Tale of Polly Baker hoax tied to Franklin and French historian
Franklin and Siman Deane discussed errors in Abbe Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes in Paris. The Abbe denied Polly Baker's tale but could not recall a source. Franklin, amused, claimed he once filled vacant newspaper columns with anecdotes and stories, including Polly Baker.
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Benjamin Franklin
Henjamin Franklin
Paris
Siman Deane
Abbe Raynal
Polly Baker
Massachusette
Trull
Franklin
Abbe
Best In the World Creed: Dodd's Kidney Pills Cure
Best In the World reports W H Smith of Cream Arkansas recovered after eighteen months of epilepsy backache and kidney complaint. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for his health and ability to work. Also notes claims of cures for catarrh and constipation with patent medicine advertisements and assorted testimonial snippets.
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Cream
Ark
W. H. Smith
Dodd
Kidmons
Trick of Photography
If you are an amateur photographer and have a negative of some friend whom you would like to see locked up for in long term, put your printing time just inside a wire mosquito net Wag when you print the next picture from the negative. The result will be a print showing your friend behind toe bars. The effect will be almost startling.
Infanta and children remedies cited in dispatches
Shortest dispatches note cautions to review each bottle of CASTORTA as a safe remedy for infants and children. It references Lord Lawrence to Queen Victoria and Sir Francis Drake to Queen Elizabeth, with brief, cryptic phrases Cantharides and The Spanish fly.
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Lord Lawrence
Sir Francis Drake
New York Press
Cabul Policy Shrouds Women Doctors and Power Use
The text notes a paradoxical claim that a strange power lies in a thing, mentions a grocer and a bet about progress in Cabul, and criticizes the ameer’s policy which bars women doctors and limits electrical power in a gun factory. It implies a debate over modernization versus traditional restrictions in Cabul.
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Cabul
Ameer
Wealth and Tea: A Quiet Question of Happiness
A reflective column ponders whether wealth enhances home happiness and suggests taking time for tea as a simple remedy. It hints that fulfillment may lie in small rituals and personal well being beyond material riches.
Significance of Precious Stones in Brewer’s Phrasebook
The text notes the amethyst symbolizes humility, the diamond unravels faith, the sapphire embodies hope, the sardonyx represents sincerity, and Rowetary sad power and silver purity.
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Brewer's Dictionary of
Four Japanese battleships remain after Yashima sunk
Dispatches from Chefoo Port Arthur and Tokyo last June claimed the Japanese battleship Yashima was sunk by a mine off Dalny. Tokyo denied it then, but Japan has now officially confirmed the loss. The death toll is uncertain, though believed small. Japan now reportedly has only four modern battleships left: Asahi Fuji Mikasa and Shikishima.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Tokio
Dalny
Dalny Harbor
Japan
Asahi
Fuji
Mikasa
Bandits Cornered Near Owl Creek Foothills
Pursuit by Cody, Wyoming residents tightens around outlaw gangs who killed First National Bank cashier Middaugh. Outlaws hide among rocks fifty miles from Cody and refuse surrender, while reinforcements from Hole in the Wall rally to aid the chase. The authorities expect capture or death soon.
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Middaugh
First National Bank
Cody
Wyo
Owl Creek Mountains
Hole In the Wall Country
Warships Ordered Home From Pacific Station
H M S Grafton and Flora have orders to leave Victoria B C immediately for England. Officials cite a shift of powerful ships from England to the Pacific due to tensions with Russia, elevating Esquimalt as a key naval base. The Grafton was preparing for a Honolulu cruise when recalled.
Louise Arrives in Florence for Vatican Talks
Former Crown Princess Louise, ex-wife of Saxony’s king, has arrived in Florence Italy seeking proximity to Rome to further Vatican negotiations and a possible reconciliation with the king after King George’s death. She stays at a private villa.
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Louise
Saxony
Florence
Italy
Rome
Vatican
George
Louises
Silent at Port Arthur in Port Arthur
A November 3 dispatch reports quiet in St. Petersburg as news on Port Arthur remains unavailable. The public feared a final Japanese assault but now anticipates a possible respite. Authorities say they have no direct updates and rely on foreign sources for the garrison’s fate.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Horrible murder in Cincinnati shocks city
The dead body of Alma Steinway an 18 year old telephone operator was found in a Cincinnati vacant lot. Police believe she was attacked on her way home from work while waiting for a streetcar. Steinway belonged to the Episcopal church choir at Winter Place and was highly respected.
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Alma Steinway
Cincinnati
Ita
Miss Steinway
Episcopal Church
Winter Place
Germany Has No Agreement With Spain Over Santo Domingo
Berlin Foreign Office states there is no agreement with Spain on joint protection of interests in Santo Domingo. No protest has been filed against the arbitration decision regarding the Santo Domingo Improvement Company of New York. No knowledge of actions by the Spanish consulate in Santo Domingo on Germanys behalf.
