Fragmented antiquities debated as Hui Shen voyage to Fusang
The article discusses early Chinese documents and a Buddhist priest Hui Shen said to travel from Cabul to Fusang and account of his journey. It notes details of Fusang’s climate plants and customs and compares them to Mexican agave fibers, papermaking, and language with Phoenix and Pacific coast societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Monthly
Fryer
Hui Shen
Cabul
Yang Yuan
Fusang
Kingchow
Tsi
Yangtse
Wi Ti
Mexico
America
Kui Shen
Fa Ming
Aleutian
Stands
Alaska
I*usang
Kamsechatka
China
Pacific
Mexico' i
Famous Western Preacher Rev Dr Thomas Powers Chicago Ministry
Rev Dr Thomas a leading figure in Chicago's Christian ministry known since early days of the West. The article notes he was once a deposed preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church over twenty one years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
The
Christian Ministry of
Chicago
West
H. W. Thomas
People's Church
Thoms
Methodist Episcopal
Disk cipher toy shows Morse code by teeth and spring
An apparatus uses a toothed disk and a spring contact to make and break a circuit as the disk rotates. An experienced telegraph operator reads the Morse-like dots and dashes, and a close inspection reveals the engraved sentence for the disk rotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Educational Device Teaches Cipher Transmission Through Rotating Disk
A student controlled rotating disk demonstrates sending and receiving cipher messages with speed and accuracy, achieving faultless transmission. The article shifts to Mrs. Grand praising happiness, hospitality, and women’s independence in smart London society, noting marriage as a challenging profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
J Pierpont Morgan The Central Figure In Steel Strike
The article describes J Pierpont Morgan as the central figure in the steel strike, noting his London finance education, ties to the Peabody house and the Drexels, vast control of invested capital, and his prominence in railroad capital. It also highlights his large stature, reserved demeanor, and passions for yachting, rare books, and paintings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
London
Peabody Banking House
Drexels
Philadelphia
Rothschilds
Mr. Morgan
Life of the Philippine Girl Ledger Excerpt
A brief excerpt notes Ramon Reyes Lala stating the life of Filipinos is not intricate, as discussed in the Ledger Monthly. It reflects a publisher’s commentary on Philippine life and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Reyes Lala
The
Ledger
Philippine Etanette
Hawk Nabs Golf Ball in India Tale Recalls Lost Ball
A London Globe tale recounts a golfer chased by a hawk in Bangalore versus Madras. The hawk plucked the ball from the shot, the player is refused a retee, and later finds a hawk nest with a warm ball beside a dead hawk, prompting a museum curator to joke the heart is not broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bangalore
Madras
Morton
Silvertown
London Globe
Portugal’s Women Propel War Effort Through Field Labor
The article notes conscription-like demand on Portugal’s adults, with women performing substantial field work from early ages. It describes their happiness amid heavy labor, their fondness for show and ornament, and the boost to national work power through female labor and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Rockefeller wealth approaching one billion says banker
A Wall Street banker close to Standard Oil asserts John D. Rockefeller's wealth nears 1 billion dollars. He cites holdings in Standard Oil stock 300 million, United States Steel 375 million, Amalgamated Copper 50 million, American Sugar 20 million, gas utilities in New York and elsewhere 135 million, rail securities 200 million, and other assets totaling 945 million. The banker notes Rockefeller has averaged 20 million a year for ten years and that reinvested interest could add over 400 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D.rockefeller
New York
Wall Street
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
United States Steel
Amalgamated
American Sugar
Rockefeller
Careless rhetoric and the faults of modern writing
Frederick M. Bird criticizes lax language and superfluous phrasing in contemporary prose. He cites with examples such as thought to himself and nodding the head, urging writers to value perspicuity and conciseness like classical rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
aThey
Homer
Frederick M. Bird
Fragments of humor and dialogue from early 20th century papers
An assortment of short comic exchanges and voice fragments from multiple sources including Town Topics Glasgow Evening Times Philadelphia Press Tit-Bits Youth's Companion Pittsburg Bulletin and Baltimore World. The snippets feature wry remarks on fortune telling talk of kings and wives last words and everyday observations with partial dialogue and framed as humorous vignettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepperday
Harper's Magazine
Cora
Merritt
Biddy
Glasgow
Wimbleton
Quimbleton
Mary
Papa
Mamma
Pittsburg
How They Met Bennet Burleigh Story
English war correspondent Bennet Burleigh recalls a strange autumn episode at Cape Town where two officers newly arrived from different up-country districts met and, feeling bored, cultivated an unlikely acquaintance during a dinner hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennet
Burleigh
Cape “Town
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People’s Church
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Thomas
Luneta
Manila
Batelbeat
Mattie H. Busts
Wichita
Kan
Lawton
Oklahoma
Miss Beals
Ernest Dill
Kansas City
Washington
Dhi
J. Pierport Morgan
Tate
Atlanta
Pikey
Baltimora
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