Diamond Origins and Cecil Rhodes Wealth Rise Story
The article recounts John Studdy of Southern California describing the discovery of diamonds at Kimberley in 1869 and Cecil Rhodes’s early role in building Rhodesian wealth. It notes Rhodes’s character, a dog rescue incident, and his ascent among South Africa’s leading figures, as reported by Michael Gifford White in the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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California
John Studdy
Kimberly
South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Mr. Studdy
Herbert Rhodes
du Toitspan
Studdy
Mr. Rhodes
Diamonds and dynasties at Old De Beers camp turmoil
The narrative recounts the Rhodes brothers and partners at Old De Beers, their prospector days on Road No. 8, and the discovery that sparked a stampede to New Rush Kimberly. It notes Cecil Rhodes joining, family tensions, and eventual split as Cecil's frugal bearing contrasted with his brothers' generosity and lavish habits.
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de Beers
Kimberley
Popham
Herbert Rhodes
New Rush
Cecil Rhodes
Treibert Rhodes
Frank
Rhodes
Herbert
Zanzibar
Old de Beers
Leo
Kimberly
Rt. Won
Ioat
Natal
Voiceless Curtain Torture Proposed Invention Tease
In a dramatic exchange a man claims a plan to telegraph to Mar con and jokes about directing intellect toward an invention of a voiceless curtain torture, prompting the woman to demand details as they prepare to depart.
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Marcon
Chicago
Lovening Post
Terrible Noise Frustrates Mistress and Nurse
A brief comic exchange from Tit-Bits shows Molly replying to her mistress about a crying baby. The mistress asks what is wrong and to keep the infant quiet, while Molly retorts that she only stops the baby’s noise if she lets him make a noise.
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Molly
The Boy Who Didn't Count
A brief cartoon-style quarrel shows Johnny blaming Tommy Sinker for provoking a fight as Mrs. Mudler-Why admonishes him to count to ten before acting. Johnny claims he did so after being struck in the eye, highlighting a quick temper and a childish misunderstanding.
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Mrs. Mudler
Johnny
Tommy Sinker
Tie
Boston Transcript
Lord Salisbury Nominated Grand Old Man of England
The Marquis of Salisbury, England's prime minister, is described as the "grand old man" in a portrait of his resilient leadership. At seventy he governs with machine like regularity, rises at eight, walks before breakfast, and maintains a slim diet. He became prime minister in 1885, lost power to Gladstone in 1892, then returned in 1895 after the Rosebery defeat.
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Lord Salisbury
England
Marquis of Salisbury
Suil Vhile
Hatfield
Coun
Marquis
Tong
Fle
Maglisi Aristorat
Ile
Gladstone
Rosebery Party
Telephones for Farmers Bring Neighbors Close on the Prairie
Kansas correspondence reports a rural telephone exchange that links six farm homes along a six mile line using barbed wire and fences as supports. Women gain social contact while men receive market data and coordinate with a neighboring cheese factory. The system, praised as a humane advance, promises broader adoption and reduced isolation for farming families.
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Kansas
Plains
Kansas Correspondence
New York Independent
Honest but Cute Yankee Smuggling Chicken Scheme
Amasa Barrow, a Yankee farmer on the Arizona border, builds a half Mexico half Arizona hen coop to feed chickens with Mexican grain while they cross the boundary. He saves about 50 percent on grain and earns a similar margin from his fowl business, while neighbors call him honest.
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Arizona
Mexico
Amasa
Barrow
Washington
Too Old
A young man begs for love from an elder theosophical maiden who boasts two millennia of devotion. He recoils in shock, fleeing into a storm as she vows patient vengeance over four millennia for his fickle heart.
Barley Wine Imitations Spark International Inquiry
Rare wines fashioned from barley imitate sherry port and Malaga with lactic acid fermentation. German distillers, notably near Hamburg, produce about 300 000 gallons yearly using a new process. Consuls from France and Britain investigate while wine growing regions fear impact on existing industries.
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Malaga
Germany
Hamburg
Europe
The Yellow Kid Tale of a Squatter and a Feared Inquest
In a panel from The Yellow Kid a hustler and a squatter discuss a man searching a stream for a body. The squatter insists the man is humane, driven by need to feed his family, and that inquests hinge on finding the body while fees loom.
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Pardner
Sandy
Yellow Kid Magazine
Man who claims sinless life compared to clean clothes
An observer notes that a man who proclaims perpetual sinlessness resembles clothing freshly washed and blued, a metaphor from the Detroit Journal reflecting on appearances versus inner state.
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Detroit Journal
Lung Worms In Pigs The Use Of Sulphur Fumes And Remedies
A Breeders Gazette briefing on treating pig lung worms suggests using burning sulphur fumes and carbolic acid, with turpentine in milk or oil as a remedy. It warns to supervise pigs to prevent accidents and notes copperas helps intestinal worms but not bronchial ones, plus cautions on prolonged exposure to fumes.
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Breeder'’s Gazette
Bridge Jumping as Museum Sideshow Cools in Town
New York critics mock bridge jumping as gimmick and question claims by Willam C Keeble who allegedly jumped from the bridge. The piece recalls past jumps, including an Irishman who vanished and later drowned, and notes several incidents of intoxicated or sober leaps.
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Willam C. Keeble
New York
Prophet’s mock heal offered to crippled man by Mormon leader
A man missing a leg sought healing from Mormons in Salt Lake City after a local preacher sent him to Young. Brigham Young warned he could grow a new leg but would die soon, and the man fled, choosing to live out his years with crutches.
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Mormor
Young
Salt Lake City
Heaven
Pittsburg
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