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Foreign Office
Berlin
Germany
Spain
Santo Domingo
Vladivostok Protected by Fortifications and Refugees
Captain Halvorsen of the Norwegian steamer Tungus, arriving at Chefoo with 700 Chinese refugees, reports Vladivostok heavily fortified beyond the city and growing stronger toward the harbor. Ships bring food, cannon, ammunition, and military supplies, with five unloading ships at Vladivostok during the visit.
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Vladivostok
Halvorsen
Tungus
Chefoo
Wvladhoetok
Tungas Sialod
Russian Officer Attacked by Bandits Near Durinbin Mountain
General Kuropatkin reports Lieutenant Colonel Bogdenoff and a courier were attacked by Chinese bandits on November 3 near Durinbin mountain along the Chinese Eastern railway. One interpreter died. the other two were captured. The bodies of Bogdenoff, the interpreter, and the courier were found and sent to Harbin. Punitive measures will be taken. Kuropatkin also notes a Japanese attack on his right flank on November 5, with six Russians killed.
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Kuropatkin
Bogdenof
Alexiff
Mongolia
Durinbin Mountain
Bogdenoff
Harbin
Train Wreck Near Compton Injures Many After Fog
A Los Angeles to Long Beach car halted at a crossing to pick up a passenger in dense fog near Compton. A work car with about forty Mexican laborers and two foremen crashed into it at full speed, injuring about a hundred people. Every passenger sustained injuries and some suffered severe cuts and bruises.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Compton
War Over for Winter Sees Limited Actions Near Shahke River
Military activity near the Shahke river is confined to trench extensions and fortifications. Indications persist that Japan aims to force General Kuropatkin into another engagement, though St. Petersburg circles doubt a major battle will occur this year.
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Shahke River
Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Anglo Russian Agreement Sees Three New Articles
Sir Charles Hardinge, the British ambassador, submitted to Foreign Minister Lamsdorff three additional articles of the Anglo Russian agreement. The measures provide for legal assessors for both sides, division of the commission's expenses, and that the majority decision of the commission shall be binding.
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Charles Hardinge
Lamsdorff
Bandits Bottled Up Near Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch
Harvey Logan and his Cody Wyoming gang of bank robbers are believed bottled up at a ranch home in the Hole-in-the-Wall country. Sheriffs of Fremont Big Horn and Casper counties are expected to join forces for a combined attack on the outlaws at the residence.
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Harvey Logan
Cody
Wyo
HoleJn-the-Wall
Fremont
Big Horn
Casper
New Yorker Perishes Saving Family From Fire
Joseph Caypie, hotel keeper at Chauncey in Westchester County New York, saved his aged parents and three children from a burning hotel but died rushing back into the flames to reach his wife who had not escaped. Their bodies were later found in the cellar, burned side by side, almost unrecognizable.
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Joseph Caypie
Chauncey
Westchester County
New York
Capple
Cat Returns Hat to Haunt Baltimore Home
A Baltimore County resident narrates a comical incident at home after leaving for a seashore trip. The cat, misplacing the elegant silk hat on a wardrobe shelf, fills it with five newborn kittens. The man, unaware of the feline act, discovers the hat heavy and the kittens inside when he opens the wardrobe. He scolds the cat, then seeks an antidote for friends who hear of the tale from the Baltimore Sun.
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Baltimore County
Baltimore Sun
Wounded by Own Shell From a British Gun Maker's Office
An ex-employee Sam Jenkins who lost a leg at Magersfontein recounts a shell injury that cost him his limb. After the battle, while exposed to fire, a shell from their own guns exploded near him, and he found the base marked with his employer’s private work mark, illustrating the irony of war and industry.
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London Daily Chronicle
Sam Jenkins
Magersfontein
Jenkins
Highland Brigade
Eyestrain and the Drinking Habit Among Literati
A New Orleans Times-Democrat writer questions whether eyestrain drives drunkenness among reading and writing professions. The piece notes many professions drink, such as journalists and lawyers, and argues that while eye strain may influence some cases, most drinking stems from other factors like inherited taste and environment, urging caution before concluding eye strain causes widespread drinking.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Some of Life's Riddles And Tender Thoughts On Love
A reflective piece questions why gentle souls endure rough paths and why the noblest thoughts and deepest loves remain unspoken. It ponders the silence of the heart, the tears of the smallest, and the contrast between what we feel and what we reveal, ending with unspoken longings.
Elephants Reach Plague Toll as Disease Affects Royal Herd
A Mysore correspondent reports the plague affects elephants for the first time in history. One palace elephant died from the disease and a palace bullock is also afflicted. The outbreak marks a startling expansion of plague impact beyond humans and smaller animals.
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Mysore
Plague Infection Not Immune to Domestic Animals
An old London Gazette note states that animals kept with others within a hundred yards developed plague symptoms almost simultaneously and remain affected, proving that quadrupeds and all domestic animals are not immune to infection.
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