Bicycle Corps in European Armies reshape warfare
European powers embrace military bicycles for long distance dispatches and scouting. Belgium, Switzerland, and England test bike troops while the Albany legislature debates a bicycle corps for despatch and signal duties. U.S. Connecticut National Guard considers bicycle service as valuable support.
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Europe
England
Albany
eSae Oe Ag - Sane
Switzerland
Belgium
Thea
W. H. Bowen
War Department
Connecticut National Guard
Charles Ih. Luscomb
Luscomb
Bicycle
Urs
Progress in Science and Inventions Across Disciplines
A literature of scientific notes reports meteoric ore with diamonds from a recent find, and Foote of Philadelphia presented a graphic meteoritic paper in Washington. Disinfectants from permanganate of potash are described, plus a portable electric lamp for miners. Meteors, comet studies, sun spots, and Earth’s meteoric weight gain are noted, with instruments for river profiling and rapid soundings.
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Prof
Foote
Philadelphia
Washington
Incuman
South America
Elbe
What We Eat and American Style Cooking in the South
The article discusses bear meat in markets at thirty cents a pound driven by rising demand. It notes habits around eating and waste, grape seeds, corn, and tomatoes stuffed with bread crumbs. It critiques frying in Southern hotels and contrasts American and London club fare. It references Mexican dishes as unknown here due to obtainable ingredients.
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Mae
London
Mexico
Senaubeacth
Kalamazoo
St. Ile
A Happy Father's Letter From Ex President Cleveland
Ex President Cleveland writes a brief note on Oct 8 1891 announcing the birth of a blue-eyed baby girl to Mrs Grover Cleveland. The family plans two weeks in the city then a country stay as he shares joy with friends and cabinet allies.
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Cleveland
Buch
Grover Cleveland
Stes
Quotes on Duty and Charity from Historical Figures
A compilation of reflective maxims urging action for others, duty, and self-improvement. It weaves Montaigne Baxter Krummacher and others to emphasize doing good, enduring trials, and maintaining hope as one grows older. The passage blends moral exhortations about service, faith, and perseverance.
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Montaigne
Baxter
Krummacher
Locales Record Extreme Cold and Oddities from 19th Century
A fragment lists the lowest temperature ever recorded in Werehojeansk on December 80 1871 as eighty one degrees Fahrenheit below zero. It cites a philologist predicting a 2000 world population of 1.7 billion and near universal European language use. Also notes cedar tags exhumed in Cape May County and logs cut for violins. It includes European family size statistics per country.
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Werehojeansk
Freesing
Cape May Coulnty
N. J
Europe
France
Hungary
Switserland
Austria
Belgium
Land
Germany
Bwiden
Holland
Scotland
Italy
Spain
Bussia
Ireland
Portable Electricity and Hubbell Battery Breakthrough
Edison’s O14 employer C. J. Hubbell unveils a practical multi cell battery that powers a sewing machine and a 4 candlepower lamp for over ten hours. The compact 4% by 4 by 6 inch unit weighs about 4% pounds and can be slung on a belt for field use by firemen and miners.
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Habbell
Notable Society Figures and Arts in Early Maine and Cities
Maine wealth and philanthropy highlight society circles with Mrs T N Egery of Bangor said to be the richest woman in Maine. Bar Harbor Tourist value at four million dollars. Mrs Leland Stanford donates property worth one hundred thousand to Albany orphans society. International figures like Mrs Diaz and Mary Anderson Navarro appear in cultural notes. Boston sculptor Mise Theo Alles Raggies, age twenty, gains notice for early Paris Salon works and a Shakespeare statue proposed for Providence.
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T. N. Egery
Bangor
Maine
Bar Harbor
Leland Stanford
Society For the Relief of Orphans
Albany
Diaz
Mexico
Lord Tennyson
William Black
Mary Anderson Navarro
Mek E. Crawford
University of Honolulu
Pennsylvania
Mise Theo Alles Raggies
Boston
Wowsan
Shakespeare
Providence
Oregon Shaken by Subtle Earthquakes and Cold Winter Hopes
A bulletin notes several light earthquakes in Oregon this year. It mentions a forecast of a cold winter, a drop in coffee output by over 100,609 tons, and various stray snippets about crops and health claims. The London Lancet is cited predicting baldness in the next man.
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Oregon
Georgia
Fmt
Rigs and Rimpels in a Fragmented Satirical Tale
A string of quirky, jumbled lines references France parade, Wisconsin cranberry swamp fire, rain machines for charging horse cars, a Connecticut man opening a torpedo, reciprocity, a sleepy Pennsylvania night watchman, and the Sultan of Turkey supporting 1,500 female household members. The piece reads as absurd timepiece satire with scattered country notes.
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Boggles
France
Champagne
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Turkey
Etiquette for Policemen and Police Duty
A historical fragment outlines police conduct with advice to keep distance during fights, be friendly to servants, and appear at scenes to club a suspect. It urges taking trifles from people, guarding saloon doors on Sundays, sleeping when possible, and handling firearms carefully with a suggestive fatal tip.
The Gourmet Nation and Odd Food Fads
A playful column notes how Americans crave peaches and grapes and jokes about culinary trends. It mentions Rochester area dishes and a milk, cream, and butter business entering households, while lampooning quirky eating habits and fashion.
Fragments of Humorous Old Sayings and Quips
A collection of short, satirical lines from several papers. The notes joke about wealth, expense, Arctic risks, marriage, and actors. The quotes include: a poor man resisting riches, keeping up appearances, profits from exploration, women and marriage, and a quip about an actor and leading lady.
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Atehiser
Atohises
Globe
Atohisen
Arctic
Boston Transcript
Binghamton
Buffalo Express
Ethel
Meyd
The
18-KARAT TRUTHS
Fragmentary prose notes discuss fortune and human folly, noting how fortune can mislead yet people remain capable of blindness and anger when deceived, with scattered references to ignorance and perception.
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