street
Maas
Ates
Aeiae Banat
Baste
Bester
Mia Ghumb
Jokesborg
Perry Co
Mary Chacycey
E. Ransom
Kalamazoo
Mich
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Job
Puente
Mexican National
Immanuels
Boston
City OF Mexico
E Lurch
Monterey
Saltillo
George
Ave
Mestas
Geneens
New England
Earth
Mark the Chaver
Darwin
Spencer
Huxley
Joho
Bill Nye’s
Whitten
Dispatch
McAllister
Norman —_ Embongpong
Eiz
Ward MacAllister
Birdie
Petie
Nie
Finecut
AcAllister Baalim
Babeog Pene
Mile
LeBlanc Ety Blanc
Robert Elsmere
Mr. Barnes
Sylvester VanAmburger, Jr
Little Firth Avenue
Dennis, the
Lion Tamer
Stranger Tran
Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Speing Wathe
Paceman
Hicaxay
Straiteville Ga
Ohio
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