Peggy and Duncombe aboard Nameless Barge in Oxford
On a rainy river journey, Miss Peggy and Jack Duncombe charm a tense group as banjo tunes and ballads lighten the voyage. A perilous Oxford crossing under a compromised bridge tests the crew before continuing the canal voyage.
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Oxford
Peggy
Abingdon
Murdoch
England
Jack Duncombe
Miss Peggy
Canal Company
Columbus
Toy Basin
Weathered skies hint at delays and still an April mood
The morning rain gave way to clearing skies in the afternoon with banked clouds showing bronze and saffron lights. We considered pushing on to the next destination as the day opened.
Paraguay’s Particular Fleas and Historic Plague Effects
The Buenos Ayres Herald describes the nigua sand flea spreading through Paraguay’s Itape and Acegua colonies in 1870. It cites buboes in groin and armpit areas, preference for English and German residents, soap use reducing risk, and notes about diet and alcohol making a person safer.
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Paraguay
Nigua
Itape
Acegua
Buenos Ayres Herald
Elephant Shooting Policy in Ceylon Named Best in World
The article lauds Ceylon elephant shooting as the best and easiest, noting government regulation preserves herds by controlling quotas. It explains why elephants have not been exterminated due to the government’s careful management of hunting numbers.
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Ceylon
Great Author Silent on Senseless Story With Wife
A witty exchange about signing a paradoxical tale unfolds as Life notes the reluctance to attach a name. The husband declares that without a signature the piece would not be accepted, highlighting authorial ego and editorial risk.
Tziganes of Hungary a wanderers’ tale of quest and toil
The piece chronicles the Tzigane people in Hungary naming their camps near Croatia, living in bare huts with simple diets, a penchant for wandering, and a social standing marked by beggary. It notes their clothing, marriage customs, and refusal of settled life, with historic attempts at assimilation by Emperor Joseph II and examples of exceptions in Transylvania.
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Austro-Hungarian Empire
Hungary
France
England
United States
Croatia
Buda-Pesth
Joseph II
Liszt
Paris
Transylvania
Home Journal
Strathcona to Equip 400 Canadian Rough Riders for Boer War
Lord Strathcona, Canadian high commissioner in London, will outfit at his own cost a corps of 400 mounted volunteers to serve with the English against the Boers. The Dominion government has accepted the offer and select men will be recruited from the northwest and Manitoba. Estimated cost exceeds 500000 dollars even for a short campaign.
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Lord Strathcona
London
Dominion
Northwest
Manitoba
Prison Babies brighten grim infirmaries with care
Prison babies number large births each year in infirmaries. Female warders and prisoners rally to care for the infants, making garments and ornaments. Mothers may falter, yet many inmates volunteer to help, lifting spirits with the child. Soon after birth the babies are moved to other caretakers with humane attention.
Improvements in Names and Wisdom from Hawville Sage
The Hawville sage laments name changes from Sara to Sarah to Sara, jokes about districts and city schools, and muses that improvements are good yet some go against his grain. He predicts another name shift via mail and notes progress has upsides and drawbacks.
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Hawville
Gal
Sary
Sarah
Sara
Indianapolis
Reward Unspoken True Heroism In The Philippines
An officer in the Philippines slips into deep water. A private rescues him and asks for no reward. The officer asks why not speak of it. The soldier replies that peers would mock him if others learned he saved the officer.
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Virginny
Philippines
Mayan Pyramids Among Greatest Ever Builders
Central America Pyramid Builders notes the Mayas of Yucatan as among the world’s top pyramid builders, second only to the Egyptians. The article highlights their monumental stone structures and architectural mastery across ancient Maya centers.
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Central America
Yucatan
Good Oarsmen Rally Japanese Fishermen Quest
Seven Japanese fishermen left Santa Monica California and rowed 150 miles in five days without a mishap using flat bottomed skiffs.
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Santa, Monica
Cal
Man Cha
A brief reflection on intentions versus outcomes in human behavior. It notes that good intentions do not guarantee positive results and warns against assuming benevolence.
Humorous Clip Broadside of 19th Century Jokes
A collage of quips and one liners from Chicago News to Detroit Journal includes wits on aging Aguinaldo, bachelors, love and money, ministers and burglars. Lighter exchanges feature Punch like puns and social observations from multiple papers.
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Rosslyn
Duncombe
Tita
Old Virginny
Queen Tita
Holme Park
Kennet
Thames
Severn
Avon
Purley
Wallingford
Mr. Duncombe
Donald Smith
Scotland
Canada
Atlantic
Canadian
Ele
Montreal Bank
Hudson Bay Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
West
Sir Donald
Donald
Rough Riders
Ida
Chicago News
Aguinaldo
Chicago Times-Herald
Martha
Indianapolis Journal
Ned
Ted
Maud
Mabel— Weill
Mabel
Dorothy
Puck
Ralph
Curtis
Harlem
Jimson
Lash
Rash
Little Darling’s
Boston Beacon
Detroit Journal
Jaysmith
Fosdick
Keedick
Snow
Washington Star
Tommy Tucker
Chicago Tribune
Universalist
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