On the Veldt a South African Love Story
A dramatic tale set amid Boers and English forces at Glencoe. Prisoner Hendrick is killed by his brother Paul Hoopstad in a fatal, defiant moment. Captain Dick Harvey, wounded, is cared for by Nancy in Durban. Nancy recalls Hendrick’s death and vows love and country. The narrative closes with a solemn farewell.
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Hendrick
Paul Hoopstad
Glencoe
Slide
Dick Harvey
John Martin
Trek to the Great River in a Boer Wagon Train
Klaus, Betta, and a wagon train trek across a harsh landscape as tensions rise with Baas Jakob. A broken wagon, a perilous drift, and a weary journey toward the Great Belt test loyalty, hunger, and hope among the travelers and the girl with a baby.
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Klaus
Kerrie
Kraals
Hans Jakob
Burghersdorp
Great Belt
Baas Piet
Baas Jakob
Betta
Baas
Hendrik
Basutoland
Strasburg Astronomical Clock Through the Ages
The Strasburg clock in the minster traces to 135 with three parts a universal calendar an astrolabe and figures of the Magi and Virgin. It was rebuilt by Habrecht in the sixteenth century replaced in 1789 and finally remodeled by Schwilgue finishing in 1842.
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Strasburg
Minster
Isaac Hobrecht
Habrecht
Schwilgue
Reed Daughter Among 48 Women Earn Law Certificates
Katherine Reed daughter of Kate Reed was among forty eight women receiving the Chancellor's certificate from the University of New York women's law class at Madison Square Garden. The five month program covered elementary jurisprudence and business law. Louise Brewer won the University prize scholarship and Mrs Frank Northrop took the essay prize of fifty dollars.
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Thomas B. Reed
Katherine Reed
University of New York
Madison Square Garden
Louise Brewer
Frank Northrop
London moves to extend municipal tram ownership
London council serves notice in Deptford Greenwich and Southwark demanding surrender of tram lines extending twenty miles. Officials push rapid public ownership of all county tram properties, with aims to modernize lines and widen historic streets while ruling out further private franchises.
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Lenton
London City Council
Deptford
Greenwich
Southwark
Vibe
Iis
Sranta
ILO
Thoms Bentler
Westcott
City
Coupell
London
Astirich
Chicago Record
Enormous gun tested at Watervliet arsenal
A huge future ordnance piece is reported to have fired at Watervliet New York. The gun, claimed to be the world’s most powerful, would weigh 126 tons and stretch forty nine feet in length with a sixteen inch bore. It reportedly carries a 64 inch long projectile and a 1060 pound powder charge.
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United States Arsenal
Watervliet
New York
Carter Medicine Co Wins Injunction Over Label Simulations
Carter Medicine Company wins final injunction with costs against Chicago Label and Box Company over simulated labels of Carter’s Little Liver Pills. London Estabrook & Davis reported the decision after a two year cost pursuit, marking a notable victory for proprietary trade and druggists.
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Oetains
Brent Good
Carter Medicine Company
Chicago
Messrs
London
Estabrook & Davis
Chicago Label and Box Company
Carter Company
Carter
New York
Priss
Help for Discharged Prisoners at Hope Halls
Volunteers of America run three Hope halls in New York Chicago and San Francisco housing about 800 discharged prisoners. Last year 239 entered these homes and 70 percent secured permanent honorable employment afterward.
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the Volunteers of America
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Hope Hall
Hope Halls
General Booth
Cheap Excursions East From Denver to Midwest Cities
Public rail offers advertise round trip tickets from Denver to Chicago St Louis Peoria and other Missouri River points at one fare plus two dollars with a return by October 31. Union Pacific special round trips to Chicago St Louis St Paul Duluth Kansas City Omaha and other points at one fare plus two dollars, valid through October 31. Tickets at 641 North Street.
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Burlington
Uth
Wth
Denver
Chicago
St. Louis
Peoria
Miscouri River
Vallery
Union
Spacific
St. Paul
Duluth
Kansas City
Omaha
Ith Street
Photographic test aims to prove butter authenticity
State chemist J A Hummel proposes a microscopy and prism based photographic method to distinguish pure butter from oleomargarine. By placing a butter sample under a microscope with prisms and a camera, the presence of fat crystals would reveal bright and dark spots, while pure butter would show dull translucent light.
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J. A. Hummel
Hummel
St Paul Pioneer Press
Misjudged Opera Chorus Respected Yet Harshly Labeled
A Woman's Home Companion essay defends opera chorus members described as foreigners by crude terms. The author praises their discipline and devotion to art while denouncing slander about their character.
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New York
Infantry in Battle Morale and Tactics
A discussion on how rapid, heavy losses affect troop morale more than sustained casualties. The piece cites a 20 000 man corps losing half its force in a day as less demoralizing than losing three to four thousand in half an hour, and notes European critiques of British shock tactics.
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Baas Plet
Klaus
Baas Piet
Baal Jakob
International Monthly
Memorial Tablet For Ensign Worth Bagley At Bath
Mrs. Bagley, widow of Worth Bagley, an ensign killed near Cardenas, Cuba, during the Spanish war, sends Bath Iron Works a bronze shield memorial plan. The tablet, to be placed on the under construction torpedo boat, features cannon-ball border, eagle and shield with birth and death dates.
West Point Marks Its First Century of Military Education
West Point Military Academy celebrates 100 years since opening on May 1, 1800 as a United States school for army officers. It began with two cadets, Joseph G. Swift and Simon M. Levy, followed by Walter Keith Armistead, Virginian and later notable engineer officer and artillery colonel. It is noted that forts fortified by Armistead or Swift withstood British attacks in the 1812-15 war.
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West Point Military Academy
United States
Joseph G. Swift
Massachusetts
Simon M. Levy
South Carolina
West Point
Walter Keith Armistead
Upperville
Swift
The Proper Frame of Mind
A fragment describes dialogue between Mrs Scrimps and Mr Dobbs about strawberries and famine in India, hinting at social awareness. The exchange implies a subtle contrast between indulgence and concern for distant suffering.
Sleep Deepens Juries Verdict in Short Deliberation
A jury sealed a verdict then slept on it and returned with a different decision, illustrating sleep’s potential to strengthen the mind. Public notices advertise Hostetter’s Stomac Bitters for digestion and sleep, and Allen’s Foot-Ease promises relief from sore feet with free samples offered by Allen F. Olmsted in LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Allen 5
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Epitaph From Rutland and Kansas City Court Arraignments
A Rutland epitaph mourns a deceased child with a pointed moral tone. Separately in Kansas City, Joseph W. Burgess and Harry Lay with W. T. Fuge were arraigned for refilling bottles of Coke’s dandruff cure with a counterfeit article and released on $500 bonds pending trial.
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Joseph W. Burgess
Burgess & van Horn
Harry Lay
W. T. Fuge
Kansas City
Apparent Dental Care Ad and Personal Vignettes
An odd mixed text mentions Malle Catarrh Care with internal use and price, a dialogue about autographs and engagement rings, and a testimonial for Piso's Cure for Consumption dated February 17. The passage reads like an unrelated collage of product pitches and personal remarks without a single cohesive news event.
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Fae Bel
Robert
Ora
Lomel
Piet
Tom
Brothep
Raitors
Strasburg’s
Kate Reed
Carter Medicine CO
Jane
Rutland
Vermont
William Wilson
Ole Young
Lily
C. H. Marshall & Co
Dicky
Dolly
Polly
Ladett
Philadelphia
Laura
N. W
Ocean Grove
N. J
Hood
Security
Carters
Knolle
Sheep Commission Company
Fate World
K City Brock
Fem Ir
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