Paul Rhinelander’s perilous escape at Metz cliff face
In a tense Metz night, Paul Rhinelander ascends a trap door to an unknown room. He clashes with French and Bavarian troops amid siege guns, duels two officers, and attempts a bold escape as the French tighten their grasp and Conrad Hoffman reappears.
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Bureka
Paul
Monsieur
MacMahon
Metz
Paul Rhinelander
Alredy
Hoffman
Pauls
Rhinelander
Van
Chassepot
Mitrailleuse
Fiies
Mars
Saxul
Waulis
Conrad Hoffman
Beyond the Rhine and War's Grim Reach
Months after, the Tron Chancellor plows a ghastly furrow of war as France shudders under recent shocks. Sedan and Gravelotte are recalled as battles lost and the emperor becomes a prisoner in a dismal nightmare.
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the Rhine
Tron
Rhine
France
Sedan
Gravelotte
Worth
Pris
Pope's Early Will Surfaces From 1837
The pope aged 27 drafted a will naming brothers Charles and John Baptist as heirs with yearly masses for five years, donations to Carpinato's poor, and a porcelain service to Uncle Anthony. Written when his health was frail, the document shows his lasting longevity beyond contemporaries.
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God
Blessed Mary
Charles
John Baptist
Carpinato
Anthony
Cardinal Sala
Pope
Sacred College
Chinese Dental Methods Exhibit at University of Pennsylvania
Dr. P. Carrington of Bangkok Siam sent a collection to the University of Pennsylvania now on display in the Dental Museum. It features crude Chinese and Siamese dental instruments including forceps and ivory artificial teeth. Highlights include betel nut damaged teeth and a model of tooth filing practice.
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Philadelphia
P. ‘. Carrington
Bankok
Siam
University of Pennsylvania
Dental Museum
Carrington
Penn
It takes a father to point an exam ple
A reflective phrase notes that a father guides through challenges while a mother embodies nurturing influence. The line contrasts parental roles in child development with emphasis on exemplary guidance from both parents.
Who Funds the Cuban Relief Pressure Campaign
An editor asks who backs the widespread pro Cuba sentiment and who pays for the abolition of tariffs on Cuban sugar and tobacco. The piece accuses sugar and tobacco trusts of steering the drive while benefiting from any tariff cuts, questioning the source and motive behind the popular campaign.
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Michigan
Cuba
Sugar Trust
Tobacco Trust
Havemeyer
Industrial Commission
Sugar
Ways and Means Committee
Edwin F. Atkins
Boston
Payne
United States
Atkins
Tobacco
Newspapers Divided Over Babcock Movement and Trade Policy
A discussion notes free trade newspapers back the Babcock movement deeming protection a fraud while Republican aligned papers also endorse Babcock’s measure though lacking clear knowledge of the subject.
Tariff Debate Frames Farm and Labor Interest
A New Orleans Item column argues farmers view tariffs as protection for processors not producers. It predicts Republican pain if sugar refiners gain protection while sugar growers face cheap tropical labor, affecting future national elections.
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New Orleans Item
False to Home Industry and Detroit Journal Policy Clash
A senior Michigan senator's stance defending domestic industry faces criticism. The Detroit Journal argues protectionism is not a federal policy power and questions sacrificing one local industry to curb revolutionary ideas abroad, challenging the view on aiding savers and farmers.
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Michigan
Tropics
Detroit Journal
Knowledge of Sugar and Tobacco Values Misleads Cuba Governor
The piece suggests General Wood, Cuba's military governor, relies on medical texts for his understanding of sugar and tobacco trade, noting numerous errors in his statements on exports and economic conditions. It argues his knowledge comes from materia medica rather than trade data.
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Gen. Wood
Cuba
Materia Medica
Sugar Trust Calls Tariff Removal Opposed
A Moravian Falls, North Carolina letter to the editor mocks the sugar trust for urging Congress to end the tariff, claiming the tariff is its "mammy" and highlighting Democratic attacks on tariffs as a driver of trusts.
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Sugar Trust
Congress
Moravian Falls
N. C
Yellow Jacket
Flat Free Trade Idea Sparks Policy Debate
In a New York Press commentary a dispute arises over reciprocity and free trade. The piece argues that a policy forcing foreign goods to supplant American products may not constitute true free trade.
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New York Press
Hop Market Fears Hopeless Shortage Baffles Brewers
Hop crop last season totaled 160000 bales in the United States with only 10000 bales left on the coast and about 4500 in New York state. Brewers face a potential hop famine as fresh harvests not due until September. Dealers resist sales at current high prices while brewers race to secure supplies for the year.
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United States
New York State
Caponizing Strategy for Profitable Capons in Seasonal Markets
The bulletin discusses caponizing late chicks to improve value when market prices are lowest. It recommends targeting June to August hatched cockerels, especially large early-maturing types, castrating in September to November, and marketing in March to June for peak prices. May and June caponizing for Christmas markets is deemed less profitable. advise from Experiment Station Bulletin 26.
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Capona
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Feeding Suckling Pigs by Nature and Practice
The article cites Professor Henry on feeding newborn pigs and weaning practice. It notes suckling occurs about every two hours, three daily feeds after weaning with constant water, and three feeds may optimize fattening given the pig’s small stomach. It also states moistening feed improves digestion versus dry meal.
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Henry
Transformation of the Exhibition Fowl Over Time
Lewis Wright notes cock fighting waned in England leaving a few who practice slyly. Breeds changed as purpose shifted from combat to exhibition with longer legs, different necks, and altered feathering including a tall, full hackle and spread tail, reshaping the game fowl.
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England
Lewis Wright
Egg-eating disorder in hens linked to shells
An English writer notes hens may develop shell eating from early exposure to soft eggs. The article suggests isolating the hen, providing emptied egg shells filled with nauseous materials, and using mustard or carbolated vaseline as remedies.
Immigration Patterns Through the Decades
A historical table shows immigration counts by two to five year spans from 1867 to 1901. The data depict alternating rises and falls, with notable jumps in 1879 to 1882 and 1899 to 1901, and an emphasis on above normal arrivals in fall and early winter of 1901.
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United States
Sual
Notive Deaf as Tie Seems Representative Ketcham of New York
A Washington Post item recounts Representative Ketcham who appears deaf to a borrower in the Capitol lobby The man asked for a loan and pressed for three dollars Ketcham replied by asking if the figure was five which drew a correction from the borrower in a brief exchange
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Ketcham
New York
Washington
Capitol
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Street & Surist
Berlin
Muteru
Republican Party
Milwaukee Sentinel
Mr. Ketcham
Washington Post
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