Return of the Blind Soldier and Love at Graefrath
In a hospital tale set amid a Dervish campaign, Lieut. Hamilton, blinded by shellfire, finds care and a nurse named May. After his sight returns, a misrecognition leads him to the wrong sister, Kate Johnstone, before he realizes May is the one he loves and resolves to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harcourt
Hamilton
Zareba
Murphy
Lieut
May
Augenwirte
Graefrath
Wate
Kate
Miss Johnstone
Sister May
Mr. Hamilton
Kate Johnstone
May Johnstone
Chicago Journal
Homemade dynamo powers Youngstown home by gravity
A Youngstown lineman at the telephone company built a gravity driven dynamo lighting his house. A 300 pound weight descends over a week to drive a geared system that spins a self made generator. Light is produced by thirty sixteen candle power incandescent lamps with no upkeep beyond lamp replacement.
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Youngstown Telephone Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Pittsburg
Wall Street Nerve and a Death Joke
A Wall Street correspondence notes many financiers drink after hours and that some invest or gamble more boldly when inebriated, while conservatives avoid alcohol. A Louisville Times anecdote recalls Maximilian’s execution and a pianist’s choice of La Paloma to trivialize death.
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Wall Street
New York
Pittsburg
Washington
Mexico
Humane Society
Maximilian
Louisville Times
Montreal Paper Rings Quiet Changes Behind the Scenes
A Montreal newspaper with two decades of steady work shifts its focus away from sports drama tobacco and sensational court cases. The paper will emphasize local business culture and everyday community life while avoiding sensational content.
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Montreal
Mud hurled at a good man dirties the thrower
A reflective editorial cautions that mudslinging harms the accuser and remarks that time rarely enhances the worth of portraits by Hope, suggesting restraint and integrity in public discourse.
Government pay and its clashes with private wages
A Leslie's Weekly excerpt argues government clerical pay is high relative to private sector, noting stenographers earn far more in government and suggesting a readjustment. It cites US President salaries, diplomats, scientists, and civil pensions as part of a broader debate on paying officials. It also mentions storms, a balloon flight above London, and caisson disease among workers as related science glimpses.
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United States
White House
Europe
Congress
Leslie’s Weekly
Strand Magazine
London
Andrew Smith
New York
Curious facts from early science notes and natural history
The Journal de Physique notes gravitation stronger on islands than continents. Murray describes a blackbird ripping a wasp nest to reach larvae. A Scotch artist finds oat smut yields a deep umbex color and its colorfast on watercolor paper. Lighting depends on wall materials and reflection, with percentages listed for various colors and fabrics.
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M. Maurain
Journal de Physique
Mr. Murray
Nest- dwelling Bushmen of Australia Compared to Birds
The article describes Australian bushmen as primitive, living in tree nest like homes built from twigs and grass. It notes their remarkable sense of direction, enabling them to find their nests even after being led away blindfolded for miles, suggesting a strong instinct.
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Africa
Australia
Religious Thought Fragments Across Denominations
A collection of short quotations from ministers and rabbis across Baptist, Presbyterian, Universalist, Catholic, Hebrew and Methodist traditions. Topics include faith, reason, progress, the church, unity, and the role of music in worship.
The New Pastor and the Havens Mix-Up
A newly assigned pastor struggles to connect with his flock after a first sermon. He meets a parishioner, misnames her surname Havens, and their brief exchange ends as he moves on past a church plate.
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Havens
Jim Havens
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ingenious Hairpin Curling Device
A clever contrivance helps a woman curl straight hair without resembling a man in the process. Hair is wound on a hairpin with a ribbon of the desired color, ends left free, then tied in a bow. The hairpin is removed to produce curled hair suspended on ribbon.
Cedar Nile boats shed light on ancient voyage
Egyptian cedar boats over 4,500 years old were unearthed along the Nile in excellent condition. They float as if paddled yesterday. The piece notes some men with no willingness to aid others unless their house burns. It also observes that greatness in men can be ruined by rebellious abandon.
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Moses
Nile
Rise of J F Glidden Inventor of Barbed Wire
J F Glidden, born in New Hampshire and aged 86, rose to fame as the inventor of barbed wire fencing. He sought patents in 1873 and received them in 1874, after early attempts in 1867 failed. The device’s widespread use brought wealth and he became a noted philanthropist living in De Kalb, Illinois.
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J. F. Glidden
New Hampshire
Glidden
I.f.glidden
Boy Reflects On Coasting Drawbacks
A small boy notes that coasting is fine in its own way but comes with drawbacks.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dynamo
Uncle Sam
Monthly Weather Review
Illinois
T. J. Villers
Baptist
Indiaanapolis
Ind
God
F. L. Patton
Presbyterian
Princeton
N. J
Christ
S. A. Northrop
Cansas City
E. G. Hirsch
Chicago
Jesus
Minot Savage
Unitarian
New York City
F. de Witt Talmage
Milwaukee
Wis
Rabbi C. Fleischer
Boston
Mass
Catholic Church
Catholic Circle
A. J. Canfield
Universalist
St. Paul
Breen
Syracuse
N.Y
Philippines
J. Lloyd Jones
Apostolic Church
J. M. Hayes
Dallas
Cal
H. C. Stanton
Kansas City
F. M. Bristol
Methodist
Washington, D. C
Rery
W. P. George
John Wesley
J. P. Brushingham
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