Dangerous plot threads tighten around Merrick in Paris
Merrick learns of a trap from Princess Olgavitch involving Count Leon Villebois and a Cossack, Stromboloff, then plots a cautious return to Father Anselmo. Jones warns of rough treatment as Merrick contemplates a mysterious cross marked packet and a looming encounter.
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Merrick
Olgavitch
Monsieur
Leon Villebois
Stromboloff
Paris
Africa
Mark Merrick
Bois de Boulogne
Jones
Mark
Anselmo
South Africa
Merrick Rescues Woman as Paris Hotel Fire Breaks Out
In a Paris hotel blaze Merrick ignores personal danger and systematically searches rooms to save guests. He carries a weak woman down a stairway and risks a second descent via a domestic stair to ensure their safety amid smoke and panic.
Heroic rescue as Merrick saves hotel guest in blaze
In a Paris hotel fire, Merrick carries a muffled burden down smoke filled stairs while firemen battle the demon within. A drenched coat is kept on, a woman faints, and crowds cheer the saving of lives as fire is tamed. Little Miss Millions clutches a cambric handkerchief bearing the name Mark Merrick.
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Merrick
Miss Millions
Mark Merrick
Anecdote of Dr Johnson at Davies bookseller shop
Boswell first meets Dr Samuel Johnson in Thomas Davies shop where Davies introduces him. Boswell asks Davies not to reveal his origin and jokes about Scotland, provoking Johnson who retorts that many countrymen cannot help coming from Scotland.
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Dr. Johnson
Thomas Davies
Boswell
Samuel Johnson
Davies
Scotland
Johnson
John
Sweet Sympathy Between Neighbors Highlights Domestic Chatter
In a lighthearted exchange Mrs. Youngwed explains her husband stayed home from work due to illness and completed odd jobs around the house for a tidy day’s labor. Mrs Naybor confirms the home improvements, noting carpet removal and shed painting.
Mill Work Hours and Child Labor in Japan Mills
The article notes Japanese mills run day and night with workers changing shifts at noon and midnight. It states most workers are children and work eleven hours for low wages, citing Osaka with 2,600 under 15 using 3,700 spindles versus 300 workers in America operating the same count.
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Japan
Osaka
America
Clock theft tale tests Mrs Brown and Mrs Jones
Mrs Jones recounts a thief entering the home and stealing a clock from the mantle while Mrs Brown recalls the dog Wido in the room. Mrs Jones insists the dog being present did not stop the crime, noting Wido is only a watchdog.
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Eldo
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Brown
Wido
Dusty Meets a Happy Socialist on the Hog Train
A humorous exchange recalls Dusty’s reaction upon learning he was run over by the hog train. He initially mistook it for a Gould special, prompting a tale of socialist cheer and unexpected luck.
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Webber
Dusty
Ink Drop Enlightens Many With Abstract Message
A simple phrase highlights how a single drop of ink can illuminate ideas and spark understanding for many readers across contexts and times.
Sugar Tariff Plan Draws Fire Over Cuba Relief Proposal
The argument contends that reducing raw sugar duties while keeping refined sugar tariffs would fatten the sugar trust and harm U S Treasury revenue. Proponents argue for matching tariffs on refined sugar to aid consumers and Cuban relief, warning against a policy that benefits only the sugar trust.
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Cuba
Not Much Relief for Cuban Sugar Planters
The Salt Lake City Tribune argues that an 80 percent duty on Cuban sugar will offer little relief to Cuban sugar planters. They contend the sugar trust refineries will capture most benefits, and only direct rebates to planters could ensure real help. a direct cut would still allow refiners to gain up to a point where sharing with growers would be required.
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Sugar Trust
Congress
Salt Lake City Tribune
Free Trade in Cattle Debate in The Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record argues that repeal of meat duties may not crush the meat trust yet suggests starting with tariff repeal behind which the trust hides. It questions if duties on meats are only to aid American farmers and contemplates freeing live animal imports from Mexico and Canada to lower meat costs for consumers.
