Prisoner of the hillside house in a vanished love plot
The narrator recounts Madeline Rowans imprisonment by a mysterious scheme to separate her from Carriston. A note promises safe treatment and release, while threats and bribes fail. Carriston believes Madeline alive, and the couple wed before fleeing England. The tale ends with the narrator accepting uncertainty and declaring himself a mere narrator.
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Dick Fenton
Madeline Rowan
Carriston
Madeline
England
Ralph Carriston
Charles Carriston
Sir Charles
Rome
A Tale of Three Lions Chapter I Excerpt
Allan Quatermain stories recount his African exploits and loneliness in civilization. The narrator recalls Quatermain’s wilderness loyalty and a 1875 adventure involving Harry, gold mining at Piggs Rest in the Transvaal, and a tale of JimJim and lions.
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Allan Quatermain
King Solomon's Mines
England
Sir Henry Curtis
Quatermain
Quagga
Vilderbeeste
Africa
Yorkshire
Harry
Hunter Quatermain
Piggies Rest
Transvaal
Jim-Jim
Gold Fever and a Desperate Claim at the Zambest
The narrator laments investing eight hundred pounds in a South African gold claim after seeing a Yankee fortune made. He watches the rival profit and then learns the claim may be worked out. He and helpers toil daily, paying wages with little to show and facing steep costs before the tale continues.
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Zambest
Harry
Rise of the Columbian City as City of Harmony
The text reflects on the Chicago World's Fair legacy, noting the phoenix rise from destruction to cultural and educational progress. It highlights new colleges, libraries, and monumental structures, praising unity among architects and the shared beauty of the court of honor that enhanced each building.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Scribner's
New York
Boston
National Capitol
Trains Without Rails Demonstrate Road Run Near Paris
Experiments described as satisfactory show a steam locomotive drawing a two car train on ordinary roads near Paris. The engine has sixteen horsepower and moves at about seven miles per hour. The train turns in a circle twenty three feet in diameter. A freight version is also built and tested with hope of urban use.
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Paris
Fourteeen Pasengers
French Belief on Smoke Stoves Guarding Against Lightning
Schuster explains a French peasant custom where smoke in stoves before storms supposedly guards against lightning. He argues the smoke acts as an effective conductor, slowly carrying away electricity. Data show few factory chimneys struck compared with churches and mills and damaged structures.
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Schuster
New potato scab cure touted as formalin solution
Indiana experiment station bulletin cites formalin as a safe cheap fungicide for potato scab. Seed potatoes are soaked in eight ounces of formalin per 15 gallons of water for two hours before planting. Formalin is non corrosive and non toxic though fumes irritate eyes and throat. Agricultural prospects note Indiana potato crop exceeds 90 000 acres and 6 million bushels annually.
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Indiana Experiment Station
Purdue
Indiana
J.C. Arthur
San Jose scale pest prompts national action call
The San Jose scale, the worst known fruit pest, spreads across eight central states prompting a national conference in Washington to draft federal and state legislation. Illinois reports seventeen colonies from Waukegan to Alton, with Sparta area in Randolph county among affected zones.
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America
San Jose
Ohio State Horticultural Society
Washington
Chicago
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
United States
Waukegan
Scales Mound
Villa Ridge
Paris
Danville
Moline
Quincy
Alton
Sparta
Randolph County
Illinois San Jose scale bulletin to readers and growers
The State Experiment Station has prepared a bulletin on the San Jose scale in Illinois and will issue seventeen thousand copies. Those concerned should contact the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington for its bulletin on the San Jose scale.
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State Experiment Station
San Jose
Illinois
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
The Cow Worth More Than Grain In Illinois Dairy Nation
A farmer institute talk in St. Joseph Missouri extols dairy farming as cash profitable across regions from Elgin Illinois to Wisconsin and Iowa. A. S. Neff argues cows enrich soil and steady milk yields sustain wealth, urging farmers to dairy rather than grain focus.
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A. S. Neff
Farmers’ Institute
St. Joseph
Texas
South
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Northwest
Elgin
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Western Reserve
Ohio
Brindley
Cultivating Lima Beans For A Bountiful Garden
Guidance from Success with the Garden advises May planting for pole varieties with ample space between rows. Prepare soil with well rotted manure, plant eight to ten beans per hill, plant right side up, and seed heavily. Pinch back vines to ensure maturity of the beans that set, avoiding wasted strength on excessive growth.
University Expels Nine After Sophomore Freshman Assault
The Illinois university administra tion expelled nine students after a sophomores freshman assault. The incident left a sophomore injured though she recovered fully. The faculty conducted a careful inquiry and enforced strict discipline to uphold order and laws.
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Council of Administration
Draper
Our Cattle in Mexico Trade Boosts US Livestock Exports
Mexico buys hogs and cattle from the United States after tariff reduction. Kansas City shipped 33,374 heavy hogs in 1896 valued over $400,000. If protected and handled, livestock trades, hogs included, may soon balance in favor of the United States as corn prices drop.
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Mexico
United States
Kansas City
Winter forecast unsettled for seedlings and fads
Fragmented text describes mild winters boosting seedling growth but warns of an eventual harsh winter that could erase many new ideas. It mentions a quirky line about giving "the children a strawberry" and a garbled closing phrase.
Nebraskans Decline Cabinet Post In McKinley Admin
Washington special to the Omaha Bee reports Nebraska’s John T. Webster and Gen. J. C. Cowin declined the assistant secretary of war post. Webster said no, Cowin declined after a long consult, both citing conflicts with law practice and military service requirements. Cowin arrived to discuss Union Pacific foreclosure cases with the attorney general before possible New York travel.
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Washington
Omaha Bee
Nebraska
MecKinley
John T. Webster
J. C. Cowin
Webster
Thurston
Gen. Cowin
Cowin
George D. Meiklejohn
Meiklejohn
McKinley
Cowin and
Omaha
Union Pacific
McKenna
New York
Hoadley
Suit of Bartley Bond to Recover Shortage in State Funds
Lincoln set to file suit tomorrow or next day against Bartley bondsmen to recover 555700.60 related to state funds not turned over and excess bank deposits. If pending legislation passes the case may be moved from Lancaster to the sureties' county of residence. Previous attempts in Douglas county ended in a hung jury and later a verdict for Lill in the second trial.
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Bartley
Lincoln
J. S. Bartley
Lancaster County
Alma
Orleans
Waseley
J. B.ill
Douglas County
Davis
Supreme Court
Lill
It May Come to Omaha Indian Supply Depot Plan
Washington dispatch reports Congressman Mercer met with Interior Secretary Bliss to discuss establishing an Indian supply depot at Omaha for the northwest. Bliss showed interest and will pursue action once a new Indian affairs commissioner is named, with ex-Congressman Pickler from South Dakota likely to be involved. York county fair music and events omit horse races this year.
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Omaha
Washington Dispatch
Mercer
Bliss
Interior Department
Great Northwest
Indian Affairs
Pickler
South Dakota
Revival Ends With Record Conversions in Southwest Nebraska
McCook dispatch reports 1448 conversions since November in a regional evangelistic campaign. The farewell service at Menard Opera House featured Major Cole, with 501 conversions in McCook and 820 in Tastings Holdrege 202 in smaller towns, and the total tally across districts reaching a remarkable milestone.
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Major Cole
Menard Opera House
McCook
Nebraska
Holdrege
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