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Philadelphia Record
Meat Trust
Mexico
Canada
Trade shifts and price effects on meat markets
Trade 2 cattle would undoubtedly lower the price paid for American beeves, but it would not necessarily lower the retail price of meat. Trusts know how to get over international boundary lines.
Friends and Enemies In Accord Over Dingley Tariff
The piece notes Republicans in Congress voting to sustain the Dingley tariff with help from free trade Democrats. It argues this bipartisan swing undermines protection for American labor and industry and hints the Cuba debt is the motive claimed for support.
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Congress
Cuba
Republicans press for Cuba relief with sugar tariff protection
House Republicans who favor Cuba relief back Tawney amendment and oppose tariff cuts while granting a stated rebate to actual planters. They insist the aid goes directly to sugar producers, removing control from the sugar trust. Cuba’s industrial and financial standing is noted as improving.
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House
Cuba
Sugar Trust
Salt Lake City
Acclaimed Farmer Prices Clash With Costs In Crescent Tone
The Defiance Crescent comments on farmers facing high prices for necessities while receiving good prices for their products. It argues the Crescent mislabels farmers as “porch” farmers, denying claims of poor farming land and accusing the paper of old free silver biases.
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Crescent
Bryan
Ohio
Trade Imbalance With South America Cited
The Philadelphia Press notes no sentiment in trade and cites Brazil as an example where imports exceed exports. It states Brazil imports over 100 million dollars while the U S supplies about ten percent of those goods, and the United States buys from Brazil five times as much as it sells there, describing a one sided regional trade pattern.
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South America
Brazil
United States
Philadelphia Press
Womanly Virtues And The Modern Woman
The Buffalo Times argues men favor bright brains and engaging conversation over silliness. It advises women to be interested listeners, avoid irreverence, and maintain faith learned at home while presenting a composed, good tempered demeanor to gain respect and attraction.
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Buffalo Times
Indignation Over Kings Visit At Range Moor Church
A nearly eighty year old woman traveled many miles to see King Edward at Range Moor church in Burton. She found the church already full and, infuriated, told a clergyman she had not attended worship for sixty years and would not be religious again.
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Edward
Burton
Rangemore
Birmingham Post
Rabies Increase in District of Columbia Reports
Dr. Salmon notes a rise in rabies among domestic animals with 45 dog cases in the year ending June 30, 1900 in the District of Columbia. Four cows, one cat and one horse tested positive. four men and sixteen children were bitten. he urges securing dogs or muzzling to stop spread.
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Salmon
District of Columbia
Advice on pig husbandry from a Nebraska institute speaker
A Nebraska institute speaker warns that the critical period for piglets is the first two weeks after farrowing. Overfeeding the sow with corn or giving cold drinks can cause digestion problems and fever, while insufficient exercise and poor housing lead to thumps and losses. He urges careful feeding, clean dry bedding, and regular exercise to reduce mortality.
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Nebraska Institute
Early frosts unlikely to ruin crops in several states
Reports indicate minimal injury to early deciduous fruits in California with late blooms helping yields. Citrus crops remain in good condition as in Florida where winter survivability was high and bloom is strong. West Virginia shows excellent prospects except peaches in some counties, while Missouri reports limited peach damage and several southern counties show early varieties blooming. Apple crops look strong though fruit size may be light in drier areas. Pineapples are noted as very satisfactory.
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California
West Virginia
Missouri
Florida
Mating Young Pigs Based on Individuality and Size
A discussion on when to mate sows for best litters. Leggy pigs should farrow by one year, undersized sows wait until fourteen months. Successful furrow depends on feed, care, and exercise with ample shorts, bran, roots, salt, and ashes.
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O. R. Aney
Stopping Eye Eating in Poultry Flocks
A poultry owner recounts failed methods to stop egg eating in his flock. He tried pepper-filled shells and nauseous compounds but birds continued to peck eggs. Final method trimming bills with a knife rendered birds stump-billed, though labor intensive. medicated eggs have had some success in other cases.
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Jack
Pauline
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Minnesota
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Republican Congress
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Leverance
Lmit
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